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Auxo Shows Off a Redesigned iOS App Switcher
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Except when it does not.
Three days ago an Apple Genius told me to do so. Using iOS 5 on a non S iPhone 4 was ridiculously slow sometimes (like trying to write a simple text message), iOS 6 got better. Closing apps can help with that.
But too bright in darkness and too dark in bright light.
We turn on flight mode when going to bed and playing some last Bubbles or Solitaire game and the like before falling to sleep. Not only does it spare us some microwave (2.4 gHz) exposure while having the phones lying close to our heads, but it also allows our Wifi router to turn off unused Wifi during the night and keep people from ringing us out of bed.
Switching from GSM to 3G considerably lowers battery life (aka time until you need to reload the battery). Most of the time I don't need 3G at all, because everything text (e-mail, iMessage, Whatsapp, etc) gets along fine via GSM and voice quality often is better, too. But whenever I need more bandwidth for web access or specific apps I have to dive several sub-categories deep into the preferences, doing several clicks and even scrolling around some just to turn 3G on/off.
We just broke the front-glass of one of our iPhone (4S). It cost us 200 EUR to get a replacement unit. The Apple Store (Genius) specifically emphasized that this would also give us a brand new battery. Keeping battery cycles low means to save money and generally it's more fun to work on a loaded battery instead of having to keep an eye on load all too often (when everything is activated). Exchanging a battery on an iOS device isn't easy peasy.
And there's lots of micro-management on iOS devices, too. For some time I had to switch off "Time Zone" GPS access, diving deep into sub-menus, to keep both iPhones and iPad from draining their battery by keeping the GPS module active all day long. Obviously a bug, but one I could workaround by having access to the necessary micro-management tools.
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there's practically no reason to do this. unless the app is using one of the background processes (music, navigation, file transfer) chances are its already in a suspended state and consuming no resources.
http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/ios_multitasking
Wow, you micromanage your iOS devices way more than needed. I leave everything on and generally only need to charge at night unless I've been playing a graphic intensive game. Of course I'm not afraid of microwaves either.
I also don't ever switch 3G off as EDGE (at&t) is just about useless even for text, that's if you can find EDGE anymore.
Well, at least some people will have the option to use this if they want it. If you don't want it, just don't use it.
Personally, on the android side of things, I like having easy access to turning off my wifi and mobile data. I just swipe down on the right side of my notification bar and bam, all my customizable toggles.
Personally, on the android side of things, I like having easy access to turning off my wifi and mobile data. I just swipe down on the right side of my notification bar and bam, all my customizable toggles.
Brilliant, and shows exactly the reason why so many people are disappointed with iOS and migrating elsewhere - Apple simply doesn't have the innovative edge anymore and they are happy to pander to the LCD.
As a matter of interest, I see many people making statements such as "it almost makes me wanna jailbreak, but I won't" - why? Why would you NOT do something which only improves the experience and has no drawbacks whatsoever?
As a matter of interest, I see many people making statements such as "it almost makes me wanna jailbreak, but I won't" - why? Why would you NOT do something which only improves the experience and has no drawbacks whatsoever?
No I use it more than you and in more diverse situations.
I don't want to charge every night and I don't want the screen to go black when I need it for emergency situations (including giving customers remote desktop support when really needed).
Not too much afraid either, but if it can easily be avoided with two clicks then why keep the microwave running right beside your sleeping head?! And why waste energy when it's not needed?! Not to mention that we have a newborn beside out bed (and phones).
That's nonsense, sorry. I am using _non_ EDGE GSM connections for various text services daily and it's enough for about everything text (including one Exchange and several IMAP based e-mail accounts). And since I am not using Push, but pull e-mails every 15 minutes all accounts get pulled pretty much at the same time even, without problems.
Guess you don't know much at all but trolling around. If you knew something you would know Google doesn't make smartphones. And when you fail at such simple fact then I know nothing you say can be taken seriously!
Thanks for the laugh tho!
Merry x-mas to you and your whole special-ed class!
Hmm, does the Nexus ring a bell?
And no, Google doesn't manufacture the Nexus. Just like Apple doesn't manufacture the iPhone.
Nexus is a Google-brand phone. LG, Samsung & HTC make the devices.
iPhone is an Apple-brand phone. Samsung & Foxconn (and others) make the devices.
Yes, Google is in the hardware business with the Nexus line of devices.
Get it?
Constructive criticism is more than welcome
Thanks for your input.In this case there would only be the number you see there as I find it very rare that people would swipe numerous times through previously opened apps just to switch when they could much more easily just open the app if it had been a while since they used it.
I was going for unifying iOS and OS X with the Mission Control feature for multi-tasking.
I like the jailbreak but I think there are still too many hidden features that require additional swipes when that was the problem they tried to get rid of with the current solution to begin with. And now they are adding vertical swipes on top of that witch seems nuts!
I think quick access settings should be in notification center as a widget and multi-tasking should ONLY be multi-tasking. That just keeps things much more simple and clean. When you put them together it is too chaotic. I would bet anything that if and when Apple implements quick access settings they will indeed be as a widget in the notification center! It just makes perfect sense.
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Thanks
I would love it as well. I'm not saying Apple needs to get bezel gesture happy like RIM lol, but a simple swipe up like the opposite of Notification Center just seems so logical and elegant! I hope they do it.Oh, and move the Notification Center UNDERNEATH the home screen instead of on top. The over the top thing is inconsistent with everything else in the OS and UI paradigms they have created
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Please elaborate!
Right now you can easily access more than 12 apps in the multi-tasking tray. I'm assuming you are referring to the fact that my design also features a thumbnail of the window state.
Can you expound on why that is a problem with the way iOS works or how it wouldn't be a simple change in caching thumbnails for the last 12 apps that have been opened?
- Can take advantage of elongated iPhone 5 screen.
- There is no iPhone 5 jailbreak yet.
Oh well. The jailbreak community is a great place for Apple to get ideas for iOS! I hope it stays alive.
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Google does "make" smartphones. They're Google-branded but made by Samsung. Then again, many iPhone components are made by Samsung or Sharp.
- There is no iPhone 5 jailbreak yet.
Oh well. The jailbreak community is a great place for Apple to get ideas for iOS! I hope it stays alive.
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Google does "make" smartphones. They're Google-branded but made by Samsung. Then again, many iPhone components are made by Samsung or Sharp.
Yes i watched the video. My comment was a nod to the overhyped response this tweak is getting. It simply doesn't add that much. It is basically the same task switcher with a few "enhancements".
I think it's very typical of the jailbreak community to get overly excited about such minor things because they are used to the poor overall quality of apps/tweaks available in that disgusting mess of a place called Cydia.
I don't think jailbreaking is a bad thing and I understand, to an extent, the limitations of developing non-official apps. And I think you should be able to do whatever you want with something that you own. I would just like to see better, more functional tweaks and apps rather than developers releasing apps on Cydia whose main feature is they can't be on the real App Store rather than them offering some great, novel feature or profoundly different way of doing things (very few apps are in this category on Cydia, unfortuntaely).
I thought Google Drive would be good. It's a huge knockoff of Dropbox, and a cheap (bad quality) one too. I'm disappointed because I was looking forward to switching over and getting 10GB instead of 2GB, and now it looks like I'll have to stay with Dropbox. One thing that should have been on the list is Google Play, by the way.
Google doesn't really have much innovation except in the area of web searches, cloud documents, and web-based email (pointless anyway due to OSX Mail and Outlook and Thunderbird).
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Go read any book about the matter. The Macintosh OS was hardly anything like what Xerox had. The only thing Apple stole was the basic idea of a GUI operating system. You might as well call Tesla Motors a copycat company because they stole the idea of electric cars from someone else.
lol @ the idiots claiming Google doesn't innovate. I love Google and Apple, both produce their own innovations. Google is making mind-blowing technology (Project Glass) and Apple is making consumer electronics that are widespread and well-received (The Retina MacBook Pro is one of the greatest innovations in my opinion). To claim that Google doesn't innovate is absolutely disgusting and absurd. BTW Google Now is an extension of Google Search, not a clone of Siri like Samsung's ******** (and Google Now works damn well).
Project glass...you mean the vaporware that Brin spent an hour showing off and the only feature that he showed was the camera taking horrible pictures and videos?
I can do that with cheap ebay glasses that have video cams embedded in them.
Remember, this is an Apple site. We're not suppose to like Google and Android things.
People honestly need to see what Android 4.2 Jellybean is offering. Its quite amazing how far Google has pushed Android. Its defiantly a lot more than Apple has been pushing iOS. I think its safe to say that iOS 6 was not what people were looking for. They messed up big time with its most important feature (Maps) and the rest of the tiny, uninteresting features just couldn't make it up.
Forstall being fired was a good thing for Apple. I hope Apple takes iOS a little more seriously with iOS 7. Can't wait to see what WWDC 2013 will hold, but if Apple doesn't step up, there's plenty of alternative options now compared to 5 years ago.