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Signal strength 'dots' what are your thoughts?
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I also think the new dots looks much nicer than the traditional bars. I mean my very first Nokia house brick had them. time for a change and the dots are easier to see at a glance in my opinion.
bring it on I say.
'The only constant in the universe is change' - some clever bod said that....
I for one welcome change as long as its change for purpose, not just for change. Change to a cleaner look is a good step.
bring it on I say.'The only constant in the universe is change' - some clever bod said that....
I for one welcome change as long as its change for purpose, not just for change. Change to a cleaner look is a good step.
The dots aren't as bad as the icons. Esp on a black instead of white phone. The dots do blend the icons not so much.
I like the dots, but the carrier name is still present to the right of them. If they could get rid of the carrier name, it would be perfect.
Here is another alternative: http://lifehacker.com/5929546/see-the-actual-signal-strength-on-your-iphone-with-this-quick-tweak
I used to use Field Test Mode for a while. Then I didn't care about it and put it back to the signal bars.
Agreed. When you enable VPN it starts getting pretty cluttered up there to the left of the clock, so I'd love to see the carrier name done away with. Also, if the signal dots were slightly overlapping they could make it even smaller.
They take up too much space, I like the older signal bars, looks more modern and cleaner to me. For a guy who praises on minimalism, I don't understand the move behind this. Referring to Ives btw.
Plus those circles remind me of the holes by the earpiece on the Samsung Galaxy S4. Ugly
Plus those circles remind me of the holes by the earpiece on the Samsung Galaxy S4. Ugly
Surprised by the poll results. Thought most people would hate them. As someone who loves iOS 7, I sure could do without this
Looks like other people seem to get it! I'm not alone
The dots are not needed and are a waste of screen real estate.. The same thing applies for the carrier name, it could be shortened to only one the first letter or something like that.
I like the looks of the dots. It's a refreshing change.
Yet I will give you credit for the lengths to which you went to bash Android. You'll probably have to do more in order to vent all your negative energy
The dots are my most hated feature of iOS 7 lol. I love previous the signal bars! Poll results surprised me
Indifferent, but if seems inconsistent.
The old bars had visual content in 2 dimensions., height and width. Now it's only width, i.e. only number of dots, but takes up the same space.. So what's the point of the change, especially when the wifi bars are 2 dimensional.
The old bars had visual content in 2 dimensions., height and width. Now it's only width, i.e. only number of dots, but takes up the same space.. So what's the point of the change, especially when the wifi bars are 2 dimensional.
Terrible choice IMO, simply because those dots are almost universal for indicating pages otherwise. Even after a day of using it, I still keep thinking it is indicating what page I am on. Not very intuitive for reception.
Design wise I think they are nicer than bars, but bars have become inextricably linked with reception.
It would be like if someone took the wifi signal indicator and replaced it with some squares. The wifi signal has become inextricably linked with wifi. Leave it at that.
Design wise I think they are nicer than bars, but bars have become inextricably linked with reception.
It would be like if someone took the wifi signal indicator and replaced it with some squares. The wifi signal has become inextricably linked with wifi. Leave it at that.