I didn't know you had an emotional attachment to your leather gloves, but whatever.
The point being, there is an alternative out there whether or not you want to explore it.
I know, sorry. Was just being sarcastic because I chose to mention the gloves in the first post because I knew someone was gonna mention them otherwise.
Not attached to the leather gloves, particularly. But in Minnesota, we have what seems to be many pairs of gloves. A pair in the car. A pair for skiing. A big, beefy pair for when the temp drops below instant-skin-freezing levels. So, it means I might not want to replace all my pairs with fancy ones that can register with the touchscreen. (The high-tech gloves I've seen are usually fairly thin and moderate-climate units.)
Actually, come to think of it, I
am attached to my leather driving gloves. I like this pair, specifically, and my father always wore driving gloves and he was a car guy, and I think of myself as a car guy, and we all have our foibles.
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Saw the original post. But am throwing this out there anyway.
Outdoor Research makes good gloves that work on touch screens. They are warm until you get into the 20's, then not so much. Don't remember what they cost but the price was worth it big time.
Well, this is good info. I will check them out, specifically!
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Dont think Apple would want to enable it as it would go against the very point of why they have sliders to answer or unlock the phone--allowing a physical button to do it would make it that much easier when it comes to accidental unlocks, call answers, pocket dialing, etc.
Yah, I get that. Was thinking it could be enabled in preferences.
Maybe they enable it dynamically, say, only if the current temp in your location falls below 40 degrees! Now that would be something!
