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Apple Considering 'At a Glance' Notification Screen for iPhone
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finally Apple is addressing some of the biggest iPhone issues. The ones that affect the iPhone's usability as an actual phone, not a video game/entertainment/goofing off system
Notification Light
Additionally i was hoping that they would have added a notification light so that i don't have to turn on the phone to see if there is anything new waiting for me, also in lieu of that I would like the option to turn on "bug" and have the phone either vibrate or make a sound every few minutes to let me know stuff is waiting my attention.
Scott
Additionally i was hoping that they would have added a notification light so that i don't have to turn on the phone to see if there is anything new waiting for me, also in lieu of that I would like the option to turn on "bug" and have the phone either vibrate or make a sound every few minutes to let me know stuff is waiting my attention.
Scott
Yea - you are right - look how many competitors have blown them out of the water with better functionality. Apple has really overlooked a lot of things on the iPhone.
Get a new mail host. Gmail spam filters are effing great, I get almost zero spam (around 1 or 2 spam emails per year get to my inbox, tops).
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A couple of people have touched on this- I miss the little LED light from my Blackberry that flashed different colors based on status...
A couple of people have touched on this- I miss the little LED light from my Blackberry that flashed different colors based on status...
notification light?
this would be great the home screen is basically useless.
What would be awesome is if just a few pixels could light up when in "sleep mode" to let you know you have a message waiting...
this would be great the home screen is basically useless.
What would be awesome is if just a few pixels could light up when in "sleep mode" to let you know you have a message waiting...
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Seriously. My old StarTac did that, back in 1997/8.
They could simply make the home button inlay glow so they could have an indicator light without compromising the aesthetics of the phone.
eightwire said:
Seriously. My old StarTac did that, back in 1997/8.
They could simply make the home button inlay glow so they could have an indicator light without compromising the aesthetics of the phone.
They pulled the push notifications from this version of the firmware so as to perfect the technique. What would you rather, crappy push and the same instability found in 2.0.1-2.0.2, or would like almost 1.1.4 stability and another couple months wait for push?
+1
This is the ONE feature I miss from my windows mobile devices. I would like if it would display upcoming appointments on the home screen.
Why don't they start by making the unlocking slider slightly diagonal instead of perfectly perpendicular. When holding the phone, the human thumb moves diagonally, and not perfectly at a right angle. Hundreds of times, I've slid my thumb across only to see the slider fly back to the left and not unlock. Apple, think "ergonomics."
(note: if you are left handed, you can choose a setting in the phone to make the diagonal for left-handed)
(note: if you are left handed, you can choose a setting in the phone to make the diagonal for left-handed)
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yeah lol. take an idea from jailbreakers who can't speak for fear of getting sued.
and yeah, i downloaded intelliscreen when jailbreaking was still popular for the calendar on the home screen. it's so useful. then, you could swipe the event and a button would appear that would take you to the calendar.app.
Funny
I posted feedback to Apple over 6 months ago about such a feature being on the screen without having to unlock the device...mmmm, no email yet from them, so assume that I was one of many who posted such a request.
Dec
I posted feedback to Apple over 6 months ago about such a feature being on the screen without having to unlock the device...mmmm, no email yet from them, so assume that I was one of many who posted such a request.
Dec
Still is
It's still "popular", y'know. And it's the only way to get intelliscreen and a video recorder.
It's still "popular", y'know. And it's the only way to get intelliscreen and a video recorder.