Apple Has Hired MobileNotifier Developer Peter Hajas

Cougarcat said:
If this guy was only just hired, I hope that doesn't mean notifications are a no-show in iOS 5.
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Exactly what I thought when I read the article. If he's only been there since mid-May, that means they still need help doing the notifications, and the demo on Monday might not include them.
 
Superdrive said:
Now it takes TWO taps to dismiss the notification instead of one. Hopefully once Apple gets their hands on it, they can do an auto-dismiss after three seconds or so. This is a literal case of one step forward and two steps backward.
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That's what Windows Phone uses, and it works rather well, but I must say I prefer the Android notification system as it doesn't get too distracting if you have a bunch of notifications coming in at once.

Also, this is normal for Apple. They did the same thing for iTunes, buying up the developer of.. I think it was songbird, giving them a position at Apple, and turning their app into an iLife app.
 
This is really encouraging. I've followed Peter Hajas' blog for awhile, and I'm interested to see what Apple will do with him.
 
Having the ability to respond to a text without leaving the ap you're in is a wonderful thing. It may not be as pretty as apple can make it in it's current form, but it works! What's the point of a notification if I can't respond to it without exiting the current ap im in? Without that feature it mine as well just "beep" to inform you that a new message is in.
 
At the risk of sounding like Kanye West..

I'm really happy for Mr. Hajas, but David Ashman has the best notification system of all time. imo.

Here's my homescreen, my icons start on screen 2.
 

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hitekalex said:
So maybe this will make Apple appreciate the value that the Jailbreaking community and "unsanctioned" developers like Mr.Hajas bring to the table?

Perhaps they will even becomea bit less gung-ho about in closing off JB opportunities and make the future iOS devices a bit more "open" to experimental developers? Ah, who am I kidding!
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My thoughts exactly. I'm glad apple is paying attention.
 
iFanaddic said:
At the risk of sounding like Kanye West..

I'm really happy for Mr. Hajas, but David Ashman has the best notification system of all time. imo.

Here's my homescreen, my icons start on screen 2.
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Exactly - LockInfo is the primary reason I've jailbroken my iphone/3/3gs/4. It's ridiculous that I have to turn on my phone, unlock, and punch in a passcode (yes, I know I can skip the passcode) then go into an app to see what's on tap.
 
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Bleh this one demoed is just as bad as the existing system. It blocks an entire row of apps! Or a whole strip of screen off your game...

No way iOS 5 will use this. It's neat that you can keep working, but that's about it. webOS and Honeycomb both have way better implementations. Apple's will have to at least match those, if not exceed it.
 
Bilbo63 said:
Just thinking out loud here... If he has already developed this system and it's been working on jail broken devices, would it really be that hard to tweak it a bit if required and get it working on iOS5?

Wouldn't most of the hard work be done already?

I'm willing to bet that we'll see at least some of his efforts in iOS5.

Then again, I could be wrong.
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They probably could simply drop it in as a replacement to the existing APN subsystem. But it really would have to be refined a fair bit to fit with Apple's level of polish, in both implementation and UI.


alexhasfun28 said:
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that's horrible! I've seen way better notifications. Like the one you can see all your notifications when awake your phone (before you unlock it) and you're able to swipe across a notification and it'll take you directly to it!
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It's definitely not perfect. It does offer Lock Screen notifications, so you can see all of your pending notifications. I am using LockInfo for that functionality, as I like the rest of their LockScreen functionality. Intelliscreen is pretty good for that too.
 
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Congratulations to him. I hope he does well from it, mobilenotifier changed the way I use my iPhone, I can't imagine using it without now.
 
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Thanks for the link. Yea, that first one was as bad as the current system. But that more recent release looks much better. I'm very curious how multitasking, notifications, widgets, etc. will come together.
 
Obviously if there are new notifications coming next week, they would have been working on them for months, and this guy getting hired at the last minute will probably have no input on what we'll see at the Keynote.

My guess is that Apple's new notification system works/looks exactly like how this guy has done them, so they need to gobble him up because of legal reasons or their impressed by his design and programming skills and want that talent for future iOS updates.

Most likely it's the former. I don't think Apple tends to hire people out of the Jailbreaking community because they like too...more likely out of necessity.
 
iFanaddic said:
At the risk of sounding like Kanye West..

I'm really happy for Mr. Hajas, but David Ashman has the best notification system of all time. imo.

Here's my homescreen, my icons start on screen 2.
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I agree. I'm using LockInfo for the lockscreen notifications and infoshade (android like drop down to view all notifications on the springboard). Unintrusive icons in the statusbar remind you of missed calls, emails, etc.. without blocking your actual homescreen.
 
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