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Bring Full Screen contact pics back!
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Glad to see that I'm not alone in this. I have no problem with the rest of 7.1, but this is just so
bizarre. What a strange choice to make. I sent Apple my feedback yesterday.
Uh, this is the ugliest change I have ever seen in software update. It reminds me a cheap Chinese call screen now, maybe even worse! This can't be Apple. There is no symmetry at all! There is a complete waste of space in the middle of the screen. Top is completely crowded with text and small photo I can barely seen. There is really a depressing gray background. For god sake, who suggested this change and who approved it? Would fire them both . This really prevents me from upgrading to 7.1! I'm still on 7.0.6.
yeah, I'll pile onto this - Bring back full screen.
Everyone uses this. What idiot though a tiny round picture was going to work? What set of idiots let this happen? Hopefully Apples feedback board gets slammed into oblivion on this.
The slider doesn't bother me.
Everyone uses this. What idiot though a tiny round picture was going to work? What set of idiots let this happen? Hopefully Apples feedback board gets slammed into oblivion on this.
The slider doesn't bother me.
Does anybody know when full screen photo has been removed from iOS?? Because I have 7.0.6 and I just noticed I cannot select full screen photo?! Even if I use photo from camera I have to cut it to small circle. Unbelievable...
Update, sorry I just noticed full scree works but in a bit stange way.
If I'm selecting the photo for contact I'm forced to crop it to small circle and then when the person calls me I can see it in full screen but it is croped and streched.... I have a perfect 16:9 photo, but it is not used. So it does not look perfect and maybe that's the reason why Apple remove this feature. They should improve this, so we should be able to select two photos for a caller, one small circle photo for contact list, etc. and one for full screen caller photo...
Update, sorry I just noticed full scree works but in a bit stange way.
If I'm selecting the photo for contact I'm forced to crop it to small circle and then when the person calls me I can see it in full screen but it is croped and streched.... I have a perfect 16:9 photo, but it is not used. So it does not look perfect and maybe that's the reason why Apple remove this feature. They should improve this, so we should be able to select two photos for a caller, one small circle photo for contact list, etc. and one for full screen caller photo...
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Just posted on that board, but was removed right away. I accused the design team of being balless Pomeranians. Guess that didn't go over well
Like some here, the changes to the phone app prevent me from updating to 7.1 and it's not just the hideous incoming call screen with the minuscule contact thumbnail, it's the new buttons as well. They're small, less tactile-like and waste so much screen space. Especially in the dialer, the call button took up a good chunk of its space but looked fine and was functional. That area now looks empty and the least they could've done there was button the "+ to contacts" and the backspace keys on either side of it.
The incoming call options look terrible too as they are less symmetrical, less visible and spaced too far apart. The reminder and message options aren't even buttons anymore!
Slide to Answer needs to go, just give us the same incoming call options locked as we would unlocked.
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And yes, I'm gonna be posting pretty much what I said on the iPhone feedback page.
The incoming call options look terrible too as they are less symmetrical, less visible and spaced too far apart. The reminder and message options aren't even buttons anymore!
Slide to Answer needs to go, just give us the same incoming call options locked as we would unlocked.
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And yes, I'm gonna be posting pretty much what I said on the iPhone feedback page.
Sorry, but when locked actions should require something more than just a tap, otherwise it's just asking for too many accidental uses of something that simply requires a tap and nothing more.
#1) I don't choose the photos. I let Facebook import them. I'm not going to go around asking each person if I can take a professional photo with my iPhone just for contact photos. In fact, I have absolutely no reliance on contact photos, because if you haven't noticed, the person's name also shows up and I can read.
#2) How do you know it would be ugly? Have you personally made a mock-up that you can share of how it would look?
#3) A couple of people on the internet ≠ large population. If you sampled 1/4th of iPhone owners on iOS 7.1 at random, I doubt any of them will really care.
#4) Unless you can't read or you don't know any of your contacts by any form of a name, wether or not you have a large full screen photo or a smaller one that's still visible in the corner.
#5) Today I decided to really look at the call screen on my iPhone 5 running iOS 7.0.4, and I noticed then that the picture of the caller doesn't take up the whole screen at all! It still shows up in a circle next to the name! Why weren't people complaining about this before if it's such a big issue (and I am NOT on iOS 7.1, I am on 7.0.4)
" Why weren't people complaining about this before if it's such a big issue (and I am NOT on iOS 7.1, I am on 7.0.4)"
Some of us did. But Apple didn't listen.
I hated those changes even wen it was a in Beta 3, sent 2 feedbacks to Apple and I'm sure I was nor alone...
Some of us did. But Apple didn't listen.
I hated those changes even wen it was a in Beta 3, sent 2 feedbacks to Apple and I'm sure I was nor alone...
I don't like it either but guys.... com on! You really think Apple was ever going to change that because several hundreds or maybe thousands of people don't like it? (unless it is a bug or security issue) Majority of the people won't even notice it!
Do you remember issue with a mute button on iPad?, they changed it then after complains let us use both options.
This issue with small call buttons and tiny photos is a big issue for people with old eyes... It's not just about design.
This issue with small call buttons and tiny photos is a big issue for people with old eyes... It's not just about design.
You can have full screen contact photos before iOS 7.1 it just depends on how you save/add them to your contacts, one way will give you full screen photos and another way will give you the small photo. In iOS 7.1 there's no way to get the full screen version anymore.
I can appreciate everyone's opinion, because we are all different. That's exactly why they should make the full screen caller IDs optional. Many people liked it, many people didn't, a switch would perfectly solve this issue.
I'd like to reflect on some, you said.
1) No need to be arrogant ("if you haven't noticed"). I, for one, have multiple contacts with the same name, eg. John Smith. I used to be able to tell which one is calling at a glance. No need to pick up, and look at the phone. It was especially good when driving. Now I have to actually look at the phone, bring it closer to my eye. I think you'll understand that after 40, some of your ability degrades. My vision is not what it used to be, but still it's fairly good, but that small picture in the corner is impossible to see without actually focusing on it. Elders, visually impaired are HAVING trouble with it too. I don't know if you read it, but a few posts back there was an apple discussions forum link. I started that thread, and have received a good amount of response, both from youngers and elders. They list a couple of more good reasons, if you have time I advise you to get there.
3) Well there is this thread here, the apple discussion thread, and a poll on 9to5mac. All of them show there really is need for full screen caller IDs. Furthermore, once again, we are all different, I think a simple switch to set it small or full screen would solve the issue.
4) I've already described this in 1), it's difficult to see the picture, it's too small. It's also not too practical, since the 3/4th of the screen is just blurred and empty.
I don't care if they change the button's shapes, or recolor them, rearrange them. Those don't really have impact on usage. But this change is not just design, it impacts the usability (for me), and I am having trouble recognising who is calling me.
5) There was a way before iOS 7.1 to set them small or large depending on how you add the photo. All I ask is for an option like that.
I think its lazy coding at apple. They are coding for all devices iOS in the car, iwatch, apple tv (maybe), so they want small contact pics to appear because those devices possibly look better that way.
Problem is most agree look crap on iPhone. iPhone looks better with full screen as its less distracting in public to see a face than to read who's calling.
Problem is most agree look crap on iPhone. iPhone looks better with full screen as its less distracting in public to see a face than to read who's calling.
I'm glad they've done this, for years i've been adding pics to contacts in Outlook to then sync to phone as that meant smaller pics instead of the full screen pics set by adding a pic to a contact on the phone.
Now i dont have to do this, thats if i update to 7.1 as i'm still JB on 7.0.6!
Now i dont have to do this, thats if i update to 7.1 as i'm still JB on 7.0.6!
I do not use contact photos b.c they never turn out like the OP. If I did use them, the new style would be better IMO. It looks clean and is not an eyesore.
I don't mind the small photos, sometimes it was hard for me to see which person who actually called me because it's hard to see the name because the color on the photo makes it hard to read the name, and some of my Facebook friends have weird photos as profile pictures.
So to me it's easier to see who's calling it it also easier to read theose other buttons.
So to me it's easier to see who's calling it it also easier to read theose other buttons.
Feedback sent!!!
I am updating to 7.1 until Apple brings full screen incoming call pics back.
I still don't understand, why they introduced one good concept, implemented it and then took it back? whereas there are so many bugs and issues which are still not fixed and being worked on.
Their priority list is really messed up. Hope Apple will listen to our feedback and do something about it.
I am updating to 7.1 until Apple brings full screen incoming call pics back.
I still don't understand, why they introduced one good concept, implemented it and then took it back? whereas there are so many bugs and issues which are still not fixed and being worked on.
Their priority list is really messed up. Hope Apple will listen to our feedback and do something about it.