If it's too big then it would be hard to use with a single hand. But they could easily move the Night Shift button to the same row where Airplay resides and free up space for music controls...
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Hands-On With iOS 10's Overhauled Lock Screen
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When you're in an app, the widgets panel becomes available to swipe over to from the notifications window.
I thought the whole presentation was a big meh. Last year we got some big improvements to the iPad. But I should wait until I try the betas to judge it.
looks very nice. glad to see swipe to unlock gone. lift to wake also seems nice.
however, the entire os seems to be getting confusing now. swipe up, down, left, right. tap, force tap. iOS seems to be turning into android these days.
however, the entire os seems to be getting confusing now. swipe up, down, left, right. tap, force tap. iOS seems to be turning into android these days.
"Slide to Unlock" is now "Press Home to Unlock"
What is so hard to understand, people?
It's exactly the same as the current iOS whether you have TouchID, passcode or no lock at all. Just a press instead of a swipe.
It doesn't have to be obnoxious and huge... Just a little "sunny, rain, cloudy" icon, temp and location... Apple could make it tasteful.
They allow it on the watch, why not on the phone...
It could still be disabled by default, and an option that could be enabled... It's really something that has bugged me for years... There were some good jailbreak tweaks back in the day to make it work very nicely, on tiny 3.5" screens.
no. it isn't. it's really fast and much better. you'll be ok. (also, music is still the whole lock screen if it's playing. no swipes nec.)
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swiping is so easy it's hardly worth talking about. it's as good as on the lock screen faiap.
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This is a gripe of mine as well. Needs selectivity. My wife, kids, in-laws, holidays, birthdays, and I all have calendars. But the tomorrow summary doesn't distinguish between any of it.
You can already interact, read and reply to messages and other stuff on current iOS device lock screens. This just seems to be changing the design of these notifications. And like before I'm sure there's an option to secure this and not have it available on the lock screen.
Except that's completely false. The lock screen is exactly as secure/insecure as your current iOS. The only differences are visual.
I wish people would actually use this stuff before making negative, uninformed comments.
They just changed the design. The same security settings like whether or not you can view messages from the lock screen are still there.
You need more exercise
I actually agree that it makes no sense to have the music controls placed in their own swipe pane and a huge button for Night Mode.
Exhausting is probably not a good description though. I'd categorize it more as annoying for people who use their iPhone for music.
I feel like you and I are always on the same page, dude. Cheers!
Just swipe left. It's quick, especially with this raise to wake feature. A lot of us don't like our lock screens cluttered with stuff. It would be cool to be able to add small complications (as on the Watch) for things like weather.
[doublepost=1465952921][/doublepost]Do you not have to put your finger on the touch ID sensor to peek into messages and reply? Is that an option?
The Lock screen experience in iOS 10 has been completely overhauled, with a new widgets side panel, a redesigned Control Center, revamped notifications, quicker camera access, and the removal of the iconic "Slide to Unlock" feature.
As can be seen in the hands-on video below, Slide to Unlock, formerly accessible through a right swipe, has been retired. Swiping right now brings up a widgets side panel, while swiping left opens up the Camera app. The widgets panel houses widgets formerly located in the "Today" view of the Notification Center.
The unlocking mechanism has been changed because with Touch ID, it was easy to bypass the Lock screen too quickly, making it difficult to see notifications.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
New on the Lock screen is a "Raise to Wake" feature, exclusive to the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, and SE, all three of which have an A9/M9 processor. There's also a redesigned Control Center and rich notifications, both of which support 3D Touch. In the Control Center, a 3D Touch on Flashlight, Timer, or Camera brings up different options, while 3D pressing on an incoming notification offers up options like replying to messages directly from the Lock screen.
In case you missed it, make sure to check out our seven minute WWDC 2016 video, which features a quick rundown on all of the new iOS, macOS Sierra, tvOS, and watchOS features Apple introduced this week, and stay tuned to MacRumors for more in-depth software videos.
Article Link: Hands-On With iOS 10's Overhauled Lock Screen
The Lock screen experience in iOS 10 has been completely overhauled, with a new widgets side panel, a redesigned Control Center, revamped notifications, quicker camera access, and the removal of the iconic "Slide to Unlock" feature.
As can be seen in the hands-on video below, Slide to Unlock, formerly accessible through a right swipe, has been retired. Swiping right now brings up a widgets side panel, while swiping left opens up the Camera app. The widgets panel houses widgets formerly located in the "Today" view of the Notification Center.
The unlocking mechanism has been changed because with Touch ID, it was easy to bypass the Lock screen too quickly, making it difficult to see notifications.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
New on the Lock screen is a "Raise to Wake" feature, exclusive to the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, and SE, all three of which have an A9/M9 processor. There's also a redesigned Control Center and rich notifications, both of which support 3D Touch. In the Control Center, a 3D Touch on Flashlight, Timer, or Camera brings up different options, while 3D pressing on an incoming notification offers up options like replying to messages directly from the Lock screen.
In case you missed it, make sure to check out our seven minute WWDC 2016 video, which features a quick rundown on all of the new iOS, macOS Sierra, tvOS, and watchOS features Apple introduced this week, and stay tuned to MacRumors for more in-depth software videos.
Article Link: Hands-On With iOS 10's Overhauled Lock Screen
My only question is, so anyone can pick up my phone, swipe to access my emails and messages without some sort of passcode/iTouch?
thats the issue not enough people are using it to understand it. There are so many features out there it seems than apple didn't even mention
I have Control Center disabled on the Lock Screen which prevents the phone from being switched to Airplane mode, still doesn't stop them from removing the SIM. But I agree that whoever picks up your phone is able to see your notifications, unless you choose to disable them from displaying it's contents.
Or at least let you choose wherw to put them! I personally like the lockscreen widgets but it is pretty dumb that my notification center is now empty
Like freaking me. Dude, Apple Music yada yada and they would even CONSIDER not having the controls in the initial pane? Gotta change that.