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iOS 5 to Bring Revamped Notification System and Widgets?
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So even if the next iPhone refresh is evolutionary, it sounds like iOS 5 is gonna be revolutionary. And because you spend most of your time on the OS, rather than the actual hardware, this would be a good move by Apple. Man, WWDC can't come soon enough 
Edit: I sincerely apologize for using the word revolutionary in my comment. I meant it in comparison with the previous iOSs/iPhone OSs. I knew Android had these features since their debut, but the thought of what I could do with these features on an iPhone made me extremely excited for iOS 5. I am in no way an Android hater, but I have always preferred the quality of iPhones over Android phones.
Edit: I sincerely apologize for using the word revolutionary in my comment. I meant it in comparison with the previous iOSs/iPhone OSs. I knew Android had these features since their debut, but the thought of what I could do with these features on an iPhone made me extremely excited for iOS 5. I am in no way an Android hater, but I have always preferred the quality of iPhones over Android phones.
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So even if the next iPhone refresh is evolutionary, it sounds like iOS 5 is gonna be revolutionary. And because you spend most of your time on the OS, rather than the actual hardware, this would be a good move by Apple. Man, WWDC can't come soon enough
Caching up with Android does not sound like very revolutionary to me
I can understand people living through their phones wanting something better, because far better is to be had. As for OSX, I see very little worth doing backflips over coming out of Lion.
7 looks nice, yes. It has some interesting little additions, certainly.
However.
There is nothing ground breaking or must-have, and if they ditch Rosetta, it's worthless to a LOT of people. Lion, to me, appears to be a hyped yawn. There are hundreds of small fixes and courtesies Apple should have worked on in OSX since day 1, and I doubt they worked them up and out after 10 years.
(I'm lumping iTunes, Safari, iCal, and all other attached programs into OSX in this post, not just the actual OS)
Caching up with Android does not sound like very revolutionary to me
Tell me when I can install the latest version of Android on any Android supported hardware.
Caching up with Android does not sound like very revolutionary to me
I suppose, but now I won't have to jailbreak as much to get what I want
Apple's not going to implement anything if it impacts battery life. They are quite obsessed with it (which is a good thing.)
So even if the next iPhone refresh is evolutionary, it sounds like iOS 5 is gonna be revolutionary. And because you spend most of your time on the OS, rather than the actual hardware, this would be a good move by Apple. Man, WWDC can't come soon enough
So revolutionary that Android users have had these features since Day 1?
I just wish the spotlight page of the home screen pulled down like it does in Apps. Dim the background to 10% or so as it does now, etc...
It'd be accessible with a single flick from any screen, & keep you from inadvertently flipping to it on accident. Apps are side to side, Spotlight is on top, Multitasking on the bottom. Clean & sensible.
...also, it'd eliminate the need for the icon next to your page indicators.
There's nothing up there now.
It'd be accessible with a single flick from any screen, & keep you from inadvertently flipping to it on accident. Apps are side to side, Spotlight is on top, Multitasking on the bottom. Clean & sensible.
...also, it'd eliminate the need for the icon next to your page indicators.
There's nothing up there now.
Android phones have enjoyed 2 major upgrades in 8 months, with a third on the way shortly. While Android is rolling out Gingerbread, iOS is still speculating about what's going to be included in 5 (and 4 was introduced roughly a year ago), right?
Don't care about the widgets (other than it will be one less thing for Android people to be obnoxious about), but the current notification system MUST GO. Video apps like Hulu and Netflix do not play nice with that system, and in the past few months, I have turned it completely off aside from the occasional alert from my calendar.
I am excited about any major iOS update though. I like having new stuff to mess with.
I am excited about any major iOS update though. I like having new stuff to mess with.
The Iphone 5 will be announced too...when has apple not released a new iphone\ipad or itouch within 12 months of the last one? ATT\Verizon might get it first in July...and Sprint\T-mobile in September...
Just saying..
Just saying..
I should of clarified what I meant.
Android is getting consistent updates from Google. But the majority of the Android phones now only support 2.2, and by the time they get the 2.3, 2.4 will be out.
Except of course we are now on 4.3... each of those intermediate upgrades has brought new features.
What percentage of Android devices are actually upgraded to the latest version? How quickly are you able to upgrade any particular phone? Weren't Google and the manufacturers recently proud to announce that upgrades should be available to all devices within 18 months of them being released?
Widgets replace apps. D:
I agree with the better notification system as far as a more informationally intense lock screen. But, when I had my Samsung Galaxy S, I wasn't happy with the way Widgets replaced apps. I soon had no need to open apps. iPhone revolutionised the way mobile phones are with the introduction of applications. To make widgets, defeats that, for me.
I agree with the better notification system as far as a more informationally intense lock screen. But, when I had my Samsung Galaxy S, I wasn't happy with the way Widgets replaced apps. I soon had no need to open apps. iPhone revolutionised the way mobile phones are with the introduction of applications. To make widgets, defeats that, for me.