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iOS 7 Concept Features Widgets, New Lock Screen, Mission Control and More
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This is a recent patent application filed by Apple. Seems more front page newsworthy than some random joe's iOS concept.
h/t patentlyapple
Apple Reveals a Virtual Home Button and a Cool New Way to Access your Apps without having to unlock your iDevice
Yes I know but putting a toggle button on lock screen makes no sense. Its similar to putting a shower-knob outside the main door of house (though one can file bunch of patents on shower design).
The best way to put those toggle buttons would be either in the notification bar - like android - which I believe Apple would not do. Or it could be in the bottom of app switcher area where they already have dedicated controls like music, airplay, volume, tilt lock, etc.
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Well, I fall in the middle with this. I like some of the new ideas, but I can see how others might be a little pointless. I've seen some nicer implementations of "widgets", namely as objects that take up several icon spaces and present up-to-date information, such as weather.
Now, where I would see the "widget" mode that this idea shows as being useful would be if those widget controls could be popped up from the multitasking tray. Now, that would mean that you could get at certain information and controls for other apps without leaving the app you're working in.
Something that has just occurred to me is that with the big push against skewmorlhisms, I wonder if they're going to remove the virtual pages that you turn in iBooks. I would be quite upset if they did. Those virtual pages are one of the big reasons that I prefer iBooks to any other ebook reader.
Now, where I would see the "widget" mode that this idea shows as being useful would be if those widget controls could be popped up from the multitasking tray. Now, that would mean that you could get at certain information and controls for other apps without leaving the app you're working in.
Something that has just occurred to me is that with the big push against skewmorlhisms, I wonder if they're going to remove the virtual pages that you turn in iBooks. I would be quite upset if they did. Those virtual pages are one of the big reasons that I prefer iBooks to any other ebook reader.
Ah, no perhaps you missed it but I have a Lumia 920. I'm just saying this lame update, if it did happen, wouldn't even begin to catch up to Android, which I have already left behind for an even better system called, Live Tiles on WindowsPhone 8.
iOS is boring these days. Was great when it first came out. I bought the iPhone first gen, the 3GS, the 4 and the 4S. Siri is pretty sweet, but the phone is boring as heck now. I rarely even touch the Mini. I bought it cause it was 10 oz, had LTE and could read books and live news anywhere I go with it. But for the last few months I haven't even touched it once. It seems redundant for what I just do on my phone anyway.
Don't get me wrong, still have a MacBook pro with all the goodies. But iOS is boring. It just is. It's like a little better than Palm OS was but it's just a screen a bunch of icons on it. It's app-centric and today we're more social and people centric. Hence why Samsung is selling so well. They do new things and push the envelop. I had a Galaxy SIII and it was pretty darn cool. Lumia is better, but still I'd take Android over iOS any day.
iOS has become the lame technology now. It's the least advanced OS out now. Even Blackberry has better technology now.
Perhaps I could, but I won't waste my time searching through dozens upon dozens of threads to find one person who flip flopped. Plenty of users have bashed widgets in past threads. I read this forum everyday and there is ample evidence of things that were useless suddenly becoming wonderful when Apple incorporates them. I merely stated my opinion. Remember the iPad mini? Remember Steve said Apple would never make a smaller iPad? Remember the iPhone 4/4S was the perfect size and Apple wouldn't make a bigger iPhone? The iPhone 5 is now the perfect size, until, again IMHO they make a bigger one, then it will be perfect. My opinions and observations are just as relevant as yours or anyone else's. You may not like them or agree with them, but I have the same right to state them as you do yours.
i really do hope apple go with something similar, i really like the look of the whole thing and a facelift would be great!
I think that the main problem with notifications is that they are different to the data in the app. For example, I get notifications for GroupMe, but when I launch the app, I still have to wait for the messages to be downloaded.
Another problem is that users want to be able to stay where they are, and still interact with the app that's sending them a notification.
My solution is for apple to allow apps to have multiple actions for notifications that the user can perform at any time. When a notification is received, it will go away if the user doesn't interact with it, but if the user wishes to take action, they can do one of two things: they can tap the notification to launch the app, or they can tap the 'expand' button and take action.
Another problem is that users want to be able to stay where they are, and still interact with the app that's sending them a notification.
My solution is for apple to allow apps to have multiple actions for notifications that the user can perform at any time. When a notification is received, it will go away if the user doesn't interact with it, but if the user wishes to take action, they can do one of two things: they can tap the notification to launch the app, or they can tap the 'expand' button and take action.
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Zooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom, what was that? Oh, the point I made missing you by miles.
I didn't say I don't like widgets. I said this implementation of widgets is flawed. What's the point in having to tap to get a summary, when you can tap to get a full functioning app? The widget should show you a summary without you needing to do anything.
And we're assuming the Youtube guy applied for a trademark in the first place... right?
Or is this Youtube video prior art if it ever appeared in court?
Go Apple I dare you!!!!
After suing and making Samsung change it's operating system over things like 'the circumference of the external corners of icons... Put widgets for a mobile on the home and locks screens and watch Samsung put a cap in your ass!!!!
By suing so quickly and having no flexibility you've pinned yourselves into a blooming big corner
After suing and making Samsung change it's operating system over things like 'the circumference of the external corners of icons... Put widgets for a mobile on the home and locks screens and watch Samsung put a cap in your ass!!!!
By suing so quickly and having no flexibility you've pinned yourselves into a blooming big corner
iOS 7 will be mind-controlled.
You just need to think of it, and it happens.
But seriously... I should take out a patent on that...
You just need to think of it, and it happens.
But seriously... I should take out a patent on that...
Well, we're all kinda going off what that one guy said about Apple not being able to use any of these designs cuz dude guy could potentially sue them. I don't think he would, but we're talking about what would happen were he to try.
What makes you think Apple is looking to make an extreme design change? That's not their style.