Doesn't matter to me. I put it at 40% then that's it. It didn't always work like it should on my iphone4 anyway. Yes, it's always nice to have as an option but it's not there so life goes on...
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iPod touch iPod Touch (5th Gen) Missing Features
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Yeah. They knew it was too thin but insisted on putting a camera that protruded from the back case. They could have added 0.5 mm, put ALS back and had the back side flat.
When I first bought my 3rd gen iPod Touch I never really used ambient light sensor, in fact it never seemed to work quite right or so I thought. I used to manually adjust the brightness as I needed and it wasnt all that often that I needed to anyway. However once I sussed it out I left the function on permanently. So with that said, I think I could once again go without it.
Having quick access to the brightness setting on iPT5 would be a big plus. Hopefully Apple will come up with something that can do this in a future iOS release. An SBSettings panel built into iOS would be awesome.
I'm guessing once I get used to the sensor not being there then it wont be bothersome. It's like anything else in life, some things improve and come into existence while some things just disappear. We adjust and move on.
From all the comments I've been reading all over the web, all the PRO's very much outweigh the CON's. And pretty much the only CON so far has been the missing sensor.
If Apple were truly consumer focused with the iPT5 then their 'action plan' (if they have one) should have looked like this:
Maybe the 6th gen iPT will have the sensor built into the front facing camera somehow......... or will Apple make the iPT even thinner and say "well we could no longer fit the cameras in because we wanted to make the iPT 6 the thinnest iPod ever"... LOL ....... hmmm, I think Apple need to call it quits on the 'thinness' infatuation.
Having quick access to the brightness setting on iPT5 would be a big plus. Hopefully Apple will come up with something that can do this in a future iOS release. An SBSettings panel built into iOS would be awesome.
I'm guessing once I get used to the sensor not being there then it wont be bothersome. It's like anything else in life, some things improve and come into existence while some things just disappear. We adjust and move on.
From all the comments I've been reading all over the web, all the PRO's very much outweigh the CON's. And pretty much the only CON so far has been the missing sensor.
If Apple were truly consumer focused with the iPT5 then their 'action plan' (if they have one) should have looked like this:
- Removed Feature: Ambient Light Sensor
- Replacement Feature: Quick access brightness adjuster on lock screen and home screen.
Maybe the 6th gen iPT will have the sensor built into the front facing camera somehow......... or will Apple make the iPT even thinner and say "well we could no longer fit the cameras in because we wanted to make the iPT 6 the thinnest iPod ever"... LOL
....... hmmm, I think Apple need to call it quits on the 'thinness' infatuation.
I totally agree! The small issues that the new ipod touch 5g has are minimal next to its advantages. As an example, I am not a big fan of the "loop", but who the heck cares... This thing rocks! No ambient light sensor, whateva! I'm guessing folks who find it difficult to adjust the brightness "manually" trash their TVs if they lose the remote... lol!
Sorry, couldn't resist
J