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'Launcher' Returns to the App Store After Apple Relaxes Policies

C DM said:
Been covered quite well before--new features have new policies that get adjusted more often while it's all new and as new things come up. It gets more stable with time as more cases are covered and decisions are better thought out. It's been like that pretty much since the beginning so nothing new or surprising there.
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You say that like its acceptable when its not. My guess is that no policy changed at all. The screw-ups who where in the way have been removed.

No developer should have to guess at what is acceptable. They should be told with supreme clarity why the app was pulled and in absence of that clarity, the app remains available.

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Max(IT) said:
I'm not saying they were right in this case (actually the revised policy means they probably were wrong) but there are at least two reasons for that: security and influence on user's experience.
Apple basically don't want developers to mess with those aspects.
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The point is Apple should indicate the exact issue and not leave it to speculation. Developers follow rules. If Apple cannot articulate a violation then one does not exist.
 
Im probably old fashioned but I just put my quick launch/most used apps on my home screen and dock.
 
Whilst I'm posting I'm using music launcher too. Great addition and works perfectly.
 

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To me this is a bad thing. I think Apple made the (original) best decision when it opted to keep all this ugly widgety **** out of notifications.

If you want to make an app, make a ******** app.

Do you use your car to store cold drinks and drive down the street in your refrigerator?
 
Does anyone happen to know if using a 'Contacts' launcher if you can fill in the message to be sent?

I've got a shortcut to text a contact, but I want to fill in the message ('I'm on my way') using the shortcut. I know it's possible from other apps that can send text messages, just wondered if the URL could be updated to do this somehow.

Edit: Just in case it helps anyone I figured it out. Do a 'custom' launcher and put in the following URL:

sms:07999888777&body=Test%20message
 
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ipedro said:
I hope iOS 9 introduces a Dashboard. These widgets make absolutely no sense in the Notifications pull down. Dashboard would be great to the left of the first Home screen (where Search used to be).
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I think it's more sensible to have Today and Notifications together on the right of the pull down and Widgets alone on the left.

Also if you pull down on the left side you are automatically in widgets/Dahsboard - pull down on the right and you are in your today/notifications. You still have the tabs there and can fill between.

Or have all three
Left - Widgets Dashboard
Middle - Home
Right - Notifications.

Apple, give me a job. I have hundreds of UI ideas ( ironically H.I.D is what I did at uni ) just no real programming skill.
 
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JohnWick said:
To me this is a bad thing. I think Apple made the (original) best decision when it opted to keep all this ugly widgety **** out of notifications.

If you want to make an app, make a ******** app.

Do you use your car to store cold drinks and drive down the street in your refrigerator?
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Er...
1. You don't have to install it
2. I've just bought it - It's very quick to do repetitive tasks. Favourite contact for example. Or Sat nav - go home etc.
3. You analogy make zero sense. All all. Nada. Zip. None at all.

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Nozuka said:
still haven't found a good use for widgets yet...
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Home automation is the main one for me. But I suspect that will become a watch thing. Already the apps that are on the site are enough for me to want one.... really need one? Well no... but definitely want :D
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Hmm... if it were free I'd definitely download it to see if it were useful... but I'm having a hard time imagining that I would use it at all so I'm hesitant to throw $3.99 at it only to find out that it's useless to me.
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But it is free

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JohnWick said:
To me this is a bad thing. I think Apple made the (original) best decision when it opted to keep all this ugly widgety **** out of notifications.

If you want to make an app, make a ******** app.

Do you use your car to store cold drinks and drive down the street in your refrigerator?
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If you don't like it then don't install it.
It's useful to others.
 
Is it possible to set up a custom launcher for a group text message? I see how to send to one mobile number with a prepopulated message but would love to do this to multiple recipients.
 
Zxxv said:
Im probably old fashioned but I just put my quick launch/most used apps on my home screen and dock.
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Me too. I'm setting this app to launch what'sapp to a specific contact and Skype to call a specific contact as well.
 
JohnWick said:
To me this is a bad thing. I think Apple made the (original) best decision when it opted to keep all this ugly widgety **** out of notifications.

If you want to make an app, make a ******** app.

Do you use your car to store cold drinks and drive down the street in your refrigerator?
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So just to be clear,the car maker should prohibit that for those who want it?
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Hmm... if it were free I'd definitely download it to see if it were useful... but I'm having a hard time imagining that I would use it at all so I'm hesitant to throw $3.99 at it only to find out that it's useless to me.
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I just downloaded it. I keep my 8 most used apps on the first page of my phone so that it is uncluttered. The second page contains folders with the other apps. I added to launcher notification 7 of the apps I have in folders that I don't use often enough to put them on my uncluttered first page, but that I use often enough that I can now avoid drilling down into a folder to get them. This works well. I don't see a need (yet) to go to the pro version unless I need more than 8 apps in launcher (pro give you 9 more apps to add).
 
Zxxv said:
Im probably old fashioned but I just put my quick launch/most used apps on my home screen and dock.
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I have my 8 most used apps on my first page (plus the dock), and then the second page contains folders with all my other apps. I downloaded launcher and put a few apps that I use often, but not often enough to put them on my first page (going for the uncluttered look). Having them one swipe away avoids drilling down into folders. I even added two phone numbers to make calls a bit quicker than opening the phone app and going to my favorites list.

Pretty slick app...worth a try a no cost!
 
I agree with the last few posts around an uncluttered first page which is one of the main reasons I use this widget. I do think the pro version is worth it though, aside from being able to add many more launchers if you need them, the ability to reduce the size of the icons and remove the labels really makes a huge difference.
 
DudeDad said:
I have my 8 most used apps on my first page (plus the dock), and then the second page contains folders with all my other apps. I downloaded launcher and put a few apps that I use often, but not often enough to put them on my first page (going for the uncluttered look). Having them one swipe away avoids drilling down into folders. I even added two phone numbers to make calls a bit quicker than opening the phone app and going to my favorites list.

Pretty slick app...worth a try a no cost!
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yea I shared that info and the other posters with a couple friends who i think this would prove to be useful.
 
A bit hard to understand why some people are actually defending Apple in this scenario.

I'm just not getting their perspective at all... User freedom is paramount, user experience is shaped only by the individual user. Who disagrees with this?
 
I had bought it when it was first released, just updated the app. The icon size reduction is great for me. Lot less cluttered.
 
My gripe about the notification screen is there should be an option to keep it displayed when you wake the phone.

I want to press my home button to wake my phone and the notification screen to be there without having to use my second hand to swipe the notification screen into place.

In notification centre’s current form I may as well keep my thumb pressed on the Touch ID button to open the phone and then go directly to an app. It’s not really any more inconvenient.
 
jimthing said:
"There's an app for that."

Surely this functionality should be built into the operating system, rather than yet another app.

App overload these days. Everything from an app to open an app to an app to not have to open an app.

Yawn.
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makes one app..rehensive doesn't it :D
 
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