Parallax is like a 10% cashmere sweater. You might notice it if you're super sensitive and it sounds good on paper, but it's ultimately useless and unnecessary. It's just a gimmicky way to get the word cashmere on the label. For Apple, it's a gimmicky way to tout an extra feature.
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Parallax, who uses it?
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Yeah, it sort-of reminds me of this feature in iOS6: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1452744/
Gimmicky, but not terribly useful.
Just asking but how do you know how much battery it uses? I would love to use it but shut it off because of the battery drain rumors.
I like it
About as much as a sprig of parsley on a plate of food
Wouldn't miss it if wasn't there but just a tiny bit of nice when when it is
If your lock screen/wall paper is kinda busy pattern it is much more noticeable
About as much as a sprig of parsley on a plate of food
Wouldn't miss it if wasn't there but just a tiny bit of nice when when it is
If your lock screen/wall paper is kinda busy pattern it is much more noticeable
I use it and enjoy it. Slight, subtle effect but pleasing to me. My battery life is fine so that doesn't worry me.
I dunno why but it's one of my favorite features on iOS 7. It just makes it a little more personal and detailed.
Why? If you don't see the point then turn it off. I leave it on because I don't see the point in turning it off. It's not the most important feature in IOS 7 to me but I don't dislike it either.
I have it on because its a new feature and I feel like I should lol. I do get the occasional issue when I leave an app or open the phone the icons or background snap a few mm into place(not sure how to describe it) that many other are having.
Having this issue as well. If all solved, I may try to turn it on again if no noticable impact to battery life
I immediately turned it off. I like to run my phone slim: only running that which is necessary. Most location services, fetch, background app refresh, GPS and mapping, all turned off. No 3d or moving wallpapers. Airdrop off. Result: amazing battery life, still figuring out how many days I can go with normal use (phone, email, messaging, calendar, web).
It's nothing more than a marketing gimmick. It's used heavily about the "depth of iOS7" As people have said, how long do you spend on your home screen, how long do you sit there moving your phone/ipad about to really notice it, and it's a totally useless "feature"
This sort of thing happens when you get the marketing department involved with the design process.
This sort of thing happens when you get the marketing department involved with the design process.
I finally turned it off yesterday for no other reason than it seems pointless and doesn't do anything useful for me. I would turn off some of the new transitions too if I could. All they seem to do is introduce a small but unnecessary delay.
It was tuned on as the default and I did not even notice the "effect" untill after a few days of using it. Unless I really look and know I would never even notice.
And this is making people dizzy? LOL!
And this is making people dizzy? LOL!
Keep it activated on all my iDevices ... I like it. With an aircraft picture (climbing F-16) I use as background
