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iPod touch So, I gotta unlock the screen everytime I turn on my iPod??!!!
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Your mistake was thinking that most iPod users are critical thinkers rather than them simply accepting what currently is as gospel.
The thought that differing slider behavior could theoretically be an option in "settings" escapes them. Choice is a burden.
After all, who in their right mind would want to do something that isn't currently possible?!
The thought that differing slider behavior could theoretically be an option in "settings" escapes them. Choice is a burden.
What? You can't change the behavior of the slider with any option in "Settings" that I'm aware of. Do tell.
So sliding to unlock is apparently too much effort when you will have to actually touch the screen many more times to choose a new podcast??
what are you looking for? 'workarounds' is all you're gunna get on here.
I didn't know there was nothing out there that could solve this problem completely. An app that simply disabled the slider would have been a complete solution and not a workaround. That's what I was looking for, initially.
Yep, one huge mistake indeed.
This is all I hear from the Apple fans (of which I used to be one). You're too lazy, you're not using it in the prescribed way. How about letting me decide what "design experience" is best for me, huh?
You have to hit the home button to wake the ipod, then you have to unlock the ipod, then you can finally get to your music. Quite simply thats genius, adding an extra step, the old ipod didnt have that extra step, you just hit the button to wake it and off you went without any animations or actions, nobody had a problem with accidental hits (if they did there was the hold switch) so Apple decided to fix it.
Its a horrible feature, what is the point of hitting the home button and then having to slide to unlock? In what scenario would you hit the home button on accident while having your hands in your pocket touching the screen and choosing menus? It adds a good 2+ seconds to do these actions with the stupid screen transitions and having to look at the screen, its annoying as hell when youre driving. Its like waiting for a loading screen everytime you want to use your ipod. Old ipods which had touch controls did not need a "slide to unlock" screen so why the hell does this? Answer: IT DOESNT. Apple just thinks its cute, more form over function.
Setting the sleep timer to never is a terrible suggestion, the screen stays on forever if you do that, to turn off the screen you have to hit the sleep button which just locks the ipod. Move on already, having your battery drained in 30 minutes is not a solution.
It would be nice if there was a jailbreak way to disable this idiotic gimmick.
Its a horrible feature, what is the point of hitting the home button and then having to slide to unlock? In what scenario would you hit the home button on accident while having your hands in your pocket touching the screen and choosing menus? It adds a good 2+ seconds to do these actions with the stupid screen transitions and having to look at the screen, its annoying as hell when youre driving. Its like waiting for a loading screen everytime you want to use your ipod. Old ipods which had touch controls did not need a "slide to unlock" screen so why the hell does this? Answer: IT DOESNT. Apple just thinks its cute, more form over function.
Setting the sleep timer to never is a terrible suggestion, the screen stays on forever if you do that, to turn off the screen you have to hit the sleep button which just locks the ipod. Move on already, having your battery drained in 30 minutes is not a solution.
It would be nice if there was a jailbreak way to disable this idiotic gimmick.
He said "theoretically". In other words, that's where it would be if it existed.
If you just had to touch the screen to activate it the screen would be on forever also. The Home button is a lot harder to press accidently as you noted, making it a much better choice for activating the screen than simply touching it.
the Home button alone should wake the ipod, not touching the screen, there is no need for "slide to unlock" when theres the Home button, having to do both is just pure gimmick for first time users.
The gripers are certainly out in force today, spending many a half seconds put together complaining about one of the most basic features of ios, of course with well-researched usability findings to back up their carping.
If you have such a problem with using touchscreen interfaces, then let me give you some free advice: You probably don't want an ipod touch. or a zune hd. or any android pmp clone.
If you have such a problem with using touchscreen interfaces, then let me give you some free advice: You probably don't want an ipod touch. or a zune hd. or any android pmp clone.
False. I never have to look at my screen to slide it, I learned very quickly where that was. I have also had many touchscreen devices without this feature, and have been annoyed by butt-dialing people. This wasn't a one-time occurrence either, it has happened many times, and my new android phone finally got a software update to add that, and guess what, no more butt calls or inadvertently turning the device on accidentally. One thing though that I like about my phone is that if I turn the screen back on within 5-10 seconds of it turning off, it doesn't require the slide. Perhaps the feature is hard to appreciate unless you have had devices that lacked it.
Yup. Friend of mine had a touchscreen SE phone a few years back pre-iphone that butt dialed horribly. I got one message complete with bathroom sounds once.
And if you aren't familiar with butt-dialing, if you get a butt-dialed call, it can be really alarming because people tend to associate calls with unresponsive people at the other end as an emergency, especially when the call persists for a long time.
Slide to unlock is a feature, not a bug or Steve Jobs trying to control and/or ruin your life.
I got one message complete with bathroom sounds once.
Pepsi came out of my nose when I read that - like Naked Gun 2 when he walked into the bathroom w/ the microphone
I asked for it. I should have just skipped forward and deleted the message.
The soundtrack to daily life sounds a bit odd over the phone.
I agree with the OP.
It's a CON. I have several other devices that have a resume option in settings. If it is set and the device times out, any activation of it takes you right back to the screen you were on. A simple flag to set. That Apple hasn't figured it out doesn't surprise me. That lock screen is left over from the iPhone OS, when phone users may ALL want to keep data on their phone a little more private. With no lock set the screen should default to the home page or optionally the last app you were in when it timed out.
It's a CON. I have several other devices that have a resume option in settings. If it is set and the device times out, any activation of it takes you right back to the screen you were on. A simple flag to set. That Apple hasn't figured it out doesn't surprise me. That lock screen is left over from the iPhone OS, when phone users may ALL want to keep data on their phone a little more private. With no lock set the screen should default to the home page or optionally the last app you were in when it timed out.
For any situation that requires less fidgeting on my part, I use an iPod Classic. It's great in the car, I can operate it without looking at it. It's also works great walking the dog, again, I don't need to look at it to navigate around. I can also use the basic navigation with gloves on.
Seriously, you might want to just consider a second MP3 player that's not a touch screen for those times when you don't wanna be hassled by the downsides of a touch screen. And there ARE downsides to the touch screen interface.
Seriously, you might want to just consider a second MP3 player that's not a touch screen for those times when you don't wanna be hassled by the downsides of a touch screen. And there ARE downsides to the touch screen interface.
You Apple haters do know that the Slide to Unlock thing is Apple's version of the Unlock thing for cellphones? You know, the "To unlock press * then #"?
Stop complaining and get on with your life haters.
I don't understand how the touch is hard to unlock. If you've been using an iOS device for quite some time, you can slide to unlock without looking at it.
For those classic boosters, you can't operate it without looking at it. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT SONG IS WHICH? WHICH ALBUM IS WHAT? The topic starting stated that he/she wanted to switch to a different song every so often. How is going to do that without reading the screen? Think it through.
Big whoop, 2 seconds...
2 seconds is waiting for you? You must be really impatient.
The iPod touch is the only iPod to have touch controls*. The scroll wheel doesn't count. WHAT FUNCTION DO YOU WANT? INSTANT ACCESS TO YOUR MUSIC WITHOUT SLIDING? THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED TAPPING THE HOME BUTTON TWICE.
Man, you people who dislike sliding must be lazy and fat, just saying
*before September 2010
Stop complaining and get on with your life haters.
I don't understand how the touch is hard to unlock. If you've been using an iOS device for quite some time, you can slide to unlock without looking at it.
For those classic boosters, you can't operate it without looking at it. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT SONG IS WHICH? WHICH ALBUM IS WHAT? The topic starting stated that he/she wanted to switch to a different song every so often. How is going to do that without reading the screen? Think it through.
Big whoop, 2 seconds...
2 seconds is waiting for you? You must be really impatient.
The iPod touch is the only iPod to have touch controls*. The scroll wheel doesn't count. WHAT FUNCTION DO YOU WANT? INSTANT ACCESS TO YOUR MUSIC WITHOUT SLIDING? THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED TAPPING THE HOME BUTTON TWICE.
Man, you people who dislike sliding must be lazy and fat, just saying
*before September 2010
The new Nano is touch-controlled.
iLoveYourNick, iLike2Touch2
To thread-starter: I would guess you're still within the product return period; please go ahead and return that failed device that gives you a horrible user-experience with the slide-to-unlock procedure.
Oh nooooooo, you have to slide your finger
That's not exactly a helpful answer, is it? Oh I forgot, it's not an answer!
I know where the OP is coming from as they have something like this on the HTC HD2 Touch (which I happen to own as a phone and is way better than the iPhone 4 in my opinion!) but I've learnt to live with it!
Surely, there should be a option in the Settings for people to be able to switch between unlocking the screen with a swipe and unlocking it with a tap?
Uh huh, well, given how slide to unlock has been perhaps the cornerstone and one of the most iconic parts of the iOS interface since the very first time it was ever presented 3 and a half years ago, please indulge our mirth. You might as well complain how the damn thing uses a touch screen. Oh wait, that's exactly what you are doing. Here I go again. >>>
Oh, and I'm not a fanboy, but you are hilarious.
Right, and I have some land in Atlantis that I want to sell to you and all the other fanboys/girls out there...
On another note, I'd leave the humor to the professionals, especially Russell Brand, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler!
(What can I say? I live to bring down fanboys and fangirls a peg or two... or in the case of certain ones here, a few thousand!
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Modern technology is a wonderful thing. It enables differently-abled people to overcome their handicap and participate in online communities. It is wonderful that you have been able to persevere beyond your personal challenges to be a part of this community. You are an inspiration to all who struggle. Keep on truckin' and never give up!!!!The iPod touch is the only iPod to have touch controls*. The scroll wheel doesn't count. WHAT FUNCTION DO YOU WANT? INSTANT ACCESS TO YOUR MUSIC WITHOUT SLIDING? THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED TAPPING THE HOME BUTTON TWICE.
Man, you people who dislike sliding must be lazy and fat, just saying
*before September 2010
If you're trying to get at that I'm dis-abled or something along the lines of that, I'm not. Thanks