This makes complete sense. When you have somebody that uses for something for so long, they eventually adjust to it and adapt to New features. It's just something that we are not used to seeing and experiencing, but that will soon change.
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so, was notchgate overblown?
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This makes complete sense. When you have somebody that uses for something for so long, they eventually adjust to it and adapt to New features. It's just something that we are not used to seeing and experiencing, but that will soon change.
Ever heard of cognitive dissonance...yea i think thats what they're putting out there when they say they've gotten used to or like it..personally i ordered an X for one thing..animojis...i still dislike the notch with a passion..but fun with animojis was too much for me to pass up lol.
First time I saw the notch I thought it looked a little unusual (though I did not dislike it/hate it).
I could not and do not relate to the "hate" for it.
It was just different than what I was used to for the iPhone.
In summary: It is really a non-issue for me personally. I am excited to get my X!
I could not and do not relate to the "hate" for it.
It was just different than what I was used to for the iPhone.
In summary: It is really a non-issue for me personally. I am excited to get my X!
What is there to like about the notch? I can see saying you've gotten used to it. But to say you like it?
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I disagree. As a GS 7 Edge user I've gotten used to the Edge display. Doesn't mean I like it.
Then you're conflating two different things. Because in my previous post you quoted, I never said you had to "Like it", I stated there is an adaptation phase to use something that we don't have experience with or adjust. Two different things.
I do like the idea of using the ears as a status bar area of sorts so the rest of the area is all screen and being utilized by the user. When it goes full screen those pixels would just turn off. That would have been a great way to differentiate the X from the pack. I think in a few days everyone will be used to it but I think they could have used the notch to their benefit another way and get credit for the notch in a good way.
Way I see it, the X's "notch" is just a smaller version of the full screen width "bar" across the top and bottom of the old iPhones. App developers will make use of the screen soon enough ... well maybe not soon enough but eventually.
Who ever whined about the unused potential screen space on the 4 thru 8?
What about the back of the phone? I want another screen there so I can watch 2 movies at once.
Or see the backs of the band on stage like I'm up there playing along.
Notch, smotch.
Who ever whined about the unused potential screen space on the 4 thru 8?
What about the back of the phone? I want another screen there so I can watch 2 movies at once.
Or see the backs of the band on stage like I'm up there playing along.
Notch, smotch.
I'm interested in hearing what they could have used the notch for. Again I think we're talking about it backwards. IMO it's whether they should have included the ears. The notch was a necessity, the ears were not.
True, MTWomg, I agree completely, it's just not as bad as it could have been. Like a bump sticking out there! I do wish they could have blacked out the glass over the notch, say with a one-way mirror technology where the lenses and projectors could see out but you can't see in. Cool maybe?
[doublepost=1509577521][/doublepost]Hmmm, no, that wouldn't work, the lens needs to receive light. Well maybe just a little hole for it?
[doublepost=1509577521][/doublepost]Hmmm, no, that wouldn't work, the lens needs to receive light. Well maybe just a little hole for it?
There is a bezel and there is no need for the notch. You just have wasted bezel. Some people want only way is absolutely necessary. I prefer a notch over bezels. If you want to bring the bezels back Apple gives you that option.
I prefer it over a bezel. If I need to see the content in the corner I have the option to view it without the notch and with a full bezel.
Do you mean no alternative in Apple's future because you assume all future iPhones will have the notch and eventually you'll have to get one if you're sticking with the iPhone? That's not a bad assumption, considering Apple is calling iPhone X the "future of the iPhone". I assume there is going to be a larger iPhone X at some point, and it'll also have the notch (and more area to the left and right of it). What I am hoping, though not expecting, is for their to be a smaller iPhone X-style phone, and considering that there wouldn't be enough space on the left and right, they will just do a regular top bezel. That smaller iPhone X won't be the best option for augmented reality, but the smaller phones tend to lack things the bigger ones do, so this is fine. That said, I don't think Apple will do a small phone any time soon, and will instead keep the SE around as it is for the next few years.
I don’t think it was overblown. I just think the phone didn’t come out yet so it’s still early.
The notch was certainly shocking when it was first revealed.
Now, there are aspects of it I appreciate from a design perspective, and it some ways it makes the design of the V30 and Pixel 2 seem trite and sedate even if the notch is garish.
Now, there are aspects of it I appreciate from a design perspective, and it some ways it makes the design of the V30 and Pixel 2 seem trite and sedate even if the notch is garish.
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Right. It's pretty simple: this design allows for the flexibility of a horizontal cut off so content isn't interrupted by the sensors - or - content to flow around - or - horizontal/vertical cutoff of the primary content *plus* additional info / interaction area (whether it's app specific, general system indicators, whatever).
As a user and a developer (with experience in UX), I'm interested, fascinated, and somewhat confident this will ultimately be a neat solution (that also, obviously, provides Apple with brand identity through the design).
I’d say that the people who are seemingly “pro-notch” are people who do not watch full screen videos on their phones too often although I really don’t see anyone prefer to have a notch on their TVs or computer monitors.
I had one guy here who said you basically shouldn’t be using your iPhone as a TV.
Um, Ok. It’s not like there’s TV apps or an iTunes movie store.
If the notch was something Samsung did, we’d all be spitting on them right now. Very few other devices have notches on them that interferes with content.
This is the problem with the notch. Or, IMO, the having the ears. I mentioned this before but it's my opinion Apple should have made the default to exclude the ears and provide a new API for those developers who want to utilize them.
I think the confusion with the notch lies in the decision to allow media content to extend to the ears. This creates the false belief that the notch is blocking content when in actuality, it is the content being extended to fill up the entire screen. The ears are an extension of the screen. We are not losing screen, we are gaining screen. If apple continued the notch across the entire top, the screen would stop exactly where the notch is now.
Every ‘gate’ is overblown on here as people act like every thing they don’t like about each iPhone release is a personal attack and the end of the world. We’re talking about a smartphone at the end of the day. Nothing is that major that it should be considered a ‘gate’
I read one review that blasted the notch (maybe the WSJ, can't recall). Said when you play a movie full screen, the notch cuts into the picture and that it was terribly distracting overall. Others politely acknowledge the notch but don't blast it, likely out of fear of falling out of favor with Apple. Will come down to personal tolerance, I'm sure.
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Yeah, and in my mind a "gate" is usually associated with deceit and/or corruption. In this case, it's just a rushed product. We all see the notch is there.
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Apple will come out unscathed for sure. Still amazes me that folks will spend $1k on this phone, which really is an ugly beta IMHO. Zero percent chance Jobs would have let this out the door. Cook is too busy doing shows, parades, and dinners to give a crap. But to each their own. As much as I used to be a total Apple fan, this iteration was the final catalyst to make me jump ship.
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