The only thing I still miss from my past Blackberry days. Six iPhones later and it's still missing...
Why are people ignoring the fact that the iPhone's rear LED has this function?
Because at that point your splitting hairs. Don't say the iPhone doesn't have one, when it does. If it's not the way you want it, that's your opinion but the fact is the iPhone has an LED indicator end of discussion.Why are you ignoring the fact that this has already been discussed and refuted?
No, it does not.Because at that point your splitting hairs. Don't say the iPhone doesn't have one, when it does.
No, it does not have an indicator and it most certainly is not the end of the discussion.If it's not the way you want it, that's your opinion but the fact is the iPhone has an LED indicator end of discussion.
Your making a fools argument because you know you're wrong, you have no argument other than to say "No" and have no reasoning to back up your claim. When you get a notification, the rear LED light flashes to indicate you have a new notification. Thus it has an LED indicator. This is pretty basic reasoning.No, it does not. No, it does not have an indicator and it most certainly is not the end of the discussion.
Your making a fools argument because you know you're wrong, you have no argument other than to say "No" and have no reasoning to back up your claim. When you get a notification, the rear LED light flashes to indicate you have a new notification. Thus it has an LED indicator. This is pretty basic reasoning.
And again, when was this refuted?
The point went right over your head.
Even when my ringer is on High, sometimes I do not hear the phone ring. Sometimes I am washing the dishes or in the shower or doing something that covers up the volume of the ringer when I am in another room.
I hate the fact that every single time I return to wherever my iPhone is, I have to physically check the device. It's silly and unnecessary.
Further, as Murphy's Law will tell you, the 1 time that I forget to check the phone is when I receive an important but unexpected call, which I don't see for many hours until I decide to use the phone.
There is absolutely NO reason not to have some type of new call reminder, even a beep every 5-10 minutes would be good. It can be an option so people like you can turn it off. It's Win-Win (except for the people who are only looking to complain).
Incorrect. The point went right over your head and you are still not able to recognize it.At no point, did any actual point go over my head.
No, none of them apply, which is why I said the point went right over your head.I illustrated FOUR different notification methods on the iPhone, including an LED indicator.
This is a silly theory and the vast majority of consumers disagree with you. There are probably only about 100 people who feel the way you do, and it's mostly just to complain and incite trouble on internet forums.There is NO need for Apple to consume crucial internal space by adding a FIFTH indicator. It would be an exceptionally poor design tradeoff.
I'm late to the discussion but am I missing a setting on my phone?At no point, did any actual point go over my head. I illustrated FOUR different notification methods on the iPhone, including an LED indicator. There is NO need for Apple to consume crucial internal space by adding a FIFTH indicator. It would be an exceptionally poor design tradeoff.
I'm late to the discussion but am I missing a setting on my phone?
1) I turned on this mystical LED feature under accessibility
2) I called my number and let it ring until it rolled to voicemail
3) I hung up
At no point after that sequence did I see a flashing light, hear a vibration... Nothing. The only way to tell that I had missed a call is to pick up the phone and press the home button to illuminate the screen.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm late to the discussion but am I missing a setting on my phone?
1) I turned on this mystical LED feature under accessibility
2) I called my number and let it ring until it rolled to voicemail
3) I hung up
At no point after that sequence did I see a flashing light, hear a vibration... Nothing. The only way to tell that I had missed a call is to pick up the phone and press the home button to illuminate the screen.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
There seems to be a lot of people confused about OP's meaning of an LED indicator. Yes, the iPhone has a LED that can be set to flash when something comes through, but it doesn't function as an 'notification/indicator' as the OP intended. What he's suggesting, is a gentle pulsating/blinking light that continues when there's a new message until the phone is checked.
The current iPhone LED flash is not a substitute for this feature because if you are not physically there to hear the ring/vibrate, you won't see the LED flash either so when you return to your phone, you'll still have to turn it on to see if you have missed messages/calls whereas if there is a LED indicator feature, you can just glance at your phone and know you didn't miss any important call/messages without having to turn it on.
It's a nice feature to have and I'm all for anything to improve upon an already awesome phone.![]()
Thats funny I just turned it on and texted myself. Immediately a nice little strobe pattern alerted me to my new message.
This thread has been very entertaining.. oh and we need to bring back the downvote button!
Thats funny I just turned it on and texted myself. Immediately a nice little strobe pattern alerted me to my new message.
This thread has been very entertaining.. oh and we need to bring back the downvote button!
Some of us don't take it into the bathroom with us .
Yeah, we do - because you didn't do what I did, and then proclaimed that your results are different. That's a shocker. Jeez...Thats funny I just turned it on and texted myself. Immediately a nice little strobe pattern alerted me to my new message.
This thread has been very entertaining.. oh and we need to bring back the downvote button!
But did the strobe persist long after the initial alert? That's what we want. I want to know that when I was away from my phone, that I missed a phone call or a text. Believe it or not, some of us don't take our phones into the bathroom with us!
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Funny how we both used the exact same justification.....![]()
Nothing. It just doesn't work. And even if it did, no one would be able to see it unless they kept their phone face down at all times.
Other than deaf pople, who cares of there is a strobe when the phone is ringing?
The point is that there needs to be some type of indication of a missed called when you return to your phone.
Of course someone like that would want to "bring back the downvote button".
But did the strobe persist long after the initial alert? That's what we want. I want to know that when I was away from my phone, that I missed a phone call or a text. Believe it or not, some of us don't take our phones into the bathroom with us!
You are being silly and ignorant. Any case would have a cutout like they do for the speaker, camera, etc. The other things you said are just childish, and you know it.And if there was any other indicator, then you would have to use the phone without a case... or have the indicator pointed at you at all times... or have it bright enough that you could see it in the next room...
That's untrue. There is absolutely nothing about an indicator that would hurt someone, since it can be easily shut off. The ONLY people to complain about it are people looking to complain and start trouble, as you can see in this very thread...There are going to always be arguments both ways and no one will ever be satisfied with the answers others give.
Because Apple hasn't made that feature. If enough people ask for it, maybe they will.And since we are talking about notifications, why can't we have a talking caller ID using Siri???
Yeah, we do - because you didn't do what I did, and then proclaimed that your results are different. That's a shocker. Jeez...
No persistent alerts for voicemails or missed calls. Get it now?
I'm not really bothered either way. I personally don't think the majority of people would use it.
I presume if you jailbreak you can have the back LED do what you want it to.
The vast majority would use it.