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What percentage of people do you think use Notification Center?

pdxmatts said:
I use it for Yahoo Weather, date and calendar for the today side and notifications for Instagram etc. I really like it.
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Is there a way to set that up to show a forecast?

What good is live whether on a mobile device since you are probably out and about you know its raining/sunny/warm/cold etc.....
 
IrishVixen said:
They're included with some apps, both stock and third party. (Only for iOS 8+, even if an app provides a widget, it won't work on 7.x.x.)



On a device running iOS 8.x.x, pull down the NC and scroll to the bottom if necessary. Touch the bar that says Edit, and all available widgets from apps on that device will be available for you to choose from.



Some widgets are near useless due to poor design (eWeatherHD, at least on the iPad, is a good example). Others are well thought out & incredibly useful, enough so that I've been willing to switch apps or add a new one just for the widget.



As Abazigal mentions though, past a certain point, loading up the NC with widgets becomes less practical, as you'll have to do some scrolling to see them all.
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Cheers , that's for the reply. I've since watched a YouTube vid on the subject and downloaded a cool app called widgets which has a nice collection to start off with.
 
TH55 said:
As an iPhone owner of 3 years now, I can honestly say I still find it incredibly useless and annoying. I constantly activate it accidentally, just like Spotlight Search and Shake to Undo.
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Are you sure you don't have Parkinson's?
 
I use it all the time. Weather (Dark Sky's), Sports (ESPN), and Commute Times (built in) are my favorites.
 
cynics said:
Is there a way to set that up to show a forecast?

What good is live whether on a mobile device since you are probably out and about you know its raining/sunny/warm/cold etc.....
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It shows different backgrounds of your city with the now weather, evening and night temps. If you want to see the forecast, you tap on the widget and scroll down for more info. I just like this app, but you could probably find one that shows the forecast like Forecast+
 
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I use it now that widgets are in it .... Just kidding I'm stuck on ios 6 but yes I use it I like the old ios 6 style better
 
Here's the problem. If I'm using the phone when a notification comes in then I see it pop up. And if I'm not using the phone when it comes in then I see it on the lock screen.

Either way, I've yet to really figure out how the Notification Center works into that. I open it sometimes for weather, but other than that it's usually empty.
 
Small White Car said:
Here's the problem. If I'm using the phone when a notification comes in then I see it pop up. And if I'm not using the phone when it comes in then I see it on the lock screen.

Either way, I've yet to really figure out how the Notification Center works into that. I open it sometimes for weather, but other than that it's usually empty.
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I only set up truly time-sensitive alerts for the lock screen. Everything else is banners...which I may very well ignore for a time if I'm in the middle of something more important on the phone. The NC is a bit of a catch all for those "I need to know that, but I can get back to it later" kinds of alerts. The addition of quick reply in the NC to messaging has been a plus too in making the NC more useful for me.
 
Medz1 said:
What about Reminders? Same thing, would love to use but find myself just using notes.
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Notification Center: Use it everyday
Spotlight: No more "hunting" for an app that I haven't used in months!
Reminders: Awesome for work/assignments for school (and life outside of school!)
 
The iOS notification shade is worthless. I used it all the time on my Galaxy S4. I can't find a use for it on my iPad or iPhone. Worthless due to Apple being stubborn.

Having a huge date at the top is such a horrible idea, too. (that you can't get rid of no matter what)
 
I use it every single day.

It allows me to quickly glance at all the stuff i've missed or thats coming up without unlocking the phone and going to the home screen to launch individual apps.

Plus i can view weather and news headlines quickly.

My gf also uses it anytime she picks up her phone to do a general quick glance.

Waaay better than hunting out app badges
 
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Um, why not use it. I mean, I can check stocks, weather, reminders, and calendar events in their individual apps, but that means opening four apps. Or I could just swipe down from the top of my screen and seem then all in a continuous scroll.
 
widgets definitely made the Notification page a lot more useful. Look forward to more and more of them being built and released.

My running app released on this week which makes it MUCH easier to check info during a workout.

There is a lot of potential here. I'm kind of surprised how much they undersold this feature....and that it's a little out of the way to set up.
 
I would venture to guess that a lot of older adults with iPhones don't know that NC exists. I've asked both of my parents about it and neither one had any clue what it was.
 
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