The iPhone has a great battery, it really doesn't need a charging indicator LED.
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Why the hell doesn't the home button blink for notifications yet?
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Because I don't want it to. It takes away from the look of the phone. Get a blackberry, those blink!
People said the same about the front facing camera and LED Flash, and Apple found a way to elegantly implement both. Will do the same with a notification led if Sir Cupertino wishes so.
I would love a notification LED, but only if it has full user customizability in terms of which events (not just apps) give off LED notifications and which don't. This is where Apple can take a hint from BlackBerry, where every aspect of the notification system (sound, vibration, LED) is customizable on a per-event basis.
It's easy to make the LED become a part of the existing face of the phone, especially on the home button. Get over it.
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agreed. it had been awhile since i really looked at that mockup. just threw it up to give everyone an idea of what it would look like. like i said, the implementation of it in the mockup is awesome. just not for battery noticiations
agreed. it had been awhile since i really looked at that mockup. just threw it up to give everyone an idea of what it would look like. like i said, the implementation of it in the mockup is awesome. just not for battery noticiations
I would have started this thread myself, but I figured someone else had already thought of the idea and I was right.
The LED flash is inadequate in iOS 5. The phone must be in silent mode and it only flashes briefly when an event occurs.
This is a great idea to give iPhone users a more practical notification light.
The LED flash is inadequate in iOS 5. The phone must be in silent mode and it only flashes briefly when an event occurs.
This is a great idea to give iPhone users a more practical notification light.
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Maybe it's due to thinness or space issues, and because the button has to be physically depressed in order to be utilized. With the next home button rumored to be changed, larger and capacitive, maybe this is a potential change we'll see.
I'm all for it!
I'm all for it!
That's exactly what I was thinking! I had an old sanyo flip phone years ago that did this.
That is actually an amazing idea I reckon. 
It'd be great for low light conditions and notifications-it could pulse 2 or 3 times maybe.
It'd be great for low light conditions and notifications-it could pulse 2 or 3 times maybe.