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Android features that the iPhone should have
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You response to Thai4s doesn't seem logical. He said you could ask Siri for Stock info & you responded with "what if you...have no internet connection (as in Siri wouldn't work)?" Well, if you have no internet, how exactly would you get stock info?
Maybe people aren't dying to have widgets?
I know I'm not. They're nice in the OS X dashboard but real estate is pretty limited on an iPhone display, the last thing I want is half the screen to be taken up by today's date and the weather widget. You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows, just stick your head out of the window.
This, is a mess:
So are the toggles in the notification center posted on page one; they look disgusting.
Good point. I didn't really think about it. In any event, not every widget needs an Internet connection to work so Siri is not a suitable replacement. If you just wanted to view your agenda for the day, for example, a widget is ideal for that.
Luckily nobody would hold a gun to your head and force you to use the disgusting widgets if you didn't want to.
Your definitely in the minority there, point out exactly how they look disgusting? lol, for one thing you can theme it various ways... and functionality wise it blows away having to go through multiple menus/settings to do what I could in one swipe and click whatever I want... never mind power, re-spring, or refresh etc directly from the notification center.
Please show a picture of your home screen and lockscreen and I'll post mine, wonder if I'll find it "disgusting "
Native integrated sat nav app like google navigation.
probably need their own map app to do this though.
probably need their own map app to do this though.
Probably not. I've seen most people's ideas of what constitutes good design and it's really friggin' lacking.
well please post up and school us all..... thank god not everyone thinks alike or the world would be boring as hell lol.
The cool thing about widgets is that they update at an interval you decide. If you enter a plane or someplace you no longer have Internet, the widget will display the last updated stock price. Very useful.
You really got butthurt huh?
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P.S. Thank god the average poster here doesn't design anything for a living or the world would be ugly as hell.
That's true if the Widgets are designed that way. But then again, what good would outdated stock quotes & weather info do? I'm not disputing the usefulness of Widgets but having old info isn't helpful.
why would people compare siri to a widget?
you dont need to talk to your phone to look at a widget. News feeds & forum feeds straight to your homescreens. Widget that displays how much data you have used. News feed apps can cache whole stories so widget displays the headline and even if your offline you can still read the full article.
its dumb to say siri is a substitute for widgets.
you dont need to talk to your phone to look at a widget. News feeds & forum feeds straight to your homescreens. Widget that displays how much data you have used. News feed apps can cache whole stories so widget displays the headline and even if your offline you can still read the full article.
its dumb to say siri is a substitute for widgets.
i dont get it , its rows of square icons like all other iphones
or do you mean a nice wallpaper?For iOS 6 they should at least make it live icons.
Like the clock actually moves and the weather isn't always sunny and 73 degress.
Like the clock actually moves and the weather isn't always sunny and 73 degress.
Again, you wouldn't have to use the ugly widgets if you didn't want to, so your phone could look exactly as it does now.
Can we get back on topic now?
i dont get it , its rows of square icons like all other iphones
I don't know, that Surfer guy insisted I post pictures of my lock screen and home page, in order to prove some point.
Doesn't prove or disprove his theory that people are clamoring for his hideous Notification Center toggles (which I sincerely doubt).
It's a sculpture of Jackie Chan in Drunken Master II that's made out of paper (not quite Papier-mâché).
I agree that iOS needs the notification toggles (or whatever you want to call them). But widgets? I have an iPhone 4 and a Samsung galaxy s vibrant, never liked the widgets on android. I like the idea of live tiles like windows phone 7. A better email client would be nice too.
This is how I use widgets on android...
Lock screen:
Main home screen:
Some may say that looks cluttered, but it has everything I need most often right on the screen. I put the spotify widget on the lock screen so I can change tracks without unlocking the phone. The SMS/calls/gmail bits light up when I have a new message/call/email and I can tap to go straight to the app.
The little square icons that I've blurred out automatically call/text my favourite contacts when tapped. The large calendar widget has another view which lets you see your agenda for the day (one of those buttons switches between the views).
A lot of the time I don't actually need to leave my home screen to do things!
Lock screen:
Main home screen:
Some may say that looks cluttered, but it has everything I need most often right on the screen. I put the spotify widget on the lock screen so I can change tracks without unlocking the phone. The SMS/calls/gmail bits light up when I have a new message/call/email and I can tap to go straight to the app.
The little square icons that I've blurred out automatically call/text my favourite contacts when tapped. The large calendar widget has another view which lets you see your agenda for the day (one of those buttons switches between the views).
A lot of the time I don't actually need to leave my home screen to do things!
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I think apple will include more widgets to the notifications bar.
Apple Themes? Will never happen. It look the way it looks. It's Apple.
I think apple will include more widgets to the notifications bar.
Apple Themes? Will never happen. It look the way it looks. It's Apple.
Gesture access to change wifi or Bluetooth would be nice but widgets are a UX dead end. They add little value and kill battery life...