Apple: The King of the Notch

[jamezr]

Ok, so the 8 Plus didn't do "everything faster" then? Unless 'unlocking' is everything to you.

The user adapts to Face ID over time (not sure how much of a chance you gave it), & its unlocking process becomes more intuitive the more you use it.

Although, you have mentioned this point a number of times, so you must've given it a fair go & are happy with where you're at now, which is the main thing.

But, since you have mentioned it repeatedly, I suspect you really wanted the X to work for you. I'm tipping the X Plus will be right up your alley, even if the Status Bar icons take a cut....I'm actually surprised this is a big issue for anyone...the positives of the notch far outweight these (temporary) sacrifices.

Anyway...

So...if I can unlock and get to my home screen faster....follow me so far? I can get to my apps faster... so the task I was going to do on my phone is completed faster.
Overtime anyone can get used to something....that has no bearing on that something being faster or slower.
I have had every iphone since the beginning. I am sure I will get the X Plus . Hopefully since it is bigger it will have more room at the top to display at least battery percentage in number....

What are the positives for the notch that you mention?

 

[MEJHarrison]

So...if I can unlock and get to my home screen faster....follow me so far? I can get to my apps faster... so the task I was going to do on my phone is completed faster.

How does that translate into real-world benefits? What I mean is, you say you're saving time every time you log in. So how many spare minutes do you have at the end of the day? How many extra hours do you get each month? How many days does that save you over the course of a year?

There's "saving time" and "saving time". Even if your method actually does save time... Heck, let's just say you actually do save time and avoid that argument altogether. How has that extra time enriched your life? It hasn't. While the time savings might be measurable, you can't really add them up and store them up for a rainy day. Faster or not, that time is lost and shall never return. All it really bought you was bragging rights if you can find anyone interested enough to listen.

I fail to see how saving a few milliseconds while logging in changes my life in any recognizable way. So the argument that you can have your phone unlocked while it's still in your pocket is really falling on deaf ears here. Honestly, who cares? If the main purpose of my phone was besting previous unlock scores, I'd be more interested in shaving a little time here and a little there. But that's not what I do with my phone. I don't care if I'm on the home screen when I glance at my phone, if it's still coming up when I glance at my phone or if I need to begin the entire procedure when I glance at my phone. I care about running that app that caused me to reach for my phone in the first place. And if I get there half a second after you do, I'm fine with that. It's not like I could have put that extra half second to any real use.

Let me know when your login method is minutes faster and then I'll be more interested.

 

[jamezr]

How does that translate into real-world benefits? What I mean is, you say you're saving time every time you log in. So how many spare minutes do you have at the end of the day? How many extra hours do you get each month? How many days does that save you over the course of a year?

There's "saving time" and "saving time". Even if your method actually does save time... Heck, let's just say you actually do save time and avoid that argument altogether. How has that extra time enriched your life? It hasn't. While the time savings might be measurable, you can't really add them up and store them up for a rainy day. Faster or not, that time is lost and shall never return. All it really bought you was bragging rights if you can find anyone interested enough to listen.

I fail to see how saving a few milliseconds while logging in changes my life in any recognizable way. So the argument that you can have your phone unlocked while it's still in your pocket is really falling on deaf ears here. Honestly, who cares? If the main purpose of my phone was besting previous unlock scores, I'd be more interested in shaving a little time here and a little there. But that's not what I do with my phone. I don't care if I'm on the home screen when I glance at my phone, if it's still coming up when I glance at my phone or if I need to begin the entire procedure when I glance at my phone. I care about running that app that caused me to reach for my phone in the first place. And if I get there half a second after you do, I'm fine with that. It's not like I could have put that extra half second to any real use.

Let me know when your login method is minutes faster and then I'll be more interested.

lol....Who said it was life changing?

I fail to see how saving a few milliseconds while logging in changes my life in any recognizable way.

Obviously you do from the length and tone of your post....

Honestly, who cares?

Overreact much?

How has that extra time enriched your life?

 

[MEJHarrison]

Overreact much?

Perhaps English isn't your primary language, so let me be of assistance. What I did was called a "reply", not an "overreaction". You can Google it if you need more help (maybe you can use some of that time you've got saved up from logging in faster?). Someone said something, I said something back, or "replied" if you will. When two people go back and forth like that, it's known as a "conversation".

An "overreaction" would be when someone says something and the person replying goes well above and beyond what would be considered a "normal" reaction to the original comment. There's no evidence of an overreaction in my reply, so for now I'll just assume you got your terminology mixed up.

 

[Ralfi]

What are the positives for the notch that you mention?

I pretty much summed it up here.

Bear in mind though, i'm a non-Plus iPhone user, so we may not be coming from the same page in terms of how we use our phones (portrait/landscape etc.)

 

[PhoneMe1]

I can have my 8 Plus unlocked almost before i have it out of my pocket with TouchID. I can have my thumb on TouchID scanner while it is in my pocket and it will be unlocked and at my homescreen all in one gesture. So I guess I am good at gestures after all.

lol, are you quick draw macgraw?
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Perhaps English isn't your primary language, so let me be of assistance. What I did was called a "reply", not an "overreaction". You can Google it if you need more help (maybe you can use some of that time you've got saved up from logging in faster?). Someone said something, I said something back, or "replied" if you will. When two people go back and forth like that, it's known as a "conversation".

An "overreaction" would be when someone says something and the person replying goes well above and beyond what would be considered a "normal" reaction to the original comment. There's no evidence of an overreaction in my reply, so for now I'll just assume you got your terminology mixed up

you are flogging a dead horse

 

[Gathomblipoob]

lol, are you quick draw macgraw?

That's a reference I get, Baba Looey!

 

[x-evil-x]

How does that translate into real-world benefits? What I mean is, you say you're saving time every time you log in. So how many spare minutes do you have at the end of the day? How many extra hours do you get each month? How many days does that save you over the course of a year?

There's "saving time" and "saving time". Even if your method actually does save time... Heck, let's just say you actually do save time and avoid that argument altogether. How has that extra time enriched your life? It hasn't. While the time savings might be measurable, you can't really add them up and store them up for a rainy day. Faster or not, that time is lost and shall never return. All it really bought you was bragging rights if you can find anyone interested enough to listen.

I fail to see how saving a few milliseconds while logging in changes my life in any recognizable way. So the argument that you can have your phone unlocked while it's still in your pocket is really falling on deaf ears here. Honestly, who cares? If the main purpose of my phone was besting previous unlock scores, I'd be more interested in shaving a little time here and a little there. But that's not what I do with my phone. I don't care if I'm on the home screen when I glance at my phone, if it's still coming up when I glance at my phone or if I need to begin the entire procedure when I glance at my phone. I care about running that app that caused me to reach for my phone in the first place. And if I get there half a second after you do, I'm fine with that. It's not like I could have put that extra half second to any real use.

Let me know when your login method is minutes faster and then I'll be more interested.

So unlocking makes the entire usage of the phone faster? The unlock speed doesn’t speed up how you use the app switcher, Closing of apps to the home screen ect..
the x is faster in using your phone inside the lock screen so your time savings need to be changed.
Unless you just unlock your phone then put it back in your pocket your argument makes sense.

 

[jamezr]

Perhaps English isn't your primary language, so let me be of assistance. What I did was called a "reply", not an "overreaction". You can Google it if you need more help (maybe you can use some of that time you've got saved up from logging in faster?). Someone said something, I said something back, or "replied" if you will. When two people go back and forth like that, it's known as a "conversation".

An "overreaction" would be when someone says something and the person replying goes well above and beyond what would be considered a "normal" reaction to the original comment. There's no evidence of an overreaction in my reply, so for now I'll just assume you got your terminology mixed up.

no...overreaction is someone that portrays how they use or their personal preference in smartphone as life changing....

What does it matter to you what my personal preference is?

I think is quite telling when someone cannot put their words into sentences without trying to put the other person down or slight them by being snarky. That is when you know they have no real leg to stand in the conversation so they resort to being sarcastic and snarky to prove their point. They overact and over generalize and try to blow things out of proportion...this is the only way they can debate the merits of their point of view.


I wasn't having a conversation with you...you jumped into one I was having with someone else and decide to be snarky and sarcastic

Someone said something, I said something back, or "replied" if you will. When two people go back and forth like that, it's known as a "conversation".

Perhaps English isn't your primary language, so let me be of assistance.

You can Google it if you need more help (maybe you can use some of that time you've got saved up from logging in faster?)