Control center, large space at top?

[Paco II]

Is this a bug? Is it limited to my iPhone XS screen size? Seems like an odd waste of space and requires me to scroll more than necessary.

 

[0128672]

Apparently it leaves space for recently used items. Here's a screenshot from my xR:

 

[Zazoh]

Mine currently has an active WiFi call app showing there. I can't tap it, but I guess it just shows what is active?

 

[C DM]

Mine currently has an active WiFi call app showing there. I can't tap it, but I guess it just shows what is active?

Basically what's using or recently used the camera or microphone (as it also relates to the green, for camera, and orange, for microphone, "dot" indicators that appear in the status bar at the top when those are in use).

 

[Paco II]

Thanks for the replies all! Interesting. I have not yet seen anything in that space on my phone. Still seems like odd placement.

And what is the purpose in telling me what was used recently?

 

[0128672]

I don't have Home features enabled, but I wonder if it's related to the new Home features for Control Center. I can't find much info about it, but saw a reference from ibtimes. I have no idea how reliable that is though.

https://www.ibtimes.com/ios-14-update-how-use-new-control-center-features-3050508

 

[flashflooder]

Thanks for the replies all! Interesting. I have not yet seen anything in that space on my phone. Still seems like odd placement.

And what is the purpose in telling me what was used recently?

It's intended to prevent apps from "snooping" on you without your knowledge.

 

[Paco II]

How often are people looking at the control center? Also, elsewhere in iOS that message comes as an overlay at the top, right?

It's intended to prevent apps from "snooping" on you without your knowledge.

 

[C DM]

How often are people looking at the control center? Also, elsewhere in iOS that message comes as an overlay at the top, right?

The camera/microphone use indicators appear as colored dots in the status bar, with Control Center giving more details as to which app is behind that use (during the use and for a little after the use).

 

[Paco II]

OK I get it. But it's still odd to reserve that space. Also it's like no one bothered to see how it looks on an iPhone XS size screen. My last row of icons cuts off a little. It comes across as a bit shoddy.

The camera/microphone use indicators appear as colored dots in the status bar, with Control Center giving more details as to which app is behind that use (during the use and for a little after the use).

 

[AbSoluTc]

This bugs me. Why is there so much wasted space up top?

Ok

 

[C DM]

This bugs me. Why is there so much wasted space up top?

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Sounds like you mean Control Center (rather than Notification Center):

Control center, large space at top?

Is this a bug? Is it limited to my iPhone XS screen size? Seems like an odd waste of space and requires me to scroll more than necessary.

forums.macrumors.com

 

[AbSoluTc]

The camera/microphone use indicators appear as colored dots in the status bar, with Control Center giving more details as to which app is behind that use (during the use and for a little after the use).

So I’ve never see anything there until I purposely caused it after reading this thread. Great, that’s neat and all but it still begs the question, why so much wasted space?? Even with verbiage being shown, there’s still a ton of space above and below it. When NOTHING is there, why reserve the space?? It’s useless. It cuts off icons down below that I now have to scroll down to see. Never had to do that prior. It’s a crappy user experience on any level.

It’s the same in messages at the top of a message. Why does the contact photo need to be persistent? It takes up so much space and wastes it. I actually turn them off.