You are aware you can turn it off if you want? Perhaps choice is something Apple fans aren't accustomed to?
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You are aware you can turn it off if you want? Perhaps choice is something Apple fans aren't accustomed to?
The LG G2 isn't 2 years old. It came out August 2013. I bought it 1 year ago. It is 1 year and 2 month old.
turn off something that doesn't exist. Thats a new one on me
Clearly, if you had followed the thread you would have noticed I said that just because the iPhone would get a LED light does not mean that people could not turn it off.
clearly if you read what I wrote you wouldn't have wrote what you wrote or maybe you would
:roll eyes:are we done with being childish now
clearly if you read what I wrote you wouldn't have wrote what you wrote or maybe you would
are we done with being childish now
Wat??????? No one was being childish.
But I dont have to wake the phone up if my notification light isnt on - because I know theres nothing to check
Dosent really solve the problem of when your out of the room when the screen lights up to show you what has arrived.
Well the whole purpose of a notification light is to tell you that you have missed something. You can set it for what you like - emails, texts, calls, hangouts, facebook, twitter, battery low etc etc
Thats fair enough. The benefit of choice.
They both only have a 3mm earphone port so Im not exactly sure what you're purposing here?
Get both
So I'll have 6mm port total?
G3 eats more battery according to some, but more to the point, it's bigger than the G2, which is already borderline too big.
More like welcome to 2018, and the iphone 9. They will will get there. Be patient. You didn't think a 5.5 phone was coming either.
Besides, just because a feature's been around for a long time doesn't mean it's bad. Vibrate's been around forever too. You got a problem with that too?
One old feature I do wish they'd bring back from 15 years ago and one my motorola flip phones is the the vibrate THEN ring option. Very useful as well.
Maybe. Not sure yet.
More talent or capability in very limited area. Very vanilla experience no 'extras'.
ONLY useful for a missed text or call? Yeah, "only" that!
And the light doesn't have to blink at you. You can set it to glow steadily instead like I do, small and non-instrusive. Not unlike the the little LED's that glow steadily on you microwave, coffee maker, TV, etc. all day long. Except this light is incredibly useful.
You can tell when a thread has been moved from the iPhone section
Thanks for policing things, girls. God forbid you end up reading, and posting in, a thread in the "wrong" place.
I'd go back to the iphone in a second if it had the notification light. It's a very important feature, and anyone who doesn't see the value of it is nuts. It would be like arguing against the value of the vibrate only feature.
I've had androids for years before 4 months of iphone use, so these things are not unfamiliar to me. They are just more glitchy and complex. There's a price you pay for the phone being able to do a lot of things.
But I dont have to wake the phone up if my notification light isnt on - because I know theres nothing to check
Dosent really solve the problem of when your out of the room when the screen lights up to show you what has arrived.
Well the whole purpose of a notification light is to tell you that you have missed something. You can set it for what you like - emails, texts, calls, hangouts, facebook, twitter, battery low etc etc
Amazes me that people actually need the obvious benefits of the notification light explained to them. The instant I heard the feature existed, I immediately grasped the incredible value and lifestyle changing benefits of it in about two seconds.
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HUH? I had a notification light on my blackberry and no doubt it was useful; really only in one or two situations. I'm in a meeting or working at home and my phone is on silent and I see the notification light and I can check.
There was never any other situation I found it useful and I do not miss it at all on my iphone. Anyplace where the phone is in my pocket (99%) of the time, except for sleeping, vibrate is more useful. Even in a meeting, I can set the phone to vibrate and keep it in my pocket and know when something came in without disturbing anybody.
I do not find the notification light to be the barometer of missing functionality on the iphone and I can certainly understand the rational for not having one.
However, I understand different strokes for different folks and one persons important feature is another persons, meh.
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As I just said, you need to explain it to me in the context of how my life is. Because I don't see the need for it, unless I walk around with my phone in my hand staring at the notification light 24x7.
Here's a great thread if you want to discuss the notification light:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1435918/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1435918/
don't use microwaves, bad for you, coffee maker, no light on that, tv, oh you mean the light that comes on to tell me the tv is on, disabled because you know the screen does the same thing haha
You people are arguing over notification light?
Apple should include it on the iPhone, since I witnessed countless people use the accessibility notification flash on the back.
Apple should include it on the iPhone, since I witnessed countless people use the accessibility notification flash on the back.
Countless? I've yet to see a person using it. Ever. I'm sure at least one person has used it.
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Yes I've seen countless use it. From my family, friends, co-workers, at restaurants, when using public transportation, at bars/clubs, and etc.
I haven't, therefore Apple does not need to include it. Never seen it at a bar, restaurant, subway, rails, etc. I see where this is going. I've seen it being used...
What your looking for is down just a tad
What you're looking for is an apostrophe.
There's a rational for not having one?? Do tell.
Walking around with a phone in your hand is about the only way one would NOT benefit from a notfication light.
If you don't see the value of a light indicating you've received a message that you can see from the doorway when you return to a room, or the value of not having unlock your phone every time you pull it out of your pocket to make sure you didn't miss anything, I don't know what to tell ya I might as well be trying to explain the value of the vibration feature to you.
I was being sarcastic except when I mentioned I've never seen anybody use it. That was in fact true.
Whether apple wants to include this at some point in time maybe they will or maybe they won't. As I said, I personally do not see the need a notification light. You personally do. Apple doesn't seem to be interested in putting one in.
Having a text message not get returned to you as undeliverable tells you your message was sent --- but iphone insists on telling you anway with a stupid swoop sound. Nice work there, Apple.
Redunacy aside, and speaking of appliances, would you buy a home answering machine that didn't have a notification light? I don't even know if they sell them, since the benefit of a light is so obvious everyone who makes home answering machines -- not to mention obvious to virtually every smartphone maker not named Apple.
I don't make the decisions. Seriously here's an email: tcook@apple.com.
When I had my blackberry, I never had the light turned on, except for one particular circumstance, which is irrelevant on the iphone.
If I want to check for incoming, I pick up the iphone and press the home button. Touchid unlocks in an instant. It's worked well for me for many months, never had an issue.
I really don't see the added value at this point. Also, please do explain the value or the vibration feature: a lot of us would like to know. Again you would have to ask tcook@apple.com why one isn't included. I don't make the decisions.
And it was in fact true, when I mentioned I see it being used countless times. So why did you initially question what I've seen?
The same can be said for much that's included on the iPhone today. You will not have to search hard to find iPhone users that want a front notification light.
I have to specifically walk into the office to check for the light. It's actually easier to pick up the phone to see if there are any messages.