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The state of iOS's notifications, and the steps Apple needs to take
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Wow, that concept from his is really awesome! I'd love to see something like that, at least with the option to enable/disable collapsing notifications. Not only is it more practical, it just looks stunning as well.
Please make him have this send to Apple. As stulaw11 says, this is just the first beta. They usually change a lot of stuff before the final release, especially in the first few betas. So I'd not be surprised if they would use the concept and implement something like it.
I kinda like it, but I would really miss the ability to interact. I use both android and iPhone, one thing I like about the iPhone is if I get say 10 emails, from the lock screen or notification panel I can manage them. I can delete some and mark others as read, while more important ones I can then open and view in app.
But on android where they collapse, I can only do that as they come in, but if I'm not on top of it and my inbox piles up, I'm now forced to go into the mail app to manage it.
Maybe a combination of the two, where they collapse but you could say swipe down on the notification to expand them back into individual notifications again?
But on android where they collapse, I can only do that as they come in, but if I'm not on top of it and my inbox piles up, I'm now forced to go into the mail app to manage it.
Maybe a combination of the two, where they collapse but you could say swipe down on the notification to expand them back into individual notifications again?
Have you tried being less popular? Works fine for me, I only get one notification a day
I like your idea, and I also agree that notifications are kind of sloppy... having a new window for each notification, especially when it's coming from one app makes it very cluttered. I like your idea and really hope Apple will improve this before the final version of iOS 10. Have you submit your feedback to Apple yet? The notification system in iOS needs to be refined.
"A wonderful UX designer named Zuno Young took his own take on the concept, and his mockups are definitely better than mine!"
Actually, I think both are great concepts. Keep up the good work. You are talented.
Actually, I think both are great concepts. Keep up the good work. You are talented.
This is what I mean, when you group notifications together you can't act on them, so in one of my emails accounts it just lists my emails but I can't do anything about them except go to my email app. Where as when they're individual I can act on them, I can delete, reply, or mark as read all from the lock screen or notification panel.
Unless they come up with a way to do both, I much prefer individual notifications.
Unless they come up with a way to do both, I much prefer individual notifications.
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This is what I mean, when you group notifications together you can't act on them, so in one of my emails accounts it just lists my emails but I can't do anything about them except go to my email app. Where as when they're individual I can act on them, I can delete, reply, or mark as read all from the lock screen or notification panel.
Unless they come up with a way to do both, I much prefer individual notifications.
I think the solution to that would be to make the grouped notification able to then further expand to show each individual notification, thereby allowing interaction without having to just launch the app.
This is exactly how it works in Android N, so Android is still a step ahead in this area.
You receive the grouped notifications like usual, but then you can slowly swipe it down to expand it out and action the individual notifications within it.
I don't like it. The idea makes it visually pleasing but also makes notifications less useful by default.
I would just like for notifications to consistently clear from the pull-down pane once you've viewed the thing that generated the notification (i.e., directly through the app itself, not by clicking on the notification). Many apps still don't seem to do this. It makes that pane cluttered with "old stuff" and feel like a place i don't want to visit often, because I know I'll have to "clean it up."
An app would need an API to achieve this I think!? Not sure if there is one... But that is a really good point and idea.
This is what I mean, when you group notifications together you can't act on them, so in one of my emails accounts it just lists my emails but I can't do anything about them except go to my email app. Where as when they're individual I can act on them, I can delete, reply, or mark as read all from the lock screen or notification panel.
Unless they come up with a way to do both, I much prefer individual notifications.
The solution would be when you tap a notification group, it expands to show all the individual notifications, rather than how Android does it where it launches the app. That way the notifications can keep the interactiveness, but the Notification Center can be clean.
No. In your example, it will be harder if I want to respond only to Casey but not Austin.
You'd 3D Touch the notification and it expands to show the list of notifications, and then you can interact with them individually again.
That's great but.. the target is really small and it adds additional step.
This is what I mean, when you group notifications together you can't act on them, so in one of my emails accounts it just lists my emails but I can't do anything about them except go to my email app. Where as when they're individual I can act on them, I can delete, reply, or mark as read all from the lock screen or notification panel.
Unless they come up with a way to do both, I much prefer individual notifications.
This settles it.
Also, many times, you receive. e.g. one Notification from Snapchat, then one from iMessage, then another from Snaptchat, and it's better to just have them displayed chronologically.
I agree with both of these statements.
The whole point of the new notifications are to 3D Touch anywhere on one to jump right into the conversation and reply (and see replies back)
The purposed change makes that harder by adding a step and making the targets to 3D Touch a specific person to reply to too small.
[doublepost=1467525638][/doublepost]One shouldn't have to expand things as if they are digging to a sub folder within a folder to reply to someone.
