Before I got my WP7 phone, the general consensus I was getting is that the notification system was better than iOS, yet worse than Android.
Now that I'm using the phone I can't really figure out what exactly is better about the notification system?
Is there some kind of Android-like notification cache that allows you to view recently ignored notifications? As far as I can tell the only improvement over iOS is that the notifications are out of the way (rather than popping up right in the center of the screen) and that they can be seen on the lock screen.
I disagree. I find WP7 to be the best and I think it will only get better with time. Android is too primitive and gets out of control quickly -kind of like Android the OS is.
But I agree, a nice list of recent notifications would be useful.
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In what way is it better than iOS?
The only advantage seems to be the lock screen notifications. Aside from that I'm not sure in what way it's better than iOS.
Well I believe the Live Tiles help you with the notifications. If you miss one, it will most likely be on the tile. Yea, it does kinda suck if the app that uses notifications doesn't use the live tile but that's up to the developer. But also sucks that if the application that notified you isn't on your main screen, you won't know. So I understand your frustration. The main notifications you would want are text messages, emails, and phone calls, which you said are on the lock screen. I guess Microsoft will have to grow from there.
For me it's the Live Tiles that does it - they provide instant notification.
The toast notifications on the other hand are really a waste of space if you ask me, they don't stay on-screen for long enough to action. In most cases I'll hear the toast coming in with my phone in my pocket, and by the time I pull the phone out all I see is the notification sliding away to the side - we really need something like Android's system for these.
I was hoping there would be something like Android's notification shade. Some kind of central repository for notifications. It completely changes the way you handle notifications.
I don't find it annoying, it isn't in your face like iOS. Plus, you can't dismiss them in iOS.
The lockscreen notification really does it for me. Since there is a dedicated icon for every notification, I can note where to go.
geoken said:
I was hoping there would be something like Android's notification shade. Some kind of central repository for notifications. It completely changes the way you handle notifications.
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webOS, their notification system is better than Android's to be honest.
canadariot2312 said:
I don't find it annoying, it isn't in your face like iOS. Plus, you can't dismiss them in iOS.
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I'm fairly certain you can dismiss it in iOS. On the lock screen you can't dismiss it, but if you get a notification for a text message while using the phone you have the option to reply or dismiss.
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I'm fairly certain you can dismiss it in iOS. On the lock screen you can't dismiss it, but if you get a notification for a text message while using the phone you have the option to reply or dismiss.
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A swipe to the right on the notification bar dismisses them on WP7, it is quite quick.
jz9833 said:
A swipe to the right on the notification bar dismisses them on WP7, it is quite quick.
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I was just responding to a comment above that was saying notifications couldn't be dismissed on iOS. I wasn't suggesting that notifications couldn't be dismissed in WP7, sorry if it came off like that.
WP7 doesn't interrupt your workflow. The fact that the notification takes over the entire phone when you get one on iOS is ridiculous.
I agree with Android > WP7 > iOS in the notification department.
all windows phone needs is a full down notification system like android has (or perhaps a swipe to a third left screen). on this screen it could show more then just notifications but also a full time line of everything related... phone calls made/received/missed, messages received/sent, calendar appointments, alarms, etc. aggregate them all together into one scrolling view.
though it could be a bit overly cluttered, but would provide for a great way to absorb everything in a time line format on your screen.
Android-Oh, I'll just unlock the phone, slide my laggy lock screen, wait for the page to pull up entirely, slide down the notification bar, oh what's that? a text? ok, ill pull up the app via that notification and wait for it to load. Way too many taps for me if its quicker on another os... and like others have said, iOS just encompasses too much of the screen.
The Gate Keeper said:
all windows phone needs is a full down notification system like android has (or perhaps a swipe to a third left screen). on this screen it could show more then just notifications but also a full time line of everything related... phone calls made/received/missed, messages received/sent, calendar appointments, alarms, etc. aggregate them all together into one scrolling view.
though it could be a bit overly cluttered, but would provide for a great way to absorb everything in a time line format on your screen.
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I definitely second this one. Another screen for the notifs would be brilliant.
Let's say there is a notification on the live tile. Then, after another notification comes, does the one that was there before go away?
LIVE tile notifications not working.
Recently all the apps that have LIVE tile notification have stopped working on my WP7.
These include Beezzapp, Flixster and WeatherBug - they haven't worked for over 3 weeks now. The pre-installed notifications still work.
Anyone else been experiencing the same problem?
sameerabedi said:
Recently all the apps that have LIVE tile notification have stopped working on my WP7.
These include Beezzapp, Flixster and WeatherBug - they haven't worked for over 3 weeks now. The pre-installed notifications still work.
Anyone else been experiencing the same problem?
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weatherbug I've experienced, gone back to the weather channel app. Got rid of beezz, decided sesmic was better. Flixster isn't on my home screen so I can't comment.
You guys make it seem like WP7 saves notifications (I'm talking about toast notifications here, the ones appearing at the top of your screen) until you "action" them (either by tapping it or sliding it to the side) - is this really how it is supposed to work because it doesn't for me.
Let's say I have my phone locked on the desk next to me and a toast comes thru, all that seems to happen for me is - screen turns on, displays the notification at the top and unless I touch the screen it turns back off within a few seconds. If I then go on to turn on the display again the notification is gone.
The same happens if the phone is unlocked, with the screen on, when receiving a toast - the notification is displayed for a few seconds but unless I tap it or slide it to the side it disappears itself within a few seconds.
For example, I have toasts activated in Beezz, but I hardly ever get to see the notification because in the time it takes me to get to my phone (it may be in my pocket or behind me) the notification is already gone. At which point I can only guess that it was a Twitter mention/message, tap Beezz, wait for it to load the feed and tap mentions/messages.
Are you all saying it works differently for you guys? If so, is there a setting somewhere? Cause I'm seeing this behaviour on three different devices.
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Android-Oh, I'll just unlock the phone, slide my laggy lock screen, wait for the page to pull up entirely, slide down the notification bar, oh what's that? a text? ok, ill pull up the app via that notification and wait for it to load. Way too many taps for me if its quicker on another os... and like others have said, iOS just encompasses too much of the screen.
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I don't see how it's any faster one WP7?
First off, most Android phones have LED's for notifications so you're already a step ahead.
Secondly, you can see the notification bar while you're on the lockscreen in Android so that matches WP7's lockscreen icons. WP7 has an advantage were the lockscreen notifications give you more info (i.e. number of emails and calendar appointment) but Android makes up for it by allowing third party apps to push notifications to the notification bar and by extension the lockscreen.
Finally, once the phones unlocked I don't see where WP7's advantage is. In WP7 I now need to go in and individually click on the icons of the various apps to check my email or texts or missed calls. This is no different from Android except Android will let me pull down the notification shade which will give me handy shortcuts to all the apps with notifications. If you think the extra action of pulling down the notification shade is such a tremendous waste of time you can simply skip it and just tap the email icon or messaging icon, at which point the amount of actions you've taken is exactly identical to what you would have done with WP7.
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I'm fairly certain you can dismiss it in iOS. On the lock screen you can't dismiss it, but if you get a notification for a text message while using the phone you have the option to reply or dismiss.
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Blah, I was using iOS and the notification system is kind of bad on the lockscreen.
Apparently BlackBerry OS is similar to Android's approach. Android's notification system, although cool, still can't hold a candle to webOS. I don't want a notification system that takes up the whole screen.
Has anyone had any success with lockscreen apps, particularly those which allow customisation of notifications.
I've long been a fan of notific and acdisplay on my nexus 5, but on this phone there are a mix of problems. Some or all of these happen:
music player controls aren't available on the lockscreen (rdio/tunein radio/poweramp/ etc.)
the custom notifications don't appear
the alarm doesn't appear on the lockscreen (gentle alarm)
Or is this just the way LG has customised the OS? It's also mildly infuriating that you can't double-tap to open a notification (you need to either expand it first or swipe separately)
Interesting no one has commented about this since.
I find it mildly annoying after getting accustomed on the z3 and n6, double tapping a notification from the lock screen to open it. The g4 doesn't and it requires yo u to swipe unlock.
Unless there is a setting or another method I'm missing?
Hello everyone,
More and more Roms getting Dash Charge support because the drivers are released but what about slider support? I liked RR, CM, Bliss on my previous phones but I don't like having hardware which is not working.
So on which custom Roms is the slider feature working?
Thanks
Alert slider work on RR and Nuclea for sure
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Hello everyone,
More and more Roms getting Dash Charge support because the drivers are released but what about slider support? I liked RR, CM, Bliss on my previous phones but I don't like having hardware which is not working.
So on which custom Roms is the slider feature working?
Thanks
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Essentially all the recently-updated CM/AOSP-based ROMs. You can literally pick a random ROM on XDA for the OnePlus 3 and not have to worry about the Alert Slider working.
Couple things to know about the Alert Slider on custom ROMs: with the exception of Paranoid Android, you can turn off "Do not disturb" mode through the quick settings or volume controls, even when the switch is all the way up. I find this behavior strange but understandable since this switch isn't found on Nexus devices (Google didn't code the OS for Alert Slider). To re-enable the effects of Alert Slider, slide the switch down and up again.
Also, I find this pretty annoying: when you move the switch, you don't get a banner in the center of the screen like Oxygen OS - just a weak vibration feedback and a new statusbar icon on top. I find the banner useful since the vibration motor is weak and the icon on the status bar is small. I take my OnePlus 3 out in bright sunlight everyday and being able to see what mode it's on easily is a somewhat big deal for me. I don't want to accidently put the switch to Total silence (I've done that a few times by mistake), and I don't want to put my phone to my face just to see the statusbar what mode my device is on.
To sum up, the slider works fine on pretty much all ROMs on the OnePlus 3 bar minor quirks, so I installed Paranoid Android and I'm using it as my daily driver ROM. Much better battery life than Oxygen OS, that's for sure.
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Essentially all the recently-updated CM/AOSP-based ROMs. You can literally pick a random ROM on XDA for the OnePlus 3 and not have to worry about the Alert Slider working.
Couple things to know about the Alert Slider on custom ROMs: with the exception of Paranoid Android, you can turn off "Do not disturb" mode through the quick settings or volume controls, even when the switch is all the way up. I find this behavior strange but understandable since this switch isn't found on Nexus devices (Google didn't code the OS for Alert Slider). To re-enable the effects of Alert Slider, slide the switch down and up again.
Also, I find this pretty annoying: when you move the switch, you don't get a banner in the center of the screen like Oxygen OS - just a weak vibration feedback and a new statusbar icon on top. I find the banner useful since the vibration motor is weak and the icon on the status bar is small. I take my OnePlus 3 out in bright sunlight everyday and being able to see what mode it's on easily is a somewhat big deal for me. I don't want to accidently put the switch to Total silence (I've done that a few times by mistake), and I don't want to put my phone to my face just to see the statusbar what mode my device is on.
To sum up, the slider works fine on pretty much all ROMs on the OnePlus 3 bar minor quirks, so I installed Paranoid Android and I'm using it as my daily driver ROM. Much better battery life than Oxygen OS, that's for sure.
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Thanks for your fast and accurate answer. I don't like the fact that my volume Buttons still would work but I guess I Have to take it for what it is (however I might even be able to make a commit to fix that). Thanks for your answer I can now happy flash a new ROM
Hello everyone, I am running 12.0.2. I turn on DND, but I still see notifications in the status bar (and drawer), but they are hidden in lock screen. Is this a bug? What can I do?
Edit: Looks like some notifications show up on lock screen as well. It's so frustrating
The answer is cleared:
When it comes to notifications, MIUI doesn't have much to say
I don't really understand why they miss pure Android options, like minimised notifications which are very useful.