Comments on: iOS 5 To Revamp Notifications And Introduce Widgets

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Useful ones? YES

By: Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:32:00 +0000

I’m glad Apple is doing this, those two were clearly the two biggest weaknesses of iOS compared to Android, and those things are getting alleviated, so iOS users can only rejoice I guess. But for me i’ll stick with my Desire HD thanks very much :).

By: Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:31:00 +0000

Preach, brother!

By: Hades260

Hades260 — Sun, 29 May 2011 10:25:00 +0000

Not really. Not all users require games on their smartphones, especially for business user. For them, widgets would be of a much better use to update news, weather and other information just by turning the phone on.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:13:00 +0000

Maybe they’ll do something like Mac os x’s widgets? With the same iOS theme as now but with a gesture or whatnot brings out another layer of widgets over the app UI? That’d keep the iOS look but with widgets…and also ties in with their Mac series

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:50:00 +0000

Widgets are awesome if you don’t go crazy with them. Weather & calendar are absolutely best done with a widget rather than an app. I have a homescreen that is just one large calendar widget. Checking for events takes way less time than waiting for an app to open…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:44:00 +0000

Let me guess – they will make it a long-press of the home button. Unless that currently does something else… Task switching? If that, then they could combine the two, one screen for both… Since they only have one button and a drop down menu would be too Android like. If they add widgets and drop down notifications, they’d be Android with a different style and a few limitations (no keyboard changing, limited customization)…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:44:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:42:00 +0000

The widgets I find useful are the ones that aren’t dormant – weather, calendar, facebook… They allow me to check the weather just by waking up my phone, rather than waiting for an app to load.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:42:00 +0000

The widgets I find useful are the ones that aren’t dormant – weather, calendar, facebook… They allow me to check the weather just by waking up my phone, rather than waiting for an app to load.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:38:00 +0000

Apple didn’t invent any of that either… Multitouch was first implemented (though crudely) in 1982 at the University of Toronto (not a phone, but the concept of controlling/inputting data into a computer using a touch surface allowing for multiple points). Pinch to zoom is a gesture, not an invention. Next I’ll patent flipping someone the bird… Visual voicemail existed in 1993 (in a crude form, on ISDN modems not cell phones). Apple was sued originally because of their use of visual voicemail ;) App store business model is a bit ridiculous to patent – like patenting the idea of selling products in a store or web site. That’s all Apple’s app store is – a “web site” that is only browsed through iTunes or iOS devices. Accelerometer and proximity sensor were invented long before iOS.

So how is Android just copying Apple where Apple hasn’t just put together technologies that already existed into a new form? Apple isn’t really that innovative – most of their tech is slightly behind cutting edge, but refined and polished up a bit to be usable/enjoyable by the masses. Tablets existed long before the iPad (which they claim is “revolutionary”) but they were a) too large and b) ran Windows or other full OSes. Apple polished up an existing concept by slimming the iPad down and throwing the iPhone OS on it (with a few tiny changes). Android is actually ahead of Apple in that regard, since their tablet OS is more different from their phone OS than Apple’s is… (though arguably less polished and intuitive – it’s more suitable for geeks and less for general consumers).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:38:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:17:00 +0000

Why is it that you fantards automatically assume everyone who points out a positive fact about iOS or a negative fact about Android has to be an Apply fanboy? I guess the truth hurts, so your weak ass comeback is to call someone a sheep or iTard or fanboy. When you want to argue facts, come on back into the discussion, otherwise GTFO.

Virtually every feature on a phone or tablet was originally done somewhere else first. Only an idiot would try to claim something their phone does was “innovated” by them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:58:00 +0000

That’s rich, coming from a user named “iKing”! I take it you’re a fanboi.
app store business model – I’d like to introduce you to GetJar.com, founded in 2004
in-app purchases – there’s aguy with a patent that would like a word with you

As for actual hardware, you must be out of your mind!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:50:00 +0000

RevolutionaryMagic will be the new name for widgets in iOS.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:49:00 +0000

And Apple fanbois cry how everyone copied Apple’s grid of icons, a rectangular black brick with rounded corners, etc. There’s crap coming from both sides.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:42:00 +0000

Ever heard of Symbian? Even with Android full of widgets I get 27hrs easily.

By: Robert Norris Hills

Robert Norris Hills — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:38:00 +0000

90% of what you just listed is hardware based that Samsung owns the patients on?

So you’re point is?

By: RFGOD

RFGOD — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:24:00 +0000

“The way Android lifted multitouch, pinch and zoom, visual voicemail,
app store business model, in-app purchases, accelerometer, proximity
sensor, right outta iOS??? You gotta be kidding right???”
LOL, you really think apple was the first to implement these features? lol you probably think apple invented tablets huh?
hahahahahahahahahah

By: iKing

iKing — Sat, 28 May 2011 11:29:00 +0000

Well lookie here! Fandroids actually complaining about being copied??? The way Android lifted multitouch, pinch and zoom, visual voicemail, app store business model, in-app purchases, accelerometer, proximity sensor, right outta iOS??? You gotta be kidding right???

Pot, I’d like to introduce you to kettle….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:49:00 +0000

Again, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Go away and find out how widgets are implemented in Android. It’s perfectly power efficient.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:47:00 +0000

Such stunning nonsense. They are implemented incredibly power efficiently on the Android platform. The are essentially dormant, waiting for input events, much like hibernating apps in the background.

Do some homework, next time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 09:12:00 +0000

What happen to “inspiration”? Inspiration don’t exist to fanboy’s dictionary. They see inspiration as copying. That applies to fanboys of both sides. And Apple pretty much destroyed the meaning of inspiration and innovation with all the patent lawsuit crap and trying to prevent other manufacturers to import Android based phones. Apple is no different than Microsoft in this era.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 09:12:00 +0000

By: Robert Norris Hills

Robert Norris Hills — Sat, 28 May 2011 08:04:00 +0000

All I hear is blablablabla weak iPhan blithering defense.

Android has defined the meaning of widget in the mobile computing.

Apple is now copying Android.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 06:06:00 +0000

And I suppose you’re actually stupid enough to believe that Android invented widgets? How can Apple copy Android when Android itself is a copy of so many other ideas? Widegts have been around long before Android ever appeared on the market. As have notifications.

Funny over the years to see Apple haters complain the iPhone doesn’t have this or doesn’t do that. Then Apple adds new features and the haters change their tune from “iPhone doesn’t have xxxxx” to “Apple copied xxxx”.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:09:00 +0000

They will say the copying process ‘iCopy’, and say its a magical way to come up with new ideas

By: Robert Norris Hills

Robert Norris Hills — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:06:00 +0000

This year at WMC apple is going to spend its entire time on stage announcing all the ways it is copying the android ecosystem to try and win back customers. They are copying widgets, voice control features, Screen design and their own version of Google cloud. Of course they wont say they are copying it, they will call it innovation ^^

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:50:00 +0000

The Problem is if Android creates their own UI then it will take away from the “customization” many Android fans like to crow about. At the very least, if Android brings a “good UI” users can kiss some of the customization goodbye.

By: Jon Yuen

Jon Yuen — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:03:00 +0000

i bet apple will call widgets by another name to make it seem “revolutionary” or “magical”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:13:00 +0000

Like Steve Jobs said, year of the copycats…….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:13:00 +0000

Like Steve Jobs said, year of the copycats…….

By: Pradyuman Vig

Pradyuman Vig — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:21:00 +0000

Not at all. There are far better games on iOS, and Android is still fragmented… widgets aren’t necessarily a good thing (but updated notifications are a must).

By: Pradyuman Vig

Pradyuman Vig — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:20:00 +0000

They will most likely have the first power/battery efficient way…

By: Pradyuman Vig

Pradyuman Vig — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:19:00 +0000

NO! Widgets really don’t have too much functinoality, and just take up battery power. Maybe Apple can do the widgets the way yhey did multitasking…

By: Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:10:00 +0000

This is one of their main goals with Ice Cream (coming in the Fall).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:55:00 +0000

What Google needs to bring is a good UI dev tool, so that making the UI look good is not a chore.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:29:00 +0000

The thing that bugged the hell out of me was the notifications interrupting whatever I was doing… even worse was when more than 1 piled on top of it. I’m more interested in how they’ll handle notifications. Clicking OK through 40 or so pop-ups on a friend’s iDevice to check something is annoying.

By: Barði Westin

Barði Westin — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:07:00 +0000

Ok, I’m just a “normal” iPhone 4 user and it bugs the hell out of me that I can’t customize the home screens with widgets and stuff. Had a Desire before and liked it’s customizability better and how it fitted in my palm but the iPhone’s screen and camera was a deal breaker at the time. If iOS 5 won’t include widgets then I’m going back to an Android handset, Sensation or GSII

But I agree with the standard of the UI on Android, Google needs to have better quality control on widgets and apps

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Not sure about that. Functionally maybe, but Android UI still needs a lot of work. I’ve had an HTC Legend for about a year now and I think that Google needs to tighten the UI standards so that apps and widgets start looking a lot better than they do now.