Should have bought an Android Phone instead. You can even make money selling alternative UIs on the Android marketplace.
IPhone Needs a New Home
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#22There are indications that there won't be an update to the notification system in iOS 5 (Apple had a recent job posting that indicated they were just now looking at updating the notifications), so it's almost hard to imagine what Apple has been working on if they don't update either the homescreen or the widget system. I'm afraid this guy's work will be wasted.
I follow that design studio fairly closely, and from what I can tell, the project's been abandoned anyways. They got a developer in, but after that there wasn't much progress.
Edited: Typo.
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#23I hate to be that guy but PLEASE spell it right! It's not an IPhone it's an iPhone. This is not unimportant cause Apple wont let your into the App Store before you spell it right (at least in the App).
I think that the casing of the first letter of the title is forced by HN.
Oh didn't know that. Thanks!
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#24Why couldn't this be an app on its own instead of taking over the home screen?
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#25This looks a lot like the Windows Mobile 6.0 Today screen (circa 2007):
http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=windows%20mobile%206.0%20to...
When I had a Windows Mobile device, I found the Today screen very busy. I'm usually only interested in one or two pieces of information from the Today screen, and found the information-overload aspect of sifting through the unnecessary data distracting. How would this new design avoid that problem?
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#26I desperately hope that Apple make the home screen (along with better notifications) the primary focus of iOS 5. I first saw this very concept a while back now, and still think it looks amazing. I was under the impression you could get it via a jailbreak, but as I've never jailbroken my iPhone I've not looked into it.
Just jailbreak.. or get an Android. DIY! Don't desperately hope that Apple will do something for you, they are purposely dumbing down their products for the sake of "User Experience".
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#27I desperately hope that Apple make the home screen (along with better notifications) the primary focus of iOS 5. I first saw this very concept a while back now, and still think it looks amazing. I was under the impression you could get it via a jailbreak, but as I've never jailbroken my iPhone I've not looked into it.
For me these are least important and I struggle to understand why others are so obsessed with it (this does not mean that I think current implementation is the best possible, I just don't care). The reasons: if I see a badge on a program (mail, phone or SMS) I will check it anyway, so I don't need the full info on the home screen.
For me, it's convenience. My phone is laying on the desk, I can just stretch my hand, press the home button and instantly see the overview of situation. Easily distinguishable lines (courtesy of jailbreak and LockInfo) for missed calls, SMSes, emails, calendar events. What's more, unlike the default notifications, I get a little bit more information, allowing me to see that all the mails are from Facebook and can be ignored at the moment.
I don't cary my phone with me everywhere, especially when at home, so checking up on the situation is a common task for me.
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#28Slightly unrelated but a really simple change I'd really love to see is the "swipe to unlock" moved to the top of the screen so it's easily answerable with one hand. This way you don't have to crane your thumb down or juggle the phone to a higher position in your hand.
How the heck do you hold your phone? I have to stretch to hit the top of the screen with my thumb. I'm with Apple's HIG that the commonly used controls should be at the bottom.
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#29This would be excellent. Especially on the lock screen, which is currently almost nothing but wasted space.
When the phone is locked do you really want it to expose information? My personal preference is no.
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#30Why are people obsessed with weather widgets?
In that small an amount of space you can basically get today's weather which I can see by looking out of the window which generally makes it a bit useless really.
Not saying that I wouldn't like a better notification screen on the iPhone - I really would - just that all weather widgets do to my mind is add a bit of graphical sugar but with no great purpose.
Or am I missing something? Does everyone else live in a bunker?