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I expect Apple will start allowing screensaver/wallpaper type apps in the not too distant future. It'll open up another revenue stream for them.
We know it's almost ready to be rolled out (by looking to jailbroken iPhones) but Apple will want to iron out memory problems before releasing it (at least that's what they'll say).
I'd like to point out this blog post is from mid-2009. I initially thought the screenshot was a LockInfo theme. In any case, such an app already exists, and has for quite a while. There are also plugins for RSS, Things & Appigo tasks,iOS notifications etc.It's very themeable, as well. The only hitch? Your iOS device needs to be jailbroken, due to Apple's limitations. The author's LockInfo home page is pretty lacking…
I've always wondered if David has ever been approached by Apple to work on iPhone notifications. He deserves some recognition for delivering such an essential feature set while Apple has taken their time.
I 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.
LockInfo, for instance, lets you choose the type of information to display as well as how to display it. You don't see anything you don't want to see.
Then once you use something like it, you can't go back. There are a ton of people who jailbreak just to install LockInfo. That's how good it is.
For anyone on Android, SlideScreen is a brilliant implementation of this concept already available in the market. Highly recommended. http://slidescreenhome.com/
I bought this a while ago (a year?) and, although it's a great application, the developer seemingly abandoned it not long after.
Never have understood why people in software equate dormancy with worthlessness.
Why 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 missin…
Would you by chance happen to live in California?
Why 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 missin…
> Why are people obsessed with weather widgets? Would you by chance happen to live in California?
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I bought this a while ago (a year?) and, although it's a great application, the developer seemingly abandoned it not long after.
I had the same thing happen to a loaf of bread I purchased recently. Never have understood why people in software equate dormancy with worthlessness.
...there is something different about software, evidently. I want something I use to still work if Android gets updated to version x, and a dormant app doesn't normally promote confidence that this will happen.
We all know Apple planed the iPhone 7 from day 1 and are simply staging it over a series of years to maximise profits. I expect Apple will start allowing screensaver/wallpaper type apps in the not too distant future. It'll open up another revenue stream for them. We know it's almost ready to be rolled out (by looking to jailbroken iPhones) but Apple will want to iron out memory problems before releasing it (at least…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I bought this a while ago (a year?) and, although it's a great application, the developer seemingly abandoned it not long after.
I had the same thing happen to a loaf of bread I purchased recently. Never have understood why people in software equate dormancy with worthlessness.
Users know this instinctively, which is why a website that never changes loses users quickly.