steventrannn
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Battery percentage, lockscreen music player controls, and colored wifi & wireless signal icon.
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Optimus 2X
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DIYedInTheWool
Newbie
I am new to android with ICS on a Galaxy Nexus.
I (and others in this thread) would like to set different notification alert behavior from sms, google talk, facebook messenger, voicemail, etc etc. It is pretty fundamental to be able to customize notification settings with different profiles e.g. for sleeping, meetings, driving, etc.
Profile apps exist, but they only have overarching control over notification and ringer mode that effect all notifications. Changing notifications for individual apps requires going into the apps' individual settings options one at a time.
Android should be set up such that each event inside of each app that might potentially generate a notification goes into a centralized system list. In settings the user can then go into that list and the *user* chooses how they want to be notified for each event, whether that is a ringtone, vibrate, led, notification icon, etc. This list of settings could then be altered with profiles.
Note that in this setup an incoming phone call would just another line in this list of events (at the top presumably), no need for separate ringer control. Alarms would also be in this list. Then there is no need for the current implementation of silent mode, or vibrate mode, etc. There are just notification profiles where the notification you will get in each profile for each type of event is explicitly and clearly specificed.
I (and others in this thread) would like to set different notification alert behavior from sms, google talk, facebook messenger, voicemail, etc etc. It is pretty fundamental to be able to customize notification settings with different profiles e.g. for sleeping, meetings, driving, etc.
Profile apps exist, but they only have overarching control over notification and ringer mode that effect all notifications. Changing notifications for individual apps requires going into the apps' individual settings options one at a time.
Android should be set up such that each event inside of each app that might potentially generate a notification goes into a centralized system list. In settings the user can then go into that list and the *user* chooses how they want to be notified for each event, whether that is a ringtone, vibrate, led, notification icon, etc. This list of settings could then be altered with profiles.
Note that in this setup an incoming phone call would just another line in this list of events (at the top presumably), no need for separate ringer control. Alarms would also be in this list. Then there is no need for the current implementation of silent mode, or vibrate mode, etc. There are just notification profiles where the notification you will get in each profile for each type of event is explicitly and clearly specificed.
DIYedInTheWool
Newbie
There needs to be a standardized way to close apps from inside the app (the moral equivalent of the "X" at the top of each windows program). I think the way the recent apps page is set up is great on ICS for switching back and forth between active apps, and flicking them off the screen to close is all great. But this gets all cluttered with apps I was done with and exited by hitting the "home" button because there wasn't an easy way to just close it. As it is, I either have to hunt through menus to find the "exit" option, or go to the recent apps page and find it. Please just give me an "X" to close an app from inside the app if I'm done with it.
(as an aside, does flicking an app off of the recent apps page really even close it? For example navigation keeps giving me turn by turn directions even after I flick it off of "recent apps" and it no longer appears in this list. I have to reopen navigation and find the "exit navigation" before it will shut up.)
(as an aside, does flicking an app off of the recent apps page really even close it? For example navigation keeps giving me turn by turn directions even after I flick it off of "recent apps" and it no longer appears in this list. I have to reopen navigation and find the "exit navigation" before it will shut up.)
DIYedInTheWool
Newbie
It's not easy in android to see and control your data connection. I'm working with ics on a galaxy nexus.
Ideally, a control (probably similar to the power control widget) would exist that would have selectable buttons for all possible data connections (e.g. wifi, 3G, 4G, etc.) Signal bars would be displayed for all connections that were enabled, the one that is actively being used would be clearly displayed and selectable, and you could enable/disable the wifi, 3g, or 4g radio, etc. right from this same control.
This feature would make it clear at a glance which data connections are currently enabled, which have signal available, and which is actively being used for data transfer.
Ideally, a control (probably similar to the power control widget) would exist that would have selectable buttons for all possible data connections (e.g. wifi, 3G, 4G, etc.) Signal bars would be displayed for all connections that were enabled, the one that is actively being used would be clearly displayed and selectable, and you could enable/disable the wifi, 3g, or 4g radio, etc. right from this same control.
This feature would make it clear at a glance which data connections are currently enabled, which have signal available, and which is actively being used for data transfer.
DIYedInTheWool
Newbie
Today, a friend with a galaxy nexus running ICS sent me a txt to my galaxy nexus running ICS. Apparently delivery failed or something--Her SMS log has the txt in it, but if you look at the exact same txt conversation in my SMS history, that txt (containing important information, btw) is just not there.
I don't know if she had the "delivery reports" option selected in messenger or not. But, the feature I would request is to have txt delivery verification happen for every txt sent behind the scenes. If delivery fails, a big, red, unmissable notification that delivery failed should appear beside that txt in the conversation so you know the person never got it. And when you click on the notification it should give you the option to "resend." Or heck, skip that and just automatically resend it a time or two and only bother the user about it if it really looks like the txt isn't going to go through after multiple repeats.
The way the sms logs are set up as conversations really reinforces the assumption that if a txt was sent, it was received. When deliveries fail, that needs to be made unmistakably clear to the sender.
(side note: I really want to love this phone and be a die hard android supporter, guys. I'm a techie target-android-market type who is bugged by apple's closed ecosystem, etc, etc. But man, it feels like I'm a beta tester for a glitchy half baked product here. I'm doing my best to come here to this forum and provide some feedback in hopes it will get back to google and help them better android over time. But it doesn't quite feel right to shell out $300 plus being locked into a 2 yr contract at $90 for the privilege.)
I don't know if she had the "delivery reports" option selected in messenger or not. But, the feature I would request is to have txt delivery verification happen for every txt sent behind the scenes. If delivery fails, a big, red, unmissable notification that delivery failed should appear beside that txt in the conversation so you know the person never got it. And when you click on the notification it should give you the option to "resend." Or heck, skip that and just automatically resend it a time or two and only bother the user about it if it really looks like the txt isn't going to go through after multiple repeats.
The way the sms logs are set up as conversations really reinforces the assumption that if a txt was sent, it was received. When deliveries fail, that needs to be made unmistakably clear to the sender.
(side note: I really want to love this phone and be a die hard android supporter, guys. I'm a techie target-android-market type who is bugged by apple's closed ecosystem, etc, etc. But man, it feels like I'm a beta tester for a glitchy half baked product here. I'm doing my best to come here to this forum and provide some feedback in hopes it will get back to google and help them better android over time. But it doesn't quite feel right to shell out $300 plus being locked into a 2 yr contract at $90 for the privilege.)
TheOneGuy
Member
Telemarketers or unwanted people calling from "Unknown Number"? It would be good to call "Unknown Number" with your number automatically getting hidden or being "Unknown Number" without exposing your real number and it getting into unwanted people's database in case your forget to hide your number manually.
I recently bought an Acer Liquid Metal which has Android 2.3. I'm quite happy with it but there is something spoiling my enjoyment of the phone that could easily be fixed within Android. The problem is eye fatigue. When i scroll the display in any direction i get eye fatigue because the scrolling is not 100% smooth. The display moves a few lines or pixels at a time and it is the skipping of several pixels which is causing the jerky movement.
On my previous phone, the Orange San Francisco, the scrolling would move 1 line or pixel at a time, which produced a much smoother effect. The San Francisco was on Android 2.1 and had much smoother scrolling and there was no eye strain or fatigue with the San Francisco whatsoever. The problem is happening in my new phone because during scrolling the whole display is moving at less than 60 frames per second. If the refresh is less than 60 frames per second then your brain notices the movement and you get eye strain. This is why the old CRT monitors had to be set at a refresh rate of 75Hz or higher to prevent eye strain.
The San francisco had a much higher frame rate because the display moved one pixel at a time during scrolling. I am wondering if this is part of the reason why Android 2.3 seems to respond faster than Android 2.1. If Android 2.3 skips several lines or pixels during scrolling operations then that reduces the load on the processor and the phone will seem to respond faster, but this is at the expense of getting eye strain.
For future releases of Android i would like to have some control over how smooth the scrolling is by specifying whether scrolling should be 1 pixel at a time and be smooth, or if scrolling should skip several pixels and be jerky as it currently is on my current phone.
On my previous phone, the Orange San Francisco, the scrolling would move 1 line or pixel at a time, which produced a much smoother effect. The San Francisco was on Android 2.1 and had much smoother scrolling and there was no eye strain or fatigue with the San Francisco whatsoever. The problem is happening in my new phone because during scrolling the whole display is moving at less than 60 frames per second. If the refresh is less than 60 frames per second then your brain notices the movement and you get eye strain. This is why the old CRT monitors had to be set at a refresh rate of 75Hz or higher to prevent eye strain.
The San francisco had a much higher frame rate because the display moved one pixel at a time during scrolling. I am wondering if this is part of the reason why Android 2.3 seems to respond faster than Android 2.1. If Android 2.3 skips several lines or pixels during scrolling operations then that reduces the load on the processor and the phone will seem to respond faster, but this is at the expense of getting eye strain.
For future releases of Android i would like to have some control over how smooth the scrolling is by specifying whether scrolling should be 1 pixel at a time and be smooth, or if scrolling should skip several pixels and be jerky as it currently is on my current phone.
PaulineWalton
Lurker
You can already do this very easily!! Just go in and select the group or contacts that you want!
HowDoiUseAndro
Member
Being able to quickly hibernate and come out to save power.
surgerush
Android Enthusiast
What I want to see is a voice unlock option. You would obviously be an idiot to use that option around people, but there are times, like in the car, when a voice unlock would be awesome. Maybe simply say the password to unlock the phone, or something along those lines.
Also, I don't know if this is relevant to this thread, but I wish the market had a wishlist of some kind. Tons of times I see apps or games I know I will want in the future that I don't want to buy this second, then I forget all about them later on. Yeah I know I could write it down or something, but I would much prefer a wishlist of some kind.
Also, I don't know if this is relevant to this thread, but I wish the market had a wishlist of some kind. Tons of times I see apps or games I know I will want in the future that I don't want to buy this second, then I forget all about them later on. Yeah I know I could write it down or something, but I would much prefer a wishlist of some kind.
jayjay 1997
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I would love to see Android gift cards available, so I don't need to use mums credit card.
huy_lonewolf
Well-Known Member
Currently, android lack the following major features:
1. Adhoc network support
2. Support for large files (>4GB). The only file system android supports for external SD card is FAT32, which does not allow files larger than 4GB. What is the point of having HD screen and dual/quad cores processors when you cannot put a HD films in your phone?
1. Adhoc network support
2. Support for large files (>4GB). The only file system android supports for external SD card is FAT32, which does not allow files larger than 4GB. What is the point of having HD screen and dual/quad cores processors when you cannot put a HD films in your phone?
Android also supports Ext4, not just FAT32.
huy_lonewolf
Well-Known Member
Please enlighten me on this topic. As far as I have tried, Android only support ext4 as internal storage, not for external SD card. I have tried formatting my SD card as Ext4 as well as using Android Revolution HD ROM (which was said to fully support Ext4), and my HTC Sensation refuses to mount the SD card due to unsupported file system. I will be very happy to be proven wrong.
Please add fine volume control.
Currently I cannot use my cell phone as an MP3 player because there are only 16 volume levels.
It's either too loud or too silent.
Other MP3 players and operating systems have 100 volume levels so that you can find your favorite level for each song.
With Android it's a nightmare to use headphones because the volume buttons of the headphones do the same as the cell phone:
They decrease/increase the volume too inaccurately.
If we have more volume levels, that problem will be gone!
Please!
Currently I cannot use my cell phone as an MP3 player because there are only 16 volume levels.
It's either too loud or too silent.
Other MP3 players and operating systems have 100 volume levels so that you can find your favorite level for each song.
With Android it's a nightmare to use headphones because the volume buttons of the headphones do the same as the cell phone:
They decrease/increase the volume too inaccurately.
If we have more volume levels, that problem will be gone!
Please!
kritiana08
Lurker
1) Streaming radio
2) OpenVPN client
3) ability to sudo to root ( I had my sdcard fs corrupted and I dismayed to find that there is not a way to fsck the disk without attaching the phone to a real computer)
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I wish that my Android would store photos that I have taken with the camera in a separate location than images such as album cover art that are downloaded through media player programs such as Juke Fox. When I go to my phone to find a photo, I have to wade through all the album covers as well. This keeps me from wanting to use my camera phone features as much as I otherwise would.
JIMV
Android Enthusiast
1. An ability to remove pre loaded apps
2. A single button to turn off ALL location/GPS data to all apps
3. This may exist but damned if I know how to do it...The ability to use ALL of a photo as wallpaper (when I select a picture as wallpaper, the phone crops the photo to a fraction of its size...very annoying)
2. A single button to turn off ALL location/GPS data to all apps
3. This may exist but damned if I know how to do it...The ability to use ALL of a photo as wallpaper (when I select a picture as wallpaper, the phone crops the photo to a fraction of its size...very annoying)
JIMV
Android Enthusiast
I installed it,(it took 3 tries), but never made a call. Went on to another project and then encountered other problems with the tablet and returned it.