Gesture like N9 [subjective]
After 5 month of use, I found Jolla gesture less useful than N9...
First, lateral swipe (to change ambiance) is very useless, I rarely changed my ambiance and I think N9 model is better (currently, if we have many applications, it's complicate to return to the task screen, and switch quickly to an application to another, and switch to a new one is very long and complicate vs N9). With N9, the multi-task is very impressive, when I show my N9 to an android user, I show the way to launch contact and quickly go to multi-task view, and run another app and jump to the previous... With Sailfish, it's longer, and not better than android system (since Android 4, the multitask is more useful than sailfish... but less than N9)...
Lock screen (with hour) very empty... why date, battery level, signal level are not on this screen ??? And also notifications ?
- The notification screen is also not very useful... I don't use facebook, and the only think I can see if the big F icon for publications... (for real notification, Lock screen can be better); I my idea, merged Notification and Lock screen in one can be better, with a 2 modes, read Only (Lock), and Enable (to click on notification for example)
- first applications screen (the one with the 4 first apps) is also useless... and folder to tidy all applications on the application screens can be better...
To conclude, it can be a good idea to have an optional "N9 mode". Or a way (API) to develop officially some plugins to change homescreen comportment (new QML file set for example...) Pulley menu is a very good improvement since harmattan, but Sailfish home screens are not so usable than the N9...
I agree with your suggestions. I know Jolla wanted to be original, but the sailfish interface is not better than N9 (except for the pulley menu).
cocof2001 ( 2014-04-28 16:23:10 +0200 )editAgree. When using N9 mail app and deleting mails, its a breeze. You can see all the edit options all the time and make things happen with one "push gesture". I don't see any advantage in pulley menu here. I switched my main phone back to N9.
t0mps0 ( 2014-04-28 17:09:53 +0200 )editI second that. Buttons or much faster than pulley. Virtual keyboard is a nightmare if you need to enter complex password.
cropas ( 2014-04-28 17:25:04 +0200 )editI agree. Widgets on the lock screen, and multiple lock screens with horizontal swiping, would be more useful (but this is covered in another question).
Giacomo Di Giacomo ( 2014-04-28 17:53:36 +0200 )edityou right with a few things but for jolla you are too argumentative for excuse, so they can keep your mounth shoot
michdeskunk ( 2014-04-29 08:52:25 +0200 )edit