asked 2013-12-24 21:36:06 +0300
Fast calling seems to be difficult. you have to unlock devise, swipe down, launch app and etc..
suggestion 1.
Lock screen should have favourite contact app (with contact photos) to choose direct call or message. this application should be enabled from settings and be "pinned" so that it stays there even after reboot.
suggestion 2.
swiping left from lock screen opens full page of favourite contacts or all contacts
answered 2013-12-28 19:48:50 +0300
Just compare it to a classic phone, which somehow had the perfect UI: - grab the earphone - wait for dial tone - dial the number
And now
Just imagine making an emergency call in a stressed situation. I am not saying that it's a catasrophy but it could be done much better!
Was it in 2013? I don't remember and I don't use my Jolla anymore.
hardcodes.de ( 2015-11-12 11:59:10 +0300 )edit@hardcodes.de ow! i didn't saw the date. i can't tell you for 2013, i hadn't my phone. was in 2014 and now. sorry for inconvenience
cemoi71 ( 2015-11-12 12:46:36 +0300 )editanswered 2015-11-12 11:17:01 +0300
I totally agree that getting a call done sometimes is quite cumbersome.
Usually I have my Phone app always on home screen, but there may be moments it should be way easier (as said before, think of an emergency call).
My suggestion would be to use three taps or "knocks" on blank screen to directly open Phone app or dial pad (emergency calls could be really fast this way), and/or four taps to open already the most important person's contact dialler page (or what ever it is called), or likewise.
Of course, everything configurable in settings.
@lakutalo: There is ongoing jolla+community activity to use additional (supported by hw / fw) touchscreen gestures -> invoking things like camera/call ui.
Once the whole pipeline is working, it should be possible to
And with some extra effort:
Optionally support sw gestures from display off at the expense of battery life
See https://together.jolla.com/question/59445/standby-gestures/?answer=131391#post-id-131391
answered 2015-11-26 11:37:26 +0300
Here comes another suggestion: add a quick action to call a person or number directly from events view.
Currently this does not come out of the box, but the ambitious and impatient one may create a corresponding quick action him/herself.
A q&d prototype can be found here: https://together.jolla.com/question/117024/which-additional-quick-actions-would-you-like-to-have/?answer=121657#post-id-121657
answered 2015-11-27 08:26:48 +0300
Until Jolla will do something like you asking, you can use this app for fast calling to specific persons by adding desktop icon to shortcuts and use it from pulley menu even if lock code activated. https://openrepos.net/content/schturman/fast-dial-icon-creator
Asked: 2013-12-24 21:36:06 +0300
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Last updated: Nov 27 '15
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Sfiet_Konstantin ( 2013-12-24 21:39:39 +0300 )editI think we've gone a long way from usability when considering the main function of a phone. After unlocking the device: you could immediately start typing the contact name on E71 and it would guess it. With N900 it's one extra tap. N9 and jolla both require swipes and ~4 taps.
Milo ( 2013-12-24 22:36:02 +0300 )editHow about a "Call" pulley menu option first in lock screen which opens dialer app with number keyboard?
Turski ( 2013-12-24 23:43:59 +0300 )editCurrently you can use the pulley menu to access recent calls log directly from the lock screen. Unlock phone, select menu, click recent contact to make a call.
Yeum ( 2013-12-25 13:45:52 +0300 )editI don't think the call functionality is too far away as such (unlock-pull, or unlock-swipe-tap). What i would change, though, is that the search field in Persons should not be hidden in a menu, but always visible. That alone would facilitate calling by a great deal.
jsiren ( 2013-12-26 17:04:13 +0300 )edit