asked 2014-09-04 13:08:35 +0200
I have only had my Jolla one day, so perhaps I am not understanding something here.
When I open an app, the UI switches to the home screen for about 1-2 seconds before the app itself opens. Would it not make for a better and faster user experience if the app opened directly and the running app card got pinned to the home screen in the background?
answered 2014-09-04 13:15:37 +0200
As i also learned, this behaviour is intended. The Homescreen is shown while the app is loaded. You can see the first window beeing the new app with "loading" written in it. Here is a thread you could support to have the loading more obvious, so users like us will recognize it faster. https://together.jolla.com/question/52003/feature-request-enhance-loading-app-cover-indication/
Btw. switching to homescreen after starting and app while it is loading does not slow down the system. It actually is the fastest and slickest way to have an app-loading-indicator.
Thank you, I understand the logic now, but it's still very clunky and not intuitive.
I actually like your suggestion in the thread you linked to. A bouncing app icon in your app drawer while the app is loading means no awkward transition to your home screen. It shows activity and provides a very clean transition to actually open the app.
spetsnaz ( 2014-09-04 13:38:30 +0200 )editOn the other hand, a bouncing icon doesn't present any information value other than "the app hasn't loaded yet" which you pretty much now anyways. I didn't like the switch to homescreen at first either, but I found it better, as you can glance at the time, battery percentage, signal strength, IM connection status, whether my Bluetooth headset is connected etc. The last one is especially useful - I run a multimedia app (CuteSpotify/Youtube client/Music Player/...) and I need to make sure that the headset is connected before I play any audio. I'd have to either check beforehand (not very convenient when browsing through the launcher and choosing which app to launch) or after opening the app which would require another gesture. This quick peek is a bit confusing, but in fact quite useful. I think it's even Jolla's official reasoning - while waiting for an app to open, you might as well check the time, battery, etc.
nodevel ( 2014-09-04 15:20:33 +0200 )editAsked: 2014-09-04 13:08:35 +0200
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