[Suggestion] Activating device lock by swiping with two fingers

asked 2014-12-18 22:43:54 +0200

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updated 2016-08-17 14:15:37 +0200

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After updating my Jolla to 1.1.1.26 Vaarainjärvi which introduced the possibility to immediately activate device lock by double pressing power key, I began thinking how the same could be done via gestures. Could swiping down from upper bezel with two fingers be a good solution?

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Jolla is supposed to be a one hand device. Thats the design idea behind it and the way you interact with it. So i doubt it will happen. At least until we evolve and have two thumbs. :D

ApB ( 2014-12-18 23:00:25 +0200 )edit

And still you have to use two hands in multiple occasions, like pinch zooming for example. You cant make a smartphone UI thats totally free of two hands usage, and growing screen sizes doesn't make it any more plausible. And other design principle for Sailfish OS is gestures, so I don't see how this two handed gesture would contradict design principles in any way. Why not make this gesture possible along with the double press of the power button, so people could choose which one they prefer? I think it even has kind of consistency, if one fingered swipe/ one press of a power button does the same thing, and two fingered swipe/ double press of a button performs their action.

Grunt ( 2014-12-19 01:23:31 +0200 )edit