Many of Meizu's essential design philosophies have remained since the beginning; things like mute and vibrate buttons in
the notification shade for quick toggling of sound modes, media volume receiving the priority adjustment when using the volume rocker, and single - button navigation throughout the phone.
I know that plenty of Pixel and Nexus users have already had the opportunity to roll with the new notification dots and bright white
notification shade for a while now.
This has a good widget in
the notification shade for basic controls and skipping tracks, so you can start your music and then get on with other things.
ZenUI commits that cardinal sin of so many manufacturer skins, putting forth an overwhelming number of quick toggles in
the notification shade for things that either don't belong there (like multiwindow mode) or that you probably won't use very often (like sharing location reports over email and SMS).
For example, developers can now make images viewable in
the notification shade for incoming messages.
An example of the good: In addition to toggles in
the Notification shade for wireless radios, vibrate, and more, there are also shortcuts to oft - used settings in a drawer that can be hidden away when you don't need it.
As always, keep an eye out in
your notifications shade for the OTA update or head to Settings > About phone > System update > Check for update to check manually.
You'll now see a thin strip of toggles at the top of
the notifications shade for frequently used things like Wi - Fi, Do Not Disturb, battery and the flashlight.
Not exact matches
The signature Android
notifications shade is also a main selling point
for the Android operating system.
What the new theme is that the
notification shade is not just
for notifying the user but also to respond to situations.
A standard Jelly Bean feature, Samsung has unsurprisingly incorporated the redesigned
notification shade into its Android 4.1 update
for the Galaxy S3.
Certain apps even enable button controls from the
notification shade too —
for example, screenshots get a «Share» button, while calendar
notifications can be snoozed or dismissed.
When you pull down the
notification shade, you'll see convenient shortcuts
for toggling Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sound settings and Auto rotation.
For Wi - Fi only devices, quickly see the SSID of the access point you're connected to from the
notifications shade.
To enable this feature, swipe down to open the
notification shade, look
for the Comfort View toggle, which may be on the next panel, and tap on it.
There is now a new space
for widgets and tickers found to the left of the main homescreens (a la Google Now, kind of) that can also be accessed in the lockscreen and in the
notification shade.
Much like the quick settings found in Android's
notification shade, the Control Center is swiped up from the bottom of the screen
for access to many easy to reach functions.
It no longer constantly warns you about power - consuming apps,
for example, and the
notification shade isn't cluttered with dubious advice and reminders.
For me it feels like the sweet spot for Android, which often requires you to to pull down the notification shade from the t
For me it feels like the sweet spot
for Android, which often requires you to to pull down the notification shade from the t
for Android, which often requires you to to pull down the
notification shade from the top.
The
notifications shade,
for instance, has been divided into three basic sections.
For instance, EMUI allows you to add the
notification shade pull down button to the navigation button in addition to swapping the back and recent keys.
The handy buttons at the top of the
notification shade might not contain all the settings you want, but that's no problem
for someone like you who had the good judgment to buy a Galaxy S5.
However if you were hoping LG would mimic the Pixel's swipe - down shortcut on the fingerprint scanner
for quick
notification shade access, you'll be disappointed — the gesture isn't enabled on the G6.
It attempts to replicate the Pixel interface through changes in the launcher,
notification shade, settings, navigation bar and a full set of Google icons
for stock apps.
In fact, the most striking visual difference is the brighter color palette
for the quick settings area in the
notification shade.
I wish there was a toggle to switch this gesture from opening the search bar to the
notification shade — especially
for those extra tall screens I mentioned before — but
for now, it's a constant reminder that «hey, you can search
for stuff».
I'm also not particular to the Quick Settings in the
Notifications shade; the icons
for each option are too big, and at first glance it looks messy and crowded.
These include a button to pull down the
notification shade, the Capture + button
for taking screenshots and making GIFs, and the Q - slide button which gives you faster access to a select number of LG apps like Contacts and the File Manager.
Furthermore, Android O also adds new visuals and grouping to
notifications that make it easier
for users to see what's going on when they have an incoming message or are glancing at the
notification shade.
If you haven't received a
notification prompting you to download the update, pull down the
notification shade, tap the cog icon to open the setting menu, then scroll down to the «System Updates» category and tap the «Check
for updates» button.
For example, while on KitKat it was easy to expand a
notification by swiping down on the individual cell, it's only possible to do that once the user had expanded the entire
shade by pulling all of the
notifications down beyond their initial placement.
The
notification shade in EMUI 4.1 was woefully inadequate — it was split into two panes, with the first pane serving up
notifications and the second reserved
for toggles.
The settings section of the
notification shade can be accessed quickly by swiping down with two fingers instead of one, but the top of the screen is still a far reach
for one - handed use.
Tons of people use them, which is why they enhanced them by allowing a double swipe down
for full
notification shade.
And speaking of «vague,» Burke also says O has «new visuals and grouping to
notifications that make it easier
for users to see what's going on when they have an incoming message or are glancing at the
notification shade.»
On the other hand, the quick settings in the
notification shade look very similar to those in Samsung's KitKat release
for the Galaxy S5.
Overall, the best part about this software gripe is that most of it can be replaced with a custom launcher (except
for the freakin»
notification shade).
The initial release of the Android's latest iteration from Google brought along a number of new features including an improved
notification shade which now has a undergone a subtle redesign and native support
for multitasking thanks to the new split - screen feature.
The old
notification shade was split into two sections
for notifications and shortcuts.
The Good Lock Update v24.0.9 will add enhanced Routine color settings, more colors
for the lock screen clock, a shortcut to Mobile hotspot on the Quick Panel and a new, bug free dark themed
notification shade.
For example, if a
notification shade item features buttons (like play / pause in Netflix), they automatically work on Wear without any additional tweaking.
Pull down the
notifications shade when the Incipio Power Pack is attached, and you'll see two different battery life indicators — one
for the phone itself and the other
for the power pack.
OxygenOS's support
for fingerprint gestures lets you swipe down to pull down the
notification shade, and long press while inside the camera app to take a photo.
We've written extensively about how MIUI differs from AOSP in previous reviews (such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and the Xiaomi Redmi 4), from the iOS - like homescreen to the differences in the
notification shade, so
for this section we will be focusing heavily on device specific performance.
The Taptic Engine also adds all sorts of other fun feedback to iOS 10 — when you drop the
notification shade down, the phone does a little bump,
for example.
Lockscreen, Status Bar,
Notification Bar · Optimization — Vibration
for notifications during calls (02 - 12) · Optimization —
Notification shade response (02 - 12) · Fix — Brightness bar wasn't displayed in its position (02 - 12) · Fix — A white bar appeared in the
Notification shade (02 - 12) · Fix — Lock screen wallpaper wasn't shown in some cases (02 - 12) · Fix —
Notification shade issues (02 - 12) · Fix — The search bar in the
Notification shade wasn't displayed correctly (02 - 12) · Fix — Wallpaper Carousel couldn't load online resources (a Play Store update was required)(02 - 12)
The Android Oreo update brings a Light UI
for notification shade and quick toggles.
That's great
for privacy, but as soon as it does recognize you it'll bypass the lockscreen, and you'll have to revert to pulling down the
notification shade.
Controls
for your music sit in the
notification shade, so you can get on with doing something else.
Quick Settings is now paginated and you can edit which icons appear at the top of the
notifications shade and Google has added new System UI Tuner options
for Quick Settings like Night Mode and offered developers the ability to create their own custom Quick Settings icons.