At the same time, an ambient display and a proximity sensor allow users to see
their notifications at a quick glance, increasing convenience.
Not exact matches
Start your day with a
quick glance at your
notifications tab (located, as of this writing,
at the top right of your page).
Similarly, if you regularly need more than
quick glances at emails, messages, and the like, you'll likely still take your phone out of your pocket whenever a
notification appears.
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.
As mentioned, the fingerprint scanner is embedded into the power button of the LG G5, so you certainly won't have the opportunity to take a look
at the lock screen for a
quick glance at your
notifications on pressing the power button, with the scanner unlocking the device and opening the homescreen instead.
A new
notification and «action» center gives you a
quick glance at your PC's status.
It's a $ 200 (# 170, AU$ 250) digital convenience for
quick glances at texts, emails, Facebook
notifications and other apps with the occasional ability to respond with voice commands.
That's not to say that the scanner of the Galaxy Note 5 is particularly slow either, but some may actually prefer the extra time it takes to allow for a
quick glance at the
notifications.
At a
quick glance, you can see
notifications, such as the time / date, app shortcuts and more.
The one interesting thing here is that the Google Play edition Galaxy S4 retained the ability to work with the Samsung Flip Over — that the's cover with the transparent window that gives a
quick glance at the time and date and
notification bar.
As with other recent Motorola devices the DROID Turbo 2 comes packed with a few gems from the company that enhance the user experience, including Moto Display for having
quick glances at incoming
notifications, and the Moto Voice app for voice - activated functions that does everything from initiate calls to fetching you weather information.
I particularly like that it lets me get a
quick glance at incoming
notifications just by lifting up my phone instead of having to physically press a button.
The AOD lists the different
notification icons that are sitting in the
notification shade, so you can get a
quick glance at what is waiting for you under the lock screen.
In addition to this, the Ambient Display mode from Android 6.0 Marshmallow and various Motorola phones is here in all its heavy breathing glory too, giving you
quick glances at your
notifications as they come in without wasting battery or having to pick the phone up.
Those wanting to do a
quick check of these
notifications can simply swipe their hand over the top of the phone near the earpiece, which will activate a single «breath» of the Ambient Display to give you a
quick glance at any
notifications that might be awaiting your response.