- Comparing the steps and process of being notified and then taking action on BB10 vs Android;
Notification comes in:
Android - You already know what it is and from whom and count on Android from the notification bar up top without taking any action
BB10 - You know there is a notification coz the notification light goes off but you don't know what it is
First action:
Android (swipe down) - Now you can see the full message content
BB10 (Swipe up to peek) - Now you see the notification type and count. So you have same info as Android did a step before
Second action:
Android - You can reply from notification screen itself or tap it once to be taken to app
BB10 - You must swipe sideways to goto Hub and now you get to see full content (unless the hub was open before and you were in someother filter?)
Doesn't this seem like BB10 is always one step behind Android? How are you guys adapting your workflows around this?
Do you just not bother with peek and simply do the L shaped "throw" to go straight to hub when you know the incoming notification is a message anyway? (Thus reducing the number of steps by 1)04-23-13 07:55 PMLike 7 - I don't know about other people, but the stock email app on my GS3 is horrible. Just horrible. I dread clicking on a notification by mistake, lest it launch that horrendous app.
And something else I've noticed, but maybe it's just my setup: when I get a new message on, say, Gmail, my notifier will show a looong preview list of messages both old and new with a teeny unread counter down below. Also noticed that when my SIM card is out of the phone, the preview works intermittently.04-23-13 08:06 PMLike 3 - Yes I agree totally. I wish it would give you the notification without having to peak. Another thing I liked from the 9900 was when you got the notification of a item in your tasks or calendar you can change the snooze time from 5min right in the notification
Posted via CB10phylez likes this.04-23-13 08:09 PMLike 1 - Comparing the steps and process of being notified and then taking action on BB10 vs Android;
Notification comes in:
Android - You already know what it is and from whom and count on Android from the notification bar up top without taking any action
BB10 - You know there is a notification coz the notification light goes off but you don't know what it is
First action:
Android (swipe down) - Now you can see the full message content
BB10 (Swipe up to peek) - Now you see the notification type and count. So you have same info as Android did a step before
Second action:
Android - You can reply from notification screen itself or tap it once to be taken to app
BB10 - You must swipe sideways to goto Hub and now you get to see full content (unless the hub was open before and you were in someother filter?)
Doesn't this seem like BB10 is always one step behind Android? How are you guys adapting your workflows around this?
Do you just not bother with peek and simply do the L shaped "throw" to go straight to hub when you know the incoming notification is a message anyway? (Thus reducing the number of steps by 1)
I agree completely and have pointed out these points a few times on this forum.04-23-13 08:11 PMLike 0 - However I have never used gs3 so I don't know how good or bad it is but I'd like to see something great from blackberry to make seeing your notifications a little better. And I know they will as they are the best at notifications.
Posted via CB1004-23-13 08:13 PMLike 0 - SlcCorradoBlackBerryI find BlackBerrys "notification" system to be much nicer than androids. That's just me though04-23-13 08:22 PMLike 11
-
Basically for constantly chatting while doing something else, it adds up real quick and you begin to really notice that there is something wrong with the workflow.
On Android, you just drop the shade down from within the app, reply if you want (gmail), and push it back up and you're back in your app.
On BB10, you peek, now you know its gmail and its urgent (if it wasn't you wasted a gesture), so now you goto Hub, if you were elsewhere in hub before, you navigate to where you need to be, then you tap on the Gmail email, reply, then get back to app you were in.
Not a single motion at all, definitely not a second.Donvald likes this.04-23-13 08:29 PMLike 1 -
http://forums.crackberry.com/general...ml#post8355481
I even included a pretty picture. Oh just for the record. I was kind of kidding. I'm not like accusing you of copying me or anything like that. Just found it funny that we feel the same way. That's all04-23-13 08:38 PMLike 0 - I think it's a matter of preference. I often have my phone resting on the table at work and I prefer the discretion of a LED light to notify me. That is especially true when I am meeting a client. Even when I open the phone, I don't want any popups about missed notifications.
My ex gf has an iphone and she has about 2000 Facebook friends. Notification comes in non stop! Basically she ended activating the accessibility feature and use the flash as a visual notification instead.
But yeah, it would be a good idea if BlackBerry adds optional popup notifications.
Posted via CB1004-23-13 08:39 PMLike 4 - I think it's a matter of preference. I often have my phone resting on the table at work and I prefer the discretion of a LED light to notify me. That is especially true when I am meeting a client. Even when I open the phone, I don't want any popups about missed notifications.
My ex gf has an iphone and she has about 2000 Facebook friends. Notification comes in non stop! Basically she ended activating the accessibility feature and use the flash as a visual notification instead.
But yeah, it would be a good idea if BlackBerry adds optional popup notifications.
Posted via CB10
No personal info or email content or message content is shown on the screen if you don't want it to.
Just that the actual workflow of getting in and out and back to what you were doing seems superior on Android which I found sort of surprising given the amount of marketing I heard about 'peek' and 'flow' and the fact that notifications/messaging/email have traditionally been BB strengths04-23-13 08:47 PMLike 0 - One thing you're forgetting is that you can reply to a message right in the hub, no need to open up a separate app for it like on the SGIII. Sure it might take longer to get rid the message than on an Android, but at least you don't need to open up and close a separate app
Posted with my z10, the God of phones04-23-13 08:47 PMLike 3 - Android is a joke. Don't get me started. If I didn't use the z10 I would use an iphone. The sg3 doesn't even have a native autocorrect
Posted via CB10SDTRMG and BerryClever like this.04-23-13 08:49 PMLike 2 - 04-23-13 09:02 PMLike 1
- Not really. Since you don't know what the notification is, what is it wasn't a message? You need to perform one action to check if you're interested and then another (or continue the L shaped peek) if you indeed are. Then if the Hub was open before, it will take you to something else instead.
Basically for constantly chatting while doing something else, it adds up real quick and you begin to really notice that there is something wrong with the workflow.
On Android, you just drop the shade down from within the app, reply if you want (gmail), and push it back up and you're back in your app.
On BB10, you peek, now you know its gmail and its urgent (if it wasn't you wasted a gesture), so now you goto Hub, if you were elsewhere in hub before, you navigate to where you need to be, then you tap on the Gmail email, reply, then get back to app you were in.
Not a single motion at all, definitely not a second.
You make it sound much more complicated than it really is. I find it's useful and innovative. New and exciting, yet efficient and logical.
Posted via CB1004-23-13 09:11 PMLike 7 - Sorry OP you don't know how to use hub and flow. It is so easy to check from anywhere deep inside an app. Like now I am typing, in one fluid movement I go up and then to the right. In less than a second I know exactly what the message is. Keep the hub set on the main hub at the top. After looking at the sender and subject I can either go into the hub or bring my finger back to come back to typing. All in One fluid action and taking just one second to peek and come back here. Can android do that?
Posted from my lovely Z1004-23-13 09:11 PMLike 4 - One thing you're forgetting is that you can reply to a message right in the hub, no need to open up a separate app for it like on the SGIII. Sure it might take longer to get rid the message than on an Android, but at least you don't need to open up and close a separate app
Posted with my z10, the God of phones
If it takes longer than it really doesn't matter what happens in meantime right , it takes longer.04-23-13 09:21 PMLike 0 - Ok, but..........that has nothing to do with the point above. SG3 runs TouchWiz, stock Android has auto-correctSaiga and red_devil_fan_1999 like this.04-23-13 09:22 PMLike 2
- Sorry OP you don't know how to use hub and flow. It is so easy to check from anywhere deep inside an app. Like now I am typing, in one fluid movement I go up and then to the right. In less than a second I know exactly what the message is. Keep the hub set on the main hub at the top. After looking at the sender and subject I can either go into the hub or bring my finger back to come back to typing. All in One fluid action and taking just one second to peek and come back here. Can android do that?
Posted from my lovely Z10
Pls pick a Nexus 4 and a BB10 and actually perform the steps, you'll be doing 1-2 things extra on BB10 each time (to get in and to get out)Zeronin and sentimentGX4 like this.04-23-13 09:26 PMLike 2 - 04-23-13 09:31 PMLike 0
- Forum
- BlackBerry 10 Phones & OS
- BlackBerry 10 OS
Aren't notifications on BB10 worse than Android?
« So blackberry employees also gather feedback from the crackberry forums? Here's one feature I'd love
|
NFC, where the hell can I use it? UK »
Similar Threads
-
Notifications on BB10
By olga421 in forum BlackBerry Z10Replies: 12Last Post: 03-07-13, 04:58 PM -
Notification on BB10
By The White Rider in forum BlackBerry 10 OSReplies: 5Last Post: 02-13-13, 09:52 AM -
Notifications on BB10 like PlayBook?
By Jonathank in forum General BlackBerry News, Discussion & RumorsReplies: 3Last Post: 10-20-12, 11:50 PM -
Thoughts on BB10 from an Android Perspective
By Rickroller in forum AndroidReplies: 27Last Post: 10-01-12, 09:12 AM -
Wtf is wrong with the internet on this phone?? Worse than Storm by FAR!!
By M.J.H. in forum BlackBerry Tour 9630Replies: 16Last Post: 08-14-09, 08:50 AM
LINK TO POST COPIED TO CLIPBOARD