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It reminds me of Motorola's option to remove Android's black button bar and rely instead of swiping gestures over the fingerprint reader [1]. I tried it and, to
by JorgeGT 9y ago
It reminds me of Motorola's option to remove Android's black button bar and rely instead of swiping gestures over the fingerprint reader [1]. I tried it and, to their credit, it works very well. But it felt unnatural and my muscle memory didn't adjust quickly, so I disabled it.
[1] https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/indevice_detail/a_id/116532/p/30,6720,10165 https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/inde...
- pinum 9y agoMy P2 does that, and I find it works well. It's implemented slightly differently- there's no swiping. Touch button (without actually pressing it down)=back Long touch button (still without pressing it)=recent apps Physical press of button=home I have it set up to wake&unlock with a touch instead of a press, so the only time I have to press the button is to go the homescreen.
- BoorishBears 9y agoThe Palm Pre did something similar and going to Android with buttons felt like a step back
- pier25 9y agoI gave it a try and I like it. I think it's better than to waste screen space.
- zecg 9y agoIn my experience, it works like a dream. The combined fingerprint reader / home / back / app list button on MG5+ is great. I think it took a few minutes to fully internalize it. Also "make a twisting motion to start camera" is incredibly handy. I don't use the "shake for flashlight", as I fear it will misfire and empty my battery.
- JorgeGT 9y agoMaybe I should give it a second chance, but I agree that the other gestures are great. You should try the flashlight one, I have it activated in my MG5+ and has never misfired, since you need a pretty vigourous shake to activate it.