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> I told my wife yesterday, "I didn't think it was possible that someone, in 2013, would develop a phone that was worse at event notifications than the iPhone b

> I told my wife yesterday, "I didn't think it was possible that someone, in 2013, would develop a phone that was worse at event notifications than the iPhone but they've done it with Android!" How are Android's notifications worse than the iPhone's? Android's notifications have consistently been regarded as superior. There's a reason Apple straight up copied Android's notifications, Google got this oh so very right.

ScottWhigham 13y ago
Android's event notifications are far worse - there are times when an alarm goes off, I touch the screen, my "unlock" screen shows, and then I'm taken to my home screen. I'm left wondering, "Wait - what just caused the alarm to go off?" There's no notice outside of the alarm. When I look at the notifications page (swipe down from top), there is nothing. The only way I can find what my appointment/event was is to navigate to my calendar. That's way worse!
- kllrnohj 13y ago
  By "alarm" do you mean calendar notification or alarm clock alarm? Because alarm clocks don't require unlocking to see what they are, it sounds like you may be dismissing them before looking at them. Calendar notifications are in the notification tray until you dismiss them I don't know what other "event" notifications you are talking about. Also note that a lot of this is up to whatever app you are using and not Android itself.
  - ScottWhigham 13y ago
    By "alarm" do you mean calendar notification or alarm clock alarm? Calendar Calendar notifications are in the notification tray until you dismiss them I wish. See my post for description of what happens 2-3x per week on my Galaxy S4. I'm using the built-in calendar.
    - kllrnohj 13y ago
      Oh, try using Google Calendar instead: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... (or whatever other calendar program you want - there's really no need to stick with the built-in if you don't like it)

ScottWhigham 13y ago

Android's event notifications are far worse - there are times when an alarm goes off, I touch the screen, my "unlock" screen shows, and then I'm taken to my home screen. I'm left wondering, "Wait - what just caused the alarm to go off?" There's no notice outside of the alarm. When I look at the notifications page (swipe down from top), there is nothing. The only way I can find what my appointment/event was is to navigate to my calendar. That's way worse!

kllrnohj 13y ago
By "alarm" do you mean calendar notification or alarm clock alarm? Because alarm clocks don't require unlocking to see what they are, it sounds like you may be dismissing them before looking at them. Calendar notifications are in the notification tray until you dismiss them I don't know what other "event" notifications you are talking about. Also note that a lot of this is up to whatever app you are using and not Android itself.
- ScottWhigham 13y ago
  By "alarm" do you mean calendar notification or alarm clock alarm? Calendar Calendar notifications are in the notification tray until you dismiss them I wish. See my post for description of what happens 2-3x per week on my Galaxy S4. I'm using the built-in calendar.
  - kllrnohj 13y ago
    Oh, try using Google Calendar instead: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... (or whatever other calendar program you want - there's really no need to stick with the built-in if you don't like it)