topic Android 7 usability in X Series

Android 7 usability

Ihmetys — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:40:25 GMT

I upgrade Android 7 to Xperia X Performance and I am not a happy about that.

Example disabling Mobile data I have to touching screen minimum 3 times, why? Where is usability?

And then comes that stupid notification "Mobile data is disabled " ??? Of course I know that because I disabling that

that is VERY MEANINGLESS notification.

Re: Android 7 usability

_alexdon_ — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:19:37 GMT

Indeed there is a need for extra taps which can be seen as a security measure so you don't enable it accidentally, but worth forwarding your feedback to your Local support.

I'll also try to escalate this.

Nougat: Quick settings menu - more harm than good

Prince13 — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 01:01:26 GMT

The new update has pretty much ruined my easy use of the pull-down menu (and giving hardly any overall benefit in return). While allowing 5 shortcuts for the most important functions, it has made unnecessarily stupid changes that impedes user experience:

- Mobile data now cannot be turned on/off with one press as that now shows data usage, and to turn on/off one must press another button, now in the very top-right corner of the screen. Super annoying. And also inconsistent, as wifi and hotpost can still be activated with one press.

- The menu now holds only 9 tiles, while the last version the 10 important ones. So now, for using of those 10, e.g. Bluetooth, an extra swipe is needed.

- Volumes can no longer be changed here! (why oh why remove this?!)

- As someone mentioned a bit earlier, pulling the menu down once only shows the date, not the time. And as I added to his post, even when it does show both eith a second pull, thet are too close and look muddled.

If these issues have been raised before, or if I'm mistaken or overlooked something(s), please comment. Cheers.

MOBILE DATA TURN ON/OFF PROCESS

ARJUN_SINGH — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:40:45 GMT

Is there a way to turn ON/OFF mobile data simply like Android Marshmallow ?? After Upgrading to Nougat I have a extra step i.e. Visit quick settings > click on mobile data icon then a page appears where I have to set ON/OFF. It was very easy and quick in Android Marshmallow...Things in quick sttings should require minimum input from user else no use of quick settings.

Re: Android 7 usability

Flo_Flo — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:19:45 GMT

Android 7.0 on Xperia X it's the most performant Sony mobile device I ever had and it has gaps of loading various apps, and system apps as even for Contacts, poor Album app performance visualizing photos. It was the most astonishing device I ever had until I made the upgrade to Android 7.0

Re: Android 7 usability

UGLYDOLL — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:02:36 GMT

I like 7.0 so much better on Xperia X performance.
Why would someone need to quickly turn off and on mobile data? I don't follow

Re: Android 7 usability

edmonddantes182 — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:18:26 GMT

Hey Ihmetys, from reading your post and others, and as I came from an Xperia Z3 to a Moto Z Play, it seems that Sony changed their notification shade to a more "Pure Android" look, (even though Sony's take was already really close) as when I first started using the 'Z Play' I was annoyed at having to do that as well but you eventually get used to it.

Re: Nougat: Quick settings menu - more harm than good

Shumayal — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:28:06 GMT

It doesn't show the date. Only the time which is annoying and needs to be slided further to see the date.

Now I don't mind how close they are but please show the date (& preferably time) on the first swipe down.

Most of us already have a clock on the home screen so we don't need to see the 'time' again on the first swipe.

Thanks

Re: Nougat: Quick settings menu - more harm than good

matt_pl — Sat, 06 May 2017 07:28:26 GMT

They made swithing mobile data on/off so complicated, and it was already working perfect. There are so many people working at Google/Sony and I'm surprised that not a single person will stand up and say "what we're doing is so wrong, we must stop". Sometimes I think they make such things on purpuse, so in the next Android version then can say that they were succesful to have simplified a feature.

Re: Nougat: Quick settings menu - more harm than good

IrishGuyRick — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:44:47 GMT

"Mobile data now cannot be turned on/off with one press as that now shows data usage"

This annoys me the most. Was so simple and now they have made it irritating

Re: Nougat: Quick settings menu - more harm than good

matt_pl — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:38:06 GMT

This is a reply to my earlier post.

I bought a Samsung Note 8, even though I was discouraged to Samsung after Galaxy S4.

Fist thing I noticed after starting a phone was how easy it was to turn on data transfer. Pull down quick settings menu and tap data transfer. Thats' it. How obvious, how easy. I wonder why Sony has decided to complicate it in Z5 or X .

Out of curiousity - has it changed in Oreo?