iOS is the best mobile OS in the world but it certainly isn’t without its flaws. There are a few areas that need improvement. Is the iPhone Lockscreen one of them? We’ve seen conceptual designs that change the information displayed on the lockscreen and this new idea proposes to change the way the camera is accessed on the lockscreen, but does it make any sense?
Bryce’s idea puts both the camera unlock and iPhone unlock on the same horizontal plane. To jump to the camera from the lockscreen users simply press the camera button and slide it all the way to the left. To unlock the phone, press the lock and slide to the right. Bryce also thinks Apple should use circles for the toggles on the lockscreen to maintain consistency with the sliders that were introduced in iOS 4. The concept is actually pretty similar to that found on Android phones like the Galaxy Nexus.
What do you think? Is this concept idea something you want Apple to implement? Or would it be more unintuitive than the current design?
[via Core77]
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
30 responses to “This Press & Slide Concept Reimagines What The iPhone Lockscreen Should Look Like”
I like it, it would much more intuitive than the current setup.
I like it :-)
The current design is fine, a slide to unlock or a flick up to use the camera. Sliding from right to left just feels wrong.
I agree. Sliding from left to right doesn’t feel right, especially since the text highlight would also have to go from left to right, causing an annoyance to the eyes since we read from right to left. But i do agree that they should make the slide icon circular rather than rectangular. Rectangles are so last decade!
Not needed. Although I don’t like the new swipe UP for camera – it’s not natural when holding the phone one-handed, and I have very large hands. My 2¢
But you slide right to left all the time on the spring board home screens, apps, etc?
I like the idea
Yes, but sliding springboard pages feels natural, while sliding in the direction opposite to text orientation that’s sitting right next to the slider, would feel awkward to me, and there’s the highlight thing as well. It could be just me..
Looks just like the lock screen on Ice Cream Sandwich, but with an Apple twist. Oh and the actions are swapped.
I flick right to left but very rarely is there any need to slide, they are quite different gestures.
I like the new flick up for the camera myself. Its out of the way enough to not accidentally trigger and I find it easy enough to flick when I do want it.
I’d like it if we could get a flashlight option added to the lockscreen. I use my LED light as a flashlight all the time, but have to unlock the phone (type in a unlock code) then find my app. It stinks!
I can understand that. I’m still on jailbroken iOS 5.0 so I don’t know how useful that new swipe up for camera feature is. I actually have been pretty happy with the double click the home button to access the camera button
I’d go as far to say that the flick up to activate the camera was the only thing in 5.1 worth upgrading for
The first version of the Locked Phone camara button was just a click, and the current one is dragging.
With this, you would force everyone to click and drag (2 actions instead of 1) to unlock the screen and go to the camera.
You swipe up to get the camera? When I want the phone, I have it upright (portrait) and swipe right. When I want the camera, I rotate to landscape and swipe right. I always swipe right.
Actually, the first version was a click, a double click, and a tap (power, home, button) and now it’s just a click and a flick. This seems fine, and Apple could even let you choose what app was accessed (maybe calendar instead of camera, etc.)
Android’s been doing that for years, sorry to say.
its fine as it is
No-one cares.
Check out the jailbreak app Locksliderz, has the slide bar with an app on both sides just like this. Also has a mini bar underneath for two more apps. Double tapping the home button reveals another 1 or 2 slide bars with 2 or 4 apps. Its super awesome and i can unlock my phone to get to where I want 90% of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
Check out the jailbreak app Locksliderz, has the slide bar with an app on both sides just like this. Also has a mini bar underneath for two more apps. Double tapping the home button reveals another 1 or 2 slide bars with 2 or 4 apps. Its super awesome and i can unlock my phone to get to where I want 90% of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
You read right to left? Are you some kind of witch?
Seriously though, unless you’re using a different language, you read from left to right. I think you got mixed up.
I like the flick up camera
its fun to use and it also makes my iPhone look elegant
This is exactly how my mom’s Xperia X10’s screen is.
Apple doesnt copy and I’d say thus Brye guy just copied Android
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It is indeed nice but I think it will infringe on one of androids patents. I’ve definitely seen that lock screen somewhere.
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It may already be patented (by another company)? Because I’m sure apple thought of something like this already? lol Just my thoughts, although i really do like it. The sliding ball is really nice
Looks and feel better than Apple’s Stock one.