Holy Notifications Batman

**pogeypre** · 08/21/2009, 09:38 AM

I love the notifications system on the Pre. I love how I don't have to look at them if I don't want to. Case in point, yesterday I am searching for a church via Sprint Navigation, and I get a text notification.

I'm busy.

Notification from Gmail.

I'm busy.

Notification from Yahoo.

I'm busy.

Incoming call from work.

Definitely busy.

Voicemail.

Hmmmm.... busy.

Alarm goes off. Not sure why. Snooze.

I finally arrive at my destination to play some basketball. It's then that I tap on the notifications and they scroll across the screen. I dismiss the work one with a swipe, check the text, and check my email. Love it.

DougB541 · 08/21/2009, 10:24 AM

Yup, best part of the phone hands down and why i can't go to another phone anytime soon.

strudel · 08/21/2009, 11:01 AM

Palm really hit it out of the park with the notifications on WebOS. I LOVE being able to deal with notifications when I want to without interrupting what I am doing and without having to dismiss them. If I had an iPhone I would forget about things left and right because you have to acknowledge and deal with notifications right now. I would dismiss them and forget about them, with the Pre I either push them to the notification area or just ignore them and they move to the notification area after a minute or two.

Just imagine the possibilities for notifications once the apps start pouring into the app catalog.

xcomputerman · 08/21/2009, 11:14 AM

I used to be really apprehensive of getting work email on my phone because I was worried that it would result in me not being able to "keep work at work". At the same time I missed the flexibility of being able to know about and respond to stuff without having to wait till I get to my desk.

The Pre solves both problems in one fell swoop. I get my work email instantly pushed to my phone (no sound or vibrate ... would be too troublesome at times). With the notification system, I get to know about stuff right away, and then I have the choice to ignore it/defer it until I want to attend to it. If I'm in church or I'm at home taking a nap, I don't care who you are, you wait. Flexibility. I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. That's why I love my Pre.

**pogeypre** · 08/21/2009, 11:19 AM

Oooh, and probably the coolest thing is being able to have only my work emails vibrate, and not my personal email. That way I know when the email is important or if it can wait.

Paladin · 08/21/2009, 11:39 AM

I also love it but I wish/hope they put back the text when a new notification comes in. Palm removed that for the latest OS version, unsure why.

08/21/2009, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
pogeypre Man of Steelerator (Super Mod) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,390 Likes Received: 244 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,612 Times in 1,563 Posts	Holy Notifications Batman I love the notifications system on the Pre. I love how I don't have to look at them if I don't want to. Case in point, yesterday I am searching for a church via Sprint Navigation, and I get a text notification. I'm busy. Notification from Gmail. I'm busy. Notification from Yahoo. I'm busy. Incoming call from work. Definitely busy. Voicemail. Hmmmm.... busy. Alarm goes off. Not sure why. Snooze. I finally arrive at my destination to play some basketball. It's then that I tap on the notifications and they scroll across the screen. I dismiss the work one with a swipe, check the text, and check my email. Love it.
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08/21/2009, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
DougB541 Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 761 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 34 Thanked 116 Times in 62 Posts	Yup, best part of the phone hands down and why i can't go to another phone anytime soon.
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08/21/2009, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
strudel Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 192 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 44 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	Palm really hit it out of the park with the notifications on WebOS. I LOVE being able to deal with notifications when I want to without interrupting what I am doing and without having to dismiss them. If I had an iPhone I would forget about things left and right because you have to acknowledge and deal with notifications right now. I would dismiss them and forget about them, with the Pre I either push them to the notification area or just ignore them and they move to the notification area after a minute or two. Just imagine the possibilities for notifications once the apps start pouring into the app catalog.
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08/21/2009, 11:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
xcomputerman Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 259 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 64 Times in 30 Posts	I used to be really apprehensive of getting work email on my phone because I was worried that it would result in me not being able to "keep work at work". At the same time I missed the flexibility of being able to know about and respond to stuff without having to wait till I get to my desk. The Pre solves both problems in one fell swoop. I get my work email instantly pushed to my phone (no sound or vibrate ... would be too troublesome at times). With the notification system, I get to know about stuff right away, and then I have the choice to ignore it/defer it until I want to attend to it. If I'm in church or I'm at home taking a nap, I don't care who you are, you wait. Flexibility. I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. That's why I love my Pre.
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08/21/2009, 11:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
pogeypre Man of Steelerator (Super Mod) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,390 Likes Received: 244 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,612 Times in 1,563 Posts	Oooh, and probably the coolest thing is being able to have only my work emails vibrate, and not my personal email. That way I know when the email is important or if it can wait.
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08/21/2009, 11:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paladin Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: City of Champions!!! Posts: 617 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 54 Times in 36 Posts	I also love it but I wish/hope they put back the text when a new notification comes in. Palm removed that for the latest OS version, unsure why. __________________ Systems Analyst by trade, Drummer by desire and Music Lover by birth. A self proclaimed Geek and gadget nut. ii Did you know: The Pittsburgh Steelers have more championships than 21 other NFL teams combined! Pittsburgh Steelers-6 Time Super Bowl Champions! Pittsburgh Penguins-3 Time Stanley Cup Champions!
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