I was just wondering why they've changed the Galaxy's big center button in the carrier versions? Just so they can fit the ugly carrier logos somewhere...?
Maybe because I am used to the iPhone, I find the 4-button array on most Android phones much more awkward than a center Home button.
Even the Back button is annoying, since I usually operate the phone with one hand, and have to twist my thumb all the way down and to the right, every time I need to go back. It's so much more user friendly to have soft Back button in the upper left corner of the screen.
Ergonomically, the 4-button thing is a step backward - you have to take your eyes off the screen, and in the dark you have to hunt and peck and wait for them to light up.
Just curious how others feel?
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I have had my Orange SPV M3100 for a couple of weeks and I really love it. A great upgrade from the Wizard, which I only loved a little bit less.
But there is something about it that bugs me nearly every time I use it: the two halves of the device become misaligned from each other too easily.
I quite liked having the Power button on top of the Wizard, unlike the Hermes design where the button is on the side. Now, with the Hermes, I hold it in my left hand (thumb on the wheel) and press the Power with my right index finger. Theoretically I am only holding the lower half of the device to do this (the half with the keyboard) but in reality the fleshy part of my thumb pushes the upper half (the screen) to the right nine times out of ten when I press the button.
This drives me up the wall. It seems I'm constantly lining the two halves up like an untidy pack of playing cards
I'm thinking about putting a tiny bit of Blu-Tack or something in the end of the sliding channel under the screen, so that it offers a bit more resistance before the two halves separate.
Anyone else noticed this little annoyance? Or am I just being a bit picky? I didn't have this issue with the Wizard.
I too am a leftie and have the same problems. When I hold it in my right hand it isn't as bad,
Izzard-UK said:
I have had my Orange SPV M3100 for a couple of weeks and I really love it. A great upgrade from the Wizard, which I only loved a little bit less.
But there is something about it that bugs me nearly every time I use it: the two halves of the device become misaligned from each other too easily.
I quite liked having the Power button on top of the Wizard, unlike the Hermes design where the button is on the side. Now, with the Hermes, I hold it in my left hand (thumb on the wheel) and press the Power with my right index finger. Theoretically I am only holding the lower half of the device to do this (the half with the keyboard) but in reality the fleshy part of my thumb pushes the upper half (the screen) to the right nine times out of ten when I press the button.
This drives me up the wall. It seems I'm constantly lining the two halves up like an untidy pack of playing cards
I'm thinking about putting a tiny bit of Blu-Tack or something in the end of the sliding channel under the screen, so that it offers a bit more resistance before the two halves separate.
Anyone else noticed this little annoyance? Or am I just being a bit picky? I didn't have this issue with the Wizard.
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The same here. I got my TyTn back from repair this week, also for the sliding (and other things). At first it slided with a littebit more resistance but after a day it is back to where is was: with the "easy slide...
Same thing
Had that same problem. My first TyTN died.... so let's how it goes with this new one. This is not sliding now - it so new.
I'm just a little bit afraid how this thing holds together after a year or two? Please tell how it works with you guys having few months old machine.
Has been loose from the beginning. Always slides about 5mm while turning on
with left hand.
Me too HT638F ...
But I will return it because I want an english version.
I was curious whether the buttons are easy to trigger by accident.
On my Nexus S and the Focus, there is a subtle upward curve at the bottom of the phone. This small lip seems to prevent a lot of accidental presses of the capacitive buttons.
In my experiences with a completely flat face phone (the HD7), accidentally pressing the capqcitive buttons was extremely common and annoying. I like the looks of the Omnia 7 more than the Focus, but if it leads to similar problems as the HD7 (always pressing the buttons by accident) then I'd rather go with the focus.
For me that's one of the most annoying things about the phone. I hit the search button all the time.. But some say there will be a firmware update to fix that.
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For me that's one of the most annoying things about the phone. I hit the search button all the time.. But some say there will be a firmware update to fix that.
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That's exactly what used to happen to me with my HD7. When I held the phone part of my thumb would be on the bezel and it would hit the search button. Also, when I held the phone in landscape my finger would also hit it.
With the Nexus S I don't run into this problem because the bottom is curved a bit. I've also played with the Focus a bit and it seems to have this slight curve at the bottom as well.
yup same thing here, this is when I spend time try to browse through apps and use my phone when it was still new. now i got the hang of it, and i dont really fiddle it as much as before now, just a basic need. and i got what a really wanted, fast and responsive phone.
Hey Everyone,
I do this every now and then, wondering if everyone else does.
Let's say I'm using the phone one handed, web browsing or something and I need to reach a button on the opposite bottom corner.
Rather than stretch across the screen, I just rotate the phone 90 degrees for a second. The screen rotates, and the button is now directly under my thumb. I click it, rotate back and move on.
Yes, the Note still sucks sometimes as a one handed phone, but this does help out every now and then.
- Frank
oh thanks nice idea
another way is to curl your finger around the back of the phone...I did try this, and looks really funny if you're watching from afar
I guess I just have big hands. The way I hold the phone, I can touch everything to the right of the blue line.
Ha.. same here. I've got big hands too. One overseas colleague once asked me if that is a S2 I'm holding.
If I'm holding the phone, you can only see 1/4 of it from the back. And only 1 cm separates my thumb to the closest finger when I hold it.
This is particularly useful if you're reading in landscape.
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another trick for zooming during browsing with the stock samsung browser is to simulate 2 fingers. usually you can zoom in and out by putting them on the screen and overturn the phone.
so instead of using to fingers, just put your thumb on the left side of the screen, so that a small part of your palm touches the screen on the right, which simulates an input^^
i hope u understood what i mean
I never hold my phone 1 handed. I'm too afraid of dropping it. But I'll try your advice if I ever need to
Are any left handers very dis-satisfied with the way the nexus 4 was designed? I was using a Samsung Galaxy S2 before which also had the power button on the right side and volume on left, but with the nexus 4 design i can barely press the power button to turn it on and usually end up hitting the volume buttons. And 4.2 OS is very right hand centrist as well with the the more options button on the top right corner. With the phone slightly larger than my S2, my right thumb usually can't even reach it comfortably that i have to use my right hand to hit the button. Like i said, I was fine with the S2 and my previous Samsung Transformer, but I'm just not liking 4.2 and the phone itself.
Also, with 4.2 I can't swype a website and end with .com because the .com ends up spaced after the domain name. The swype ends up being lajollamusic .com which is an issue. On the nexus 7, there's a ".com" button I can press, but not on the nexus 4 =(
Ultimately, am I the only left hander that is having trouble with the nexus 4?
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Are any left handers very dis-satisfied with the way the nexus 4 was designed? I was using a Samsung Galaxy S2 before which also had the power button on the right side and volume on left, but with the nexus 4 design i can barely press the power button to turn it on and usually end up hitting the volume buttons. And 4.2 OS is very right hand centrist as well with the the more options button on the top right corner. With the phone slightly larger than my S2, my right thumb usually can't even reach it comfortably that i have to use my right hand to hit the button. Like i said, I was fine with the S2 and my previous Samsung Transformer, but I'm just not liking 4.2 and the phone itself.
Also, with 4.2 I can't swype a website and end with .com because the .com ends up spaced after the domain name. The swype ends up being lajollamusic .com which is an issue. On the nexus 7, there's a ".com" button I can press, but not on the nexus 4 =(
Ultimately, am I the only left hander that is having trouble with the nexus 4?
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Being left handed myself, the only thing that bothers me is usually the settings key or whatever it might be called in the top right corner (it's usually 3 square boxes stacked on top of one another). I don't much care for that. I don't have problems myself with the power button because my left index finger reaches it with no problem. Another thing that can be a problem is when your in landscape mode and the navigation bar is on the right side of the screen. I wouldn't mind being able to have the option to switch it to the left side. Also the default keyboard isn't swype. For the most part it performs somewhat like swype, but it's not swype that's why the problems with the .com. I have the same problem with it. You should be able to download swype from swype.com and install it. You might have to register on the site to be able to get it.
awtacular said:
Being left handed myself, the only thing that bothers me is usually the settings key or whatever it might be called in the top right corner (it's usually 3 square boxes stacked on top of one another). I don't much care for that. I don't have problems myself with the power button because my left index finger reaches it with no problem. Another thing that can be a problem is when your in landscape mode and the navigation bar is on the right side of the screen. I wouldn't mind being able to have the option to switch it to the left side. Also the default keyboard isn't swype. For the most part it performs somewhat like swype, but it's not swype that's why the problems with the .com. I have the same problem with it. You should be able to download swype from swype.com and install it. You might have to register on the site to be able to get it.
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Thanks for the confirmation. Yes I have issues reaching the 3 square boxes button. And i agree with the landscape mode, which the S2 didn't have because I can swing it to the left side. For swyping, I wasn't necessarily referring to Samsung's patented version, but google's version of it. I want to support google and try to use the function, but inputting websites ending in .com is such a pain. I may as well just type it out instead >.>
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Thanks for the confirmation. Yes I have issues reaching the 3 square boxes button. And i agree with the landscape mode, which the S2 didn't have because I can swing it to the left side. For swyping, I wasn't necessarily referring to Samsung's patented version, but google's version of it. I want to support google and try to use the function, but inputting websites ending in .com is such a pain. I may as well just type it out instead >.>
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You have to do what makes you more comfortable. If not liking a function on the default keyboard is making you not like the device then fix it and download swype. I actually just did install it on my phone after I replied here. I like being able to select different themes for the keyboard, which is another plus for swype. I myself like Samsung and will still support them. It's the apple trash I won't support.
It's a massive device that has to pick whether to be comfortable for either right handers or left handers, and right handers hold the majority
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It's a massive device that has to pick whether to be comfortable for either right handers or left handers, and right handers hold the majority
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The phone is not that massive and the actual developer should be able to make options to mirror interfaces and actual buttons via settings. If some of the "independent" developers on here and other places can figure out ways to manipulate the device to work in such ways you would think the actual designers/developers of the phone would implement the features themselves. I'm not saying in any way the Nexus 4 is flawed because this problem applies to almost every phone. There should be a way to mirror controls either via soft keys or hard button.
I'm also left handed, but it doesn't bother me much. I will say this though, I've found that when swiping on the keyboard I get a lot less errors when I use the phone right handed, especially swiping "p" words.
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Shutup Flanders!
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Shutup Flanders!
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In other news, The Leftorium will have stock of the N4 starting next week!
I have a .com ........ using SwiftKey Flow
Buhahahaha
RIGHT POWER!
It's a sinister plot.
I'm a right handed person, but have always used Android phones with my left hand. I feel like they are left hand favored, but not intentionally.
I didn't consciously decide that my left hand was better for navigation and general use, but over the years, my usage seemed better with my left hand and I gradually became a left hand user.
The only time I'll use my right hand is if I'm laying on my right side.
I just moved from the original atrix, which had a center power button, and left side volume rocker, and yes. The nexus 4 is keeping the southpaw down. I went on a hike yesterday, and realized I couldn't take a landscape photo with my girlfriend because the shutter button slides to the right side no matter how you turn the phone. Same thing with the nav bar, though usually the only reason to turn the phone landscape is if I'm using it with both hands, so not a big deal there. But yes, also the phone is now too big to hit the new menu button with my thumb without my palm pressing the lower left part of the screen... I bought the nexus for a pure Google Android experience, but I'm definitely ditching stock for cyanogenmod.
Hi !
yeah ! all brands go for a new design for their phones with no bezels.
but the big problem's those big buttons at the bottom of the phone ( Navigation bar ) that spoils the beauty of this new design.
i don't know why we don't have any option for hide the navigation bar !! we are waiting for a new update frome LG for add this option.
Anyway, We know that LG likes to change the place of buttons like the LG G3 / G4 ... why not change the place of the navigation bar and put physical buttons on the side of the phone !! Or on the back !! Can be a touch buttons on the bottom ( on the border or on place of the speaker ).
and keeping the virtual buttons with an option for hide them for users who love their actual place.
This an idea that can succeed and can fail! If she succeeds we will enjoy with our screens without bezels.
what do you think !!
and sorry for my bad english !
There's plenty of room in the lower front bezel of the LG G6 to have left a dedicated area for either hard or soft buttons but they were going for a clean look, with screen-only soft buttons.
But adding navigation buttons on the edges of the phone are not a good idea because it's more likely they will be pressed accidentally. It was such a relief not to have the power button on the side of the phone as I used to press it accidentally all the time when I had the phone leaning against something to watch a video and I would press the volume button. I can only imagine what would happen with a home button on the side or bottom of the phone :-/
Yeah on an 18:9 ratio there is more then enough room for the buttons in my opinion. I much prefer them to physical or capacitive ones.
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I remember the first oneplus phone has the choice of using on screen or off screen buttons, very nice option and wish more phones offered the choice.