fender7217
Well-known member
Just a conclusion to this discussion, if anyone is wondering:
I have a Galaxy Nexus and iPhone sitting next to each other, both set up with my work email/calendar account:
If secure unlock is on (i.e. PIN, password, or swipe), you cannot pull down the notification screen from the lock screen. You must enter your PIN first, then it takes you to the home screen. From there, you can swipe down for notifications. If you work at a big company that uses Exchange servers for email/calendar, like me, you're likely required to have a secure unlock method. So, that sucks.
On the iPhone, even with secure unlock on, it will show notifications on the lock screen. Then if you try to unlock the phone (e.g. swipe an email to respond to it), it then requires your PIN. Not as secure, I guess, since it not only shows emails, texts, and calendar notifications, it also shows a couple lines of each message. But, MUCH more convenient.
Another downside to Nexus email notifications is that it only shows you the email's subject. The iPhone will show you the subject plus the first two lines of the message.
Verdict: sticking with iPhone because I use it so much at work.
That just sounds like a security flaw to me. If you want to have your phone locked down, what good is having the PIN if you can still read information from the lock screen?
Props to Google and the Nexus for being better than the iPhone in yet another way.