Notification shade :(

[Predator-1]

Does anyone know of a better way to open the notification area on the Evo? The drag down shade thing is just ridiculous! This has to be the single worst Android feature there is. I can't count how many times i have removed my clock widget by mistake trying to open the notification area. Why not have a way to just click a button without trying to be cute? The pull down shade thing just SUCKS and i would appreciate any help making this easier...

 

[2CupsWithString]

Don't you have to stay pressed down on a widget to engage it to remove or move?

 

[Darth Mo]

Hit the menu then click Notifications.

 

[sayno2crack]

Menu button -> Notifications will pull down your notification bar.

 

[Predator-1]

Don't you have to stay pressed down on a widget to engage it to remove or move?

For some reason there is some lag when a new notification comes through so i end up selecting the clock widget instead of the notification bar. Not every time but enough to make it annoying...

 

[Predator-1]

Menu button -> Notifications will pull down your notification bar.

Thx, just seems like another unnecessary button press but works better... Guess i've been spoiled by WebOS

 

[skullsdontfade]

I don't get what's so hard. Put ur finger on the HTC logo on the upper left corner and drag down.

Edit: to be more specific, start your finger off the actual screen.

Edit 2: I use the left corner because I come from webos. Any part off the top of the screen works...

 

[Gekko]

i love the shade. seems like a lot of unnecessary bitching about a quick swipe down and a notification area that barely takes up any pixels.

 

[Minx]

I don't get what's so hard. Put ur finger on the HTC logo on the upper left corner and drag down.

Edit: to be more specific, start your finger off the actual screen.

Edit 2: I use the left corner because I come from webos. Any part off the top of the screen works...

That's right...I had the same problem, opening the clock, until I realized you do have to start off the screen.

 

[Predator-1]

I don't get what's so hard. Put ur finger on the HTC logo on the upper left corner and drag down.

Edit: to be more specific, start your finger off the actual screen.

It's hot hard... The lag is the problem. The notification area lags when opening so i select the clock widget by mistake and drag it down to the remove spot. The long press for selecting widgets responds a lil faster than the notification area...

Also, the EVO is not always a one-handed device. If it was smaller, draggin down with your thumb would be super easy. To keep from dropping it, i have to hold it with one hand and drag with the other. Now, I wouldn't trade the screen size for the world but that's just one more thing the Pre had an advantage in

 

[Gekko]

you had a friggin Pre and you are complaining about a lag on the EVO?

come on. find something else to biitch about.

 

[Predator-1]

i love the shade. seems like a lot of unnecessary bitching about a quick swipe down and a notification area that barely takes up any pixels.

Seem like unnecessary bitching about bitching. I was askin for a solution and being kinda civil about it. If you can't help, then STFU!

 

[Predator-1]

I don't get what's so hard. Put ur finger on the HTC logo on the upper left corner and drag down.

Edit: to be more specific, start your finger off the actual screen.

Edit 2: I use the left corner because I come from webos. Any part off the top of the screen works...

Thx dude! I'll try that out!

 

[skullsdontfade]

I don't know what to tell you man, I haven't any issues opening the bar. I don't have that lag that you're talking about unless its an installing app, even then its super minor.

 

[Predator-1]

Not sure if the lag is caused by something running in the background. Im gonna try killin some of the background stuff to see if that helps...

 

[DesertSilver#AC]

It takes about .75 to 1 second of placing your finger (stationary) to select a widget to move it. If you're accidentally removing your clock widget, I don't think lag is the issue. If it's THAT bad, you can move the widget away from the upper screen area.

 

[Predator-1]

It takes about .75 to 1 second of placing your finger (stationary) to select a widget to move it. If you're accidentally removing your clock widget, I don't think lag is the issue. If it's THAT bad, you can move the widget away from the upper screen area.

Kinda like where the clock is. Lol! I've been doing what someone else suggested, pressing the menu button/notifications... Works fine

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Each OS has it's strengths and weaknesses. webOS has an awesome notification system. Android (my opinion) is a VERY close second. Android phones (the newer ones, especially EVO and Incredible) have very little to no lag in operation.

I'm getting rid of my Pre because of lackluster hardware (which is the main culprit for lag). I will be celebrating the purchase of me EVO in a week or two.

 

[bennish]

I don't get what's so hard. Put ur finger on the HTC logo on the upper left corner and drag down.

Edit: to be more specific, start your finger off the actual screen.

Edit 2: I use the left corner because I come from webos. Any part off the top of the screen works...

HA! same, i came from webos, i love the shade. start with ur finger OFF the screen, drag it ONTO the screen. Same way we webos-ers used to get menu and phone info menus. Dead easy.

 

[wrecklass]

The swype action to bring down the notifications is so fast there is no way I can remove a widget performing the action. From the top of the screen to the point where I release takes about a tenth of a second. To hold down on a widget to remove it takes a pause of several times that long.

I suspect if you find you are doing that a lot you are pausing too long on the drag motion. Try a very rapid movement from the top of the phone to about one inch down. If that still does not work, it may be a defective screen.