Is there any indicator of network activity?

[douglerner]

On my iPhone and iPad I can tell if an app (e.g. MyFitnessPal or Flipboard) is updating because there is a standard network activity indicator at the top - a little whirling circle.

On my Nexus 7 I don't see anything similar, so sometimes I wonder if the app has updated or what...

Is there a way of having such an indicator?

Thanks,

doug

 

[mikemike162012]

Yes, that would be where the notification bar is telling on the update & download status -which is on the top left. When an app update or downloading, it would show an dash line from 0%-100% when done. And it will notify you on the notification bar. Hope this what you're referring to.

To open notification bar, just swipe down from the top left to see the progress.

 

[mchockeyvette27]

On my iPhone and iPad I can tell if an app (e.g. MyFitnessPal or Flipboard) is updating because there is a standard network activity indicator at the top - a little whirling circle.

On my Nexus 7 I don't see anything similar, so sometimes I wonder if the app has updated or what...

Is there a way of having such an indicator?

Thanks,

doug

Do you mean if the app is updating from the play store or just refreshing it's data?

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[douglerner]

I mean refreshing it's data, or doing a cloud sync, or if a web page is still loading, etc. In all those situations the iPhone and iPad show a little spinning circle gear symbol at the top indicating that it is doing network activity. It's reassuring because you know, "ok - I need to wait for it to fetch stuff." But on the Nexus 7 I see no indicator that any network activity is taking place. It is. For example, when MyFitnessPal is synchronizing my diary. Or when Flipboard is updating its news panels.

Some apps, like Chrome in its tabs, have their own "loading" indicators. But I don't see a device indicator of network activity.

doug

 

[sfhub]

Little arrows show up in the wifi symbol in the status bar when there is network activity.

 

[douglerner]

Little arrows show up in the wifi symbol in the status bar when there is network activity.

Ah, you are right. It's there. Subtle, but it's there. Thanks.

doug