Android 4.2 ROM has a quick settings menu
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Samsung GALAXY Nexus, Motorola XOOM and Google Nexus S get Android 4.1.2 
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11. doejon posted on 16 Oct 2012, 03:19 2 0
i think that the 4.2 update will just be a minor update and lime pie will come next year
2. Berzerk000 posted on 15 Oct 2012, 22:44 2 0
Seems like a nice addition to the stock OS. Perhaps they could have implemented it more elegantly, but this is in no way the final build of the update; they could very well change it around before the rumored launch date of the Nexus.
It doesn't seem too complicated, 2 swipes towards the bottom and you get quick settings.
3. maxican16 posted on 15 Oct 2012, 22:52 3 1
I think this is a better implementation than custom ROMs and Touchwiz. Instead of scrolling left and right to reach all my toggles, I will [hopefully] be able to access them all on one screen. The left / right swipe gesture has been reserved for swiping away notifications, and wouldn't stick with Google's new, consistent theme.
If Google plays it smart and allows the quick settings shade to be customized to the users liking, it's a double win. They could add it to the opening tutorial introduced with ICS.
10. dsDoan posted on 16 Oct 2012, 02:25 1 0
What all options do you need constant instant access to? The current max of 6 (CM10) is more than I use, personally.
13. maxican16 posted on 16 Oct 2012, 09:38 0 0
To my knowledge there isn't a limit. You can move the toggles left and right to access those off the screens. But, it has been awhile since I've tried CM.
IMO, it's more cumbersome to swipe left and right than to make two simple swipes down. Try it.. it's simple. They could also add a two finger swipe to access Quick Settings with only one gesture (but I'd prefer they still keep the double swipe as the option).
I like having all my settings quick to hand.
15. dsDoan posted on 17 Oct 2012, 00:49 0 0
By maximum of 6, I meant the maximum that you see on screen without needing to swipe.
I use 4 myself: Wifi, Tether, Screen brightness (which I set to toggle between fully lit, and fully dim), and Torch (LED flashlight mode).
I use the WiFi and tether toggles throughout the day, and I toggle screen to dim when I'm going to sleep, and bright again when I wake. The Torch toggle isn't used every day, but it's something that comes in handy when I do need a quick light. So these are features that I use on a daily basis (excluding Torch).
I can see the double swipe down being useful for toggle options that aren't used as often, but for the ones that I know I'm going to use multiple times throughout every day, I'd much rather have them be right there in the notification menu.
4. Synack posted on 15 Oct 2012, 23:10 2 1
Doesn't seem very intelligent. Just take note from many other sources like AOKP and Cyanogenmod for example where it's just nested inside the original dropdown notification area. I mean we would have to teach people to swipe down TWICE just like we taught them to swipe down once for the first time around with the pulldown menu.
And only people who actually know about this feature would use it.
5. The_Innovation posted on 15 Oct 2012, 23:14 1 2
You know, these former Soviet Union nations and their teases using unreleased phones are getting annoying already. How do these random countries get these phones in their hands and no one in the States can?
9. dsDoan posted on 16 Oct 2012, 02:21 1 0
The same thing that happens if you swipe two times, now.
7. Luuthian posted on 16 Oct 2012, 00:10 2 0
I don't see why this is that inconvienent... Personally I think they won't bake those buttons into the notification bar because they want to reserve as much room as possible for their new live notification system.
8. rizevnarastek posted on 16 Oct 2012, 01:38 1 0
I think the idea is great... Hope they make it visually attractive (which they surely will) and make it speedy enough to work if you just fast doubble swipe down OR they could change the "settings" icon that's embeded besides the clock, to show this screen.
12. JunkCreek posted on 16 Oct 2012, 05:57 0 0
hardly get the bucks hardly get the the phones hardly get the 4.2 even 4.0. life is a hard. strange, it was easier last year.
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