Mobile floating windows are making something of a comeback. Android O is bringing picture in picture to the forefront once more. But is that for the best?
The post Have mobile floating windows worn off? appeared first on Pocketnow.
How to get Chat-Heads-like, Halo-style floating notifications without a custom ROM (video)
Some of the notifications that you receive are very important, others? Not so much. Telling the difference between the two requires you to pull down your notification shade, and dismiss your unimportant notifications in the hopes that you can find your important ones. Chat-Heads and other floating notifications try and tell you who it is that’s trying to contact you quicker and easier so you can determine if it’s the important contact that you’ve been waiting for — or something less important. Up until now you’ve had to have either Facebook Home, a custom ...
The post How to get Chat-Heads-like, Halo-style floating notifications without a custom ROM (video) appeared first on Pocketnow.
The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 040
We didn’t expect to run the Weekly with a skeleton crew two weeks in a row – and it’s a good thing we didn’t have to. Mere minutes into this week’s Tony-and-Michael-only podcast, Taylor Martin arrives to save us from the spectre of a fun, but low-energy, two-man show. In its place: jokes, laughs, and a lot of industry insight you’re gonna wanna put your ears on. We talk phone batteries that can jump-start your car, what place Twitter has in music, whether we should be excited about Motorola’s X phone or Nokia’s aluminum Catwalk, and the ...
Other Services We’d Like To See Adopt a Chat Heads-like Messenger or App
This past Friday, Facebook pushed out the new Facebook Home application to a select few Samsung and HTC Android devices. The HTC First officially launched, and the Facebook Messenger application was also updated. In all of this, the public finally got their hands on easily the best service – period – that Facebook has managed to produce. Chat Heads. To be fair, Chat Heads is ...
Galaxy S 4 Pre-Orders, LG Event on May 1st, Samsung vs HTC & More – Pocketnow Daily
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG’s press invites for an event on May 1st, and what we expect to be released. Then we talk about the iPhone 5S and its possible 12-megapixel camera and HDR video recording capabilities. Facebook is next as chat heads reach iOS on the iPhone and iPad, even though they aren’t as great as on Android. We later talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-orders and where to begin. We end today’s show talking about how the government of Taiwan is now investigating Samsung over their assumed practices to stir attention away from ...
Facebook’s Chat Heads Could Be Much Bigger Than Messaging
I’ve been using Facebook’s new Chat Heads feature on my HTC One for a grand total of two hours. In that time, I’ve become convinced that the concept behind it is bigger than Facebook Home, Facebook Messenger, and could become bigger than even Facebook itself – at least insofar as it relates to smartphone UI design. The quick rundown for those not yet indoctrinated into the new club of bubble-tappers: Chat Heads are floating overlays on your smartphone’s home screen. ...