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Does an App of this type exist?

  • 31-03-2010 3:38pm
    #1
    PGL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭


    I am getting to grips with an iPhone 3GS after many years of having Nokia mobile phones.

    One thing I have noticed is that with the iPhone when locked (and screen black) is that if you have been out of earshot of the phone, you have no way of knowing whether you have a missed call, text message, email etc, unless you unlock the phone.

    My previous phones such as the Nokia E51 had a little light which would flash when this happened.

    Does an application exist which would alert the owner of such a scenario? If not then i reckon its a very good idea for an app!

    cheers


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    When you press the home button when the phone is locked, the screen should show you missed calls, missed texts etc. You don't have to unlock the phone.

    You can also set the message alert to repeat twice.


  • #3
    PGL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭PGL


    seamus wrote: »
    When you press the home button when the phone is locked, the screen should show you missed calls, missed texts etc. You don't have to unlock the phone.

    You can also set the message alert to repeat twice.

    sorry, I mean't to say to press the home button, instead of unlocking the phone. eitherway, my point is you have to press a button (causing the screen to light up, and precious battery energy wasted...) to find out.....


  • #4
    UnionOfV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭UnionOfV


    Well then what do you expect the app to do? The iphone has no lights. You could turn off auto-lock but that would decimate the battery life...


  • #5
    PGL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭PGL


    i take this does not exist then, which is a shame....


  • #6
    Harcrid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭Harcrid


    If you go into Settings -> Messages, there is an option to repeat an incoming message alert tone twice more if you do not open the message.

    If you still miss it after the two extra alerts, then there will be no other new message indications.


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  • #7
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,311 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    PGL wrote: »
    (causing the screen to light up, and precious battery energy wasted...) to find out.....

    So you don't want to light up your screen for ten seconds to check because its a waste of battery power but you'd rather have a blinking light that goes on for potentially hours. :confused:


  • #8
    PGL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭PGL


    Quazzie wrote: »
    So you don't want to light up your screen for ten seconds to check because its a waste of battery power but you'd rather have a blinking light that goes on for potentially hours. :confused:

    i like my new iphone way too much to be parted from it for hours!

    cheers for the responses but this discussion is dead in the water....


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