Please bring back the old toggle data widget.
From the JuiceDefender overview:
"The Toggle mobile data widget lets you quickly force-enable or force-disable mobile data with a *single tap*, if you need to override JuiceDefender’s control."
No anymore, it doesn't. Instead, you tap the toggle data widget and get a menu asking you if you wish to "force enable" or "force disable" JuiceDefender. That's two taps: tap once on the widget to launch the menu, tap twice to actually perform the enabling or disabling.
How does this make any sense? Is there anyone who really appreciates now having to make *two* taps to toggle mobile data on and off, compared to *one* tap?
I assume that most people want to quickly turn their data on for a short period of time to surf the web, sync their Dropbox, upload photos, etc. and then hand control back to JuiceDefender when they are done. Pretty handy to be able to do this in one tap, I'd reckon.
Yes, you can configure JuiceDefender to quick enable and quick disable from the notification bar. The problem, though, is that this requires a swipe AND a tap, which is the same as two taps (worse, even), which is my main complaint in the first place.
Yes, you can use the App triggers. If I were cynical, I'd say that this widget redesign was a ploy to get Free users to upgrade to Plus or Ultimate just to get App triggers, but I'm not, so I won't :)
On the other hand, let's think about the other option, to "force disable" mobile data from the toggle widget.
Does anyone really go, "Hm, JuiceDefender has disabled my mobile data for the moment, but I want to make DOUBLY sure that it is disabled, so I'll MANUALLY disable it. And I'm in too much of a hurry to do so by actually opening JuiceDefender, or by using the JuiceDefender widget, or by bringing up the Quickbox from the notification bar, so I want to be able to do it from the toggle data widget."
If so, I vote that that person be committed for their own protection :P
The old toggle data widget made so much more sense; tap once to force enable, again to hand over to JuiceDefender, and if mobile data is enabled by JuiceDefender, tapping it brings up a menu asking if you are sure you want to manually disable data. Simple, intuitive, non-redundant.
Please bring it back.
Witsend
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Thank you very much for your great contribution to JuiceDefender. We are currently in the processing of creating a “final” version which means that new ideas for features will not immediately be considered. This does not mean JD’s development stops for ever.
13 comments
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Rahul Pathare commented
I agree,
A widget is meant to reduce efforts..A simple toggle would really be useful.
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AdminBreece
(Support, Latedroid)
commented
Thank you very much for your great contribution to JuiceDefender. We are currently in the processing of creating a "final" version which means that new ideas for features will not immediately be considered. This does not mean JD's development stops for ever.
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AdminBreece
(Support, Latedroid)
commented
Dev says: For the sake of easy understanding we decided to change the widget to how it works now.
Sorry but this will not changeBUT maybe the dev will add another widget ? Please comment on it :)
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Grant Cowie
commented
Agree with Matt, the old "off" fully red and "on" full green was a lot easier to understand and to check the state.
Now you do not know if it is on or off, the text is too small to read on the fly."For the sake of understanding" = confusion.
Updated jd on my tab, but not going to update my phone.
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Matt Lodder commented
Also... if this change was "for the sake of easy understanding", it's done the complete opposite. The functionality is now completely unclear - why is "ON" green but "Widget" in red?
Honestly, this was a really weird change.
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I now can't work out how to hand control back to JD - before there were three settings, Force On, Force Off and JD Control. Now it only seems to toggle between On and Off... How do I set it back to "Auto" mode?!
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Don
commented
So I switched phones and transferred Ultimate over to new phone. Now I can't find any widget to turn off mobile data. So is this app now useless to me?
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Chris Morton
commented
Please change the toggle back to a one tap function, two taps defies the point of the widget.
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mh
commented
please add another 1 touch simple widget for us wizards! please.
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SushiJuice
commented
The functionality of a"toggle" widget should be just that: to toggle settings on the fly.
The change, which takes away the primary function of toggling, now sends the user into a menu.
This is not a toggle.
I kinda get the idea behind the change, but this idea should have manifested itself in another widget, or inside three quick box - not stifling the toggle.
Change the widget, out arty least change the name because these two are no longer reflective of eachother
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Witsend
commented
Well, if it is possible to offer two 'styles' of toggle widget, I won't say no to that. :)
Thanks for responding, anyway.
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AdminMark
(Dev, Latedroid)
commented
Also: you can bring up the QuickBox (and 'enable conn.') via the 'regular' widget too - but it's still two taps :|
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AdminBreece
(Support, Latedroid)
commented
Dev says: For the sake of easy understanding we decided to change the widget to how it works now.
Sorry but this will not changeBUT maybe the dev will add another widget ? Please comment on it :)
