In the wake of hot (funny joke!) News about the discontinuation of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, I want to tell you how I got used to 'Always On Display' in my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and why this feature should be in every modern smartphone.
It's no secret that with the advent of the S7 / S7 Edge line and the 'Always On' mode, another South Korean company added a similar option to its smartphones – LG. But, actually, in one form or another this option has existed for many years, and the first to introduce it was not Samsung, and not even Motorola, but Nokia (if I'm not mistaken). It was in the distant 2000s, back in the Nokia 6600 with Symbian OS, a line with the date and time was displayed on an extinct screen. It was 2004.
Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge, and there is practically no Nokia brand, but its ideas, as we can see, are alive and well. Why is the idea of always displaying information on the screen good? Obviously to everyone. This is convenient and allows you to reduce the number of actions with your smartphone in order to quickly view important information. In S7 / S7 Edge, the Always On mode is still equipped with very primitive capabilities – displaying the time in one or several time zones, a calendar or a picture, that's all. I use the clock format in four cities, and it really helps me, I don't waste time looking at what time it is, and also how much battery power is left in the smartphone (this data is also shown here).
But I remembered about Note 7 not in vain. The fact is that in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the Always On mode has already been significantly improved: in addition to displaying the time and battery charge, it also shows notifications of third-party applications and, moreover, allows you to control the basic capabilities of some programs, for example, playing music in the player. or quickly switch to the application by clicking on the notification. That is, the progress between Always On in SGS7 and SGN7 is very serious, so I sincerely hope that:
- The mode will remain in new Samsung smartphones and will develop further
- The idea will be picked up by other manufacturers, not only LG, and it will become really mainstream, because things like Always On should be a familiar feature of any smartphone.
P.S. Yes, in general, now Always On 'eats' the battery very seriously, for a day I spend about 20 percent of the charge (minimum) because of it, but I'm still used to carrying an external battery with me!