Google’s also attacked Android’s first-run process, making it a whole lot better. In 5.1 Google at least partially fixed this, adding the ability to swipe upward to get rid of the notification temporarily, shoving it back where it belongs in the shade. Users could slide them away to dismiss or simply wait till they disappeared, but neither were really great options - swiping got rid of a notification you might want to see later, and waiting around meant having a giant chunk of the screen occupied by a notification you might not want to deal with at the moment. These notifications pop in on top of the screen, with a rather ample scrim behind them. In 5.0 Lollipop, Google introduced heads-up notifications. Alarm volume can be adjusted inside the clock app, and while system volume can be adjusted while playing media, the opposite still isn't true in Lollipop's latest iteration. Users can also choose to block all notifications in Down Time now. LED notification lights will now blink no matter what profile you use, and the "no interruptions" mode can be set to deactivate at your next alarm (as long as that alarm is the same day).
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In Android 5.1, Google did make a few adjustments to the new controls based on user feedback. It requires the user to be too quick and alert. In this writer’s opinion, it would be nice to have instant access to that any time - adjusting volume on the fly as media is already playing is a stressful experience. Before using priority mode to sort which notifications actually interrupted me, I was really unaware of what a relief it would be to filter certain things out.Īnother possible negative is that media volume control is limited to times when media is actually playing. Then again, priority mode is actually a pretty cool feature in practice. Many users (myself sometimes included) would prefer the option to resort to a classic "silent" mode, which simply isn't present in the current iteration. The new sound profiles are a divisive topic in the Android community.