Sidebar for multitasking

Carl · 2024-11-12T10:45:47+00:00

I’ve seen a few comments asking for this in Nothing OS, but don’t really know why it’s needed? I’ve never had the need for anything like this personally. Can...

sean (1)

Seems to me the edge-drawer was created to enable people to quickly access a handful of their favourite apps, contacts or files without returning to the Home screen to search for what they want.

I’ve not missed not using this feature, and in the screenshots I’ve seen I’ve hated the persistent pulltab on the side of the display to open the drawer.

I have my own solution, one that also deals with other pain points I have with Android smartphones:

Allow users to pin their favourite apps to the top of their app drawer.
Have a black navigation bar at the bottom of the display that is almost unnoticeable because it merges with the phone’s chin.
The nav-bar has three buttons: Back, Home and Recents. Users can customise these buttons by choosing further actions upon double-tap and long-press (split-screen, refresh webpage, etc).
It also features a Dot (a virtual LED) that lights red when the battery is at 10% or less, and flashes when it reaches 2%.
Users can swipe up on the nav-bar to reveal the user’s pinned apps (a method that mirrors pulling down the Notification Drawer at the top of the display).
Swiping up a second time opens the full App Drawer.
This means that users have – at all times – instant access to their favourite apps, and all other apps with a second swipe.
For users likes myself that can’t reach the Notification Drawer whilst holding their phone with one hand, the Navigation Drawer can become the new home of the QS tiles, and could either be placed alongside the app icons, or in a separate section by swiping left/right when the drawer is open.
Swiping in the opposite direction goes to the audio controls if something is playing.

Anonymous340

Carl Please do not add this. First thing I disable on every Samsung device.

KARIM_SHAIK🇵🇸🪽

Carl side panel might not be that much important. Because I’ve been using a samsung mobile alongwith the nothing mobile. I’ve never often used this side panel feature since I was using the Samsung device.

Nicol_s_XmgnXEMWGu

Hey,

Will there be added a smart sidebar? On my Last phones with realme ui and one ui there was a Sidebar allowing quick travel and Open Apps fast in popup View. It would be very nice. Any information about it?

Avidx

Please

Daniel

Avidx What? please elaborate.

Avidx

There is sliding bar on corner of the screen by which we can easily open any app, use calculator, screen translator, it’s very useful for day to day work on phone

Nicol_s_XmgnXEMWGu

Avidx

Sadly Not comming

Peruna ◽

Avidx Carl has said they wont add that since there isnt a lot of people using it

Avidx

Peruna ◽ hey but why?? Plz tell

Peruna ◽

Avidx Idk, he just said that. I had a Samsung phone with that feature, never used it

Nicol_s_XmgnXEMWGu

Peruna ◽

To be honest, on Samsung I nearly used it. But on my old Phone using coloros everyday

G_Stamatov

Hello,

Can someone create a widget with an intelligent sidebar?

Many useful features can be added (translator, recorder, camera, music, etc.) to the home screen. Personally, I need an addition related to daily tasks and, most importantly, a screen translator

AyazKhan_w4unm7gk1q

Ya! It would definitely be helpful for people who are multitasking.

Anonymous297

it should be on playstore already.. search it

AyazKhan_w4unm7gk1q

There are many options, but we need that suits our theme with our Nothing OS.

G_Stamatov

Is it a Nothing app or a third party app? Please give a link

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