No Glance support?!!!

[california86]

I don't think they were going to add the unannounced Icon/929 to the list of devices that would support Glance for an article posted in July of last year...

He was responding to my question as to what Glance is.

That being said, glad I don't currently have a WP. I might actually miss this feature.

 

[slowburnaz]

As per the article,

Interesting, as the AT&T Lumia 520 has double-tap to wake, but no Glance.

 

[fonefan]

Where did y'all read about this no glance support?

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[mrlugo88]

Amazing how many people will not get the Icon because of Glance. I get that it's a great feature. But considering how it's an upgrade to the 928 in basically every way, there is no way Im not picking this phone up. Besides, there's still a chance it'll get it. But for me, not a deal breaker at all.

 

[maevinj]

Where did y'all read about this no glance support?

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Nokia Lumia Icon Review | Windows Phone Central

 

[primortal]

He was responding to my question as to what Glance is.

That being said, glad I don't currently have a WP. I might actually miss this feature.

Sorry about that @Curtieson missed the quote :smile:

 

[fonefan]

Definitely not a deal breaker for me.

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[Indistinguishable]

I do love glance... But i'll learn to do just fine without it. It is a shame that it won't be there.

 

[slick5150]

Again, everyone is assuming the phone doesn't support Glance. That has never been said. It doesn't have the feature at this moment, but I'd be shocked if it doesn't very soon, possibly even by the time you can actually buy the phone you're complaining is missing a feature.

 

[maevinj]

Again, everyone is assuming the phone doesn't support Glance. That has never been said. It doesn't have the feature at this moment, but I'd be shocked if it doesn't very soon, possibly even by the time you can actually buy the phone you're complaining is missing a feature.

Nokia Lumia Icon Review | Windows Phone Central

But wait. There is one lame thing about the Icon and that is it doesn’t support the Glance screen. For those who aren’t familiar, Glance is a Nokia technology that allows static information to be displayed on the screen when in standby. It shows the time and with Update 3, can optionally show notifications as well. It’s super useful and with the Glance Background app, you can even customize it with your own images.

But yes, Glance is not available on the Lumia Icon out of the box, nor with any system app updates (e.g. Extras + Info, which did not change the situation). That also means no double-tap to wake, as the two features are intertwined.

Nokia says this is due to “certain hardware restrictions” and they’re not ruling it out in the future, but as of today, the Lumia Icon will remain a Glance-free device. That’s a bit of a letdown, especially for a flagship Lumia, but if you never used it, then there’s nothing to miss. But if you were looking forward to it, then…

 

[mtalinm]

Again, everyone is assuming the phone doesn't support Glance. That has never been said. It doesn't have the feature at this moment, but I'd be shocked if it doesn't very soon, possibly even by the time you can actually buy the phone you're complaining is missing a feature.

If you're betting the phone will have Glance by 2/20, I'd bet against you. I would love to lose the bet, but I'd be shocked if I did.

 

[psiu_glen]

Amazing how many people will not get the Icon because of Glance. I get that it's a great feature. But considering how it's an upgrade to the 928 in basically every way, there is no way Im not picking this phone up. Besides, there's still a chance it'll get it. But for me, not a deal breaker at all.

I was already leaning against it, so for me it's just one more knock against it. No xenon flash, no microSD slot, no Glance. Same storage space as my almost full 928 but with a higher res camera...and the memory and quad core should be improvements, but not the kind of improvement the 928 was versus the Trophy.

 

[mtalinm]

Well, I've turned off Glance on my 928 to see how much I miss it.

 

[mrlugo88]

I was already leaning against it, so for me it's just one more knock against it. No xenon flash, no microSD slot, no Glance. Same storage space as my almost full 928 but with a higher res camera...and the memory and quad core should be improvements, but not the kind of improvement the 928 was versus the Trophy.

I'm speaking more of the people who won't be getting this because of the lack of Glance, not those who were on the fence. For those who planned on getting on this, I don't think Glance is the reason to not pick this up.

 

[Astropin]

From the WPC article:

Paraphrased-

Nokia says they?re not ruling it out in the future!!!

 

[Indistinguishable]

Well, I've turned off Glance on my 928 to see how much I miss it.

This is a good idea... If nothing else just to train myself not to rely on it so that when I picked up my wonderful new Icon I don't focus on how much I miss it.

Edit: I miss it already

 

[tk-093]

No, the Icon will be AMOLED as well. Sometimes bloggers will write incorrect information. And more often than not, OLED and AMOLED are used interchangeably.

Nokia Lumia Icon - The Ultimate Video Experience - Nokia - USA

Display technology: ClearBlack, AMOLED

Good find, so maybe there is hope.. It could also be in error.. Wasn't it the Nokia site that said the 928 had FM radio for the longest time before they fixed it?


If the Icon does actually have AMOLED, the only thing I can think of is it is having screen freezing troubles like the 928 is and they pinpointed it to Glance and maybe that is why it is disabled for now?

Either that or the Nokia Glance app hasn't been updated to be allowed to install on the Icon.. kinda like the issues people are having with Beamer and that other app on the new 928 Black?

 

[tk-093]

I'm speaking more of the people who won't be getting this because of the lack of Glance, not those who were on the fence. For those who planned on getting on this, I don't think Glance is the reason to not pick this up.

I was going to get it, but now I've moved myself to the fence. Glance as it functions now is rather meh, but I share time between my 928 and a Moto X, and Active Notifications shows me the awesome potential for Glance and to have a device without that potential is not something I want to jump on right away. If you've never used Active Notifications, then yeah, it's not a huge loss.

But if it actually does have a AMOLED screen and not just a OLED screen then the potential to get it is there. It's just weird that it isn't there now.

 

[maevinj]

I'm speaking more of the people who won't be getting this because of the lack of Glance, not those who were on the fence. For those who planned on getting on this, I don't think Glance is the reason to not pick this up.

That's your opinion and you can't speak for "most people" who planned on getting it. Glance is a legitimate feature. For Nokia/Verizon to omit is just baffling. I honestly would rather have Glance than wireless charging...

 

[ViperVTX]

hmmm I been reading other reviews, like the one from Nokia Lumia Icon - Windows Phone Reviews - Laptop Mag

It says: "The device also sports an improved Glance feature. The enhanced function displays notifications on the lockscreen for missed calls, texts, emails and alarms in addition to the large digital clock at the bottom of the display ."