Not impressed by the action center

[MikeSo]

Well for me its a good thing the Wi-Fi settings comes up when u hit it in the action center, considering I have four different Wi-Fi conns to chose from

Except it doesn't come up when you turn it ON, so it doesn't matter. It comes up only when you turn OFF, probably for the reasons outlined in the thread already.

 

[StevoPhilo]

What is it that you NEED to do in life that you have to complain about extra steps? Not trying to troll or anything I just never understood why people complained about "this takes 4 steps instead of 2!!!!!!"
Does it kill to take an extra second to do something?

Now for #1 it would probably work in the same manner as issue #2 if it were implemented resulting in you being unsatisfied again. I think the only real reason for the "extra step" is the automatic turn on setting. If it was just a toggle then that feature would probably never be used.

#3 Is just you as it works fine on my 1020.

 

[Verkunder]

2. yeah but I have my home Wi-Fi saved and all the local places' networks saved and connect automatically so I wouldn't go all the way to connect because WP8.1 is smart enough to connect automatically. Barely BARELY do I open my Wi-Fi settings to connect to a new network. do you get what I'm trying to say ?
3. I dk , could be. Its not something major anyways

So, if you BARELY open it up, why are you complaining in the first place?

And if it isn't a major deal, again, why are you complaining?

 

[A895]

So, if you BARELY open it up, why are you complaining in the first place?

And if it isn't a major deal, again, why are you complaining?

It would be a welcomed feature. No need to jump down his throat about it.

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[A895]

What is it that you NEED to do in life that you have to complain about extra steps? Not trying to troll or anything I just never understood why people complained about "this takes 4 steps instead of 2!!!!!!"
Does it kill to take an extra second to do something?

Now for #1 it would probably work in the same manner as issue #2 if it were implemented resulting in you being unsatisfied again. I think the only real reason for the "extra step" is the automatic turn on setting. If it was just a toggle then that feature would probably never be used.

#3 Is just you as it works fine on my 1020.

Taking two steps instead of 4 would bring WP in line with Android and iOS as far as turning stuff. There is a WiFi on and off switch on both other platforms and the same feature on WP would bring it up to parity in that regard. It also would go with the thought that WP is simple a simple on and off switch for WiFi would correspond with that.

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[StevoPhilo]

Taking two steps instead of 4 would bring WP in line with Android and iOS as far as turning stuff. There is a WiFi on and off switch on both other platforms and the same feature on WP would bring it up to parity in that regard. It also would go with the thought that WP is simple a simple on and off switch for WiFi would correspond with that.

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I get that it can't be helped to be compared with the other 2 major OS's, but there are some things we have quicker access to compared to the others as well so it all balances out for me.

 

[A895]

I get that it can't be helped to be compared with the other 2 major OS's, but there are some things we have quicker access to compared to the others as well so it all balances out for me.

What has WP have quicker access to compared to Android? The keyword is for YOU. It seems to me every new suggestion in these forums is being shunned for no reason. All suggestions quite frankly would be an improvement. Every little feature added can bring in more WP customers and therefore more developers and apps.

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[j o e l]

1) I set all my apps to only do data intensive functions on Wi-Fi whenever possible. Podcast, photo, etc only do their thing whilst on Wi-Fi. Email updates may also be set to only manually update. Data sense confirms it works and I stay well within my data allocation. also, the data toggle may have been deleted because it behaves differently between devices and service providers (just guessing here)?

2) Since installing 8.1, I have been leaving the Wi-Fi on all the time with no noticeable extra battery drain. It seems MS optimized Wi-Fi behavior this making it less of a necessity to turn it off all the time. I like this since the more I leave Wi-Fi on, the less likely I will burn through my data. So it seems 1) and 2) are actually complimentary. If this is the case, then I prefer it. It it's a smarter design than having to rely on the user to be flipping switches all the time.

 

[anony_mouse]

1) I set all my apps to only do data intensive functions on Wi-Fi whenever possible. Podcast, photo, etc only do their thing whilst on Wi-Fi. Email updates may also be set to only manually update. Data sense confirms it works and I stay well within my data allocation. also, the data toggle may have been deleted because it behaves differently between devices and service providers (just guessing here)?

2) Since installing 8.1, I have been leaving the Wi-Fi on all the time with no noticeable extra battery drain. It seems MS optimized Wi-Fi behavior this making it less of a necessity to turn it off all the time. I like this since the more I leave Wi-Fi on, the less likely I will burn through my data. So it seems 1) and 2) are actually complimentary. If this is the case, then I prefer it. It it's a smarter design than having to rely on the user to be flipping switches all the time.

Data toggle should work the same on all service providers - it's either 'on' or 'off'. Users want to control data for many reasons - cost, power, privacy, etc, and based on various factors - roaming or not, country/region, pre-paid credit remaining, inclusive data remaining, etc. I don't think this can all be reliably handled automatically.

 

[anon(8800827)]

There's a feature suggestion on uservoice about the wifi toggle behavior, True toggle switch in action center! ?€“ Feature Suggestions for Windows Phone If you like this suggestion, please vote for it! Though i have a comment on it about making it so that if you do a long press on the wifi switch, the wifi settings should open. I think this would be a great way to also be able to get to the settings as changing between wifi connections is sometimes also very important! Thanks.