Hi, in the case of contacts, the delete gesture that sighted people would use isn't available either. I think this might be the ultimate reason why that isn't available in the rotor. VO and non VO users have to open the contact and activate the edit button regardless. No shortcut exists.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 26, 2012, at 9:05 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello List, > > > > Hopefully a few of you will join me in reporting to Apple that their > implementation of the new Action rotor setting which allows you to delete > email messages with a single swipe down or up and then a double tap is not > implemented consistently throughout iOS. Below are 4 examples of places/apps > where I found it doesn't work or works partially: > > > > The Apple Podcast app: I know Downcast is still the preferred Podcast client > by most, but let's hope Apple does improve Podcast since it does have SIRI > integration although that also needs to be improved. At this point the > Action rotor setting is not present when in the list of Podcast episodes for > a Podcast I am subscribed to. > > > > The Phone app: Here the Action menu is available in the Favourites list, a > single finger flick down or up will put me on Delete and a double tap will > remove whichever Favourite I am on. > > I still have to tap on "Edit" at the top, then tap the delete button beside > the call I want to delete, confirm that I want to delete it and then tap > Done at the top right. > > > > The Contacts app/Contacts tab: No deleting a contact in this new way. You > have to open the Contact, go to Edit, go to the very end and double tap on > the delete button there. > > > > The Messages app: I can delete a conversation in the main list view, but if > I go into that conversation, the Action rotor is not available to delete > individual messages in the conversation. I can clear all messages by going > to Edit and then tapping Clear All at the top left or I can double tap one > or more messages in a conversation and then double tap the "Delete 3 > messages" in the bottom left where 3 is just an example, it will indicate > however many messages you selected. > > > > Feel free to use what I typed above to paste into your message to Apple to > ask that the Action rotor is one of the nice new iOS 6 features, but to > implement it also in these places and others you may think of or where Apple > may find a use for it. > > > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
