Well-designed iPhone notifications

1. Notification style 1) Visual Interface

The iPhone comes with two types of Message Notification: Badge Notification and Alert Notification. Notification system is added for iOS 5.

1. Badge Notification

Badge Notification is a weak reminder, but it will make people who are obsessed with bubble elimination feel worried;

2. Alert Notification

Alert Notification is a strong reminder, but it will not only interrupt the current operation, but also cause users who are not focused on the screen to miss the reminder.

3. Notification System

The Notification System of iOS 5 inherits the design advantages of Android and Palm, which can well remind users that messages arrive without interrupting the current operation, and don't miss important reminders because you haven't noticed them.

4. Banner Notification

This Banner Notification style is suitable for reminding users in the application. It is suitable for appearing on a specific interface and has strong guidance, but does not interrupt the reminder method of the current operation. At present, many applications adopt this design, such as new friend application reminders for Foursquare, mongo_now message reminders, street-side private message reminders, and friend application reminders.

5. Tips Notification

This type of Tips Notification is suitable for notifying users of the status, but does not require strong column-guided operations. It can disappear automatically once it appears. It is also common nowadays, such as new Like reminders, Instagram message reminders, instant messaging reminders, Piictu message reminders, and download and installation status reminders for Synchronous pushing.

6. Status Bar Notification

A notification on the status bar does not interrupt the current operation, but is eye-catching and does not harass, and can also be quickly redirected. At present, more and more people have seen it, from QQ to Sina Weibo, from Talkbox to MM chat. However, this design is only available in applications and is only applicable to systems earlier than iOS 5. It is estimated that this design will gradually be eliminated.

2) Auditory reminder

With the development of digital audio technology, voice-based interaction with users has become very popular. It is common to see sound notifications when new messages arrive. The Chinese name of Twitter, which is often translated by the media as "bird song", is quite appropriate ).

Ears can easily distinguish the intensity, length, tone, tone, rhythm, and melody of the voice. Therefore, sound has always been used as a supplement to vision to improve user experience. Common voice notification methods include --

1. Feedback

When we use a mobile phone for input, different mobile phones will generate different feedback sounds along with key-press actions. Similar operation buttons can be clicked with corresponding feedback. If the registration is successful or the upgrade is successful, you can receive a successful notification.

2. Alert sound

When dangerous operations are performed, Logon failure, download failure, power shortage, and countdown time are approaching, a warning sound will be played to inform us of the danger;

3. Prompt sound

When sending a text message using the iPhone, a confirmation prompt will be sent successfully. After refreshing Timeline with Weico on Sina Weibo, if a new message is received, a new message is prompted. The advantage of this tone is that you can perform other things after performing the operation. If you hear the prompt sound, you will know that the message has been successfully sent and a new message has arrived, the user is notified effectively.

4. Quasi-thing sound

When clearing files, play the sound of collision with the garbage bin when dumping garbage. When QQ friends are online, there will be a prompt with a cough, a new request to add friends, and a knock-on reminder.

5. Voice

Can we rely on simulated voice notifications? IPod shuffle relies on the VoiceOver function to become the first talking iPod. Assume that you are listening to a song and want to know its name or performer's name. Just click the new button on the top of the iPod shuffle and it will tell you. You can even hear the name of the playlist through VoiceOver and switch between them. In addition, if your battery needs to be charged, VoiceOver will also tell you.

Figure 5-why does the iPod shuffle VoiceOver speak 25 different languages? It can be used to speak songs and performer names in your mother tongue.

Of course, although the use of auditory can make a lot of interesting interactive experience effects, it cannot be completely dependent on auditory interaction design, because there are still many problems in mobile device auditory interaction-environment, mobile phones are used in a complex and diverse environment. in a noisy environment, such as on the subway or on the road, the voice of the mobile phone may become minimal, and the recognition of auditory interaction will be compromised. noise, excessive dependence on sound interaction may lead to a noise that interferes with others' lives.

Therefore, auditory interaction must be used together with visual interaction and give the user control. The user can cancel unwanted auditory feedback.

3) Vibration reminder

It is already a widely recognized interactive mode to notify users of new text messages or calls.

TouchEngine, developed by Sony, uses a tactile generator to convert electronic signals into motion, it can tell users who calls or the degree of emergency through the differences in the rhythm, intensity, and speed of change. Make the experience more specific and practical.

IOS 5 also supports custom vibrations. You can select a specific Vibration for each contact. You can select five standard vibrations or custom vibrations.

4) Smell reminder

Compared with the application of visual and auditory in the interaction system, people's ability to perceive and respond to smells has not been well utilized. Studies show that smells can effectively arouse certain emotions. With the development of interaction technology, the sense of smell experience is becoming more and more important.

We may not be familiar with home audio and video systems such as Surround sound and wide screen HDTV. The designer David Sweeney's "Surround Smell" brings us into a new wave of experience. The device has 16 unique and novel smells built in, controlled by a micro-voltage pump, which can emit different smells based on different scenes on the TV to convey different information. For example, when the film plot develops into a tropical jungle, the whole room will be filled with the taste of a jungle, which can make people feel immersive. We can also use different smells to remind different information.

Ii. Notification design strategies

When designing a notification system, you need to answer the following questions:

Compare these problems to obtain the notification design patterns that can be adopted under different circumstances. A simple example is given.

Multi-dimensional analysis ensures that your notification design conforms to the scenario and needs, and does not omit policies and details.

Iii. Notification Design Principles

The notification design follows the following principles:

1. attract user attention

If your notification system cannot attract the user's attention at all, such as making plain text to make the user mistakenly think it is the content, for example, making a flash image to make the user mistakenly think it is an advertisement, if the notification fails, the notification fails.

2. Do not upset users

In fact, the iPhone's Badge notification is not a very friendly design, it is really a heavy burden on Alibaba Cloud. It is impossible for you to guess from a digital bubble 2 whether it is two new messages or two friend requests. You do not know who it comes from. You must click in to know. If you don't click, your screen will become a bubble world, which is really disturbing. In an application, if you only notify the progress or status of the notification, it does not need to exist all the time. Otherwise, the notification becomes a burden, especially those that are not eliminated by the user.

3. Do not interrupt user operations

Pay attention to the timing and occasion of the notification. If the user's operations are interrupted to attract the user's attention, the user experience is sacrificed, and it is not advisable. For example, the Director's service process is to find the toilet. the user is already in a very short time, but you may need to pop up a dialog box to tell the user to process the friend application. It is strange that the user does not drop the phone.

4. Lead the user to the desired location

If your notification requires not only the user's knowledge, but also the user to perform the operation, you need to pay attention to the timing of the appearance of the Guide, do not make the modal, interrupt user operations. If the user jumps, you need to help the user remember the current status and ensure that back is back, and everything is restored to the status before the jump.

5. You can find this reminder again when you need it.

Friend application, Message notification, and information flow push notifications cannot be transient. You can find the content carried by the notification again, whether processed or not. In this way, the user's security and information integrity can be enhanced.

Message notifications are simple and complex in design. All the above mentioned are the front-end logic, and the backend logic is even more important. If you think that the message reminder is a digital bubble or dialog box, you will be weak. There are only two types of interface styles. The use scenario is quite limited and the defects are very obvious. All, there is enough energy for the application design team, hurry to design their own message reminder style, but also pay attention to the combination with the system's various Sensor, iOS 5 not only has a custom vibration, there are also LED flashing reminders, which can also define the Left and Right audio channels. Although these are small details, they are enough to make you stand out from similar products and bring different user experiences to your users.