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Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

hohingday — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:08:10 GMT

Hi,

My drop down notification comes down when I tap the top of the screen, I keep pressing this accidentally and would like it to only come down when i "pull it" down, is there a way to change this?

Thanks

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Hampus — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:09:58 GMT

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Unfortunately, it's not possible to disable this function. When you tap the notification field, it will drop down.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Z3Cuser2 — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:33:31 GMT

I'm sorry, but I find this pretty dissatisfying. The "tap to drop down" is a significantly worse user-interface than Android's traditional "swipe down to drop down".

The notification bar itself is a very narrow tap target and it doesn't really make sense for it to react to touch. Having application buttons near the top of the screen and the notification bar tap-target at the top of the screen makes it harder to distinguish between the two. Every time I slightly miss a button at the top of the screen, the notification bar ends up falling down. Normally buttons near the screen edges are very easy targets because there is nothing else to confuse them with. You can do sloppy taps (which are faster for humans than precise taps).

Having distinct gestures (swipe the notification bar vs tapping application buttons) makes it really easy to distinguish between the two and prevents accidentally doing one when you meant to do the other.

Separately, if you try to drag the notification bar back up to the top after just pulling it down a little (to see the date for instance), then if your finger happens to touch the top of the screen, the notification try will fall down again! That's clearly not what I wanted! Requiring that much precision on a swipe action is really undesirable.

In the next software release the Xperia team should strongly consider returning to the standard Android functionality of swipe-to-pull-down instead of tap-to-pull-down. This seems like a case of Sony going out of their way to change the software for the worse! In what way is the tap functionality better than the swipe? Why was this done?

What would we need to do to get Sony to give us the option of returning to the standard functionality?

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Macro_S — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:07:20 GMT

I completely agree with Z3CUser2 above. This is just poor interface design, and it annoys me too. Good user interface design makes it hard, not easy, for the user to mistakenly choose an action. I frequently get the quick settings menu when I don't want it, because I'm aiming for another touch function at the screen edge. Worse, once it's open you can't actively close it, but instead have to wait for it to disappear by time-out. Sometimes a sequence of edge touches in an app becomes: touch / wait / touch / wait / touch / wait / etc. This is so inefficient! There's no good reason why the Xperia team shouldn't implement a choice for this function: tap or swipe to pull-down.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Kungpao — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 06:38:48 GMT

Hi, I'm having issues on my drop down menu. When I try to swipe it down it doesn't work. I tried the diagnostic tests and did soft reset the phone but still it doesn't work. Can you help me with this issue or do I need to send my z3c to the service center. Thanks

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

stepic7 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:11:08 GMT

I am having the same problem

Agree that's a very poor design of features. I noticed it wasn't so annoying when first bought, it came up so frustrating after one of the system upgrade although I can't remind which one.

Now the notification bar comes down and even hides the dialog to respond to a call which then becomes itself a notification. It is umbelievable!

System upgrades often cause other inconvenience. I can cite for example the camera button of XPeria Z3 compact not working anymore, instead it activates the dropdown notification bar

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:53:56 GMT

@Kungpao

@stepic7

Your issue its different, but both of you boot on >> safe mode and check if you experience the same

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:55:08 GMT

@Macro_S @Z3Cuser2

That's how lollipop/android works, you will have to contact Google's android development team regarding that.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Dam079 — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:23:07 GMT

So annoying. My drop down menu is not working on my xperia z3 compact. Had the same problem several months ago after a update. Then I guess I got fix as I have automatic updates on and it worked perfectly. Now the problem is back. The menu works if you have the phone rotated on it's side. But if you are on a a rotated screen, ie hold the phone normally it just doesn't work. Can anybody help me with this problem. I have done the diagnosis on the phone it fails with top of my screen. I have never ever dropped my phone. This problem just appeared out of thin air. Can anybody help me with a fix

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 01:51:54 GMT

@Dam079

Settings > about phone > diagnostics > test > test the touchscreen.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Dam079 — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 02:08:33 GMT

Yes, I have done this test and fails every time.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:02:22 GMT

@Dam079

Then it is a hardware issue, contact your Local support to get it inspected.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Dam079 — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:30:57 GMT

I don't think it is a hard wear problem because I was able to use the phone on its side and operate the home and back keys also before this problem arrived. Now if I press on the home or back keys it press selects a tab just next to where I am touching the screen. Also if I flick fast up on the test page I am able to get it pass I have just noticed. Thinking this I a calibration or software problem. Kinda random that this problem has occurred out of now where.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:32:56 GMT

@Dam079

If it is indeed a software issue, repairing the phone with PCC should solve it

software repair

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Dam079 — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:46:55 GMT

Connected the phone to the pc companion last night back up files and it didn't fix it, I also did a full factory reset last night and the problem is still there. Also after I did the reset was unable to set a custom home page wall paper correctly. It kept zooming in on the picture. Unrelated to the drop down menu issue but thought I'd mention it.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 03:53:19 GMT

@Dam079

resetting the phone its not the same as repairing the phone with PCC, repair the phone and report back, as for the wall paper that's not related to this, lets prioritize.

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Dam079 — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 04:23:54 GMT

Just playing with developer options and enabled pointer location and it seems the screen has some how become out of alignment with where you touch the screen and seems like the sensitivity on the y axis is out of alignment also. Unable to get to pc as I am on the road for a few days

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 04:42:17 GMT

@Dam079

Keep us updated when you do

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Alinakhwa — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 09:29:23 GMT

I am having same issue with my drop down menu, can please someone help us out????

Re: Drop Down Notification Menu on Z3 Compact

Uliwooly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:54:18 GMT

@Alinakhwa

If you have the same issue, then you have to contact your Local support to get the device inspected.