Hey Devs, I was catching up on some Android developer things from I/O last week and came across something nifty regarding notifications. In Android 4.1, Google has added a "big content view" to the notifications, actually pretty similar to our idea with the expanded Pantheon Notification. However, they've expanded on that: Actions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Yc8YrVc47TI#t=1917s (Link should point to 31:57) With actions, users can quickly and easily perform a relevant action without even going to the app. For example, you could have a "Like" button on a Facebook notification, "Reply" and "Archive" buttons on an email notification, etc. Basically the developer can make it faster for users to perform a few actions. Of course they're pretty strictly-controlled by the platform so that developers don't get carried away; in Android, you can add up to three actions. I think it would be an interesting route to look into. With Pantheon Notifications we already have an "expanded view" on hover, and it might be nice to let developers add a few actions to the notifications. What I want to know from all of you is: - Does it sound like a good idea? - How would we go about implementing it? - What would it look like? - What problems could it create? - What problems could it solve? Of course this is just me throwing an idea out there; I'm not saying it's an idea we have to run with or even that it's a good idea. I simply have been enjoying this feature on my phone this past week and wanted to see if we could brainstorm something similar for on the desktop. Regards, Cassidy James
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