Updated Droid unlock screen stinks!....... GO BACK TO THE OLD ONE!!!!

[rvt1000]

The new unlock slider is horrible!!!  It went from (IMHO) classy, functional and ergonomic to ugly and hard (relatively speaking) to use. The rotary style followed the natural movement of my thumb the new one....not so much (would help if it was higher on the screen).   With the old one it was very easy to no look answer a call, now its something you have to look at.(and a potential distraction and safety hazzard).... (we all know we shouldn't talk and drive but people will anyway). 

New font choice and placement is just as bad.... once again went from classy and stylish to trailer-trashy.....

Give us the option to individually select the style that works best for each individual user..... add a setting please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you agree add your name make this a petition!!!

[willanaya]

I have to disagree.  although the original was great with thumb placement, and the fact it was the only version i have ever known so i had no choice but to like it.

by holding the droid flat in my palm, my thumb now slides easier across the surface of the screen. with the old screen there were times where my swipe was not long enough to unlock the phone so i would have to try again.  with this new lock i have yet to experience a bad swipe.

but on the bright side, if there are enough complaints, you know that someone will come up with an app for that.

[sully78]

I have to agree, atleast make it an option.

[Polar]

I totally agree! Give us the option. The other unlock screen was so much more intuitive. Isn't it something.  Something works perfectly and they change it quickly. Something is broken and they take forever to fix it. Go figure.

[PPC_Dude]

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Polar wrote:

I totally agree! Give us the option. The other unlock screen was so much more intuitive. Isn't it something.  Something works perfectly and they change it quickly. Something is broken and they take forever to fix it. Go figure.

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I'm OK with the new screen, but I liked the old one too.  So an option would be nice.  I think one reason that they might have changed it was to create separate items for Unlock and Mute.  I don't think some people ever realized a right-to-left swipe would mute the phone.  Just a guess though. 

[New2Droid]

I for one like the new lock screen. But what I like even better is the haptic response of the new screen! I just wish the vibrate alert for incoming calls was this strong. Then I could leave my phone on vibrate only at work. But since the vibrate alert is so unnoticeable in my pocket I have to leave the ringtone volume up so that I know I am getting a phone call, notification or what not.

[nedaroth]

New lock screen is great, i can now answer phone calls with no problem.  HANG UP AND DRIVE

[km4321]

I like the new screen better. An option would be cool so everyone's happy I guess.

[thedarkboo]

Personally i prefered the old unlock screen, and do find it a bit disturbing that they'd change the phone without any regards to customer feeling about it. Am i to expect a new look every release, this is a .1 change.. so every little update there's going to be some new unlock screen? How about some courtesy and let the user determine if they want chagnes made to their screen, or at least put out an app that allows for it before implementing something that the user can't change.

[supitsmike]

I'm happy with the new unlock screen.

Well put it into perspective: If the lock screen is the only thing to complain about -- then I'd say the Droid is in pretty good shape.