Let’s not beat around the bush here. The screenshot on the left is my proposed idea, the one on the right is current implementation.
As you can see from the screenshot on the right, there is only the ability to house 6 items, 7 is you have BlackBerry Balance. As it stands now, you tap the icon to toggle that item on or off, then tap the word beside it if you want to access the settings pane. It does seem to be a waste of space having the text right next to the icon. Especially when the more quick settings you have, the more convenient it is for users.
From the screenshot on the left, my proposed implementation, you can fit it twice the amount of settings in the same amount of space while not sacrificing function. 12 to be exact. You simply tap once to toggle it on and off, and tap and hold will bring you to the settings pane for that item. For items like Wifi, when connected, the network name can be housed within the icon itself.
It’s a rough photoshop work, but you should get the idea. Also, I was contemplating on whether to add in a volume icon as well. Once you tap that icon, it will bring up a slider control. This was, there is no need to reach to the side of the phone to depress a physical button. Similar to how a brightness control might work. Combined with the addition of a display sleep icon in quick settings, there is almost no need to use any physical button to control the phone other than when you want to completely shut down the phone, or reboot.
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Oh, and of course, a battery percentage beside the battery icon would be nice.
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