On Thursday, April 8th, 2010, Apple announced and previewed iPhone OS 4.0. However, there were a few things missing that the iPhone community really wanted to be addressed. Although we got an excellent implementation of multi-tasking, which I believe--although it lacks the visual flair of WebOS-style multi-tasking--is the best solution on a mobile platform at this time, push notifications were not addressed.
The big problem with the current implementation of Push Notifications in iPhone OS 3.x, is that they are too intrusive, and too modal. You can only view one at a time, so if you were to receive three in a row, you'll only know about the most recent one.
I've developed a visual representation of what I believe would be the best solution, given the new UI elements Apple has just introduced and the problems we are facing.
(You'll may also notice that the Clock and Weather are live icons that display current information, and the dock has been flattened and supports 5 icons, or more if scrollable. These are other UI enhancements I would like to see on the iPhone)
Note: I realize that Mail and SMS don't actually send Push Notifications, I was simply using those as examples of applications.
 Closed App Tray |  Open App Tray |  In-App Notification |
 Revision (So As To Not Block Out 4th Row Of Icons) |
Please leave your comments and let me know what you think.
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