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Move clear all notifications button.

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Jpayne803
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Can we please move the clear all notification button. Or at least have a prompt asking if you want to do this. I can to tell you the amount of times I have accidentally cleared all of my notifications because that button is so poorly placed.
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AAbbott
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I don't see anything wrong with the placement of the "clear" icon in the message area.  I have, on occasion, actually missed tapping the exact spot when I wanted to clear, but never accidentally hit it when I didn't want to.

meself
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I don't see any issues with it
Robin621k
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Where would you like to see it put?

For me where it is, it is a deliberate action to clear all. There is no way for me to accidentally hit that button.
Jpayne803
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It used to trail the last notification you had. If any. Either that or have it directly between the notifications and the brightness slider. That would make most sense to me.
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Robin621k
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It makes no sense to have it at the top of the phone. One UI is a bottom-up skin, so it should be easy to reach with one hand. I can't reach it with one hand because I have small hands and a big phone. My thumb can't go all the way across the phone.

This could be a setting added to QuickStar, though. I think Samsung should have left or right-handed operations, like we have on our watches, depending on how we hold our phones.
Robin621k
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Yes, it was moved for easier one handed reachability. One Ui is mostly bottom up.
I still want the settings and power button moved to the bottom.
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AAbbott
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Not everyone is capable of or wants to use a phone one handed. Manual dexterity deteriorates with age and arthritis. A better alternative rather than moving all the buttons for everyone, would be to move the buttons (or allow button movement) in one handed mode.
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Jpayne803
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There have been countless numbers of times there i go to swipe up from that area and accidently hit the clear button. It's directly in line with the swipe gestures. Same with the notifications settings button
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Mujibar
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Which swipe gestures are you using? The standard Android gestures or Samsung's "swipe from bottom" option? I can see how that would be a problem with the bottom gestures. I use the standard gestures and never have incidental contact with either of those buttons.