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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, I see the problem here.

This setting is supposed to control access to the indicator menus from
the lock screen, and it does. However, people can't reasonably be
expected to know what an "indicator menu" is. Many things on the screen
act as "indicators" of various sorts, and the visual design of indicator
menus makes them look rather unlike menus.

Meanwhile, the notifications design placed notifications in a
"Notification Centre" indicator menu. So when we came to give this
setting an understandable name -- trying to summarize everything that
appeared inside indicator menus -- we settled on "Notifications and
quick settings".

Unfortunately, that makes it seem as if notification bubbles themselves
are also controlled by this setting, when they are not.

Possible solutions to this problem:
1. Abolish the setting altogether, never allowing access to indicator menus from the lock screen.
2. Find a name that clarifies the current behavior: obviously including the Notification Center but obviously not including notification bubbles.
3. Change the name to "quick settings", and change its behavior so that it no longer controls access to the Notification Center.
4. Change the effect of the setting so that it also controls notification bubbles on the lock screen.

Any other ideas?

** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => New

** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371081

Title:
  if “when locked, allow [...] notifications” is disabled, notifications
  should not be shown

Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Under system settings -> Privacy & Security -> Phone locking there's a
  “When locked, allow: notifications and quick settings” checkbox. When
  it is unchecked, if the lockscreen is up, notifications should be
  suppressed.

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