Restoring an iPhone from the backup shows a modal dialog on top of everything

Originator:armand.jesse
Number:rdar://9975314 Date Originated:18 August 2011
Status:Open Resolved:No
Product:iTunes Product Version:10.5b77 (77)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When we restore a backup for the iPhone with iTunes, it shows a modal dialog that is on top of every other active windows. I understand that the restoring process is important, but the UI shouldn't be that intrusive.

Steps to Reproduce:
Restore iPhone from the backup data.

Suggestion:
My suggestion is to display this process on the iTunes HUD that was used for various iTunes activities (such as iPhone sync and backup process). I also suggest to move any iTunes modal progress indicator on that HUD.

This will provide some benefits to the users:
1. It presents a unified progress indicator of iTunes activity.
2. It doesn't disrupt the current user activity.

It's understandable that in the case where an error happens a modal dialog is important, but a progress indicator doesn't need to be shown in a modal dialog.

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