Just because you were asking for a feature and I offered you an alternative doesn't mean that I was blocking your suggestion in any way. It was something else for you to consider, in case you haven't done so already. In fact, I remember that both you and I voiced our mutual support for the suggestion four months ago back in Oct 2016:
At the same time, I'd like to point out it's been four months and look at how much progress we've made in convincing third-party developers and IPS to implement the suggestion. So ... follow button it is then.