If you don't want to save it, you can just leave the page (for example using your browser's Back button) without clicking Save. I've never seen the point of Cancel buttons on web pages.
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Missing CANCEL Buttons
(This was an issue on old Blip also.)
Every place you click to go to a new screen that has an ACTION request, e.g., Settings, in addition to the action button there should be a Cancel button that takes you back to the previous screen. For instance, the button says Save, but if you don't want to save? You should be able to cancel. This is a pretty standard user interface setup. Wherever you click on "Yes I want this" you should also have the choice of "No I don't" via a Cancel button.
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@Veronica: The point of Cancel buttons.
1. Convenience. You could just turn off your table lamp by pulling the plug, but it's nice to have an Off switch.
2. Consistency. Apps that operate within a larger environment (Apple OX X, Apple iOS, Android, Microsoft) should adhere to their standards. Also, the app should be internally consistent.
3. Courtesy to people unfamiliar with the app. For instance, they change a number of settings on a page, forget which ones, get interrupted, change their mind, just want out w/o changes. "OMG what do I do now?" Cancel. So simple and clear. Helpful. "Be excellent."
One reason people loved the early Macintosh is that it had a Style Guide for developers. There was a standard way to implement apps so that an action meant the same thing and was accessed the same way throughout the OS and on every app. This is a very good thing, and it still exists. Blip hasn't followed it consistently in the past. I hope this big change will be an opportunity to correct that. I see some evidence of moving in the right direction, such as now being able to use the standard pinch-spread motion on an iPhone to enlarge an image.
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