What discontinued feature do you miss from phones or other technologies?
What discontinued feature do you miss from phones or other technologies?
For me its the 'Knock Code' that LG had on their phones (I really wish LG still made at least the V series phones)
Basically there was a four-square area and you set up a sequence of where you would tap to unlock the phone. That set of squares was only shown when you set up the code
Then, to unlock your phone, you would tap those areas in the sequence you set up (even with the screen off).
Fingerprint readers are nice, but I really do miss the knock code
Edit: did find this article with a way to do the knock code, but if done wrong, could brick your phone I guess.
Plus, article is from 2014. When I looked at XDA's info on it (they also being the developers) it looks like development on it is over, but individual modules may or may not still be supported by their devs
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Physical buttons. Sometimes an app or the OS itself will fuck up and not show you the home or back button for example.
I would miss headphone jacks but any phone worth buying still comes with those... for now
I know people hate on the iPhone, but even it can accept wired headphones with a simple adaptor. The fever over losing wired headphones is strange because if certain people want them so badly, they can easily have them.
I have a wired earbud set as a backup, and the few times I have had to use it at the gym, it’s always felt like more of a hassle than Bluetooth earbuds.
It’s nice to be able to set the phone anywhere while doing things and not have to worry about the cord tangling up.
Similarly doing various chores around the house, with wireless I can set the phone anywhere and not worry about cords tangling up, or my phone coming out of the pocket of my shorts.
I’ve got some cheap 3rd party wireless earbuds with silicon earpieces, nothing fancy and they stay charged for ages. I know people complain about battery life, but it’s very rare for me to run out of charge with them.
Blame the shitty devs. Headphone jacks are not the solution anymore, we have USB-C & Bluetooth.
Maybe USB-C can be a viable alternative because it's so polyvalent, but one way or the other i want my stuff corded. If you don't want to deal with cables, you have to deal with batteries, and i hate batteries, they make stuff more expensive, more complicated, less durable, and heavier.
Also bluetooth and other wireless technologies are still unreliable, whereas you plug a cable into a socket and it's almost imposible for it not to work.
Also bluetooth and other wireless technologies are still unreliable, whereas you plug a cable into a socket and it's almost imposible for it not to work.
This is exactly why I'm so resistant to using Bluetooth over wired solutions. My phone is Bluetooth only, and sometimes it takes a minute or more to pair with modern devices. I think it may be because I have multiple devices, but whatever the cause, it's really frustrating when I remember being able to plug in to those same devices directly in a matter of seconds with my previous phone.
That's how I felt until I took the leap and got me a not-shitty pair of wireless headphones. Now I'm never going back to wired honestly. My HD 350BTs, which are not too expensive as far as wireless headphones of that segment go, require charging once every few weeks, they sound nice (not great), and I haven't had connection issues even once in the 9 months I've had it. I honestly think the technology is there now.
Though BT is great when out and about, I don't see a wireless pair replacing my open backs that I use at home any time soon.