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What discontinued feature do you miss from phones or other technologies? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago (4 children)

            
              iris scanner
Dedicated MicroSD card slot
3.5mm headphone jack
Removable/user replacable battery
Metal backs
Front firing speakers

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm loving my Xperia, has 3,5mm jack, SD card slot (which I don't use atm, 256GB internal is plenty), stereo speakers in the front.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the slot is tool less!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Ah, yes. I don't know what to think of that one, there is a microphone hole right next to the slot, and ofc I poked it trying to get the slot open. Luckily I didn't use that much force and didn't break anything... 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just the Xperia phones weren't ridiculous expensive. Why is it impossible to get all these features on a modern smartphone <$600 USD that's not from a Chinese manufacturer?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I feel the best-of-both-worlds move nowadays is to get an iPhone SE and something like the Sony NW-A306. Just embrace a small dedicated media device, iOS for privacy but still getting to use the stupid iMessage and FaceTime features all of your asshole friends use, and an awesome DAP that you can install that one Android app you need for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Metal backs

Didn’t really go away, did they? Glass, plastic and metal all exist in different price ranges.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You can say the same with everything I mentioned

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, because most of those are now rare. Sure, you might find some, but they have essentially gone. Metal backs simply have not.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

You misunderstood, you missed the point entirely (I didn't mean he was right)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

what new phones have a headphone jack? I'm hanging onto my Pixel 4a for as long as possible so I can keep using my wired headphones

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

159 android phones so far in 2023 according to GSMArena but here is the problem not every phone has a headphone jack it is no longer a given to have a headphone jack

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Rather have Dedicated NVME slot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

What would you do with that much storage?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

In tablets yeah sure why not but in phones?! That's a big no