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I want every Android phone to steal the iPhone 15 Pro's Action button - Android Police (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So many people in this thread saying “who cares it’s just a button” without having any idea what it actually does.

Want the mute switch behavior? Well that’s the default thing the button does and you can use it without looking at it.

Want to program the button to do like literally anything? You can do that. For example:

Launch the camera app, or any other app
Control your smart home accessories
Toggle Do Not Disturb, or another focus mode
Run a command on a remote server via ssh
Start recording audio in case you’re around cops doing cop stuff
Or anything else you can program in with a Shortcut

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Samsung XCover's have that button. I have never used it for anything and just disabled it as it was just annoying. That little mute switch that apples have though is fantastic used that all the time, when I had an iPhone for work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Being able to remap keys is very important, but the thing is that this is basic functionality since forever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

My Samsung Galaxy S10 has already: The bixby button which opens my calendar (no root necessary) The powerbutton pressed twice: opens the camera. The volume down button: takes a picture.

iPhone once more is just missing options and settings

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

No, no you don't understand!! My Samsung galaxy 3 did that decades ago, although it's not the same!!!!