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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BigMoe@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] arvere@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

fairphone allows this. it has its own issues though

[–] SamVergeudetZeit@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but I want to rather see it in old phones were the price tage is right. But a Samsung Galaxy S4 vor 25 bucks on ebay. Headphone jack, replaceable Battery and SD Card slot. I would like to have a better camera in it. Shouldnt be that complicated.

[–] arvere@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

unfortunately it is complicated... the reason modular is more expensive is because manufacturing and logistics become much more difficult and they lose the opportunity to sell new phones every year claiming new features. it's a double loss for them.

our consumerist culture makes it difficult for people to realise this, but most of the time we are not paying the real cost of products (the modular question, also sustainability, ethical questions). we tend to complain about the expensive one, when the cheap one might be the one to blame because it's simply shifting the cost away from the companies and costumers.

if the market ever moves towards modular phones, hopefully a few years later you could be able to do that you're suggesting

[–] SamVergeudetZeit@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Ok, thanks for your answer. ^^