What's something that was dismissed as a gimmick but you liked?
What's something that was dismissed as a gimmick but you liked?
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Not so much a gimmick, as much as something that seemingly went extinct that I miss: rear fingerprint sensors. I loved them on my Nexus/Pixels, and the in-screen one on my 6a is way less consistent and convenient.
Also it flashbangs me when I try to unlock my phone at night.
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I had a side/power button fingerprint sensor on my S10e. The S22's in-screen one is cool and all, but I really miss how my phone would be unlocked before it even came out of my pocket.
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My latest phone has a sensor on the power button and it's not too bad but misreads happened way less often with a rear sensor.
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My Samsung Galaxy S9 had that, at least until something happened to the sensor. It was in my phone holder in the car, and the holder fell while I was driving. It's possible my dog hit it with his claws, I don't know what actually killed it, but it definitely happened during that drive.
I got a new sensor but never installed it, because I never got around to getting the double sided tape I would need. Then I cracked the screen...
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I'm still on a pixel 4a, and I am terribly disappointed to hear that those have gone away.
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Pixel 2 XL here, the rear fingerprint scanner on this is the only fingerprint scanner on any of my devices that works flawlessly, every time. Why on earth would they remove this???
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[waves arms in the air] INNOVATION!
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