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For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I was going to mention the IR blaster. I had one on my LG G4 & G5 if I remember correctly. It was so cool! I was so bummed when they stopped having it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can control everything support IR controller(receiver) with that. Like TV or window AC unit

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yep I totally miss having an ir blaster in my phone. Specifically for the air conditioner.

Also. Imagine having a universal controller in your pocket at all times.

TV at the bar? TV at the dentist?

Ooohhh the hijinks...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Changing the channel on tvs in public spaces mostly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Anything that takes an IR signal most commonly TV remotes but had other applications as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Some phones still have em, most Xiaomi phones do but then you gotta put up with their software or be comfortable flashing a custom ROM.

I love having an IR blaster in my phone mostly cause my work doesn't trust us with air conditioning remotes but also I never have to stress about finding the right remote for everything since I've got anything I might interact with daily that uses an IR remote programmed into my phone.