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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In my defense, I've had a phone hang up or do weird stuff because it couldn't tell the difference between a fingertip and an earlobe way too many times. Like, a shitty phone has nearly altered the course of my life because of this, and that's not okay.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

You should be able to hit the power button while on a call and turn off the display, then put it to your ear. Much less effort than the people around you have to make to keep from slapping you

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

It's not just shitty phones, nice phones have this problem too.

I cannot for the life of me find the earpiece on new phones, my face dials and hangs up and does all kinds of weird shit if I try to have a conversation on the phone the way you're supposed to.

It's not my fault touch screens suck.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are you... Rubbing the phone on your face?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

How else are they going to get the full emotional range of your call?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Hate to break it to you... but if it has this problem, it is in fact a shitty phone. Price or popularity doesn't automatically make it good.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Been using touchscreen phones for 13 years now and never once had anything like this happen.