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Poll: Which abandoned Android phone features do you miss the most?

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  • I [email protected]

    I've never ran a custom rom that didn't have root.

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    In my experience it's very optional

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      Going from my old pixel 5 rear-scanner to an in-screen scanner ahs been a nightmare. I have dry hands and i have gone from a <0.5s unlock to a 3-10s unlock depending how many times i need to scan or lick my finger, wipe it off then scan, or usually failing scans/giving up and typing in pincode.

      "Oh my child is doing something funny or i quickly need to gake a photo of something...aaaaand its gone".
      It is really fucking frustrating missing something, or even just trying to check a notification or timer quickly and having to stop and go through the whole dance of just unlocking the phone.
      Seriously considering just going back to typing the fucking pincode 50 times a day.

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      What phone do you have? I have literally never had any issues with the on screen fingerprint readers on any of my samsung phones. It literally still takes less than half a second if that to unlock

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        And phones don't have something like that?

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        If they don't, you'll have to use something like an external RTL-SDR dongle and a USB OTG adapter...

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        • B [email protected]

          HEADPHONE JACK - I scream into the void

          Then buy phones with them. They exist.

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          @bobby

          @supersquirrel

          For people in the US (in 2025) the headphone jack is still in the newest releases of:
          Motorola Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus
          ASUS ROG Phone 9
          ZTE Nubia Redmagic 10 Pro
          TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G
          Various HMD smartphones, though they are pulling out of the US
          https://www.androidauthority.com/hmd-global-leaves-us-market-3576404/
          Not too many options

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          • lavdusk@floofy.techL [email protected]

            @bobby

            @supersquirrel

            For people in the US (in 2025) the headphone jack is still in the newest releases of:
            Motorola Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus
            ASUS ROG Phone 9
            ZTE Nubia Redmagic 10 Pro
            TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G
            Various HMD smartphones, though they are pulling out of the US
            https://www.androidauthority.com/hmd-global-leaves-us-market-3576404/
            Not too many options

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            The Samsung Xcover series only killed the headphone jack with release of the Xcover 7 Pro a mere 3 months ago. All this time a series of phones from one of the world's top brands were available even in the US.

            You can get the 2024 model and receive Android updates until 2031 because of Samsung's 7 years of updates policy. Xcover phones also come with an SD slot and user replaceable battery, btw.

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            • exec@pawb.socialE [email protected]

              The holy grail / unicorn of a phone would have:

              • no notch / punch hole
              • a headphone jack
              • an sd card slot
              • nfc
              • a proximity sensor

              This currently results in Sony phones and one Ulefone one with outdated Android and a lack of updates. Sony's phone branch is currently dying and it's very much possible there won't be any new phones next year. They released a single flagship this year which they recalled because of issues.
              Next year phones might get a bit more interesting because of the new EU regulations coming into effect this June but almost no phones have been released just since then.

              I have no idea what I'll get but for now my current phone (Asus Zenfone 6, from 2019) just refuses to die.

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              https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_xcover7-12784.php It has a notch but the other features are covered.

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              • lordwiggle@lemmy.worldL [email protected]

                Replaceable battery

                AUX plug

                Expandable storage by SD card

                Did I say replaceable battery already?

                Edit: oh and non-edged screens (the roundings on the side, don't know the official name... But it sucks and almost all flagship phones have them, or at least when I bought mine 3 years ago, don't know about now tbh)

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                Did I say replaceable battery already?

                Fairphone, Samsung Xcover.

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                  I need my expandable 1TB SD Card storage. 128 default is lame

                  I want to have 10 TV shows, 50 movies, a offline wikipedia .zim file, bunch of photos, etc...

                  I don't want my phone to just be a phone, I want it to be a Pocket PC.

                  GIMME THE FUCKING SD CARD SLOT 😭

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                  GIMME THE FUCKING SD CARD SLOT 😭

                  • https://www.gsmarena.com/fairphone_6-13955.php

                  • https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_xcover7_pro-13780.php

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                    It's like picking between beige and off-white to give the living room a little 'character'. I was thinking of maybe going with a taupe accent but it was overwhelming. Don't want to offend anyone!

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                    YOU'LL USE MAGNOLIA AND YOU'LL LIKE IT /jk

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                    • F [email protected]

                      Do you mean Pixel 5? The Nexus 5 didn't have a fingerprint scanner.

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                      yeah it did this little cicle thing on the back was a finger print scanner and it was so good.

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                        Oh I’m well aware! The TV actually has a dedicated PC connected to it that’s hidden behind the wall. I’m going to move that PC out of there to a desktop for my kid, but I digress.

                        I mentioned the family context because that’s what makes the swing-out monitor awesome. We can be watching a movie or even playing a game together on the TV, but in my field of view I have the monitor floating off to the side of the TV. It’s like playing on a phone, but it doesn’t occupy my hands, it has a 27 inch 144Hz screen, and it’s a proper open platform that’s running linux.

                        Plus having my monitor in addition to the TV means that there’s already a 2-player LAN ready to go at all times. If it’s something cross platform where my kid can use phone or tablet (like Roblox which seems to have great cross platform support) then it’s 3-4 players with their own screens.

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                        Oh dam I didn't think that through.

                        I may be looking into getting a monitor arm now...

                        It's like Picture in Picture but you know a whole lot better.

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                          What phone do you have? I have literally never had any issues with the on screen fingerprint readers on any of my samsung phones. It literally still takes less than half a second if that to unlock

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                          Galaxy S25. I have the screen protector mode with enhanced sensitivity enabled also.

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                          • I [email protected]

                            OnePlus still offers this one on some of their phones.

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                            Unfortunately I'm all-in on foldables so my options are even more limited. I don't think the OnePlus Open has an IR blaster.

                            Plus I really, really like Good Lock, which means I'm even further limited in my choices because it's a Samsung exclusive.

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                              In my experience it's very optional

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                              Oh sure you can refuse to install it I guess but why would you? Its weird so many people don't understand what a advantage it is to have root access.

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                                Oh sure you can refuse to install it I guess but why would you? Its weird so many people don't understand what a advantage it is to have root access.

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                                And there's even more people who don't understand the dangers. Install the wrong APK or click a fishy link, and your device can be completely fucked without you ever knowing. That's why the AOSP has worked so hard on isolation and ACL.

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                                  I’d pull it out of my pocket with my finger naturally on the back side and it would be unlocked by the time I viewed the screen.

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                                    Oh dam I didn't think that through.

                                    I may be looking into getting a monitor arm now...

                                    It's like Picture in Picture but you know a whole lot better.

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                                    Yeah, it feels like an actual life hack in the original spirit of the term, rather than the modern usage that just means a recommendation.

                                    It’s such a simple thing, but one that’s easy to not think of because it’s just not that common to combine couch + desktop monitor(s). It is so damn nice.

                                    And, if you’re middle aged like me, it’s even a bit nostalgic. It reminds me of the high school and college days where instead of doomscrolling on a phone for hours, we would sit at a desktop PC for hours enjoying that good old internet. That internet was old enough to be wild and free (not corpo-enshittified), but new enough that leaving home and going to college meant upgrading from <= 56kbps to 10Mbps.

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                                      And there's even more people who don't understand the dangers. Install the wrong APK or click a fishy link, and your device can be completely fucked without you ever knowing. That's why the AOSP has worked so hard on isolation and ACL.

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                                      I've never had that problem. Probably due to my not installing dodgy software.

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                                      • oozingpositron@feddit.clO [email protected]

                                        What headphones are you using? Are they comfortable when you sleep on your side?

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                                        They're called sleepphones and yes, they're designed for side sleeping. Basically a headband with speakers. Each speaker is like a C battery, stitched into layers of felt.

                                        The Bluetooth version has a silicon casing with a folding crease in it, to keep it flexible, but it's several inches long and doesn't seem to last long before I get whining. Idk how much of that is Bluetooth degradation vs the receiver's wear and tear from folding or being lied on. It needs regular recharging (micro USB, or i think they have a cordless charge version).

                                        The 3.5mm has a long braided cord, has never whined, and doesn't have the chunky Bluetooth receiver. It gets charge from the phone. I always know I can use it when I want to.

                                        Sleepphones also sells replaceable parts piecemeal so you can get just a band, just speakers, just BT unit etc.

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                                          They're called sleepphones and yes, they're designed for side sleeping. Basically a headband with speakers. Each speaker is like a C battery, stitched into layers of felt.

                                          The Bluetooth version has a silicon casing with a folding crease in it, to keep it flexible, but it's several inches long and doesn't seem to last long before I get whining. Idk how much of that is Bluetooth degradation vs the receiver's wear and tear from folding or being lied on. It needs regular recharging (micro USB, or i think they have a cordless charge version).

                                          The 3.5mm has a long braided cord, has never whined, and doesn't have the chunky Bluetooth receiver. It gets charge from the phone. I always know I can use it when I want to.

                                          Sleepphones also sells replaceable parts piecemeal so you can get just a band, just speakers, just BT unit etc.

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                                          Thanks. They look very nice and from what I see the wired version is much cheaper too, hopefully the cable can be bought as well, I always kill earphones from getting shibaried by the cord.

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