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

  • Zewu@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Aren’t notification LEDs somewhat obsolete now that we have always on displays? One advantage could be that they are less power hungry than keeping the screen / touch panel alive all the time. But in theory one could just create a permanent “notification LED” with an always on display, then it’s the same thing from a user’s perspective.

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      10 months ago

      Always on? Bah! It wears out the screen and drains the battery.

      My Sammy S10 can barely last a day even with most things off. My Sammy watch also lasts maybe 22 hours.

      When do we finally get devices that can run for three weeks?