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What discontinued feature do you miss from phones or other technologies? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BigMoe@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me its the 'Knock Code' that LG had on their phones (I really wish LG still made at least the V series phones)

Basically there was a four-square area and you set up a sequence of where you would tap to unlock the phone. That set of squares was only shown when you set up the code

Then, to unlock your phone, you would tap those areas in the sequence you set up (even with the screen off).

Fingerprint readers are nice, but I really do miss the knock code

Edit: did find this article with a way to do the knock code, but if done wrong, could brick your phone I guess.

Plus, article is from 2014. When I looked at XDA's info on it (they also being the developers) it looks like development on it is over, but individual modules may or may not still be supported by their devs

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[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 41 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I miss my smart watch waking me up outside of detected REM sleep.

On the Microsoft Band you could set a time window where the alarm would go off - say between 0700-0800. If you're in REM sleep at 0700, the alarm stays off until you naturally rouse, or 0800.

I've worked as a sleep scientist for 7 years, and the idea of not being woken out of REM is such a neat idea, and yet no other watch seems to do it.

[–] sim642@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Probably because that detection isn't done on the watch. It's a machine learning model running on the phone (if not worse) I guess.

Sleep as Android seems to offer such alarm.

[–] oktupol@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

+1 for sleep as android. Been using it for years by now.

[–] krafffmagtu@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sleep as Android can detect your REM Phases and provides this feature. It even supports smart watches😀

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep

[–] Dhs92@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I've used this app for years. Only alarm app I'll ever use. The CAPTCHA have saved my ass a few times

[–] jocanib@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The Huawei Talkband series does it. It's a smartwatch which turns into a bluetooth headset. For some reason, most reviewers struggle to see why anyone would want that but I struggle to see why anyone wouldn't...

[–] singularity@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I really miss the Band 2. It was so far ahead in terms of features, sensors, and the display was gorgeous.