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IR transmitter, removable batteries (but they will come back), the notification LED.
I missed the iR blaster so bad in my phone that i ended up buying a USB-C IR Dongle in Aliexpress, and i carry it over in my keychain. The need to turn on projectors, AC's or simply turn off TVs in Shopping malls or Stations was so much to justify the purchase.
I didn't know this is possible. Thanks for the idea!
I had the HTC One, which not only had an IR blaster, but an IR Recorder. So if you had a remote with a nonstandard IR signal, you could record it and the replay it. It was truly wonderful. And being able to control TVs in the office gym with my phone... chef's kiss
I like the concept of IR blaster but the one I had was in Samsung Galaxy s6 (or 5 don’t remember) and it came paired with a HORRIBLE app that tried to do its darnest to datamine your viewing habits and it’d do push notifications 5 times per day with just crappy ads. I really hate all the ad spam on Samsung phones back then. Idk if that’s still the case
I don’t think I ever had an IR blaster, but I wish they were more of a thing. I reckon they could have been made to work really nicely with digital assistants.