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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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[–] BigMoe@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Love the first answer as, I have to get on my Linux soapbox here.

I remember first using Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 for those curious). One of the big ideas behind it was 'its your computer, do what you want'. That's why you can have access to Root or the Super User. Since its open source, root can do what it wants.

Android was initially built on Linux, but they have taken Root and turned it into a way to restrict users not just from sensitive things (like necessary system apps), but also from bloatware (looking at you Samsung). Years ago I had a phone that came with the NFL Network which I didn't want. Could I remove it? Of course not, I would have to be Root to do that!.

Sorry for the rant, but really, I should have access to anything on my phone if I want it. Give me a warning, make it so people can't get to it 'accidentally', but then let it be on me.

[–] minkshaman@lemmy.perthchat.org 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Shits me off that rooting the phone immediately blocks most banking apps.

After a few years of playing cat and mouse with the workarounds for safety net I finally said fuck it.

If they’re going to force me to live with an unrooted phone, I might as well have shit that works with the rest of my families eco-system and go iPhone.

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

To be fair, there still is quite a bit that can be done using ADB and no root, much more than you'll ever get with iPhone.

But yeah, I agree my banking app is 100% of the reason I stopped rooting my phones.

[–] minkshaman@lemmy.perthchat.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but I mostly did it for ad blocking.

I was able to strip ads out of games too, super effective.

iOS does everything else, and I still have an android tablet

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lucky Patcher strips ads without root.

[–] minkshaman@lemmy.perthchat.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but that needs to patch each app.

Root level ad blocking was apply once

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