I went through my late teens as the initial smart phone boom was happening. I had a Motorola q that could get TV channels and had a keyboard. I had the enV that flipped open. And many androids/blackberries that I loved for their unique form factor and functionality.

I have never balked at spending money on a phone and for a long time i felt locked into generic flagship devices. With the debut of folding screens I feel like my appetite for unique devices rekindled. I think the power of android lies in its diversity of implementation.

So what features and functionalities would you choose over the next flagship release?

  • gears@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    2 years ago

    I miss having a notification LED. It used to be super common to have a “breathing” effect with a given color when an app had sent a notification.

    So a Snapchat for example would show the breathing as yellow, etc. Super convenient to check for messages without going and grabbing the phone.

    • mazkarth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I think the galaxy s9 was the last that had that for the galaxy seriesm. When I got my S20U I handed my s8plus? The flagship to my mum. I still miss the notification light and it’s such a shame that we can’t even use the AMOLED screen to emulate the notification light.

    • gronapa@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Yea I only ever had this on a Samsung S9 and I did find it helpful. Snapchat as you said did a good job using it.