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ELI5: Why did LED notification lights silently got removed from phone? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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They were a good indicator for notifications that are missed when you were away from phone.

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[–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

My guess it is cheaper to do software features rather than a physical led .. cutting costs at every corner

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Every phone has an LED for the camera flash.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    How is that relevant to the OP's question?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    One of my old LGs would flash an LED based on conditions and I could include the camera flash as an option. I assume he is implying that since every phone with a camera has a flash, that it could be strobed.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    They could make it blink with software to notify you.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    My phone (galaxy z fold 4) has this feature built in, it's under accessibility. I believe iphones can do it too.

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