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ELI5: Why did LED notification lights silently got removed from phone? (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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[-] [email protected] 104 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Higher end Smartphones have anyway always on displays. And the led needs screenspace - which should be maximized. That's why the notch on phones etc. was introduced.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it’s basically just this. AODs took over for notification lights.

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