masterspace comments on ELI5: Why did LED notification lights silently got removed from phone?

submitted 3 years ago by zephyr@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world

They were a good indicator for notifications that are missed when you were away from phone.

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[–] masterspace@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

In Apple's case it's a subtle encouragement to buy their watch.

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[–] basileus@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I don’t believe the iPhone ever had an LED notification light. The iPhone existed well before the watch did, as well.

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[–] masterspace@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago

I shouldn't have doubted Apple's campaign for minimalism > functionality

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[–] DuckGuy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 years ago

It never did, indeed. However, there's an accessibility function to use the flashlight like an old school LED.

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