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

  • @[email protected]
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    1701 year ago

    Their absence encourages you to check your phone more often, which means you’ll unlock it and look at some content more often, which means as revenue for someone.

    • RickRussell_CA
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      761 year ago

      You just wrinkled my brain right now.

    • @orion2145
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      541 year ago

      Being honest I think the opposite of this is more likely true. Seeing a flashing indicator for all the notifications my phone “thinks” are important is going to make me more likely to constantly check my phone. Barring that I check when I want to. And with the new passive display modes I can glance and decide whether to even unlock or not.

      • @why_rob_y
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        111 year ago

        passive display

        This is the real answer for OP. Those lights were replaced. Maybe OP (and maybe me as well, I haven’t really thought about it) would prefer to still have the notification LED, but to the hardware manufacturers they replaced those with something “cooler”.

    • HeartyBeast
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      241 year ago

      It’s a nice conspiracy theory. But unlikely. Who gets the additional review?

    • Onii-Chan
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      1 year ago

      Genuinely wouldn’t be surprised if this was the truth. The tactics these companies employ are both putridly-covert, yet brilliantly executed - especially so if it also saves a few cents.

    • masterspace
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      51 year ago

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

      • @basileus
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        221 year ago

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

    • @Smokeydonuts
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      -41 year ago

      I hate how correct you are about this.