@zephyr to Explain Like I'm FiveEnglish • 1 year agoELI5: Why did LED notification lights silently got removed from phone?message-square104arrow-up1489arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1478arrow-down1message-squareELI5: Why did LED notification lights silently got removed from phone?@zephyr to Explain Like I'm FiveEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square104file-text
minus-square@Sjoerd1993linkEnglish13•1 year agoThe led can just be put in the speaker grill though, I think my old HTC did this.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThis is true, and my last phone with a notification LED was like this, but I found that having the light recessed made it a lot harder to see from across the room since you’re dependending quite a bit on viewing angle.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYes, but this has issues, too. Because dust clogs up the grills and suddenly the led is badly visible.
The led can just be put in the speaker grill though, I think my old HTC did this.
This is true, and my last phone with a notification LED was like this, but I found that having the light recessed made it a lot harder to see from across the room since you’re dependending quite a bit on viewing angle.
Yes, but this has issues, too. Because dust clogs up the grills and suddenly the led is badly visible.