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Remember NFC dimples? (dimple.io)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't and I wish I had known about them when they were still a thing.

What other forgotten accessory or innovation in Android history do you wish had taken off or would come back?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still have mine! In a drawer. Somewhere.

Home screen widgets are basically the same thing. The issue with these is NFC doesn't work unless the phone is unlocked, or you rooted it to allow NFC all the time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I dislike the hassle rooting has become. I have to weigh the benefits vs. managing my banking apps, etc.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Plus, honestly, there's not as much benefit as there used to be. I used to root so I could install that app that red-tinted the display. That's been built into stock Android for a while now. I also liked making the navigation buttons smaller and trying different gesture systems, but imo stock Android gestures leave everything else I tried in the dust. Theming? I only ever used OLED themes, and most Android phones and applications have an option for that now. One by one over the last few years almost every justification I had for rooting was rendered moot. Then Android phones started doing that a/b partition thing and it was just too much of a pita for not much benefit

[–] glimse 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Google removed a lot of tasker functionality with the recent versions. Can't even toggle wifi with an unrooted device anymore

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble 1 points 10 months ago

I switched to iOS a while ago so I'm able to keep my Android phone on an old crusty version of Android that still does what I want. Plus it's rooted so I can really do whatever. "This app won't run on future versions of Android" won't apply if you never update *taps head*

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I like the gestures but the app edge gestures just does it better and it is fully customizable. I can't even use a phone without it now. It's super intuitive plus I have gestures to call or text certain people, open apps, flashlight etc... check it out if you haven't it's tits

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.edgegestures

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There's also [One Hand Operation +] (https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.sidegesturepad) for Galaxy users.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That's pretty similar to edge gestures but I don't have a galaxy so haven't tried it. Thanks for sharing!