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

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[-] masterspace@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure it's just to cut costs / complexity / part counts in lower end phones, and higher end phones will use an always on display.

Though worth noting that the Nothing Phone 1 & 2 include pretty snazzy LEDs on the back that are used for notifications amongst other things.

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