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[-] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 96 points 1 year ago

I used to have so much fun back when cell phones had IR blasters. Changing channels and messing with people before it was common knowledge that you could do that on a cell. I wish phones still had that.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 77 points 1 year ago

Back in the day when they were actually focused on putting features into phones instead of stripping them out...

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 54 points 1 year ago
[-] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

used to have a FM tuner on the modem. International models do still carry modems with FM tuners on them. And the antenna was you headphone cord. Which is why it doesnt and won't work with Bluetooth..... And for all likely hood it won't work with USB c headphones either

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago
[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Swappable batteries was the big one for me

[-] almost1337@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

Oh man my LG V20 was great for this

[-] lucario_owo@yiffit.net 9 points 1 year ago

The Redmi line still has ir transmitters afaik

[-] Dfy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I confirm. The kid in me made me buy it

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

There are still ways to do that. A friend of mine loves to mess woth Telas. He can open their charging door with a device.

[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Long before smartphones, Casio used to make an IR blaster watch. Nobody ever suspected the person checking the time was messing with the TV.

[-] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

When the teacher took your watch at the beginning of class it was either test time or tv cart time.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

GS4 owner checking in. That was the best phone I've ever owned for the year it was...

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