What in the name of F

I gotta violently swing my effing phone like a lunitic (because it does NOT work as smoothly as folks say) just to turn my flashlight on?

  • jasep@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I picked a cheap phone on purpose, but I don’t know how I’ll be able to go back to a phone that doesn’t have the chop to activate the flashlight gesture. It works everytime for me, and it’s a pretty easy gesture. I’ve never had it go off accidentally either. Same goes for the double twist for the camera.

    The guestures have been such a pleasant surprise for my budget tier device.

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      8 days ago

      I was the same when I got off my moto. I missed that feature. I think I still have a muscle memory

  • Fontasia@feddit.nl
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    8 days ago

    Loved it on my Moto X 2014, not sure how you’re doing it wrong. double chop, small movement, around 30 degrees. Hold the phone flat against your palm, like you’re shaking hands with it.

    Works a little too well sometimes and it turned on when I was running with my phone in my pocket.

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    7 days ago

    Up voted, because I don’t agree. I have the 2023 power or whatever it’s called with the big battery.

    • the double chop and twist are so fast
    • wired headphones are lovely
    • the battery life is the best I have had
    • when you want a nice picture you can borrow an iphone 😅