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.worldEnglish
    10·
    6 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.

    • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

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

      • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        I had to use a Huawei for some time, and I never realized how much I rely on the gestures. And how much I hate bloated custom ROMs. You can say about moto as a company whatever you want, their cameras are trash, but the custom ROM is, apart from it containing gapps, perfect.

        • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
          1·
          5 days ago

          I remember my old moto. It was a moto g and there was ALWAYS something they cheaped out on, like not putting in an NFC chip or in the case of the Moto G4, not putting in a compass for some reason. Which caused most navigation apps to have a stroke.

  • vatlark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    5 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 😅
  • Fontasia@feddit.nlEnglish
    8·
    6 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.

    • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      Even my G5S had the features and it worked perfectly. Same with my current Edge 20 ofc.