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For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Physical buttons in most things are going away whenever companies see they can do it.

It's weird looking at appliances from decades ago, mostly because it's clear we are stuck with lower quality where people are willing to concede.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Touchscreens are the lower quality product here

Physical buttons do everything better and are safer for drivers since they require less attention to be taken off the road.

I will continue to refuse to buy any car that has internet connectivity or touchscreens. They’re unsafe and unnecessary, only allowing for more tracking of our personal lives

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Im with you on the always online automobiles and the importance of tactile feedback for important and commonly used buttons, but a small screen for a back-up camera is very nice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Im not against screens entirely, just ones that are touchscreen and hide critical buttons behind menus.

A screen that does nothing more than GPS, Music and Backup cameras is pretty much the extent of what I’d need, and there’s a bunch of 3rd party accessories that do that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah you can preview this cycle by looking at Cadillac. They were among the first to go touch-only with Cue in the early 2010s, started fading back in physical buttons with new models in the late 2010s, and on their newest models now have a full set of very nice custom buttons not shared from the GM parts bin.