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?

  • halfapage@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    I’m loving this feature. I wouldn’t even call that movement chopping, it certainly isn’t violent for me like it is in your experience. Two gentle wrist swings is all it takes to activate.

    It’s super natural for me to use it now any time I need a flashlight. I don’t even think about it, I just reach into my pocket and by the time I direct the phone where I need, the light is already on. Extremely convenient for me.

    Sorry to hear yours doesn’t work well. Have you tried checking if your phone’s accelerometer is working properly?

  • jasep@lemmy.worldEnglish
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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.

    • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
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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

      • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
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        7 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.

  • vatlark@lemmy.worldEnglish
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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 😅
  • Fontasia@feddit.nlEnglish
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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.