Old Samsung tablets did that
Had a Sony Ericsson (early Xperia, not one of 'em old dumbphones) where the micro-usb would plug into one side and headphones into the other (left and right side, that is). Pretty comfy to use with both a charger and headphones at the same time.
Every single phone after that has been charger at bottom and headphone jack at top or not at all. Massive downgrade IMO.
The first phone I had was a Nokia, it had the charging port on the top, I remember a nuisance about it but that was almost 10 years ago.
Its obviously a conspiracy to buy more cables that get damaged when you inevitably bend it when you use and charge it.
You know they sell usb cables with a 90 degree angle on the plug, right?
You know what, you might be joking, but this seems legit.
phones should charge wirelessly while they’re in my pocket or being held.
Wireless charging is inefficient and ends up generating a bunch of heat
Great, the phone will be charged and my pockets will be warm.
Not happening
Or just allow the phone to rotate 180°
Cyanogen mod gang goes “what, you’re phone doesn’t do that?”
Fuck safety net, I was doing that in 2014 but can’t do it anymore.
I kinda thought mine did but maybe im not paying attention.
They mean on its other axis
no I mean thought it would rotate through a complete rotation and i can have either side be the bottom. I really hate smartphones though and got it for work which I have not had in almost two years. I use it as a phone but have it off the large majority of the time.
That’s true what I was suggesting was.impossible anyway
oh you mean tit like rotating to the back. if I had gotten it would have been funny but I was to dense.
Why isn’t wireless charging more common?
It’s horribly inefficient. I refuse to use it!
How do I hold my phone while it’s sitting on a wireless charger?
You don’t, but I at least rarely use my phone while it’s charging anyway.
Samsung Galaxy s1 had exactly that Even came with a sliding port cover
They’re on the bottom so that they work with docking devices.
I’ve seen a few phones that have two ports, a bottom and a side port that both with for charging. I’ve only noticed that on gaming phones, though.
Directly into the back like Apple mice.
/duck
Middle of the screen, mate.
If we also get a battery that lasts 2 months with that, I’d take it.
no, into the front. Otherwise it would still be usable while charging
If you have an android install Rotation Orientation Manager. You can have your phone work upside down. Now that phones are pretty much bezel-less it doesn’t make a difference how you hold it
Except then you get the “jelly screen” effect
Except for the under display fingerprint reader, the front camera, the back camera, the volume and power button locations, the speakers, shall I go on?
The cameras and speakers will work fine with the phone upside down. Your pictures will just be at a slightly different perspective.
Everything else mentioned you got a point with.
If you have an android just turn your phone upside down and the screen flips over 🤷
My s24 only goes 180 it seems
Depends on your particular device. Mine will go 90° but not 180°.
Check the rotations settings. It’s off by default.
That is not a standard Android setting. It is only available in certain Android skins like LineageOS. GrapheneOS, for example, does not offer that setting for whatever reason.
Yes. But I’m sure there’s also an app for that.
What? No.
When smartphones were new you used to be able to turn them upside down and the screen would just rotate. Now you have to download an app to do that, and it doesn’t always work.
Pixel 8 pro user here, screen auto-rotate is right in the top edge drop-down menu and the phone gives a tappable icon in the corner if you turn the phone when auto-rotate is off. I have definitely never downloaded an app for this.
Pixel 7 here. It doesn’t go upside down for me. Yes, I get the tappable rotate icon as well. Still only upside up or sideways.
It’s literally a setting in android OS.
Where is that setting? I’m running Pixel 9a
Not standard. I’m running a stock Pixel and it’s never been an option. Some third party AOSP forks add it in, though.
I can still do this with my FP4 running e/OS. Just had to put a checkmark at 180° in the rotation settings.
Holy shit I never really noticed I can’t turn my iphone upside down lol. My first gen iPad rotates at any direction, but I’m guessing tablets behave differently. I don’t own a more recent tablet so I don’t know if that’s still the case. But you’re right, I remember my first smartphone could rotate at any direction.
Just use an app that force your screen to flip upside down (Android allows this)
