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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    IR blaster for smartphones. I still have one on mine and I can use it for tons of stuff, not just as a TV remote.

    I even worked for a company who made lots of IR based products (taps/faucets, accessibility stuff) and it was amazing how many people had to buy the dedicated remotes for these products for extra money.

    When I asked them if their phone has an IR blaster, so they could just download a free app and use it instead. “I have an iPhone” was the most common answer.

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      IR blasters were such a treat, still fucking hate when the remote stops working or the battery runs out