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What technical issues did you ignore for an extended period of time? (leminal.space)

submitted 10 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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On my old phone I had an issue with the proximity sensor and front facing camera. This led me to holding my phone backwards to take photos and being unable to hang up phone calls.

I think I put up with this for a year and a half.

I did end up figuring out the issue with the proximity sensor but opening up my phone to reconnect the camera module was too much effort for me.

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[–] The_Lopen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Any time an android phone I own gets older than, say, a year, the volume controls get more and more sluggish. I feel like it's a form of planned obsolescence, but I haven't ever heard of anyone else talking about it.

[–] probablynaked@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Seems like you may not be hearing of anything if the volume is that bad

[–] The_Lopen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, the ear-blast videos take a full two or three seconds to register that I'm hitting the volume button. Tinnitus hit me like a train

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Never noticed that before