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I rented a car that had no physical buttons. It was frustrating to change stations or adjust the volume because there was no tactile indication that I pressed a
by jorgesborges 8y ago
I rented a car that had no physical buttons. It was frustrating to change stations or adjust the volume because there was no tactile indication that I pressed anything correctly. I'm accustomed to hearing a click, or feeling a press and release. It left me wondering if younger generations will have that issue: is it just bad design, or is it too unfamiliar to me.
- ARandomerDude 8y agoAgreed! I think it's bad design, especially when it comes to other controls. I want to be able to adjust the temperature by a known amount without ever taking my eyes off the road. Knobs with positive clicks do this, screens don't.
- duxup 8y agoI wish my phone and many things had more physical buttons, even if just customizable buttons for frequent tasks.
- frosted-flakes 8y agoMy phone has a convenience key on the side, and I love it (I have a BlackBerry KeyOne). I just wish it had another one so I could set it to do more things. Here's what I use it for: - single press: play/pause - long press: toggle rotation lock - conv. key + volume down: toggle flashlight - volume down + conv. key: toggle night mode I can turn the flashlight on in a jiffy, without having to touch the screen, even while wearing gloves, which is super handy. I can also pause my audiobook while driving without having to muck around with the screen.
- c22 8y agoI also have a phone with an auxiliary button and even though there are many many things that I don't like about it (for instance it only gets 2g data) I am loathe to replace it almost exclusively because of this feature. I have it set to turn on the flashlight with a 1 second press and I probably do that more times in a day than I talk on the phone.