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reminds me of a feature I loved on my droid x. it had a dedicated physical button that would wake the phone and simultaneously open the camera app. inside the a

reminds me of a feature I loved on my droid x. it had a dedicated physical button that would wake the phone and simultaneously open the camera app. inside the app, it would function as the shutter, so you didn't mess up the shot trying to tap on the screen. I wish that had carried over to modern devices. I guess it's "too intimidating" to the user to have an extra physical button.

toast0 5y ago
> I wish that had carried over to modern devices. I guess it's "too intimidating" to the user to have an extra physical button. Physical buttons cost money and can break (which costs money if it happens during the warranty period), also they need i/o and wiring. Android devices are going to have the minimum number of physical buttons (which seems to be three right now), because there's not enough people who will buy a phone with a shutter button over a cheaper phone or a phone with better specs. Windows Phone (RIP) had a requirement for a shutter button, but had to drop it because the cost was too high.