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I wish cellphones had sidetalk.
by frosted-flakes 4y ago
I wish cellphones had sidetalk.
- NathanielK 4y agoMany of them do. My Android 9 phone has it. The feature only turns on when your calling an actual phone number though, voice calls like Discord don't trigger it. It's not analog, but it's a feature built into the audio chip so there's no noticeable lag. AFAIK, it's not exposed to other software at all, because even the official Google Sound Amplifier app has noticeable lag since it does it in software.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoMy Samsung S10e (Android 12) doesn't do it—I made sure before making that comment. I didn't know that some Android phones do have sidetalk. In my experience talking on a landline, sidetalk makes talking much easier for me, more real somehow. Talking into my cellphone is like talking into the void, and I avoid it whenever possible.
- MarkusWandel 4y agoI've never actually listened for it, but for sure audio calls (on a Moto G Play 2021 in my case) are less than satisfying. As a result I nearly always (except when privacy matters) use it in speakerphone mode.