• Smilezz@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    My Motorola Moto Z had a shake shake flashlight feature. Not sure if this was Android or Motorola but it was very useful.

    • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zone
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      13 hours ago

      I loved that feature. Karate chop for torch, twist for camera, twist again to swap camera to selfie, flip face down for silent…

      One of those things that should be introduced in to mainline Android, but no doubt patents are probably an issue.

    • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 hours ago

      They still have it as a built-in feature. Had Moto Z, g 5g plus and now rocking g85. All of them have it. Too useful.

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      18 hours ago

      It’s a Motorola gesture. I don’t have a Motorola anymore, but I think shaking is the best gesture for turning on the flashlight.

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        14 hours ago

        Doesn’t it activate when it’s in your pants and you are moving about in a rough manner?

        Holding the power button when the screen is off works pretty great and won’t ever activate on accident. It is also a default Android feature I believe.

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          4 hours ago

          No, it has never happened to me. I think the software somehow detected when the phone was in a hand. But when I ran while holding the phone, it sometimes turned on.

          Holding the power button when the screen is off works pretty great and won’t ever activate on accident. It is also a default Android feature I believe.

          It seems okay.