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[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I just want phones that are shorter. They keep getting longer, which means more risk of breaking, and means the keyboard is unusable in landscape since it blocks the textfield.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Conspiracy part of my brain wants to say thats by design.. To artificially increase sales by replacing broken ones.

Same reason they sealed up the phones so you couldnt replace the batteries/repair them.

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

as far as conspiracies go I think you could probably do better

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

not everyone is bold enough to artificially slow down the phone to frustrate you into upgrading like Apple did.

[–] Meganium97@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just saying, we need a sub called "inconspiracies" where every post is literally just a known (or assumed) fact that sounds like a conspiracy

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Months ago my coworker and I were joking that something similar would be a funny podcast, then we both went no. No one should ever do this….it would not end well.

[–] Gloomy@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Jtlyk, you can use a custom keyboard, like Swift Key. Many have the option to scale according to your preferences.