Of the six mobile phone features that have disappeared over the years, which one do you miss the most?

As mobile phone designs continue to change, many new features have been added, but some old features are gradually disappearing or have already disappeared. Among them, there are some very useful features that will inevitably disappear in the end. Which functions have disappeared in recent years, and which functions do you least want to lose?

1. Breathing light

I have always felt that the breathing light on a mobile phone is a very useful feature. When I bought a mobile phone, I would specifically check whether there was this feature. I could set different colors of the breathing light. For incoming calls, text messages, messages from social software, etc., I could tell what type of message it was by looking at the breathing light. If I didn’t read the message, it would keep reminding me and I would not miss any information.

However, in today's mobile phones, in order to have a full-screen design, there is no room left for the breathing light. The breathing light has completely disappeared from the bangs screen, water drop screen, and perforated screen.

Some mobile phone manufacturers have also provided some solutions, such as screen light effects for incoming calls and text message notifications. The screen will only display when there is a message, and there will be no more reminders after that, which often leads to missing out on some important information.

In fact, many users also miss the small function of breathing light. In order to be comprehensive, they have to compromise the breathing light. I wonder if there are other ways to add it back. If it doesn’t work in the front, it’s not bad to add it in the back.

2. 3.5mm headphone jack

The 3.5mm headphone jack has been cancelled on many flagship phones for two or three years. In recent years, wireless Bluetooth headsets have also developed by leaps and bounds. A better TWS can meet most needs without the trouble of tangled wires. But why are there still many people clamoring for a 3.5mm headphone jack?

The main reason is that the 3.5mm headphone jack is universal and can be used with headphones of any brand. In addition, it is much better than TWS in terms of sound quality transmission. You can buy high-quality headphones according to your needs to meet your HIFI sound quality needs. Of course, you can also buy a dozen or so headphones to get some sound, but the starting price of TWS headphones is generally more expensive.

Manufacturers have their reasons for insisting on removing the headphone jack. It can better maintain the integrity of the phone and improve its waterproof and dustproof level, which currently reaches IP68. It can also free up some space for designing other functions, while making the phone lighter and thinner.

Do you use TWS headphones or Type-C wired headphones now?

3. Radio

With the cancellation of the 3.5mm headphone jack, the radio function has been cancelled in almost all smartphones. This function may not be very familiar to young people today, but it is still relatively familiar to people born in the 1980s and 1990s. Turn on the radio and it will prompt you to plug in your headphones.

At that time, surfing the Internet was not as convenient as it is now, and mobile phone radios became one of the important sources of information. It was also a pleasure to tune in and listen to story, entertainment, and news programs.

Nowadays, you can no longer see radio apps on mobile phones. These contents have been integrated into some audio software, but they no longer have the flavor of radio.

4. Physical volume buttons

Being able to cancel the volume button is also a very bold idea. This practice first appeared on vivo NXE 3 and then on Huawei Mate30 Pro. Since Mate30 Pro uses a ring screen, hidden side buttons are designed on both sides of the screen. Double-click on both sides of the screen to bring up the volume adjustment button, and slide the screen up and down to adjust the volume.

People who are not familiar with this phone may feel surprised when they get it for the first time, wondering why there is no volume button, and it will take them some time to get used to it. After all, it is not as practical as a volume button.

At present, only Huawei Mate30 Pro has canceled the volume button, and Huawei Mate40 Pro has re-added the physical volume button, but it has not yet become the mainstream direction.

To be honest, this still affects the user experience, but this is a direction for exploration, and maybe there will be a better solution later.

5. Cancel the Home button

The Home button is also a victim of the full screen, the screen takes up the position of the physical Home button. Relatively speaking, the disappearance of the Home button has less and less actual impact on users.

The Home button was probably first introduced on Apple phones, which led the trend. As for Android phones, it is a little different from Apple's press-type Home button. It is a non-press-type Home button, and is generally oval in shape. The unlocking speed of both phones is also very fast.

Nowadays, there are various ways to unlock mobile phones, including under-screen fingerprint unlocking, password/pattern unlocking, facial recognition unlocking, etc. These can well replace the function of the Home button.

6. SD expansion card

Nowadays, many mobile phone storage spaces start at 128GB, and the highest is 1TB. As mobile phone storage space continues to increase, SD expansion cards are almost disappearing, and are rarely seen in some flagship phones.

However, smartphones are also increasing their memory for software and photography. Many people say that 128GB is not enough and they are upgrading to 256GB. I have indeed had this feeling. I don’t know what to do with the two 64GB memory cards I bought. They can only be left at home to collect dust. Even if the phone storage is not enough, you can’t use an SD expansion card.

Among the above 6 points, the top three most popular among netizens are breathing light, 3.5mm headphone jack, and radio, indicating that these functions cannot be cancelled; indeed, there is currently no better solution to meet the needs of this part of users.

In addition to these 6 functions, what other functions do you think are disappearing but are so useful that you don’t want to give them up?