They are working hard on taking away SIM cards so that you can't move to another phone without your provider charging you and giving you an okay.

Yes in theory eSIM cards are better, but the way many providers handle issuing you an eSIM card is a nightmare. Whereas with a physical SIM I can just pull it out and put it in any phone that supports that provider without a problem.

I went as far as buying one of those physical SIM cards that holds e-sims on it so that I can swap that into a new phone. But newer phones are more frequently not coming with SIM slots at all.

Take away your ability to install apps that aren't stamped approved.

Oh wait, one did it over a decade ago and the other is about to start enforcing it.

Oh, and there's pretty much only the two of them.

They will try to discourage use of on-screen keyboards (making them dumber and less reliable) to force you to use AI dictation and sell you more headphones.

Next thing to take: unlockable bootloaders so you can no longer install an alt OS.

I miss the headphone jack so much.

   >they took your bootloader unlocking   
   >they took your sideloading(i think)  

Next they will add more AI and more tracking and more ads.

I recently upgraded my phone, and the lack of a 3.5mm jack really hurts. But at least I have an excuse not to listen to my sister's 20 min Whatsapp voice messages...

One other thing I really miss is the LED indicator that you have new notifications when the screen is off.

With wireless charging existing, I wouldn't be surprised if they got rid of the USB port as well, and sold phones with no ports at all, just wireless everything.

I miss the slide out qwerty keyboard my old HTC Inspire had.

I miss the IR blaster so much. It was great to not only be able to control my own devices, but also be able to change TV's in waiting rooms or gyms when they were stuck on shit like Fox News.

Not sure why this is a "shit post." This actually happened.

They remove the math-based image processing and replace it with AI, making all your photos invalid as any kind of evidence.

Aye you still got volume buttons they can take one of them.

"Cameras always on"

For the user experience.

/s

Ooh, maybe a dedicated AI button right next to the power button that can't be turned off or used for any other function that you accidentally hit all of the time.

The charging port will be subscription-based.

No more touch screens! You press a button to turn it on and you watch/look at/read whatever we give you to watch/look at/read! But first, point the camera at your ID and bank cards.

I miss the IR blaster so much, I used it constantly

Don't need a phone if you never leave your house.

Galaxy brain

They're going to integrate AI and make it non-removable. "You need this."

We'll add five cameras! And guess what, if even one camera fails, we'll brick all five! Isn't that great! More points of failure for everyone ❤️

Crossposting something from almost 3 years ago. Bold, OP.

My BlackBerry had a notification LED that I could set to different colors and based on the type of notification. Made it super easy to see if there was something I needed to look at without picking it up. I miss that.

They took your removable battery

So you'd have to buy a new phone instead of replacing it with a better battery off Amazon

They took your IR blaster

Not sure where this is or what it's supposed to do

They took your microsd slot

So you'd have to pay for cloud storage

They took your headphone jack

So you'd have to buy wireless headphones

They took your buttons

Because they think they know what you want better than you do

They cut a hole in your screen

Because bigger screens sell

They added 5 cameras you don't use

Because better cameras sell