I have never taken a selfie in my entire life. The feature is entirely pointless for me. Are there any smartphones that don’t have a front facing camera?

  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
    3·
    2 years ago

    It’s often also used to detect if you’re holding it to your ear, which allows the phone to switch off the screen when you’re in a call.

      • onepinksheep@kbin.social
        4·
        2 years ago

        ~~Not always. More and more phones in the budget range utilize a “virtual” proximity sensor which actually uses the camera for the same function.~~

      • Hyperreality@kbin.social
        2·
        2 years ago

        Painting a small black dot over the front facing camera caused me issues on my previous phone, so I suspect some cameras cheap out on the proximity sensor and use the camera instead.

      • onepinksheep@kbin.social
        5·
        2 years ago

        You’re thinking of the gyroscope, but no. Some phones have a dedicated proximity sensor for things like detecting if you’re in a call and have the phone up to your ear, but more and more phones (especially the budget ones) these days use a “virtual” proximity sensor which utilizes the front camera to perform the same function.