BoycottPro@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHow to deal with those annoying TVs blaring Fox "News" all dayimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down13
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minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 month agoI miss my built-in IR emitter on my phone. I used to use an app that would rotate through a bunch of common signals for “off” and I’d just stop it when the annoying-ass TV turned off. Nobody would even notice, because I’m just another person on their phone, not some rando with a remote out in the lobby.
minus-squareBoycottPro@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoYou can get USB-C IR blasters and add it to any phone. Also there are some 3.5mm headphone jack ones too but I’m not sure if those would be supported as well.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoAgreed. Bring back IR blasters on phones already. Incredibly cheap and useful tech.
I miss my built-in IR emitter on my phone.
I used to use an app that would rotate through a bunch of common signals for “off” and I’d just stop it when the annoying-ass TV turned off.
Nobody would even notice, because I’m just another person on their phone, not some rando with a remote out in the lobby.
You can get USB-C IR blasters and add it to any phone. Also there are some 3.5mm headphone jack ones too but I’m not sure if those would be supported as well.
Agreed. Bring back IR blasters on phones already. Incredibly cheap and useful tech.