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In the early 2010s some flagship Android phones came with IR blasters built-in. You could turn off any TV anywhere, simply by pulling out your phone.
I miss the days when smartphones were fun.
There’s no reason we can’t make IR stuff a phone accessory. Let’s make a flipper zero phone accessory. Control it with a webUI so that Apple and Google can’t block companion apps by claiming “oh noes, teh Hakurz”
You can still get Androids with them. My phone has one. Only a year or two old.
I would but I made the mistake of giving a foldable a try (got myself a used Samsung Fold 4 for $400). I got too used to having a tablet in my pocket and now I can't go back.
Problem is that foldables are still niche and a fold with an IR blaster is even more niche. Doubt that any exist but I'd love to be proven wrong.
Apparently my honour V3 fold has one. Have yet to try it though
Nice, which one is it?
Poco F5
OnePlus 13 came with an IR remote app, but I haven't tested it.
I pissed off so many people with this. 14 year old me had a lot of fun.
my xiaomi has one
My Jelly Star (tiny cellphone) had an ir blaster. I had a lot of fun with it until the screen on it stopped working. It still is a decent phone, and I would consider getting another except the warranty process was kinda crap.
It was really handy.
I had power, source selection, and volume controls for my TV as a widget on my homescreen.