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Flashlight gesture (discussion)

Tonight at work (retail) I've had 3 customers come in with the flashlight shining through their pockets. So now I'm curious how various device manufacturers implement the gesture shortcut for this.

On my Moto, the flashlight activation is a double-chop motion so it's never been triggered in my pocket. I've used Samsung & LG devices, but none fancy enough to have quick gestures so I don't know how other brands do this feature. (Or does anyone do it differently?)

Is this a common thing, where a...

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What does your perfect phone look like?

Here's mine:

Zero bloatware. If they want to load on their own apps, that's annoying, but its okay as long as I'm able to remove them if I don't like them.

Security and privacy should be a priority.

LED notification light.

IR blaster.

I would prefer a plastic back. It is my opinion that they are indistinguishable from glass ones these days in terms of quality, sometimes look better, and will not fracture when dropped.

Headphone jack is mandatory. A nice DAC would be a big bonus.

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A more complete shortcut for "Hey Google, I'm being pulled over" for Android devices

First I want to give credit to the earlier [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/haraqv/hey_google_im_being_pulled_over/) and all that's been said there as well as the original creator of that tutorial.

This tutorial below will create a more complete shortcut that will do the following:

1. Send a text message to your designated contacts with a message and your current GPS location via Google Maps link
2. Record video while the phone is locked
3. Upload the recorded videos automatica...

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