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Probably the Quick View Window case on the LG G-series phones. The overview on notifications was great and allowed answering calls without opening the flap while protecting most of the screen. Also the reduced visible screen space did not blast you with light when checking time in the middle of the night.
The active edge squeeze feature on the pixel 3. I loved being able to gently squeeze the sides of the phone to trigger google assistant.
Idk if this counts as i dont really involve myself in a lot of discussion, but MAN do i miss two button navigation. it may still be present in some other Android distros but on Graphene an update removed it for me a while ago.
Android 13 QPR 2 broke it so Google temporarily remove it. Honestly why do you prefer it? To me it's combined the worst of 3 button and gestures.
Keyboards, optical scroll, and IR blasters.
My old LG phones had power and volume controls on the back, rather than the side. Great for picking up the phone with either hand, and it was easier to mount in a phone holder (no buttons to accidentally mash).
Apple’s 3D Touch on iPhone. Force Touch or whatever they called it. The ability to hard press to get something like a right-click. Wish they’d kept it. Used it every day for placing my cursor.
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