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Samsung's Air View: Physically hover over the touchscreen (2013)

1 pointsby jerbear4328over 1 year ago

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jerbear4328over 1 year ago
I have an older Android (Samsung S5) with Air View: you physically hover your finger over the screen and it triggers hover actions like previewing something or opening a magnifier over a website.<p>Air View is finicky on occasion, but when you are used to it, it&#x27;s surprisingly intuitive and practical! It wasn&#x27;t super popular though, and I imagine it could be annoying to users who didn&#x27;t want it. It appears Samsung only did it for a few models, the S4, Note 3, and S5.<p>Air View was also coupled with other features (Air Gesture[1]) involving moving your hand over your phone to do things like scrolling or waking the screen.<p>That phone was pretty interesting, sensor-wise. I kind of miss using it, and I wonder if it would be practical nowadays.<p>[1] Air Gesture: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.samsung.com&#x2F;hk_en&#x2F;support&#x2F;mobile-devices&#x2F;what-is" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.samsung.com&#x2F;hk_en&#x2F;support&#x2F;mobile-devices&#x2F;what-is</a>...