Physical Buttons Preference

The cluster centers on users advocating for physical buttons, knobs, and tactile controls over touchscreens and virtual interfaces in devices like phones, appliances, and controllers, often lamenting their removal for cost or design reasons.

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Sample Comments

dylan604 Aug 12, 2024 View on HN

it's a lot easier with physical buttons

lawn Dec 19, 2023 View on HN

Yeah sorry, I was thinking of regular physical buttons.

gcb Oct 13, 2011 View on HN

i will still take the tactile feedback of real buttons.

dotborg Jan 8, 2013 View on HN

actually, lack of those buttons is a feature

duxup Jun 20, 2019 View on HN

I miss dedicated buttons and switches.

k12sosse Feb 28, 2024 View on HN

I want physical knobs and buttons to do everything the touch screen does.

faebi Jul 5, 2022 View on HN

I would like to have more touch friendly buttons, but that's about it. It's not a nice experience to press the wrong button, often.

dzhiurgis Aug 20, 2019 View on HN

Thats what physical buttons are for

grinich Oct 8, 2009 View on HN

The lack of a button is a feature.

oblio Jan 15, 2021 View on HN

They would be physical buttons, I don't understand your comment.