No idea how this would work in practice but some sort of pattern recognition for what might be a drop of water on the phone screen as opposed to a touch input.
Finally, a shower thought about showers
Crazy idea, a phone setting that when enabled changes touch sensitivity settings to be more selective of touch inputs while in the shower..
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Fleur_@aussie.zone to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Anyone not able to Livestream themselves in the shower on request from the mods should be banned
Drbreen@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Showering so boring these days, I need to doomscroll.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Reason why I listen to music. So relaxing having a hot shower witg a nice tune :)
rasbora@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
How about instead of that we tackle the problem by the source? Taking showers is so last century.
Dry cleaning for humans. Boom! Problem solved!
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Hmmmm I still think this problem would persist with non water liquids
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
I like how the comments just assume you’re scrolling SM or texting people in the shower but I think it would be rad to not be worried about getting my phone wet so I could use it to listen to music in there. The only other option is to turn voice commands on and start shouting at it over the sound of the shower.
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
You can get waterproof Bluetooth speakers that are designed to go in the shower for less than £10 in the UK. The sound quality isn’t amazing, but they’re not much different from a phone speaker, especially with the sound of the water 👍
Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
I have a JBL Clip 3 I use in the bathroom when I shower. Sound quality’s pretty good but I just listen to podcasts with it rather than music.
essell@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I listen to music in the shower, I’m not sure why this would involve taking the phone into the water?
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
So I don’t have to have the music so loud
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Even just reaching out to touch it while I am wet will make the phone wet.
Red_October@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Seriously, everyone jumping to the worst possible interpretation, like they’ve never wanted to listen to music or had an audio book they didn’t want to put down.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Struggling to see how it’s different from watching tv while you iron or listen to music while cooking
SolidShake@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Physically impossible
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
We would’ve never gotten to the moon with this attitude
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
I bought a waterproof WiFi speaker for the shower. I listen to a podcast while I shower and my phone sits on the counter far from water. As soon as I get dry, I switch back to earbuds. Works great.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Watched my first YouTube video in the shower the other day, it was about the afd party in Germany. Very informative I didn’t know just how far right wing they were since I don’t speak German and don’t know a lot about their politics.
DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
hop in your washer an dryer with clothes 2 birds 1 stone and your phone scrolls itself from the spinning
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
If I could wash my clothes while showering with them my life would be changed
DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
just make a tide pod belt an hop in the shower
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
I think technologically this is something an engineering team should tackle. It would probably benefit people who use touch devices for work in dirty and wet environments as well.
How long do you spend in the shower that you have time to doom scroll? Maybe it’s time to switch to baths if you have a tub. If you don’t, I would boringly suggest just not taking the phone into the shower if you know that the touch sensor will be wonky. It may speed up the shower and lessen your water consumption as a side effect. That’s good for your wallet and the environment. The internet can wait 5-10.
I get the meditative effect of a hot shower after a long day. I enjoy that on occasion as well. At no point did I ever think the experience would be improved by a cell phone with a camera being present.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
One thing I think people aren’t quite getting is that showering with my phone isn’t a logical decision, it’s an emotional one lmao.
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
What emotions are you having that cannot deal with 5-10 minutes of pure bodily hygiene focus?
Gemini24601@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’d be too paranoid to use my phone in the shower, it’s covered with cameras and microphones and may be full of backdoors as well.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Ive already taken regular photos of myself naked so I don’t think it really matters
thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
OnePlus did something like this, can’t speak about the effectiveness though
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Ugh It technically is a thing but it sucks…somehow ads get opened when my finger is hovering but refuses things I touch when I press specific links, or try to move that stupid magnifying window to copy a sentence.
But yes, would be amazing
superfes@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Some phones do try to detect water droplets
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Like…in the water? Did you mean a water shower?
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Nah the other kind of shower mate
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How many baby showers you going to? Damn.
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Meteor or golden? I hate to nag, but the preparations of either one differ a little.
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Holy shit! Can’t you people put down your phone for 15 goddamn minutes?! Just allow yourself to hear your own thoughts without an algorithm leading you.
FIFTEEN MINUTES!
Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Do you get angry at everything other people do or is this just projection?