Sometimes I’ll set my phone down somewhere like in my car or room and then leave to go do something and my podcast cuts out, reminding me I forgot to bring my phone with me. Clutch saves
too late when i'm already on the bus
Listening to stuff on your phone with bluetooth headphones has a fringe benefit of letting you know when you forgot your phone somewhere
Submitted 2 days ago by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 days ago
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 days ago
There are emergency exits for a reason. Tuck and roll
CameronDev@programming.dev 2 days ago
Yes, but not always.
I was messing around in the garage, and put my phone down in the little gap below the windscreen wipers on my car. I forgot it there, hopped in the car, it paired, and away I went. Fortunately I habitually check my pockets, and I noticed it about 3 kms down the road, and before I got on the freeway.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I had a very similar thing happen where my buddy left his wallet and phone on the roof and we took off. The phone slipped down into the gap between the trunk and rear window if his Charger, so it connected just fine. We got about 5 miles down the road and stopped at a gas station before we went out on a 5 hour road trip. We found the phone stuck but had to go back and fortunately found his black wallet at night in a grass section before we had left our neighborhood. There were a couple dollar bills had flipped out and those were bright enough with light that we spotted it.
CameronDev@programming.dev 2 days ago
My mate had the same issue with his car keys. On the roof, he shut the boot, it slid down and jammed between the boot and the window.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have keyless go, and couldn’t open the car either, so we were quite stuck. Ended up using a coat hanger to pull it out luckily.
reddig33@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Wireless CarPlay has that effect too. If you don’t see CarPlay maps on your dashboard then you know you’ve driven off without your phone.
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
On the flipside, the rate at which I forget my phone in a different room has increased significantly since switching to wireless headphones…
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Easy fix. Tie a string between your phone and headphones.
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Heey, maybe make it multiple wires, have it act as a backup system in case the BT fails!