No Auto-Brightness Sensor in New iPod Touch Because it's 'Just Too Thin'

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  1. News Bot iFans.com News

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  2. rosalio14 Active Member

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    Oh, no! Not the auto brightness sensor!
  3. SilverShip Well-Known Member

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    My opinion, without the sarcasm though.
  4. Zyiros Well-Known Member

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    They should have kept it one mm thicker to eliminate the camera sticking out, and add the ambient light sensor.
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  5. SilverShip Well-Known Member

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    Exactly. It would of been win,win. Ambient light sensor in the ipt and no camera sticking out. What happened to no compromising?
  6. Badd_Blood Well-Known Member

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    I didn't know anyone actually used the light sensor. Is it true that it really won't fit?
  7. JaySee Active Member

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    Everybody uses the light sensor. Who doesn't have auto-brightness on?
  8. Zyiros Well-Known Member

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    * raises hand*

    I never used it. I just didn't find it useful because it wasted my battery life. If it was bright, it took it to full brightness even when 75% could do.
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    I agree it would've been nicer to have the camera not stick out and keep the sensor. Apple's obsession with thin is weird.

    That said, I don't care that much. iOS 6 makes the thing not even work anyway (at least I can't get it to) and I guess this is what jailbreaking is for (tons of convenient brightness slider apps on Cydia).
  10. SilverShip Well-Known Member

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    It seems Apple is becoming anorexic