https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S25/Official-Galaxy-S25-S25-amp-S25-Ultra-Shipping-and-Feedback/m-p/3122387#M1810 Samsungs own TVs still use IR. They still haven't fixed the issue with The Frame blocking the IR receiver on the TV when you put the accent frame on it.<BR /><BR />Some of these removals, like the HR sensor, are justifiable because legitimately it was a bad experience and watches fix most of the problems by the inherent benefits of the form factor. The MST reader was only useful in the US, and most US stores upgraded to NFC sale systems in the last few years, so it was useless in most of the world and only a backup in the US.<BR /><BR />Others, like the IR blaster, SD card slot, headphone jack and removed bluetooth S-Pen, are not so easily justified because they offered a good experience and were removed because samsung wants to push the user into the hardware ecosystem.<BR /><BR />No IR blaster? Just get a Samsung TV and hook it into smarthings.<BR />No SD slot? Just make sure you pre-order your new phone before the reviews are out so you can get a free storage upgrade.<BR />No headphone jack? Galaxy buds start at about a hundred bucks and they constantly give bonus credit towards them in pre-order deals.<BR />No more remote shutter built directly into the ultra? Just buy a watch or ring, conveniently on its first ever sale right now.<BR /><BR />Running defense for these removals is why samsung is comfortable stripping away new features every year. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:02:04 GMT TipsyTrex 2025-01-25T14:02:04Z