Suggestion for phones

[420harvey]

Please please samsung bring back the IR blaster in the phones it was by far the best feture of samsungs it came before it's time and I know I desperately want it back same with the Little LED notification light but I'd be over the moon exited to have that IR blaster back

[GaryB82]

I can say with almost 100% certainty that the IR blaster will never be returning to phones since you can already use your phone as a remote with Samsung TV's with the smart things app 

[420harvey]

A man can hope 😭 I mean it was so so much more useful then having to buy all new products to connect to wifi and all that garbage when I use to be able to just get a app and control anything that had a remote

[GaryB82]

The S6 was the last phone with a IR Blaster and were now on the S24's going to S25's in a few months so I can say it wont be back.  the S6 was 10 phone releases ago

[420harvey]

The 5 6 and 7 are the only 3 I haven't had I have the 24 ultra right now after the z fold 3 and honestly i just miss it, I'm a die hard samsung fan but if another brand were to revive the IR I'd probably leave samsung

[LongHiker]

@420harvey Where is the need for such a thing? 

Samsung Tvs can be controlled via SmartThings.

Roku provides the same via their app. 

[420harvey]

Not using up my bandwidth with all these different devices connected to internet would be wonderful or better yet just using the TV I have that doesn't have problems instead of having to spend thousands on new devices when it could be done cheaper and easier with a simple IR blaster.

[420harvey]

Almost everything has a IR receiver now but say I wait 5 years without buying the new product and boom a update now made it worthless so there's another couple thousand dollars for a new device when the IR worked not only faster but more reliably. Not to mention if your wifi goes out then good luck controlling anything

[ChaosSaber]

My smartthings app doesn't work so a IR for me would be good

[keycommander]

note 8 😛