I agree. I have been a Galaxy owner from the time they were introduced. This is the first time I am disappointed with one. It might seem like a little thing to Samsung, but quite a number of oweners rely upon this feature. I attend a lot a meetings every day. I can't tap my phone to see if I've missed a call or message during the meetings as it becomes obvious. Have the visual cue was helpful because if I know I am expecting a call or message, I was alerted. Someone asked if this was a dealbreaker. Truth be told, if I had known that this simple but useful feature had been removed, I would have kept my S8+. I don't see why Samsung cannot recode the phone to use the same alert around the camera cutout used when you are taking a selfie, and allow it to serve as a notification indicator.
@userolBbAuhe8x wrote:
Am I the only one that sees that leaving the notification light out of the design is a very bad idea and a bad move on their part? So now I have to check my phone physically instead of visually , cause i'm a busy person and don't have to time to check the phone constantly if i've missed a call etc...and yes some people can't have their phone volume up or on at all and we have no way knowing we missed something unless you turn the phone on... And it can't be a simple thing like tapping your screen and see what you missed cause the fingerprint scanner is the only thing it shows... So I think Samsung did this on purpose to sell another product they make which is the back cover with led notifications ability and it's almost $60 extra dollars but has no protection. Why not choose to remove the jack and keep the notification light. This will be my last samsung for a while
