For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up
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I'm talking about MST, which was actual hardware on the phone used in conjunction with software to fool card readers into thinking you swiped the actual card, even if they didn't support nft. It was super handy and easy for the shops that haven't upgraded yet.
https://www.paymentsjournal.com/samsung-begins-to-phase-out-support-of-mst-for-samsung-pay/
I know, but that's not really an app issue, that would be equivalent to complaining about cards without magnetic strip which only rely on NFC. It's a result of new technology and not some bad idea trying to do things in a different way. It's like complaining about touch screen tech because you can't do things the exact way you used to on flip phones.
That's like saying it's ok that they removed the headphone jack because Bluetooth is newer technology? And I know it's not an app issue, I was complaining about a hardware removal? I'm so confused after this comment lol
The magnetic thing was only ever a Samsung thing and it wasn't as secure as NFC, NFC works basically the same as the thing you're talking about, its only flaw would be that it doesn't work with the old style card readers.
I never claimed otherwise? OP asked what a nifty feature on old gadgets was that's not on newer gadgets, and I said that. That's an old feature that's not on newer gadgets, and it was very handy at the time because very few stores had adopted tap to pay. Would it be AS handy today? Certainly not, but there have still been times I've missed it when a store doesn't have tap to pay.
Yes it's outdated. Isn't that the whole point of everything in this thread??? I just keep getting more confused lol
Edit: to clarify, the phone I had had BOTH MST and NFC. NFC had actually already been around and MST was the new thing at the time. It was simply a cool additional feature.