• Stamets@lemmy.worldOP
      1363·
      11 months ago

      Bro. You almost gave me a heart attack for a second there, making me think I somehow posted something VERY different.

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        182·
        11 months ago

        Plot twist: Dude is actually talking to the top of his phone, not the bottom.

        Nerds might catch this joke a little quicker…

          • over_clox@lemmy.world
            32·
            11 months ago

            No no, I mean he’s talking into the top of the phone, perhaps where the loudspeaker microphone might happen to be, totally depends on the model of phone/tablet though.

            They got multiple microphones these days, not just the one at the bottom of the phone. Put it in loudspeaker mode and it uses a different microphone away from the bottom speaker.

            Any which way, if you turn the phone upside down in portrait orientation, the screen won’t flip 180⁰, because ‘smart’ phones are too stupid to do that.

            Edit: My comment is in jest, but at the same time I have to talk into the left side of my tablet, because thats where the main microphone is.

    • idunnololz@lemmy.world
      1328·
      11 months ago

      I didn’t realize I had a mental illness. I just booked an appointment with a psychiatrist. Thank you kind stranger. /s

  • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
    973·
    11 months ago

    Imagine meeting the love of your life and then finding out they talk on the phone like this

  • Jackthelad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    761·
    11 months ago

    When did this become a thing anyway? When out and about, I see everyone talking on the phone like this.

    I don’t want to hear your conversation.

    • dmention7@lemm.eeEnglish
      716·
      11 months ago

      The theory I’ve heard is that people on reality TV shows would do this so the mics could pick up their conversations better. So naturally, brainless idiots without an original thought in their dense godforsaken skulls people who watch those shows started doing it in real life too because they saw popular people doing it on TV.

      It’s just a theory, but it seems plausible because it’s clearly not how phones were designed to function on speakerphone or otherwise.

      • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
        12·
        11 months ago

        I’ve heard that gangsters holding their guns horizontally comes from a movie. I don’t remember which one. Life imitates art.

        • rimpoe@lemy.lol
          23·
          11 months ago

          Actually the holding the gun sideways was a practicality thing. When unloading a magazine rapidly you have limited control of the weapon’s recoil. When holding a gun upright the recoil moves it upwards, holding it sideways moves it sideways.

          Now imagine you’re a gangter, ‘bout to come up on some punk steppin’ on your turf. You an da boyz gatted up ready to throw down. Get in the low-rider with your illegal Tek-9. Roll up on those fools ready to shed lead. Which way do you want your recoil going? Upwards? Or sideways.

          Rat-tat-tat.

      • Mamertine@lemmy.world
        10·
        11 months ago

        That’s where the trend is putting books spine first into a bookshelf came from too.

        The tv producers don’t want to spend days asking for permission to use book spine graphics in the shot, not spend time blurring the film, so they flip the books around to hide all the spine art. It’s on HGTV a ton.

        • dmention7@lemm.eeEnglish
          10·
          11 months ago

          That one just makes me sad and angry. I try not to judge people, but I would judge the shit out of someone for doing that IRL.

        • flerp@lemm.ee
          3·
          11 months ago

          Is that actually a thing people do? I am so far out of the loop I haven’t heard of it either on tv or irl

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
      141·
      11 months ago

      I don’t even want to hear my conversation, I just have to - but someone else’s, wtf?

      It should become socially acceptable to slap their phones, maybe from bottom up for a greater comedic effect.

    • kamen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      Probably around the pandemic when people became extra wary about hygiene - at least that’s my observation. I’ve also noticed that people listen to voice messages like this - if you’re in a loud environment and don’t have headphones, it kind of makes sense. It still looks stupid, and for normal phone calls it is stupid, since both the earpiece and the microphone are optimised for having the phone on your ear.

      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
        51·
        11 months ago

        Before that, see it a lot in construction and in places with a lot of noise so you can’t hear off speaker

    • Socerloser334@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      I am not ashamed to say I will talk on the phone like this often. I dont alway hold it to my mouth though just prefer more freedom with speaker phone. But I never do it in public

      • tacosplease@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 months ago

        Right? I have another comment at -7 because it says you can hear the speakers better that way while driving.

        I get the speakerphone hate. But if someone is in their car that’s less annoying than blasting it through the stereo. So who cares how someone holds their phone in this scenario? Especially when there is an actual benefit to holding it that way.

        This entire post is the stupidest case of gatekeeping I’ve ever seen.

    • Isoprenoid@programming.devEnglish
      811·
      11 months ago

      It’s because the speakers for the iPhone are on the bottom of the phone.

      Edit: I meant the speakers that are used for “hands free mode”, which is what the user in the image is doing. The reason why people hold their phone like this is because it directs the speaker sound straight at them (again, in hands free mode).

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        16·
        11 months ago

        As a former iPhone repair technician, I can confirm this is both true and false at the same time. There’s a speaker in the normal position for the ear as well, it all depends whether the user decided to put the phone into loudspeaker mode.

        This comment coming from an Android user that’s just as guilty of this at times.

  • waz@lemmy.world
    582·
    11 months ago

    I call this “pizza phone” because it looks like they are eating their phone like a slice of pizza.

  • fox2263@lemmy.world
    494·
    11 months ago

    I see a lot of kids/teens walking around doing this.

    I think perhaps they don’t know how phones work as phones.

    • deltatangothree@lemmy.world
      26·
      11 months ago

      A couple weeks ago I saw a high schooler asking friends to grab his phone, but they couldn’t hear him. So he mimed typing with his thumbs.

      …

      How did we lose holding a handset to your ear as the pantomime for phone??? I’ve heard Nirvana on the classic rock station and it didn’t make me feel as old as this.

      • MathiasTCK@lemmy.world
        72·
        11 months ago

        Take your time, hurry up

        Choice is yours, don’t be late

        Take a rest as a friend

        As an old

        Memoria, memoria

        Memoria, memoria

      • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        11 months ago

        My neice asked me “Dad says you only had internet on the phone when you were my age, but I also only have internet on my phone. I don’t get it.”

        That hurt me SO much.

    • SugarSnack@lemm.ee
      12·
      11 months ago

      They grew up with facetime, and this is how they translate that into a facetime without video

    • ClaireDeLuna@lemmy.world
      2212·
      11 months ago

      I do this, here’s why. Also I’m 23

      I don’t like getting oils and sweat on my screen. I also don’t like putting my dirty screen on my face.

      I can still talk to someone and do other stuff on my phone. If I want privacy or I’m in an area where speakerphone would be annoying then fine I’ll use it the old way, but generally I have headphones to bridge that gap anyways.

      • PilferJynx@lemmy.world
        154·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, I’m with you. Speaker mode is much more comfortable. But I do have some common courtesy while in public though. Nobody needs to be forced to hear your conversation.

    • Ziglin@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      I think they often have earbuds but those usually have built in microphones so I don’t really know either, I think it’s popular when recording voice messages too.

    • DudeDudenson@lemmings.world
      42·
      11 months ago

      I know the phone is designed for you to hold it a certain way, but don’t smartphones have the mic at the bottom next to the charge port?

      • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        11 months ago

        I think the point is that the microphone should be close to your mouth, but not in the direction of your breath, so as to avoid pops. That’s why headsets have the microphone a few inches away from where your breath would go through.

        Hence, the preferred holding position would have both the speaker and microphone in optimal spots.

      • Rediphile@lemmy.ca
        11·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, and my tiny Nokia from 15 years ago also had a mic next to charger very very far from my mouth. Worked completely fine though, since it’s designed to do that.

      • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
        02·
        11 months ago

        google pixel 6 pro user here, nope, at the top, because fuck the consumers, that’s why

        on a more serious note, normally it doesnt pick up too much external audio but if i’m in a crowded place i have to turn it upside down and back up constantly to speak and then hear

  • pooberbee (any)@lemmy.ml
    317·
    11 months ago

    In my defense, I’ve had a phone hang up or do weird stuff because it couldn’t tell the difference between a fingertip and an earlobe way too many times. Like, a shitty phone has nearly altered the course of my life because of this, and that’s not okay.

    • treesquid@lemmy.world
      18·
      11 months ago

      You should be able to hit the power button while on a call and turn off the display, then put it to your ear. Much less effort than the people around you have to make to keep from slapping you

    • Wogi@lemmy.world
      198·
      11 months ago

      It’s not just shitty phones, nice phones have this problem too.

      I cannot for the life of me find the earpiece on new phones, my face dials and hangs up and does all kinds of weird shit if I try to have a conversation on the phone the way you’re supposed to.

      It’s not my fault touch screens suck.

      • Frigid@lemmy.world
        105·
        11 months ago

        Hate to break it to you… but if it has this problem, it is in fact a shitty phone. Price or popularity doesn’t automatically make it good.

  • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
    232·
    11 months ago

    I do this when I’m on the phone and alone. Or I set my phone on my tits. But only when I am isolated. I don’t want to bother people with my phone on speaker.

  • Smokeydope@lemmy.worldEnglish
    213·
    11 months ago

    I know this is a joke but if I found my match but they had a minor flaw I would probably try real hard to make it work and maybe even explain to them that their bad habit annoys me slightly. Nobody is perfect and theres always room to improve for those willing to try

  • TDCN@feddit.dk
    161·
    11 months ago

    What is worse is when people are wearing a Bluetooth headset and still holds their phone like this.

    • weksa@lemm.ee
      3·
      11 months ago

      I remember my first time seeing someone use a Jabra bluetooth ear piece. 2003 in a college dorm, a girl was walking back and forth but her phone was probably in her hoodie. I was bewildered, wondering why she was talking aloud to herself.

  • Littleborat@feddit.de
    144·
    11 months ago

    That’s not the normal way to talk when you are alone in the room?

    Guess no one will find out because I am alone.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
      201·
      11 months ago

      I have had bozos legitimately try to tell me it’s the holding it up to your ear that’s illegal, so if you hold it sideways and talk at it you “can’t” get pulled over for it.

      I also witnessed, from the other end of the telephone, one of my clients getting pulled over and trying to tell the cop he couldn’t be ticketed because the phone was on speaker – but still in his hand.

    • tacosplease@lemmy.world
      25·
      11 months ago

      It’s so you can hear the speaker phone better. The speakers are on the bottom of the phone.

  • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
    123·
    11 months ago

    Pizza eaters are rude as hell, too. I’d guarantee that there’s significant overlap with the people who play music in public from their shitty phone speaker.