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A tinkerer built Morse code buzzes for friends' texts
Original: Giving friends custom text buzzes based on Morse code https://liquidbrain.net/blog/giving-friends-custom-text-buzzes-bas
A developer has written up a project that assigns each friend a custom vibration pattern for text notifications, using Morse code spelling of their names or initials. The blog post explains how the phone translates short and long buzzes into distinct contact alerts. Readers on tech forums are discussing the idea, which appeals to tinkerers and accessibility enthusiasts as a clever, low-tech twist on notification customization.
Why now: The blog post spread through tech communities where hobbyist phone-customization projects regularly attract attention.
Evidence
- Giving friends custom text buzzes based on Morse code https://liquidbrain.net/blog/giving-friends-custom-text-buzzes-based-on-morse-code/ # HackerNews # Tech # MorseCode · hackernews@robot.villas · 2
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