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Electronic devices
Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 5 years (2021–2025), in 7 threads.
This is a broad category rather than one product, so its issues aren't ranked on the home page.
People raised many different problems with Electronic devices, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 7 complaints
- Turning off device sounds is hidden and requires the manual or web search2025-08-04
- Devices need a hard power hold to reboot because the button ignores quick presses2024-08-13
- UIs are overly complicated with every function crammed in view2024-07-19
- Unintuitive double toggle button, and no visual indicator showing whether the brake is engaged2022-09-14
- Electronic shifters with inconsistent, non-obvious designs cause rollaway accidents when drivers select gears2021-12-13
- Throttle responds in step-wise, laggy jumps near activation, feeling unresponsive2021-06-10
- Electronic throttle and steering feel like horrendous, degraded user experience in cars2021-05-02