matt in fact i am one of those pandas that have never used a case for my iphones and knock on wood have not dropped a single phone so far my paws are mighty
i do not use a phone case and have dropped my phone many times but it only ever gets scuffed a little on the side. i think it's because i only use small phones (currently: iphone 12 mini) and i suspect the curve of screen breakage probability goes up with the square or cube of the screen dimensions
I never had a case on my phones for 20 years. Then last year I tried to climb a rope at a pumpkin festival and my phone dropped 3 measly feet to the dirt and shattered 😭
My current phone was the first time I've ever done a case, not because I'm worried about dropping it, but because the cameras stick out so much that putting it in case keeps the lenses floating above whatever I set it down on.
When I bought the very expensive Samsung Galaxy S20+, I bought a case for it with screen protector and added a tether that I always attach to a pocket when I'm outside. I marvel at those who hold equally expensive iPhones in one hand on BART. Are they so rich they can replace a broken one?
Its tiny enough now I legitimately have trouble finding & clicking on it, which is honestly kind of an access problem for me. :/
Though I do approve of it not covering text, since that is also less-than-helpful for most people.
Used to be much bigger and on the left side.
Takes me some effort to remember how it works across each site. On twitter you have to click on the icon, on mastodon you hover over the unexpanded image (title-text), and here you open the image to read it.
i prefer the twitter option that allows me to click on the icon, as it seems to me it encourages creativity. the Dog Rates alt tags are often pure delight, so those from The Herd
