Index 02 idea - recessed button

First off: I’ve been enjoying my Index 01! Thanks for bringing it to life. :smiley:

Maybe it’s too early, but I thought I’d share an idea for the next version of the ring: a recessed button!

One issue I keep having with 01 is accidental button presses. If the button is angled towards my thumb, it tends to activate when I’m holding something like a bottle. If the button is pointing straight up, putting hands in pockets or pushing against any object with an open hand or a fist will trigger it (am I the only one who likes to push off the couch like this? :sweat_smile:). If the button is angled away, it’s hard to press. In my first few days I’ve probably had as many false button presses as legitimate ones. I haven’t tried gloves yet, but I see other people are finding the button also gets pressed in that situation.

I wouldn’t mind a thicker ring if the button was inset into it, so that hard external objects couldn’t easily press it, but fleshy fingers could! I’m thinking of something like a concave indent for the button, so it’s sorta “sunk” into the main surface of the ring itself rather than poking out from it.

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