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>I believe this was always something you could do with 5e 2014 fast hands as well?
No, that was explicitly and deliberately not the case.
>Doesn't make the feature completely useless if your dm hands you magic items with activate.
The new version of the thief's fast hands makes it clear they can use magic items as a bonus action, like scrolls and wands.
>Being able to be the only guy who can throw stuff as a bonus was the main appeal though, wish they'd gotten something more to compensate for it.
Yes, being able to use magic items as a bonus action.