Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Other How many of you use mute switch all the time vs seldom or never?
- Thread starter rjjacobson
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Focus mode is only good with a very routined lifestyle.
Silliest & most useless waste of hardware & related production coast: the iPhone 'mute' switch.
Surely one would assume that this simply mutes ALL sounds (like say, when you may be in a meeting, giving a talk, going to a theatre show, etc etc.). But no, it only turns off the ringer & allows everything else to annoy, like the messaging app, or music /youtube going full blare ... So you're in a meeting with the ringtone muted, but the a messages app keeps quacking, then you may also need to sort thu' a zillion notication settings for each app & to mute them. Why the hell wouldn't the silience button simply silence everything? What nitwit Apple propellorhead came up with this?
On my other Android phones, sure, there is no physical switch, but one swipe allows *everything to be put on silent; but Apple continuse to use this switch which is damn near useless (yes, muting can be acheived in other ways, like focus or airplane mode). No wonder there's talk about dumping it.
Surely one would assume that this simply mutes ALL sounds (like say, when you may be in a meeting, giving a talk, going to a theatre show, etc etc.). But no, it only turns off the ringer & allows everything else to annoy, like the messaging app, or music /youtube going full blare ... So you're in a meeting with the ringtone muted, but the a messages app keeps quacking, then you may also need to sort thu' a zillion notication settings for each app & to mute them. Why the hell wouldn't the silience button simply silence everything? What nitwit Apple propellorhead came up with this?
On my other Android phones, sure, there is no physical switch, but one swipe allows *everything to be put on silent; but Apple continuse to use this switch which is damn near useless (yes, muting can be acheived in other ways, like focus or airplane mode). No wonder there's talk about dumping it.
Here you go
Attachments
I use it all the time. My iPhone is always on mute, especially now that I have an Apple Watch.
No idea what you’re on about here. That switch turns all sound off.
I have that but it’s no sure thing as is with the switch as I use a case. Correction: With mine it’s the lock screen.
I actually use it pretty frequently. But if I can instead switch it to the control center like on the watch then I would switch the action button to launch the camera.
But honestly I hope I can have 2 different actions. One for short press and one for long hold.
But honestly I hope I can have 2 different actions. One for short press and one for long hold.
I think we all know we’re nerds here, but regular people aren’t.
They want their phone to ring when they’re not paying attention to it like when they’re on the couch, in the shower, working in the garage, waiting for an important phone call.
They want it silent when they’re at the office, in a movie.
Of course there are people who never use it, just like people who have a car with automatic cruise control but never use it, there are people who set the mute switch and never switch it back again.
They want their phone to ring when they’re not paying attention to it like when they’re on the couch, in the shower, working in the garage, waiting for an important phone call.
They want it silent when they’re at the office, in a movie.
Of course there are people who never use it, just like people who have a car with automatic cruise control but never use it, there are people who set the mute switch and never switch it back again.
I only use the mute switch when I’m at the movies, otherwise my ringer is on. I have customized ringtones and tones, that I would rather hear all the time. I do turn the volume down when I’m inside a building or at work during a service talk.
My Apple Watch handles all notifications, so I never really touch it. I did set in the settings for the phone to mostly stay silent except for text messages for when I don't have the watch on, and other important notifications. When I have the watch on, it silent all the time, and the wrist tap is all I need.