iPad Pro iPad improvement not mentioned in any reviews

[HarryMudd]

Something that has annoyed me with iPads for a long time is the volume up/down buttons. In landscape orientation, when I press volume up the onscreen volume level indicator moves to the right, but I’m pushing the left button. When I push the right button, the volume indicator moves to the left. I’ve always thought this was backwards.

My new iPad (13 inch iPad Pro )has reversed the behavior in landscape orientation. Volume up is the lower/right button and volume down is the left/upper button in landscape format. Then it switches back to the upper button being volume up and lower button being volume down in portrait orientation.

I haven’t seen any reviewers mention this so I thought you guys might like to know.

Kudos to Apple.

 

[JCCL]

That’s not new. My M2 Pro does that as well.

 

[soloer]

I hate the volume controls coming from a 11” 2021 IPP. My preference is to have a volume button act the same way all the time.

 

[klasma]

All new iPad models since the mini 6 in 2021 do this.

The problem is when you want to adjust volume without looking at the screen, or without the screen being turned on, and the iPad is laying flat or is being held in some unclear orientation, then you don’t know which button does what.

IMO Apple should have moved the buttons to the opposite side, which would have solved the inconsistency without introducing dynamic behavior.

 

[HarryMudd]

That’s not new. My M2 Pro does that as well.

Ah, well, I’m coming from an M1 which didn’t sorry.

 

[Snørrbjørg]

Ah, well, I’m coming from an M1 which didn’t sorry.

Also on M1.

 

[GDF]

Something that has annoyed me with iPads for a long time is the volume up/down buttons. In landscape orientation, when I press volume up the onscreen volume level indicator moves to the right, but I’m pushing the left button. When I push the right button, the volume indicator moves to the left. I’ve always thought this was backwards.

My new iPad (13 inch iPad Pro )has reversed the behavior in landscape orientation. Volume up is the lower/right button and volume down is the left/upper button in landscape format. Then it switches back to the upper button being volume up and lower button being volume down in portrait orientation.

I haven’t seen any reviewers mention this so I thought you guys might like to know.

Kudos to Apple.

Totally agree with you. Now it is training my brain to do it that way again, but agree much better.

 

[goobot]

Yea I just noticed this, super annoying

 

[Surfsalot]

Brilliant idea by Apple, add it to the worse speakers.
At least fid is on top now, flap that was dumb on the older iPads.
Gotta wonder if they test this stuff.

 

[DMG35]

It’s not new and it’s terrible. They removed the option to change it back when it’s in landscape it and its really dumb.

 

[Johnny907]

Something that has annoyed me with iPads for a long time is the volume up/down buttons. In landscape orientation, when I press volume up the onscreen volume level indicator moves to the right, but I’m pushing the left button. When I push the right button, the volume indicator moves to the left. I’ve always thought this was backwards.

My new iPad (13 inch iPad Pro )has reversed the behavior in landscape orientation. Volume up is the lower/right button and volume down is the left/upper button in landscape format. Then it switches back to the upper button being volume up and lower button being volume down in portrait orientation.

I haven’t seen any reviewers mention this so I thought you guys might like to know.

Kudos to Apple.

This isn't new, and it's annoying AF. Volume up/down should be consistent regardless of orientation.

 

[SRLMJ23]

This isn't new, and it's annoying AF. Volume up/down should be consistent regardless of orientation.

All I can say is I agree with you, haha! You worded your response like I would have!

 

[Jensend]

It’s not new and it’s terrible. They removed the option to change it back when it’s in landscape it and its really dumb.

My 2017 10.5" iPad Pro lets me choose which way it works
Settings -> Sounds -> Fixed Position Volume Controls

 

[Johnny907]

My 2017 10.5" iPad Pro lets me choose which way it works
Settings -> Sounds -> Fixed Position Volume Controls

Just checked my M2 Pro and wife's M1 Air, neither have that toggle in "Sounds."

 

[DeepSix]

Im shocked Apple hasn’t added a setting for us to adjust it to how I like. When I have my ipad in landscape I always accidentally hit the wrong side of the button.

 

[DMG35]

My 2017 10.5" iPad Pro lets me choose which way it works
Settings -> Sounds -> Fixed Position Volume Controls

Yeah for whatever reason Apple removed the option to change it back on the newer devices.

 

[imlovinit]

Amusing, I used to hate that on my 2020 pro but got used to it so now I’m totally thrown off with this new one.