Did anyone know this? I ididn't:)

[vmachiel]

On the iphone 4 and 3gs: ff you go to the multitask bar and swipe left twice, you get a volume bar. I never knew when was this implemented? I know not in iOS 4 so 4.1 4.2.1 or 4.3?

 

[Ferris23]

Magical

 

[blancoBronco]

it's been there since 4.2

/thread


edit: my bad, meant 4.2, not 4.0

 

[Etnies419]

it's been there since 4.0

/thread

Nope. I'm still on 4.1 and it's not there for me, so it had to have been added after that.

 

[iApples]

it's been there since 4.0

/thread

It was actually added in 4.2. Don't get too far ahead of yourself.

 

[blancoBronco]

Nope. I'm still on 4.1 and it's not there for me, so it had to have been added after that.

ya i messed up, i fixed it though

 

[Pink∆Floyd]

The more you know...

 

[mnsportsgeek]

pretty sure it was 4.2... might have been 4.1

 

[stewartws]

*

 

[Interstella5555]

Huh, totally didn't know that, though it seems easier to use hardware volume control on the phone/headphones. Nice to know either way.

 

[iApples]

Huh, totally didn't know that, though it seems easier to use hardware volume control on the phone/headphones. Nice to know either way.

The volume controls on the actual device most of the time are for the ringer. Not for actual sound. (Unless the sound is already playing) So I think it's nice being able to control both.

 

[sbddude]

There's a JB app called "App Switcher Ringer" that lets you change both the media volume and ringer volume from this.

There is a slider and a speaker/bell icon below it. Tap the icon to toggle between media/ringer.

You can also set your volume buttons to control ONLY the media volume, like on an ipod touch. I like it this way so that I can lower the volume and know that a media app won't unexpectedly play sounds.

 

[blancoBronco]

Huh, totally didn't know that, though it seems easier to use hardware volume control on the phone/headphones. Nice to know either way.

You also get more accurate volume control using the virtual adjuster, instead of the buttons that adjust the volume at preset increments

 

[Interstella5555]

.

 

[EddyP]

You also get more accurate volume control using the virtual adjuster, instead of the buttons that adjust the volume at preset increments

Ah. Makes sense.

[whiny apple customer who wants it all]
I'd rather it be something that's harder to get to in the menus. Like screen brightness.
[/whiny apple customer who wants it all]

 

[joec1101]

You will also see a selector icon to the right of the volume slider to select an Airport Express or AppleTV for audio/video Airplay streaming (providing of course you have one or more of those devices present on your wifi network)

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Stupidest thing ever. Is 16 volume settings not enough? Can you really tell a difference by using the virtual slider? No...