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iOS 4.2: What Do YOU Prefer the Hardware Switch to be, Rotation Lock or Mute?

What Would You Want the Hardware Lock on the iPad to be for?

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Rotation lock! I didn't think I'd miss it this much. I just updated to 4.2.1, JBed and SBSettings does it but it takes more effort.
 
I preferred it as an orientation lock switch - sent feedback to Apple last week. Hopefully Apple will give the user choice or change it back.
 
Uh, I'd much prefer mute.

Why? Try having your sleeping iPad at full blast unlocked in bed without your significant other complaining about waking them up.

There is no way to silence the iPad before unlocking it (except holding your finger on the speakers, which fails because my case makes it hard to do so).

I can turn on orientation lock inside, so I could care less.
 
I've only had my 16GB Wifi iPad for a couple of days, As soon as I got it out of the box I updated to iOS 4 so I dont know any other way than it being the mute switch, Personally It makes sense for me because I think it's more important to have a mute switch at close hand for fast muting, as and when you need it to - much more so than a rotation lock, which let's face it isn't exactly hard to get to now is it?
I truly do not understand why people are so pissed off with it, it is how it is, just get on with it!
 
Undeniably the mute/ unmute switch. It has proven to be extremely useful for me on the iPhone itself and comes in pretty handy.
 
Rotation Lock

Absolutely rotation lock!!
Press-and-hold volume down for mute is just as easy.
 
I wonder what the consumer laws in different countries say about this.

And if you are entitled to a refund at any time when this is done to a product.

It could be a TV, a computer or an iPad.

If you decide on a device, what it does and how it operates, and use the device for many months.

Then the maker of the device offers an update, which you as a general member of the public assume is to correct faults.

You then find out something that you use (as in this switch) had had a major change in the way it functions.

Then I think you should be fully entitled to your money back from the manufacturer. As the device now no longer operates in the way when you agreed to purchase it.

Whilst I don't expect anyone should, I feel they should have the legal right to do so, otherwise any maker could change the functionality of any product and you would have no rights in the matter.

The only way this should be allowed was if the manufacturer put in an option to allow the customer to set it back to the way it was.

Anyone disagree with this, and think the people who make your items should be able to change an items functionality after your purchase it?
 
I'm still happy it's a mute switch. :cool:
I'm use to the mute switch and I wanted it to be a mute switch at launch. I like to leave the volume up high and quickly switch the sound on and off. It's one of the reasons I use external speakers on my computers.
 
Piggie said:
Then I think you should be fully entitled to your money back from the manufacturer. As the device now no longer operates in the way when you agreed to purchase it.
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In general, I think if it's within the warranty period, then obviously if the device stops working as expected through no fault of the user, the user is entitled to a repair, that is, have the device go back to working the way it should, or if a repair is not possible, to a refund.

However, despite my vocal opposition to the change in the switch function, I don't think the resulting inconvenience to me is anywhere near the level where it requires a refund. It's not like any of the major functions of the iPad (play music and videos, run apps, connect to the internet) has stopped working.
 
Piggie said:
I wonder what the consumer laws in different countries say about this.

And if you are entitled to a refund at any time when this is done to a product.

It could be a TV, a computer or an iPad.

If you decide on a device, what it does and how it operates, and use the device for many months.

Then the maker of the device offers an update, which you as a general member of the public assume is to correct faults.

You then find out something that you use (as in this switch) had had a major change in the way it functions.

Then I think you should be fully entitled to your money back from the manufacturer. As the device now no longer operates in the way when you agreed to purchase it.

Whilst I don't expect anyone should, I feel they should have the legal right to do so, otherwise any maker could change the functionality of any product and you would have no rights in the matter.

The only way this should be allowed was if the manufacturer put in an option to allow the customer to set it back to the way it was.

Anyone disagree with this, and think the people who make your items should be able to change an items functionality after your purchase it?
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No. You're not entitled to a refund. From the drama in these complaints you'd think they killed people's dogs instead of revised functionality on a minor feature. Yes, minor.

If they suddenly disabled 3G on 3G iPads then I'd agree with you. In this instance, people are just looking for something to complain about. When I see people whining about how complicated it is to lock orientation after the 4.2.1 upgrade it simply boggles the mind. If it had always worked this way from day 1, nobody would have peeped but now it's perceived as some draconian measure to change the way people lead their lives. It's an external switch that now serves a useful function when the device is locked.

Good god, people have been whining about not having Facetime functionality on the iPad and now they revise the external switch for a purpose that is perfectly suited to Facetime use but people still find cause to complain. Yes, they could have waited until the iPad hardware was revised, but they will likely offer some communication option for 1st gen iPads (Skype is already here).
 
Won't somebody think of the kittens???!!

"major change in the way it functions"

Get a grip! You honestly think you should be entitled to a refund because of this issue?

Lol you meet some of the funniest people on the internetz...
 
I think its a pointless mute button, I mean, hold the 'lower volume' button down for longer than second and it mutes anyway.
 
I know that I have the option now but...
+1 for Rotation lock.

Here's what I have to add to the topic:
What I really would like to see is the change from a 2-way switch to a button.
The iPad screen could be locked at all times and just if you press the button it would change the orientation.
Many times I find myself unlocking the orientation just to change it - and directly locking it again.
 
Piggie said:
Then the maker of the device offers an update, which you as a general member of the public assume is to correct faults.
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I corrected it so you get the point.

Its an offer you can refuse. :)
 
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