They’ll likely give it a “touch and hold” function to prevent that. But I still don’t like the idea of no physical switch/volume buttons.
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iPhone 15 Pro Leak Reveals Unified Volume Button and Mute Button
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now my old uncle will ask "why is my iphone mute?" once a day instead of once a month!
I enjoy how dismissive most replies are here, over something that isn't mature. I don't mean speculation about rumors, but the assumption that such a button couldn't be mapped to anything else, and is strictly for mute. As a user who always has my iPhone in mute, I would welcome an 'action button' instead of a mute switch, similar to my AW Ultra. iPads of old with the ringer switch could be mapped to rotation lock.
On the subject of knowing the status of mute in your pocket... your hand's already in your pocket, you can't pull the phone out? Does it really add a level of complexity to warrant a scoff? Do you find yourself devoting hours to toggling your mute? The switch already has haptic feedback when mute is active, which could be implemented to a button press just as easily (and obviously will be present if it is solid-state as rumored). Press the button in your pocket until you feel 'on' haptics. Mute is on. Just as easy to determine in your pocket.
On the subject of knowing the status of mute in your pocket... your hand's already in your pocket, you can't pull the phone out? Does it really add a level of complexity to warrant a scoff? Do you find yourself devoting hours to toggling your mute? The switch already has haptic feedback when mute is active, which could be implemented to a button press just as easily (and obviously will be present if it is solid-state as rumored). Press the button in your pocket until you feel 'on' haptics. Mute is on. Just as easy to determine in your pocket.
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Imagine iPhone Mini with Unified Volume Button and Mute Button. 😩🥺
I can just see the fumbling trying to mute un mute mute again just too see if the phone is muted
I really like having a color coded mute SWITCH over a button. I can easily look at the phone w/o having to look at the screen to verify that I won't have a disturbance.
is that a mute switch in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
I’m sure it’s been mentioned already but… I have a feeling the mute switch will become more of an “action button” like on Apple Watch Ultra that can be customized to do various things.
Most people these days seem to leave their phone on mute anyways, so giving them an option to assign a different function to an always-present button would be beneficial.
Most people these days seem to leave their phone on mute anyways, so giving them an option to assign a different function to an always-present button would be beneficial.
Doesn’t feel like an improvement. Lots of decisions made during the last few years seem pretty meh. Bulky phones. Pretty but uncomfortable flat edges.
I’ve gone from wanting (but not necessarily getting) the latest to just hoping that my 11 Pro doesn’t break in the near-term.
Maybe 16 will be the one..
I’ve gone from wanting (but not necessarily getting) the latest to just hoping that my 11 Pro doesn’t break in the near-term.
Maybe 16 will be the one..
The iPhone 4 with edge to edge screen would be perfection. Just... Bigger.I do prefer the classic iPhone 4 button design but I think it might be time for a change. A good change! It does remind me of Macbook Pro Touch Bar.
I also have a feeling we will be able to do more with the unified pill shape button then just changing the volume.
International iPhones still have the SIM slot. Could just be an international model.
Wouldn't that cost more than the current solution?
That.. doesn't make it bad/wrong.. it could just be that that's the best design for the majority of use cases... What's being described will likely be a serious downgrade in usefulness and downgrade in UX for many iPhone users?
I'm sorry, I mean, it'll be a serious upgrade in "courage"...
I don't want to live on this planet anymore..
Sigh.
Sometimes I think in Apple works people who never use their effects (fruits) of work…
You have great working silence switch which is impossible to push unwanted and then you change it to button…
Then voice changing buttons to something you will press when your hands stays holding a phone when watching video…
You have great working silence switch which is impossible to push unwanted and then you change it to button…
Then voice changing buttons to something you will press when your hands stays holding a phone when watching video…
No because they BETTER be bringing it back one of these Septembers.... 😪
How do I play with the switch in my pocket while talking to people now?
You say 'lawyers going to jail' as if it were a bad thing.
I hate rocker volume controls, that’s the one thing I hate about my Samsung, even after years I’m constantly hitting up instead of down on the volume rocker.
It also makes taking screenshots a pita, separate buttons are worlds better, Apple no!
It also makes taking screenshots a pita, separate buttons are worlds better, Apple no!
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For awhile nearly all user controls in Cadillacs were touch capacitive with haptic feedback. Owners hated it, so Cadillac went back to physical switches and knobs for controlling at least some of the major functions such as volume.
Apple will learn their lesson the hard way especially when next year YouTube will be filled with videos about how the 14 Pro is better than the 15 Pro because of the side buttons.
Apple will learn their lesson the hard way especially when next year YouTube will be filled with videos about how the 14 Pro is better than the 15 Pro because of the side buttons.
I’m not looking forward to having a button instead of a switch.
Although the silver lining here is since it’s a button, Apple can cloud-sync the mute control universally to all other devices just like Focus filters. Which would be so handy if you have multiple devices.
Although the silver lining here is since it’s a button, Apple can cloud-sync the mute control universally to all other devices just like Focus filters. Which would be so handy if you have multiple devices.
They ought to move that action button to somewhere lower then
Nope. Sometimes discretion is needed.
Imagine if we had a easy to reach button, on the very bottom of the phone, right at the center, that you could do these things with... Maybe program a triple tap or a tap and hold to activate some of the actions you mention..
Then, maybe it could even include a fingerprint reader...
Wouldn't that be insanely great?
Just driving gloves for our Ferrari’s.