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Mute or screen orientation?
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Orientation for me to. The only reason why I'd want mute is if I had an iPhone so that I could quickly go from full volume to silent/vibrate, but since this is an iPad we're talking about, I'd go with orientation.
I don't have an iPad (yet... 
) but I would prefer to set the toggle switch to the mute function. You can always lock the orientation by double clicking the home button and scrolling over to press the lock orientation icon.
But then again, maybe I just prefer this cause this is how I do it with my iPhone. Either way, when I get an iPad, this is how I'll set it up.
) but I would prefer to set the toggle switch to the mute function. You can always lock the orientation by double clicking the home button and scrolling over to press the lock orientation icon. But then again, maybe I just prefer this cause this is how I do it with my iPhone. Either way, when I get an iPad, this is how I'll set it up.
I don't have an iPad (yet...
But then again, maybe I just prefer this cause this is how I do it with my iPhone. Either way, when I get an iPad, this is how I'll set it up.
Orientation Lock 100%...
Using it as a mute imho is a waste since the volume buttons are right next to the switch, which means you can hold the volume down button for 1-2 sec to get it to mute
Using it as a mute is redundant
Muting in the multitask bar makes a lot more sense than the switch in my opinion, so awesome to have it back. Works great in bed when browsing and whatnot sideways
I'm so thrilled that the rotation lock is back! It was such a pain in the ass to have to double click the home button every time I wanted to type something out.
I like reading the Internet in portrait. Like a book.
I like reading the Internet in portrait. Like a book.
I chose the screen lock option. Muting is easily accomplished by holding the the volume button for a second.
If I need to mute it really quickly (phone rings or wife is talking to you), it's nice to just flip that switch instead of holding down a button until it mutes. Then you flip it again and you're back at full volume instead of spending another couple of seconds pressing the button and raising it back up bit by bit. If I want to lock the orientation, I can always double tap the home button and do it that way. So far, I find myself adjusting the volume a lot more than trying to use the thing while lying on my side. So I have it set to mute.
orientation of course, the mute switch was just stupid. i have apple for taking away the switch but love them for giving it back
I don't have an iPad (yet...
But then again, maybe I just prefer this cause this is how I do it with my iPhone. Either way, when I get an iPad, this is how I'll set it up.
You can do that with an iPhone?!?! Holy crow! You can. Hey, thanks!
Mute for me, too. My iPad is often somewhere in the bedroom; I like the quick flip-switch mute so wonky calendar alarms or push audio alerts or I didn't know were on or whatever don't wake me up at odd hours.
Orientation lock - all day.
I'm sure Apple disabled it, just so they could give it back, as a 'feature', to flesh out the 4.3 additions.
In fact, listening to Scott Forstall talk about it in the iPad 2 keynote, effectively proves it.
I'm sure Apple disabled it, just so they could give it back, as a 'feature', to flesh out the 4.3 additions.
In fact, listening to Scott Forstall talk about it in the iPad 2 keynote, effectively proves it.
Orientation lock - all day.
I'm sure Apple disabled it, just so they could give it back, as a 'feature', to flesh out the 4.3 additions.
In fact, listening to Scott Forstall talk about it in the iPad 2 keynote, effectively proves it.
jep. next they will disable pinch to zoom and give it back in the next update.
Orientation lock - all day.
I'm sure Apple disabled it, just so they could give it back, as a 'feature', to flesh out the 4.3 additions.
In fact, listening to Scott Forstall talk about it in the iPad 2 keynote, effectively proves it.
No. They disabled it because it was always designed to be a mute switch but they changed it to a rotation lock at the last minute as iOS 4 wasn't ready for release when the iPad came out. All early literature of the iPad showed the switch as mute, not rotation lock. I guess they underestimated how much people liked it.
Rotation lock for sure. I accidentally rotate far to easily when reading in portrait while laying down etc.
I don't care about mute much since I mainly use it at home, and it's easy enough to turn the volume all the way down when on a plane etc. anyway.
I don't care about mute much since I mainly use it at home, and it's easy enough to turn the volume all the way down when on a plane etc. anyway.
Mute. I use my iPad both ways, so orientation is no big deal for me. Same on the iPhone.
Mute's more important to me because I use it in a doctor's office, school, library, etc.
Mute's more important to me because I use it in a doctor's office, school, library, etc.
This, exactly.
WTF is the point in having, essentially, 2 mute buttons right next to each other.
Orientation lock ftw.