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Unlock sound?
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Unlocking isnt the same as locking. They are two different actions with two different expectations and use cases.
Uh, ok then...
I gave a very sound and reasonable explanation behind the removal of the unlock sound. If you can think of a better one, I'd be happy to hear it.
Help me understand the difference. Why would they remove one and not the other? I think they are both pointless, personally.
I liked the lock sound. But now that it's gone, I like that it's gone
Lock sound isnt gone.
The lock sound I can understand (although I don't use it and too find it nearly pointless). Some people will start moving their phones to their pockets, and even putting them in (if their pockets are big enough) before locking the phone. The lock sound lets them know it was locked, since they're not looking at it.
The unlock sound I never understood.
As for the unlocking sound and keyboard clicks, I just have to say... this argument is completely ridiculous. You guys are absurd. Seriously. Arguing over someone's preference?? Get over yourselves.
I liked the unlock sound because I often switch silent mode on/off throughout the day for various reasons. When I unlock my phone and hear the click, it's an instant indication to me that the sounds are on. No click, I know I'm on vibrate.
"Uhhhhh you could just check the the switch on the side, DUH!"
Yes, of course I could, but why should I need to? The sound is a nice and simple reminder.
As for the keyboard clicks, I doubt that "98% of users" have them disabled. I personally like the clicks because it makes typing feel more satisfying. Do you hate hearing someone typing on a keyboard two cubicles away at work? Why is the phone any different?
For your stupid "common courtesy" complaint... No, turning off your clicking sounds is not common courtesy. Common courtesy is not texting in front of other people. I can't stand when people are glued to their phones, texting back and forth, while around other people. It's 100% rude and annoying.
If you are in a position that you feel a keyboard click would be rude to someone, then you should not be texting at that moment in the first place. And if you still feel the need to, why not just hit the silent mode switch? It's not hard. Bonus: the other person won't have to hear your stupid text notification every 20 seconds.
I liked the unlock sound because I often switch silent mode on/off throughout the day for various reasons. When I unlock my phone and hear the click, it's an instant indication to me that the sounds are on. No click, I know I'm on vibrate.
"Uhhhhh you could just check the the switch on the side, DUH!"
Yes, of course I could, but why should I need to? The sound is a nice and simple reminder.
As for the keyboard clicks, I doubt that "98% of users" have them disabled. I personally like the clicks because it makes typing feel more satisfying. Do you hate hearing someone typing on a keyboard two cubicles away at work? Why is the phone any different?
For your stupid "common courtesy" complaint... No, turning off your clicking sounds is not common courtesy. Common courtesy is not texting in front of other people. I can't stand when people are glued to their phones, texting back and forth, while around other people. It's 100% rude and annoying.
If you are in a position that you feel a keyboard click would be rude to someone, then you should not be texting at that moment in the first place. And if you still feel the need to, why not just hit the silent mode switch? It's not hard. Bonus: the other person won't have to hear your stupid text notification every 20 seconds.
I don't really buy that theory. I keep my phone on silent almost all the time and never have I wondered if I've locked my phone in my pocket. Pressing the button is pretty obvious.
Wow man, you're really anal.
I'm much older than 18, and don't have a problem if I hear keyboard clicks, unless, like he stated, it's in a movie theater, library, museum... somewhere where silence is the status quo.
Someone using keyboard clicks and not abiding by your definition of common courtesy does not mean they have a lot to learn in life. It simply shows that you like to impose your codes and values onto other people. Most people I know don't care. In fact, I've never once met someone who voiced so much annoyance towards keyboard clicks as you have. You are in the minority, in my experience. And in my experience, keyboard clicks aren't annoying. I see how in your experience, they are.
See how people can have different perspectives and views on life? It's really eye opening once you think about it, that people feel differently towards the same thing, and common courtesy does not extend universally (even though the words common courtesy suggest otherwise).
I think it's great you have an opinion and you like to share it. I think it's offensive for you to impose your beliefs on others, and assume that others have a lot they need to learn in life by analyzing their reaction to sound coming from a phone that you find annoying.
If anything, my dear macrumors forums comrade, you should learn not to judge and speak of other peoples' lives and what they need to learn unless you have at least met them and know them well. It's rude. And it's not common courtesy.
Haha, this is one of the first things I noticed...
And then I looked at the settings and it no longer says "lock/unlock sound" it just says "lock sound".
And then I looked at the settings and it no longer says "lock/unlock sound" it just says "lock sound".
I have travelled much of the world and dealt with people from many walks of life. I understand what you are saying and appreciate how you laid it out. I understand that people have different opinions - I like blue, and I hate the color yellow. My fiancee loves the color yellow - so we compromise on things.
We have differing opinions, I still find it inconsiderate to use keyboard clicks out in public. I don't listen to music through speakerphone when I'm on a plane, in a bus, on a subway, etc..I use my headphones. Why? Because I know not everyone wants to hear my music. I also don't use keyboard clicks because they annoy me, yes. But even if they didn't, I would turn them off when others could hear them as I could understand how they would be annoying to others. Same reason I also turn down my stereo in my car when stopped at a light.
I appreciate your response - seems level headed, and I admit the issue irks me so my previous responses may have not been level-headed. I'm not attempting to offend anyone, just stating my opinion on the matter.
You don't have to buy it. Im just saying that's what audio queues are for. If you are in silent, then you don't care for the audio queue since you bypassed it.
And sometimes someone's perspectives are just plain wrong.
Chewing food with your mouth open: wrong
Talking on the phone in a movie theater: wrong
Wiping your boogers on a stranger's sleeve: wrong
Leaving the typing sounds on in public: wrong
Running over dogs with your car on purpose: wrong
It's great that you everything as an opinion, but I'm saying that some things just aren't.
(And I'm someone who loves the keyboard click sounds.)
It's already been discussed. The lock sound is an aural confirmation that your screen has locked. Say you lock it after its away from your face. You know it locked because you heard it. Unlocking requires a visual confirmation since you have to actually look at the screen. You know it unlocked BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT! Having a sound cue is completely redundant and only there to say...LOOK AT ME, I HAVE AN IPHONE!!!! Same with the pointless and annoying keyboard clicking.
I would say that kind of lock case is probably fairly slim as most people don't do that kind of thing with their phone and/or don't really wait for some sort of audible confirmation. I'm sure that some do, but it's probably a comparable number to those who might have accidentally unlocks in their purses or pockets and would love to hear an audible alert about that, or those that like to hear the unlock sound for whatever other reason. If there's some reasoning for lock sound over unlock sound, it doesn't seem to be really that much bigger of a reason that would justify leaving one sound but removing another sound (assuming it was an actual design decision).
It's been repeated numerous times. You don't really need to hear an unlock when you are visually looking at the screen where as a lock typically occurs while you are looking away so audio confirmation is a nice feature.
Go ahead and try it. Turn on your sounds and put the phone to your side and hit the lock. It's a warm cuddly feeling knowing it's no longer accepting input so it can be placed in your pocket.
Now unlock it and put it to your side and don't lock it yet put it in your pocket. Feel that creepy crawling feeling?? That's what the lock sound avoids.
I understand that, but that warm feeling of a lock sound isn't all that more important than the warm feeling some get from an unlock sound. It might be a bit more useful by not exactly by so much that if something warranted removing the unlock sound then it would more than likely similarly warrant remiving the lock sound. Then again, Apple isn't exactly consistent in many aspects anyway, and hasn't been for some time.
Apple values the lock sound more than the unlock sound... That's who's opinion of what's important matters more I suppose.