iPad Volume buttons work differently for horizontal and vertical orientation

[franzkfk]

Hi,

I have bought a first iPad since iPad Air 2.

Can someone explain to me why the volume buttons work differently in horizontal position compared to vertical?

I can imagine how Steve would shout at those responsible.

This is ridiculous.

 

[alFR]

It's so that the volume up / volume down button orientation is the same as the direction the on-screen volume slider moves when you change the volume. If they didn't change, in landscape you'd be clicking the button on the left to increase the volume which makes the volume bar move further to the right: some people would get confused by that. If you don't like it:

Settings > Sounds and Haptics > Fixed Volume Controls > On

result: people who like it either way can be happy. I'd call that thoughtful design.

 

[franzkfk]

Jesus Christ, I hope you're not an engineer... Steve would hate it if the controls were set up differently across products. I turn my iPhone to landscape mode and the buttons work as they should. I do the same on my iPad and it's different. That's a terrible philosophy. I don't want to have to choose, it should be set up logically.

If there's a person standing opposite me and I want them to turn left, I tell them to turn right of course. That is logical thinking of a human being.

 

[wilberforce]

You are given a choice but don’t want to choose? 🤷

Btw, I like the way it is set up, I find it intuitive. I also like that it works differently on iPhone, it makes sense the way iPhones are held in one hand, at least to me.

 

[alFR]

Jesus Christ, I hope you're not an engineer...

I really hope you’re not, because you’re claiming that you know what someone who has been dead for about 14 years at this point and who you very likely never met (never mind knew well) would have thought of a product he never saw. That’s not the hallmark of a very logical mind.

 

[BigBlur]

If you don't like it:

Settings > Sounds and Haptics > Fixed Volume Controls > On

result: people who like it either way can be happy. I'd call that thoughtful design.

You are given a choice but don’t want to choose? 🤷

OP didn't state which iPad he got, but if it's one of the newer models, there is no choice. It is always-on dynamic for those. Only the older models have the toggle.

These iPad models feature always-on, dynamic volume buttons:

• iPad Pro (M4 and M5) models
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
• iPad mini (A17 Pro)
• iPad mini (6th generation)
• iPad Air (M2 and M3) models
• iPad Air (5th generation)
• iPad (A16)
• iPad (10th generation)

On other iPad models with iPadOS 15.4 and later, you can turn dynamic volume buttons on or off:

1. Make sure that your iPad has iPadOS 15.4 or later.
2. Go to Settings > Sounds.
3. Turn on Fixed Position Volume Controls if you want the volume buttons to always have the same behavior. Turn it off if you want the volume buttons to change dynamically depending on the orientation of your iPad.

Use the Home, side, and other buttons on your iPad - Apple Support

Learn about the buttons and switches on your iPad.

support.apple.com

 

[wilberforce]

OP didn't state which iPad he got, but if it's one of the newer models, there is no choice. It is always-on dynamic for those. Only the older models have the toggle.

Use the Home, side, and other buttons on your iPad - Apple Support

Learn about the buttons and switches on your iPad.

support.apple.com

Ok good to know, in which case OP has a point. It seems definitely not logical to remove a choice on the newer models.

 

[alFR]

Ok good to know, in which case OP has a point. It seems definitely not logical to remove a choice on the newer models.

Yeah, didn’t realise that. Would be better to have retained the choice.

 

[chabig]

Steve would hate it if the controls were set up differently across products.

That's mind reading. Nobody knows what Steve's opinion would be. Steve once said that nobody wants to watch video on an iPod screen.

Steve Jobs says it again: no video iPod

We really don't want to believe him, but in yesterday's press conference for the first anniversary of the iTunes Music Store Steve Jobs insisted that there isn't a video iPod in the works: Mr. Jobs addressed the issue of video on iPods when asked by Mike Wendland of the Detroit Free Press...

www.engadget.com

Then they introduced an iPod that played video.

Apple Unveils the New iPod

www.apple.com

 

[macfacts]

yesterday I saw an apple driver, wanting to turn left but had right turn signal on.

 

[mansplains]

yesterday I saw an apple driver, wanting to turn left but had right turn signal on.
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At first I thought it could be a BMW but they don’t use turn signals