Volume Buttons doing more than they should

[Blitzdroid]

I am also annoyed by the volume buttons. I hit them by accident while using the phone. I have a pattern lock screen so I won't ever hit them in my pocket.

I have owned a HTC Eris and Sony Xperia play. I think I never once hit the volume buttons by accident on previous phones. The power button opposite of the volume button is not practical.

 

[Droid800]

Wow. I see we have some haters and some fanboys in the house. I'm coming from a community which loved its phone but had no issues with honest critique of its shortcomings.

Droid800 - why would you want to drive someone away from the platform? Is hating that much fun for you? And if it's "obvious" to you that Android won't work for me, then all I can say is that you are wrong.

This isn't a shortcoming. This is you choosing to not set a screen lock, which in turn causes any button presses to wake the phone. You also complain about how it steps from volume to vibrate to mute, but that is EXACTLY how EVERY other current smartphone on the planet, minus the iphone, works. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

As for the bolded part; There is no hating here. It seems that Android (or any smartphone platform for that matter) is not well-suited to you. Your criticism and complaints were reasonable at first, but then devolved into mindless bashing. We get it, you don't like it. But that doesn't make it a shortcoming, and it doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with Android.

 

[Droid800]

I am also annoyed by the volume buttons. I hit them by accident while using the phone. I have a pattern lock screen so I won't ever hit them in my pocket.

I have owned a HTC Eris and Sony Xperia play. I think I never once hit the volume buttons by accident on previous phones. The power button opposite of the volume button is not practical.

That isn't what he's talking about.

 

[Droid800]

You guys are considering "mute" and "vibrate" as points along the same line as volume levels. They're not. If I have volume set to 8, then hit silent, then turn sound back on, I don't have to step volume up all the way from 0 to 8. It's instantly right back at 8. "Mute" did not change the volume level to 0. The mode is separate from the volume, and overrides it. The volume buttons should not affect the mode. IMHO it's your argument which is invalid rather than mine.

I realize that at least 3 of you don't share my opinion. That's fine.

What I'm inferring here is that this behavior is not Galaxy Nexus-specific. Which is what I was mainly curious about. (besides just wanting to rant)

Nope. You're wrong. The iPhone works this way, and so does windows phone. Turning the volume all the way down mutes it, and one step above it turns on vibrate. The exception is the iPhone, but it is the exception, not the rule.

 

[yosteve]

First of all you're being a snotty turd. If you really wanted a discussion your op would have been worded a lot better.

Second coming in guns a blazing is far from what you say is an honest critique of the phone. Especially with the, let's spend time listing each person and saying their wrong bit. And you want people to help you how?

Third, maybe if you spent more energy finding and searching for solutions rather than naysaying maybe you'd actually be able to find a solution for your problem by now.

I really hope this isn't how you problem solve in real life or at work.

Anyway, if i'm not already shut down (consider the circumstances mods)

I found one free volume control widget that allows you to toggle between sound, silent. vibrate AND allows you to lock your current settings. I literally have installed 6 different apps all to no avail.

Unfortunately, this one comes with useless buttons that must be included. But the buttons you desire are there. Also you cannot separate text from ringer volumes as it looks like you can.

Here's a picture of the long widget you must have. I suggest you put it on a different screen. When you enter your meeting (where you hopefully don't suck at proper discussions there) click on the button to vibrate then click on the little lock button right next to it. And hit the buttons to your hearts content.

here's the app

 

[lordbah]

Thanks. It's nice that you spent the time to find that app. But I'd like to let everyone know that there's no need to expend any energy helping me "solve the problem" - I didn't ask for that. I asked for information on how other phones behave, and I received it.

I may or may not choose to run that app, and I may or may not choose to run a screen lock, but neither has any bearing on my opinion that any phone lacking a hardware mute switch - which as you guys have educated me is (to my surprise) all phones (except Palm, the only ones I have prior experience with) - has a design flaw. I know that you all think that I am quite wrong, there's no need to tell me so again. You are each entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine. I'd like to not be called names for expressing mine.

We're done here.

 

[Droid800]

Thanks. It's nice that you spent the time to find that app. But I'd like to let everyone know that there's no need to expend any energy helping me "solve the problem" - I didn't ask for that. I asked for information on how other phones behave, and I received it.

I may or may not choose to run that app, and I may or may not choose to run a screen lock, but neither has any bearing on my opinion that any phone lacking a hardware mute switch - which as you guys have educated me is (to my surprise) all phones (except Palm, the only ones I have prior experience with) - has a design flaw. I know that you all think that I am quite wrong, there's no need to tell me so again. You are each entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine. I'd like to not be called names for expressing mine.

We're done here.

It isn't that you expressed your opinion, it's HOW. And also that you're clinging to this idea that these phones have a design flaw, which they don't. They're just different, which is fine.


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[Comineeyeaha]

A dead horse has been beaten, but I would like to add to this in a way that expands upon his original question, and subsequent answer. Some of the OEM skinned versions (HTC, and I think Samsung) have a toggle in the pull down notification for going between sound, vibrate, and silent. It's not a hardware key, which is what you were looking for, but it does have a "built in" feel to it. Also, the iPhone does in fact have a hardware switch for ring/silent, no vibrate though.

That was diplomatic, right? Did I bring this back to a positive discussion?

 

[blaine07]

Love button arrangement on SGN> Thunderbolt myself...

 

[Diane Granier]

what phone could he possibly get? I think even those $10 POS phones behave the same exact way. The OP's stubbornness to use a slide lock to solve this very simple and stupid problem is beyond mind boggling.

 

[Diane Granier]

I don't use the slide block I used a passcode but still and accidental touch of the side volume buttons mute my phone even though in settings I have it all the way too high lots of missed calls