Why iPhones Have A Silent Switch
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- Опубликовано: 8 май 2022
- Apple has a reputation of leaving out features and buttons on iPhone that are deemed unnecessary. The original model left out a physical keyboard which was an industry standard at the time, and since then, they’ve removed its headphone jack, and even its home button. But one thing iPhone still has is its silent switch. Something many people don’t use, especially those switching from Android, where silent mode is activated with a software button instead.
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I actually use the silence switch on my iPhone a lot. And I love that it's a physical switch.
Me too
I’ve never turned it off
Next, fix the iPhone at 20% and 10% battery 🪫 Screen or at least explain that
Me too, i used it all the time and it’s really convenient
@𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 Sony sensers from Sony and Samsung chips in MacBooks
The silent switch is very convenient ! Because you can always mute your phone if you forgot without needing to pull your phone out.
Unless you use a case, as 98% of people 🤔
@@jerrybade465 And when those cases also happen to have an opening for the slider, almost all of them ;)
@@loki.8435 Just to say, turn on silent mode without a case in a pocket, easy. With a case, hmm...
@@jerrybade465 what shit case are you using that prevents this?
@@roberine7241 thinking the same
I love the feeling of switching it on and off.
Same!
Same
Its #satisfying
Truu 😂
6Th 🤓
Another useful part of it is that anyone can put your phone on silent. If someone leaves their phone in a room and it starts ringing, it can disrupt the atmosphere for other people. It's cool that using this switch, they can put it on silent without waiting for the owner to come and unlock it. I've used it in such situations.
You can just pick the phone up and put it down, face-down. The proximity sensor will cause it to stop audibly ringing. At least, that's how Androids work.
@@specialopsdave you can also press the volume down button once while ringing and it will stop
You can do it with digital button as well
U know u could just press volume button to just mute the call sound.
1tap on up or down.
@@specialopsdave not all of them, the proximity in some devices is programed to pick up the call, while some devices have a way to identify that you're actually holding your phone up to your ear or if the phone is facing down on a surface
I think the silent switch is one of the useful features/hardware of an iPhone...
Yh, it saves the time and effort of going into ur phone and dragging down to silence, and if ur busy or in a meeting, just use the button instead of going into ur phone, wayyyyyy more convenient than androids pull down method
Not most useful or least useful?
@@tobyisawesome for me I use it a lot but Idk if many people use it always...
@@tobyisawesome one of the most useful, because I don’t know how to silence it quicker than the button lol, and putting the volume down turns audio down and notifications down so it’s inconvenient
...and thats exactly why they're probably going to remove it at some point
The silent switch is a real life saver in some situations
“In some situation” 💀💀😹😹😹
@Hugh Q they're most likely a 9 year old lmao
Literally!
@@FreckledFilms maybe, but i've seen older people use multiple rofl emojis, and the skulls are popular nowadays
@Hugh Q 🚨ALERT 8y/o IN CHAT ALERT 🚨
This aged poorly
Wrd
This channel should be called “Apple excused” because that’s all it does. It comes up with random excuses for Apple
Very true
Honestly I wish more phones had a physical mute switch, it’s such a nice feature to have.
Why it's literally so useless I switched from Iphone this year and I don't miss the button at all
@@Kai-wh3vi bro i was an android user my whole life up until like october of this year i got an iphone 13, the silent mode button is probably one of the best features that my android didnt have its convenient asf
@Maverick Paul No shit what do you think I'm talking about
what a useless switch and a waste of space
@@Kai-wh3vi I used an iPhone until last year, and I miss the switch. It's a useful feature
It’s kinda useful in my opinion. I have silenced my phone in my pocket before when it would’ve been inappropriate to take it out like you mentioned
Yeah I found it it's very convenient and comfortable
Like in school 🏫
@@prnaymondal5139 yes
@@samuel_saysske1355 or at work 👩🏻🍳
@@prnaymondal5139 yes
This should be standard as safety feature. In situation like night/school/meeting, If you open your screen then it'll instantly reveal your're using phone due to backlight.
Agree!!
Safety feature?
Very good, never thought of that
@@stefanxcz I think what they meant with how on android phones you have to physically have the screen on to turn on and off silent mode where as the iPhone doesn’t. It can just be switched easily without turning on the screen
@@stefanxcz yeah your phone can get a virus if people who aren't the phone's owner see it bruh do u read news
Well this aged like milk. R.I.P mute switch 2007-2023
You can still configure it to be a silent switch so its not technically dead yet
@@user-dc9oq2pr6v Only on the iPhone 15 Pro Max
only in pro models for now
2001-2023
I literally use that button everyday 😂 I'm so glad they actually made this thing it's super convenient!
Yeah, and patent the hell of it, so no other company could use it
@@SHUTENSEPC cope
@@WW1N73R what cope? why else then nobody uses this button then?
@@SHUTENSEPC because why bother putting a physical switch when you have a software one already?
@@WW1N73R Because its alot easier and you know if the phone is silent without going into any software menus. Plus sometimes with software buttons, you can often forget if it silences all of the phones noises or some. With a physical switch, you can confidentally know that everything is silent and you can switch it on or off without taking your phone out of your pocket and disrupting the people around you, say if you were at a diner. There is so much more usefulness to having a physical switch, unlike a clunky software button.
The silent switch is so useful, and it’s also kinda apart of the iPhones legacy. I hope they never remove it
lol, same
Just wait. When apple figure out that they can save 5 bucks on every iPhone buy removing it and that this translates into hundred of millions of dollars, they are removing it for sure. Just wait until the legacy design trend that came with the iPhone 13 fades away.
@@cidconde3324 LOL, but i hope apple doesnt do that, cuz apple cares about their customers, so if their customers like the silent switch, im ps they wont remove it
@Eugen N 1) As a long time iPhone user, I can tell just by looking at the switch if the silent mode is on or off.
And by looking at it, I mean it getting into my sight as I'm using the phone. I'm not talking about flipping the phone on its side to actually check for the color. So a permanent icon would most likely annoy people like me more than anything.
2) You meant horizontally ↔ and vertically ↕ but nontheless, I think it's on purpose. If you had to turn the switch on and off by a vertical ↕ movement, putting the phone back in your pocket might have been enough to pull the switch.
I actually like that you really have to intend to do it in order for it to happen, it just won't by accident.
@Eugen N no there is an icon. I might be misunderstanding u but when u put ur phone on silent. A icon pops and says silent on with a line across a bell.
As a student, you've got no idea how many times it has saved me. I just reach into my pocket, flick the switch and when I feel a vibration, know that I've avoided chaos. If I don't feel a vibration, I pat myself on my back and flick it back to silent. helps with my anxiety, lol
I just tested it on my iPhone and isn't it the other way around? On my iPhone it is silent, when you flick it into silent mode and it vibrates, when you flick it back to normal/loud.
Anyways, I'm totally with you and your comment! :)
This is how my phone never got taken from me in school
If you take it a step more advanced, you can enable your phone to automatically mute when you get to school.
@@hoppebold02 yeah I always use the Focus-Features since their release. It's extremely useful for me.
i use that button just bc, i like how it feels the small vibration, weird but is just so satisfactory, anyways is just a better exit
This aged well.
That's actually very smart. I hope this doesn't end up on the list of things Apple removes :)
Apple won't remove the silent button on the iPhone because no other phone has that feature and Apple loves having exclusive things to do and an experience that is different from the competition (edited)
@@jhinabloomingflower807 OnePlus phones used to have the silent switch. Not sure if they still have them.
@@Niels_f2704 didn't know that thank you for sharing that information while being respectable =)
Gone
@@Niels_f2704 they are still using this feature, but the OnePlus s switcher has three positions: ring, vibrate and silent.
Back in the day the iPad’s had switches too. It evolved over time. But my favourite was you had the option to use it for silent mode or rotation lock. On the iPad I found that the rotation was something I needed to interact with so frequently that the switch on the side made it so I didn’t even have to think about it. Later they made it so that it was a silent only feature and now there isn’t a switch to be found. All in the name of water proofing and minimalism? I miss it.
I miss it too man
I completely forgot abt that. I didn’t have much reason to use silent mode on my iPad (who cares if a notification goes off every here and there) so rotation lock was what I had it set to
Oh shit they removed it? I have the switch on my 2013 iPad air used to use it a lot but the switch got loose somehow so I started using the assistive touch. I’d recommend you use it too. Take only 2 taps and is very quick.
There’s not a switch on iPads anymore??
@@chotatopips4177you can also do rotation lock / silent from control center (swipe down from top right)
My OnePlus has a similar button, but it is a slider switch. Let me tell you, there have been many situations when i have reached out to my pocket in class and confirmed the phone was in silent mode, without even turning it on. So, i can see it being pretty useful for iOS folks.
which OnePlus Is it?
I love the feel of the switch on OnePlus phones, (I own a Nord 2) and I really think it should be a feature available on all phones.
Yeah, god I love the silent switch, it’s one of the things I miss when I go to an android
Wish it was standard on phones, it so convenient and imo feels satisfying to slide the switch
@@sauloalvarez7437 literally every OnePlus you can buy has one
@@gatzon2757 this ain't true I before switching to my current phone (moto g stylus 5g) I had a OnePlus Nord 100 and that didn't have it
I love this switch, and I hope they never remove it. I keep my phone on silent 90% of the time, so it's nice to have a simple way to turn the ringer on if I'm waiting for a call
Also, when you click it back and forth it’s very satisfying. A wonderful fidget.
The animation when you turn it off and on also provide a cute little bell ringing and crossing out. Very nice.
It's been almost a whole year since I switched that button to be permanently on silent mode and I love it ( I still only had a couple of notifications turned on before). The funny thing is that it had become so convenient for me that when I switched it off maybe once or twice the alerts were so unbearably annoying I had to switch it back on. Now it even annoys me when I'm around people and their phones go off, especially when they don't silence them off immediately which happens quite often at work.
I swear I turned it off, everytime I check it’s back on
You must hate your life…
This is one of the best features on iPhone…a personal favorite of mine
Baing a Samssung Note user I find the S Pen a personal favorite, much more useful than a switch that does just 1 thing!
@@owenbevans6062 ok but look having a Tesla model s is much more useful than a s pen that only does 1 thing
@@stiegelzeine2186 S pen does more than 1 thing. Air gestures, take pictures remotely and launch apps. As for that Tesla care to race me from New York to LA at highway speeds using only existing service stations?
I use this switch all the time. When I'm working with my headphones on I always switch it to ring because I usually am too focused on the screen than what's on my desk. And like you said, for movies, I always just feel through my pocket to make sure the switch is set to silent mode
Well, now even the silent switch is gone. Let me guess, buttons are next.
Bro when I see the notification of this video I immediately come view this video because I love Apple silent switch
Next video I’m expecting at this point:
“Why iPhones contain a battery”
Do they now 😂
Exactly. This channel has been oversaturated already. Theres nothing concrete left anymore!
@@danielimmortuos666 more than ever
Next video:
“Why iPhones come in a box”
Next video:
“Why iPhone has microphone”
As a person who came from a samsung device, it’s annoying to adjust volumes on samsung because it has volumes for media, call, alarms it can get confusing sometimes. But with apple, it’s super easy to control your media and alert volumes with the side switch
Am I the only one here who has the silent switch on ALL the time?
One of the few things in hardware Apple has above (most) Android phones imo. It’s so useful.
While I’m not able to disable it in my pocket like others, it’s not hard to pull out your phone, feel the switch is off, then put it back in your pocket.
i even do it from outside my pant and turn the switch
That's the only use I find this switch is to already check if your device is already on silent. But for all the others he mentioned other phones can do that without needing extra buttons
On android you can press volume up and power button to put it in silent mode.
Actually android does have an option where you press both the volume up and power button at the same time to silence the phone
@@derickreni2751 the switch is still more convenient than that, power and volume is screenshot for iphone
I find the silent switch very convenient, but I find the solution from Oneplus much more convenient because there are three levels and it is easier to use (larger). Nevertheless, I am very happy to be an iPhone user.
I absolutely agree with you.
Some years ago I had a OnePlus 3 and I really liked the mute switch.
Now on my IPhone I have to enter the settings to decide between mute and vibration.
I switched from OnePlus back to an iPhone. I actually prefer the OnePlus slider
@@jotreax7634 imma also switch soon, so you can either mute it or set it to vibration? Like do I need to go to the settings to mute it if I set vibration on the switch?
couldn't agree with you more as I am using oneplus 8 pro and iphone as my daily drivers, oneplus' 3 levels felt more better tho.
I have a OnePlus so I benefit from the feature too and I have no idea why more OEM's don't put one on their devices. Easily a stand out feature.
Maybe because of the patent?
I love the silence switch as it makes it easier to know if my phone is in silent mode. But its also very convenient that the Apple Watch has a software switch that interacts with your phone regardless whether you have your phone on silent or not that way you can still have notifications on silent through the watch but can still call your phone if you lose it and it can still ring.
Some time ago I couldn't live without the silent switch, but nowaday I have my phone muted 99% of the time. So I wouldn't mind toggling it from the control center if it was removed.
I’ve always loved the silent switch.
Really convenient for everyday use.
Love it’s physical and it’s kinda satisfying to use it 😂
I didn't know survivors use iPhones. You should use it to stun killers Feng min lol
Same here i fell satisfied while putting my IPhone on silent
@Eugen N Besides the silent switch, silencing notifications is utilized in “Do not disturb” or “Focus” mode. Others with iPhone can see that you have this enabled, as well as the user, making it hard to forget that its on.
As far as missing calls or texts, if you have “vibrate while on silent mode” turned on, the haptic engine is strong enough to let you know that a call, text, or notification is coming through with vibrations while the silent switch is on.
Also the silent switch moves horizontally from left to right. It hasn’t moved up and down since the iPhone 6 I believe, maybe even earlier. Even though you have to use two hands while holding the phone to engage/ disengage, it can be done one handed while in the pocket.
I never really thought about the switch but now that I do I realize how useful it is and how much I use it. I’ve had to reach into my pocket many times to mute my phone at church, would have been a lot more awkward if I had to pull the phone out 😂
Over time, I’ve evolved to leaving my iPhone with the silent button in the select mode all the time. I like it. I have the flash light and vibration settings on instead
I use that silent switch all the time. When you work in a call center, and you can get fired if anyone hears your phone, the silent switch is a total necessity.
As someone coming from Android whose first iPhone was the 12 Mini, it actually took MONTHS before I noticed this was a switch. I assumed it was the 5G antenna I had heard a lot about, because the idea of Apple (APPLE!) having an extraneous hardware feature to do what software easily could just didn't (and still doesn't) compute in my mind.
Boomer
Heyy I also came from a Android to a iPhone 12 mini! Uahauhjhaj (it is 25 days old)
OnePlus 7 pro already has it since 2019 android
LOL, 5G antenna wkwkwkw.
@Nehemek Would’ve been cool to have a “Mini Pro” line. Oh well lol 😥
I love the silent switch! So nice, but when i first had an Iphone I didn't realize what it did, and couldn't figure out why my phone wasn't ever going off lol. I found off a little bit later. I use it all the time, especially if I'm talking with people in person, or whatever.
The Mute Switch It is a very usefuly and handy feature, but is no longer a iPhone exclusive. Other phones have started to implement it, while others had it for quite a while, such as the OnePlus series.
The silent switch is one of the most underrated features of the iPhone. Having that feature is something I would miss if I switch to Android or if/when Apple removes it one day.
I see you are an Amphibia fan as well
Oneplus phones also have a silent switch
Don’t worry imma slap tim in the face if he decides to remove it for another environmental cause just like he did with the power brick
@@nagyFerko I'm aware of that and I like that they do. I just wish Oneplus has other advantages as well compared to other Androids. Unfortunately, the company has gone downhill with the quality of their phones in recent years.
Samsung sidekey features are here to save the day. 🤷♂️
Even if you pull out your phone during a meeting, everyone seeing that all you do is flipping the switch of the silent switch and putting your phone back to where it was, gives them a feeling of focus and respect
Since I work in and attend live stage performances a lot, I use the silent switch on my iPhone all the time. It's crucial, in fact, especially when an unexpected call comes in while I'm backstage or in the audience. In the momentary panic, I don't have to remember how to turn on the phone and open up the screen and then scroll to whatever page has the silent function. Instead, I just turn off the switch on the side. Simple, easy, fast, and a sure thing every time.
I love this switch. So convenient. Yet, while it allegedly existed to “reduce confusion” over which volume was being reduced, the iPhone has a terrible volume control interface for a smartphone. They need an easy way to see sliders for ALL volumes simultaneously - i.e. ringer volume, application volume, etc. Windows Phone had this, and it would be easy to add multiple sliders to iOS
My solution for this is to set the ringer/alert volume to maximum, and then disable the "adjust with buttons" setting. Now the volume buttons only control the audio playback volume (unless a call is in progesss, in which case they control the earpiece or speakerphone volume instead).
This is one of the features for which I moved from the Android life. As a very busy person, I cannot imagine my life without this feature.
As a former lifelong Android user who recently switched to iPhone, I was skeptical of its purpose but it turns out its actually super useful, it’s a quick, easy and non-obvious way to mute the phone, I often enable it while my phone is in my pocket, you don’t even need to put your hand in your pocket, if you know which way your phone is facing you can do it from the exterior which is extra non-obvious. I also find it useful to mute game-audio while listening to music or having a video playing in PiP mode.
In 2020 I worked the census and was provided with an iPhone 8. One of the first instructions we got was to turn the switch to silent, and leave it that way. Then a short time later we had training videos to watch on the iPhone, which had audio. Which we weren't told about, and weren't told to unsilent the phone for. [ETA] Just to be clear, on the iPhone 8 I was given silent mode activated ALL silence including audio from the training videos.
bro you saved me, i never knew what it excactly did since youtube audio still comes through but now i know what it does
I really liked this feature, not just for the Silent mode, but also because it was remapable to Device Orientation as well. Those two features are to me the only ones that I use the most when using Android's drop-down. It's a really convenient feature that I am surprised that only OnePlus utilized.
I still use the physical silent switch button and don’t want it to be removed.
This video would be obsolete only if they decided to COMPLETELY remove the mute switch with no physical input replacement, or if the Action Button had been assigned to a different feature by default, possibly even placed in a different spot. That was not the case!
That is not the case, it isn’t even on all iPhones yet! The default feature and placement of the Action Button (even making it hard to reach up there) are choices that were made specifically for continuity and legacy/consistency, so that its default behavior would preserve the feature that was explained here for all users, including (and especially) those, quite possibly a majority, who will never go out of their way to change the button to something else and will keep it the way it is by default; whether that be because they are used to that or because they do not even know how to change it or what to change it to.
I also expect the button to come to the non-Pro models with the next (16) generation, but stay mains unchanged in its placement and default functionality for years to come.
You can also use assistive touch to turn off silent mode
I love this button, i always use it before entering a class. I miss this feature in Ipad's so much
When I switched from iPhone to Android, one of the main things I was sad about losing was the silent switch. While shopping around for an Android, there was a time where I was set on getting a OnePlus since it has a silent switch, but I eventually ended up with a Samsung phone and although the switch was convenient, I no longer miss it and I don't feel the need to go back to it. Most of my switching to silent or off silent was done at a specific time or place, so this action is automated now, and when I change the sound mode manually, I find that it's not too much of an inconvenience to silence the phone since this can be done from the lock screen. It's a cool feature, but one that is not missed by me at all.
There are a lot if hidden features in Android
And since you are using Samsung here are some that are specific to Samsung
1. You can add another shutter button in camera app that is useful when taking selfies
2. If you open dialer you can search contacts without even going to contacts section. On keypad section just type the numbers which have letters corresponding to the name you want to search
3. Bixby routines
4. Goodlock module(search on Samsung store)
I also forget that silent mode is on a lot when I use android but the visible orange helps a lot and I haven’t forgotten silent mode on for a single time
This aged like milk 😂
Considering iPhone 15 Pro series ditch it for action button
This aged quite well, right? The reasons given still apply. The button is in the exact same spot and does the same thing by default. The placement actually does make it quite annoying to reach, having it remapped to a complex shortcut!
This is actually genius,I'm glad Apple hasn't removed it yet
iPod is now dead
@@kiran-thetributechannel ssr
I have a OnePlus 8 Pro. I didn't know OnePlus phones feature the silent/vibrate/ring slider. And I also didn't realize how useful it is until I started using it. I'm not sure if I will stay with OnePlus when I buy a new phone, but I at least hope they keep this feature (I heard the OnePlus Ace doesn't have this anymore which is very sad).
I tend to forget the phone in silent mode quiet open, sometimes it causes missing important call/sms/notification. For Android there are third party apps scheduling sound mode to change from one profile to another which I find very useful especially on working days. Moreover a different ringtone can also be assigned with those customized sound profiles. I use a short, single beep sound with minimum sound level under the profile name "work" so I don't miss any important call or message while not disturbing others in my near environment. Briefly, a physical button has its drawbacks along with the only advantage described in the video. If there is possibility to control sound mode also via soft button and even with a such software then it is perfect!
I love the Silent Button! I keep it on an let the screen/watch notify me❤ Thank you for sharing 👑
I use it all the time. I switched from being a decade long Android user a month ago. I love the focus modes, but don't always use it. Bad comparison, but silent switch beats the snot out of Bixby lol
Lol! Saying "Hey Bixby silence my phone" is so much harder than physically touching the phone and pressing a button! I find those that hate on Bixby never took the time to learn to use it.
If someone would design an app where you set duration, after timer ends it will reset to normal volume. How about that?
@@prateekpanwar646 This already exists on Samsung devices. I set mine for however long a movie is and it just woks.
@@owenbevans6062 Bixby is bullshit
@@owenbevans6062 I can only imagine the cringe when the job interviewer or any other person asks you things then your phone rings and you say „hey Bixby silence my phone“ the job interviewer will most likely say „omg you got a Samsung? Get lost broke bitch“
Its such a handy feature. Apple knows how awkward people feel when their phone is ringing in a meeting and that a check that your phone is set to silent mode can be necessary several times a day, a heavily used function in other words. In Apple you can feel and see that the switch is set to off. It is surprising most Android phones have no such hardware switch.
You can also silence incoming calls just by pressing the sleep/wake or power button. Apple's user interface is very well thought-out. Not just software, but hardware as well.
Yeah I always wonder why Android doesn't have a physical switch. I used it so much on my iPhone, real handy feature as always. But I remembered that I used to always just turn an Android phone upside down regardless of what's facing up to silence the ringing. But I guess that's where the beauty of unique designs lie.
I use the silent switch on my iPhone all the time, it’s a life changing feature, coming from android I had “do not disturb” mode always on, but with the silent swich on iPhone I always keep my phone on sound mode and never miss a notification, and with the effortless flip of a switch I can activate silent mode when I really need to or when I go to sleep. It doesn’t require to unlock the phone or even to touch the screen, its ease of use makes me actually use it instead of leaving the phone on silent because I didn’t want to navigate through the panel all the time on android. It’s a really brilliant feature to have imo
I had a note 20 ultra and switched to iPhone 12. To be honest I miss a lot the 120hz but that the only thing, talking about the silent switch.. in the beginning I didn’t use it as much as I would think I would, but now a catch myself using it everyday! Yes, it’s good to have this.
I use the switch a lot actually. It is very useful when you want to type on a public place and when you do that, the keys turn silent.
It took me weeks to realize how to silence my phone when I switched from Android to Apple last year. I get the convenience of having a physical switch, but I really wish there was a software option available as well as a backup because my fear is that the silent switch might break off one day
no there is, just go to settings, then control center, then scroll down and there is a silent mode thing, then just click the green plus sign and it will add
for me it's not a problem of possible failure: the iphone is undeniably well made.
the point is that it prevents you to automate silent mode while being totally useless in excange.
i think the fact that most of those finding it useful are teens worried to be catched at school probably means i'm not in the iphone typical customer base anymore...
@@toxicity1768 no there’s not, that’s for iPads only, there is but it’s on assistive touch.
@@toxicity1768 you used to be able to do that like on iPads. you could switch the mute button to be a orientation lock button which is more handy for me since I like switching between that instead of swiping down. Got removed tho
@@toxicity1768 you used to be able to do that like on iPads. you could switch the mute button to be a orientation lock button which is more handy for me since I like switching between that instead of swiping down. Got removed tho
I just found your videos. I feel they're some of the most important videos on YT. Amazing for history of tech and remembering where we started. I hope you expand past Apple.
The first button most utilised on my phone is the unlock button, the second is this silent switch, i love it
I switched to the iPhone 13 Pro Max, after having been a Android user since forever. I have been a big fan of OnePlus, and one of the things I really liked from them is the Ring/Vibrate/Silent switch. Switching to iPhone was somewhat made easier thanks to its switch
I had the oneplus 7 pro and I found that switch to be better than any oneplus since or any iphone. Wondering if you feel the same with your old oneplus being better in this regard?
Welcome home
Ive always used and loved the silent switch. I never thought about how id miss if it they took it away but I would lol
personally it just easily to flick the switch instead of going up and looking for the button to switch to silent plus it sounds/feels nice
I love the silent switch, I use it all the time and I’m amazed no other phones have one.
The idea of that button is great.
But, for several years, since my iPhone 3GS, I almost use the Assistive Touch and all the virtual buttons they allow us to use there.
And it's more praticable than use the button. Anyway, still use it sometimes.
Another cool feature would be to have more options to change the use of the switch to more software options. We already have an option to change it to lock rotation in settings, so more options like background sounds, night light / True Tone, and more on/off selections would be awesome!
@Eugen N so it’s only supported on iPads. Go to setting, general, tap lock rotation or mute and enable
Pixel 3 and on I believe you can enable a feature for face down to silence. Place phone face down, it's now in silent mode. No need for a button. I think I'd prefer the toggle on iPhone to be a switch to vibrate or something similar.
I really appreciate the silent button on the iphone whenever I play music or watch video coz it will still let me see all my notifs without interrupting what I play.
I love the silent switch!!!
The first phone I had was an android and I think it’s so much easier with the switch.
The silent switch was one of the biggest factors that got me to go back to apple after using an Android device for 3 years. You don’t know how important it is until you don’t have it anymore.
The new Pixel phones have a new setting, called rules.
You can set a rule for the phone ringer based on location. It is wild!
You can set the ringer on or off, based on where you are. So at work location, school and church are all off.
It doesn't discern between rooms in a building, but can resolve one building from the next.
@@rayoflight62 on iOS it is called Focus and is available already a long time
@@feeds7672 Focus is a different thing. It's a more advanced Do Not Disturb mode that you have to turn on manually. Rules is totally different. Rules allows you to make the smartphone perform preset actions depending on your location. When I get to work, it goes to vibrate. When I leave work, it goes back to normal ringer. When I get home during the day, it turns wifi on, if it's off. When I get home at night, it goes to vibrate.
It also knows my work schedule so every morning it tells me at what time I should leave home depending on traffic conditions.
Some androids you can set a silent button on the bixby button. You can set it to whatever you want. And as an android user coming to iPhone, I use the silent switch all the time and sad my iPad didn’t have one.
I actually use the silent switch while in a movie theater or at a wedding and absolutely love it! It is so convenient I hope to god apple never removes it
Yes, one of my favorite features when switching back to an iPhone. OnePlus also has a similar toggle. I’m not sure why Samsung doesn’t borrow this from Apple instead of removing the charging brick 😅
To be honest it's not necessary
@@ifrankenstein7455 It’s absolutely necessary unlike the gimmicky Samsung Bixby button.
@@ifrankenstein7455 the mute switch isn’t necessary or removing the charging brick. The mute switch is convenient to quickly silent the phone. In my opinion it’s more of a hassle to unlock swipe down and push the sound notifications to mute. And yes having a Bixby but is not necessary who uses Bixby anyways 😂. That’s the first thing I turn off and the swipe up for Samsung pay when I get a new Samsung phone. Oh and install Nova Launcher to get ride of that aww Samsung launcher.
@@aninditabasak7694 Samsung removed that button. Now they only have volume and power.
in school having a physical switch can literally make or break your day
Apple: We put a switch on your phone to prevent confusion
Me: Why tf is there a switch on my phone?
A feature I use everyday without realising as it’s become muscle memory to me.
sameee
I just become Apple Fan a month ago, and I feel comfortable with this useful button.
*I don’t see how that aged badly?* The reasons that were given here still apply-there is a physical user input on the side of the phone that avoids the need to wake up the device to turn Silent Mode on or off.
Apple was cautious by keeping the Action Button in the exact spot of the old mute switch (which makes it a bit annoying to reach actually, but maintains that consistency and the same default functionality).
_Context for posterity: I’m writing this comment in January, 2024, when most recent comments are just making fun of the fact that the old mute switch is now gone with the iPhone 15 Pro models._
It’s almost muted on my phone, only turned on if necessary for specific apps (I hate ringtones). The better usage of the switch for me is rotation lock as it could be configured on earlier iPads. And of cause I wished newer iPads still had the switch an iPhones the ability to configure it for rotation lock - or just the ability in iOS to configure both locks app-wise.
The problem with the silent mode switch is that it is too convenient. My wife gets lots of notification and switches to silent mode when they start to bother her. Then she leaves the house in silent mode, and I can't contact her.
Find a new wife
@@michaelduran3156 Lol! That won't guarantee an improvement!
I personally prefer Android on a smartphone, but I love the iPhone mute switch. I think all phones should have a physical mute switch
The silent switch is very helpful in various conditions and i love it❤️
i used to have a oneplus which also has this feature, when i switched i really did miss it
0:13 now they even replaced the mute switch
but you can still map it to be a silent mode button
The silent switch is nice, indeed, but it would've been nice to also add an on-screen indicator like a struck-through bell or something like that to indicate the phone is on silent. I frequently set my iPhone to silent and then forget to switch it back to sound mode, which causes me to miss calls and messages sometimes.
Yes, like next to the time it would just display that
As of the 2024 with the iPhone 15 pro models they have like a action button.
well that was short lived...
The actual switch shape maybe (and that’s not on all iPhones yet), but the video is still quite accurate, isn’t it?
i use it every single day, would be pretty bummed if they took it away. i love it! and i was on android for many years
Some would argue the Silent Switch is or isn’t useful based on their use. But Apple knows it’s very practical & convenient bc Apple knows how users interact with iPhones, otherwise they would’ve removed it.
Thanks Greg 😊🙏🏻
whos greg
@@themusicrickroll400 the guy behind this YT channel? He literally says at the beginning of his videos.
@@themusicrickroll400 the owner of (Apple Explained)
My very first Android had a silent switch back in 2010! It was a Motorola Cliq and I used that switch ALL the time. I was happy when I discovered that my iphone had it two years ago still.
This is indeed useful. I have turned on silent mode without taking my phone out of my pocket in certain situations where it has been needed.
I'm so glad OnePlus implemented the alert slider in the best possible way.