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Re: Fixing Volume Controls

 

El día Monday, September 21, 2015 a las 09:52:13AM +0100, Alan Pope escribió:

> Hi Michael,
> 
> On 21 September 2015 at 09:30, Michael Zanetti
> <michael.zanetti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > * Make the hardware buttons always control the multimedia volume, that
> > is, game sounds, music player etc but don't ever touch ringtone volume
> > with them.
> >
> 
> While this works for your specific use case of "Game is making noise
> in a library", what if I'm in the library and my phone rings? I want
> to reduce the volume quickly so the call goes to voicemail. If the
> volume keys only work for multimedia then I can't quiet a ringing
> phone.

+1

I second this. The hardware buttons should primarely control the volume
of the ring tone and the sound during the voice call. Multimedia should
use them too or have their own slider control.

> I'd rather we just did what Android does and have an icon in the
> volume popup so you know what you're adjusting.
> 
> e.g. http://imgur.com/ggQdZBS (adjusting media volume) vs
> http://imgur.com/3Y1vapF (adjusting alert volume).

Yes, this is the correct way.

	matthias
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