Silencer Switch, Volume Keys
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by admin in The Guided Tour, The Phone as Phone
Praise be to the gods of technology this phone has a silencer switch!
This little flipper, on the left edge at the top, means that no ringer or alert
sound will humiliate you in a meeting, a movie, or church. When you move
the switch toward the front of the iPhone, the ringer is on. When you push it
toward the back, exposing the orange dot, the ringer is off.
No menus, no holding down keys, just instant silence. All cellphones should
have this feature.
Below the silencer, still on the left edge, is the volume control—an up/down
rocker switch. It works three different ways:
- On a call, these buttons adjust the speaker or earbud volume.
- When you’re listening to music, they adjust the playback volume.
- At all other times, they adjust the volume of sound effects like the ringer
and alarms.
Either way, a corresponding volume graphic appears on the screen to show
you where you are on the volume scale.
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