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Silent switch on Android phones?

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kyrax12

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I know on the iphone 5 there is a silent switch that would disable all sounds except vibrations and alarms.

Any Android phones have this feature. I feel like this is very convenient
 
Volume Down, all the way.
So far I have not seen any Android phone without a volume rocker.

In fact, now that I think about it, I cant recall seeing ANY phone without a volume rocker.
 
kyrax12 said:
I know on the iphone 5 there is a silent switch that would disable all sounds except vibrations and alarms.

Any Android phones have this feature. I feel like this is very convenient
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Any particular model/brand?

Samsung phones have a button in the notification area to mute the ringer/activate vibrations.

Edit: Or what Shorty said.
 
There are many different ways of achieving the same thing via apps/widgets. I personally prefer the "software" method as I used to have an iPhone and a few times it would get switched from vibrate while in my pocket.
 
kyrax12 said:
I meant a switch to put the phone on silent without turning/waking the phone
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Nothing exists that I'm aware of, but yes it was indeed a handy feature. I'm sure it's patented and we probably won't see it replicated in the near future.
 
I'm sure Apple has a "physical mute switch" in their bag-o-patents that keeps other brands from doing it.
 
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I'm sure Apple has a "physical mute switch" in their bag-o-patents that keeps other brands from doing it.
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I'm not so sure. I'm thinking it's because physical buttons cost more, and in general Android is moving away from physical buttons too.
 
I don't miss the iPhone rocker switch at all. It is a point of weakness- mine died a year into my 3GS' s life and it made the second year with the device suck. I now prefer a software toggle.
 
poofyhairguy said:
I don't miss the iPhone rocker switch at all. It is a point of weakness- mine died a year into my 3GS' s life and it made the second year with the device suck. I now prefer a software toggle.
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Why don't android include a physical AND software option?

It is a win-win.
 
kyrax12 said:
I would highly doubt it would cost that much more.
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"Much" is relative. You've got to pay to engineer and fabricate the switch, fabricate the cutout for it, have it painted, build in a programming to recognize it. Ect.

Say it cost even $.10 more in the overall production to produce...take that times 100,000,000 phones and it's still $10,000,000 in costs.
 
vi edit said:
"Much" is relative. You've got to pay to engineer and fabricate the switch, fabricate the cutout for it, have it painted, build in a programming to recognize it. Ect.

Say it cost even $.10 more in the overall production to produce...take that times 100,000,000 phones and it's still $10,000,000 in costs.
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Well as an example:
I would reckon that Samsung only produce enough phones to where they have anticipated the sales.

I am sure they can make the profits back from their sales.

Physical QWERTY phones are barely more expensive than fully touch screen phones.
 
Why is it such a big deal to turn the phone on and tap a widget that mutes whatever you want it to?

I want a physical button that toggles my GPS on and off and another that speed dials my secret mistress, so why doesn't every phone manufacturer just accomodate me?
 
Zaap said:
Why is it such a big deal to turn the phone on and tap a widget that mutes whatever you want it to?

I want a physical button that toggles my GPS on and off and another that speed dials my secret mistress, so why doesn't every phone manufacturer just accomodate me?
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Why is it such a big deal to include more options for the consumers?

The silent switch is a good option, because I can easily switch the phone off in class without waking it up and unlocking it.
 
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