The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

Re:The worst volume control UI in the world (2017) by HelixEndeavor on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:14PM (#27829229)

I will say I find the inconsistency in whether a game will obey the physical Silent switch on iOS to be annoying at times. I'll know I have my volume turned up but oh, this game is being silent because Silent is on. At the very least that should be an option.

While I'm on the Silent gripe, mild tangent, but Facebook on Android refusing to follow the Notifications volume and instead following the Ringtone volume is one of the shittiest pieces of UX I have to deal with daily.

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Re:The worst volume control UI in the world (2017) by dannyw on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:37PM (#27829420)

I'm confident it's intentional at this point - they probably A/B tested alternatives and realised this gives them the highest engagement.

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Re:The worst volume control UI in the world (2017) by HelixEndeavor on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @01:42PM (#27835853)

Oh, it's painfully obvious that it's intentional, and that's what makes it truly infuriating. I can tolerate a genuine mistake from a developer, no biggie, we're all human, yadda yadda, I *cannot* tolerate Zuckerborg condescendingly ignoring my own decisions and autonomy with my device and asserting that his stupid app is more important than anything else in my life at any given moment.

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