Trying to turn down the volume before a video starts and turning down the ringtone volume instead.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ xcammanx ยท 25604 points ยท Posted at 04:50:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Christof_P ยท 2785 points ยท Posted at 07:18:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't understand why the volume buttons change the ringtone volume by default anyway. How often does a person need to slightly change the volume of it? All you ever need to do it toggle between silent which could have a option in the quick toggles.

It's not so bad now that the current versions of android have a drop down when you press the volume button so you can easily change the media volume before actually playing any noise.

Smigg_e ยท 431 points ยท Posted at 07:38:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's a damn good point.

Argarck ยท 196 points ยท Posted at 11:26:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I used to have no problem lowering the volume before a video started, but I think after a YouTube update something changed and now the video has to actually start.. same for porn...

ohwowlol ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 12:08:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I guess they don't want you lowering the volume on ads.

OneSquirtBurt ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 12:27:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, and let's make the volume double what everything else is so they'll have to hear it, heh heh heh.

InZomnia365 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:51:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Spotify even pauses the ads when you lower the volume past a certain threshold...

BackslashinfourthV ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:41:54 on August 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The $10 is worth it.

Riverthief ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:10:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The ads do that, not YouTube.

IJustWantComment ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:23:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It wouldn't be that hard to put an equalizer on it.

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:30:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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HuntBoston1508 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Volume normalization can take care of that. It shouldn't be necessary but that's how the world works.

IJustWantComment ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:32:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's pretty interesting. Just to make sure: do you have a source for it?

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:57:09 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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IJustWantComment ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:22 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the link, that's absolutely fascinating.

Bill__Pickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I guess that would explain why old vinyl sounds "better", too?

Realtrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:01 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I saw a website once that kept track of which albums had proper loudness. Anybody know of it?

s_s ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

EBU R128

MatressFire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:03:29 on November 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It really is louder

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:29:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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a_shootin_star ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Australia has it too

Sventertainer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:58:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Different platform but an equally mildly infuriating ad issue: on desktop Spotify is compatible with my mouse quick-keybindings to pause/unpause media to play and pause songs. It is not compatible with ads. If I want to pause an ad, say to listen to a cat video on reddit, I have to swap over to Spotify and manually click the play/pause button.

Ghigs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have a related issue on my matricom g-box. The play/pause button on my keyboard remote works fine with youtube. But if I'm in Netflix on it, pressing play/pause starts Pandora blaring loudly in the background on whatever station I left it on instead of pausing Netflix.

Mephisto6 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:10:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You can tap the volume button once and then tap on the settings symbol to individually change the media volume and not the ringtone. It's still a pain in the ass and I often forget.

Argarck ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:38:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I know, i always do that and it's annoying af.

CaptainDiabeetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:36:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Do you have an android phone? I noticed this annoying problem happened to me when I updated the latest android os, not youtube

Argarck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I do, as majority of the people in this thread.

tregorman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:02:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

He very clearly DOES have an android phone

Source: op's screenshot

alleigh25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:56:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The person they were asking wasn't the OP, so how would OP's screenshot answer their question?

tregorman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, whoops. Quickly scrolling through on my phone. Didnt realize.

ReZ-115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:12 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Even when I pause the video for a second and then try to turn the volume down it still does the ringtone not the video. Fucking dumb.

melovated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:12 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Brother

alexthecheese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It only gets worse when you cast porn to a chromecast in the wrong room

Davethe3rd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, man. It gets real awkward when I forget to turn the volume down when I watch anal gangbang porn videos at the office...

1HopHead ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 11:33:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

correct, youtube changed their system to manipulate phones. They worked on it for a year.

source: I know people

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 11:54:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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omanoman1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:07:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Hey...that's me!

Don_Julio_Acolyte ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:05:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Lol

Mezase_Master ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:15:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you understand how citing sources works.

Mystara0001 ยท 661 points ยท Posted at 08:48:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have an andoid tablet that doesn't even have a phone app on it, and the volume buttons default to the ringtone.

TheElectrozoid ยท 143 points ยท Posted at 10:59:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Lol what really? Why

betadevil ยท 132 points ยท Posted at 11:06:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Ringtone volume also regulates notifications and alarm volume (at least on iPhone).

Fa6ade ยท 239 points ยท Posted at 11:30:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

You can turn that off though. http://I.imgur.com/IK2wWHf.jpg

Edit: well it seems I've made a lot of people's day. Another pro tip, if you tap the menu bar (the part where the time, signal level and battery level are) you can scroll to the top of a webpage or anything else where you can scroll down.

Id recommend everyone have a look around the settings. I'm sure you'll find something interesting.

justarandomcollegeki ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 11:46:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

When people ask me why I waste so much time on reddit... this is the moment I will point to. Thank you.

BlackLabel2021 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:22:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Finally... Hours of crawling through this website has lead me to the setting I could've easily found by my self, to make my problems slightly less problematic.

Bless you reddit, for these gifts. I'mma go tell my parents they were wrong.

VanFailin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:15:41 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I waste time on reddit because being conscious and intentional with my time is hard and especially so when I feel lonely and overwhelmed. Ironically it's more rewarding when I'm here because I'm curious and want to engage with people.

dextroz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:37:06 on July 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Apple thanks people like you. Spend $700+ on devices but can't spend 2 hours familiarizing yourself with all of its menus.

Idontreadrepliesnoob ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 13:34:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Now do it for Android. :-/

EvrythingISayIsRight ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:26:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

If you want all the benefits of rooting your phone without having to change your OS from stock android, you should use Xposed! Then you can use this app called GravityBox that adds a billion new features, just like this one.

Pic related Right in the middle there is Force Media Volume Control. This way the buttons will only change the volume by default. You can still change the other volumes with the dropdown menu.

If you have a nexus phone its gonna be easy as pie. If you have a samsung phone... good luck!

 Step 1. Download NRT (Nexus Root Toolkit)
 Step 2. Click Unlock and Root buttons. (Follow onscreen instructions)
 Step 3. Install Xposed
 Step 4. Install Gravitybox

And thats just the beginning. I have like 10 different xposed modules running and they all do super nifty shit. Like removing ads from youtube, allowing youtube playback (all with the native app), permanently hiding specific notifications (like that android update one), custom snapchat hacks, etc.

Pandaa187 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:11:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's certainly on android, but it depends highly on your phone's manufacturer.

Dininiful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't there an app for it?

freehunter ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:30:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You have to root first, and the app needs access to your location, contacts, microphone, and payment data.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:09 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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mygorowrowrowtheboat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I can do it on PureNexus

Briank266 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

What phone gives you that setting? I can't find that.

HiDDENk00l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:03 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No, no. PureNexus is a custom ROM, not a phone. It would've been added by the person that made the ROM.

peggman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:29 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My android has it. It's a custom rom for my Oneplus One.

soliloki ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 12:35:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

holy shit thank you it astounds me how I've never noticed this before.

apprehensive_andy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:39:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I've had apple products for the last seven years and I feel like an idiot for not noticing this sooner. Thank you.

dextroz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:58 on July 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

First of all, I doubt that option existed for 7 years.

Nonetheless, Apple thanks people like you. Spend $700+ on devices but can't spend 2 hours familiarizing yourself with all of its menus.

apprehensive_andy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:26 on July 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Why would they thank me for not fully familiarizing myself with all menu options? It's not like they can monetize it or benefit from it all.

scorcher117 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:42:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh shit thank you, this pissed me off so often.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Unfuckingbelievable!! WTF. You are a god

Gunuku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:57:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus, thank you.

Easy-Ease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:07:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Unbelievable!

yoohoochocolatemilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you so much. I had no idea that was an option.

Bob_Lorincz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:23:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

A BIG Thank you from me. This is the best thing I have discovered on Reddit this week... scratch that, THIS MONTH.

Harry_Seaward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I hit the settings button on your screenshot to go back like 5 times... This might be a long day.

HtotheZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Also lightly tapping the home key twice will bring everything down to finger reach by your thumb. Once you click it will adjust back up. Perfect for one handed operation and needing to type in a URL for instance. Double tap and the URL bar comes down, click in and then type the address.

notaspookorgook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:41:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My v10 doesn't have that. Ugh

Impstrong ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:56:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I don't see it on my G4.

Pussypants ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:36:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I actually love you so much. I have slept through my alarm many times because my phone was on silent.

[deleted] ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 11:09:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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Zargawi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 12:16:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

Alarms are separate, ringtones are notifications.

Edit: to clarify, this is the case in AOSP.

austin101123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

LG G2, not the case here

skizfrenik_syco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

For my phone, alarms have their own volume, but a timer shares volume with the ringtone.

Edit: love being downvoted for just stating how my phone works.

wardrich ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:12:15 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

But can be (and often are by default) linked in the settings, so they're always the same volume as each other.

dsac ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:38:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on the phone - can't do it on my note 4

SIThereAndThere ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 12:27:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on the non touchwiz interface*

Source: Have touchwiz on S7, both love it and hate it.

Dollaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Good lock actually brings it much closer to stock. I'm using the black theme and it's rather nice.

thejackash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:12:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I use Android and the ring volume is also the notification volume.

RamblyJambly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Related to the "results may vary" post, I've got a Droid Maxx 2 and for some god forsaken reason they set it so that the battery percentage will only show next to the icon, not in it

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:07:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Which is dumb! I've screwed myself with my alarm volume too much.

DingleberryPancakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:31:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings>sound. Toggle "change with buttons". Now your volume buttons will only change media volume and never your ring tone or alarm.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:45:37 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. Wow. Been two years and I never knew.

Prof_Acorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Press your volume button. Tap the gear that shows up next to the volume slider. It should bring up your sound mixer. One of the items should be your alarm volume, which is separate from ringtone, media, and notifications.

betadevil ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:41:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, me too

EvenEveryNameWasTake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:44:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for reminding us that it could always be worse, I value your sacrifice.

betadevil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:19:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, I agree the alarm volume doesn't make sense but for notifications it does.

That_Cripple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My phone (HTC One M8) doesn't do that

UTS15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You sure about the alarm? I always have my phone set to silent, but I'm sure I've set my ringtone volume down low on accident and my alarm is always the same volume.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Also have no phone on android tablet. Ringtone defaults but it doesn't lower/raise the others, if you touch the setting button on the right you can down (or up) notifications, media and system, all separately and one by one. Very annoying. If I want quiet, I want quiet not just the ringtone to be quiet or silent. I've been caught out a few times, reading or browsing whilst in bed with the grumpy grump monster (when he's awoken) lying next to me. I know I have to remember, but the only time I ever remember is when I've got a bit of grumping coming from the other side of the bed.

Not all tweaks are good. This one isn't.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nah. Notification Volume and ring tone volume are separate on Android.

GamerKiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Notifications and alarms are separate on Android. It doesn't make sense any other way. "oh hey, this person doesn't want to be disturbed by phone calls while they sleep, guess they don't need an alarm, either!"

betadevil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's what the silent button is for. No your alarms don't get silenced duh. But I guess android users don't understand the value of a physical silent button.

GamerKiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

We have a silent button. You press and hold the volume-down button. Doesn't affect alarms, either.

PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:04 on September 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Not on Android :/

bogdan5844 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:02:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

In my language, "to regulate" is a slang term for fucking. Your comment is hilaroius.

Brave_Horatius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

What language?

bogdan5844 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Romanian

Brave_Horatius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Interesting, thanks.

PatPetPitPotPut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:06:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Usually also affects notifications; e.g. email. Still ridiculous.

STOCHASTIC_LIFE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:20:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Just a shot in the dark, technically you could use an app like Skype as a phone so you'd need a ringtone.

TheElectrozoid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:23:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Won't it have its own volume adjust? Anyway I'm pretty sure that will count under the media volume right, because it's an external app?

dylwhich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:05:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, apps get to pick which audio type they are

TheElectrozoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:26:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh ok, thanks

strolls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:13:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You'd find it annoying if you installed Skype on your mobile and has to use two separate controls to adjust the cellular and Skype ringer volumes.

That's why Skype uses the system ringer volume, same as for incoming cellular calls.

The tablet's volume control should control media volume by default.

[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 11:21:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Lol what really? Why

Android is far from a polished product.

AdolfBurkeBismarck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:14:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Lol, at least I get to choose what kind of hardware I want in my phone. Have a fun time with your slow hardware.

[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 11:15:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have an android tablet that defaults to vibrate (very loudly) if you mute notification sounds. DOES YOUR COMPUTER VIBRATE MR SAMSUNG? NO OF COURSE NOT BECAUSE ITS NOT A PHONE AND ITS FUCKIN ANNOYING.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:48:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Vibrating mouse would be cool.

notapotamus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:14:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

no... no it would NOT. Think about what you just said for a moment.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:29:08 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

OK let's see. My hand is over the mouse and doing some work, drawing some wires in AutoCAD Electrical. I then receive some mails, or some Windows 10 update notification. Then a short burst of vibration is activated, like for 0.15 - 0.20 seconds. The vibration is not very powerful to disrupt the way I draw lines with mouse, but strong enough to notify me. And direct my attention towards notification.

Or I'm playing CSGO, when ammo in my weapon is below some value. Then mouse vibrates in a short burst to notify me to reload my gun. Neat feature if you ask me.

More feedback doesn't hurt.

Patrik333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:50:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Would be much better with a short beep or something that had no chance of influencing your hand movement (unless the beep scared you so much that you jolted)...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe we can have vibration small enough to not effect hand movement but still notify us.

If two vibration motors* can be set up symmetrically, their movement along the plane of the mousepad would cancel. They can be synchronized electrically or mechanically.

*http://img.directindustry.com/images_di/photo-g/39252-2274363.jpg

ZaInT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It has been done, didn't work well; https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/310J96RFYPL.jpg

Minimalphilia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:24:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

Yeah, THAT looks like a successful concept of a vibrating mouse. It is like the first electric cars that were designed by big automotive companies... Even tzhe ones driving around right now... Seriously BMW, you think THIS is going to be the affordable car everyone will want to drive? It is almost as if they set up concepts to fail and then proclaim it doesn't work.

The point I try to make: Only because it has been done and failed, doesn't mean that the invention itself failed.

crosph ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:15:40 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It is almost as if they set up concepts to fail and then proclaim it doesn't work

"We tried to sell EVs but no one wanted them! Guess we'll stick to petrol!"

Even without the proverbial tinfoil hat, that sounds plausible. And I see what you mean: see the rather unattractive Kia Soul EV, and Nissan LEAF. Though people actually bought/buy LEAFs so ยฏ\(ยฐ_o)/ยฏ

Minimalphilia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:09:48 on July 1, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. No tinfoil here. One is free to interprete strategic decisions like the design. If I really wanted to push e-cars, I would take the design of my most successfull middle class car and just revamp it into an electric edition. (I would pay serious bucks for an electric VW bus from the 70s for example. I don't need an unreliable 40yo gas guzzler)

When I can make that thought you can't tell me it didn't cross the minds of the people in charge. I mean they have testgroups and everything.

I still won't insist on this theory when someone tells me "this hideous design did really well with test groups. We are as shocked as you are" or something like that.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Cons: Limited range of movement External power supply adds more clutter to desktop Bulky compared to other mouse/mouse pad combinations Lacks a scroll wheel, which is handy for gaming

Well it seems there are some reasons for its failure. Also looks like you have to install their software for the FF feature. More people would use it if it was a standard in Windows API/Driver thingies or whatever.

Not a pro on these things, so mine is just speculation.

Dillpicklesss ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:05:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There's an app for that.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomwandroid.rockerlocker

metrize ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That app is a huge battery drain IIRC

comehonorphaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:08 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You just made my life so much easier. I love you.

Richy_T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:53 on July 1, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Might be handy. I have issues with my volume going to completely silent which, but for a slightly different set of circumstances could have cost me my job (and has caused me minor problems on a couple of occasions).

All I really want is to have the ringtone forced to be on or on vibrate but this should be close enough. Thanks.

timbermill ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:16:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

On my tablet I use Automate https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.llamalab.automate to link Media Volume and Notification Volume. That way, the volume rocker will always change my Media volume. However, it's not a solution for my phone use.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Mine defaults to notifications, but same problem

bJone5 ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 09:14:55 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. Not sure about androids these days, but the iPhone has an option to disable changing the ringtone volume while using the side buttons. So you are always changing the media volume.

[deleted] ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 10:30:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My absolute most desired feature for the android. Come on already, add it.

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ThibaultG4U ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:14:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

Settings > Sound > Ringers and alerts > Change with buttons

edit: sorry, thought you were looking for where to find it in iOS.

creed10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:27:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

i can't find it in my unofficial CM12.1 for the oneplus x. maybe I just haven't looked hard enough (unless it's a marshmallow thing)

TreefingerX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:35:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Can't find it on oneplus one either

ThibaultG4U ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:39:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah sorry, I thought people were having troubles finding the setting on iOS

Aubergine420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's in the button options.

Rhinoscerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings -> Buttons -> Volume buttons (at the bottom) -> Control ringtone volume

TreefingerX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:48 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

IAmNotTheEnemy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

And while they're at it they could let me see my battery percentage again next to the battery icon.

creed10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:25:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like that could be easily fixed with an xposed module.

Spacesso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:57:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

On Android anything can be fixed by Xposed.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There already is one. Called "Audio Stream Music Default"

Catchy name, I know

lukereddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:37 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Its one of the option in the gravity box module

50cubes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:04:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

there is! rockerlocker

I don't even notice that it's on, that just makes it default behaviour to change media volume. download that, good to go.

TastyPigHS ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 12:16:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's a really bad app. It doesn't change the default behaviour, it just plays constant inaudible noise so the device thinks it's playing media, thus killing the battery.

rsplatpc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:57:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

it just plays constant inaudible noise so the device thinks it's playing media, thus killing the battery.

if that is true that is a horrible app, why?

Richy_T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:17 on July 1, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, that's not good.

Shadowslcie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:26:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I'd use it but the reviews don't look the best.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:51:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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50cubes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

... I'll be damned
I had no idea that was the culprit...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah its like playing Spotify the entire time your phone is on.

Stevey854 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:48:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Well, you can tasker hack your way around this issue.

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bbqturtle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:29:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Huh. You sound like maybe you haven't had an iPhone. Not saying it's better. But the ratio of time it takes fiddling with it, for the amount of actual function phone time is much better.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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bbqturtle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:37:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe. Still feels like oversight from Google - like what went wrong in the development process where they didn't consumer test their phones and O's changes?

miniflip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:49:41 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I like that you had to preface saying anything positive about apple with 'not saying it's better'.

spiff1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:07:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Could you give any clue on how to do that in Tasker?

Stevey854 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:38:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Detect changes in ringtone volume, undo them, then apply the change to media volume.

adorne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How to get it to detect change in ringtone volume? Sorry I'm a bit of a Tasker newb!

Stevey854 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

with difficulty, try asking at /r/tasker , I've seen it done before, but it isn't as simple as it should be.

adorne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I see. Thanks. You made it sound like it was very simple haha

austin101123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I swea ut used to be default change media volume.

lukereddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Also if you have xposed it's a feature in gravity box

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:38:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

iPhone has an option to disable changing the ringtone volume while using the side buttons.

What?? Where!?

icroak ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 12:48:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings -> sounds -> change with buttons

BooJamYa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

So then is the only way to change the ringer volume in sound settings?

superezfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yesโ€“the switch allows you to mute it at any time though

icroak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, other than simply turning off the ringer with the switch.

Dupree878 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:50:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings/sounds/change with buttons

maxpenny42 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:52:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you so much. I had no idea about this setting. I've suffered for so long with confusing media/ringer buttons. Finally I'm free. Thanks.

bka600 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 10:20:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

And iPhones have a switch that toggles between ring and silent.

droppies ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:03:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Some android phones gave this also. It depends.

dsac ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 11:41:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No, iPhones have a physical switch. Android has an on screen button.

droppies ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 11:48:46 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I know, and some android phones come with a physical switch. It is a rare sight but it definitely exists.

Aquultech ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:04:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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HiDDENk00l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

And OP3.

Aquultech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:02 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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SweetMangos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:42:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Well holy fuckin shit. I've seen that toggle switch a million times but never actually thought about it to realize that's the effect it would have. Thanks!

creamed_shit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:29 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you! I had no idea.

ExplosiveNutsack69 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:53:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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What is this?

wolflambert ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 11:42:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The only times I've ever changed my ringtone volume were accidentally.

amiiboo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 09:30:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Blackberry used to be good for this. They had profiles that switched between silent and loud af. They were also time programmable, keeping those stupid 3 am emails from waking you up

SaltyBabe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:59:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Don't all smart phones have do not disturb settings you can program?

Stevey854 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:50:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

And tasker can let you do wildly specific timed volume profiles.

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Smashman2004 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 08:02:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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amdc ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 09:50:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Praise

maxopotamus1 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 10:30:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

duARTe

18hockey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:15 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

iShills go home

wsteelerfan7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:16:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Narshnallow?

markswam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:29:41 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I thought it was Nit Nat or Nollipop.

BoredOfCanada ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:47:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nollipop

Nigerian pop music.

AdvantFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:05 on July 27, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, it's Nougat. Android fucking Nougat.

RougeCrown ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 10:24:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Android Namey McNameface

ferretflip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck I'm old

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Back in my day we had Android A(ss)

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modernbenoni ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 09:02:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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SameerOranges ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:48:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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Glissant1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:49:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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That_one_guy2013 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 10:23:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nojikloj.. Well done guys

ViperCodeGames ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:31:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My "crowdsourcing the alphabet social experiment" is deemed a failure at a this point.

Iapetun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:41:12 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

We did it, Reddit!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:12:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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Christof_P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:38:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

M, but it's an almost stock version, so some other heavily altered versions of M might not have it.

Also my phone is at the end of it's life cycle so M is the last update it's going to get.

MystTheReaper ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 09:53:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's funny, because sometimes (not exactly sure when or why) the little drop down isn't there, and I can't think of any good reason why it wouldn't be there all the time, it's not like it's in the way.

thrakkerzog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It happens when the device rotates to play media and you adjust the volume from there. If you rotate it again outside of the media player, you can get the arrow back.

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=188918

Fr4t ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 08:55:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh shit I never noticed that little arrow...

JackVilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:15:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Same. This person has changed my life

tfiggs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:09:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I know, at least on iphone, it can be changed in the sound settings so that you only control general volume and not ringer volume.

Z0di ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:39:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I use my volume buttons daily.

I don't like it to be extremely loud at night, and I can't hear it during the middle of the day unless it's on max. When I'm at work, I keep it on silent.

Phoequinox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:58:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Which version? My tablet doesn't have that.

Pr3no ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:52:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The drop down? It's been in stock since Lollipop, if your tablet has an older version (or a skinned Android) that explains the lack of it.

Stevey854 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:49:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Deffo in M, might be in L

713_HTX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:52:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's in Lollipop too.

dudleymooresbooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:25:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How do I enable or use this? My rocker buttons just bring up the slider and temporary mute settings for the current audio source.

713_HTX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:27:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There should be an icon similar to the one in the screenshot or at least some button to press. I'm not sure about Samsung/LG/HTC/etc phones, just Nexus phones and stock-based ROMs. I've only ever seen it in a similar format.

dudleymooresbooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:40:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Goddammit. From Google results, it looks like Motorola "simplified" it for my Droid Turbo, removing the ability to change anything but the current audio source. I fucking hate Motorola with a passion. Looks like I need to install another app to restore the basic volume controls.

Phoequinox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Shit. My tablet didn't make the cut for Marshmallow. That explains a lot. Balls.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:34:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

As a user interface developer this drives me crazy. I think I change my ringtone volume once every couple months. Now compare that to how often I listen to music while driving to work... google is usually top notch on usability but this is a big problem.

ZotFietser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Normally it's 'content' aware though no?

On all android phones I've used this has been the case. If music is playing then the volume rocker will adjust that. Ditto if you're in YouTube or a similar dedicated app.

The only time I have issues is when video is in a web-browser (Firefox, or the in-app browser in Reddit is Fun, usually). So there's no audio untill you hit play so the rocker adjusts ringer volume ('system volume', I guess; notifications and so on.

I guess the idea is "no audio playing? must want the whole phone quieter. Is there audio? Adjust only that."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Just an example:

Playing candy crush saga and pushing the volume adjusts the ring tone.

ZotFietser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously? That seems like it would be on the game devs rather than the android ones.

I don't play a lot of games on my phone, but stuff like lichess will trigger the 'media' volume over the ringtone volume.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, you'd think with such a popular game they'd have a basic feature like that covered.

ZotFietser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Popular =/= well made though I guess!

alleigh25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It is content aware, but that means you can't do anything (without pressing extra buttons) until the sound starts. That's not a big deal for music, but for example, I usually use it to turn media volume off when I don't want to make noise, then turn it back on so I can actually hear what I'm doing.

The contextual volume means I'd have to wait until it makes noise to keep it from making noise, defeating the whole point, and then miss the beginning before I can turn it back on.

g2g079 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:36:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Pure Nexus rom has an option to change the default. Hopefully Google will pick it up soon.

HubbaMaBubba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

So does CM, I tried out the N preview and this pissed me off a much.

g2g079 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I've got the 4th release now and it works quite nicely. There's a lot a tweaks that are burned in, you just have to find them.

YOU_FILTHY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:17:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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feuerwehrmann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:43:22 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My wife has an s5, toggling the button brings up on screen sliders for all sound controls, which is nice. My Droid Turbo does a best guess, which is rarely what is wanted :(

WhosFamousNotMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:14:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Lots of custom roms let you change the default; hopefully, the Android team will import the feature into stock Android at some point, as it is really useful.

Here's the toggle in CM13's button settings page.

LPriest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:37:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

On Marshmallow right now with Z3C. The dropdown menu only shows up when music volume is already selected...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:53:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I change my ringtone volume all the time depending on the situation. But I totally understand that I'm in the minority. A side toggle switch would be awesome. Shit, my Palm Trio 700 had one right on top!

This_User_Said ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:27:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you hold down the Ring tone mute/silent/sound tool in the pull down screen you'll see all volume options.

Also I've just learned to change my volume before I click a link. When my little one is napping it teaches you to be cautious.

a_shootin_star ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:27:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you press the crown wheel it's the same as the drop down menu, you can change the other volumes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:33:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's silly designers still thinking phones are for calling people and not literally anything besides calling people

GourmetCoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:41:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I want to set my phone to vibrate when I'm at work but when I'm not I'd like to hear it if it goes off in the other room.

That said this is still annoying, if I've got a video app open, assume I want to adjust video volume.

25percentengineer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There should be a way to make media volume default for volume keys on a rooted phone.

I don't want to try yet because I still have a few months of warranty.

Atsch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

on my phone I can change the default, but I'm on CM so that might be why

paqmanbiker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I swear if I use the buttons it always adjusts the media volume, until I try to play a video, at which time it thinks I want to adjust the ring tone volume.

youwerethatguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:46 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

the current versions of android have a drop down when you press the volume button so you can easily change the media volume before actually playing any noise

So did cupcake and donut, but then I think it was removed in eclair

caldera ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It could also be solved by the developers you would think too: just have your app switch the default volume it controls when open and override ringtone as volume.

GA_Thrawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit I never noticed the drop down button before, you're a savior! I also agree with your point

Sylvacre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There's an app for android called "rocker locker" that switches the default to media volume without root

Pterocles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Google should let us select a default category for the volume rocker. For somebody who doesn't use their phone for media much, but is in and out of meetings all day, it makes sense as it is. For somebody who doesn't adjust the ringer often (ever, if you're me), but uses their phone for media, it doesn't make sense.

Admittedly, the drop-down menu was the best thing ever. In Jelly Bean I used to adjust the volume while music/video was buffering, only to adjust the ringer volume, then had to wait for the pop-up to go away while my music blasted at full volume before turning it down.

lackthereof0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:03 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I did not realize that was a drop-down. It's a gear - i assumed it would take me to the settings page!

ferretflip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you have a rooted phone, install Xposed and get the Audio Stream Music Default module. It makes the volume buttons change the media volume at all times instead of the ringtone. It's very strange to see this post because I got the module last night after getting upset over this.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I work in film and sometimes when my call time is 4 or 5 AM I want my alarm notifications to be as loud as possible.

Christof_P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Alarm volume is separate from ringer volume.

I have my phone on vibrate 24/7, but use the alarm on my phone every day, and the alarm still makes noise when the phone is on vibrate/silent.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:09 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My volume control sets a general volume for ringer and notifications. It's a fast way to make sure shit's loud.

thrakkerzog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=65491

Star this! Don't comment, just star it.

HiDDENk00l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How often does a person need to slightly change the volume of it?

For if they go to school or work (depending on the job). It's nice to be able to put my phone on vibrate or really quiet with it still in my pocket.

zaimc ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:08:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I adjust my ringer volume all the time.

Marginally_Relevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:09 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Me too, when I try to to adjust media volume.

SoftShoeShuffler ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:01:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite iPhone feature is the mute switch. So damn useful.

BWalker66 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:52:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

People turn their ringer notification volume up and down a few times. I'd say in the morning and at night for sure, to stop notifications and texts from waking them up. Then at work there's probably at least a couple times where you adjust your ringer.

I might adjust the media volume more but thats only while i'm watching the media, not when I'm randomly browsing my phone. It would make more sense to me to adjust the ringer volume while on some random app, or no app, than the media volume while playing no media.

But anyway the other point is that lets say the media volume is the default option, in which case would the ringer volume ever be made the default? There wouldn't be one. To change the ringer you would have to go into sound settings, or press the volume button which will change the media volume, the expand the popup, then use the touchscreen to adjust the ringer volume.

So although the current system may be annoying at times, I think it's better and less annoying than the alternative.

Szos ยท 993 points ยท Posted at 09:17:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is much more than mildly infuriating.

fuck_cancer ยท 552 points ยท Posted at 09:57:15 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

And then you have to wait for that bar to disappear before decreasing the video volume and by that time everybody at work is wondering where that porn is coming from.

steve1879 ยท 159 points ยท Posted at 09:59:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Riley Reid can get so damn loud.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:41:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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SpaceVX ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:06:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

All in the eyes...

And booty

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:08:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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NiggBot_3000 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:58:39 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

r/LucieWildeIsRetarded

burnSMACKER ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:10:46 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Add Riley Reid on Snapchat, her attitude really is just like that.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:12:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:22 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

She seemed pretty cool in her AMA.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

99.99% sure that this is actually Aidra Fox

Edit: nope it's from Riley's twitter, but she and Aidra look so damn alike.

btveron ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 10:24:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you tap that setting button on the bar you can adjust media volume there before your porn starts playing.

[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 13:56:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How am I supposed to do that with my dick in my hand?

Chronic_BOOM ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:13:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

use it as a baby stylus?

Koreansteamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Once again, a bystander who doesn't understand our problems.

Fastizio ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 11:45:39 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

[le]tirally this! I always check 3-4 times before each time because better safe than sorry.

Also press outside the white volume control window and it instantly goes away.

ducksgomooful ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 10:44:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you tap anywhere else on the screen it'll go away.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:45:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

This! But don't tap, you might click something. Instead, do a quick swipe.

Nonion ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 10:49:08 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't there a dropdown for media volume if you tap the cogwheel button?

SyrupBuccaneer ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:15:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my God why did I never press that

dlok86 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's only been around since android L or M iirc so it's probably crept in without you noticing

bisxseed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:01 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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Szos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:38:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh god yeah, and on the latest update for my phone, the bar stays up on screen for an insanely long period. Like the first few times I noticed it after the update, I seriously thought my phone locked up or I had forgotten to release the volume button. WTF?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:39:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

For me too, on Marshmallow. It stays on the screen until I touch the screen anywhere. Really annoying!

thebrainypole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:31:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Have you tried clicking the dropdown arrow?

Szos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. I get music, notification and alarm icons with their respective volume levels

thebrainypole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Ok good. At first I had understood you to be annoyed by the time you have to wait for ringtone volume to go away before you adjust the media volume, but that's not it, is it.

You can do a swipe up in the general vicinity of the volume menu to get rid of it.

Szos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You were right the first time. If you hit the volume rocker, the volume slider display stays showing for a rather ridiculous amount of time. Before my semi recent update to Android 6.0, the slider went away after a reasonable amount of time. Now, not so much.

Jewniversal_Remote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

On Android you can make it disappear faster by tapping anywhere that isn't the volume bar

Xelerons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:40:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Pressing the settings option next to the volume will show all the volume sliders.

noahhjortman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Who the fuck watches porn at work?

dispo916 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No just press the cog on the right and it opens all sound controls. I used to get pissed off too until I discovered this

OneDayIWillFlyAway ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 11:40:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

/r/extremelyinfuriating

Pareeeee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:40:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Wish that sub was more active

OneDayIWillFlyAway ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:46:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I didn't actually know it was a thing until I typed that and checked it out, but now I need more.

Hybrider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:09 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

/r/rage

WacoWednesday ยท 151 points ยท Posted at 11:43:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I made the mistake of trying to change the volume on my iPhone with the camera open only to find I had accidentally taken 40 pictures of my wall

JRockPSU ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:59:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations, now print them all out, glue them to a backboard and you've just Modern Art'ed.

ItchyTriggaFingaNigg ยท 409 points ยท Posted at 07:15:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Every god damn time!

If I put my phone on silent that should include media and the camera shutter lest I get caught creeping.

SoupMeUp ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 11:00:08 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Some places/countries requires you to keep the camera shutter sound on, because of privacy/creeping reasons.

AvenueNick ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 11:05:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Looking at you, Japan.

GotItFromMyDaddy ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 12:27:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Here in Korea too

ShowtimeCA ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 11:30:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Netherlands as well, a friend of mine bought her phone there and she can't turn the volume of for pictures

Jumba ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 12:19:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's because we got Japanese phones I think. After one OTA update my shutter sound disappeared.

TobiasCB ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:46:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I can turn my camera volume down and I'm Dutch.

harrymuesli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's not entirely true. I have a Samsung Note 4, from the Netherlands here. No shutter sound when I mute my phone.

Drawtaru ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 14:38:03 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone: "Nobody do the weird thing."

Japan: "I did the weird thing."

HarryWragg ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, because no one else in the world would take a creepershot of someone.

SwallowRP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Not just creepershots. Upskirt creeper shots.

alleigh25 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:35:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Happens literally everywhere where there are both cameras and skirts

GourmetCoffee ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:41:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

But there's apps to replace it so it's really just stupid and annoying for those of us that aren't creeps.

himalayan_earthporn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:33:29 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Indian Nexus versions too..
Although I am not sure if that's because of laws or just Google being proactive.

Le_Faveau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Being on those places must suck lol

ElMorono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:36 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

DAMMIT so that's why my phone does that.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit is that true?! There's a girl in my class who's iPad is from Japan and she can't turn the shutter sound off. I never believed her and thought she just didn't know how to do it.

Omena123 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:32:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

http://m.imgur.com/XHBa71T?r

Mithridates12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:56:15 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I couldn't turn my android's camera silent and this only changed after an update. Used another camera app while this wasn't possible.

curebdc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

What a totally reasonable request!

univarseman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:28:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I hate that shit

foot-long ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:17:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Me too, I'm ashamed to be a grown man taking selfies - I don't need you mocking me too, phone!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You can turn off the shutter sound for good on Android (unless you're in Japan)

alleigh25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Samsung lets you turn camera shutter sound off, at least on the S5. I know it's not legal in some countries, but I didn't realize it wasn't an option on stock android outside those countries.

Stevey854 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 10:50:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Silent on android silences all except alarms iirc

NAMBA-ABMAN ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 11:08:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, just the ringtone. You always have to open the sounds and mute the media manually as well.

youwerethatguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There is a new Total Silence mode which silences the crap out of your alarms with a giant warning.

XirallicBolts ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 10:25:55 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Worse, if you panic and hit the Back button YouTube is slow and unresponsive to it.

I usually switch to PowerAmp and (with music paused) change the volume. That way I don't have to wait for audio to begin

Wydi ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 11:07:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If only it was just slow and unresponsive..YouTube doesn't bother at all, minimizes the video with its picture-in-picture thingy and starts it anyways.

Rodot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:04:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, like what they fuck, I clearly don't want to play the video yet, why put it in a 1"x1" window?

DiamondCoatedGlass ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:41:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have YouTube Red, and hitting the back button doesn't stop the video at all. It continues to play in the background at full volume. Clicking a link that turns out to be a YouTube video when I don't want to make noise is a Oh Fuck! moment.

XirallicBolts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I had to tell mine to Background only on external audio. I wish you could tell it to either not auto-play or prompt if you want background audio when on loudspeaker

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:12 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah i thought Red would be awesome but I hate it auto playing.

Gmansam ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:35:36 on November 23, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Poweramp master race!

pangapangaa ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 10:14:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I got this button remapper app and never looked back https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.irishin.buttonsremapper

samsaBEAR ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 11:10:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

tfw it's not compatible with a Nexus phone running Marshmallow

Ayinope ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 11:41:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nexus 6p we out here

[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 12:31:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

ayy lmao

  • Sent from my Nexus 6P
LabMantis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:51:25 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Praise DuART

blazers_n_bowties ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Since you have a Nexus, you can easily root and use GravityBox to fix it!

stealthXY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's the best thing about android. You can make youtube play in background, remap the hard buttons, install adaway, disable spotify limit music skip. Plus tons of other things you can do!

GiveMeBackMySon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Don't you have the little dropdown arrow so you can choose which volume you want to control?

http://i.imgur.com/iWjrsIC.png

wmq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I guess it doesn't change which volume is controlled by hardware volume keys. Which this post is about.

GiveMeBackMySon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:46:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I know, but my point was that you don't need it since you can control all the volumes from that screen. Sure it's an extra press, but not that big a deal.

Side note: I have a Nexus running Marshmallow and the Play Store doesn't say this app is not compatible with my device.

wmq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It is a big deal if YouTube video is playing in the background for a few seconds when you panic and try to figure out how to turn off the sound.

GiveMeBackMySon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's not a secret to how it works. If you have that function, at any time I can press the volume key and that menu will pop up where I can control any/all of the volumes at any time... including before a video starts. And if a YouTube video is playing, it will default to the media volume.

Notasphee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:11 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

He guys I just got s Nexus can I be cool too?

IabductamericansinEU ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 12:07:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Get an iPhone and stop worrying about "OS flavours"

samsaBEAR ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 12:19:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nah I'm good, one app not working isn't worth switching to iOS

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 12:36:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How does that logic fly? iOS would never allow an app to remap a button.

IabductamericansinEU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:03:29 on July 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's not true anymore since years... Lots of apps remap volume buttons, eg. Camera apps.

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 12:58:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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dkiscoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:37:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

True but everything else is worse imo

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:44:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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PM_ME_UR_WRISTS_GIRL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Look above for a solution that built in to iOS.

airiRin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 11:47:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Not available in your country

Okay ๐Ÿ˜ž

Hooch180 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I mean. WTF is that limitation even good for?

khanline ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:48:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you, thank you, thank you

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:52:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, thanks a lot! Works fine on my Moto X Style with Marshmallow.

LokiPie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:04:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I cannot thank you enough. Worked like a charm! :)

mayumer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:10:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

There are also the Xposed Framework addons VolumeSteps+ and Audio Stream Music Default which can change it

lpmark04 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:16:55 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

Ok I just downloaded it but I'm not exactly clear on how to toggle the settings to fix the volume issue. Am I just just being an idiot?

Edit - Never mind... I figured it out. Anyone who is having trouble configuring the settings, simply set the music volume up/volume down to its respective "keys" and it'll always adjust the media volume when using the dedicated buttons on your phone rather than the phone ringer volume.

biquetra ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:08:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

WOW. Even works on my S6. Thanks this is literally the main thing I miss from iOS

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:54:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have to give the app permission to read everything I type for it to work.

I don't know, man. What if it's made by Evil Corp.?

WTF_SilverChair ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:00:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, that would only be true if you have a physical keyboard. The permission covers all hardware input buttons, but Google gives the full typing warning.

generic-user-1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:33:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

So you're saying it doesn't collect data on touch keyboard input?

WTF_SilverChair ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:46:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

As far as I can tell. But I'm not a doctor.

generic-user-1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:52:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Well that's what you get for studying law instead of medicine.

I want to use it, but I am afraid it might be collecting sensitive data. I will avoid the risk.

WTF_SilverChair ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:12:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Seems reasonable.

sideslick1024 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't work with any soft keys, so I think it's safe to assume a virtual keyboard counts as a soft key.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Most likely not but it has the capability to do so.

generic-user-1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That capability bothers me. The disclaimer stated that data will be captured, rather than could be captured. Is it safe?

Ronisman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:59:46 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Dude my life will never be the same. Thank you so much.

Pareeeee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:59:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Had to come back to this thread to thank you. Awesome app - works on my Samsung Galaxy S4!

2Spooky4MotherRussia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:14:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy crap, thank you so much.

WeGottaCook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thx baby

SKRUZO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You've fixed the last major problem I have with my phone, thank you so much!

Riverya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit you saved my life! (I'm on Galaxy S7 Edge and it works like a charm.)

GreatAwesomeFool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:54:43 on July 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit thank you so much, this worked great

MrWasdennnoch ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 10:13:22 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty much every custom ROM has an option to automatically select the media volume, Google really needs to implement this too.

verasgunn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:57:15 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Marshmallow allows you to change volume of media, ringtone and even Alarm regardless of what you have up or not.

wmq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yes but you need an app or eg. GravityBox (module in Xposed) to control media volume with hardware volume keys.

[deleted] ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 11:25:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Google can't even figure out how to get the latest version on all phones at the same time.

[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 11:28:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's not the fault of Google but the fault of Samsung and all those other Android manufacturs, except Nexus devices which are devices from Google themselves.

lance- ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:32:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Right. There are thousands of android handsets, while only a small handful of iphones. It would be nonsense to expect google to optimize android for each and every one.

folkrav ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:05:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's not about optimizing them but really having no direct control over it. The manufacturers basically take the AOSP code (open source) and customize it. Google has no control on the manufacturers' code, so they can't enforce anything.

Only option they would have would be to actually have some provision in the Android licensing that specifies a minimum upgrade period, but how enforceable would that be, I really wonder.

Quteness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:10 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Very enforceable if it's in the license. They couldn't have gotten away with it early in their life but if the changes it now they would lose a significant market share but it would most likely stick in court.

Quteness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:46 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That would also fuck over smaller Android developers, including those who developed for personal use which would be a bad thing in the in Google mindset.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:55:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's not up to Google. That's up to service providers and device manufacturers.

Joshua1128 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:23:41 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You don't know what you're talking about

nbshark ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 08:22:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It needs to recognize that there is audio coming from an app. It's extremely annoying when it thinks it doesn't and lowers the volume of the ringtone and keeps blasting the Youtube or game music.

droppies ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 11:06:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The worst is, it used to default to media volume in youtube, but they changed it so now it's only media volume when sound is playing.

dragoull_cfc ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 12:24:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Totally agree, why the hell did they even change it? It was perfect the way it was before.

LPriest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:40:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I used to start the music app without playing anything and then hold down the volume button. Totally missing it

Mzsickness ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 11:33:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

And the fucking worst part is the new update now means you gotta click the down arrow to get to all the volume settings.

It may seem trivial at first but adding 1 extra task to task I have to do 100 times a day is fucking ridiculous.

Before it was not as bad, click volume on the side, oops then slide the correct slider. Now you have to hit the arrow and then slide the corresponding slider.

/rant

Biobak_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 11:51:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You know every Android phone has different updates and design right?

ianuilliam ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 13:44:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You have to quickly adjust media volume 100 times a day? How much porn do you watch at work?

Mzsickness ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:56:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No I'm in meetings constantly. So I need to silence my phone. But I also love to reddit. Really fucks up my day.

Gotta turn volume up and down when I wanna watch 50 youtube vids. Yeah.. youtube.. definitely youtube.

ianuilliam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:00:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You could always just swipe down the quick settings and hit do not disturb mode when you go in a meeting. Takes all of 1 second.

Mzsickness ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:17:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I need the ringer to be turned on outside of them.

That actually causes more effort, I've tried it.

Clicking the volume button, pressing, and swiping up to exit was much faster.

I mean it's trivial, but it's annoying.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 11:11:37 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I hate this so much. Windows Phone 8 didn't do this but after upgrading to 10 this happens all of a sudden. Annoying as hell

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:18:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Windows phone

There's your problem

Baelorn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:04:03 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Windows phone is the best phone. Unfortunately the Windows store is the worst store.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:34:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

What's wrong with it exactly?

PM_ME_UR_WRISTS_GIRL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing but this is Reddit and if you have anything other than android you'll have neck beards breathing into your face about how you suck.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:59:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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stanzus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:19:01 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Watching porn during a work poop? This explains the behaviour of some of my colleagues.

mythix_dnb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:34:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is beyond mildly

Nonion ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 10:49:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There should be a dropdown for media volume if you tap the cogwheel button.

DiamondCoatedGlass ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:46:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

By the time I've navigated to that, the video and audio have already been playing at full volume for several seconds. Too late.

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paralyz3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:22:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Damn, years of using CM and I did not know this xD thanks!

LucianoGianni ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:33:15 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I can't seem to find it, and Google is no help. Where is this setting? Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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LucianoGianni ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Even better--I'm using COS13 on my OPO, actually...but yeah, I still can't find it!

Connatus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's under the buttons option. "control ringtone volume"

LucianoGianni ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit! The toggle threw me off. You're fantastic, thank you!!

Connatus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No problem!

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tb21666 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:11:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Tap the gear, adjust the appropriate volume bar.. or get a phone that does the switch automatically,, like the LG G5. Perfect every time.

ADD_MORE_BOOSTERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Really shitty design that makes the user have to press two extra times to do a simple task, made even worse by the fact that they are onscreen, so you have to have both hands available and be looking at the screen. Even if it is fast, all you need is a quarter second of loud audio to play when you aren't expecting it to be very annoying/embarrassing.

LegendGames ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:40:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is more annoying with my phone, because it doesn't even have calling or texting on it, so the ringtone only goes off (for alarms) only once every month or two.

caviarpropulsion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:50:29 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

mildly is an understatement

Forrestfunk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:58:07 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh gawd that's more than mildly infuriating!

Phaellow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 10:52:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you have Xposed, there are 2 modules that might help: Audio Stream Music Default (for this functionality only) and if that doesn't work or you want something with more options, VolumeSteps+.

They don't have the battery drain that other apps might have.

Kenja_Time ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:05:39 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you! Little changes like this is why I installed xposed

fastandorbulbous ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 08:30:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

An app called Rocker Locker fixes this, works for me but I think it had mixed reviews so may not work for everyone.

ReducingRedundancy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 10:46:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Please update your comment to warm people, seems like the app is draining battery.

Scarbane ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 11:05:12 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

update your comment to warm people

I already have a hand-warmer app, it's called Hearthstone.

ZotFietser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I already have a hand-warmer app, it's called Hearthstone any phone with the Snapdragon 810

FTFY

HappyMan420 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:10:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yes it is. It's a massive battery consumer, because it tricks your phone into thinking that media is being played by having the app play unnoticeable white noise at all times.

I'm not a fan of the method personally, cause I'm anal about the battery life on my phone, but it does work if you don't care about that.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:06:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you so much!

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the_benmeister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:54:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Where did you hear this?

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the_benmeister ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 10:05:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit you're right. I can hear the static noise from the speaker too. Fuck man I was really hoping this app would work. Is there anything similar that actually works without leaving the speaker on?

potatoesarenotcool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:23:08 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you load a custom ROM, probably not.

Stevey854 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:29:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You could use tasker to intercept ringtone vol changes, undo them, then apply them to media vol

androidlegionary ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:29:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Download Power Toggles and just have a notification drop down with the sound option on it - it simulates the Marshmallow audio drop down PM me if you need more deets

PokerPancake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:48:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Through the speakers.

the_benmeister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:52:09 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Actually it seems like it only keeps the speakers on when the phone is unlocked and in use.

androidlegionary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Only marginally better

goshwinkle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:38:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This used to be fine. Pretty sure a recent YouTube update is the problem. Works okay in other apps. YouTube seems to wait for playing status now E: spelling

croppergib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

is that what it is? Any way to go to the older version or not? I have this issue daily, especially at night blasting a video at full volume and I'm trying to lower it but its just changing the ringtone volume instead...

torax819 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:40:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I love this thread because there's a few people who have a work around. Thank you!!!

PigeonsOnYourBalcony ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:43:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I wish there was a way to lock the volume rocker out of changing ringer volume. I rarely have my ringer on and I have never tried to change it from the volume rocker.

CheesesCries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:08:03 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Android should put out media volume as the default, because really, who needs to adjust their ringtone volume that often?

pinks0cking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:16:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There is no worse suffering than this

bloodflart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:16:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How do developers not see shit like this? Does anyone actually use the fuckin things they are working on?

Mezase_Master ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:26:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I always check my volume before opening a video at work or similar environments, but what annoys the piss out of me is when I open a link that's a video or an article that has a video without expecting it. Then I panic and turn down the volume constantly while also trying to return to the previous page, but if I'm unfortunate enough to have a good connection, then I have to be the center of attention because of some embarrassingly loud sounds.

The worst part is that if you were "adjusting your ringtone volume" just before the video starts, the volume buttons will continue to do that until you tap away from it or wait a few seconds before hitting the volume buttons again.

BenHassenger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:30:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Hate hate HATE this.

xxxboner420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:35:12 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

F U C K

T H I S

Azberg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:38:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Xposed has a module that changes this

Oliveballoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:49:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That is why I loved emui from Huawei. That problem become controllable with this interface. I tap the gear and access all the volumes

DiamondCoatedGlass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is why I want a "hide all YouTube links" option in Reddit. When I'm browsing Reddit, I have no interest in making any noise.

gingerninja361 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously, fuck this feature and the horse it rode in on.

LetsGoBohs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Ok good, it happens on Android too. I thought this was just an annoying iPhone thing.

Roses88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is very infuriating to me. My husband's phone is always on silent because he turns videos down at work

jordanaustin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

One of the few things iOS gets right. In settings you uncheck a box, and the volume buttons don't alter the ringer volume ever.

chunkynutella ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:23 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

mildy infuriating? more like fucking killing me softly cos i can't turn the volume up

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:39:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:47:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is the same on Android and iOS, though Android has that little gear icon to manage the volume of everything.

eveninglion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

In iOS you can go to Settings > Sounds > Under "Ringer and Alerts".

Set your desired ringtone and alert volume, then switch "Change with Buttons" off.

Artaxerxes88 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 09:16:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Hit the starwheel button on the right hand side. It'll allow you to adjust the volume on every type of audio (ringtone, media, etc)

fuelvolts ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 10:53:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Star wheel? Isn't that just a gear? Or is that the same thing? I'm Ron Burgundy?

sjtfly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:22:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a person

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I'm just doing this.

Dorpz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:26:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

woo hoo

Artaxerxes88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:17:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, you're right. I'm at work and I was writing up a report on a starwheel, so I just used the word that came to mind

falter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:27:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I've been using volume sync for years... when ringer gets muted, so does everything else. volume sync for android

croppergib ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:48:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

doesn't work for me :(

I hate loading youtube videos which blare out the sound and then it shows me turning down the ringtone volume instead.. infuriating actually. So much so might have to go from my S6 Edge to an apple (forgive me!)

khanline ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:37:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Ive been complaining about this... why can't we just shut off ringtone volume mapping to those buttons. I never change ringtone volume.

9DAN2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:40:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It amazes me how this hasn't been sorted yet, just as annoying on iOS

eveninglion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:55 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings > Sounds > Under "Ringer and Alerts".

Set your desired ringtone and alert volume, then switch "Change with Buttons" off.

9DAN2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:05 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You've changed my life, you God!

eveninglion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:55 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Glad to have been of some help o/

Elephant789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:21:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I thought that was just me. And I always feel like I don't know my own phone.

doctor_rockstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:47:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

OH MY GOD I HATE THIS SO MUCH

wingspantt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:50:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I recently switched from Windows Phone to Android and this is one of the biggest negative changes.

fatclownbaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Whenever I stream hbo go, if I open a game and try to turn the volume down it just mutes my tv and then I have a game playing stupid music at full volume when I'm trying to pause my movie.

ivanoski-007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for the Tasker app for fixing this issue.

1cast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:58:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

i absolutely hate this when i have to use my android phone. good that you can switch this off on iOS so i don't have this problem most of the time

drkpgn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:07:54 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

uncropped mobile screenshots

burnedfruit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you all had windows phones this wouldn't even be a problem.... That said, it happens constantly on my iPhone since I switched and I fucking hate it.

eveninglion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings > Sounds > Under "Ringer and Alerts".

Set your desired ringtone and alert volume, then switch "Change with Buttons" off.

ZakaryLakota ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:09:29 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I hate that so much..especially if your trying to watch adult content

ffxhub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:13:04 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Completely agree, pisses me off daily! This isn't that complicated. Almost every time I want to adjust my phone volume I am on the home screen. If I'm trying to adjust the sound/media volume I almost always in the app.

Google needs to implement this change so if you're in an app, the volume rocker adjusts volume for that app, not for the the god damn ringer volume.

smithandwesson2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:15:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you're rooted you can change this. Mine changes the media volume by default

Superlurkinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Im rooted. How do you do dat?

Iguana_lover1998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:18:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is the realest post I have ever seen on the internet!

Dezz2531 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:22:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Then try to turn the ring volume back up and it turns the media volume up.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

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WTF_SilverChair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

How? Does it launch whenever you touch the volume rocker?

Otherwise, it's only another extra step to adjust volume, rather than a fix for the volume rocker not doing what we want.

COTX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:24:37 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Usually if the video is paused or loading it will do this. I agree with other posts that the volume for ring tone should really just be a toggle.

Bottled_Void ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:28:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My last update to android gave a little drop down to the right of the volume. So now I can!

Best update ever.

croppergib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:45 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It should still sink the volume together or at least take the media one as default

__reset__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:37:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

YES, WHY DID THEY CHANGE THAT??

T_Hummus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

YouTube app used to change the media volume even when not watching a video... and then they updated it. Now I have to wait for the video to start. Why would you even change that in the first place? Was it worth it?

l0calher0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I can't even lower or raise the volume of a video while I'm on a call. Not even on the Video's slider. It used to work before the mew iPhone update. What kind of stupid crap is that? How do they have a feature and then take it away in an update?

_conzzooo_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I've been caught out with this whilst watching porn way too many times

ouqt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I use pi control app, which allows me to select a small side of the bezel to flick from and open volume controls as an overlay.

That way, no matter which screen I'm on I can quickly flick volume off or on. Should be part of android. caption

ouqt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That semi circle only appears when you flick from the side bezel.

Gesepp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:41 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I also hated this, so I just want to give a quick shoutout to Sound HUD. It lets you customize the slider that appears when you change volumes. Now it's much easier for me to click to lower ringtone volume once to make the slider appear, and then slide the media volume to 0, before having to open a video.

Obviously I agree with everyone wise that stock Android should have a quick toggle for this, but until then, you might want to see if this helps you.

a_shootin_star ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:22 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's on Marshmallow. It does the same on Nougat

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:28:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

More like, trying to turn down the volume not to wake anyone up, and this happens.

Now I CAN'T PAUSE the video (because it's still buffering), I CAN'T turn the multimedia volume down because the ringtone volume bar still hasn't disappeared from the screen AND the video starts playing...

Well shit, now I woke everyone up.

Steeveep32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:32:41 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Does my fucking head in

sentinel808 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:32:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

When I turn up and down the volume on my Nexus 5 there is an arrow that pops up that if I click on, will show all the various volumes including video volume. For some stupid reason sometimes when I start a video and it's buffering/not started yet, the arrow will disappear. Annoying as hell and I wish I knew what causes it.

03Titanium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't an app capable of having media controls the default? Doesn't this lie on YouTube?

ricdesi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:46:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Even worse, there's an ad for Botox circulating on game apps right now that completely ignores if your phone is on silent.

So you can be minding your own business in the bathroom silently when suddenly

ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT BOTOX

offmychest_is_cancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god I swear this happens everytime to me. Fuck it

SuchCoolBrandon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:49:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Snapchat gets this right. What is Snapchat doing that nobody else is?

no_one11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I created a shortcut to play this so that I can turn down the volume...

miss-ann-thr0pe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

App Volume Control allows you to at least set a default volume for YouTube, or any other app. I use it so the few apps I need that have full screen video ads don't nearly knock me out of my seat with sound and wake up my SO.

The_Pentabarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Technology advances too fast to actually ever get good. Its just shitty shit cranked out faster and faster and faster

mtomny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Same problem in iOS. How is it that everyone got this detail so wrong?

eveninglion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings > Sounds > Under "Ringer and Alerts".

Set your desired ringtone and alert volume, then switch "Change with Buttons" off.

mtomny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:25 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

ooooh!

theworldisflatlol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:38 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is almost as bad as the webpage you are using scrolling down right before you tap, thus making you tap an advertisement. Shit should be illegal, I never had any intentions of tapping said add.

LaGrrrande ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:29 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My Nexus 6 has started to reset the Bluetooth volume to like 40% every time I connect to something, regardless of what the volume level was set to before. I'm so fucking tired of this phone.

Cruiz98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:27 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

On iPhone, if you slide up from the bottom to open the menu, you can adjust the volume there before the video starts.

eveninglion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:19 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You can just turn off adjusting ringtone volume with buttons in Settings > Sound, that way the side buttons only ever changes app volume.

Cruiz98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Wow that's even more convenient

The_Pentabarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Try and drag the cursor one space with your finger. Oops too far! Oops too far the other way. Nope that was three spaces. Almost, that was two spaces. Cmon, man, can't you just drag the cursor one space? Just gotta replace that one letter in the middle of the word. Just put the cursor next to it and delete it, how hard can it be?

Oh you gave up and deleted half the sentence to retype it all out because that was literally easier than getting the cursor where you want it?

(why do smartphones not have "nudge" arrows for precise selection??? WHYYYYY???)

benthe27thgamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I saw someone already posted an app but this app rocket locker changes your volume button to automatically change your media volume https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomwandroid.rockerlocker

Personguy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Get rockerlocker

BobartTheCreator2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:47:21 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Somebody needs to x-post this to /r/Crappydesign

iusedtodriveacamry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If your phone allows Xposed to be installed, then you can find a module to make media the default volume adjust. You can also expand the volume control panel by default, reduce the time it takes for the control panel to disappear, long-press volume to change audio tracks, add more volume increments, enable safe headphones volume... :)

plsdont ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Same thing for iphones when you open video snaps. So incredibly annoying volume settings for snapchat.

eveninglion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Settings > Sounds > Under "Ringer and Alerts".

Set your desired ringtone and alert volume, then switch "Change with Buttons" off.

plsdont ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You done saved me some anger.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh. I hate that.

Aaalyssa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Trying to hit the thumbs up button and opening the image instead

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:43 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is especially awful when attempting to view pornography on the sly.

poetemotions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Lol what really? Why ahmm ahmm

byscuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I just started wearing Bluetooth headphones at work and this is finally not a problem, yet now the headphones requiring charging too. Solve one problem, another one rears its head

Prof_Acorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Tap the gear. It will bring up all your volume mixers. Find the media one, turn that down instead.

PurpleZerg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Every. Fucking. Time.

capnmykonos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck I hate that

dainternets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Try to turn ring tone up while having a text message open.

Enlarge all the text instead.

DontCountToday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:11 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Better odds than the lottery. Why not try?

jihiggs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

whenever i think about these stupid details in android, i remind myself that the first iphone couldnt even cut and paste.

BazeFook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:57 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

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Shpitzick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

If you're using xposed there's a module that can fix it: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.smartmadsoft.xposed.aio

jdmackes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Windows phone used to have just one volume, turning it up or down worked for everything. I loved it but everyone complained about it so now they have the same system everyone else has of separate ringer and media controls

_STONEFISH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Errday. Errday.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:30 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit you have ads in the middle of your YouTube app??

Raymi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Rocker Locker

Konohasappy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Also nice how it blocks a huge part of the video you're trying to watch.

Oligomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The youtube app is the worst bullshit ever, yet there's no alternative.

Sirmalta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Hate.

pencilpusher13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:37 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Every damn day

humanysta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No adblock and autoplay turned on? Now that's infuriating.

moeburn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Have root, have fixed. NEXT ISSUE

alkyjason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My phone has 4 or 5 separate volume control sliders for various things. Irritating as fck.

purpleblah2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:58 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have an iPhone and I haven't had to do this since I realized you could change the volume in that little menu that pops up at the bottom of your screen.

Useful for checking the volume before watching porn rather than frantically mashing the volume down button and hoping it'll switch from ringtone volume to sound volume in time.

The_Celtic_Chemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:13 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

By the time you wait for that to fade away, the sound on your video will start and blast you, guaranteed. If you hit the volume why don't they show all volume options? Or an option in the corner to take you to the volume control?

ferretflip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:34 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Root your phone, install Xposed. Get the Audio Stream Music Default module. Volume buttons now change media volume instead of ringtone. Done!

captmotorcycle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:44 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Try Rocker Locker

JeffFarty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:33 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Hello honesttrailers shill

Peachykeen9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:56 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yes! Big pet peeve!

aprofondir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

On Windows phones you can just press and activate the media volume and notification volume and adjust them separately no matter when you bring it up.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

there's a fix for this, I don't think you even need to root (although I might have rooted mine I can't remember)

sateeshsai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

It's a real problem

sanskimost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:40 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

deleted What is this?

King_Dead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*

Eventually at some point my phone thought it would be a good idea to make the buttons that adjust the volume adjust the size of the font when in messenger. Why would I ever need to do adjust the size at the drop of a hat?

sherpdyderp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:59 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if it's just an iPhone thing, but I set my buttons to control only media volume.

Bluesfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Happens all the damn time.

smithandwesson2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

What phone have you got? I've got an LG G3 so it'll be different for you unless you have the same.

There may be other ways to do it but I've installed xposed framework, then installed g3tweaksbox and there's a setting in there to force media control using volume buttons.

Google will help you if you don't know about xposed framework. I think you need a custom recovery like TWRP to flash it.

supersahib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

*exceedinglyinfuriating

NoFreeSpeechHere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Seems apple and android users have this in common. On iOS though, there is an option to not let the volume buttons control the ringer volume, but I don't have that checked, so I have this problem from time to time.

bawta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:23 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Bonus points for not waiting long enough for it to realise that you don't want the ringtone volume, pressing the button again only to have the phone change the ringtone volume AGAIN.

ap123c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have missed so many calls because of this.

DerNeander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:53 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Try to get Xposed framework and gravity box for your phone. There is a workaround for that.

I personally can't go back to changing the ringtone volume as standard, just so annoying.

Th3Trashkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is pretty much the only problem I have with Android. This goes hand in hand with bullshit autoplay videos, I've lost count of how many times I've rapidly had to press the down vol button because some human diaper decided that autoplay video is required on a news article.

dakota2434 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:00 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I HATE THIS SAMSUNG S7

tomasz555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There is an app called rocker locker that prevents the volume keys from changing ringtone volume so they only control volume!

Schokoladekuchen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Mine's a Amazon Fire Phone and it does this exact thing whenever I try to play a video and I have to wait cause I messed up and brought up the ringtone volume and the buttons are going dead anyway. Time for a new phone haha, what would yall suggest that uses the google play store? Fire Phones don't even use that...

cluckay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:41 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.xvx.volume&hl=en

TheManOfSpaceAndTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

To combat this I hit mute on the player (youtube) wait for it to play then turn down the volume.

ewbf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:08 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Stupid designers

BeefPieSoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:17 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is the bane of my whole existence

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There's an app for this called Rocker Locker that fixes this exact problem.

EDIT: Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomwandroid.rockerlocker&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Drocker+locker&pcampaignid=APPU_14_RlJ0V8eDOMimesW6r_AB

carbon7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Android problems.

Kukijiro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:09 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Too many goddamn times.

llagerlof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:07 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

/r/softwaregore

Dorito_Butt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:54 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Or porn...

Brutalix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:28 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Know those feels

eXwNightmare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:51 on June 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

My phone has 3 different volume controls to select (ringtone, alarm, media)from a drop down menu. Expect the arrow only shows if music or a YouTube video is playing , so I can't pre adjust the volume.. or adjust the alarm volume without going into the full menu. like wtf..

rohmish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:08 on July 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Media apps should switch it as soon as it starts and not when playback starts.

Soperos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:28 on July 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

But its full volume lmao.

Taniwha_Ham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:04 on July 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I know this is late op but if you see this install rocker locker from the app store

Harry426 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:39:02 on July 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

There is an app that fixes this

a_shootin_star ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:27 on July 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I foretold it'd be called Nougat https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/4qdt9d/trying_to_turn_down_the_volume_before_a_video/d4si0bg

PrincessTyphoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:11 on August 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This is about as far as mild infuriation can go without transitioning to downright blood boiling rage

PM_ME_YOUR_SANS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:07 on October 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You've won /r/mildlyinfuriating

SCtester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:59 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This happened to me once while I was in a bookstore. It felt like dying inside.

jej1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:51:07 on November 27, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

oh my

unfriendlywolves ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:03:36 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Android problems

26326312 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

That's why I love my Xperia http://imgur.com/YooXusa

Randomguy26 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:18:47 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Control center

DOUEVNLYFTBRO ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:37:28 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

What about it?

Randomguy26 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:41:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I know in iOS if you open the control center you adjust the sound volume at any time. I'm assuming the same works for android too.

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:52:26 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

No control center in Android. We have quicksettings in the notification shade, and a little gear icon when we adjust volume to manage volume of different media.

troissandwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:05:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You can go to settings > sound and notification, but it really won't save any time

FuglyShmugly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:44:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I have turned off changing the volume of ringtone in settings.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:21:20 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

The volume controls on my Samsung are absolute shit. Keeps turning to vibrate when I try to turn it up sometimes too.

CeauxViette ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:32:49 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Pfft, mobile phone plebs.

dandu3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:19:18 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

on my old ipod touch, it's all one volume control that regulates the speaker. no separate controls for notifications and shit. just the way it's supposed to be

hbpaintballer88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:01:02 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Another reason I'm switching back to iPhone, this is my first Android and I gotta say not a lot of common sense went into this phone. Don't get me wrong it has some really cool features but for me the cons out weigh the pros. Another dumb thing it does is it saves all my voicemails to my music library, like that's what I wanna hear while working out. My wife's note 3 does it too.

sleepyhead ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 13:49:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

LOL Android. So much stupid like this. Definitely going back to iPhone for my next phone.

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

More like LOL touchwiz. Get a nexus to see the best of Android.

sleepyhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:37 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Slightly better but it's still Android. Lots of good stuff but countless ux errors and problematic with proper data storage and migration compared to iOS.

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:10 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

You'll need to transfer data every hour every day to notice the storage problems. Android really has improved since the beginning and is now almost bug-free. Of course, different devices means different problems, but overall Android is great. For the UX problems, the Play Store is not as restrictive as iOS regarding design so people upload apps that does not conform with Material Design. That's one thing I envy from iOS.

PumpkinWarfare ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 09:28:25 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Hope this helps: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomwandroid.rockerlocker&hl=en

amdc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:54:06 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks

TehEpicSaudiGuy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:27:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

This keeps your speakers on, draining battery

amdc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:29:14 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Oh

PumpkinWarfare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:52 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Mm didn't know that. There's got to be a better app.

TehEpicSaudiGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Not without root.

Helacaster ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:24 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't get the marshmallow update yet I see.

SidewaysLens ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 11:35:01 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty sure using android daily is /r/mildlyinfuriating

Biobak_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:46:22 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Android, like any other OS, has its strenghts and its flaws. I could say the same, not having widgets, a Settings shortcut in the notification shade, NFC/bluetooth transfer and alternative apps is more than mildly infuriating.

SidewaysLens ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:27:16 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I enjoy not having to play musical ROMs to get a functioning phone. To each their own.

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:46:31 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Musical ROMs? That doesn't even exist. Android works as well as iOS.

SidewaysLens ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:20:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Android works as well as iOS.

Lol ok, putting aside that that is blatantly false, what phone do you have and what version of Android is it on? How long after release did you have to wait if you don't use ROMs?

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:51 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Tell me, how is it false? What can iOS do that Android can't? How is having an iOS device better that an Android one?

I have a Zenfone 2, a 2014 phone. It is on Android 5.1.1 with a custom ROM. The official ROM is on 6.0.1 but I didn't like it so I changed. I did not ahve to wait as ROMs were available in roughly the first two months after the phone's release. What are you trying to say?

How long after release did you have to wait if you didn't use ROMs?

That's the point of ROMs, buddy. If you don't like the stock ROM or the updates are taking too long, you flash a custom ROM. That's how phones like the Galaxy S2 can run on the latest Android version, when the iPhone 3G for example, can't run iOS 9.

SidewaysLens ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:42 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

LOL, bring up a phone from 2008. Sorry, but the fact that you have to install a ROM just prove my point. iOS is a superior operating system because no one feels like they need to change it.

To even pretend like Ios is not more consistently polished and well thought out just a joke.

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:50 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, the old Galaxy S. Samsung doesn't update it since a long time yet the community keeps on making ROMs with th latest version. Can you have the latest version on an older iPhone? No.

How did it prove your point? Everyone has different tastes. I didn't like it, so I changed it. Let's say one doesn't like the looks of iOS. What can they do? Can they change the icons? Can they apply themes? Can they change font? No, they're stuck with what they have. I did not HAVE to install a ROM, I just WANTED to because I did not like ASUS' UI. Apart from that, everything worked fine.

iOS is well-thought if you like he phone like they gave it to you. If you like customization and freedom, Android is better. I don't know what version of Android you get this from but the latest versions (5.0+) are smooth, polished and almost bug-free.

SidewaysLens ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:28:03 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't like it, so I changed it. Let's say one doesn't like the looks of iOS. What can they do? Can they change the icons? Can they apply themes? Can they change font? No, they're stuck with what they have. I did not HAVE to install a ROM, I just WANTED to because I did not like ASUS' UI. Apart from that, everything worked fine.

That's what Android users don't get. The UI is actually not shit and iOS users don't want to change it.

iPhones from 2011 run the latest version.

Biobak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:48 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Just because it isn't shit to you doesn't mean it isn't shit for everyone. You may like it but I'm willing to bet a lot of people with iPhones hate the design. Why is it that so many people Jailbreak their device?
Android's UI isn't shit either. Some manufacturer's skins might not be beautiful but Stock Android is eye pleasing and coherent.

If you like your iPhone there's no problem, just don't claim it to be better by imagining problems on the other OSs.

Thecactigod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:26:35 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Sure if you get a cheap one.

kyogre69 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 12:04:32 on June 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)

Just click the Gear button on the right. god this subreddit is infuriating