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afieldonearth t1_je4zlw5 wrote

Reply to comment by Captain_Alaska in iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max to be equipped with always-on “micro-processor” that will manage capacitive buttons and more even while the phone is powered down. by AppleXOS

That would be great actually. I know people love the physical ringer mute button, but thinking about it, I switched mine to off when I got my first iPhone in 2017, and have not once wanted it to be on since. I would be 100% fine with this being a software toggle and having a more useful physical button that can be mapped to other things.

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afieldonearth t1_je5s5in wrote

It’s not about whether you talk on the phone, it’s about whether you like loud phone ringer / notification noises. I hate the constant chirps and beeps of someone’s unsilenced phone, including my own, even when I’m alone.

Vibrate works great, or better yet, my Apple Watch lets me know immediately when my phone is ringing. No audible noises required.

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LataCogitandi t1_je66g8p wrote

The dichotomy of man is truly fascinating, cuz you then have someone like me, who has a custom ringtone and custom text tone that I unmute my phone for anywhere that’s not a customarily quiet setting.

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PunishedKeano t1_je9cfw4 wrote

If you have coworkers, at least one of them hates you.

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LataCogitandi t1_je9cnpm wrote

Oh don’t worry, I consider my office a customarily quiet setting. Can’t say that about a few of my coworkers though. 😒

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schmidtyb43 t1_je5n7bv wrote

Yeah I’m in the same boat. I use the mute switch one time when I get my phone and then never again. I could think of plenty of other things it would be great for instead. Even better if we can map it to a shortcut… but that might be too wishful of thinking

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MVPizzle t1_je50h8t wrote

We now have a physical camera button.

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hiimlockedout t1_je563qm wrote

You could always use the volume buttons to take pictures though.

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MVPizzle t1_je5cueu wrote

Yeah but now you can bring up the camera from anywhere is what I’m saying.

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3435qalvin t1_je698b4 wrote

It’s a feature desperately missing on iPhones. I’m always mad when I just can’t bring up the camera by clicking the power button twice like on any android I’ve had my hand in yet.

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dcdttu t1_je6rhf8 wrote

But Apple will still leave *two* ways to launch the camera on the home screen, one of witch is the same gesture as dismissing a notification. SMH

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