>>>> Frankly, if I am going to have an instant mute, I would prefer it mute everything.
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>>> Yes, one would think. But this is such a big thing to miss in testing. It almost has to be a feature, not a bug. Hopefully they'll fix this feature in the next sw upgrade.
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>> I'm quite certain this was a choice, not a slip of the programmers pen.
>> As it happens, it is one I agree with.
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> To each his own. There's already a sounds-off switch in settings. I thought mute meant mute.
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> Why do you like it this way? Turn your keyclicks off and on a lot?
I don't like having to go into Settings to adjust volume, mute, or brightness, although it's easier with Rapid App Switching than before.
The way 4.2.1 has it set up, I have a slider easily available for brightness (a quick double-tap and slide), and one for over-all volume, and - separately - an on/off switch for system sounds.
I definitely prefer this to having an on/off switch for music or movie soundtrack (if I want to quickly mute those things, I probably also want to pause the movie or music), and a slider for system sounds (I have their volume set; I either want them on or off, no need to adjust their volume frequently).
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