Apple Updates iOS to 6.1 - Page 3

Faterson · 03-11-2013, 05:18 PM

Sound management in iOS is a complete debacle for Apple.

Like you say, there is no way to effectively and reliably make an iOS device shut up. The new pseudo-feature introduced in iOS 6, "Do Not Disturb", does not guarantee you will not be disturbed. Several alarm apps are not affected by it.

It's a really embarrassing situation for Apple. For heaven's sake, there's a hardware button on the iPhone for switching off sounds, and even that doesn't work reliably?

They should give those of us who need it, the option to push the hardware button, which would guarantee that the phone would remain silent under all circumstances. This currently isn't possible.

tubemonkey · 03-19-2013, 12:26 PM

6.1.3 is available

kyteflyer · 03-24-2013, 07:12 PM

and Stanza is still working in its same crippled way. Not dead yet.

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03-11-2013, 05:18 PM	#31
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	Sound management in iOS is a complete debacle for Apple. Like you say, there is no way to effectively and reliably make an iOS device *shut up. The new pseudo-feature introduced in iOS 6, "Do Not Disturb", does not* guarantee you will not be disturbed. Several alarm apps are not affected by it. It's a really embarrassing situation for Apple. For heaven's sake, there's a hardware button on the iPhone for switching off sounds, and even that doesn't work reliably? They should give those of us who need it, the option to push the hardware button, which would guarantee that the phone would remain silent under all circumstances. This currently isn't possible.

03-19-2013, 12:26 PM	#32
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,477 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	6.1.3 is available

03-24-2013, 07:12 PM	#33
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	and Stanza is still working in its same crippled way. Not dead yet.