It could be me but I can't seem to have the option of having:-
SILENT / VIBRATE / SOUND since moving to 2.3?
I used to be able to use volume keys to cycle through and via lockscreen swipe.
Last time I changed sound settings but option seems to have gone....
I can only access vibrate, no silent option. Must just be removed, I for one never used that option.
Although, if you go into setting>sound, you can change the 'Vibrate' option to 'Never' and this will enable complete silence.
Instructions
Go to > Settings > Sound > Vibrate ... Select 'Only when not in Silent mode'
You can then have Silent, Vibrate & Ringer
EraticTomTom said:
Go to > Settings > Sound > Vibrate ... Select 'Only when not in Silent mode'
You can then have Silent, Vibrate & Ringer
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That's what I thought but it doesn't work, I still can't access 'silent' from volume keys
madmurdoch said:
That's what I thought but it doesn't work, I still can't access 'silent' from volume keys
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Google removed this feature after 2.1 because...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8668 said:
Many users were confused by how the volume buttons and vibrate mode worked together. This is an attempt to
make it clearer to everybody.
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http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8668
HTC kept it (along with others, including Cyanogenmod).
I've made an app to emulate it in 2.2+
https://market.android.com/details?id=opotech.advancedringerrockertrial
in settings you need to "enable silent state".
I have to quote myself from another thread, sorry about that!
My_Immortal said:
Go to Settings > Sounds > Vibrate
It'll give you 4 options that also affect the way volume keys and lockscreen works:
1. Always
Your phone will always vibrate, regardless of volume level, so in lockscreen when you slide for silent or pressing the volume keys all the way down, you'll be in vibrate only, never silent.
2. Never
It will never go to vibrate mode, no matter what.
3. Only when silent
Your phone will vibrate when in silent mode, so when you slide for silent in lockscreen or pressing the volume keys all the way down, you'll be in Vibrate Only
4. Only when not in silent
Your phone will vibrate when not in silent mode, so when you slide for silent in lockscreen or pressing the volume keys all the way down, you'll be in Silent Mode, no vibration.
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Previously, I was able to set the ringer to vibrate only, or silent. Now the option is gone. I can't have full silent unless I turn on vibrate for rest of the setting. WTH
Before =
Silent > Vibrate Only > Volume <---- This is stepping that I want, I want to keep silent and vibrate separate without forcing vibrate on sound ringtone.
NOW =
Silent+Vibrate > Volume
or
Silent > Volume+Vibrate
If I want silent to be silent without vibrate, it forces vibrate on sound ringtones.
put it on VIBRATE then head to settings, Sound> then press the vibrate option and click never, now it wont vibrate, you can't have both options. its froyo deal with it.
xriderx66 said:
put it on VIBRATE then head to settings, Sound> then press the vibrate option and click never, now it wont vibrate, you can't have both options. its froyo deal with it.
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no i won't deal with it
im using switchpro and bwam now I can.
On my other phones, when you keep pushing volume down, the ringer transitions from ring, to vibrate, to silent. But on the the photon, it goes from ring to vibrate. How do I tottaly silence it?
I wish there was a silent toggle. Sometimes I want both the ring to vibrate...but not always. I need a quick toggle.
if you press and hold the power button. it will pop up a menu. sound off is one of the options. you can also set the sounds off using the settings app.
I'd recommend downloading "simple sound profile widget" - it is similar to the profiles back when I had a nextel and a black berry. I put a widget that has the option of normal, silent, or vibrate - very quick and easy!
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.zalio.android.spm
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Or just hold the down volume key and when you feel it vibrate, you will be in Silent mode...
I know what u mean
This option was gone since froyo for some weird reason
Only cm7 brings that way back (via volume rocker)
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Oh yeah. Probably would've helped if I read teh manual, but who does that
I wish there was a way to turn on vibrate individually quickly instead of going through the settings.
Huh?! It isn't gone. I use it all the time. Just press and hold the down volume key and it'll switch to Silent Mode...
SS2006 said:
I know what u mean
This option was gone since froyo for some weird reason
Only cm7 brings that way back (via volume rocker)
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it either goes ring to silent
or ring to vibrate
as i said back in the day, it would go from ring to vibrate to silent
to the OP, go to settings, sound, and play with the vibrate settings and ull get what u want
Yeah, that's right...
My bad, I didn't really check.
Damn, why'd they remove that feature...
SS2006 said:
it either goes ring to silent
or ring to vibrate
as i said back in the day, it would go from ring to vibrate to silent
to the OP, go to settings, sound, and play with the vibrate settings and ull get what u want
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This maybe software opposed to hardware...
Just got my new titan sorted out last night and firstly - really happy with it! build is lovely, UI - love it, overall really nice feel to use.
However, the volume control - volume is ok, and vibrate is fine but is there a 'silent' with no vibrate mode? i cannot find it?
You can only have a "Silent no vibrate" setting if you turn off Vibration on the sound settings...the only down side is this turns off vibration in all situations so you have to manually toggle it in settings as you wish.
You've stumbled across what I believe is the most bone-headed problem with this OS: you have to choose between silent and vibrate in settings.
In other words, I think you should be able to tap the icon to switch between:
Ring > Ring with Vibrate > Vibrate > Silent
but no! There is a vibrate toggle under Settings > Ringtones and Sound. If you have it turned on, your ringer options are:
Ring with Vibrate > Vibrate
If you have it turned off, your ringer options are:
Ring > Silent
SO, if you're like me and pretty much just want to use Vibrate or Silent, you're stuck going into Settings EVERY TIME. Even more infuriating, if you're actually on the "Ringtones and Sound" page and pull down the ringer option with your volume rocker and hit the ringer icon, you can see that your choice toggles the "ringer" switch on the page - so clearly it wouldn't have been too much harder to have the "vibrate" toggled "remotely" as well.
I love this OS, but this single flaw drives me bananas.
drokkon said:
You've stumbled across what I believe is the most bone-headed problem with this OS: you have to choose between silent and vibrate in settings.
In other words, I think you should be able to tap the icon to switch between:
Ring > Ring with Vibrate > Vibrate > Silent
but no! There is a vibrate toggle under Settings > Ringtones and Sound. If you have it turned on, your ringer options are:
Ring with Vibrate > Vibrate
If you have it turned off, your ringer options are:
Ring > Silent
SO, if you're like me and pretty much just want to use Vibrate or Silent, you're stuck going into Settings EVERY TIME. Even more infuriating, if you're actually on the "Ringtones and Sound" page and pull down the ringer option with your volume rocker and hit the ringer icon, you can see that your choice toggles the "ringer" switch on the page - so clearly it wouldn't have been too much harder to have the "vibrate" toggled "remotely" as well.
I love this OS, but this single flaw drives me bananas.
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Why not just turn the volume rocker to 0 for silent? Then you don't have to go to settings... or do you want other things to make sound?
MS has made weird choices for WP7. (Have they ever used a phone ?)
I suggest you to vote for this missing (basic) feature here :
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...the-ring-vibrate-toggle-button-a-3-way-option
Have you also noticed you can't choose the volume level of the Alarm ?
Many "features" like this in WP7..
ROCOAFZ said:
Why not just turn the volume rocker to 0 for silent? Then you don't have to go to settings... or do you want other things to make sound?
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If you use the volume rocker to go to "0" and you have vibrate turned "off" in settings, then the ringer will turn to "silent" mode. If you use the rocker to go back above "0," then the ringer will turn to "ring" mode.
If you use the volume rocker to go to "0" and you have vibrate turned "on" in settings, then the ringer will turn to "vibrate" mode. If you use the rocker to go back above "0," then the ringer will turn to "ring+vibrate" mode.
There are four modes, but only two available at any given time based on whether you have "vibrate" enabled in settings.
crmb said:
MS has made weird choices for WP7. (Have they ever used a phone ?)
I suggest you to vote for this missing (basic) feature here :
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...the-ring-vibrate-toggle-button-a-3-way-option
Have you also noticed you can't choose the volume level of the Alarm ?
Many "features" like this in WP7..
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Double-checked and it looks like I gave this three votes back in October.
Android had this nice feature where you can silence the phone between XX:XXam and YY:YYpm...any know of an app that can replicate this feature in WP8?
TIA
Apps can't change system settings in Windows Phone. There is no automated functionality in the OS for this either. You will have to do that yourself in the evening.
Thanks - guess I will have to turn off my phone at night for the first time in years. Or maybe keep it in another room for the night.
DPLOY said:
Thanks - guess I will have to turn off my phone at night for the first time in years. Or maybe keep it in another room for the night.
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When locked, you just press the vol button (either one) and then tap the sound/mute/vibe icon upper right. Takes a lot less time than turning off your phone. Or did you mean that?
And yeah, the app restrictions are still way too draconian in WP8.
I dont get a MUTE option - only ring+vibrate or just plain vibrate...?
DPLOY said:
I dont get a MUTE option - only ring+vibrate or just plain vibrate...?
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I think that is the mute option!
vibrate is separate
DPLOY said:
I dont get a MUTE option - only ring+vibrate or just plain vibrate...?
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Hi DPLOY
The vibrate function is separate. You turn the vibrate on/of in the "ringtones + sounds" settings. If you have vibrate on the button on the volume controls will toggle ring + vibrate and ring. With vibrate off it will toggle ring and mute.
God bless
andrew-in-woking
Odd that there are two toggles rather than one three-state toggle for this functionality.
andrew-in-woking said:
Hi DPLOY
The vibrate function is separate. You turn the vibrate on/of in the "ringtones + sounds" settings. If you have vibrate on the button on the volume controls will toggle ring + vibrate and ring. With vibrate off it will toggle ring and mute.
God bless
andrew-in-woking
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ok thanks
Why not just put the phone into Flight mode? Settings > Flight mode. Or install "Pin it" from the store and you can put the Flight mode toggle tile on your start screen. You can also add tiles for WiFi, Bluetooth and Mobile data too.
if you cant change settings through apps i guess you can also not use NFC patches to set settings
When you change the volume, you can also switch your phone to silent or normal mode. On the volume control bar at the top of the screen, tap , , or .
this is listed in the help info.on my phone i can only vibrate and ring..why
-adrian- said:
When you change the volume, you can also switch your phone to silent or normal mode. On the volume control bar at the top of the screen, tap , , or .
this is listed in the help info.on my phone i can only vibrate and ring..why
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You need to turn off vibrate in the ringtones+sounds section. When vibrate is on you get vibrate/ring options, when it's off you get silent/ring options.
I hope they will fix this. Dont know why it does not simply go through all the 3 options