Praise be to the gods of technology—this phone has a Silence All switch!
This little flipper, on the left edge at the top, means that no ringer or alert
sound will humiliate you in a meeting, a movie, or church. When you move
the switch toward the front of the iPhone, the ringer is on. When you push it
toward the back, exposing the orange dot, the ringer is off.
even when silenced, the iPhone still makes noise if you’ve explicitly set an alarm,
also, the phone still vibrates when the silencer is engaged, although you can turn
this feature off.No menus, no holding down keys, just instant silence. All cellphones should
have this feature.With practice, you can learn to tell if the ringer is on while the iPhone is still in your
pocket. That’s because when the ringer is on, the switch falls in a straight line with
the volume keys. By swiping your thumb across these controls from front to back,
you can feel whether the silencer switch is lined up or tilted away.
Below the silencer, still on the left edge, is the volume control—an up/down
rocker switch. It works three different ways:
On a call, these buttons adjust the speaker or earbud volume.
When you’re listening to music, they adjust the playback volume.
At all other times, they adjust the volume of sound effects like the ringer
and alarms.
Either way, a corresponding volume graphic appears on the screen to show
you where you are on the volume scale.
