> A very large number of people work in shared offices and operate their phones in silent mode all-day, every-day. If that's the case, can't you just turn the

> A very large number of people work in shared offices and operate their phones in silent mode all-day, every-day. If that's the case, can't you just turn the ringer to off in your phone's settings? Why do you need the silence switch for this? The silence switch is useful when you want to switch back and forth a lot.