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> When implementing the Mute switch, Apple had to decide which of a user’s conflicting commands to obey, and they chose the behavior that they believed would ma
by dminor 15y ago
> When implementing the Mute switch, Apple had to decide which of a user’s conflicting commands to obey, and they chose the behavior that they believed would make sense to the most people in the most situations.
> That’s good design.
Choosing one of two conflicting commands without warning the user is terrible design.
- SoftwareMaven 15y agoHow would you warn the user? I was surprised by the behavior initially, but now I far prefer it. I spend far less time worrying about vibrate mode with my iPhone because I don't have to worry at night when I go to bed that my alarm will go off in the morning. There is no perfect design for this, just tradeoffs. I appreciate the tradeoffs Apple made in this case.