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The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

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Re: The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

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Post by glenngillen »

13of40 wrote: post #65

I just ran into one of these. I just got a Garmin Fenix Pro 6 watch, and it has a Spotify client on it. Just create a playlist on your phone or computer, then download and play it from your watch with Bluetooth. Sweet! Unfortunately it autoplays, seems to set the volume way too high by default, and while the volume control is a regular slider, it takes a minimum of four button presses across three different buttons a…

I have the Fenix 5 so by no means the same, but it also seems like a weird "feature" to change between versions. Are you sure this isn't your headphones? I reconnect at the same volume I left it at when I join.

Agreed the UX on the watch itself to adjust is a pain, thankfully the headphones I have are adjustable to it's quicker to do it there when I need to.

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Post by seattle_spring »

FroshKiller wrote: post #2

This started out entertaining, then I realized that there is no attribution for the designs, and even though there are several links that say things like "the original thread," they are all just links to search results for "volume" on the ProgrammerHumor subreddit.

Would attributing the posts to random Reddit names provide much value? If I knew the 3rd one was from /u/potato_up_my_rectum, it's not like I would go seek out his other art or work.

Re: The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

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Post by k12sosse »

stefan_ wrote: post #36

I think the worst UI is simply the Teams one, because it presents as an app volume control but then simply controls the global device volume . Fuck off, you are not the only app running. But that comes second to the microphone gain control, which Teams similarly exerts unilateral control over - only this time through an automated algorithm that for some microphone types just ends up muting them entirely. It's wild, y…

What's your uservoice suggestion URL? Will vote for it.

Re: The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

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Post by monkeybutton »

blamazon wrote: post #18
enumjorge wrote: post #10

This article seems to be a regurgitation of a thread from Reddit.

This case was a “thread storm” instead of a single thread. Each post was a different thread over days/weeks. Challenging to link. I remember it happening live and the endless up-anteing was amazing! Just when you thought the trend was dead someone would drop a new more elaborate take.

Challenging to link indeed. The post is from 2017 and their link is to a search results page that shows unrelated stuff. Some from just a few days ago, it was kinda disappointing.

Re: The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

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Post by tedd4u »

itslennysfault wrote: post #70

Runner up is the touch bar on MacBook Pro. I really miss the simple volume up/down buttons.

Yes the touchbar slider is heinously bad. If my memory serves, you have to first tap one area to get a slider to appear and then slide that.

I got the Air instead of the Pro basically for the hardware brightness / volume keys and lack of Touch Bar. It’s such a relief to use these keys without taking eyes off the screen and to not accidentally tap something on the Touch Bar that breaks flow.

By the way, I think you can edit the Touch Bar to replace the volume slider with volume mute/down/up “buttons” instead of the slider which makes it a little better.

Re: The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

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Post by Tempest1981 »

rectang wrote: post #6

Nearly all volume controls suck because by and large the software world is ignorant of the fact that loudness scales logarithmically. 99.9% of volume controls scale the output linearly.

On every iPad I've seen, only the lower 3-4 (of 16) steps are normal indoor range. Even the 1st step is too loud at night. I need half-steps.

Is this due to linear vs logarithmic scaling? Or are people throwing wild parties where the iPad needs to fill a room with sound?

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Post by ardit33 »

VW seems to have topped all of these suggestions. Their volume control in the latest car (ID 4, and latest Golf) is dumb as hell, and sheer dangerous.

Can't believe mature people in that company thought sliding your finger through to change the volume or temperature, when in a moving car, was a good idea. (even their steering wheel controls are touch sensitive).

The Germans are way behind in basic software/ui/ux design, to the point that having normal knob controls is considered a huge feature.

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