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when your phone wants your attention. In other · Lock Sound – if “ON” will hear a shutting
words, among other things, your phone can vi- sound (like a door or cupboard door clos-
brate. (The sound options for your iPad are few- ing) that lets you know you’ve locked your
phone without needing to check.
er because it is not intended to be used as a cel- · System Haptics – if “ON” will allow vibra-
lular phone). tions.
Side switch on side of phone – turns sounds Do Not Disturb – this is a very helpful setting
“on” or “off.” When “off,” this is called “silent found just below “Sounds & Haptics.” It provides
mode.” a list of options for you to explore to keep your
phone from bothering you at certain times.
The following are found in “Settings” -> “Sounds Thankfully there is a short description of each
& Haptics”: option to help you decide if it is something you
· Vibrate on Ring (on/off) – if “on” will vi- want to use. For example, I have my phone’s
brate your phone while it is also ringing. “Scheduled” option turned “ON,” and I have a
· Vibrate on Silent (on/off) – if “on” will vi- set time span from 10 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. during
brate even if your phone is on silent.
· Under “Ringer and Alerts” there is a slide which I do NOT want to be disturbed. The phone
volume adjust. Mine is up all the way on functions will work (receive calls, etc.) but I will
this one which means if my phone “rings” not know unless I am looking at the phone –
with a sound it will be the loudest possi-
ble. It’s not that my hearing is failing, it’s there will be no noises or vibrations. True to
that my pants pockets are getting more providing options on top of options, there is an
insulated! “Allow Calls from” option that WILL allow certain
· Right below that is “Change with But- calls to come in even if you DO have “Do Not
tons” (on/off) – This option, if turned “ON,” Disturb” turned on.
means that the volume of the sounds can
be adjusted by the “side buttons” which
are used to turn the volume up or down.
· If “OFF,” the side buttons will NOT adjust Ah, remember the old days when you just un-
the volume. plugged the phone when you didn’t want it to
ring?
Now comes a really fun list of “Sounds and Vi-
bration Patters” – Look at this list and you can
pick and change the sound or vibration pattern
of all the events listed. Get a new email? Pick a By John Roy, President, The PC Users Group of Connecticut
sound to tell you that event happened. I believe August 2019 issue, The Program
you can get (or purchase through the App Store)
more ringtones, but the ones provided for free www.tpcug-ct.org
are enough for me. johnroy1 (at) comcast.net
Below that list are: I have an Android phone and use Google Pho-
tos. I wanted to create some storage space on
· Keyboard Clicks – if “ON” will make a
click sound when you touch a keyboard my phone and decided to delete photos that
key on your device. were already residing in the cloud in Google
Photos.
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