Volume Button No Longer Can Silence phone

[Netwvrk]

This is the most braindead update I have ever experienced.  

It's almost like someone was trying to justify their position and couldn't think of anything.

If you're going to copy apple with every move, we myswell ditch Samsung all together.

[Pianodude58]

It's now a two-step process
Click the Volume Button
Click the Speaker Icon to Silence
Reverse the process to turn back On

Or you can just pull down the Quick Panel and Click the Speaker Icon.

[Netwvrk]

The entire complaint is you can't silence vibrations without turning on your f'ing screen.  This is HORRIBLE for work meetings.

[Pianodude58]

Isn't it protocol, or at least common sense, to mute your phone before attending a meeting? And I attend a lot of meetings.

[CEParsons]

You can. See my comment above.

They likely changed the default behavior because accidental silencing resulting in missed notifications is a more pressing issue than 0.05 extra seconds before a meeting.

Another potential solution: set sound mode as a lock screen short cut.

There are about 15 different ways to accomplish the task of muting the phone, including using buttons without turning on the screen as I outlined above.

[Netwvrk]

I have never once accidentally silenced the phone from this...but adding steps to something that already worked perfectly is just silly

[CEParsons]

It's a more frequent occurrence than you may realize. I have actually fixed this issue for multiple people IRL within the past month. As such, I welcome the change.

[Netwvrk]

I could see this being an issue for someone with a different case than myself.  It is definitely easier to accidentally do if I remove my otterbox.  They could really just keep the change and then allow users to toggle the option back on if they'd like, voila, everyone is happier.  

[CEParsons]

Please use the search function prior to posting. This particular topic has been addressed ad nauseum and has been consolidated into a mega thread.

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S24/How-do-I-silence-my-phone-on-One-ui-8/td-p/3368456?sr...

Mods may move your post there as well, just an FYI.

The current workaround to restore your desired functionality involves Routines+.

Download here: https://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.app.routineplus

Go to Settings > modes and routines > routines and create the routine in my attached screenshot.

If you did this, your phone now silences when you hold the volume down button.

[nullandvoid]

Too bad I can't give extra likes to this post.  I still can't believe the heat this change is generating. I don't see a rationale for it other than the fact that it's a change from something they are used to.  In my mind, vibration is the same as mute anyway, but that's me, especially if one does not actually want vibration all they have to do is go to sounds and vibration and turn the vibration intensity down to 0 (or whatever the lowest increment is).  Should they have left the action alone? Definitely. Even though I never used the feature myself, there was no reason for the change - even if there are 10 other ways to quickly mute the phone.  The resistance to creating a routine to restore the feature also confounds me, as it's a tiny extra step one only has to do once and never think about it again.