Volume buttons are swapped
Volume buttons operate opposite from expected.
I’ve tried switching the “Turn on Fixed Position Volume Controls” but that option isn’t present in my menu on an iPad Air, 5th Gen. iOS 16.6.
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Volume buttons operate opposite from expected.
I’ve tried switching the “Turn on Fixed Position Volume Controls” but that option isn’t present in my menu on an iPad Air, 5th Gen. iOS 16.6.
Expanding upon Demo’s comments…
Dynamic volume controls were introduced with release of iPadOS 15.4 onwards. The “logic” behind dynamic volume controls is such that regardless of the screen orientation, the relative function remains constant - as follows:
For reasons known only to Apple, the ability to disable this feature is not available for any new models of iPad and iPad Pro that have since been launched - these models being:
This is documented within this recently updated Apple Support document:
Use the Home, side, and other buttons on your iPad - Apple Support
Apple invite submission of constructive comments and feature requests via its Product Feedback pages. If you would like to see the ability to disable dynamic volume control functions for your iPad, this would be the most appropriate channel through which to make your voice heard:
Expanding upon Demo’s comments…
Dynamic volume controls were introduced with release of iPadOS 15.4 onwards. The “logic” behind dynamic volume controls is such that regardless of the screen orientation, the relative function remains constant - as follows:
For reasons known only to Apple, the ability to disable this feature is not available for any new models of iPad and iPad Pro that have since been launched - these models being:
This is documented within this recently updated Apple Support document:
Use the Home, side, and other buttons on your iPad - Apple Support
Apple invite submission of constructive comments and feature requests via its Product Feedback pages. If you would like to see the ability to disable dynamic volume control functions for your iPad, this would be the most appropriate channel through which to make your voice heard:
You cannot turn off dynamic volume on your model iPad.
Use the Home, side, and other buttons on your iPad - Apple Support
Dynamic volume buttons adjust automatically as you rotate your iPad. So you increase volume with the button on the right or top, and you decrease volume with the button on the left or bottom, regardless of how you hold your iPad.
These iPad models feature always-on, dynamic volume buttons:
Volume buttons are swapped