I was mad when Apple initially switched the iPad’s hardware switch’s functionality from an orientation lock to a mute control, and cheered when the company eventually added the preference for controlling its function. With the mute option enabled, you’ll still get the visual interruption of incoming notifications, but without the audio interference that otherwise comes with them. Normally, such audio notifications briefly duck down the volume of whatever else you’re listening to-movie dialogue, say, or spoken directions. ![]() So a huge benefit of the hardware mute switch is that it will silence the sound of incoming alerts. ![]() (If your hardware switch controls orientation and not mute, you instead mute the iPad by double-pressing the Home button, swiping on the multitasking bar from left to right, and then tapping the Mute icon at the left-hand side.)
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