[Bug 1572343] Re: Hearing damage warning not intuitive

2016-09-10 Thread Joe Liau
I noticed that the safety warning only appears if headphones are plugged in while audio is currently playing. i.e. if you pause the audio (e.g. music) turn volume to full, plug in the headphones, then press play, there is no dialogue and the volume remains high and potentially "harmful". -- You

[Bug 1572343] Re: Hearing damage warning not intuitive

2016-05-05 Thread Joe Liau
I agree with option (2). It would also be nice to receive a notification of what happened: "Volume reduced to a safe level." But, continuing the brainstorm here I suppose we also have the cases of the device connecting to: a) Bluetooth speakers/headset b) Speakers via cable Would those act si

[Bug 1572343] Re: Hearing damage warning not intuitive

2016-05-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is my fault. When I designed the loud volume handling, I considered only the cases where (1) you increase the volume, which produces the “Increase Volume” alert; or (2) you start or wake the device, which automatically reduces the volume. I did not consi