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accessibility_fail2011-04-22 08:15 pm
megaptera) wrote in accessibility_fail2011-04-22 08:15 pm
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Volume is not pitch
I finally got around to updating my Android phone's operating system. It's been bugging me about it for a couple of weeks.
When I click the button to turn the volume up and down, there's a test tone to demonstrate the volume, which is nice. But since the update, the pitch of the test tone changes along with the volume. Higher volume makes a higher-pitched and louder bing; lower volume makes a lower-pitched and quieter bing. Before the update, the bing would be the same pitch and would only change volume.
It strikes me as being unnecessarily confusing for anyone who has more trouble hearing some pitches than others, as I understand is often an issue with mild hearing loss.
When I click the button to turn the volume up and down, there's a test tone to demonstrate the volume, which is nice. But since the update, the pitch of the test tone changes along with the volume. Higher volume makes a higher-pitched and louder bing; lower volume makes a lower-pitched and quieter bing. Before the update, the bing would be the same pitch and would only change volume.
It strikes me as being unnecessarily confusing for anyone who has more trouble hearing some pitches than others, as I understand is often an issue with mild hearing loss.