It's all in the title Should there be a standard for games to ask if you want sound on startup. Just like in flight control.
The extra step at every launch bugs me... besides, on the iPhone you have a switch for that. Solution: * Ask on first launch, but only for Touch users, not iPhone users. * Have an option right below the question for whether to ask every time or not. * If you say not to ask, or if you have an iPhone (which defaults to that choice) you can still re-enable the question via a setting.
That's what I was thinking of doing in my apps. But just wanted to know if everyone likes it. So everyone like the option to ask for sound on launch but it also can be hidden but re enabled in settings
I think iPhones with the silent switch on should not have any sound. I don't like it when a game plays music even if my silent switch is on.
also if you are currently playing music through music/ipod app then it should automatically choose no sound without asking you and keep your music playing
But the thing about that is sometimes I don't want game sound but I do want calls texts and emails to ring. Also yes almost all apps' sound turn off when silent switch is on. That is already standard.
this would be a very good idea. i found that i cant play some games in public because of the noise they make. The iPhone has tiny speakers, but those speakers get LOUD. Real Racing sounds like a jet engine taking off, that's how loud it gets.
Definitely. I don't like having to turn off my iPhone's sound in General settings just to disable a game's sound, and doing this also has the unwanted effect of not getting sound notifications for calls or incoming messages. This should be a standard.
That situation could be handled by a feature I think every game should have: a master volume control. Because I often want both phone AND game sounds but I want the game sounds down to a quiet level. And in addition to on-screen volume control (for Touch users), ideally every app should respect the side buttons too, and not just adjust the ringer when you use them. I keep having to turn the volume down for certain loud games, and with some games, that also turns down the ringer to the point where I miss calls. Leave the ringer alone and let me quiet the game please!
Ok so in my game i will have an optional screen that you can choose to not see that has a volume slider for sound fx and backround music. Then a few buttons below to mute all, turn all on full volume and you can tap on the label for the slider that says what it's for to completely mute that slider.
