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Geofenced + time restricted sound mode #InnovationLab

(Topic created on: 03-25-2022 07:10 PM)
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mtvoid
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A useful feature to have in OneUI would be to allow to change the phone ringer to silent/vibrate while also automatically limiting it to a particular duration, or a particular location, beyond which it'll revert back to the original sound mode. This has lots of practical uses, say you enter a theatre, and want your phone to be in silent mode, and have it automatically turn off and restore the normal volume after you leave the place.

The functionality already exists (through Do Not Disturb and Bixby Routines, for examples); it is merely a matter of making it easy to do so via the Sounds and vibration (or Do Not Disturb) settings interface.
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Ab_Heartsy
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Is it too hard to do this using your fingers 🤭 😂, giving too much control to ur device is not a good idea at all.

As u said This is already implemented using Bixby routines n that's a sign that for users who want (IFTTT- if this then that) services they can use Bixby routines to do it & that Bixby routines itself is not very much used by people having it, very few people use it but samsung still supports it.

Urs a Good idea tho for those who don't care about sharing their real time locations etc.
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mtvoid
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It just requires way more finger presses the way it is now. 🙂 Bixby Routines are, as the name implies, meant for routines, automations that we wish to trigger on the phone repeatedly and regularly based on certain criteria. My example use case is more of a one-time event, for which creating a special routine seems overkill. But an ability to create an "ad hoc Bixby routine" here will be useful indeed.

I don't see why this requires sharing one's real time location, as it can all be implemented locally (what all information our phones are already sharing without our knowledge and to whom is a separate discussion altogether).
Ab_Heartsy
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Yea, hope samsung devs hear ur suggestion.
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