teli63
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Q: Microphone icon while talking phone in iWatch is confusing

Here is a picture I took of my watch while answering a phone call ... the icon for the microphone (which was active) looks like is turned off. If I click on the icon, it reverses the colors, and then mutes the microphone. The icon does not make any sense:

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Posted on Jul 8, 2016 10:29 AM

by léonie,Solvedanswer
léonie léonie
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A:

I suspect you are not seeing the button background and thinking about it as a status indication rather than a button.

In bright daylight it is nearly impossible to see this button as a button, i.e. in contrast to the dominating red button to the left of it.  The designers should reconsider their choice of colors.  It is logical as you explained it, but a poor choice of colors.

Posted on Jul 8, 2016 10:50 AM

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  • by Jonathan UK,Helpful

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Jul 8, 2016 11:33 AM in response to teli63
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    Jul 8, 2016 11:33 AM in response to teli63

    Hi

     

    If you would like to share your thoughts with Apple and/or suggest that Apple considers changing the appearance of the Mute button, you can do so here:

     

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch.html

     

    (This is a user-based community - you are not talking with Apple here).

  • by Winston Churchill,Helpful

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 8, 2016 11:35 AM in response to teli63
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    Jul 8, 2016 11:35 AM in response to teli63

    I suspect you might be failing to see the background to the icon, it's slightly lighter than the black background for the rest of the watch face. The point being it's a button, i.e. you press it to do what the icon indicates, i.e. mute it, just like the other button indicates it will stop (red) your call when you press it.

     

    I suspect you are not seeing the button background and thinking about it as a status indication rather than a button. Sorry but it makes perfect sense to me.

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Jul 8, 2016 10:50 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 8, 2016 10:50 AM in response to Winston Churchill

    I suspect you are not seeing the button background and thinking about it as a status indication rather than a button.

    In bright daylight it is nearly impossible to see this button as a button, i.e. in contrast to the dominating red button to the left of it.  The designers should reconsider their choice of colors.  It is logical as you explained it, but a poor choice of colors.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 8, 2016 10:53 AM in response to léonie
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    Jul 8, 2016 10:53 AM in response to léonie

    Yes a different colour would be better.