I watched my partner adjust the volume on her android phone (some Motorola phone) and first there was the vertical slider, she tapped it, and it expanded to idk 5-6 different volume sliders? I appreciate having the option, and I feel like that’s a lot to shove into the UI for a mobile device.
I prefer the iOS model, though it’s not without its own issues. For iOS, if no media is playing, the volume buttons control the ringer/notification volume. If there’s music or a video actively playing, the controls adjust the playback volume. Honestly, my biggest gripe is not being able to easily set ringer volume while something is playing - I just did a quick test with Spotify open, and going to the settings app and adjusting the ringer stopped playback for the ringer sample to play.
I prefer the iOS model, though it’s not without its own issues. For iOS, if no media is playing, the volume buttons control the ringer/notification volume. If there’s music or a video actively playing, the controls adjust the playback volume. Honestly, my biggest gripe is not being able to easily set ringer volume while something is playing - I just did a quick test with Spotify open, and going to the settings app and adjusting the ringer stopped playback for the ringer sample to play.