The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)

I think the worst UI is simply the Teams one, because it presents as an app volume control but then simply controls the global device volume. Fuck off, you are not the only app running. But that comes second to the microphone gain control, which Teams similarly exerts unilateral control over - only this time through an automated algorithm that for some microphone types just ends up muting them entirely. It's wild, you can go into the Windows gain control…

I get it's not the same thing but I wish iOS had lower volume settings. As it is, if 100% is max volume then the difference between 0 and unit above 0 on iPhones is about 30% volume. Like, in the middle of the night when everything is quiet, if I was the set it on the lowest setting and make some game sounds I could hear it 2 rooms away with doors open. But, Apple decided you don't need…

Some of these aren't just bad, they're downright evil. Don't be surprised if someone implements one of them not realizing they're supposed to be a joke.

My nomination for the Real World Interface Hall Of Shame - 2002 Toyota Camry factory stereo system volume control. First, though, let me ask a question. When one turns the volume control down on a stereo, what are you communicating to the system? I think a reasonable answer is "I want things to be quieter." But according to Toyota engineering, that's a wrong answer. You see, some genius over at Toyota reasoned, when the operator turns the volume control progressively…