The volume bug has been squashed, allowing you to
change the ringer volume when the message screen is open.
Hitting volume down or up will open the volume controller and a drop - down arrow will let
you change the ringer volume, alarm volume and media volume independently.
In current public versions of stock Android, the volume rockers
change ringer volume by default unless audio is currently playing.
When you press the volume rocker, the default action is to
change the ringer volume.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, other
changes are functionally useful, like separate control over
volume levels for the
ringer and for media.
Tap the down arrow on the right - hand side, and you can
change the
ringer, media, alarm and system
volumes independently.
Some of this is a little like duplication - the camera can launch with a double press of the power button, for example, and the other elements seem a little less than essential, like
changing the
ringer mode which can also be done via the
volume keys.
Tapping the down arrow on the right - hand side
changes the
ringer, media, notifications, and system
volumes independently.
In addition to this
change the
volume adjustment panel is now a proper
volume panel, including expandable options to adjust
ringer, media and alarm
volumes at any time.
You can only
change the
volume of the
ringer, if you want to
change media or app
volume you have to wait until it is open before you can turn it down.