Taking Chances
I love my Android phone, but it’s handling of headphones is ridiculous.
I’m jamming to Glee’s cover of Celine Dion’s “Taking Chances” at work, then my phone proceeds to pause the music and ring via the loudspeaker (maybe because my headphones don’t have a microphone lead?). I answer the phone and the microphone doesn’t work until I unplug the headphones. A few seconds later, it figures out the new configuration and switches the internal mic on.
I have my phone call and hang up. Everything’s fine, but then the media player pops up and starts playing the song through the loudspeaker at nearly max volume, because the headphones aren’t plugged in anymore. I unlock the display and rush to shut that down (also possible to plug in the headphones at that point, if they’re handy). Given nobody ever sits at their desk on my floor I think most embarassment was avoided.