Push-to-talk button size in mobile app

TerryTate

It can be difficult to hit the push-to-talk button on mobile due to its size (sometimes the button will not trigger if your finger is slightly off center.) 

Would it be possible to make an option to display a much larger button, maybe similar to how Zello does it? 

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Comments

11 comments

Date Votes
  • Lukita

    YES PLEASE

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  • Lukita

    I WANT GIANT PUSH TO TALK BUTTON IT SUCKS RIGHT NOW

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  • Nermin

    To add to this, is it possible to make an option for the push to talk button to be the entire phone screen , that can then be exited only by pressing the home or back button on your mobile device to exit out of "full screen push to talk mode"

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  • Scratch

    Putting PTT right next to the Android home button? I'm likely to hit the home button instead of PTT and lose all voice access. At least put a fat button in the middle of the display. 

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  • Or

    +1
    Found this post literally 1 minute after trying push-to-talk on Android for the first time. I think the current size of the button could be a mayor problem for users with mobility issues.

    Would be nice to make the button taller with some setting. I don't think it needs to be a too granular either, something like default, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 of screen would suffice tbh.

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  • ember3854

    I agree, this feature is a must have

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  • metzgerfj

    I would prefer if you could press anywhere on the screen to talk instead of having a small button. in a recent change the button is totally inaccessible in portrait mode.

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  • Ordacity

    Are you guys working on improving this?

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  • pontusstyf

    Need the possibility to change the PTT-button size on iOS ASAP!

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  • mccorgi

    This is also a matter of accessibility for mobile users who use Push-to-talk.

    I use the iOS app when I can't use my desktop, and the Push-to-talk button is WAY too small. It requires an almost arbitrary precision to push it, hold it, and keep it activated. Even when my finger stays on it, it acts like I'm not holding it down, and it cuts off my voice after one or two seconds. It's not like I have large fingers or bad hand-eye coordination, but I've always had difficulty using the mobile app's Push-to-talk button. I've made a comparison image using screenshots of the app and what it could look like with a larger Push-to-talk button:

    If the active area was made to be larger and more responsive, it would be much easier to use. Please work on an option for a larger Push-to-talk button on the mobile app. Please. Please. Please.

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  • BigRedBrent
    • Edited

    I completely support this request. We need a big fat button d@#it. Big tall fat and wide. A large f@#$ing square or circle. This is such a simple thing to add. Please get it done sooner rather than later.

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