Comment 7 for bug 1483890

My Sony Ericsson Cedar Phone (no smartphone, though) DOES mute everything when set to mute mode.
I do only get vibrations.
I did report that behavior as bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-clock-app/+bug/1542889.
I did not come across this bug here at that point.

I do accept that one may wish to have the phone not ringing on incoming calls at nighttime BUT wants to have an alarm sound in the morning. Tricky that is! :-)
I personaly do not use my phone as alarm clock therefore sound off = all sounds off is fine with me.

Maybe, even if it does make the system more complex, a three level sound setting as suggested above would make sense.
1. all sounds on
2. most sounds that are not critical turned off - others like alarm are still on
3. sound off for everything - vibrations only