PTT button during call or jitsi conferencing

[josephtocci]

During a call, it would be nice to be able to mute the microphone and hold down the headphone button to unmute the microphone until I let go. In this way I can be doing something with my hands and have my phone in my pocket and simple press the headphone button to talk on a conference call.

[BloodyIron]

YES (except I use android, so nyaaa).

[josephtocci]

In the Android ticket, we learned that holding the button down wouldn't work because the microphone is off while you hold the button down. So instead go the Zello way getting around this, press to toggle microphone on/off. This would in fact be better for hands free information as you are not holding down the button the entire time you are doing talking, just once at the beginning and end.
See element-hq/riot-android#1905 for more on this.

[BloodyIron]

@josephtocci the Apple wiring may differ, since it is a patented configuration and has volume up and down (which android wiring does not have).

[josephtocci]

http://www.patentlyapple.com/.a/6a0120a5580826970c013488882571970c-800wi

I looked at it, it's the same, the jacks may be different but the switch does bypass the microphone when turned on. So switching the microphone on/off is necessary.