But stilll
I am a software developer by trade. You cannot change things like this on the consumer. It should be an option in the settings to do it in any kind of new and "improved" way rather than subjecting the customer to that automatically. What's worse is the fact that it is very different, indeed. I cannot set it to silent without it vibrating..unless I want to permanently disable vibrating... How freakin' stupid!
I knew when they changed it why they must have done it---because so many folks would turn their ringer all the way down/off instead of vibrate like they wanted. I, too, had this issue and learned quickly how it works. Now I have to relearn.
Well, I got the widget to put on my desktop now to toggle between silent, vibrate, and ringtone. So that works.
I also have all kinds of other issues with this update including the fact that it broke 3 apps, screwed up my exchange email account with my work email, and the fact that the update made my entire phone run like crap.
Google: Get a handle on your junk.