The original iPhone featured a physical Ring/Silent switch on the left side, and it has carried over to every iPhone since. This is the only way to switch between ring mode and silent modeor is it?

Switch Silent Mode Off in Control Center On ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro, Apple has also added a button to the Control Center that you can use to quickly switch between Mute/Silent and Ringer mode.

If you tend to have your iPhone in Silent mode, this status bar symbol can become distracting and annoying, but fortunately Apple has had the foresight to include a way to get rid of it.