Hi Nic, You were actually right, but all you need to do to get the time announcement when the screen is locked is to press the "sleep" button at the top -- which is also the power button, and which puts the screen into locked mode when you tap it. Some people prefer to carry their iPhones in a pocket, in which case accessing the button at the top to announce time is easier than pressing the home button at the bottom when the screen is locked. Either key press (the "sleep/power" button at the top or the "home" button at the bottom) causes the time to be announced when the iPhone or iPod Touch is in screen locked mode. And to put the screen in locked mode if it isn't already you can press the "sleep/power" button at the top of the device once.
HTH Cheers, Esther Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks Ester! I was so close. Heh. :). > > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Pete, Matt, Jacob, and Others, >> >> Time on the iPhone and iPod Touch is automatically announced when the >> screen is in locked mode and you press the "Home" button. This means >> that if your screen is locked (e.g., if you pressed the power button >> at the top of your iPhone or iPod Touch to lock your screen, or if >> you >> have your iPhone or iPod Touch set to automatically lock after a >> specified time of inactivity), then pressing the "Home" button at the >> bottom tells you the time. You could also press the power button >> twice to get this information. If you then flick right anywhere on >> the screen you'll get the date announcement, e.g. "Saturday, 5th >> December". >> >> Incidentally, when the screen is in locked mode, the touch screen >> area >> for the time is a large region at the top center of the screen just >> below where time normally appears on the status bar line. (The >> touchable region for time on the status bar is much smaller). On the >> lock screen, touching the center of the status bar at the top of the >> screen announces "Screen Locked". Touch or move your finger just >> below the time area to get the date. >> >> I think this topic was either my first or second post to the viphone >> list, in response to somebody's questing about where to find battery >> status information (and about the status bar). I found out that this >> feature was added on in one of the then recent software updates (to >> OS >> 3.1, I think). The software updates have added great features, like >> the ability to set triple-click home to toggle VoiceOver on and off >> in >> your Settings menu, which gives you access to some apps that >> otherwise >> would be problematic, or the ability to do copy and paste, or access >> to the index lists to songs and address book entries. (These are all >> standard now, but weren't features in the original iPhone OS 3.0 >> release for VoiceOver users.) And for new users, the "Practice >> VoiceOver Gestures" screen that was added to the Settings > General > >> Accessibility > VoiceOver menu that was added in one of these >> software >> updates is a great way to start working with gestures. >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> Pete Nalda wrote: >> >>> Ok. I'll just have to learn how to make it do that either in the >>> Apple store or if I buy one. Thanks >>> >>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Matt Roberts wrote: >>> >>>> I don't think the Touch will announce the time automatically, but >>>> you can get the information from the status bar. >>>> >>>> Matt Roberts >>>> >>>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:35 AM, Pete Nalda wrote: >>>> >>>>> Heard someone having VO anounce the time on the iphone today and >>>>> wondered if the ipod touch could do the same? If so nice feature. >>>>> >>>>> Egun On, Lagunak! 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