And also under settings / general with IOS 11 you get shutdown which is the very last option in the general settings.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Wednesday, 20 December 2017 9:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Sudden voiceover issue with iPhone 7+ Press and hold the home and power buttons for about 5 seconds. Then release and wait. If no joy, find some working eyes and check settings. One thing you might do is touch the status bar then 2 finger swipe yup which gets Voiceover to read all from top to bottom. During this process, press the volume up button until you hear Voiceover speaking. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Contact E-mail: [email protected] On 12/19/2017 12:23 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > I was wondering if Siri could be used to restart the device; thanx for > the tip on how to restart the device. I remember with older phones, > it used to be the home+power button, but now, all that seems to do is > take screenshots. >> On Dec 19, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Devin Prater <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Have you tried double tapping with two fingers, to toggle speech? If >> this doesn’t work, then hold down the power button and, I believe, >> the volume up buttons for ten seconds. Then, release the volume key, >> while still holding the power button. I really wish Siri could be >> used to restart devices, but ah well. >> Devin Prater >> Assistive Technology Instructor >> <pastedGraphic.png> >> , Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, andPowerpoint instructor certified >> by World Services for the Blind >> >>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 8:08 AM, Jessica Moss <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I just started noticing the day before, then right after upgrading >>> to the latest fermware, that for no apparent reason, voiceover would >>> still be active, but would mysteriously stop speaking, even after >>> disabling and relaunching. I’ve tried a soft reset which if I >>> remember correctly, you’re supposed to hold down the home button and >>> power button at the same time for about 30 seconds, but when I do >>> that and release them, all that does is take screenshots. I can’t >>> even power my phone off properlywhen this happens without help, >>> sense the double-tap feature isn’t working, and when I tried making >>> a call using Siri, the whole screen freezes after the call is >>> placed, so I have no keypad, no way to end the call, etc. Has >>> anyone else ever had this issue? >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>> itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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