Hey Tim, Thanks. I’m saving this message. Hopefully I’ll never need it. lol Cheers, Donna
> On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:45 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > If this is indeed the issue, then that will not solve the issue. As Donna > has mentioned, when VO is on and in Settings, VO is stuck in the Status bar. > This is normal behaviour when Screen Recognition has messed things up. > VoiceOver needs to be off to fix the problem. Once VO is off, go into > Settings, Accessibility, VoiceOver, VoiceOver Recognition, then Screen > Recognition. Once in Screen Recognition, there should be a button that, at > least for VO, says “Apply to Apps”. Tap on this and there should be a list > of apps with those where Screen Recognition is enabled selected and others > not selected. Make sure Settings is not selected. If this is the problem, > then VO should work again when in Settings. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Aug 7, 2021, at 1:37 PM, Greg Wocher <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> Move to the app switcher and make sure focus is on settings. Once focus is >> on setting turn the rotor to screen recognition and flick up till it says it >> is off. This should solve this issue. >> >> Greg Wocher >> >> >>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:34 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>> So when I go into Settings, if VO is on, focus is locked on the Status bar. >>> Neither my husband nor I can scroll down. The minute I three-finger >>> swipe, it opens the control center. I finally got into the VO screen by >>> turning Voiceover off, having my husband scroll down, turn VO back on. But >>> he said it shows white instead of green, and when He taps Recognition, >>> nothing happens. Any thoughts? >>> Thanks, >>> Donna >>> >>>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:34 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Maybe check if Screen Recognition has been enabled for the Settings app. >>>> Your husband may need to do this due to the current inaccessibility of the >>>> Settings. It would be found in Settings, Accessibility, VoiceOver, >>>> VoiceOver Recognition. Usually this can be accomplished using the rotor, >>>> but if the screen recognition won’t let you work within the Settings app, >>>> you kind of end up in a useless loop. >>>> >>>> Later… >>>> >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Jamf Certified Tech >>>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist >>>> Apple Teacher >>>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 10:11 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> So this morning I had my husband look at my phone screen. He said that >>>>> all my icons and their labels are showing on the screen. So it seems >>>>> that the problem isn’t that they aren’t there, but rather that Voiceover >>>>> isn’t reading them. I re-booted my phone before going to sleep last >>>>> night, and still, the only thing VO will read once I open settings is the >>>>> Status bar. 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