Hi, The two finger gesture you are referring to is known as a magic tap. The reason for this is that it does several things. It will answer or hang up a call, it will start and stop dictation, and it will start and stop media from playing. If you want to use it for dictation you will need to be sure the edit field, whether a text message or an email or something else, is activated. If it isn't and you perform the to finger double tap then that is when your media such as music will start playing.
I hope that helps, Gabe Gabe Griffith President, California Council of the Blind (925)222-5762 gabe.griff...@ccbnet.org > On Nov 24, 2023, at 4:37 PM, Doug Lee <d...@dlee.org> wrote: > > I am using iOS 16 because I have an iPhone X, but I think what follows also > applies to iOS 17. > > As of an update or few ago, there is a sequence I commonly perform which > results in surprise music; so I am > wanting to know how to stop the double-finger double-tap from starting music > playback. I have two reasons: > First of course to avoid startling myself and sometimes interfering with > dictation that I was actually trying > to start. Also though, I don't want the music controls on my lock screen, as > clearing them requires me to > launch and then close the Music app. These controls appear on my lock screen > even if there is no music to > play, so just clearing my library will not fully solve this problem. > > The sequence that bites me so often, for anyone curious: > * Open iMessage and activate a specific conversation. > * Move to and double-tap the typing area. Focus should land in it but now > often then moves immediately to the > last message. > * Do a double-finger double-tap to start receiving dictation speech, assuming > focus is where I put it. When > it's not, I get the surprise. > > Any info most welcome. > > -- > Doug Lee d...@dlee.org http://www.dlee.org > "The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere." > - Anne Morrow Lindbergh {American Author} > > -- > 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. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/20231125003554.7rq2ovyl6vldhtfe%40dlee.org. -- 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. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/8B938BE2-81BD-457E-973E-C71CBE8CB23E%40gmail.com.
