Easy solution as I have already suggested. When done with the rotor, put it on a harmless item such as vertical navigation.

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On 2/13/2026 10:43 AM, Herbie Allen wrote:
Many times what can happen is you do a finger action that accidentally triggers the roter. It likes to default to certain things like rate or volume.

On Feb 13, 2026, at 12:29, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:

Begs the question. In the first place, why would the speech rate change at all. What would cause that. That does not happen to me in all the years O have been using iPhones.


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On 2/13/2026 10:03 AM, Herbie Allen wrote:
But the advantage of Quick Settings is you can have things in there that you don’t want to trigger with the Roter which is why I made that suggestion so they wouldn’t be fighting with the rate changing all the time.

On Feb 13, 2026, at 12:02, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]> wrote:

I do not bother with quick settings. I find using the Voiceover rotor on the iPhone more than sufficient. All the standard options are available on the rotor.

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On 2/13/2026 8:16 AM, meikle.aiden via MacVisionaries wrote:
Hi again Herbie and others. Well, I’ve been flicking around settings all morning looking for anything that sounds like quick Roughter, so that I can change the part that is speading up my voice-over rate.

I’m afraid you guys have left me way, way behind and I’ll never begin to understand your instructions.

When I touch my Iphone screen , voice-over may say 20%, then 30% and so on until I flick the other way and it then may say 50%, 40% 30% etc.

I’ve no intention of changing my voice-over rate, why should I need to.

All I’m wanting to do is arrow right through my settings or back up through them to check my battery level, but the rate of my speech simply increases until I cannot understand what voice-over is saying any longer.

I can get into settings, so from there, where do I go to get into the Roughter settings please?

Very best wishes.

Andy Logue.

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*From:*[email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Herbie Allen
*Sent:* 13 February 2026 14:00
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: Slowing speach down on Iphone 16e

Yes, if you go into the VoiceOver Settings, and adjust the options for the quick roter, you can move Rate so it’s the first option.



On Feb 13, 2026, at 06:42, Tom Rash <[email protected]> wrote:

Good idea. Is there a way to get to the speech rate in a hurry
while in that setting?



On Feb 12, 2026, at 1:02 PM, Herbie Allen
<[email protected]> wrote:

Yes, but I would go further. I would take it out of the roter
completely if it’s not something you’re interested in
changing. Make sure it’s in the VO Quick Settings so you can
still get to it if needed. You can bring those up with a two
finger Quadrupal tap.



On Feb 12, 2026, at 14:59, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
<[email protected]> wrote:

See if the rotor is set on Speech rate. Suggest you set
it to something like Vertical Navigation to avoid such
unwanted changes.

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On 2/12/2026 12:04 PM, meikle.aiden via MacVisionaries wrote:


Hi Herby.

No keyboard. When I say Keystroke, I mean is there a
finger swipe or tap to engage the speech settings.

Best wishes.

Andy.

*From:*[email protected]
<[email protected]> *On Behalf Of
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*Sent:* 12 February 2026 17:17
*To:*[email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Slowing speach down on Iphone 16e

You mentioned key stroke, are you using a keyboard?

*From:*meikle.aiden via MacVisionaries
<[email protected]>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:43
*To:*[email protected]
*Subject:* Slowing speach down on Iphone 16e

Hi guys.

Frequently when using my Iphone the speech starts
going up in increments, until I can hardly understand
what Voice-over is saying.

Can anyone tell me the keystroke required to slow it
down and if possible, loch the speech rate at a
comfortable level?

Thanks guys.

Andy.

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