Hi, I have a 3gs and when I am using my phone without speakers, It is quite lould. I think it is something to do with ios itself. Just my thought.
matthew Dyer [email protected] On Jan 4, 2013, at 12:26 AM, Michael Babcock wrote: > Chris; > I am having both of these issues with my iPhone 4S, running iOS six. I also > tried changing the localization for Siri, for example switching it to the UK > voice. I found that I was additionally having the same volume issue that you > are having. > Related to the notifications, that is very irritating when it occurs. I > typically have to have someone repeat themselves when they are speaking to me > on the phone. > > > http://empoweringtheblind.com > Empowering the blind, one person at a time. > > > On Jan 3, 2013, at 8:54 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, I just bit the bullet today and now have gotten an IPhone 5. God! >> Blessid! I love this thing! I do however have one very minor yet extremely >> irritating problem, and I didn't know if maybe I forgot to set something, or >> maybe if this is actually an IPhone 5 issue. First of all, let's talk about >> Siri. One thing I notice is that when she speaks back to me, even though I >> have Voiceover at a real comfortable volume, she is extremely quiet on the >> Siri side of things. Yes, I did turn it up while she was in the process of >> speaking, just like you do to raise the Voiceover volume. That worked, but >> I then find that sometimes if I use Siri dictation, when she repeats back >> what she's insertting into the text box, it's again really quiet. I'll turn >> it back up, but then later after a few times of use, she'll notcher self >> right back down. It's totally strange! I don't get it! Yeah, I did power >> off the phone and back on just in case of a glitch. I also did quickly >> quintupple rapidly do the 5 click press on the sleep button to reset my >> springboard. That did no good either. >> >> The other problem is, say I'm on a call and I get a text message, or say a >> Facebook alert etc. Voiceover reads the notification so loudly that it >> almost blows my eardrum! The first time it happened, I almost through the >> thing across the room as it scared me so badly. (OK, that's being a bit >> exagerant, but you get my point.) LOL! The bottom line is, it was >> extremely! loud. and I do mean, l'l'l'loud! I mean that sucker, had to be >> at least! generously speaking, yet literally speaking, probably 3 or 4 times >> louder than the person I was speaking to. As she was reading the >> notification, I quickly clicked my volume down button on the left side of >> the phone, and I got it where Voiceover was no longer blaring, but at that >> point, the person I was talking to was almost inaudible. Could this be >> because the setting under settings, sound was set to where the volume >> buttons effect the ringer and alerts? I shut that off, as I normally have >> that off anyway, but for some odd reason, that setting didn't carry over >> from my backup's restoration from my old 4S. I just know that is gonna >> drive me nuts and make me deaf in the longrun if I can't figure it out. LOL! >> Yes, I literally mean it, it was that? loud! It was insane! The really >> bizarre thing is, now get a load a this! on speaker phone? I don't have that >> problem. voiceover is pretty much the same exact volume as the party who is >> on the line. Isn't? that! weird? Anyway, yeah... I'm at a loss. If anyone >> has any clue, please! do tell! Now, I'm really! curious. >> >> Chris. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
