Jonathan, Your example does not work with the read2go app. Siri just pulls up a bunch of Emails and then said she can't read my Email to me.
(Sent from Richard's iPhone) On Sep 19, 2012, at 2:18 PM, "Jonathan Mosen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Joseph, the quickest way to launch an app is to simply say its name. For > example, do a long press of the home button and say "downcast" to open the > downcast app. Switch to, launch and open are there for natural language > purposes, but they're not necessary. Whether the app is opened or switched > to will depend on iOS's own memory management. > > Also one thing to note about do not disturb, is that there is a VoiceOver > bug which means that if you elect to have notifications in the lock screen > spoken automatically, do not disturb will continue to speak notifications > when it shouldn't. The work-around is to disable the automatic speaking of > notifications in VoiceOver settings. > > Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Joseph Lee > Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2012 9:03 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Few iOS 6 usage notes > > Hi, > I have also installed iOS 6 on my 4S. So far, it's better than I expected > (faster response, better Siri and so forth). > Few usage notes: > * Mail gestures: If you go to message list in mail and if you swipte down > with one finger, you'll hear "delete". This is part of "actions" rotor and > can be thought of as context-sensitive options. By default, Mail opens the > message in question. > * VIP: To add some contacts as VIP: From messages list in Mail app, go to > Mailboxes, then tap VIP. Then go to Add button and choose some contacts (one > at a time). Then exit out of VIP folder. To add some more contacts later, > from Mailboxes list, go to "more info: VIP" button and edit VIP contacts > (you can remove them as well). > * Fetching new mail: in Mail app, swipe down with three fingers to refresh > the messages list. > * YouTube: If you installed Google's YouTube app before upgrading to iOS 6, > you'd notice that YouTube app is gone. To fix this, restore the phone to an > earlier backup (not the OS, but data) which contains Google's YouTube app. > If not, go to App Store and download YouTube app again. Also, Google's > YouTube app does not allow background video playback while on another task > unlike Apple's version. > * switching programs: You can actually switch to other tasks using Siri; you > can say "switch to (appname)" in addition to "start (appname)', "open > (appname)" and (run (appname)". You cannot close an app using Siri. > * Battery meter: if you have iTouch and iPad, if you go to > Settings/General/Usage, there is a new heading which gives time on battery > power (since last full charge). > * VoiceOver: The much talked about "punctuation rotor" is the last rotor > item under VoiceOver/Rotor settings list. There are three options: none, > some and all. Also, Braille Sense products can now be used again as braille > display with iOS. > * When you use Do Not Disturb mode, anyone in your phone's favorites list > can call you while suppressing other alerts. > * You can now set custom vibration patterns for alerts. > * There is a focus issue with Mail app: when you exit out of a message, > VoiceOver jumps to the topmost message. I'm sure some of us reported this to > Apple. > * If you're using third-party navigation solutions such as Ariadne GPS and > if you try to explore the map, it will not work for the time being thanks to > underlying changes to map API. > * Because of new keyboard behavior, when you enter phone numbers from keypad > in phone app, you might want to remember the exact positions of the dial > keys, otherwise you may find yourself entering wrong phone number. For > instance, if you'd like to dial voicemail number (long press of 1), try: tap > once with four fingers near top half of the device, then swipe with one > finger to the right and double tap and hold on 1 key. > * By default, Passbook is located between Weather and Notes app on > homescreen. At this point, Starbucks is the only app which takes advantage > of passbook functionality (at least from App Store). > * In Spotlight search, if you type the name of an app, iOS returns the > folder in which the searched app is located. > * In Safari, if you double tap and hold on either forward or back button, it > opens browser history. > * FaceTime under 3G/4G/LTE would require that you check with your carrier > (some ask that customers switch to data sharing plan; this includes AT&T). > Thanks. > Cheers, > Joseph > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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