Again, that's because Siri knows the word Read. If there is a conflict between a Siri command and an app name, Siri wins and you must tell iOS to launch, open, or switch to the app.
Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2012 1:08 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Few iOS 6 usage notes 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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