Use headset, cover the speaker with your thumb so you can barely hear it, turn the volume Down, or don't worry about it. Most sighted people will not understand or remember it anyway.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 23/09/2012, at 11:58, "Cristobal" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello list, > > So after a long time not getting around to it, I finally set a passcode on my > iPhone (4S). > > Anyway, that wasn’t the problem, but now of course, when I unlock my phone > and am prompted to enter in my four digit code, VO announces what I’m typing. > This kind of defeats the purpose. At home it’s not an issue, but when I’m out > and about or around people whoever they may be, what’s the point since my > code is announced to anyone keen enough to hear? > > I know that Apple just couldn’t have had VoiceOver say star, star, star, star > or asterisc, asterisc, asterisc, asterisc for every number we press since we > would then have no idea if we’re pressing the right key combination or not. > My question is if there’s in fact some other means to protect our four digit > code from being announced in a way where it’s not broadcasted to the four > winds whenever we wish to unlock our device? I poke around the settings and > didn’t find anything if there was anything at all. I guess enabling a dial > pad feature to recreate the tones when making a call could be a solution, but > those tones are so subtle, it really takes a trained ear to differentiate > them from one another. > > Anyway, just thought I’d ask if anyone knows of a better solution. > > > -- > 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.
