This isn’t an intuitive solution, since it didn’t work this way before, but a friend discovered, and I confirmed, that if you turn orientation lock off in the control center, and bring up the dial pad in Skype, then it works!
> On Jan 11, 2018, at 6:37 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > viber, is quite a good alternative, it’s also cross platform. > > Dave. > > > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 10:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: iOS Skype dialpad > > Skype gets pretty poor reviews from sighted people as well now, I wouldn’t > hold my breath, if you have to make calls I’d check out alternatives. > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kathy Brandt > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 9:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: iOS Skype dialpad > > I just verified what you said: this is a real downgrade. I hope they fix this > before I go away in April, because on my last cruise this became invaluable, > using dial pad, when I had to straighten out a situation with my bank, plus, > it’s saved money, since calling out otherwise on my iPhone would have been > really expensive. I just submitted a scathing review on the App Store. > > On Jan 11, 2018, at 12:20 PM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello list, > So I wanted to make an actual phone call through my Skype account on my > iPhone (I have a paid telephone number). I hadn’t done this in forever and > after familiarizing myself with the app again, I noticed that the dialpad > doesn’t seem to be accessible with VoiceOver. Like I said, I hadn’t used it > to make a call in forever so I don’t know if this is a recent issue or if > it’s been something that’s been around for a while. > Might there be some sort of configuration setting within the iOS app that can > address this or is it really just wait until an update comes out that will > hopefully fix it? > > Thanks, > Cristobal > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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