I would say either use headphones when entering the code or just make it a habit to press the volume down a few times and hold it close to your ear to enter the code. You might also want to consider how it fits your situation that even if someone did hear the code, they would have to be also the one to take your phone if they were going to do such a thing or at least to be able to pick it up somehow. Without that combination of events, the code means nothing to them. Then there is that probably the majority won't understand what it is saying or even care. So thinking specifically what this code is protecting may help.
Jim On 9/22/12, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- 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.
