Yes, it would! Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!!
> On Oct 29, 2018, at 12:31 AM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a feature on Samsung phones, and I actually do find it quite useful. > I can have my S7 sitting on it's wireless charging stand, and when the phone > rings, I can just say answer, and I'm now on speaker phone. I'm not saying > Samsung is better then the iPhone, I'm just providing my experience with a > feature that I think would also be useful on the iPhone. > > > >> On 10/28/18 11:23 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> That would be one feature I don’t think I would ever use and one I had never >> even thought about. >> If I have to push and hold the home button and then say “SIRI, answer the >> call” or evenjust “Answer” I might as well just double tap with 2 finger to >> answer and if I wear a headset I already have a button I can press to answer. >> I guess the only exception to this would be if it worked just on device >> without interaction similar to how it is with a number of Plantronics >> headsets where when the phone rings you can simply say “Answer”. This would >> mean as soon as the phone rings SIRI would need to be listening >> for the word “Answer” or “Ignore”. >> If I am doing something like cooking where I may have dirty hands I can >> always turn on auto answer. Yesterday we had a nice sunny day and I >> wanted to get my Christmas lights up on a 25 foot tall spruce tree in my >> front yard before it was full of snow which at this time of the year can >> happen any time. I left my staff at my store since it wasn’t so busy and >> went home, but while I was up on the ladder I knew I might not be able to or >> want to answer a call so I put in my headset and set the phone to auto >> answer after 5 seconds. >> >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Anthony Vece >> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 9:13 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Unable to do anything with my iPhone. I am not sure what the >> problem is! >> >> I wonder if Siri will ever allow us to answer calls? >> That would be something. >> >> Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! >> >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 11:44 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And why Apple doesn’t allow people to tell SIRI “Turn off my phone” and then >> that would bring up the power off screen is beyond me. >> I was just going to go on and rant some more because it used to be that when >> I said “Open General Settings” SIRI would say something like “Sorry >> Sieghard, I can’t do that”. >> Of course I can say Accessibility Settings, Voiceover Settings, Sound >> Settings, WiFi Settings, SIRI Settings and all sorts of other things, but >> General Settings never used to work. >> Now I thought before I send this message I better try it to write down what >> SIRI says and to my surprise now General Settings opens although >> interestingly enough SIRI still started saying “Sorry Sieghard” and then it >> stopped and Settings > General opened. >> I repeated it and SIRI said “Oh, Oh” just as if she was about to say “Oh Oh, >> I can’t do that” but then again General Settings opened. >> I should add to this that I am running the public beta of iOS 12.1 which >> will probably be out in a week or so, I would be curious to hear what others >> experience when they say “General Settings” or “Open General Settings”. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: 'Maria Reyes' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 6:41 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Unable to do anything with my iPhone. I am not sure what the >> problem is! >> >> You can also go to settings > general and at the way bottom of the screen >> you can find a shut down button. that will bring up the power off screen. >> >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 8:40 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Pressing one of the volume buttons with the side button will bring up the >> power off screen. Just don’t hold of him too long, or I guess it will dial >> 911 which you don’t want. I actually don’t know any other way to bring up >> the power off screen. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Right Maria, RI think that is what I did when it dialed 911. I thought >> pressing one of the volume buttons with the side button would bring up the >> turn off screen, but instead it dialed 911. How does one turn the phone off >> then? Pressing the side button alone brings SIRI. >> >> From: 'Maria Reyes' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 8:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Unable to do anything with my iPhone. I am not sure what the >> problem is! >> >> I've also heard that if you press and hold one of the volume buttons and the >> power buttons you can end up dialing 911. I think you can disable this >> Emergency SOS settings. >> >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 7:40 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> In iOS 12, hitting the power button 5 times quickly does the emergency SOS >> and calls 911 and anyone else you set up as emergency contacts. >> Richard >> >> >> >> "It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books >> which are your very own." __ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >> >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 4:24 PM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Mary and all, >> Finally I got my phone working. >> I went to the apple store and they gave me a new phone. They tried to >> restore my iPhone several times and it remained stuck in the same place I >> saw in my home when I tried to set it up. >> The technician did not want to waste too much time. She gave me a new >> phone. The new one works seamlessly. The only mistake I made is to dial >> 911 by mistake. I still do not know what I did exactly to make such a >> mistake, but I hope I won’t do it again. >> >> As far as the transfer of my apps and keyboards, everything went well. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Cris >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mary >> Otten >> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 7:40 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Unable to do anything with my iPhone. I am not sure what the >> problem is! >> >> Wow, Chris! What a hassle! I certainly hope they get this sorted for you. >> Mary >> PS do you use the Arabic keyboard on your phone? If you do, I will be very >> curious how that transfer works for you, since my second language keyboard >> is no where and evidence, although it is said to be so into settings. That >> switch were you switch from one keyboard to another while in it and it is >> simply not there. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 27, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Cris Ali <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks Arlene, >> In fact I tried every trick in the book and none worked. The problem was >> not in starting up Voice Over, That was easy. The problem is that voice >> over dies in the middle of the set up process and the iPhone freezes. >> Last night I called the Apple disability support. The technician and I >> spent over an hour trying to find a fix to no avail. >> I gave her access to my laptop and also gave her access to my phone camera >> and we tried very hard to get the setup of the new iPhone going, but we >> failed. >> Tomorrow I have an appointment with the apple store in my area. Hopefully >> they will be able to figure out the problem, or give me a new iPhone. We >> shall see! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Cris >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Arlene >> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 6:15 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Unable to do anything with my iPhone. I am not sure what the >> problem is! >> >> Cris, I don't know if this will help, but this is what we did with our ipad >> when we didn't have anyone hear to get the ipad going. When we got our ipad >> about a year ago I tripple >> tapped the home button on the ipad and it began talking. I don't know if >> this will work with the phone, and if nothing else as worked yet, maybe you >> could give it a try. Another thought, you might want to install itunes on >> your computer, if you don't already have it installed, hook your phone up to >> your computer and see what you could do to get your phone going. You >> probably have a solution by now with listers that have responded to you, but >> I hope you could find a solution soon, and let us know how you like your new >> phone. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Cris Ali >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 7:51 PM >> Subject: Unable to do anything with my iPhone. I am not sure what the >> problem is! >> >> Hi folks, >> I bought a new iPhone XR and I can’t set it up. >> First I tried the quick start as suggested by apple by putting it next to my >> old phone, , and it did not work. >> I then tried to set it up using the iTunes to no avail. >> Now I am stuck. I can’t even get it to go into recovery mode to wipe it >> clean. >> What do you suggest I do? >> When I do the command for recovery mode, I get a message on iTunes telling >> me that iTunes cannot connect to the iPhone until I enter a passcode. Try >> again or cancel. >> I never had a problem like this with apple products. 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