If you're using the mute switch, or you have notifications set to speak at the lock screen, simply mute Voice Over with a three-finger double tap.
Grant On 9/30/12, Kliphton <[email protected]> wrote: > Or use the earpods or earphones that came with it, or maybe even a bt > headset. That way nobody hears it but you. If you want to take it a step > further, just use the mute switch, and turn off vibrate. I think do not > disturb was giving us another option. Not another feature to be > disappointed in. JMO > > Kliphton Senior > (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 > (iMessage, facetime&email) [email protected] > (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com > (Life Journal) kliphton.wordpress.com > (face book) http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of James Mannion > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Disappointed in do not disturb functionality of iPhone five > > Yes, but if it were truely muting the phone then if it were not still > selective you would get no speech feedback to get out of the muted > situation > either. That would not be good. Also, here's a thought. How loud do you > keep > your phone turned up, particularly when you are going to be in those > situations? Pressing the volume down button so that you have more of a > private listening situation could help if you are going to be embarrasssed > by a possible output of speech. Then if it were inserted into your pocket > and the volume down at a more private listening level, I bet few if any > would hear it and if they did they likely would not think about it or care. > So what exactly are you advocating for here in your message? > > On 9/30/12, Daniel Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't mean to keep harping about this muting thing, but if it were >> truly muting the phone, it wouldn't say screen locked either. Can you >> imagine if you're in a meeting, and it's quiet for about 20 seconds, >> and in that 20 seconds, everyone hears 'screen locked'? How embarrassing > would that be? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Wayne Merritt >> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 8:53 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Disappointed in do not disturb functionality of iPhone >> five >> >> Also, if you ever want to just turn on the do not disturb function >> without a schedule or at unscheduled times, you can always go into >> settings and change the status to "on" in notifications. That sounds >> like a good work around to me. I agree that there is room to grow. It >> would be nice for instance to set different quiet hours on weekdays >> verses weekends. However, what we have is a good start and will >> hopefully only get better. >> >> Wayne >> >> On 9/30/12, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi James, >>> >>> I can certainly see where integration Do Not Disturb with the >>> Calendar could have a lot of benefits for certain people. >>> >>> For now keep in mind that you can always just flick the mute switch >>> for a meeting, in iOS 6 muting the phone will not only mute the >>> ringer and alerts, but it will also ensure Voiceover will not start >>> babbling away if you have an alert or push notification. It truly >>> mutes the phone and that is a very nice improvement. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of James Lockwood >>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 5:51 PM >>> To: iphone group >>> Subject: Disappointed in do not disturb functionality of iPhone five >>> >>> When I first heard about the scheduling function in do not disturb on >>> the iPhone five I thought that it would allow you to schedule the >>> phone to ignore calls at certain .periods during a certain day. >>> However the application only allowed you to establish quiet hours >>> during which calls will be ignored every single day. However the do >>> not disturb function would be a lot more useful if it allowed you to >>> set different times for different days. For example if I know I have >>> a court appearance tomorrow at 2 o'clock it would be very useful for >>> the phone to have a function in which I can schedule the program to >>> block calls during that time. Then the following day if I have a >>> meeting at >>> 1 o'clock I can set the phone to ignore calls for that time as well. >>> It could be a checkmark option when scheduling an event in the >>> calendar. Therefore you would never have to worry about your phone >>> accidentally being left on and going off in an important meeting. >>> When you schedule the meeting you would have already told your phone >>> to ignore calls for that time. >>> I don't know if anyone can develop an application which would do this >>> so we don't have to wait for the iPhone six for this functionality. >>> However if someone does develop such an application I would be >>> willing to pay quite a bit for it. >>> >>> >>> >>> James H. 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