Well, on my iPhone X I could not reproduce this bug. Maybe I don't make enough phone calls. Does this bug include FaceTime calls? Let's see if I can reproduce this on my 11 Pro.
want to join my WhatsApp group VIP Apple Users? Email me privately and I will happily add you. maria2...@gmail.com > On Sep 30, 2019, at 3:24 AM, 'Angelina Stabile' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > The same thing happened to me. I reported this bug to Apple. They are > working on it. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 30, 2019, at 2:36 AM, Chantal Ferreira <chantalac.ferre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> The same thing has happened to me. But the suggestions of phoning my >> phone or turning it off and on has not helped. >> >> The strange thing is that I can bring up Siri and get the feedback and >> then when I'm on the Siri screen VoiceOver works. But the minute I go >> back to the home screen, nothing. >> >> I have no idea what else to do. >> >> Any other suggestions. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Chantal >> >>>> On 9/30/19, karuna Chopra <kar...@chopra.us> wrote: >>> Yes! You are absolutely right! I have had this happening to me at least >>> three or four times a day! Not only is it very and Irving, but I also end up >>> wasting a lot of time. Often times I have to get cited help to get my phone >>> back up and running! Very very frustrating! >>> >>> >>>>> On 30-Sep-2019, at 2:42 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> >>> All I can say is to bombard Apple Accessibility wit emails about ithis. >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >>> ke...@kellford.com >>> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 2:11 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; accessibil...@apple.com >>> Subject: RE: Voiceover, all system sounds an d vibrations stop after making >>> many phone calls >>> >>> I get this also with more than a few calls I’ve made with iOS 13 and 13.1. >>> Just yesterday it happened on three successive calls for example. >>> >>> Kelly >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >>> Sieghard Weitzel >>> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 3:24 PM >>> To: 'accessibil...@apple.com' <accessibil...@apple.com> >>> Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Voiceover, all system sounds an d vibrations stop after making many >>> phone calls >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have been an iOS/iDevice user since 2009 when the iPhone 3GS and the third >>> Gen iPod Touch were first released with Voiceover and I have also been beta >>> testing new iOS releases for many years. >>> >>> I started Beta testing iOS 13 almost since the start of the public beta >>> program and already experienced the issue I mentioned in the subject line >>> throughout the beta cycle. >>> I as well as other Voiceover beta testers I know have reported this via the >>> Feedback app during the beta cycle. I am sure given how many other Voiceover >>> users experience this, it has also been reported to Apple Accessibility >>> since the official release. >>> I will also CC this to the Viphone list where visually impaired users >>> discuss iOS and iOS devices so they can forward this back to Apple >>> accessibility, I tried to outline the issue in as much detail as possible so >>> there is no point for others to have to re-write all this, but of course >>> everybody can feel free to add any comments to what I wrote. >>> >>> The issue: >>> you make a phone call and after you hang up all sounds go away as do >>> vibrations. >>> >>> Different users seem to be effected differently, some experience this more >>> than others, but it happens on phone calls, Facetime calls as well as calls >>> with other apps such as Skype. >>> It used to be that for me it mostly happened if I was using the wired Apple >>> Earpods and then asked SIRI to call somebody and then used te in-line remote >>> button on the Earpods cable to hang up the call. >>> Now in iOS 13.1.1 it seems worse for me, yesterday I made two calls directly >>> from the phone without any headset and hung up with a 2-finger double tap >>> and both times my phone went silent and it is then extremely difficult for a >>> blind person to get Voiceover and other sounds back. Vibrations also go away >>> except for a very small amount of haptic feedback when I press the virtual >>> home button (I have an iPhone 8), not sure if people who have an X/XR/XS or >>> 11/11 Pro get any haptic/vibration feedback at all. >>> I often use the Mute switch to determine if the phone is still even on when >>> I have an issue with Voiceover going silent. Wen the phone is unlocked or on >>> the lock screen and I flick the switch to Mute, there is a vibration and >>> that is a good way to make sure the phone is on, but even that vibration is >>> not present in this case. >>> If I call my phone from another phone I also get no vibrations even so I >>> have set my phone to vibrate any time a call comes in. To a blind person it >>> almost appears as if the phone was off, but my wife who is sighted says she >>> can do anything on the phone and when I call it the call pops up on the >>> screen and she can answer it. >>> >>> Fixes: >>> I have tried to triple tap the home button which I set up to toggle >>> Voiceover on and off, but that in itself has no effect. Same with asking >>> SIRI to turn Voiceover on and off, when the phone is in this state I also >>> get no SIRI sound, e.g. I can say “Hey SIRI” and my wife says SIRI comes up >>> and is listening, but the tone doesn’t play and if I ask something like >>> “What time is it” SIRI shows the result but it does not speak the time as it >>> usually does. As I said, all sounds are gone as if the volume was completely >>> at 0%. And, before you suggest that it is maybe because the volume dropped >>> to 0%, it is not since I always check this by pressing the volume up button >>> repeatedly and my wife confirms that volume was actually at 100%. >>> >>> Sometimes this resolves itself if I call the phone and answer the call, then >>> hang up the second call and then turn Voiceover on and off, but there have >>> been times when the only solution was to completely turn off the phone and >>> turn it back on. >>> Of course for a completely blind person this is also not always easy if you >>> get no feedback whatsoever, I have to hold the Power button for a bit hoping >>> I did so long enough so the Power Off button is there and then that a double >>> tap will activate it, then wait 30 seconds so hopefully the phone has >>> completely shut down and then push and hold the power button again to start >>> it up again. As I said, I can’t even confirm whether the phone is off or not >>> by flicking the Mute switch, normally I could do this and if I don’t get a >>> vibration when I flick it to Mute it is a pretty good indication that the >>> phone has powered down. >>> Of course a hard reset is also possible. On my iPhone 8 I can press Volume >>> Up followed by Volume Down followed by pushing and holding the power button >>> for about 10 or 12 seconds, but again, I should not have to do this several >>> times a day just because I actually want to use my expensive, high-end >>> iPhone to make phone calls and this bug exists and Apple can’t be bothered >>> to fix it since it only affects Voiceover users. >>> Consider this scenario: a sighted user makes a phone call or a Facetime call >>> and after they tap the end call button the display goes completely black or >>> blank. They now have no visual feedback and if another call comes in the >>> phone rings, but they can’t see anything on the screen, except for the >>> ringing it appears to be a dead phone. They now have to try to answer the >>> call without visual feedback or they have to try and turn the phone off >>> without any visual feedback whatsoever and then back on. I wonder what >>> consumers would post to social media and what the tech press would say about >>> this scenario. One thing I am sure of, such a bug would have never survived >>> even a week before it was fixed and it certainly would not have survived an >>> entire beta cycle and made it into the final release and two subsequent >>> releases, 13.1 and 13.1.1. >>> >>> All I can say is that this issue needs to be fixed asap. >>> This bug should definitely not survive even one more update and in fact a >>> 13.1.2 update should be forthcoming within 1 or at most 2 weeks specifically >>> to address this issue. >>> It is completely unacceptable and it diminishes Apple’s reputation for >>> having the most polished experience and the most accessible devices for >>> people with disabilities. >>> Time Cook once said that “accessibility was a basic human right” and if that >>> is so then such a major issue is violating the human rights of any Voiceover >>> users who experiences this multiple times every day. >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Sieghard Weitzel from Smithers, British Columbia, Canada >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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