Could you tell me if by doing this does it have to be in her voice to awake it or can I set it up and she would be able to activate it?
On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 12:00 PM Mr. Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kate, > > I’ll let you decide what type of phone to use for your grandmother. But > here are the step to turn on “Hey Siri.” > > > > 1. Click on the settings app. > > 2. Go to Siri and Search and click on this. > > 3. Click on “Listen to hey Siri” to turn this on. > > 4. Close settings and you are done. > > > > Now just say “Hey Siri what time is it?” and Siri should answer. > > If you want to turn Voice Over on just say Hey Siri turn on Voice Over. If > you want to turn Voice Over off just say Hey Siri turn off Voice Over. > > When you have voice Over on you can swipe with one finger to the right to > make the focus go to the right and if you want to go left just flick with > one finger to make the focus go left. You can also just touch or move your > finger around the screen and voice Over will announce what you are on. So > say you are on the settings app and VO says Settings and if you want to > open settings you do a one finger double tap anywhere on the screen after > you hear settings to open the settings app. > > > > Let us know any other questions you may have. > > Mr. Ed > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Kait Forbes > *Sent:* Sunday, May 02, 2021 5:17 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: In need of assistance > > > > okay everyone, Wow, I am grateful for this support to help me with my > Grands phone. I need to learn as much as she does as I am the one that > will be introducing all this to her. She is not receptive to any of this. > Let's just say the fight is on. She sees light and that is it, some shadow > but nothing more. She has had a flip phone but can not use it. I bought > this and then realized I too needed assistance in order to help her. I > know that I will not be able to dump this on her all at once.Gran is having > a hard time with what has been dealt to her and I want to make sure I do > not overwhelm her at this point but do however want to introduce things > just one step at a time. If I try to push I am afraid she will shut down. > I truly believe in time she will see that this will be of benefit. It is > just her and I here and I work outside the home. I tried to set this phone > up for her but soon realized I know nothing. I need to step up to the > plate for her as she was for me in my life. I also Know I am asking a lot > from all of you here but if you could see your way clear to assisting me , > I would be forever grateful. Let me tell you what I would like to start > with if I may? The,hey Siri would be helpful to start with getting her to > know she can use it for emergency calls or to call me when I am away. If > she starts with this will she be able to keep the speaker on without any > additional voice commands or the need to do anything else. I know this > sounds probably like an idiot mode kind of thing but I know her well enough > that that is enough. I have my number in the phone and I do believe if she > calls for 9 1 1 using hey siri there would be no problem. this being said > am I on the right track? and if so what would or could I do next to show > her there is more and to build her confidence? It is all kindergarten > stuff I know but I assure you this is how it must be done. I do hope you > all understand? I thank you very much for your kindness, support and > consideration. Kait > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > > > On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 3:54 PM Carolyn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hay Siri can be helpful to her, Kate, but you will have to go to Siri in > Settings and set that up for her. She will need to respond to five prompts, > so that Siri will recognize her voice. It is a great thing. I keep my phone > nearby when taking a shower, with the idea that if I should have an > emergency, I can say, Hay Siri, call Jim or Hay Siri, call 911. It can be > used that way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mr. Ed > Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 2:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: In need of assistance > > Hi Kate, > You can also turn Voice Over on and off by telling Siri to turn on voice > over or Hey Siri turn off voice over if you have Hey Siri turned on in > settings or by holding down the home button until you hear the prompt. > Mr. Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shai > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2021 1:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: In need of assistance > > Hello Kate, > I'd also be happy to help. The tripple press of the home button is only in > effect when the phone has been turned on for the first time. > If it's already been set up, then the user would go to > settings/accessibility/accessibility shortcut and select VoiceOver to > configure this. > After that, then use the tripple press of the home button to turn on > VoiceOver. > My contact information is in the signature line. > > > On 5/2/21, Kait Forbes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning everyone, > > > > Okay, Let me give you a bit of background. I Care for my Grandmother, > > she is my mom. With recent illness she is now almost totally blind. > > I need to Help her get some kind of handle on things so I am starting > > with her phone. I need help and I am told this is one of the groups > > that can do this for us. With your help I too will have the knowledge > to assist her. > > I bought her the iPhone SE 2nd. generation. It says it has the > > version iso > > 14.5 with that in mind Please , How in the world can I set this up for > > her? Many thanks for your help and support here. > > Kait > > > > -- > > 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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