I know for certain that screen recognition is not available for the iPhone 8 plus so I don’t have to worry about that it’s probably the newer models of phones.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2021, at 10:07 AM, Donna Casteen <mermaid71...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Assuming that Direct Touch is still on per my previous instructions: Close 7 > Little Words from the app switcher, then reopen it. Voiceover should now be > back on. Use one finger & swipe down to settings & tap to open. Swipe down to > sound & use one finger & double tap to turn off the sounds. Make sure that > you are using three fingers & taping only once. Wait a couple seconds between > taps to toggle between words or characters. Without waiting the tap may be > confused with the three finger double tap which toggles voiceover speech on & > off. > > Donna > >> >> >> Hi Donna, >> >> I am wondering what phone and which iOS version you are using. I really >> liked your solution for when someone accidentally turned off speech in 7 >> Little Words, however, on my iPhone SE 202 running iOS 14.8 and 15 it didn’t >> work. I was sillily adventurous, and I turned off speech in the game. Then I >> went to the app switcher, and while on 7 Little Words I turned the rotor to >> “direct touch” and turned it on. It didn’t restore speech to the game. >> Unless there is something I did wrong, I will have to delete the app and >> download it again. >> >> I did have the most recent update working, and I am getting used to it. >> However, I sure wish you could turn off the infernal clicking. Right now >> that toggle still isn’t working. I am going to write to the developer about >> that. >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> Take care and stay safe! >> >> Debby >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Janet >> Bell >> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:34 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: new Seven Little Words >> >> so where do you find screen recognition please and also I wish he would get >> rid of direct touch area forever Janet >> >> On 25/09/2021 17:54, CHELA Robles wrote: >> Well I just took the plunge and downloaded it for the very first time I will >> have to learn how to play this it sounds fun similar to scrabble Innoway it >> looks like and boy it’s been quite sometime since I’ve played Scrabble >> myself but thanks for introducing this game. I downloaded the trumpets pack >> since I myself am a trumpet player. You know the other game I like is I >> associate II. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Sep 25, 2021, at 9:44 AM, Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I actually got it to work! There was an update last night, but it still >> didn't work well, so I reinstalled it. I continued to have problems and >> discovered that Screen Recognition was on. Once I turned that off, it worked >> pretty well. I even got braille output! It puts out the braille as alert >> messages, so I set the Braille alert Message time to 3 seconds. I can't use >> the display to control the game, but I can flick with one hand and read with >> my other hand on the display. The word eye is displayed when the letter i is >> spoken in a clue, but otherwise, it seems to work. It's pretty responsive, >> and I like being able to do a single finger flick up or down to move between >> the sections of the game. I'm so happy that this is playable again! >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >> On Sep 25, 2021, at 4:12 AM, Janet Bell <tagli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I will let you know. Janet >> On 25/09/2021 09:27, CJ & AA MAY wrote: >> I’m giving up on it and have deleted the app. It is such a shame as it kept >> me sane during lockdown but I am just finding it too fiddly and frustrating >> to use as it is now. >> If it reverts to being more useable, please let us know and I’ll reload it. >> Alison >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Debby >> Sent: 22 September 2021 14:09 >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: new Seven Little Words >> >> Hi Janet, >> >> Yes, a sighted person would need to go to setting, and check the box for >> text to speech. >> >> By the way, two friends and I did the same thing Because we didn’t have >> working eyes available, we completely deleted the app from our phones and >> then downloaded it again. That brought speech back. If you have purchased >> any puzzle packs you will need to restore those purchases. >> >> Take care and stay Safe! >> >> Debby >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Janet >> Bell >> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 7:31 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: new Seven Little Words >> >> thanks Alison I am not sure when someone will be here it may be Sunday can >> you tell me what I ask them to do? is it just to put the text to speech >> back on? Janet >> On 22/09/2021 10:44, Alison May wrote: >> Be my guest, Janet (smile!) But I know how frustrating it is when you don't >> have a pair of eyes to hand to help with the things that you just can't do >> yourself. He does have his uses! >> >> Sent from my iPhone by Alison may >> 0777 315 8181 >> >> >> On 22 Sep 2021, at 10:40 am, Janet Bell <tagli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> HI Alison please may I borrow your husband as I haven't got one of my own >> Janet >> On 22/09/2021 10:28, Alison May wrote: >> I did exactly the same but needed sighted assistance to undo my mistake. >> >> Sent from my iPhone by Alison may >> 0777 315 8181 >> >> >> On 22 Sep 2021, at 9:24 am, Janet Bell <tagli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> finally caught up with the update of 7 lettle words but I accidentally >> switched off text to speech so have no feedback whatsoever. is there a way >> to get some speech back please? Janet >> On 20/09/2021 19:36, Debby wrote: >> Hi Alison, >> >> Yes indeed this is definitely an update that broke things. I wrote to Blue >> Ox Family Games, the developer of 7 Little words, and below is the response >> I received: >> >> Hi Debby, >> The latest version of 7 Little Words does use a slightly different version >> of Voice Over which allows us to extend this game across both the iOS and >> Android platforms. As such, there are some modifications and we realize we >> have done a poor job of communicating them and are rushing a build out to >> remedy this. >> >> First off, here are the touch commands for navigating the game board for >> each puzzle: >> * swipe right and left to advance through the screen elements as before, but >> now you can swipe down and up to jump between the major screen sections >> (back button, clues, answer/spelling, tiles) >> * use a two finger tap to switch between reading by word or letter and two >> finger swipe to advance through each clue >> * when you select a tile as part of an answer, you remain in the tile >> section, which should reduce the number of swipes you need >> >> To note, the two-finger tap to switch the reading by word or letter will be >> switched to a three-finger tap in the next build as it sometimes caused >> confusion with the two-finger swipe. >> >> We have hired a blind accessibility contractor to help us make it as >> accessible as possible but we greatly appreciate your feedback on how we can >> do this better. Your feedback on the click noise for each move is something >> I will get addressed in a forthcoming build, so that if you decide to turn >> off the "sound effects" in the game, it will turn off this clicking sound as >> you swipe through the board. >> >> Please let us know if this is helpful and again appreciate any additional >> feedback you might have. >> >> Eric >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com<viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of CJ & >> AA MAY >> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 1:50 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: new Seven Little Words >> >> I have always enjoyed this word puzzled game on my iPhone but the recent >> changes are really making it frustrating to play. The enhancements make it >> much slower and it also seems to jump about. 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