It isn't a big deal not to have a home button. I also have an iPhone 8 as well as an iPhone 13 pro max. There are some bugs with the app switcher in IOS 16. That is why you are seeing apps twice. It is very annoying. I think the notification stuff is different in IOS 16.
On 10/14/22, Katrina Anderson <kanderson8...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Yes, definitely having issues with the app switcher. I was forced to update > to 16.0.3 on my iPhone 8, in order to use my new airPods Pro. Many Things > have been challenging ever since. After entering the app switcher, it is > necessary to listen for "active" after the app name. If you just hear the > name of the app, keep swiping; if you have several apps open, this can be > frustrating and time consuming. > > I am so upset with what's happening with the notification center. Until > speaking with Apple Accessibility, I was unable to open notifications. I > could clear notifications but not open them. I read somewhere that "list" > should be selected in the notification settings, so I did that; there was no > change. I learned about a work around, and am grateful for it, but again it > is so frustrating. I have to double tap on a notification, quickly swipe > left to where I hear open, and then quickly double tap. And, I am not > kidding about the need to move quickly. This method has been working pretty > well until there was a reminder in the notification center; notifications > could only be removed after I cleared the reminder. > > I don't understand why, but I am unable to do a hard reset after the update. > After tapping the volume buttons (up and then down) and then holding in on > the down volume/side button for well over 30 seconds until my hands give > out, the screen with "double tap to power off", "emergency call" and > "cancel" remains and does not shut down/reset. I wanted to try the forced > reset to try and remedy the crazy behaviors; turns out, I don't think that > would have helped as others are experiencing the same issues. > > I'm wondering if my issues are related to my using the iPhone 8? It would > be interesting to know if similar issues occur on newer phones. I'm giving > serious thought to getting a 14 Pro, but I hear things aren't all that great > for users of that model and/or IOS 16.0.3. I am nervous about the > combination of dealing with learning to function without the home button and > at the same time dealing with IOS 16 issues. As part of my research and/or > decision making process as to whether to switch to the 14 Pro, while at the > Apple Store the other day, I tried to open the app switcher and control > center. I didn't get to play around for more than 5 minutes, but never had > success using the techniques described on this list. An employee said it > may be due to the device only being a model and not a fully functioning > phone. Another employee said they have 2 visually impaired employees on > staff, but both weren't in that day. He remarked that one of those > employees mentioned that there is a problem with accessing the app center > via voiceover when using IOS 16, and that perhaps that is why I didn't have > success. > > Katrina > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Barry > Abbott > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 7:13 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Strange issue with my app switcher > > Hello, all I noticed that when I open the app switcher there seems to be two > occurrences of the app. For example, if I had just mail open, I would hear > the word mail and then if I swipe to the right, it would say mail button and > then I can flick up and close it if I do not swipe to the second Word I > can’t close it. I wonder if anyone else is having this issue? 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