It does take a bit of practice. Your touch can't be completely light with no pressure at all, but just a very small amount of pressure. To much pressure deffinately does not work. I never did figure out how to do the scrub gesture.
On 11/7/22, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > Amen to that, Joshua, don't press, just flick. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Joshua Hendrickson > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 4:42 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Upgraded to iPhone 14 Pro and have questions > > I recently upgraded from an iPhone 8 to the 13 pro max and I don't miss the > home button one bit. I have very little trouble going from home to app > switcher. One thing that helped me get a hang of the home button gesture, > is don't press your finger so hard on the screen when doing the gesture. > Give the screen a very light touch with just a little bit of pressure. > If you press very hard on the screen all you'll do is be sliding your finger > around on the screen. I mostly use a braille bluetooth keyboard called the > Hable One so I don't have any trouble backing out of menus. However, even > if I'm not using my keyboard, I can back out of menus just fine with no > issues. > > On 11/7/22, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> Katriona, >> >> A couple of weeks ago, I made the same upgrade as you and can >> identify with your frustrations. First thing I did was set "home" as >> the macro for a double tap on the back of the phone. When I am in the >> control centre, especially by mistake, I find that I can get out by a >> scrub gesture. Mind you, you have to wait a second or two for it to >> move you out of the control centre. >> >> I too, have to make several attempts to use the bottom of screen >> and slide up, for the home button, So, rarely use it. Remember Siri can >> help. >> Instead of using the app switcher to go to another running app, I just >> reopen it using Siri. >> >> HTH a bit, and I am relying upon the fact that many here say that >> they don't miss the home button. I have always found the VO gestures >> intuitive and am disappointed with the one we have to use for Home and App >> Switcher. >> >> Mind you, I do think this is a much superior phone, especially, >> the camera functionality, than the 8. >> >> Sandy and Z. >> >> Sent from The dark side of the moon >> >>> On 7 Nov 2022, at 20:14, Katrina Anderson >>> <kanderson8...@sbcglobal.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> >>> >>> I replaced my iPhone 8 yesterday with a 14 Pro 256 and IOS 16 iPhone.1. >>> Although I am managing to deal with no home button, it certainly >>> isn’t easy yet. Although I will probably have additional questions >>> in the future, for now, I would appreciate any answers or thoughts >>> about the >>> following: >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m not able to sign in to the Instacart app. After entering the >>> E-mail address and password, there appears to be a captcha, including >>> a visual and audio challenge. I click on the audio option and then >>> play; hear the challenge, but then I can’t move forward. There is a >>> field to enter what I heard; I double tap, as VO says to do, and >>> nothing; no keyboard is displayed and there’s no dictate button. You >>> can click on a new challenge, visual challenge and verify (the latter >>> results in VO saying “in progress” of course an answer was entered so >>> I didn’t expect anything to happen). Hopefully there is an easy solution >>> to this. >>> Voiceover (VO) is still not getting notifications on the lock screen. >>> I had hoped this would be resolved by getting a newer phone. FYI, I >>> have the setting for Siri to announce notifications turned off, as it >>> seems redundant to have VO and Siri do the same thing, and because I >>> thought it might cause a conflict. Thoughts? >>> Because of the design of the 14 Pro, I’m finding it less efficient to >>> back out of menus, etc. On prior phones, I could quickly touch the >>> top/left of the display to find the back button. Now, if I go to >>> high, I activate the Control Center; if I could only activate the >>> Home Screen and App Switcher as easily (i.e. I can activate them >>> eventually but usually after numerous attempts to slide my finger >>> from the bottom up). 😀 Now that I’m in the Control Center, I have to >>> go through the attempts to return to the Home Screen, and then >>> attempt to find the back button by swiping a lot. Is there an easier >>> way to navigate menus, or tricks to make the process more efficient? >>> Is it possible to change a setting so that the Control Center >>> doesn’t open when touching the top of the display? >>> Again, getting out of areas like the Control Center, App Switcher and >>> submenus on the Home Screen can be done, but it is certainly a >>> challenge. >>> I put my finger at the bottom, above the lightening port, and slide >>> up to the first vibration and let go. The thing is it takes me >>> multiple attempts to feel the vibration, so I assume I didn’t start >>> in the proper place, low enough, etc. Hopefully this will eventually >>> get easier, but in the meantime suggestions are welcome. Is there an >>> alternative to what I’m doing to exit these areas (e.g. can Siri >>> help, could the side button help, etc.)? I recall someone reporting >>> on this list, that she heard VO >>> announce something to identify the Home Screen and App Switcher, and >>> then she lifts her finger. Should VO be announcing that for me? I >>> just get the vibration. Should I wait longer to let go in order to hear >>> VO? >>> >>> Looking forward to receiving any support you can provide, >>> >>> Katrina >>> >>> -- >>> 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: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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