Works like a charm. Thank you very much for this.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Dec 17, 2023, at 3:37 PM, VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > If you would like to have your iPhone automatically announce when the battery > level falls below a certain percentage, with VoiceOver enabled, do the > following: > > 1. > Launch the Shortcuts app. > > 2. > Select the Automation tab, located near the bottom of the display. > > 3. > Select the Add button, located near the top right corner of the display. A > list of choices will appear. > > 4. > Select Battery Level. A new screen will appear. > > 5. > Adjust the slider to the desired battery level that will automatically > activate the shortcut. The default level is 50%. > > 6. > On this same screen, select the “Falls Below” option. Of course, you should > select either of the other two options in this area, as well. > > 7. > In the third and final area of this screen, select the “Run Immediately” > option. Selecting this option will cause another option to be displayed said > option being to not only announce the battery level but to also place a > notification in the notifications area. > > 8. > Select the Next button located near the top right corner of the display. A > new screen will appear. > > Now the following step is where we, as VoiceOver users, have to take one > extra step than does our sighted counterpart because of what I assume is a > small VoiceOver bug that, in essence, is of no real consequence, at this > point. > > 9. > Select the “Get Started” Button. > > 10. > Select “Speak Text” by performing either the VO split Tap or the VO pass > through gesture. This will both select and open the first level of options > to the Speak Text function. > > 11. > Place VO focus on the line that VO reads as “Speak Text”. > > 12. > Single-finger, swipe up until you hear “Edit text,” and select this option. > The edit field for the “Speak Text” function will open and you can either use > the keyboard or dictation, to type the text that the TTS engine will > announce. For example, “Mark, you devilishly handsome guy, the battery level > has fallen below 50 percent.” > > 13. > Select the Done button located just above the on-screen keyboard, on the > right side of the display. > > 14. > Test the announcement by selection the “Run this Shortcut” button, located > near the bottom right corner of the display. > > 15. > Finally, select the Done button, located near the top right corner of the > display. > > 16. > Close the Shortcuts app. > > That’s all there is to it. The next time the battery level falls below the > percentage you designated, it will be automatically announced,outloud. > > Mark > > > -- > 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. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/db0b2a12-84ac-4f12-8fb9-4b34108c4aadn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/db0b2a12-84ac-4f12-8fb9-4b34108c4aadn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/C53BC16B-BB10-4C78-BD7D-F2A4EECAB251%40gmail.com.
