Marta. In order to turn voice over on and off triple press the power button just like you would the home button. You will get used to the swipe gestures to access going home and for accessing the app switcher. Having no home button is no big loss. Face ID works very well and if you don’t get it right the first time, you can always either try again, or unlock your phone with your passcode. You are getting worked up over nothing. All it takes to get used to no home button and using face ID is a bit of practice. I don’t even think about not having a home button and don’t miss it at all. I have gotten used to the swipe gestures for going home and accessing the app switcher and can do them very easily now without really thinking about it. Just swipe your finger up a little further to access the app switcher then you would to get to the home screen. It is very doable.Sent from my quantum phone!!
But the action button can also be set up to do other things as
well, right? So if you choose not to have it function as a toggle
between ring and silent modes you can have it do shortcuts like
the accessibility shortcut or you can have it do other things like
turn on a specific focus mode, turn airplane mode on or off or
things like that. Not sure if you can make the action button put
you in the app switcher or not and I don't think you can do things
like you can with the home button like double click it for the app
switcher and tripple click it for the accessibility shortcut and
if you don't use it to toggle between silent and ring mode I'm not
sure how you'd easily do that so it doesn't seem as though it's as
versatile as the home button unless there's something I'm missing
which seems sad to me. I'm not sure I understand the rationale of
getting rid of a button that has multiple functions with one that
can only do one thing, can't be double or tripple clicked. I'm
not sure about face ID either. I've heard from some people that,
for instance, if they wear a mask (which is sometimes still
required in certain situations) it has trouble. Also, can it
really tell the difference with people like identical twins i.e.
will an identical twin get access to your iPhone because it can't
tell the difference in the face IDs?
Marda and so on.
On 2/28/2025 8:23 PM, 'Richard Turner'
via VIPhone wrote:
The
Action button replaces the switch above the volume buttons on the
left side. Instead of a lever, it is a button that if you hold it
in it will toggle from ring mode to silent mode. If you tap it, it
tells you which mode you are in.
The action button is about half the length of the volume
button.
The button on the right is the power/lock button, and if held
in, you can talk to Siri.
The 16 models that came out last fall also have a camera
button on the lower half of the right side that can be used to
take pictures and do other camera controls. It also works with
Be My Eyes for taking a picture.
The 16e does not have that camera button.
HTH,
Richard, USA
(sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c
I did not see this, thank you!
I do not know what that "action" button is, the
right hand button on the phone for locking, etc? thanks
On 2/28/2025 2:48 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone
wrote:
I don't know if you saw the
article from AppleVis.com, but here it is.
Hands On with the iPhone
16e: My First Impressions
iPhone 16e availability in
the U.S. is less than 24 hours away, and ahead of the
launch, I was provided a unit for review.
Going into today, I was
looking forward to sharing the iPhone 16e with our
community, especially as there has been much
anticipation and excitement on AppleVis surrounding
this phone in particular. Unboxing podcasts are a lot
of fun, especially when the recording goes well. And I
am of the opinion that as Apple no longer sells a
device with a Home Button, we should be doing
everything possible to ease the transition for people
who are still on older devices for whatever reason.
It’s a bigger deal than you might think, especially
for the everyday blind, DeafBlind, or low vision user
who really relies on that Home Button as an anchor.
All in all, there is a lot
to talk about with the iPhone 16e, but I wasn’t going
to say any of it today. But that changed when I
actually experienced the iPhone 16e for myself.
The iPhone 16e is Apple’s
most affordable phone at US$599, and, to be honest, I
was disappointed by the price when it was announced. I
see the iPhone 16e as the iPhone for the everyday
person, the person who just needs an iPhone to do the
basic things. And I really was hoping Apple could get
the price down to something under $500 and make that
phone available to as many people as possible. On the
other hand, the iPhone 16e has a lot of advanced tech
(a current-generation A18 processor, Apple
Intelligence, the Action Button, an all-new
Apple-designed modem, just to name four); so the
starting price is more understandable when you
consider what all you’re getting.
Concerns about price aside,
I tried to approach reviewing the iPhone 16e with an
open mind. I know what I like in an iPhone, and I also
know that the iPhone 16e is meant for a different type
of user than me. And yet, I interact with people from
all walks of life; and for many of them, all they want
is a basic iPhone. So the iPhone 16e interested me at
first for those reasons: Is this the modern iPhone for
everyone?
As interested as I first was
in the iPhone 16e, I never expected that I would
personally ‘like’ it—especially after only a few hours
with the device. But I do like it—a lot.
Generally, I gravitate
towards the bigger phones for their battery, speaker,
and bigger ‘feel’. ‘Bigger’ has always meant ‘better’
to me. But the iPhone 16e challenges my assumptions in
a pretty big way, no pun intended. Contrary to my
expectations, I actually really like the thing. I like
the way it feels in my hand. Picking it up, holding it
while on the phone, even sending messages with Braille
Screen Input—it feels great. And this was unexpected
to say the least.
Perhaps just as unexpected
and even better than the device’s ‘hand-feel’, are the
speakers. Yes, I said ‘speakers’ because both the
bottom speaker and earpiece speaker are noticeably
better than my $600-more-expensive iPhone 16 Pro Max.
In my review of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, I shared about
issues with the quality of sound output from the
speakers. Other members of the community have
experienced similar issues.
I am happy to report that
the sound on the iPhone 16e has none of these issues.
At higher volume, the iPhone 16e puts out a lot of
bass for its size. (I remember my iPhone 15 Pro being
similar.) But, unlike my personal iPhone 16 Pro Max,
the iPhone 16e better maintains this bass at lower
volumes. There is none of the dramatic fluctuation in
bass with volume adjustment that I see on my iPhone 16
Pro Max, and this is a subtle—but nevertheless
huge—improvement.
And it is not just the
bottom speaker that is improved; the earpiece speaker
has more bass as well, making the sound fuller and
more natural. I was on a FaceTime audio call shortly
after setting up the iPhone 16e, and I actually called
the person back from my iPhone 16 Pro Max to be sure I
wasn’t just imagining things. I wasn’t—the speaker
quality is just better. If the speakers are important
to you, you will really like the iPhone 16e.
The iPhone 16e has a
6.1-inch display, similar to recent smaller iPhones.
If you have seen an iPhone 13 or 14, or their Pro
counterparts, for example, the iPhone 16e’s size will
be familiar to you. The iPhone 16e has the same A18
series processor as other iPhone 16 devices, and
VoiceOver performance is as snappy as on my iPhone 16
Pro Max.
In the iPhone 16e, Apple has
tried to make the iPhone 16 experience available to
more people at a lower price. The device has a lot to
like: the same series of processor, support for Apple
Intelligence, and other key features of the iPhone 16
family—even an Action Button. But there is no getting
around the fact that the iPhone 16e’s starting price
tag of US$599 is still way out of reach of a lot of
people, which is both unfortunate and also a lost
market opportunity for Apple. Nevertheless, everything
I have seen with the iPhone 16e so far suggests that
Apple may very well have a hit on its hands.
Watch this space.
Article from:
https://applevis.com/blog/hands-iphone-16e-my-first-impressions
Richard, USA
"While striving for
perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John
Wesley
My web site:
https://www.turner42.com
(sent from my iPhone 16 pro)
c
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