i stand corrected, richard and thanks for explaining reachability Sent from my iPhone by Alison may 0777 315 8181
> On 6 Mar 2025, at 6:36 pm, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Alison, > You may want to start a new thread with 16e and whatever topic you want to > talk about instead of e16... > But, reachability is is for people who want to type with their thumbs. > Instead of bringing up the app switcher, the gesture or double tap home > button, brings the upper half of the screen down so you can reach things with > your thumbs. Not good for Voice Over users in my opinion. > > > > Richard, USA, > "When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step > off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will > happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how > to fly." > -- Barbara J. Winter. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of CJ & > AA MAY > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 10:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > I do like my new 16E iphone but as I have always had a home button in the > past, I am still having to practice my gestures. > There is a lot to explore, like the new Voiceover options and experimenting > with Siri's new capabilities. > What is Reachability by the way? > Alison > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: 06 March 2025 17:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > I like my 16E, and it fits well in my hand. > > Carolyn Arnold > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > CJ & AA MAY > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 7:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > I got my 16E yesterday and everything is working fine. You do need to voice > train Siri so if you missed this step, perhaps that is where your problem > lies. > > Until this new phone, I have always had a home button so my current > difficulty is learning the gesture to reach the home screen and the app > switcher. > > I am also going to go through th Voiceover tutorial in Settings as it seems > to be that Voiceover has some new features which sound very exciting. > > Alison > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dan > Sent: 05 March 2025 23:36 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: e16 > > > > this must be an issue with your phone configuration. I got a 16E last week > and after transferring everything from my SE 2nd gen it looks and works just > like the SE. I have no problems like you are experiencing at all. I do miss > the home button but am already getting very used to the gestures instead. It > sure works much snappier than the SE did. > > > > Good luck. > > Dan Beaver (KA4DAN) USA > > On 3/5/2025 6:04 PM, Carolyn Arnold wrote: > > Allison, I just got mine, and I had to call Apple Accessibility in order > to get Hay Siri, or in my Case, just Siri, back on. I'm still trying to work > with getting Apple Intelligence on. The lady at Verizon is going to help me > tomorrow. Even my sighted son can't get Hay Siri on. He likes to be driving > and say, Siri, call Joe Blow or whoever. The lady at the store is going to > help us tomorrow. > > I had no idea that 16, while still using 18.3, is so different than 14 > was. He and I both had 14's; mine was a 14 Pro. > > So, to answer your question, I'd call Apple Accessibility at 877-204-3930. > I had to call twice, because the first time, the connection was of such poor > quality, that I simply could not understand the guy, and he did not screen > share, kept trying to tell me what to do. The second time, I could understand > the guy, and we did screen share. The problem for me was that in getting to > Talk to Siri, Voiceover did not work through the prompts after saying say, > Siri, what's the weather; it did not say for the second one, say Siri, send a > message, but the Apple guy told me each time. Now that is in my phone. I was > just surprised to find this many glitches. > > Carolyn Arnold > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY > Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 11:25 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: e16 > > I have just come home with my new iphone and have a couple of questions. > > Firstly, is there a way of making the pop sound a little louder as you > swipe up the screen. > > Secondly, I can’t remember how to extend the time before the Iphone goes > to sleep – where do I find this in settings please? > > Alison > > > > > -- > 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. 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