Same here. I had to go in and deselect several things that I never knew anything in the world about. I'll know in the future to see that only Voiceover is selected.
Carolyn Arnold -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: e16 I find it too confusing to have both 'Hearing Devices' and VoiceOver using the Accessibility Shortcut, so I opt to have VoiceOver by itself using it. On 3/6/2025 11:45 PM, Carolyn Arnold wrote: > I press mine fast get: > > Accessibility Shortcuts > Hearing Devices > Voiceover. > > Carolyn Arnold > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > That's interesting Carolyn. A triple tap of my side button on 16 Pro will > turn it on and if I triple tap again it will turn it off. You do have to do > your three presses quickly. > Danney > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > Right, tripple tap, then you have to go to Voiceover on the screen and double > tap, or it won't turn off. Then to turn it back on, you have to double tap > the bottom of the screen, which you can't hear Voiceover, then it comes back > on. We tried it at the store. Better idea, like you say, is Siri, just hadn't > thought of it, don't use Siri for a lot of commands. > > Carolyn Arnold > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 5:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > Why is it a pain? > Either tell Siri, turn VoiceOver off or on, whichever. > Or, triple tap the side button, just like you did on the home button. > Unless someone changed the default action. If triple tapping the side button > isn't toggling VO on or off, checkk Settings, Accessibility, and at the > bottom is the setting for what the Accessibility Shortcut does; the shortcut > is the triple tap of the side button. > > > 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 > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: e16 > > It is a pain in the anatomy now about turning Voiceover off and on. Kind of > like my son says, when something works well, why change it? > > Carolyn Arnold > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY > Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 1:08 PM > 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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