Yes Sandy it's a bit of a bug with me I'm afraid and no not took the
plunge as yet anyway, awaiting Google.
Yes I like the 'no bells and Whistles' approach though OCR may be a
problem then with Live recognition?
I will hunt for a print book later and put it through it's paces.
Thanks,
Tony
On 30/06/2026 15:11, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone wrote:
Tony,
I haven't really tried it with any books, I prefer more reliable
methods… However I've certainly read full sheets of printed text in
the form of letters arriving and it's done very well. Would I use it
to then keep a copy and do research from, probably not it's a quick if
you like quick and dirty means of accessing text you'll get the
information but you won't have all the bells and whistles and
formatting and all that stuff. It's just a really good quick response
app and if, for example, you are looking for a door, or as I have
tried, a light switch, it will alert you when it sees one and then
guide you towards it, really worth playing with!
Enjoy, by the way, I think you did get the Meta glasses, if you did,
have you tried OOrion with them and if so have you tried it with
reading text? You may be able to sit down and read your book by the
way of your glasses, as you've always wanted to…
Best best wishes, from aovercast tipperary, Sandy and Z
Sent from The dark side of the moon
On Jun 30, 2026, at 3:05 p.m., Tony Sweeney <[email protected]>
wrote:
Sandy,
just a quick last question for now.
Have you ever tried the app reading a page of a printed book for you
for example and if so how it it go?
Tony
On 30/06/2026 14:49, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone wrote:
Tony Richard and double,
Brilliant! So I opened up the magnifier app, and discovered that it
said "detection mode" off. So I just tried and turned it on, don't
know why it got turned off by me! Anyway, it now seems to work!
Happy happy happy!
Between us all we got there! The power of community…
Sent from The dark side of the moon
On Jun 30, 2026, at 2:45 p.m., Tony Sweeney
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sandy, I'm now in exploring mode at the moment, ☺.
So have you tried 'point and speak' where you point your finger at
what you want described and keep flicking right if desired.
This app is amazing for us!
Tony
On 30/06/2026 14:38, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone wrote:
Tony,
Excellent! I'm delighted to hear this so it is just a me problem
and I will have to find a solution perhaps another 10 restarts
might make a difference…
Enjoy playing with it and don't mess with the Settings if it works
leave it alone!
All the best, Sandy and Z
Sent from The dark side of the moon
On Jun 30, 2026, at 2:25 p.m., Tony Sweeney
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sandy, just to follow up, I got Live Recognition, and thanks o
Richard, and when I did the gesture Live recognition was activated.
I haven't got around to checking it out further but the gesture
is definitly qworking for me.
Inciddenttally, and it's probably just me! I find the tofour
fingers difficult to do especially the little finger but I guess
practice makes perfect as they say.
I prsume your iOS is all up-to-date and your phone is fairly recent.
Tony
On 30/06/2026 14:19, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone wrote:
Richard,
Yes I have restarted my phone a couple of times, but I am
delighted to hear it's working for you, this must be a me
problem which is always fixable!
Thanks for responding, Sandy NZ
Sent from The dark side of the moon
On Jun 30, 2026, at 1:01 p.m., 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sandy, I also have the 16 pro, and just updated to 26.5.2 and
the four finger triple tap works fine. It is called live
recognition.
Have you rebooted your phone?
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)
On Jun 30, 2026, at 4:24 AM, Tony Sweeney
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sandy, tsounds like that that was a very useful gesture
indeed which I never got around to using.
Anyway looks like one for Apple acccessibility as you appeared
to have tried everything to resolve this matter.
Not sure how to contact them from Ireland but one of those AI
gbots could assist you here in that one.
Good luck,
Tony In Dublin Ireland
On 30/06/2026 11:33, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone wrote:
hello the list,
Something I use regularly is the object recogniser I think
it's called that, it's probably still under the measuring
app, but in iOS you can always pull it up by performing a
four finger triple Tap gesture. all of a sudden it stopped
working for me. I'm running the latest iOS on a 16 pro. I can
go into settings for VoiceOver and I have checked that it is
ticked to work but it doesn't… i've checked all my voice
gestures and it is there and ticked. in case you are thinking
it's a matter of dexterity, I'd only have I use this for at
least a few years now, but also a quadruple four finger Tap
works for me and double four finger Tap works for me I have
no problem with the gesture for some reason nothing happens
when I perform it.
In case other people don't use this feature of iOS, it brings
up a menu of seems to be recognise such as seen doors text et
cetera, and I find it immensely useful and quick! so rather
than launching app I just performed this gesture look what
I'm looking for and move on by performing the gesture again
which toggle it off. s so, has anyone else tried the four
finger triple Tap recently? and I should mention, I have
reset/restarted my phone a few times now since I noticed his
behaviour, and it's made no difference…
so, any help/advice would be very gratefully received!
All the best, from a mild and barmy Island, Sandy NZ
Sent from The dark side of the moon
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