I believe that is exactly what it is, but just a quicker shortcut. Did somebody mention that turning option on in magnifier will cause the taps to work again?
> On Jul 1, 2026, at 12:47 PM, Carolyn Arnold <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Katrina, for great description – kind of like Detection Mode in > Magnification. > > Carolyn Arnold > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Katrina Anderson > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 11:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: four finger triple Tap not working! > > Carolyn, > > I’m probably not the best person to describe Live Description, but I’ll try. > Below is a copy of one of the Google results for your question. > > “Live Recognition is an accessibility feature on the iPhone that uses the > camera and AI to provide real-time, spoken descriptions of your surroundings. > It identifies objects, text, people, and doors. It is designed primarily for > users who are blind or have low vision to help them navigate environments > more independently.” > > Personally, I’ve only used it a few times here at home, to test the feature, > but if I needed clues when out-and-about, I’m sure it could be a helpful tool > (e.g. locating trash cans, entry doors to business/office/etc., reading > signage, finding where exit of a business into interior of a mall, finding an > elevator, etc.) However, I usually rely on the AI feature of Be My Eyes to > identify things in an environment (e.g. multiple times I have needed help > finding if/where something landed on the floor, etc.) > > As for the 4-finger tap, as hard as I try, I cannot manage to get 4 fingers > on one hand to tap the screen at the same time; I have some luck using 2 > fingers on both hands, and sometimes I manage to time the tap of all 4 > fingers to get the desired result. The likelihood of correctly doing that > multiple times is not good. Fortunately though, I have Live Recognition in > the rotor, so could (if desired) access it there. > > After rotating to Live Recognition, you can flick up/down through “scenes,” > “people,” “text,” etc.; when focus is on the desired option, double tap to > activate. If “scenes” is activated, a description of what the camera is > focused on is verbalized…description changes as the camera moves. I then > have to put “scenes” back in focus, and double tap to stop the verbal > description. IMO, Be My Eyes is a more efficient tool for me, but > options/differences are good, and it is important to find what works best for > personal needs/abilities, and sometimes that is a combination of tools. > > Katrina > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 12:56 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RE: four finger triple Tap not working! > > What does Live Recognition do? > > Carolyn Arnold > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > Tony Sweeney > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 8:08 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: four finger triple Tap not working! > > I hate to say this but it's possible Live Recognition is now not permitted in > Ireland but I trust I'm absolutely wrong about that one. > Perhaps Dominique or someone else from Ireland could confirm or not. > Tony > On 30/06/2026 13:01, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone 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 <https://www.turner42.com/> >> >> (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) >> >> >> >>> On Jun 30, 2026, at 4:24 AM, Tony Sweeney <[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[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 >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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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