Announcements are spoken when the screen is locked using maps in turn-by-turn navigation mode on a 4S or higher. Siri is used for this function. As the person has a 4, this function is not available.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 29/01/2013, at 7:28, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Mostly, flicking to the current location works for me. Sometimes while I'm > walking, Maps will stop reporting it for a bit, but then it starts up again. > Be sure either Tracking or Tracking with Headings is on. > > I imagine the announcements will only happen if the screen is unlocked, so > try turning off the automatic screen lock when you are walking while using > Maps. I think it's turn-by-turn driving directions that are spoken when the > screen is locked. I could be wrong about that, though. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:12 PM, "Don & Cher Bosch" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I’m apparently not doing something correctly using an iPhone4: >> 1) How do you ‘select’ current location in order to have it announced >> as you walk? Have tried just flicking to it and also double tapping- which >> opens the search box. Accidentally had it work briefly one time but can’t >> reproduce. >> 2) How do you keep announcements coming after the phone has locked the >> screen? >> Have read several posts and searched archives but still missing something. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
