Thanks so much! Helps in the decision-making about the other microphone to know this is not an option now. And, I will email Apple...Ann Ann Walter UserWorks, Inc. Project User Experience Specialist 301.431.0500
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Wayne Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello. I did get a response, but it may as well have been no response. > I realize that any response from Apple Accessibility is worth noting, > but they didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know. Since > then though, I did hear of a news item on Twitter where Apple was > working on automatic hearing aid detection for the iPhone. Perhaps > this will be tied into Live Listen later this year when the new iPhone > comes out. For now, below is what I got from Apple on Live Listen. As > always, the more people that email Apple regarding Live Listen and its > potential impact for those with hearing loss the better. Send those > cards and letters to: > [email protected] > > Regards, > Wayne Merritt > > Hello, > Thank you for your email. We will pass this along to the appropriate > people for their consideration. > Please also be aware of this article. > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4526 > In particular this passage… > "Made for iPhone hearing aids > Apple is working with top manufacturers to introduce Made for iPhone > hearing aids that will deliver a power-efficient, high-quality digital > audio experience (Requires iPhone 4S or later and iOS 6 or later). > Made for iPhone hearing aids should be available from top hearing aid > manufacturers starting in 2013." > … > > Apple Accessibility > > > > On 3/13/13, AnnW <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did you ever get a response from Apple? I was about to plop down $250 for > > separate microphone, and then see Live Listen, but the triple click will > > not work for me. I have turned live listen under "hearing aid" under > > accessibility as well as triple click for "assistive touch" on (it was > not > > the other 3 options) on but it keeps saying "searching" under devices. > I'd > > appreciate any help. Thanks. > > > > On Friday, February 1, 2013 9:38:50 AM UTC-5, Wayne Merritt wrote: > >> > >> Thanks for the replies. Even when turning on hearing aids, Live Listen > >> did not show up in the list of triple click options. I've tried a > >> couple of times. I will email the Accessibility Apple address and > >> request that this be added. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Wayne > >> > >> On 1/31/13, David Chittenden <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> > Live listen is announced when activating hearing aid button. > >> Unfortunately, > >> > I could not find a live listen option in triple-click even when I > turned > >> > > >> > hearing aids on. Then again, I do not use hearing aids, so I could not > >> > connect one. You might want to send a message to > >> > [email protected]<javascript:>. > >> > >> > > >> > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > >> > Email: [email protected] <javascript:> > >> > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > >> > Sent from my iPhone > >> > > >> > On 01/02/2013, at 6:52, Woody Anna Dresner > >> > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi Wayne, > >> >> > >> >> I haven't heard of the feature, but I would suggest connecting the > >> hearing > >> >> aids, going to Settings/General/Accessibility, and choosing > >> Triple-Click > >> >> Home. Everything that can be turned on with Triple-click Home is > listed > >> >> > >> >> there, so if LIsten Live is an option, I would think it would be > there. > >> >> > >> >> You can select as many options from that list as you want. If you've > >> >> selected more than one, you're asked, when you triple-click Home, > which > >> >> > >> >> option to use. > >> >> > >> >> HTH, > >> >> Anna > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Jan 31, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Wayne Merritt > >> >> <[email protected]<javascript:>> > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Greetings. I recently got new hearing aids with an external > Bluetooth > >> >>> > >> >>> piece that I can use with my iPhone 5. I was looking in the > >> >>> Accessibility settings and in the hearing section, there was a blurb > >> >>> about Live Listen. When the home button is triple clicked, if your > >> >>> aids are paired with the phone and the external Bluetooth piece, the > >> >>> iPhone goes into a mode called Live Listen. Live Listen helps the > >> >>> iPhone to act as another microphone to catch sound and send it to > your > >> >>> > >> >>> hearing aids. My audiologist said that if it worked as advertised, > >> >>> that it could save someone about $250 in expense for a similar piece > >> >>> of equipment. I have tried triple clicking the home button to bring > >> >>> this option up, but no matter if I turn the hearing aid button on or > >> >>> off on the hearing aid options screen, my VoiceOver toggles on/off. > I > >> >>> > >> >>> have VO set to triple click home, but I was thinking that a list of > >> >>> options would come up to allow you to choose the Live Listen. has > >> >>> anyone heard of this Live Listen feature? Does it work with > VoiceOver, > >> >>> > >> >>> and/or is there another way I can turn it on? Not knowing much about > >> >>> the feature, I thought it was always on the iPhone, but my > audiologist > >> >>> > >> >>> said that it is not on her iPhone 4. 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