Hey Sieghard, Thanks for this. I always thought pressing the volume buttons sent a call to VoiceMail. Yes, my ring tone is loud, as you need a loud ring tone on the streets of NYC. I almost always have Downcast in the app switcher which I have learned is quite the battery drain, and even with Downcast in the app switcher in IOS 8 the two finger double tap rarely restarts what I was last playing, and just discovered the two finger double tap does not stop audio in the iTunes store last night when I was checking something out.
Thanks again for the call answering info will give it a try. On Oct 2, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > If you don't have any apps open in the app switcher which have recently > played audio the 2-finger double tap should work fine. I also find that it's > rather rare that it starts audio playback and if it does another 2-finger > double tap typically stops it again. I have no problems hearing what > Voiceover says while the phone is ringing, maybe you need to turn Voiceover > volume up a bit and the ringer volume down a bit. On the other hand you can > simply silence the ringer by pressing one of the volume buttons and then > find the answer button. It is super easy to find, if your phone is locked > and starts ringing it takes up the entire bottom of the screen so all you > have to do is touch the home key and slide your finger straight up maybe > half an inch or so and you'll be right on it, I can reliably answer my phone > even with Voiceover off by sliding across the screen just above the home > button. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Brian Fischler > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 8:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Two Finger Double Tap and Answering the Phone > > Hey all, > > Curious to hear what others have been doing as since it has been well > documented that Apple broke the two finer double tap for answering calls and > playing music, I am curious as to what others are doing to answer calls. I > used to use the two finger double tap, and cannot hear VoiceOver reading the > screen to me over my ringtone. Therefore I have been missing every call. > What are others doing is there a simple way to know and find where the > answer button is? > > Has anyone else also discovered that the two finger double tap which I was > able to use in IOS7 to quickly start continue playing what I was playing in > Downcast does not work anymore? Not sure if this is a Downcast issue but > doubt it considering the two finger double tap no longer pauses audio when > previewing any song in the iTunes store there is no way to stop the audio > you are previewing as you have to let it just play out. > > Having IOS8 is like going back to a first generation product as so much that > used to work does not. I have learned my lesson trusting Apple and updates > and accessibility. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
