[Electronics-talk] I-phone users

Mon Oct 31 04:03:01 UTC 2011

No they don't have to tap twice. They can see the buttons and can just 
activate the one they want.
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> Eh, Jim:
> Curious.  Do the sighted do all this tapping as well, if you know the 
> answer to this?
> Vince
>
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> From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
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>
>> I'm not sure I'm understanding the direction of this thread yet, but...
>>
>> As of IOS 5 which is the latest version of the iphone's
>> operating system, you can tripple tap the home button and the phone
>> will start talking to you without this feature needing to be turned
>> on.  However, this only works when you're setting up the phone.  So,
>> if someone else sets up your phone and then gives it to you, you'll
>> need sighted assistance to turn on tripple click home and voiceover
>> directly on the phone.
>>
>> Finally, you can, and have always been able to, turn on voiceover by
>> connecting your phone to iTunes, and turning on voiceover there.  Look
>> on the device summary screen under Universal Access.
>>
>> For new iphone users you should be able to get voiceover up and
>> running on your own, but you need to do it early.  Don't let someone
>> else set up your phone, do that part yourself.
>>
>> Take out your iPhone, turn it on, wait about 15 seconds, then tripple
>> tap the round key on the front of the phone (called the home button.)
>> Voice over should start talking.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 06:42:59PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>> Not correct and here's why.  The tripple tap has factory default of off
>>> not on.  That has to be turned on in order  to use it at the same time
>>> VoiceOver is turned on and is in the accessibility menu.
>>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Dewey Bradley wrote:
>>>
>>> > I didn't know about that
>>> > I knew that if you triple tap 3 times that it will turn it on and off, 
>>> > never
>>> > tryed it though, but I didn't know that if you hit the home button 3 
>>> > times, I
>>> > will have to try that, when I have someone to turn it back on for me 
>>> > in case
>>> > something goes wrong
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tone" <high10sion at sbcglobal.net>
>>> > To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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>>> > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 3:03 PM
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > The new Iphone has it ,  so when you first get it .  all you have to 
>>> > > do is
>>> > > hit the home key, 3 time , and it'll start Voice over.  no need for 
>>> > > a person
>>> > > or I tunes.
>>> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" 
>>> > > <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
>>> > > To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> > > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:04 AM
>>> > > Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > > The other advantage to an IPhone and this isn't for anyone who 
>>> > > > just wants
>>> > > > a basic phone is that it has the largest number of accessible 
>>> > > > applications
>>> > > > available for it.  While android is accessible it's both a work 
>>> > > > very much
>>> > > > still under construction the application that makes those phones
>>> > > > accessible has to be downloaded and installed.  Pick an 
>>> > > > inaccessible
>>> > > > iphone up and it either needs a battery charge or to get VoiceOver 
>>> > > > turned
>>> > > > on by either ITunes or someone that can see.  What the modern Aple
>>> > > > products are is what accessibility ought to have been from the get 
>>> > > > go. By
>>> > > > now, Android may have a pre-existing speech app on their phones 
>>> > > > but the
>>> > > > last time I checked that wasn't the case.  Two accessories I have 
>>> > > > for my
>>> > > > IPhone are a bluetooth keyboard made by Motorola for Android 
>>> > > > phones (which
>>> > > > has no trouble pairing with my IPhone) and a bluetooth headset 
>>> > > > Motorola
>>> > > > S-9 and they're available for a little over $20.00 on amazon.com. 
>>> > > > The
>>> > > > keyboard which is full-sized was originally $68.00 at Target but I 
>>> > > > got it
>>> > > > on clearance sale for $48.00.
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net> When people ask do you believe in
>>> > > > Numerology, the proper reply for me at least is do you believe in 
>>> > > > a
>>> > > > hammer?  The proper answer for me for both questions is no, 
>>> > > > they're both
>>> > > > tools and to be used under appropriate circumstances.
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
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>>> Jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
>>> When people ask do you believe in Numerology, the proper reply for me at
>>> least is do you believe in a hammer?  The proper answer for me for both
>>> questions is no, they're both tools and to be used under appropriate
>>> circumstances.
>>>
>>>
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