[Electronics-talk] I-phone users

Tone high10sion at sbcglobal.net
Mon Oct 31 04:47:35 UTC 2011


yes!! thanks for making it clear! thats what I was talking about
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users


> 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"
>> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 3:03 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users
>> >
>> >
>> > > 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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