[Electronics-Talk] Electronics-Talk Digest, Vol 121, Issue 2

Carina M Nunez carina.m.nunez at gmail.com
Mon May 2 12:36:35 UTC 2016


Why don't you try this. On voiceOver go to a button that says speech. There should be a way to change the voice there.  There is a button called default dialect. It has the different voices in that area.

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>   1. iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (Nicole Torcolini)
>   2. Re: iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (Tracy Carcione)
>   3. Re: iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (cheez)
>   4. Re: iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (Tracy Carcione)
>   5. Re: iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (Jaxi)
>   6. Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are Opened (Peter Donahue)
>   7. Re: iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (Miles Matte)
>   8. Re: Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are Opened
>      (Annette Carr)
>   9. Re: Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are    Opened (cheez)
>  10. Re: iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating (cheez)
>  11. Re: Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are    Opened (Lisa Hall)
>  12. Re: Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are Opened
>      (Christopher Chaltain)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 07:18:54 -0700
> From: "Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
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>                Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nicole
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 10:24:27 -0400
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after
>    Updating
> Message-ID: <000001d1a3b5$2b1f61a0$815e24e0$@access.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still female,
> but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of Congress, for
> example.
> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
> 
>                Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nicole
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 07:46:18 -0700
> From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
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>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after
>    Updating
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> I've also noticed that sometimes you can hear it whistle an s when reading.
> 
> I don't think you can go back to an older software version.  So, you will 
> just have to get used to the newness.
> Best scenario would be what you're experiencing is a flaw and it may be 
> fixed in the next software upgrade.
> 
> Vince
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
> 
> 
>> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still female,
>> but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of Congress, for
>> example.
>> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
>> 
>>               Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 11:14:10 -0400
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after
>    Updating
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> I think you can go back from an update, but you have to go to the Apple
> store and get them to do it.
> You also might be able to go back to a backup through ITunes, but I'm not
> sure about that.
> Tracy
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:46 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: cheez
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
> 
> I've also noticed that sometimes you can hear it whistle an s when reading.
> 
> I don't think you can go back to an older software version.  So, you will
> just have to get used to the newness.
> Best scenario would be what you're experiencing is a flaw and it may be
> fixed in the next software upgrade.
> 
> Vince
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
> 
> 
>> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still female,
>> but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of Congress, for
>> example.
>> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
>> 
>>               Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 08:55:30 -0700
> From: Jaxi <jaxisays at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after
>    Updating
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> In settings,  
> Go to general
> Go to serie voice
> 
> On this page are 2 headings
> Accent and gender.  
> 
> Choose by double tapping 
> 
> HTH
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> It's a dog's life and I wouldn't change it for anything!  
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> On May 1, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>               Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nicole
> 
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 11:47:34 -0500
> From: Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are
>    Opened
> Message-ID: <57263326.90506 at satx.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
>     We upgraded our iPhones last Friday and the Voiceover voices 
> remained the same following the upgrade. What we are having difficulty 
> with is getting Voiceover back when certain apps are opened without 
> having to shut down and restart the device in the hopes it will work 
> with the app in question. I'll need to have a sighted person observe 
> this app's load-up when it is opened. It may be that it's taking a 
> minute for the app to completely load temporarily knocking out Voiceover 
> until the loading is complete. If any of you have had this problem I'd 
> like to hear how to deal with it.
> 
>     By the way how does one activate the app switcher. By doing so we 
> could see how many apps are running and perhaps can shut some down 
> giving the device more free memory to work with. This may be another 
> possible reason for losing speech when certain apps are opened. Any 
> suggestions will be helpful.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still female,
>> but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of Congress, for
>> example.
>> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
>> 
>>                 Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 13:09:18 -0400
> From: Miles Matte <milesmatte at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after
>    Updating
> Message-ID: <78352B43-08F5-419C-BF92-F837A932F752 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
> 
> You can modify both Siri and the voice for voice over.
> Modify the voice for voice over, in settings under general select accessibility.
> Open the voiceover.
> And select speech button.
> This opens the selection of normal and enhance speech.
> You can see which voice is selected, and change accordingly.you can see which voice is selected, and change accordingly.
> Hope this helps you out.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>> On May 1, 2016, at 10:18, Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>               Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 01 May 2016 13:33:00 -0400
> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps
>    are Opened
> Message-ID: <003801d1a3cf$84110240$8c3306c0$@verizon.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> Peter,
> 
>> From within an app or when on any of your pages of apps, press the Home
> Button twice to activate the App Switcher.
> Use a one finger flick left and/or right to move through the apps that are
> open.
> When you land on one you want to close, use a 3 finger flick up to close
> that app.  You Cannot close the "Home" item in the list.
> When you are done closing some or all of the apps, double tap with 1 finger
> on "Home" to be returned to your Home page.
> 
> HTH,
> Annette
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 12:48 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Peter Donahue
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are
> Opened
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
>     We upgraded our iPhones last Friday and the Voiceover voices remained
> the same following the upgrade. What we are having difficulty with is
> getting Voiceover back when certain apps are opened without having to shut
> down and restart the device in the hopes it will work with the app in
> question. I'll need to have a sighted person observe this app's load-up when
> it is opened. It may be that it's taking a minute for the app to completely
> load temporarily knocking out Voiceover until the loading is complete. If
> any of you have had this problem I'd like to hear how to deal with it.
> 
>     By the way how does one activate the app switcher. By doing so we could
> see how many apps are running and perhaps can shut some down giving the
> device more free memory to work with. This may be another possible reason
> for losing speech when certain apps are opened. Any suggestions will be
> helpful.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still 
>> female, but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of 
>> Congress, for example.
>> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
>> 
>>                 Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated 
>> for a while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after 
>> updating, everything was fine. However, when I went into the app 
>> switcher to close apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the 
>> different settings in accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it 
>> back. Is this the new voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I 
>> do not know exactly which voice I had before; it was a female, English 
>> U.S. voice. If it is not possible to fix the voice, is there a way to
> remove the update?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 21:24:07 -0700
> From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps
>    are    Opened
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> Eh, Peter, I've had the same issue.
> I usually just hold down the Home button to activate Siri.  Sometimes I'll 
> tell her to turn voice over on, or I'll just keep quiet.  Either way the 
> voice will start talking again.
> 
> I know not why this is happening.  Probably a bug in the latest IOS.
> 
> Vince
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 9:47 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are 
> Opened
> 
> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>>    We upgraded our iPhones last Friday and the Voiceover voices remained 
>> the same following the upgrade. What we are having difficulty with is 
>> getting Voiceover back when certain apps are opened without having to shut 
>> down and restart the device in the hopes it will work with the app in 
>> question. I'll need to have a sighted person observe this app's load-up 
>> when it is opened. It may be that it's taking a minute for the app to 
>> completely load temporarily knocking out Voiceover until the loading is 
>> complete. If any of you have had this problem I'd like to hear how to deal 
>> with it.
>> 
>>    By the way how does one activate the app switcher. By doing so we 
>> could see how many apps are running and perhaps can shut some down giving 
>> the device more free memory to work with. This may be another possible 
>> reason for losing speech when certain apps are opened. Any suggestions 
>> will be helpful.
>> 
>> Peter Donahue
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still 
>>> female,
>>> but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of Congress, for
>>> example.
>>> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
>>> Tracy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
>>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
>>> 
>>>                 Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for 
>>> a
>>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
>>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Nicole
>>> 
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 21:26:53 -0700
> From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after
>    Updating
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> Jaxi, is Accent and Gender on the iPhone 6's?
> I have an i5s and I've never seen those choices before.
> 
> Vince
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jaxi via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jaxi" <jaxisays at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 8:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
> 
> 
>> In settings,
>> Go to general
>> Go to serie voice
>> 
>> On this page are 2 headings
>> Accent and gender.
>> 
>> Choose by double tapping
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>> It's a dog's life and I wouldn't change it for anything!
>> 
>> On May 1, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>              Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated for a
>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly which
>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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> Date: Mon, 02 May 2016 00:53:44 -0400
> From: Lisa Hall <lhall007 at cinci.rr.com>
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps
>    are    Opened
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> Hi Peter,
> 
> To get into the app switcher, hit home key twice close together. You 
> will hear voiceover say app switcher. You have to options on the 
> screen. in a vertical layout, meaning up and down, you have the option 
> of open the app or close the app. You want to close the app. You must 
> do it for each application that is opened.
> Once all applications are closed, the option you have left is the home 
> button. Double tap that and you are back on the home screen.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Lisa Hall
> 
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> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 06:58:11 -0500
> From: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps
>    are Opened
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> 
> I haven't seen this issue myself. I have my own 4S and a 5 from my 
> employer, and I haven't seen this on either machine.
> 
>> On 01/05/16 23:24, cheez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Eh, Peter, I've had the same issue.
>> I usually just hold down the Home button to activate Siri.  Sometimes
>> I'll tell her to turn voice over on, or I'll just keep quiet.  Either
>> way the voice will start talking again.
>> 
>> I know not why this is happening.  Probably a bug in the latest IOS.
>> 
>> Vince
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 9:47 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Losing Speech When Certain iPhone Apps are
>> Opened
>> 
>> 
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> 
>>>    We upgraded our iPhones last Friday and the Voiceover voices
>>> remained the same following the upgrade. What we are having difficulty
>>> with is getting Voiceover back when certain apps are opened without
>>> having to shut down and restart the device in the hopes it will work
>>> with the app in question. I'll need to have a sighted person observe
>>> this app's load-up when it is opened. It may be that it's taking a
>>> minute for the app to completely load temporarily knocking out
>>> Voiceover until the loading is complete. If any of you have had this
>>> problem I'd like to hear how to deal with it.
>>> 
>>>    By the way how does one activate the app switcher. By doing so we
>>> could see how many apps are running and perhaps can shut some down
>>> giving the device more free memory to work with. This may be another
>>> possible reason for losing speech when certain apps are opened. Any
>>> suggestions will be helpful.
>>> 
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>> I notice the voice changed after the last update, too.  It's still
>>>> female,
>>>> but now it has an accent.  It says Corn-gress instead of Congress, for
>>>> example.
>>>> There might be a voice setting under General, but I'm not sure.
>>>> Tracy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:19 AM
>>>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone Voice Is Different after Updating
>>>> 
>>>>                 Yesterday, I updated my iPhone 6. I had not updated
>>>> for a
>>>> while, so I still had one of the 8 versions. Immediately after updating,
>>>> everything was fine. However, when I went into the app switcher to close
>>>> apps, the voice changed. I have looked through the different settings in
>>>> accessibility, but I cannot find a way to put it back. Is this the new
>>>> voice? If there is a way to put it back, how? I do not know exactly
>>>> which
>>>> voice I had before; it was a female, English U.S. voice. If it is not
>>>> possible to fix the voice, is there a way to remove the update?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Nicole
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
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