[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Ot,FW: [tech-vi Announce List] A Response From Apple Accessibility Regarding Lost Siri Functionality FW: Please Bring Back Lost Siri Functionality; Follow-up: 782296253

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From: tech-vi at groups.io <tech-vi at groups.io> On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 6:24 PM
To: tech-vi at groups.io
Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] A Response From Apple Accessibility
Regarding Lost Siri Functionality FW: Please Bring Back Lost Siri
Functionality; Follow-up: 782296253

 

>From the Tech-VI list owner: 

Many users of Apple products have noticed that some Siri functions have
recently disappeared. These voice commands pertain to functions for
accessing email, call history and voicemail. I recently wrote to Apple
Accessibility requesting that these capabilities be reinstated. I received
the following positive response.

 

 

From: Apple Accessibility <accessibility at apple.com> 
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 6:10 PM
To: david.goldfield at outlook.com
Subject: Re: Please Bring Back Lost Siri Functionality; Follow-up: 782296253

 

Hello David,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, and we are working to
reinstate some Siri Email and Phone actions, which were temporarily removed
as part of updates to improve Siri. 


You will be able to ask Siri to write, send, and check unread emails in the
coming weeks. Reinstating Siri actions to check call history and voicemail
will take a bit more time, and we will bring back this functionality in an
upcoming iOS software update. 


In the meanwhile, if you would like us to help identify some alternatives
using a combination of Siri and accessibility features, please let us know.

 

Sincerely,

 

Apple Accessibility

 

For more information on Accessibility at Apple, please visit:

http://www.apple.com/accessibility

http://www.apple.com/support/accessibility

 

David Goldfield,

Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist

JAWS Certified, 2019

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