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Turning on VoiceOverUpdated June 26, 2024There are a couple of ways to turn on VoiceOver, commonly referred to as "VO."The quickest way is to use Siri by pressing the home button (or the side switch on iPhone X or later,) until you hear two beeps, then say, "Turn on VoiceOver," and release the button. Siri will respond by saying, "OK, I turned on VoiceOver." To turn off VoiceOver, press the home button until you hear two beeps and say, "Turn VoiceOver off."You can also turn on VoiceOver through the settings app. On your device, go to Settings, Accessibility and the last item on that list is "Accessibility shortcut." Open that setting and select "Toggle VoiceOver."Then, when you triple click the home button, (or side switch on the newer phones with no home button,) VoiceOver will be toggled on or off. The "triple click" refers to tapping the home button OR SIDE SWITCH three times very quickly. The taps need to be within a half a second of each other.VoiceOver GesturesNote: If you have a device with no home button, see page 6 for gestures that replace use of the home button.)?The terms "swipe" and "flick" are used interchangeably. ? Practice Mode: Four finger double tap, Puts VoiceOver in practice mode so you can practice gestures without opening or changing anything.? Select and speak the item: Touch with one finger.If you slide your one finger without lifting it, you can explore what is on the screen without changing or opening anything.? Activate the selected item: Double-tap with one finger.? Alternative way to activate an item: Split-tap. Put one finger on an item and leave it there, then touch the screen with another finger, then lift them both.? When a non-VoiceOver user needs to Double-tap an item: VoiceOver users need to Triple-tap with one finger.? Select the next or previous item: Swipe right or left with one finger.? Read all from the top of the screen: Two-finger swipe up. This works great to read an Email.? Read all from the current position: Two-finger swipe down.? Stop or resume speaking: Two-finger touch.?answer the phone or To start or stop an action: Two-finger double-tap. This gesture initiates an action or halts or pauses an action in progress. For example, you can:?Answer or end a call.?Play or pause in Music, Videos, Voice Memos, or Photos (slideshows).?Take a photo in Camera.?Start or pause recording in Camera or Voice Memos.?Start or stop the stopwatch.? Mute or unmute VoiceOver: Three-finger double-tap. If both VoiceOver and Zoom are enabled, use the three-finger triple-tap gesture.? Turn the screen curtain on or off: Three-finger triple-tap. If both VoiceOver and Zoom are enabled, use the three-finger quadruple-tap gesture.? To dismiss an alert or go back to the previous screen: Find the back (or the close,/dismiss alert) button and doing a one finger double tap. You can also do a Two-finger scrub: Move two fingers rapidly in a small counter-clockwise circle or slide two fingers back and forth three times quickly (making a “z,". ? Scroll one page up or down at a time: Three-finger swipe up or down.In Email, if you touch somewhere in the list of emails, then swipe down with three fingers, it will refresh the Email list and get any new messages.? Three-finger swipe right or left. For example): Go to the next or previous page (on the Home screen.? Open Notification Center: touch the status bar and swipe down with three fingers.? Open Control Panel: Touch status bar and swipe up with three fingers.? Speak Screen: Touch the status bar with one finger and swipe down with two fingers; only works if Speak Screen is turned on in settings, general, accessibility, speech. Speak Screen will continue reading even if the screen is locked. (This does not require VoiceOver. Can be distracting for VoiceOver users.)? Open Spotlight Search: Touch on the home screen below the status bar and above the dock and swipe down with three fingers. You can search for something on your device this way.? Speak additional information, such as position within a list or whether text is selected: Three-finger tap.? Copy last thing spoken by VoiceOver to the clipboard: three-finger quadruple tap.? Select the first item on the page: Four-finger tap at top of screen.? Select the last item on the page: Four-finger tap at bottom of screen.? Use a standard gesture: Double-tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture. The double-tap and hold gesture tells iPhone to interpret the next gesture as standard. For example, you can double-tap and hold your finger on the screen until you hear three rising tones, and then without lifting your finger, drag your finger on a slider. (Also known as the "Pass Through" Gesture.)? Tap 2 times on the clock in status bar to scroll to top in any app.? Change an item’s label to make it easier to find: Two-finger double-tap and hold.? Open the Item Chooser: Two-finger triple-tap.? Select/deselect text: Turn on "Text Selection" in the VoiceOver rotor settings, then turn the rotor to Text Selection and flick down to character, word, line, etc., and then flick right with one finger to select text. Once selected, turn rotor to edit and flick up or down to copy, print, share, etc. Much easier than the two-finger Pinch out/in.? 3D Touch (only on phones running iOS 12 or earlier): Place your finger on an app and press, do not tap, this brings up a shortcut menu depending on the app. For example, on the phone app it brings up your favorites so you can call them quickly. 3D Touch is available on devices like the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus.? Open Context menu (formerly 3D touch): one-finger triple tap on an item. Then, flick through the context menu options.? Switch to next or previous app: Four-finger swipe left or right. * It is a good idea to not have too many apps open in the background. After you are finished using an app, it remains available in the background. If too many are open, your device can become very sluggish or not work properly. To close apps from the app switcher, double tap the home button and you will hear "App Switcher." Touch an app and flick up with three fingers and it will close. ? Using the Rotor: Place two fingers on the screen like you were going to turn a knob, hold them against the screen and twist left or right. Select the next or previous rotor item. Examples of items on the rotor are: speech rate, character, word, line, heading, text selection, and more. You can add other items to the rotor in the VoiceOver settings.? Select an item on the rotor: Swipe up or down with one finger. Also used to access various options on apps, Email messages, etc. Anywhere VoiceOver say,s "Actions available." For iPad Only:? Go to home screen: 5 fingers pinch in: put all five fingers on the screen and pinch them in until they are all touching and it is like tapping the home button once.For devices without a home button:Side button replacing Home button commands?Unlock Phone: Facial Recognition, or tap the Side button and enter your passcode?Accessibility Shortcut: Triple click of the Side button ?Screenshot: Simultaneously press and quickly release the Side button and Volume Up button. Caution: if you hold the volume up and side power button too long, you will activate the Emergency SOS and end up calling 911. ?Activate Siri: Press and hold the Side button ?Reboot the iPhone: Press and release the volume up button, then the volume down button, then hold in the side/power button for about 10 seconds or until the Apple comes back and gradually fills in the image.?Power off the iPhone: preferred method, Open settings, general, and at the bottom double tap on shut down. You can also ask Siri to shut down, Siri will likely ask you to confirm you want to power off, say yes and it is done. You can also open General Settings, then do a four finger tap at the bottom of the screen and land on the shut down icon and double tap. ?Trickier method, by pressing and holding the side button and volume down button at the same time until the Emergency SOS screen appears. This menu also includes the power off slider, to shut down swipe left until you get to the "slide to power off" icon and double tap with one finger. Be aware, if you hold those two buttons in too long, it will begin a countdown before calling Emergency Services and your emergency contacts unless you release the buttons or double tap cancel quickly enough if you are not needing the emergency services.For a complete explanation of the Emergency SOS settings, see: Apple Pay: Double click the Side button New Gestures replacing function of the Home buttonStarting at the bottom of the screen and slide one finger up. You will feel three haptic vibrations referred to as "clicks" (similar to the old "click" when pressing the Home button). Each of these three clicks will activate a function. Note: The first click alerts you that you are in the feature.?Return to the Home screen: From the bottom of the screen slide one finger up until the second click. Lift your finger from the screen.?Activate the App Switcher: From the bottom of the screen, slide one finger up until the third click. Lift your finger from the screen.?Activate Reachability mode (if enabled in Settings): From the bottom of the screen, slide one finger up until you feel the first click. Quickly flick down.Notification and Control CenterStarting at the top of the screen, slide one finger down to feel the clicks.?Access the Control Center: From the top of the screen, slide one finger down until the second click. Lift your finger from the screen.?Access the Notification Center: From the top of the screen, slide one finger down until the third click. Lift your finger from the screen.Other settings Raise to Wake, under Settings, Display and Brightness, defaults to on.If you find that your phone is constantly trying to “wake” up or unlock, and perhaps the battery is not giving you the time you thought it should, try turning that feature off.? If you use VoiceOver, and it is constantly saying the time whenever you move the iPhone, you probably have raise to wake on and each time the phone moves, it is trying to wake up.? People who carry their phone in a bag or a purse may find it is constantly waking up from the movement of the bag/purse.There is also a feature called Tap to Wake, under Settings, Accessibility, Touch, that allows you to wake up the phone by tapping in the middle of the screen with one finger.If you turn off the Raise To Wake feature, you may find this one very helpful.? You can move your phone without it trying to wake up, and when you want to wake it up, tap on the middle of the screen, then do the slide gesture from the bottom to finish unlocking it.If you use Face ID, you will find that if you also turn off, Require Attention for Face ID under Settings, Accessibility, Face ID and Attention, that just having the phone facing you when you do the unlock gesture you will almost never have to enter your passcode.Turning off Requires attention is particularly useful for VoiceOver users because you don’t have to get your face into the exact position it was when you set it up.Other Resources:Apple AccessibilityAnyone using any kind of accessibility features of any Apple device can call for technical support. Calling seems to be far more effective than writing them, but it doesn't hurt to report bugs via the Email below.Phone: 877-204-3930Email: ACCESSIBILITY@Hadley Institute for the BlindThe Hadley Institute for the Blind has many on-line courses, video and audio programs on a wide variety of topics including Low-vision and Blind lessons on Apple devices, etc.Hadley web site: hadley.edu ................
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