I can turn VO on and off on my iphone, but she doesn't say anything anymore, only sound effects. Same thing on my ipad. Is there a bug in a software version? I am updating now to see if it helps, but I see no other complaints about this. thoughts? thanks
iOS and iPadOS
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Ten days after upgrading to iOS 15.6.1, VoiceOver stopped speaking. The gestures still work, and I get haptic feedback but nothing else. However, if I'm on a phone call, Voiceover works normally until the call is ended.
Also, if I ask Siri a question, I can swipe over the screen and here VoiceOver read any text that is present. But, if I try to switch to an app, VoiceOver stops speaking again.
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Yeah. Suddenly voiceover went silent for apparently no reason. I was trying to go to the home screen with the new sweep gestures, when it happened. I tried restarting it but I still get no voice. Has anyone experienced something like this on? How did you fix it?
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One of deafblind members of our community brought us her iPhones so that we could perfom certain maintenance tasks she requested. One of them is iPhone 5S and second is iPhone SE 2022.
Both devices lost connection to her Braille display and both provide no speech, only VO sounds can be heard. Since we never faced such issue before we are puzzled and have no idea what might cause this. I know about sound curtain feature in lates iOS, but this is not a case since all sounds are working except VoiceOver speech.
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hello dears
i noticed that voice over stop talking after a call even from phone app or social media apps
i usually lock screen and unlock it to back talking
seem apple now don't take accessibility matters as an important like before.
also, how i decrease voice over sound effects? i don't find it in settings.
thanks
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Hi, for the last 2 years I have had my voiceover randomly stop talking and just make the sounds. The fix is to turn on and off the voiceover. I am currently using an iphone 8 with the latest ios 12.1 something as of today. Same issue. Apple has had me reset this phone and my past 6s and 7. No resolve. Does anyone know if they have ever soved this. Some friends I have have the same issue also. Thanks, Chris
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Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed VoiceOver getting stuck in the headset rather than coming through the speaker when I remove headphones. Is there a setting I can check to see what is causing this? Since I typically use headphones with my device I am not totally sure when this started but I know it is been going on for at least a couple of weeks and just in the last few days it is almost impossible to get VO back through the speaker. Siri seems to be coming through the speaker without any issue but once you release the button, VO goes back into the headset.
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This is an issue I've only seen mentioned briefly, and that surprises me. I'm still on iOS 16, but I've updated the phones of family members. If anyone remembers what happened to Eloquence in later versions of iOS 16, that seems to have affected all the other voices in iOS 17. The only way I can describe it is that it sounds like VO is stuttering, or tripping over itself. I noticed this most often when scrolling quickly, through apps like Safari, Facebook and Amazon.
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the strangest thing happened to me after unlocking my iPhone. My voiceover for what ever reason switched to the earpiece and I could not get it back on speaker. the only way for me to fix this was by restarting my phone. Has this happened to anyone else? If so, have you figured out a fix or a possible reason for this?
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Hello
Am I the only one who cannot stand voiceover continue talking after pressing the play button to watch videos or play music?
I think it is quite obvious that we don't want to hear voiceover continue talking unless we touch the screen again.
Your thoughts please.
Cheers
Dave
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Happy New Year all!
For years now I've really wished for a way to have Voiceover's speech come through the IPhones speaker/out instead of through the Bluetooth output which the phone is connected to. This has never been a possibility with iOS and Bluetooth. It is a possibility when Airplay over Wifi, and through Apple Car play (wired connection via USB) Now in iOS 13.3 something seams broken. When I connect my IPhone 10S to a Bluetooth 3.0 a2DP Audio device, Voiceover and SIRI audio comes through the phone, while all other audio comes through the paired BT device.
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I am using an iPhone 7 but have had this problem with my 6S before getting the 7. Voiceover keeps jumping back to the top of an article or list of products. Ex. 1. In the News app while reading an article VO will either stutter and jump back to the top or just jump back to the top of the article. Ex. 2. When searching on the Amazon app and getting a list of results Vo will jump periodically to the top result, even if I am quite a ways down the list. I can touch the screen and it will usually jump back close to where I left off, but this is not the case in the News ap.
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Hi
I volunteer for a UK charity helping the visually impaired with technology.
A lot of them are Apple users, and a lot are elderly with little experience with tech.
Teaching voiceover can be challenging and I wondered if anyone could recommend a suitable app to teach voiceover? I’m aware of VOstarter but is there anything else that’s a little less clunky?
Thanks
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it's not my day, it really isn't! this is the second topic I've posted about an iPhone SE2020 problem today. So, in order to try and resolve the other problem I posted about (my voice being quiet when using the earpiece with phone calls) I tried restoring from an iCloud backup. Since doing so, when I restart the iPhone my Voiceover voice is Samantha. Turning off Voiceover and then turning it back on again restores it to what it should be (UK Siri female) so it isn't the end of the world but what on earth is going on here? any ideas? IOS15.2 by the way.
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Hi all,
I just recently upgraded from the iPhone 12 Mini to the iPhone 15 Pro. I'm enjoying the upgrade so far. But I've noticed that if I power my phone off and then back on, VoiceOver will be off and I would either have to tripple-click the side button or press and hold the Action button. Is there any fix for this issue? My iPhone 12 Mini never did that. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you all in advance.
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This particular Voiceover thing is driving me a little mad, and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this or if there is a fix I haven't found...
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Hi all,
Wondering if anyone else has had similar issues.
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VoiceOver went silent during my recent 9.3.1 update and the previous update too. I had to ask someone with vision to enter my password for me before VoiceOver began talking. Please can someone help me out in order not to suffer this ordeal the next time?
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When on a FaceTime audio or video call, VoiceOver is unresponsive. It doesnt respond when I move my finger around the screen. When I press the home button, it makes the bleep sound but there is no speech. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, has anyone found any solutions?