Thank you for these instructions, Mark. It worked well. ----- Original Message ----- From: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023 03:41 PM To: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Here Are The Steps to Get Your iOS 17.2 iPhone / iPad to Automatically Announce When the Battery Level Falls Below or Rises Above a Certain Percentage
Hello Everyone, If you would like to have your iPhone automatically announce when the battery level falls below a certain percentage, with VoiceOver enabled, do the following: 1. Launch the Shortcuts app. 2. Select the Automation tab, located near the bottom of the display. 3. Select the Add button, located near the top right corner of the display. A list of choices will appear. 4. Select Battery Level. A new screen will appear. 5. Adjust the slider to the desired battery level that will automatically activate the shortcut. The default level is 50%. 6. On this same screen, select the "Falls Below" option. Of course, you should select either of the other two options in this area, as well. 7. In the third and final area of this screen, select the "Run Immediately" option. Selecting this option will cause another option to be displayed said option being to not only announce the battery level but to also place a notification in the notifications area. 8. Select the Next button located near the top right corner of the display. A new screen will appear. Now the following step is where we, as VoiceOver users, have to take one extra step than does our sighted counterpart because of what I assume is a small VoiceOver bug that, in essence, is of no real consequence, at this point. 9. Select the "Get Started" Button. 10. Select "Speak Text" by performing either the VO split Tap or the VO pass through gesture. This will both select and open the first level of options to the Speak Text function. 11. Place VO focus on the line that VO reads as "Speak Text". 12. Single-finger, swipe up until you hear "Edit text," and select this option. The edit field for the "Speak Text" function will open and you can either use the keyboard or dictation, to type the text that the TTS engine will announce. For example, "Mark, you devilishly handsome guy, the battery level has fallen below 50 percent." 13. Select the Done button located just above the on-screen keyboard, on the right side of the display. 14. Test the announcement by selection the "Run this Shortcut" button, located near the bottom right corner of the display. 15. Finally, select the Done button, located near the top right corner of the display. 16. Close the Shortcuts app. That's all there is to it. The next time the battery level falls below the percentage you designated, it will be automatically announced,outloud. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/ca4e1752-cec8-4a7e-a4cc-21df08f78891n%40googlegroups.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/227855246.0.1702895643942%40localhost.
