It has been my experience that when turning on a anew iPhone for the first time, if you just let the phone sit a bit, VoiceOver will come on without you having to do anything. If it doesn’t start speaking on its own, then press the side button 3 times quickly.
Additionally, before attempting to setup your new iPhone, be sure to perform an iCloud backup of your old device to make sure you have an up-to -date backup that you can access from the new device if you choose to setup from an iCloud backup. HTH. - Brad - On May 11, 2024, at 13:39, etscrivani via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: Hello Everyone, I just got a new Iphone 15 pro, not in store, but shipped to my home. I was somehow under the impression I could turn the phone on, and turn voice over on. I called Apple help to assist in doing the setup and transfer from my old Iphone 10 to the new phone and was told that Voice Over cannot be turned on/enabled until the setup is done. Is that in fact correct? The tech rep did say I could have gone through a step by step setup that then would have allowed VO to get turned on, however then I could not use the auto transfer of all my data and apps from the old phone. If that is true then I did not want to risk losing any of my apps. Is there any way I can get this process done without having to go into an Apple store? Thanks for any guidance and information on what is known about this procedure. Eileen -- 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 <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto: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 <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/009d01daa3d2%248d962d20%24a8c28760%24%40verizon.net <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/009d01daa3d2%248d962d20%24a8c28760%24%40verizon.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/3E11F200-88EE-4F5E-AD97-618034D300FC%40swbell.net.
