Hey marda I am not richard I am dharam I don't have iphone On Sat, 1 Mar, 2025, 10:31 pm Marda, <marda.pian...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, Richard. Thanks for adding that info. That was one of my initial > feelings of frustration because you can do a lot of those things quickly > with the home button (accessibility shortcut, tripple click, app switcher > double click, Siri, hold, wait for the sound (or just hold for the > appropriate time if you can't hear the sound which because of my hearing > loss I sometimes can't) and it seemed like taking away the home button and > assigning its functions to several different things was making things > needlessly complicated. But then, what do I know? I don't know much about > tech and certainly am not a designer or programmer, just a lowly end user > who has gotten to like doing things a certain way but of course will > adapt. Thanks for as always being so helpful and thanks too for your > website which I have directed quite a few people too with happy results. > > Marda > On 3/1/2025 10:00 AM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: > > Hi Marta, > > Yes, I was just giving the default function not having read through > Scott's complete email comparing the 16e and 16. > > But, here is all the things you can set the Action button to: > > Silent/Ring mode > > Focus > > Camera, Open the camera app > > Flashlight > > Voice Memo > > Recognize Music > > Magnifier > > Controls. )the comment here says Quickly access your favorite control.) > > Shortcuts, (which says Open an app or run your favorite shortcut.) > > Accessibility, (quickly use an accessibility feature.) > > No Action. > > I added the explanation where I thought it was useful in that list. Note > you can only have the action button do any one of those things. > > > > I have a demo that I recorded on my web site for the gestures to try and > help folks learn how these work. > > It is a few headings down on the demos page, link below. > > https://www.turner42.com/DEMOS.html > > > > HTH, > > > > Richard, USA > > "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley > > > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c > > > > > > On Mar 1, 2025, at 12:03 AM, Marda <marda.pian...@gmail.com> > <marda.pian...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > But the action button can also be set up to do other things as well, > right? So if you choose not to have it function as a toggle between ring > and silent modes you can have it do shortcuts like the accessibility > shortcut or you can have it do other things like turn on a specific focus > mode, turn airplane mode on or off or things like that. Not sure if you > can make the action button put you in the app switcher or not and I don't > think you can do things like you can with the home button like double click > it for the app switcher and tripple click it for the accessibility shortcut > and if you don't use it to toggle between silent and ring mode I'm not sure > how you'd easily do that so it doesn't seem as though it's as versatile as > the home button unless there's something I'm missing which seems sad to > me. I'm not sure I understand the rationale of getting rid of a button > that has multiple functions with one that can only do one thing, can't be > double or tripple clicked. I'm not sure about face ID either. I've heard > from some people that, for instance, if they wear a mask (which is > sometimes still required in certain situations) it has trouble. Also, can > it really tell the difference with people like identical twins i.e. will an > identical twin get access to your iPhone because it can't tell the > difference in the face IDs? > > Marda and so on. > > On 2/28/2025 8:23 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: > > The Action button replaces the switch above the volume buttons on the left > side. Instead of a lever, it is a button that if you hold it in it will > toggle from ring mode to silent mode. If you tap it, it tells you which > mode you are in. > > The action button is about half the length of the volume button. > > The button on the right is the power/lock button, and if held in, you can > talk to Siri. > > The 16 models that came out last fall also have a camera button on the > lower half of the right side that can be used to take pictures and do other > camera controls. It also works with Be My Eyes for taking a picture. > > The 16e does not have that camera button. > > HTH, > > > > Richard, USA > > "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley > > > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c > > > > > > On Feb 28, 2025, at 5:17 PM, 'Curtis Delzer' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > I did not see this, thank you! > > I do not know what that "action" button is, the right hand button on the > phone for locking, etc? thanks > > On 2/28/2025 2:48 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: > > I don't know if you saw the article from AppleVis.com, but here it is. > > > > Hands On with the iPhone 16e: My First Impressions > > > > > > iPhone 16e availability in the U.S. is less than 24 hours away, and ahead > of the launch, I was provided a unit for review. > > Going into today, I was looking forward to sharing the iPhone 16e with our > community, especially as there has been much anticipation and excitement on > AppleVis surrounding this phone in particular. Unboxing podcasts are a lot > of fun, especially when the recording goes well. And I am of the opinion > that as Apple no longer sells a device with a Home Button, we should be > doing everything possible to ease the transition for people who are still > on older devices for whatever reason. It’s a bigger deal than you might > think, especially for the everyday blind, DeafBlind, or low vision user who > really relies on that Home Button as an anchor. > > All in all, there is a lot to talk about with the iPhone 16e, but I wasn’t > going to say any of it today. But that changed when I actually experienced > the iPhone 16e for myself. > > The iPhone 16e is Apple’s most affordable phone at US$599, and, to be > honest, I was disappointed by the price when it was announced. I see the > iPhone 16e as the iPhone for the everyday person, the person who just needs > an iPhone to do the basic things. And I really was hoping Apple could get > the price down to something under $500 and make that phone available to as > many people as possible. On the other hand, the iPhone 16e has a lot of > advanced tech (a current-generation A18 processor, Apple Intelligence, the > Action Button, an all-new Apple-designed modem, just to name four); so the > starting price is more understandable when you consider what all you’re > getting. > > Concerns about price aside, I tried to approach reviewing the iPhone 16e > with an open mind. I know what I like in an iPhone, and I also know that > the iPhone 16e is meant for a different type of user than me. And yet, I > interact with people from all walks of life; and for many of them, all they > want is a basic iPhone. So the iPhone 16e interested me at first for those > reasons: Is this the modern iPhone for everyone? > > As interested as I first was in the iPhone 16e, I never expected that I > would personally ‘like’ it—especially after only a few hours with the > device. But I do like it—a lot. > > Generally, I gravitate towards the bigger phones for their battery, > speaker, and bigger ‘feel’. ‘Bigger’ has always meant ‘better’ to me. But > the iPhone 16e challenges my assumptions in a pretty big way, no pun > intended. Contrary to my expectations, I actually really like the thing. I > like the way it feels in my hand. Picking it up, holding it while on the > phone, even sending messages with Braille Screen Input—it feels great. And > this was unexpected to say the least. > > Perhaps just as unexpected and even better than the device’s ‘hand-feel’, > are the speakers. Yes, I said ‘speakers’ because both the bottom speaker > and earpiece speaker are noticeably better than my $600-more-expensive > iPhone 16 Pro Max. In my review of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, I shared about > issues with the quality of sound output from the speakers. Other members of > the community have experienced similar issues. > > I am happy to report that the sound on the iPhone 16e has none of these > issues. At higher volume, the iPhone 16e puts out a lot of bass for its > size. (I remember my iPhone 15 Pro being similar.) But, unlike my personal > iPhone 16 Pro Max, the iPhone 16e better maintains this bass at lower > volumes. There is none of the dramatic fluctuation in bass with volume > adjustment that I see on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, and this is a subtle—but > nevertheless huge—improvement. > > And it is not just the bottom speaker that is improved; the earpiece > speaker has more bass as well, making the sound fuller and more natural. I > was on a FaceTime audio call shortly after setting up the iPhone 16e, and I > actually called the person back from my iPhone 16 Pro Max to be sure I > wasn’t just imagining things. I wasn’t—the speaker quality is just better. > If the speakers are important to you, you will really like the iPhone 16e. > > The iPhone 16e has a 6.1-inch display, similar to recent smaller iPhones. > If you have seen an iPhone 13 or 14, or their Pro counterparts, for > example, the iPhone 16e’s size will be familiar to you. The iPhone 16e has > the same A18 series processor as other iPhone 16 devices, and VoiceOver > performance is as snappy as on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. > > In the iPhone 16e, Apple has tried to make the iPhone 16 experience > available to more people at a lower price. The device has a lot to like: > the same series of processor, support for Apple Intelligence, and other key > features of the iPhone 16 family—even an Action Button. But there is no > getting around the fact that the iPhone 16e’s starting price tag of US$599 > is still way out of reach of a lot of people, which is both unfortunate and > also a lost market opportunity for Apple. Nevertheless, everything I have > seen with the iPhone 16e so far suggests that Apple may very well have a > hit on its hands. > > Watch this space. > > > > Article from: > > https://applevis.com/blog/hands-iphone-16e-my-first-impressions > > > > > > Richard, USA > > "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley > > > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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