There appears to be some confusion about when triple click home works and when it does not work.
Apple set up the initial iOS set-up process so that blind people can do it independently the first time an iPhone, iPad, or iPod is started. If the iOS device is originally opened, and has not been activated before, if the home button is pressed three times rapidly before any other commands are given after power is activated, triple-click home is activated and VoiceOver is turned on so the blind person can set up the iOS device independently. However, if any other command is given first, the iOS device is set-up defaulting with no triple-click home activation. This way, if any sighted person accidentally presses the home key three times whilst activating the app switcher, VO will not activate and cause the sighted person to believe their iOS device is broken. If an iOS device is completely reset to factory and all data is erased, turning it on is the same as turning it on fresh from the factory. Given that less than 0.5% of all iOS devices will ever be used with VoiceOver, this is a more than fair arrangement from Apple. After all, we would not want a large number of sighted people to accidentally activate VO and then complain about broken devices. If that was to happen, Apple would most likely need to return to the earlier set-up where one needed to use iTunes, or a sighted person, to initially activate VO. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 15/03/2013, at 7:52, "Alan Paganelli" <[email protected]> wrote: > My iPhone 4 by nature did not have triple click home set to start voice over. > However, if you have iTunes already installed on your computer and connect > iPhone via a USB cable, iTunes will detect the presence of a screen reader > and automatically turn voice over on for you. I didn't believe that myself > either when I heard it. So I turned off VO and reset my phone to restore all > settings etc. Then I plugged my phone into my computer via the data/sync > cable and when the connect sound came up on my computer, iTunes came up and > was at the screen to enable voice over so it really can be done by a totally > blind person. I was also told that with the iPhone 5 that the triple click > home would now be set to voice over. > > My sighted wife just tried pressing home 3 times on her iPhone 4. Voice over > did not come up by default. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Ewers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:51 AM > Subject: RE: IPhone 5 questions > > >> Hi, When my phone came, it did not have the tap the home button 3 times >> function engaged. I had to do it in settings. As for Verizon coverage, they >> claim to have more US coverage than all of the other providers combined. Of >> course, that's just their advertising, but I travel a bit and I am rarely >> without coverage. There is now a tower on Isle Royale which is one of the >> few places I could not get a signal a few years ago. >> >> Neal >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of John Diakogeorgiou >> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:26 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: IPhone 5 questions >> >> The quality of the cell provider depends on your location. I have used AT&T >> and now use Verizon. They are quite comperable. Both work well in my area. >> >> On 3/14/13, Ron Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Try pressing the home button 3 times and see if it turns on the VO. >>> It seems like some people had it and some people didn't. From what I >>> hear, Apple may not have that setup out of the box anymore. You can >>> do yourself a favour and install Itunes. I will not be available >>> today but someone for sure can walk you through turning VO on using >>> ITunes. >>> >>> Ron & Danvers >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jordan Norregaard >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 11:53 PM >>> To: viphone >>> Subject: Iphone 5 questions >>> >>> Hello to the awesome iPhone group! i have some iPhone 5 questions I >>> hope some people can answer. Tomorrow the iPhone is coming to my >>> house...is there a way to activate VO out of the box at all? These >>> other questions have to do with Verizon. I've had AT&T before, but >>> am hoping verizon performs better/faster. Has anyone seen any glaring >>> differences between at&t and verizon coverage and performance? I >>> heard sometimes you get the cutting in/out static at times, and >>> sometimes garbled speech on one end of the call or another. Also, is >>> verizon's internet performance better than sprints? I had sprint in >>> Daytona florida and it had some of the worst 3g speeds I've ever >>> seen! Try as slow as 12 KB/s and sometimes as fast as 50 kb/s....no, >>> that's not a joke. And, I'm not sure how many people could answer >>> this one...but is Verizon as flexible as at&t when it comes to >>> traveling in the US? With at&t the iPhone worked pretty much >>> everywhere I traveled. At times at&t 3g was slow but not too many >>> instances of that happening. My final question deals with battery >>> life. Is battery life comparable between the 4S and the 5? Gosh, i >>> hope the 5 isn't worse than the 4s. 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