Maybe it is because I don't do social networking on my phone yet, and the e-mail I get on my phone is very limited but I don't have problems with voiceover talking while I am on a call, very occasionally it does announce duration but moving the phone away from my ear and touch another part of the screen solves the issue and I think it has only happened to me maybe three times in over two years.
As I said, I don't have a lot of messaging going on, a few texts depending on the circumstances but I discourage that when I am working. My husband is the only exception to the rule and even then I would prefer he call me instead of texting me since the text plays and even with VO turned down can be distracting not only to me at work but also to others. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Alerts during a call? Hi David and others, I know that you disagreed before and that is of course perfectly OK. I also did not say I wanted Voiceover muted meaning I don't want iOS to do the equivalent of a 3-finger double tap when a call comes in. Everybody else who wrote had some suggestion which was another work-around like turning down Voiceover volume with the rotor to the point where it didn't bother me on the call, flick the mute switch etc. All I am saying is that I don't like Voiceover to automatically start reading incoming text messages, emails and push notifications or to have an on/off switch somewhere in the Voiceover settings area where a person could tell it not to do so which would allow people like you, David, to leave it off so that it will read whatever comes in. I am not saying I want Voiceover disabled completely or muted as in speech off. I was answering Tessa's question which was whether there was a way to stop Voiceover from automatically reading stuff while on a call by explaining that no, there was no way of doing so other than to do something like turn speech off which somebody had already suggested. All I did was elaborate on that hoping some more people would write to Apple about this which I have done at several occasions. If this is unchanged in iOS 7 I will do so again requesting that this will be added as a feature that is controllable by the user. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 1:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Alerts during a call? Hello Sieghard, Well, I must very strongly and completely disagree with you here. If Apple automatically disables VoiceOver during a call, I will complain quite loudly and vociferously. I turn VO volume up when I need to interact with automated phone systems, and turn VO down when otherwise on the phone. This way, I am able to here text messages when they come in, even when I am on a phone call. Given the nature of my business, this feature is extremely important. And yes, my mobile phone is my only line. I can agree that Apple implement a setting to disable automatic reading of prompts whilst on a call, but to fully disable this feature would be major frustration for me, and for others who I know. The fact is, if people do not like a feature or factor, they complain about it. If people like a feature or factor, they do not say anything. Even more, people who like a feature often do not read the messages from the people who are complaining about it. I have heard this referred to as the echo chamber effect, since all you hear are the voices that agree with you. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 12/08/2013, at 16:31, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Tessa, Donna, Jodie, Andy and others, > > This is one of the most annoying characteristics of Voiceover and I > hope that all of you who dislike this as much as me write to > [email protected] to request that in some future update > Voiceover is just silenced when a call is active. Andy's suggestion to > turn off push notifications to me is something I should not have to > do, I have an iPhone and use apps which have push notifications > because that is what I want and having to turn off all push > notifications just so my phone calls aren't interrupted is equivalent > to saying you have to turn off WiFi, Bluetooth, Push email and > location services just so I can get better battery life. I don't need > a fancy smartphone if I have to disable half its features to stop > it from doing one annoying thing. > > This discussion has come up before and I know some people have argued > in favour of all of this chatter happening although I really don't > know why somebody would want their phone to start reading a text > message, an email or > a news headline while one is on a phone call. When this happens to me > I sometimes have to ask the other party to hold on for a moment until > Voiceover shuts up or I can shut it up because I can't hear them any more. > The iPhone is after all also a cell phone and while some people may > use it more for other stuff than actual calling, for me it is my only > personal line > and I also use it for my business so I do receive and make a lot of > calls and I really hope that maybe in iOS 7 Apple has done something about this. > In my opinion Voiceover should just be quiet during a call, but I > guess it would be OK if at least there was a setting where one could > enable this and > that way those who like to hear all of this stuff while they are on > the phone can continue to do so. The same goes for Voiceover > constantly announcing the call duration, also annoying and completely > unnecessary, if I > want to check how long I have been on the phone I can easily touch the > screen and check and I don't have to hear it every 20 or 30 seconds. I > understand that I can turn speech off with a 3-finger double tap and I > sometimes do that, but it's a major pain in the winter when my iPhone > is in > my pocket or belt clip under a heavy coat and I am wearing gloves. > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Alerts during a call? > > You can go into Settings, Notifications, and shut off the push notifications > > that bother you. That's what I have done. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donna > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 4:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Alerts during a call? > > Yeah, I know whatcha mean, receive no alerts, get an important phone > call and the alerts come in numbers!! > > I use the 3 finger double tap to turn off voiceover. For me this is > faster > and less interruptive when in a call. > > Donna > > On Aug 11, 2013, at 6:16 PM, "Tessa" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi< >> How do I stop an alert from speaking when I'm taking a phone call. >> For example when one of my facebook friends posts something the phone >> lets me know but it often happens when I'm in a call and I can't seem >> to turn it off without turning off the alert feature, unless I'm >> missing something which >> is >> entirely possible. 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