There are always bugs with something as complex as iOS. I used to study programming, and there are always bugs even in the simplest programs. The real, and only, question we should ever ask is, do the current features outweigh the current bugs. If so, upgrade. If not, stick with the older features and older bugs.
Also, bugs are almost never as easy to fix as non-programmers like to believe. Most of the time, bugs are caused by completely unrelated features. When bugs remain across generations of the software, it usually means the programmers have not yet been able to track down the cause or causes of the bug. Finally, bugs that only occasionally occur are not reliably reproduced. This means, the cause is almost impossible to determine. For these reasons, I have absolutely no patience for anyone who says any problem / bug would be easy to fix. It is often difficult for me not to start ridiculing any person who starts making such ridiculous assertions. Anyone who actually wants to see bugs / problems get fixed must clearly, concisely, and unemotionally, write down the specific steps that cause the bug / problem to occur, preferably every time. The more emotional the letter, the less helpful it is for tracking down the problem / bug. In this particular case, somebody else suggested turning down the volume of Siri for the person who was experiencing VO going loud. As my Siri volume is lower than my VO volume, this most likely means the Siri volume is grabbing / superseding the VO volume whilst Siri is active. Therefore, in my case, increasing Siri volume corrected the issue for me. My bug report on this matter merely states, The Siri volume on my iPhone 5 appears to take priority over my VoiceOver volume for a short time after I use Siri. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Mar 2014, at 9:40, "Crystal French" <[email protected]> wrote: > > David, > I have had the same issue as you. > > Voice Over goes softer in volume after using dictation. > > I couldn’t find the setting for VO volume, so put it on the roter. > > This IOS version seems to be a very mixed bag of bugs. > > Crystal > > From: David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: VoiceOver extremely loud after using dictation since iOS 7.1 > > I occasionally have the opposite issue. Sometimes, VO becomes quieter after > dictation. I have not yet been able to reproduce it with any consistency. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 14 Mar 2014, at 0:09, "Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I really like the iOS 7.1 update so far. Apple has done an amazing job, as > > many bugs and annoyances have been fixed. However, there's something that > > makes using dictation less fun than before. When you dictate a text (no > > matter which app you are using) and double tap to stop dictation, VoiceOver > > is very loud, I guess as loud as Siri. It's still very loud when you close > > the app. So I start Siri, end it quickly, and VoiceOver is finally speaking > > with standard loudness again. Is anyone facing the same issue? I re-started > > the phone, but this didn't work. This loudness issue is something I only > > recognized after the update to 7.1. Before, only the beep tones that ended > > dictation and the repeated text were spoken loudly. 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