Hi, Tim, Thanks for the response and the explanation. I’ve never been really clear with the difference between silent mode and theater mode, because I don’t use either of them—though I definitely get you getting tired of the various noises. After reading your message, I may give silent mode a try. :)
I did end up doing exactly what you suggested, and it did work. But I would still love to know what’s making the watch go so silent. I checked both the battery level and the volume from my phone, and both were fine. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 24, 2022, at 11:12 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Theatre Mode and Silent Mode will not affect VoiceOver. I have mine in > Silent Mode 100% of the time. I get annoyed with all the dings, dangs, > bings, bongs, tinks and whatever other onomatopoeia noises I can come up with > :). > FYI, Silent mode silences alert sounds, Theatre Mode turns on Silent Mode and > dims the screen. Again, neither affect VO. Theatre Mode is normally > disabled by waking the screen, so something you did should have waked it. I > suggest that you hold in the side button for 10 seconds then release. This > should restart your Apple Watch and VoiceOver should start speaking again > once the restart has completed. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jan 24, 2022, at 03:20, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> For the second time in less than a month, my Apple Watch has gone completely >> silent while I was sleeping. I have no speech, no haptic feedback, and I >> hear none of the typical chirps and clicks that come with waking up the >> watch. Last time this happened, I ended up resetting the thing, and I >> really don’t want to do that again. I’m hoping that somehow I’ve just muted >> it, or started theater mode in my sleep. >> >> 1. If I accidentally started the mute that you can start by covering the >> watch with your hand, how do I turn that off? >> 2. If I somehow started Theater Mode, how can I turn that off? >> 3. Is there some way to access the Control Center for the watch from my >> phone? I’ve looked in the Watch app, but didn’t see it >> 4. Does anyone have any other suggestions? >> Thanks, >> Donna >> >> -- >> 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/ >> <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/3F4E696D-E7C3-47AE-99A4-BA33A46754E7%40me.com. > > > -- > 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/ > <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/E62602F4-219D-4586-A310-04D2B975367D%40me.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/E62602F4-219D-4586-A310-04D2B975367D%40me.com?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/93969668-4D72-44ED-A3CC-A49BA670E4E2%40me.com.
