Hi Christine, Before doing anything drastic, start by plugging inathe Apple Earpods and see if you can hear Voiceover. Yes, maybe somehow Voiceover got turned off and certainly asking SIRI to turn it on won't hurt since if it is on SIRI will tell you so. My guess is that maybe your volume has dropped to 0 which can sometimes happen. Since the volume control for headphones and for the external speaker are independent, usually Voiceover can be heard with headphones. If this is the case you know it's simply a volume issue. Here is what you would do in this case:
1. Wit the headset plugged in, make sure the phone is unlocked and at the home screen. 2. Unplug the headset. 3. Do a 3-finger swipe up, i.e. swipe up from the bottom of the phone towards the top with 3 fingers. This will start Voiceover reading all the apps on the home screen. 4. Now repeatedly press the volume up button, after a few presses you should start to hear Voiceover and you can continue to press volume up until the volume is where you want it to be. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of KristeenHughes Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 3:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iPhone not speaking properly My iPhone 6 with the latest iOS was working properly earlier today. I locked it and set it aside. When I tried to use it awhile ago, it would not speak to me when pressing the home button or the power button to unlock it. I have no sounds unless I press and hold the home button. Then I get Siri and sometimes the VO message that says, “tap to start Siri”, but when I then press the home key again so that I can unlock the phone, all is silent, no VO, no beeps or clicks. I can’t reboot the phone. It will not allow it. I connected it to my computer and all looks okay. I then ejected it and unplugged it and all is the same. Siri is now not available because my pass code is needed after a restart, but since there is no speech, I can’t enter it. Pressing the home key results in silence. When I connect the iPhone there isn’t the usual connecting sound. I have connected it to the computer again because I want to restore it, but I can’t do that because it says I have to turn off the “find my iPhone” from the phone, which I can’t manage without speech. Am I stuck, or is there something else I can do that doesn’t require sighted assistance? Thanks. Kristeen . an -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
