Mark, I guess I'll hold out hope that I'll get this functionality back. Since I recently got a new iPhone 6 which was brand new when it arrived in the mail and I restored an encrypted backup to it using iTunes, your below method hasn't worked for me. Maybe I'll give it another try but it's more than a little inconvenient when factoring in the time it takes to re-download all my BARD Mobile books, making note of my reading locations in those books, and re-downloading my Voice Dream Reader voices.
I can see with my limited vision what the issue is with the clear all button in the notifications section. With VoiceOver on, double tapping this button does nothing on my iPhone 6. Triple tapping this button does nothing on my iPhone 6. If I turn VoiceOver off, pressing this button once causes another graphic to slide to the left of it which I assume says clear all. If I then turn VoiceOver back on before executing this slide out button, VoiceOver will speak its function and I can double tap it to execute it. I guess I'll continue to use the action rotor item to delete my notification messages one at a time. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 1:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: After Updating to iOS 8.2, I Noticed Three Things Hello Alan, The Clear All section buttons have always worked for me. However, as I posted a while back, I have come across many iPhone fives and sixes upon which they do not work. A friend of mine, using an iPhone 5 S, who lost this functionality upon upgrading his device from iOS 7 to 8, was able to regain the button functionality by first backing up his phone to iTunes, then, setting it up as a new device, then finally, restoring from the iTunes backup he'd just made. I relayed this technique to another friend of mine who experienced this same issue on his new 6 and he, too, was able to get the buttons working by using the technique described above. As for me, the absolute first thing I did upon bringing my new 6 Plus home, was to perform a Restore from my 5 S using iTunes. Just as an F Y I, I was helping another friend update her 6 Plus to 8.2, tonight and, upon successful completion of the update to 8.2, I attempted to use the Clear All section buttons. They did not work. I asked her if she'd ever performed a Restore from iTunes and she told me that she had not. Mark -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 9:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: After Updating to iOS 8.2, I Noticed Three Things Mark, I'm curious what you mean by the "Clear all section buttons in the notification area continue to function normally." I don't know what you mean by normal but the buttons to clear sectional notifications in this area haven't worked for me since iOS 8 came out. If they're working for you, I'd love to know what the trick is to get them to do so. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: After Updating to iOS 8.2, I Noticed Three Things Hello Everyone, Just updated my iPhone 6 Plus from 8.1.2 to 8.2 and noticed the following 3 things: 1. Under Facetime, the auto call forwarding switch/feature was turned on. After updating, when my phone rang, my Mac rang, as well. I found this very annoying. 2. I am happy to report that the Direct Touch Typing feature continues to function normally. 3. Also, the Clear All Section buttons, in the Notification area, continue to function normally. Mark -- 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. 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