I've had the very same experience with my iPhone 7, Denny. I managed to engage Siri and had her turn off VO then turn it back on which corrected the issue.
On 9/12/18, Denny Schwab <denny.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure if it is related, but I have had times when Voiceover goes > unresponsive on my IPhone 7. I hear clicks when I swipe around, but > no voice feedback. To fix it I use the triple-press of the home > button to toggle Voiceover on and off. It takes several times of > this, usually 4 or five, but Voiceover comes back on eventually. > > Denny > > On 9/12/18, llump...@austin.rr.com <llump...@austin.rr.com> wrote: >> Hi Don. I was going to suggest that you cable it up. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Donald L. Roberts >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:46 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: my iPhone 6 is moribund >> >> >> >> My primary purpose in writing this post is to inquire whether it is >> possible >> for Apple to remotely check the status of my iPhone 6 which is running >> IOS >> 11.4.1. >> >> No one is around to check the screen, and I can't unlock the phone since >> there is no audible feedback. Will try later today by connecting to >> iTunes. >> >> >> >> Symptoms are as follows: Voiceover does not speak even though I asked >> Siri >> to turn it on. When I press the home button, I feel the vibration but >> hear >> no ding. I cannot make outgoing phone calls; however, if I call my iPhone, >> I >> hear the chime and voiceover announces the name of the caller which is in >> my >> contact list. So I know it is not a volume issue. The phone continues to >> ring even though I use a two finger double tap on the screen. 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