Oh good, thanks Mary for confirming that it has taptic feedback, as that's the 
next phone I'll be getting, the X R. 

Devin Prater
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JAWS certified 

> On Oct 27, 2018, at 10:32 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, the iPhone XR does have haptic feedback. It does not have 3D Touch. But 
> at least on mine, when I slide my finger of the screen or down from the top, 
> I get a tactile feedback. Not just the sound.
> Mary
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 27, 2018, at 8:24 AM, <r...@startmail.com> <r...@startmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The IPhone XR doesn’t have taptic feedbvack.
>>  
>> I figured out that when voice over starts reading items on the screen as I 
>> move my finger from the top or bottom of the screen that I am moving it too 
>> slowly.  When I move my finger a little faster the tones are all that are 
>> “spoken”. 
>>  
>> I also figured out that if I do not hear the tone at the top or bottom of 
>> the screen that I have not started my finger movement in the right place.
>>  
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
>> Sieghard Weitzel
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 9:39 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>>  
>> You should also have haptic feedback meaning there should be a vibration 
>> when you reach the first and second point for app switcher and home screen.
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
>> r...@startmail.com
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 3:07 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>>  
>> I figured out part of my problem is that the app switcher comes up at the 
>> third plunk, not the first.
>>  
>> Thanks for the idea of the assist gestures.
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ed 
>> Worrell
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 4:31 PM
>> To: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>>  
>> Hello,
>>  
>> Yes you can set up the assistive touch option and have menu options. This 
>> will show up as a small dot on the screen that you can actually set to 
>> utilize the home gesture, app switcher, Notification Center and control 
>> center. It’s not ideal but it could work as a work around in noisy 
>> situations.
>>  
>> Please let me know if you need or want any further assistance setting this 
>> option up. You can email me off list at e...@overhereconsulting.net
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> Ed Worrell
>> CEO/Co-Founder OverHere Consulting LLP
>>  
>> 
>> On Oct 26, 2018, at 2:31 PM, <r...@startmail.com> <r...@startmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>> Are there any alternative ways to bring up the home screen or the app 
>> switcher?
>> 
>> Part of my problem is hearing the tones because they seem pretty quiet.  Is 
>> there a way to change the sound to something I can hear better?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
>> Reyes
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 2:41 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>> 
>> Not Greg but to power off the phone you have to press and hold the power and 
>> one of the volume buttons until the power off screen comes up. 
>> 
>> My group: 
>> marias-chat+subscr...@googlegroups.com
>> 
>> On Oct 26, 2018, at 3:37 PM, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Greg,
>> The side button is the power button, right?  I thought if you long press the 
>> power button it will turn the phone off.  Or is turning off the phone is now 
>> done differently?
>> 
>> Sorry for these basic questions.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Cris
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Greg 
>> Wocher
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 3:34 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>> 
>> Hello,
>> On the new phones you activate siri by long pressing the side button. 
>> 
>> Greg Wocher
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 26, 2018, at 3:31 PM, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> No I am not referring to hey siri.  I want to activate siri so that I can 
>> start voice over on a new phone.  In the past pressing and holding the home 
>> key activated siri, and  one would ask siri to start voiceover.
>> Now I have no idea how to start voice over without sighted help.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Cris it was possible to 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Marie
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 3:26 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>> 
>> You have to slide up and the first tone is to bring up the home page and the 
>> second tone will activate the app switcher. It takes practice but you should 
>> get the hang of it.
>> If you are referring to Hey Siri, go into the settings for siri and turn the 
>> feature on.
>> Marie
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cris Ali
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 12:17 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>> 
>> This is a good question.  I also got iPhone XR and wondering how to do that. 
>> I also like to know how to activate sire and with that voice over for the 
>> first time.
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Cris
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
>> r...@startmail.com
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 2:15 PM
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>> Subject: Bringing up the home screen and app switcher on IPhone XR
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am having problems bringing up the home screen and app switcher on my 
>> IPone XR.
>> 
>> First, as I move my finger up I hear a sound indicating I have reached one 
>> of those magic spots.  Am I wrong in thinking that I ought to be able to 
>> lift my finger from the first tone and have the app switcher come into focus?
>> 
>> Second, I am having trouble hearing the tones.  This is especially true of 
>> the second tone that brings up the home screen because voice over is reading 
>> other stuff on my screen between the two places where the tones occur.  I 
>> suspect this will be a problem when I'm not in a quiet setting.
>> 
>> Can anyone help me understand how to live without the home button?
>> 
>> Thanks.
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