Here is the link on the app store for Talking Time, $1.99.. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talkingtime-talking-clock/id436647496 ON my web site, I put the following: How to set up the Talking Time app, written by Pam Coffey. When you open the app, the entire screen is taken up by the in-app settings. The first button is labeled "Unpronounceable". That takes you to what is supposed to be the tutorial, which you might as well ignore. The next item simply says " Set desired schedule then exit the app." Next is Background Sound, which needs to be turned on, if you want it to run in background. Now, here's the tricky part: Schedule.
When you double-tap Schedule, there are four columns of time indications: on-hour , beginning with midnight at the top of the screen, and ending with 11 PM at the base of the column; quarter past, beginning with 12:15 AM, and ending with 11:15 PM at the base of the column; half-past, beginning and ending with 12:30 AM and 11:30 PM; and three-quarters past, arranged in the same way. If you wish, for example, to have it alert you every 15 minutes throughout the day, beginning at 6:30 AMand ending at 10:30 PM, you will double-tap 6:30 AM and long press (also known as double-tap and hold) on 10:30 PM. Next, double-tap on 6:45 AM, and long press 9:45 PM. Then, double-tap 7 AM, and Lon press 10 PM. Finally, double-tap 7:15 AM, and long press 10:15 PM. If you _only want it to alert you at a few times of the day, simply double-tap the times you wish to be alerted (e.g., 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 2:45 PM, 6 PM and 10 PM). If you have selected a time and then wish to deselect it, double-tapping it again will toggle it off. If you wish to deselect _all of the selected times within a column, find the one nearest the top of that column, and long press it. AS of version 4.6 with iOS 15.1 the app will speak the time set or time cleared so you will know whether you have it set correctly. Now that you've done all of that, hit the Back button. The next heading is Voice, under which the first option is "Ding only", which can be turned on or off. I think I read somewhere that the "ding" happens on the quarter-hours if it is turned on. The next item is actually "Voice". Here, you can choose from among a number of speaking voices; and, you can also choose speaking rate (which is a bit quirky), whether or not you want it to begin with "The time is …",., and whether or not you want it to include AM and PM. Once you've set these options, double-tap "Save"; then, the next item is Volume. The volume setting for this app is related to that of the ringer and alerts; therefore, if you wish to make a major change in the volume, you may need to go to your general settings, choose "Sounds and Haptics", and enable "Change with Ringer and Alerts"-at least until you have it set to your preference. By the way, you are limited to 64 alerts throughout the day. The remaining items are "It's Not Working", "Feedback", "Share", and "About". These should be self-explanatory, except that "Feedback" seems to pertain exclusively to rating the app. Notification settings As of iOS 15.1 and version 4.6 of Talking Time, the only notifications you need to have on under Settings, Notifications, Talking time, are Allow Notifications and Sounds On. That way it won't clutter your notification center. After setting it up, take it out of the app switcher and it willl cntinue working in the background. It takes almost no power and doesn't drag down your phone resources. I have not been able to get the dings only to work, but I wanted the voice to speak anyway, so not a deal breaker for me. Richard “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” – Jane Wagner My Web site: https://www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of William Outman Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 12:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Talking Clock Hello, the time speaking more consistently when the phone is unlocked is a feature of iOS 15. There is another thread on hourly chime apps where Richard recommended the Talking Time app, so you might consider it. For me that might be nice to have but not required at this point. Bill Outman Sent from my iPhone On Nov 1, 2021, at 2:51 PM, 'Cook, Steve' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> wrote: Hi All, I updated my iPhone 10Xr this weekend to 15.1. My VoiceOver Clock does not announce the hourly time as it did in the previous version. The weird thing is, if my phone is unlocked , the time announces. Any suggestions on how to fix this? If not, any other recommendations for an hourly chime app? Thanks in advance! 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