Re: having a senior moment with a new bluetooth speaker

[Duane Steele]

Good news! To get voiceOver to go through the phone and not the bluetooth speaker, I went into settings, bluetooth, selected the speaker in question, and then under device type, I selected speaker, and it worked. I'll try to remember all this in the future. Thanks again to Christopher and VaShaun for your guidance. On Oct 7, 2026, at 7:28 AM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@outlook.com> wrote:  Go into Settings > Bluetooth and select more info for your bluetooth speaker. Make sure the speaker type  Is not headphones. — Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain chaltain at Outlook On Oct 7, 2026, at 6:20 AM, Duane Steele <duanestee...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks VaShaun. I'll try what you suggest. as for the answer to your question, VoiceOver  goes directly to the bluetooth speaker as soon as it turns on.  On Oct 7, 2026, at 7:12 AM, vashaun jones <vashaun.jo...@gmail.com> wrote:  Duane, VoiceOver didn't move, the whole phone did. Pairing a speaker changes the output route for everything, and VoiceOver just goes wherever the audio is going. So you're not hunting a VoiceOver setting, you're picking an output. The control that moves it back is the audio output picker in Control Center. Choose iPhone there and the speaker stays paired, you just stop sending anything to it. Powering the speaker off does the same job the blunt way. Here's the part that'll bite you tomorrow. Most Bluetooth speakers reconnect on their own the second they're powered up and in range, so you'll be right back here without touching anything. If that's what's going on, the fix isn't on the phone at all, it's switching the speaker off when you're done with it. Does it grab your audio the moment the speaker powers on, or only once you start something playing? VaShaun On Wed, Oct 07, 2026 06:16 AM, Duane Steele <duanestee...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Listers, I recently paired a new speaker to my iPhone and can't remember how to get voiceOver to speak through the phone's speaker and not the new bluetooth one. Can someone refresh my memory on how to do this? Thanks. +Peace & Blessings, Pastor Duane L. Steele Phone (276) 730-5194 -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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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