OK- that clears it up. I'll try Anna's suggestion to turn off locking and see what happens. Thanks to all these great responses I have a much better idea of what is happening. You all are great! Thanks. Cher
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 6:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Maps- Current Location Not Announced- what am I doing wrong? Yes, but only when the screen is unlocked. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 29/01/2013, at 10:03, Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think he's talking about monitoring your current location using the > tracking option, rather than turn-by-turn directions. That should work > on the iPhone 4 as it uses VoiceOver to speak the information, yes? > > On 1/28/13, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Announcements are spoken when the screen is locked using maps in >> turn-by-turn navigation mode on a 4S or higher. Siri is used for this >> function. As the person has a 4, this function is not available. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 29/01/2013, at 7:28, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Mostly, flicking to the current location works for me. Sometimes >>> while I'm walking, Maps will stop reporting it for a bit, but then >>> it starts up again. Be sure either Tracking or Tracking with Headings is on. >>> >>> I imagine the announcements will only happen if the screen is >>> unlocked, so try turning off the automatic screen lock when you are >>> walking while using Maps. I think it's turn-by-turn driving >>> directions that are spoken when the screen is locked. I could be wrong about that, though. >>> >>> Best, >>> Anna >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:12 PM, "Don & Cher Bosch" >>> <oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm apparently not doing something correctly using an iPhone4: >>>> 1) How do you 'select' current location in order to have it >>>> announced as you walk? Have tried just flicking to it and also >>>> double >>>> tapping- which opens the search box. Accidentally had it work >>>> briefly one time but can't reproduce. >>>> 2) How do you keep announcements coming after the phone has locked >>>> the screen? >>>> Have read several posts and searched archives but still missing >>>> something. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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