Even if the speech volume would then, I wouldn't find it quite so annoying.
Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! On Feb 24, 2013, at 11:59 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm with you. While on a call, I would just like an alert. That way, if I > choose to read it immediately, I can tell the person on the other end to hold > on, move the phone from my face, than check the alert in the notification > center. It just doesn't make sense to be on a call and have a e-mail or text > blurted out at high volume when on a call. At least for me, I end up missing > a good chunk of the message because I'm holding a conversation, and, I miss a > chunk of what the person I'm speaking to was saying. So, in short, its a > total lose lose. > > Yes, I've gotten into the habit of muting speech when on a call but, its a > workaround, and not a fix, and I don't think it should be viewed as a fix. I > do understand that this is a bigger problem to some, than it is for others > but, if you have ever been on an important phone call with a client or a > prospective employer and had this happen, and had to ask them to repeat > themselves, its quite annoying to say the least. haha. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Feb 24, 2013, at 11:27 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Christopher, >> >> I think the fact that I don't want my phone call to be interrupted by >> Voiceover reading incoming text messages, push notifications or emails from >> people who are on my V.I.P list is not too much to ask. I don't mind a short >> announcement of some event, but if Voiceover starts reading an email I >> actually have found myself having to ask the other person to just hold on >> for a moment until I was able to stop it because I could not hear them >> behind Voiceover talking. In my opinion my smartphone is still a phone and >> many people nowadays have a cell phone only so phone functions should have >> priority. I also have no idea if the extra programming which would be >> involved would introduce new bugs so to use that as an argument is in my >> opinion one of those "what if" scenarios one can come up with for anything. >> One thing that I thought of the other day and which I haven't tried is to >> maybe press one of the volume keys if I am on a call and Voiceover starts >> reading. After all, this does silence the ringer so maybe pushing the volume >> up or down key would interrupt Voiceover as well which if it works would >> probably be a very good and easy solution for the time being. Maybe somebody >> has tried this and can confirm if it works or not otherwise I'll try it next >> time I have the opportunity to do so and I'll post my finding. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Christopher Chaltain >> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 8:09 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Device specific bugs regarding focus and phone calls, was: vo >> focus... >> >> I don't understand James' reasoning. The whole reason I have a smart phone >> and all of the apps on it is to make my life easier. Sure more coding is >> involved and sure this may introduce some bugs, but hopefully those will get >> ironed out and we'll end up with a greater number of features and an easier >> to use phone. Laziness has nothing to do with it. >> >> On 24/02/13 21:07, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>> Hello James, >>> >>> The 3-finger double tap works fine as far as it goes. If I remember >>> correctly you live in the south somewhere and probably don't deal with >>> cold temperatures which require you to wear a heavy coat for 5 months >>> out of the year along with gloves. If you did and had to start digging >>> for your phone every time you were out and about with your phone >>> tugged away and then take off a glove to use the touch screen you >>> might agree with me and support the fact that this most likely could >>> be addressed. David from New Zealand mentioned that he likes his >>> notifications spoken so I think Apple should at least look at the >>> possibility to offer this as an option in Voiceover and I am going to send >> them feedback to that extend. >>> As I said, it is my understanding that not everybody is dealing with >>> this and if you are not then I am happy for you, but it's also not >>> very insightful to recommend a work-around to an annoying problem as >>> that does not do anything to improve the situation. That is no >>> different than to suggest that maybe I should let voice mail take the >>> call and then to call back from a landline or when I am inside and have >> normal access to my phone. >>> This would also solve the problem, but it's not a reasonable solution. >>> We all have to keep in mind that there are people from all over the >>> world on this list and people from all sorts of backgrounds and what >>> maybe completely fine for you may not be for somebody else. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of James Mannion >>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:58 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Device specific bugs regarding focus and phone calls, >>> was: vo focus... >>> >>> Well ya know, a simple 3 finger double tap once in a call will have >>> voiceover "shut up" as long as you want. Or of course one could be too >>> lazy to do that and push for more complicated coding that increases >>> the possibility of resulting bugs. It takes more time to complain >>> about voiceover reading when you don't want it to than it would to >>> just not be too lazy to use your available commands to make it not do so. >>> >>> On 2/24/13, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>>> Hi Peter, >>>> >>>> I just opened an email and double tapped on "Reply" and Voiceover put >>>> focus on "Reply" which is the first item in the list. It seems that >>>> this is an issue which happens in some cases and maybe on some devices. >>>> I have a similar problem with Voiceover volume during a call if I am >>>> not using a headset. Ever since iOS 6 I am not able to turn Voiceover >>>> volume up independently from the call volume, at least I am not able >>>> to balance Voiceover volume and call volume where I can comfortably >>>> have the phone on speakerphone and dial numbers or hear voice prompts. >>>> Apparently not everybody has this problem and my 4S also keeps on >>>> reading out call duration every 20 seconds while on a call no matter >>>> what I do. If I flick focus away from the call duration, the screen >>>> locks after a while and within about 30 seconds Voiceover resumes >>>> announcing the call duration. For me I would consider those 2 items >>>> the most inconvenient bugs in addition to the fact that Voiceover >>>> reads incoming push notification, messages etc. when on a call, Apple >>>> should really fix it so that Voiceover shuts up completely with >>>> respect to automatic announcements when a phone call is in progress. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Peter Durieux >>>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 8:41 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: vo focus of last entry in menu's instead of first with ios >>>> 6.1.2ee >>>> >>>> hi folks, >>>> does someone else experience this same issue? >>>> for example, when tapping the reply button in mail, vo will focus the >>>> cancel buttton instead of the first choice answer. >>>> the same behaviour are in different apps, so it seems an vo issue in >>>> ios >>>> 6.1.2 ... >>>> >>>> >>>> With kind 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