It turns out that the reset I did earlier fixed it, and no one bothered to tell me. <shrug> I've never seen that particular problem - it was exactly like Voiceover's screen curtain was on, but I can guarantee that Voiceover was not on at all. On Nov 29, 2013, at 5:49 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When VoiceOver is on, the screen curtain can be toggled on and off. When > VoiceOver is off, there is no screen curtain. Therefore, VoiceOver is on on > the person's device. If the person does not use VoiceOver, the person > accidentally activated it with a triple tap of the home button. This means, > the home button has been set up for VoiceOver. Triple tapping the home button > will turn VoiceOver off and the screen curtain will deactivate, leaving the > screen visually usable. > > Of course, three-finger triple tap always toggles screen curtain when > VoiceOver is running. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 30 Nov 2013, at 11:31, "Pinky" <pink...@abe.midco.net> wrote: > >> Yes, that is strange that she would have the exact same problem. I notice >> the screen being black last night. Is that the same time she notice her >> screen being black? >> >> Ed >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Alex Hall >> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:26 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: black screen on iPad >> >> You know what's creepy? My grandmother's iPad did the exact same thing this >> morning, yet she's not a Voiceover user. It persists even after a restart >> and a home/power reset. Like you, we can see the Apple logo appear, but >> after the booting is done the screen goes black. The iPad seems to be >> working, though, since it makes a sound when it is plugged in and that >> initial boot goes fine. I just find the timing to be very odd. >> On Nov 29, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Pinky <pink...@abe.midco.net> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Isaac, >> >> I did not turn screen curtain on but I could have by mistake. I did the >> three finger triple tap and that turned the screen back on. Thanks for the >> info. >> >> Ed. >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of isaac >> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 9:53 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: black screen on iPad >> >> Did you turn on screen currtain? FIf you did just tripple tap with three >> fingers to turn screen curtain off >> >> From: Pinky >> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 9:37 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: black screen on iPad >> >> Hi, >> >> I had a weird thing happen last night with my iPad. I went to unlock the >> screen and I unlocked it but the screen is black. I went to control panel >> and the brightness was set at 19. This morning I unlocked the screen and >> it is still black. I turned it off and turn it back on. I could see the >> apple logo when I turned it back on. The screen lock came on and I unlock >> it. The screen is still black. I went to control panel and the brightness >> is set at 67. So I do not understand why last night is was 19 and this >> morning after turning it on it is 67 but the screen is still black. >> >> So how do I get my screen back on. It almost like the screen is locked but >> I know it isn’t because I can do everything on the iPad except see anything >> on the screen. 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