Category: Cell Phone Talk
I'm writing because as the title says I've been experiencing a minor quirk with my IPhone. When I read a message character by character, say if I want to find out how to spell a name or something, I use a flick down the screen with one finger. This has always worked fine for me, but for some reason over the last day or so the flick down or up has changed and now it adjusts Voiceover's rate of speach. So I'm wondering what I could have accidentally changed to cause it to do that.
I think you need to change it with the router.
I have no idea how that works.
you change the rotor by moving your fingers on the screen as if you're turning a dial. Put your second and third fingers on the screen and turn either clockwise or counterclockwise. This will change the setting for your vertical flick.
I tried that and it didn't do anything. Do I have to be in a specific window?
Never mind. Figured it out. And yes, that does seem to have been the problem. Thanks a bunch.
The rotor gesture is a bit hard to get down, but once you've got it, it's not a big deal. Voice-Over practice can be your friend for that one. You can adjust a ton of things using the rotor. So maybe now that you know the gesture, try going through and seeing what's all in there. That way if something gets switched on you again, you'll know how, and it may also teach you faster ways of changing settings when you want to.
I actually use VO practice a lot if I want to refresh my memory on a certain gesture. It took me a while to get the hang of the finger placement and rotation. LOL.
Also instead of two fingers, I use a thumb and the forefinger, hold your thumb rather stationary and then turn it clockwise or counterclockwise as you move your finger in that direction. There are probably as many explanations as there are ways to do it.
Do like Alicia and BryanP22 say, and use that Practice mode.
Also you can add to, or remove from, your rotor in Voiceover Settings.
I noticed that. But I usually have a tendency to screw things up in computers if I play around with settings too much. So I thought it would be prudent to just leave it alone.