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Updated my phone, voiceover is acting weird (self.Blind)
submitted 5.2213987911522635y ago by blindjo
Just updated the IOS on my iphone. I use a combination of voiceover and screen magnification, and for whatever reason voiceover has been saying strange things when i try to type on my keyboard. Instead of reading out the letters, it'll say something along the lines of "char el t r el" and then whatever letter i'm on, followed by "char norm." Anyone know fhow to fix this?
Edit: it’s working again!
Edit: it’s working again!
professional_name_ 4 points 5y ago
is there a chance you might some how the swapped language?
blindjo [OP] 1 points 5y ago
No, everything else is coming out in english
BlindGuyNW 2 points 5y ago
Have you tried restarting the phone? I saw this with an upgrade a long time ago, and I either had to restart the phone or VOiceOver to get it working properly again. It's somehow reading the speech codes used to talk to the synthesizer.
codeofdusk 2 points 5y ago
What version of iOS did you upgrade to? Are you using an alternative input method/keyboard?
blindjo [OP] 1 points 5y ago
I’m on the most current version. I normally use touch typing, but since its been acting up i’ve just turned voiceover off when i type
codeofdusk 2 points 5y ago
Double check that you're running the latest version (settings>general>software update). iOS 11.4 is in beta, you might want to try $1 or just wait for the final release, then upgrade to it; all works fine for me on the latest beta release.
Failing that, you can try resetting all settings (settings>general>reset) which clears preferences but not data.
If all else fails, do a restore in iTunes, then set up your device as new.
Failing that, you can try resetting all settings (settings>general>reset) which clears preferences but not data.
If all else fails, do a restore in iTunes, then set up your device as new.
redstone1337 1 points 5y ago
I think this is a synthesizer issue. What voice do you use?
blindjo [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Just plain old samantha
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