I am having difficulty entering phone numbers or other numbers using the phone keypad quck enough before it hangs up or tells me I am in error. Is there another way to enter numbers besides double tapping on each number using voice over? I have an old phone 6S and am not really looking to update it
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Change your keyboard settings
It sounds like you're using standard Voiceover typing which is very, very slow. If you go to your voiceover settings you can change your input method to either touch typing (where it will say the letter or number when your finger is on it, but type it as soon as you lift your finger) or direct touch typing (which makes the keyboard behave as it would if voiceover was off.)
Keyboard
I don't know if you would be willing to buy a bluetooth keyboard, but it is extremely helpful. I have figured out that my keyboard can be used to dial phone numbers and also for touch tones while on a call. I find it almost impossible to hear VoiceOver well enough when on a call to find the number I want. If you do invest in a bluetooth keyboard you will always be able to use it for what ever devices you have in the future as well as for your current iPhone. And of course it is useful for more than phone calls. I certainly wouldn't be typing this message on my phone without the keyboard. I can type on the screen fine, but it's always a little slow and painful even after you switch to VoiceOver touch typing mode.
use a keyboard
Use a keyboard. I have 2 Rivo2 keyboards they work well.
Cool
I didn't realize they added the keyboard capability to phone dialing. Must have been recently. I can throw the ugly guide I made for the keypad away.
Thank you for the info. Iā¦
Thank you for the info. I have been using voice over for years and d not know that feature was even available. I guess I should explore more.
type of keyboard
The keyboard suggestions seems like it would be beneficial for a variety of tasks. Any recommendations?
Other numeric only keyboards?
Other than the Rivo, which is a bit pricey, are there any numeric or numpad only Bluetooth keypads that would facilitate entering numbers while on a call?