Punctuation issues on iPhone

By Gabriela, 26 November, 2024

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi all! I've been having a problem on my iPhone 14 since yesterday. For some reason, VoiceOver started reading all punctuation, even if I choose some or none. I rebooted my phone a few times, and then updated it to iOS 18. But nothing changed. Could you give me a piece of advice? What else can I do to solve this issue? Has anybody had such a problem?

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By Holger Fiallo on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:40

Did you check on your rotor to make sure it is on some and not all?

By Gabriela on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:40

Yes, I did. This is the issue I was talking about. I choose none in the rotor, but I hear all the punctuation.

By Laurent on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:40

Please check the activities option, programming might be selected. just verify that no activity selected is the selected option.

By Brian on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:40

Sometimes the programming activity gets activated for some reason, and it throws things out of whack. Disable this, and punctuation readout should go back to normal. ☺️

By peter on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:40

I had the same problem of not being able to change the punctuation from "all" to another setting.

Someone on this list recommended exactly the suggestion above, i.e., look for what was set in the "Activities" option of the rotor. Mine had inadvertently gotten set to "Programming". Once I changed that, the problem was fixed.

Interesting that the punctuation settings for the "Programming" option can't be changed as can other options like the voice speed.

--Pete

By Gabriela on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 13:40

Thanks a lot, guys! Your suggestions helped. :)