The two methods above, using Siri to disable VoiceOver, or disabling VoiceOver by Accessibility Shortcut, are probably the two easiest methods of resolving this, so the next time you’re saying “Help! My iPhone / iPad is talking to me while on the lock screen, and I can’t unlock the device!” or “My iPhone / iPad is stuck in voice over mode and I can’t unlock the iPhone!” then try those methods, you’ll be able to deactivate the Voice Over feature on the locked screen and then use the device as normal. Some users may also have Accessibility as part of a customized Control Center in iOS, and you can toggle the feature off or on from there too. This won’t always work however, particularly if you customized the Accessibility Shortcut and toggled the VoiceOver feature to be not available through the shortcut. If the device has no Home button, then triple pressing the Power button brings up the Accessibility Shortcut. Triple pressing the Home button brings up the Accessibility Shortcut if your iPhone or iPad has a Home button. Hey Siri or you can use the Home button / Power button activated Siri, either works and there is no right or wrong way to summon Siri.ĭisabling VoiceOver with Accessibility ShortcutĪnother possible way to disable VoiceOver is by using the Accessibility Shortcut on the iPhone or iPad. You can use any method of getting Siri to become activated. You can now unlock your iPhone or iPad as you normally would, by entering in the passcode as usual. Siri will respond by turning off VoiceOver and disabling the feature.Or, if there is no Home button then instead hold the Power button until Siri is active.Or, if the device has a Home button hold that until Siri responds.Summon Siri as usual on the iPhone or iPad.Thus, if your iPhone or iPad is stuck in VoiceOver at the lock screen and you can’t unlock the device as a result, here is what you’ll want to do:
This is possible because Siri can toggle certain iOS Settings switches, and VoiceOver is one of them. The simplest way to disable VoiceOver from the lock screen of an iPhone or iPad, to then be able to unlock the iPhone or iPad as you normally would, is to use Siri.
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How to Disable VoiceOver from Lock Screen of iPhone or iPad Not to be concerned though, there’s nothing wrong with your iPhone or iPad, and it’s quite easy to disable the VoiceOver feature if you need to turn it off. VoiceOver is fantastic for so many use cases, and countless numbers of people use VoiceOver with great success, but if you’re not accustomed to the Voiceover interface, and you find that VoiceOver has somehow turned itself on, then admittedly it can be confusing if suddenly your device is talking to you and describing screen elements rather than behaving as otherwise expected. Well, VoiceOver is an excellent accessibility feature that reads the screen, this allows the iOS device to speak aloud whatever is on screen so that individuals who are visually impaired, or who prefer an auditory interface, can interact with and use the iPhone or iPad, without even seeing it. And maybe you’re wondering what VoiceOver is in the first place.
Stepping back for a moment, you may be wondering why your iPhone or iPad is randomly talking to you describing what is on the screen.
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