

There are two ways to fix it. One is to switch the playback sound from the ear to the iPhone’s speaker. I switched to an older bionic ear that doesn’t connect to the phone. I could not change the microphone to point to the iPhone’s speaker instead of my bionic ear. Therefore, it wasn’t captioning anything. Because of this, the Live Captions aren’t getting any sound. The iPhone connects to my cochlear implant. However, it wouldn’t work with any of the videos playing on the phone.Īfter a bit of work, I figured out why. First, if you want them to work for all apps and around you, then make sure the in-app live captions are turned off for FaceTime and RTT. The Live Captions settings are confusing.
Iphone shortcuts full#
Tap that to expand the captions to full screen.

There is a button with two arrows pointing in the opposite direction. Press the pause button to start the captions or to stop them. If you want to caption the world around you, ensure the Microphone icon is selected. If you want to caption something playing on your phone, deselect the Microphone icon. You can move the Live Captions button wherever you want. Taking the Live Captions (Beta) for a Test Ride The menu pops up from the bottom with Live Captions listed. Tap the back of the phone twice or thrice depending on the setting you chose for Step 5. Here’s the option to add Back Tap to Accessibility Shortcuts. Select the following to use Back Tap for Accessibility Shortcuts: You can access the Accessibility Shortcut through Back Tap if it’s available on your iPhone’s model. In the upper-right, swipe down to select Accessibility and Live Captions. Now it’s available as a shortcut whenever you open the Control Center as the following image shows. Next, add Live Captions to the Accessibility Shortcuts by selecting the following.Īnd you’re set. You can pull down the Control Center or tap the back of the phone twice or thrice (depending on the setting) to open the Accessibility shortcut options.įirst, add Accessibility Shortcuts to the Control Center. Here are two ways to open the Accessibility shortcuts.
Iphone shortcuts plus#
For example, tapping the back of the vintage iPhone 7 Plus did nothing. One way may not be available for all phones. Pressing required a little more force than the old Home button.įortunately, there is a better way that requires less effort. While I don’t have hand dexterity issues, I could tell pressing the button three times felt like a strain. Instead of the Home button on the bottom of the screen, you press the right-side button. I’d press the Home button three times for the Accessibility options to pop up and then select the one I wanted. Creating the Accessibility ShortcutĮven on the ancient iPhone 7 Plus, I used the Accessibility Shortcut for easy access to the Color Filters and Magnifier. Then a proverbial light bulb went off above my head. Decreasing the transparency didn’t help as the appearance of the button remained distracting. No matter where I put it, the button got in the way of the content behind it. The following image is the same screenshot except the button’s opacity is set to 100%.Īfter playing with the shiny new phone for a while, the button started bugging me. The following image shows a screenshot of the Live Captions settings with the button’s opacity set to 30%. You can also control the transparency of the button. You can move the button around the screen. When you turn on Live Captions, it sits on your screen as a button. Letting people know it’s in beta makes them more forgiving of its bugs. Instead, they released it sooner with a note that it’s in beta. They could’ve waited a long time until the captions worked well before releasing it. Apple took a progress-over-perfection approach with the Live Captions.
Iphone shortcuts pro#
Playing with the Live Caption ButtonĪs soon as the lightly purple iPhone 14 Pro arrived, the first thing I did was turn on the Live Captions (beta). What are Live Captions? They’re automatic captions that use your iPhone’s microphone to add captions for any speech it hears in the world around the iPhone or inside the apps. iPad Pro 12.9-inch: 3rd generation and laterĪs of this time, Live Captions are only available in the U.S.Here are the models that support Live Captions: No way was I going to miss out on Live Captions. The catch? Live Captions would only be available for iPhone 11 and later. What was the sign? Two words: Live Captions (beta). So, I drive cars (2008) and use technologies for as long as possible. Of course, I like to use the latest technologies.
Iphone shortcuts upgrade#
I finally got a sign it was time to upgrade from an iPhone 7 Plus.

Image Description: Pointilism-style image of an iPhone with Live Captions
