Chapter 10

Making Your iPhone More Accessible

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Set brightness and wallpapers

Bullet Set up and use accessibility features

Bullet Use iPhone with hearing aids

Bullet Set up subtitles, captioning, and other hearing settings

Bullet Learn with Guided Access

Bullet Control your iPhone with your voice

iPhone users are a diverse group, and some face visual, motor, or hearing challenges. If you’re one of these folks, you’ll be glad to know that Apple offers some handy accessibility features for your iPhone. You can make your screen easier to read as well as set up the VoiceOver feature to read onscreen elements out loud. Voice Control, Numbers, and Grids are welcome accessibility features to help you navigate more easily. Then there are a slew of features you can turn on or off, including Zoom, Invert Colors, Speak Selection, Assistive Access, Live Speech, and Large Type.

If hearing is your challenge, you can ...

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