{"id":658618,"date":"2013-05-17T09:21:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T13:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=645576"},"modified":"2013-05-17T09:21:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T13:21:28","slug":"ios-quick-tip-turn-on-spoken-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/658618","title":{"rendered":"iOS quick tip: Turn on spoken notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

An iOS feature you may not know about is one where you can have your notifications spoken to you. It’s not Siri EyesFree, which is a mode designed to be integrated with cars<\/a>. But it does use the same Siri voice to speak to you.<\/p>\n

Spoken notifications can come in handy when using your iOS device while working out at the gym, riding a bicycle or attached to your car\u2019s hands-free audio system via Bluetooth.\u00a0 No need to actually look at the screen and read the message you just received. All you need to do is listen.\u00a0Here is how to set it up.<\/p>\n

Enable the VoiceOver Accessibility setting<\/h2>\n

The iOS setting that you need to enable is actually an accessibility feature called VoiceOver<\/a>.\u00a0 This feature can be used to read all aspects of the screen using Siri\u2019s voice, including notifications that pop up on the screen.\u00a0 The following steps will also allow you to easily turn on and off the VoiceOver setting, as it may not be a feature that you want enabled all of the time.<\/p>\n

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