Cool new feature in 3.0b2: Triple click home button for text to speech

[frjps]

I played with the accessibility setting when 3.0 came out & saw great potential in the voiceover option for text to speech. But you had to go to Settings>General>Accessibility>Voiceover to turn it on or off. Then you had to listen to it speak the name of all the buttons, etc.

I just noticed that in 3.0b2 (was it in b1?) that there's now a triple-click home button option to toggle voiceover on & off. So, I can go to an email or web site or anywhere I can select text, triple-click the home button, then select the paragraph(s) & it will read it out loud to me. Cool when I want other people to "hear" what I'm reading or when I'm driving & don't want to be staring at the screen.

Just thought this was a very cool addition to the latest software build.

Edit: Correction, that's 3.1, beta 2 (not 3.0, beta 2)

 

[jav6454]

Cool find, keep us informed if this evolves across the platform.

 

[TheSpaz]

Don't you mean 3.1 beta 2? I don't think you can install 3.0 beta 2 on the iPhone 3GS. You can't even install 3.0 beta 2 on an iPhone 3G because it expired a long time ago.

 

[frjps]

Whoops...

Ya, you're right. It's 3.1 beta 2, not 3.0, beta 2. Thanks for the correction.

 

[TheSpaz]

Ya, you're right. It's 3.1 beta 2, not 3.0, beta 2. Thanks for the correction.

Click on your first post and click "Edit" then "Go Advanced" then you should be able to change your thread title.

 

[mikey2004]

I dont seem to have the Accessibility feature in the settings. Im on 3.1b2

 

[actorkid]

I dont seem to have the Accessibility feature in the settings. Im on 3.1b2

that would be because you aren't on a 3GS...accessibility options are only on the 3GS

 

[mikey2004]

that would be because you aren't on a 3GS...accessibility options are only on the 3GS

That be the answer, cheers!