I use the audio messages only when I know the person I'm calling isn't going to answer, and I'm just going to end up leaving a VM anyway. Many of my friends are teachers, so if I need to leave them a message during the day, that's faster than waiting for their phone to dial, ring four times, and kick to voicemail.
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I use the audio messages only when I know the person I'm calling isn't going to answer, and I'm just going to end up leaving a VM anyway. Many of my friends are teachers, so if I need to leave them a message during the day, that's faster than waiting for their phone to dial, ring four times, and kick to voicemail.
I have tried them both. Audio could work for me as I have arthritis and fingers don't work as good as they use to. But, don't think recipients want to listen to them. Sooner read msg.
The video only comes up on front facing camera. Can't shoot a video of something while showing my face. How do you turn it to rear facing?
The video only comes up on front facing camera. Can't shoot a video of something while showing my face. How do you turn it to rear facing?
It's under Audio Messages and Raise to Listen. I'm on Public Beta which is basically B3.
When you hold your thumb on the Camera Icon, it defaults to the Front-Facing Camera. But, in the upper right-hand corner, there is the switch to flip the camera.
I feel like Apple designed that with "selfies" in mind. But anyone who has a teenage daughter knows that they rather use the Camera app, take 43 pictures and then choose the best one.
Not unless I push the lock button. I rarely push the lock button. Extra wear on the moving parts.
That's not turning off Audio Messages, the button will still be in Messages. That just so when one does come in you can't raise the phone to your ear and listen to it.
I see. Yeah, I've certainly seen threads with people having issues with the phone doing unintended things as they are putting somewhere or after they do it, and a lot of the time it's because they don't lock it. Seems that's one of the main reasons why locking exists, to avoid any unintended things. I sort of get the wearing out of the moving parts in some sense, but avoiding using a button that is pretty much specifically there for those types of reasons, seems somewhat extreme as far as that goes.
I never use any of them. Predictive text is switched off and I really wish I could turn off the audio message option.
I'd say you're definitely missing out on the widgets. I use these quite often, especially Widget Tunes and Sports Alerts.
Wow. Another thing I couldn't live without.
I'd say I save about half the amount of key strokes compared to what I used to have on iOS 7.
I use audio messages often. It's a nice alternative to Siri dictation when I need to send a message but can't use the keyboard (ie. while driving) and I need to say something that's tricky to dictate (like the name of a restaurant or whatever).
However, my wife finds it too hard to tap the little Play button on audio messages while she is driving, so I have to go back to dictation. With dictation, she can ask Siri to read it to her. With audio messages, there is no Siri function.
So I'm hopeful iOS 9 will improve the audio messages feature. I'd love to see it made as quick and easy to use as the "CB Radio" function on the old Nextel phones.
However, my wife finds it too hard to tap the little Play button on audio messages while she is driving, so I have to go back to dictation. With dictation, she can ask Siri to read it to her. With audio messages, there is no Siri function.
So I'm hopeful iOS 9 will improve the audio messages feature. I'd love to see it made as quick and easy to use as the "CB Radio" function on the old Nextel phones.
You'd think that Siri should simply play back the message instead of reading it if it's a voice message instead of a text message.