Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Voice feedback:
You can select whether to always get voice feedback from Siri, as opposed
to only when you're in a “hands-free” situation.
Your info:
And you can let Siri know who you are by choosing your name (if not already
shown) in the My Info section of Siri settings. If for some reason you want to pick another
name, you can do so from your list of Contacts.
Spotlight Search
Tell the iPad mini the apps that you want to search. Touch the three horizontal lines next to an app
that you want to include in your search and drag it up or down to rearrange the search order.
Accessibility
The Accessibility or Universal Access Features tools on your iPad mini are targeted at helping
people with certain disabilities. The following sections explain each one in turn.
VoiceOver
This screen reader describes aloud what's on the screen. It can read e-mail messages, web pages, and
more. With VoiceOver active, you tap an item on the screen to select it. VoiceOver places a black
rectangle around it, and either speaks the name or describes an item. For example, if you tap, say,
Wallpapers & Brightness, the VoiceOver voice speaks the words “Wallpapers & Brightness button.”
VoiceOver even lets you know when you alternately position the iPad in landscape or portrait mode
or when your screen is locked or unlocked.
Within the VoiceOver setting, you have several options. For instance, if you turn on Speak Hints,
VoiceOver may provide instructions on what to do next, along the lines of “double-tap to open.” You
can drag a Speaking Rate slider to speed up or slow down the speech. You can also determine the
kind of typing feedback you get, from among characters, words, characters and words, or no feed-
back. Additional controls let you turn on Phonetics and Pitch Change and choose the voice.
The voice you hear speaks in the language you specified in International settings,
which we explain earlier.
You have to know a whole new set of finger gestures when VoiceOver is on, which may seem diffi-
cult, especially when you first start using VoiceOver. When you stop to think about it, this makes a
lot of sense. You want to be able to hear descriptions on the screen before you actually activate but-
tons. Different VoiceOver gestures use different numbers of fingers. Here's a rundown on many of
these:
Tap:
Speak the item.
Flick right or left:
Select the next or previous item.
