When the iPhone 4S was launched, Everyone was wowed by its capabilities. Every iPhone 4S user gets to have an intelligent voice assistant that can make calls, read text messages, set reminders and search for information.

However, when trying to make Siri read an email, we were met by the message”Sorry, can`t do that” which is weird since if memory serves right, it was possible to make your 3GS read emails for you. So, what`s going on then?

Well, it`s an Accessibility setting called Voice Over. It`s a tool used by the visually impaired to read their emails. Touch any paragraph on the screen and Siri`s Twin VoiceOver starts reading. A single finger scroll to the right will move the box to the next paragraph which will be read aloud. A single finger flick to the left will move the box to a previous paragraph.

You can find the VoiceOver menu and toggle under the settings > General > Accessibility menu to Triple-click Home and set it to Toggle VoiceOver as a way to toggle it off and on.

 

Let`s see how it works on the iPhone 4S:
Once the Triple-click Home is set as the toggle to turn VoiceOver on and off, here’s how you can both read and reply to an email aloud:

  • Activate Siri by press and holding the home button, then ask for emails, “Siri check email
  • When the new emails are displayed on the Siri screen, tap one to open the Mail app and go straight to that message
  • Triple-click the Home button to toggle VoiceOver on
  • Scroll through the paragraphs and have VoiceOver read the email aloud (one finger flick to the right for multiple paragraphs)
  • Triple-click the Home button to toggle VoiceOver off
  • Activate Siri and say Reply to compose a new email by dictating to Siri

There are additional instructions and settings for VoiceOver in the Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver menu (such as rate, pitch, etc.) to personalize this Siri twin to your liking.

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