Sending a spoken message

Hi avril245,

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community!

Re: Sending a spoken message: my husband has almost no vision and cannot turn on his phone manually

Commiserations on all that you and your husband are going through.

Am no expert in this area, yet your question surely deserves some response.

Your husband's iPhone may be able to be set-up to automatically announce any incoming messages,

To have Siri announce any incoming messages.

See: Change Siri accessibility settings on iPhone - Apple Support

Eg: says:

1. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Siri, then turn on Announce Notifications on Speaker.
2. Tap Announce Notifications,
3. then for each app, choose whether to announce all notifications or only time-sensitive notifications.

More info: Announce calls, messages, and more with Siri on iPhone - Apple Support

Eg: says:

Have Siri announce notifications

Siri can automatically announce incoming notifications from apps like Messages and Reminders.

Siri automatically enables app notifications for apps that use time-sensitive notifications, but you can change the settings at any time. To learn more about time-sensitive notifications, see Set up a Focus on iPhone.

1. Go to Settings  > Siri & Search > Announce Notifications, then turn on Announce Notifications.
2. Tap an app you want Siri to announce notifications from, then turn on Announce Notifications.
3. For some apps, you can also choose whether to announce all notifications or only time-sensitive notifications.

For apps where you can send a reply, like Messages, Siri repeats what you said, then asks for confirmation before sending your reply. To send replies without waiting for confirmation, turn on Reply Without Confirmation.

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Re: Any ideas please?

Please remember, am no expert in this area:

Hoping ideas below may give some beginning info., on what's available.

You, or others, might simply record and send your husband spoken messages using iPhone's Messages app.

Send and receive audio messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Apple has 17 short videos online about the accessibility features available for those with low or no vision:

You could choose which ones to view or listen to, or you can click to see / hear all of them on the web-page below:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIl2EzNYri0dbILXEAAYdfzM4H-ixRgmh

Alternatively, there is an Apple Support article (link below) with information on vision-related iPhone features:

Set up vision-related accessibility features on iPhone - Apple Support

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Re: ".... so he doesn’t have to touch his phone at all"

You may also want to browse through: Set up mobility-related accessibility features on iPhone - Apple Support

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More info, / support:

Apple's Accessibility Support Website also has info / support / contact options etc.

(NB: You can "Get Support" (online chat / phone / email etc.) from the link at the bottom of their website:)

Accessibility Support - Official Apple Support

All the best :-)

Thank you kindly for replying! There is much available, and new features now & then.

Cheers :-)