As usual, I ask Siri something simple -- straightforward, even -- and it says it can't do it. There must be a way. If so, please do tell.
Command path is Settings > Accessibility > Audio Visual > Mono Audio.
TIA!
iPhone 7 Plus
iOS 15.8
Earlier iPhone models
Yes, I got it the first time. It would be like asking for a faster computer. Who'd've thunk it?
Hey, how about helping me set up a shortcut? Yes, I looked at the user guide. Wasn't of much help. Maybe I'll try again. Actually, it'd be even better if I could set up a shortcut that adjusts both Mono Audio and Music EQ.
betaneptune wrote:
I can't believe Siri can't do this. And many other things.
There are a lot of things Siri can't do (and a lot it can). You can let Apple know that this is something you'd like to see here:
betaneptune wrote:
Can't do much for me. Sometimes gives quick facts, like holiday dates. Sometimes does Wikipedia or web lookups. Usually it's "Sorry, I can't do that." Seems running settings would be a pretty obvious thing for it to do. Really, there's no secret incantation for this?
Tell Apple what you'd like to see:
Why do I need Mono Audio? When I play music through the phone's speaker, the right channel is much weaker than the left, at least on some tunes. Since there's no point in stereo from a phone speaker, seems like it's the thing to do. But it's buried deep, and I'd like an easy way to turn it on and off.
I can't believe Siri can't do this. And many other things.
Can't do much for me. Sometimes gives quick facts, like holiday dates. Sometimes does Wikipedia or web lookups. Usually it's "Sorry, I can't do that." Seems running settings would be a pretty obvious thing for it to do. Really, there's no secret incantation for this?
betaneptune wrote:
Hey, how about helping me set up a shortcut? Yes, I looked at the user guide. Wasn't of much help. Maybe I'll try again. Actually, it'd be even better if I could set up a shortcut that adjusts both Mono Audio and Music EQ.
I'm not the person to help you with shortcuts. If you do an internet search, you may find some examples that you can use as a starting point.
Such internet searches are usually lengthy and painful. I've looked for videos before, and I have to sit through them, only to find they don't answer my question. I was hoping someone here could give me a quick answer.
So I struggled on. Got this humongous list of things. I wasn't even sure if I was in the right place. And they're alphabetical within categories. Which category? I couldn't figure it out. Even within a category, the list is huge. Scrolling and scrolling and scrolling. Seems to me to be something perfectly suited for Siri. If they can do it in a shortcut, then Siri should be able to do it. But alas, it's not so.
Somehow, quite a while ago, I successfully made a shortcut that turns it off. Finally, after some struggling, I managed to make one that turns it on. Now I'd like to add to them an EQ change. I will duplicate them first if I can figure out how to do that again!
I don't know why, but automating things on Apple products is always difficult for me. I recall reading David Pogue's book about using (or switching to?) macOS. Everything made sense except the chapter on the Automater. From the first sentence on it made absolutely zero sense to me. So I was hoping for some help here.
Making a shortcut on the phone has got to be the absolutely least-intuitive thing I've ever seen (for me, anyway). Well, the Automater might make it a tie.
How about a shortcut? Can one make a shortcut for this? I tried once and couldn't get it to work.
How can you use Siri to set or reset (clear) Mono Audio in Settings?
