My iPhone 4s is stuck permanently on voice control. It dictates everything I do and the touch screen has become slow?

I was playing around with Siri, and I'm not sure if it's a software glitch or something i pressed. My phone is now dictating everything I do, and I can't figure out how to turn it off. The touch screen has become really slow and sometimes unresponsive, and I'm unable to scroll. Siri is also speaking with a very sped up voice. I tried rebooting, but nothing. Ideas?

iPhone 4s-OTHER, iOS 5

Posted on Oct 14, 2011 8:45 PM

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Nov 10, 2011 9:24 AM in response to jennifer0707

Your VoiceOver has inadvertantly been activated. Follow these instructions to turn it off.

If VoiceOver is on and you want to turn it off from the device instead of from iTunes, remember that a double-tap acts like a single tap and you need to use three fingers to scroll when VoiceOver is on:

  1. Press Home.
  2. Tap Settings. Then double-tap Settings.
  3. Tap General. Then double-tap General.
  4. Use three fingers on the screen to scroll to Accessibility.
  5. Tap Accessibility. Then double-tap Accessibility.
  6. Tap VoiceOver. Then double-tap VoiceOver.
  7. Tap "On" next to VoiceOver. Then double-tap "On" to turn it off.

Nov 20, 2011 3:01 PM in response to callumfromleicester

Thank you thank you!!! I was becomeing so frustrated I was ready to throw the **** thing away. I tried to get expresslane but they claimed the serial number which I was reading right from the itunes setting for it was not valid.I tried to get Siri to turnoff voice control and she claimed she did not what it was. What is the Fracking purpose of that feature! T

Nov 24, 2011 6:25 PM in response to christopherfrombrandon

I had a password too. It's funky, but you have to highlight the enter password box at the top of the screen by double clicking. Then go to the area where the 4 boxes are to put your passcode. (this will be trial and error, I promise). Then select a number, then double click the box that says enter passcode. It was like you had to activate the number and then clicking the Enter Passcode box actually selected the number. Once you have entered one number the next ones are easier - press the number, click the Enter Passcode button. You always have to make sure the right thing is highlighted. Very, very annoying. Once I figured that out it took me about 6 more hours to figure out/find out how to scroll down on the settings page. Read the post by HillsterMac above - it's right on. I was about to throw my phone out of the window.

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