voice over is on screen locked. how do I unlock screen or deactivate voice over????

Solution! I held down the Home button until Siri came on. Then, I told Siri, "Turn off VoiceOver." Voila! Thanks, Headlice for your advice. That didn't work for me because I couldn't access the numbers on the lock screen.

You can ask SIRI to turn off voice over.

Just to be clear, to enter a number of your passcode, you tap on the number, hear the number, then tap on the number twice more to enter it. It should register in the dots above, showing that it's been accepted. You don't use the Home button to do this.

Assuming VoiceOver is your Accessibility Shortcut, three clicks on the Home button should turn it off. They can be the same speed as you normally double click to access the app switcher.

Hi WACorbett. Have you tried to unlock the iPad with VoiceOver enabled? The protocol is that you tap a number, hear the number, then double tap to enter it. Continue to enter your passcode that way. Then use the same method to open Settings and turn it off. Be sure to also turn it off in Accessibility Shortcut.

Triple-click the Home button.

Triple-click the Home button.

If the above answers don't work try resetting your Ipad by holding both the home and power buttons until the Apple logo appears. Then release both button. Wait until your iPad starts on it's own.

Can someone please please help me!!!

My iPhone 5S is on voiceover mode, and I can't get the passcode to work on the lock screen so that I can deactivate it!!! The touch ID won't work either cos the phone was shut down at some point. HEEEEELLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!

First understand that once in voiceover, your ipad will act differently to gestures. If you can't get past your "slide to unlock" screen, you need to double tap it rather than sliding it. Next, if your passcode screen comes up, first tap the first number of your passcode, the voice will tell you which number you pushed, now double tap it and it will accept that number, then tap the second number of your passcode and the voice will acknowledge that you have tapped that number, then doub;e tap it, do this for the next two numbers (remember, tap it first, hear it acknowledge you have tapped it, then double tap. That will get you to your home screen. Now ask Siri to turn off voiceover and she will, OR, go to settings (double tap the settings button AFTER tapping it once and hearing the acknowledgement that you tapped it), then scroll down using 3 fingers, to find general, double tap, then accessibility and you should see voiceover which you can slide off.

THanks a bug bunch Headlice. You saved my iPhone 6s plus from being thrown out the window. I somehow got it locked in voice over and turned it off thinking that would default back to normal then I couldn't get back into it. Glad you had your answer here

WACorbett wrote:

I am aware of the protocol but without success. Does the frequency of presses on the home button make a difference to the outcome?

Sorry, do you not have Siri enabled on your Home screen?

Cheers,

GB

Thank you very much! You saved me from total embarrassment at work since I came to work this morning with a phone that uncontrollably talks about various contents on my phone. Тhanks to your advice and in the privacy of the toilet I solved the problem. Thanks again. Quite new in the world of these phones and without the interest to explore, so I expect to be a frequent visitor to this forum.

Thank you so very much for taking the time to post your fix for this voiceover unlock issue.

I was in a panic mode and totally locked out of iphone and worried I'd have to go to Apple Store during the holidays to try and fix this issue.

Your directions were detailed and worked exactly as you listed.

BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT

THANK YOU AGIN AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

oh - my what a mission. Thank you for this. I was testing my iPad for accessibility as I support students accessing online resources when using the iPad. Its very difficult indeed. Thank you for this iput. Sandi

Think you so much.

I had the very bad idea to activate voice over just for a try on my iPad 1395.

Result : impossible to unlock the machine and no help at all free of charge from Apple since it is out of guarantee.

3 hours lost on the Net to find YOUR solution.

Merci mille fois !

Jean-Yves

France