iPhone5 turn off "screen curtain"

How do I turn off iPhone 5 "Screen Curtain"?

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Posted on Nov 19, 2015 4:13 PM

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gail from maine

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Posted on Nov 19, 2015 5:19 PM

You have to tap each selection 3 times. So, on the Home Screen, tap Settings 3 times, then tap General 3 times, then Accessibility 3 times, then the VoiceOver On/Off button 3 times.

When you asked Siri to turn VoiceOver off, had you initiated a Siri conversation? Not talking about the voice that describes each thing you are doing - that is not Siri - that is VoiceOver. To talk to Siri, you have to hold the Home button down until she asks how she can help you. That is when you ask her to Turn VoiceOver Off.

But the triple-tap instructions will result in the same thing - turning off VoiceOver.

Cheers,

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AJ397

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Nov 19, 2015 4:46 PM in response to stage vision

I believe the outline you are referring to is the VoiceOver cursor. You cannot disable the screen curtain permanently if VoiceOver is on. If you do not need VoiceOver you can turn that off permanently by going to settings>general>accessibility>VoiceOver off. -AJ

Edit: Just saw your second post. You can ask Siri to turn off VoiceOver. If you don't have Siri you need to double/triple tap everything you want to activate. The first time your finger is over the item it will read the item aloud and then you double tap to activate. You also use three fingers to scroll.

Nov 19, 2015 5:31 PM in response to stage vision

Again, that is not Siri - that is VoiceOver speaking. To talk to Siri, hold down the Home button until Siri ask how she can help you. Then ask her to Turn off VoiceOver.

Or, follow the instructions for tapping each item you want to select 3 times (not 2 times).

Cheers,

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iPhone5 turn off "screen curtain"