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5.10: Audio Options

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    With iOS 8, the options for those with any kind of hearing loss will vary depending on the device. On the iPad, there are three options:

    • Hearing Aids: allows pairing with a number of Made for iPhone Hearing Aids with advanced features such as the ability to adjust the right and left volume separately or together, environmental presets, and Live Listen for using the iOS device’s microphone to pick up audio which can be relayed to the hearing aid
    • Mono Audio: converts a stereo signal so that both channels will play out of each earpiece when you have headphones plugged in
    • Balance control: allows you to adjust the audio level so that more of it plays out of either the left or right earpiece when headphones are plugged in

    On the iPhone, you can also enable the device’s flash as a visual alert, as well as turn on Phone Noise Cancellation to improve the audio quality for phone calls when you hold the phone up to your ear. For any of your contacts, you can set a custom vibration pattern. This is done by editing the person’s contact information, choosing Vibration > Create New Vibration and tapping the custom vibration pattern on the screen.

    Although not considered accessibility features, Messages and FaceTime are two communication technologies built into iOS that can be useful to those who are deaf and need alternative modes of communication such as text messaging and video chat for sign language.

    This page titled 5.10: Audio Options is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Samuel Sennott, Sheldon Loman, Kristy Lee Park, Luis F. Pérez, Michael J. Kennedy, John Romig, & Wendy J. Rodgers (Portland State University Library) .