I've been using my iPhone 6s for
about 2 weeks, & thought I'd give a review, as a user with vestibular and
vision disorders. I'll get the not-so-good out of the way first -
1) it's still a screen - & a
very small one - so I definitely have to limit my time. This isn't surprising, but still frustrating. Due to screen size & animation/touch screen features, I'm not using my iPhone for e-mail or FB - that's still my desktop.
2) voice over feature - found by,
& demonstrated to me by Ron - good idea (intended to read what's on the screen), but needs work - annoying,
unhelpful - not using it.
3) Siri - apparently a lot of people
have some complaints about this feature, so I'm not alone. when Siri works, it's wonderful, but very
annoying and frustrating when she doesn't - sometimes she's pretty dumb (I
know, I know - it's software, not a person LOL).
So, definitely using Siri, but I
feel mixed about her. Ron just told me about the command "Hey Siri, speak screen" - which seems to work better for reading texts to me - here's hoping.
4) voice recognition - I'm using
this to compose texts, just as I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking on my
desktop. Using Dragon meant I've already
done the learning curve for this type of tool.
Much better than using the touch screen/animated keyboard, tho I'll use
that for really short responses. Definite plus.
Reasons I got an iPhone -
5) music! I can finally listen to
what was on my 12 yo iPod - learning
this feature was fairly easy, sound is decent. Definite plus.
7) taking pics - yes, this is
fun. Challenging for me, due to my
visual and vestibular disorders, but a definite plus.
Pic for this post is an artistic
rendering with colored pencils, of all the creative stuff I do - writing, playing
music on my flute & piano keyboard, listening to music, & drawing. Doing this complex drawing was major for me!
8) I was running out of storage on
my basic phone, & had serious software incompatibility problems.
9) it's a phone! the sound is better
than my old basic phone, & I use my directory feature. Voicemail, etc. pretty easy to learn, and Ron
helped a lot.
Overall, I'm glad I'm now in the
smart phone world.
