29 October 2019, 01:12 AM
RealPlayerSmartphone learning curve, continued
Experimented with the flashlight. It went on and stayed on despite my attempts to turn it off. Then the screen mysteriously went black, and a message appeared: Dialing 911. Fumbled with phone, tried to abort it by turning off phone, but call went through. Had to explain to operator that it was a smartphone mistake. Eventually flashlight turned itself off after about 20 minutes; screen lightened.
So embarrassing! Hope nobody died on my account.
29 October 2019, 02:50 AM
Steve MillerNo harm, no foul.
Try new features tomorrow.
29 October 2019, 12:52 PM
AdagioMIs the flashlight icon on the bottom of your home screen? You can turn it on and off from there. It’s not just a tap; it requires a “force touch” or slightly harder press, I think so you don’t accidentally turn it on in your pocket.
The other place it lives is in the swipe down screen at the top right of your phone.
29 October 2019, 02:34 PM
RealPlayerWell, yes, I know that now. But the screen was all black so I couldn't know what I was pressing.
29 October 2019, 08:36 PM
AdagioMAh, and do you know how to wake up your screen? Mine wakes when I lift the phone, but I may have set it to do that. Or you could push the power button on the side.
I’m still learning all the fun things on my iPhone XS, and now the iOS 13 update has added a whole bunch of new things. I don’t know that I’d use all the bells and whistles, if what I’m doing works already.
30 October 2019, 05:50 PM
RealPlayerSometimes it wakes when I lift it (I think it's face recognition) and sometimes I use the side button.
There are so many things I still need to learn. But I'm making progress...started inputting names & contact numbers into the phone today, also installed the hearing-aid app, which is pretty nice!