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What is VoiceOver?

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Definition:

VoiceOver - VoiceOver is a feature of iPods and iPhones that allows the device to speak the names of onscreen menus to the user. It was introduced with the third-generation Pod Shuffle.

VoiceOver is a featured designed to make iPods usable for customers with visual impairments who can't see onscreen menus.

It offers a default, computer-sounding voice. However, a preference allows users to choose more human-sounding voices installed on their computers to read the menus.

Devices Supporting VoiceOver

Third-generation iPod Shuffle
Fifth-generation iPod nano
iPhone 3GS

VoiceOver is related to VoiceControl, software for making iPods and iPhones respond to voice commands.

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