Thank you to everyone who posted about the problem I was having. I don't know what happened, but the VoiceOver volume dropped right down, yet I could hear Siri with no difficulty. I put in my AfterShokz wired headphones, and was able to hear VoiceOver, so checked everything was as it should be in Accessibility. Then I removed the headphones while VoiceOver was reading the entire screen to me, and couldn't hear anything. After moving the volume button up for several seconds, VoiceOver eventually came into range. I have no idea why this dropped out altogether, but it seems normal now. Thanks to the ever faithful gang who are always there to help out, it is so much appreciated. I must go and console my poor husband now, who thought he had inadvertently damaged my iPhone! He has taken the dog off to play ball in the garden, (smile). But at least I know what that switch above the volume buttons does, and where it should be positioned now. You learn something new every day, honest you do! Kind regards, Jackie Brown Twitter: @thebrownsplace Skype: Thejackmate ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq