Phone calls
Handsy can place a call and hold a short conversation: it speaks through iOS Live Speech and listens through Live Captions.
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Turn on Live Speech: Settings › Accessibility › Live Speech.
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Let Handsy read call captions: Settings › Accessibility › Live Captions › Keep Call Captions › 1 Hour. With the default 1 Minute, iOS keeps call captions out of screenshots, recordings and Screen Mirroring, so Handsy cannot hear the other side. With 1 Hour, iOS announces “This call is being transcribed” to everyone on the call. Under Language, pick the language the call is in.
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Add Live Speech and Live Captions to Control Center: touch and hold Control Center, tap Add a Control, and search for each one.
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Make both large and put them on the bottom row: Live Speech on the left, Live Captions on the right, as in the video. Handsy taps them at those spots, so they open within seconds after dialing.
- Works best in English. Live Captions understands English best; other languages work but are less accurate.
- Call audio never goes through Screen Mirroring. Handsy hears the call only through Live Captions.
- Phone calls are in beta. The app shows this setup before each call until you tap Don’t Show Again. Reopen it from Settings › Phone Calls.
- FaceTime calls are not supported: iOS never lets their captions be captured.
Example
Section titled “Example”Call Alex and book a haircut for tomorrow at 3 PM.