Setup an iPhone 12 for a blind user - shortcuts and automation
I'm trying to set up some shortcuts and automations on an iPhone 12 running the latest iOS version for a friend who recently went blind in middle age. They can't see the screen so I need to do everything via voice commands.
We've tried using Siri, the internal screen reader and the Voice commands without much success, mixed results and inconsistencies.
The basic requirements are: I record the text of books and videos onto MP3 files so that they can listen to them. I need to be abe to store these in a folder, be abe to navigate to the folder, read aloud a list of the files, pause the listing and play a specific file. Bookmarking within a file to return to later would also be helpful - I use Audacity to create chapters. The text I record is from legally purchased books but there are obviously copyright issues if I load the local file to be accessible via Spotify or Apple Music. Many of the things I record for them are not available as ebooks, so using Audible is not an option. Please help - this is now one of the very few options thay have to access content, and I've been trying for weeks to get this to work.
I have a few other automations I'd like to set up, but this is probably the one I need help with the most. Thanks in advance.