Where Am I - with Speech1.5.23 - App Store

Description:-
This app is designed specifically for the visually impaired but anybody can use it as a simple way of finding your current location. The approach is an easy to use interface, with only a few big buttons, swipe gestures and shaking of the iDevice. The main 2 unique features are that it has speech built in and with a simple ‘double tap’ on the main screen, it tells you the road or street you are in. If you are near a property, it also says the house number. The help instructions are ‘audible’ so no need to read text or use VoiceOver if you want help, just shake your iDevice.

It displays and says 4 pieces of information:-
The house number and road / street.
The postcode / zip code.
The town name.
The What3Words system for your location.

On the second screen it displays a map of the area you are in but zoomed into a small area, so that you could get help form a sighted person for directions. As you move the view updates and speaks the road you are in, if you pass a junction it also says that road name. If you are traveling on a bus this process can be useful to indicate when you’re nearing where you want to alight.

The data entry screen is to type / paste either “What 3 Words” or a “latitude & longitude” values and view the information on the main screen. To access the screen, just do a very long touch anywhere on the main screen white area.

Basic method of use:-
1/ When you start the app it gathers 4 details of your location and displays them on the screen.
2/ Using either the large blue ‘Refresh Button’ or a one finger ‘double tap’ anywhere on the screen and it speaks the road name of your location.
3/ If you ‘double tap’ with two fingers, it reads out all 4 lines of information.
4/ If you touch and hold any of the 4 light blue text boxes it copies the displayed text to your clipboard which you send to a friend.
5/ If you touch and hold the large ‘Refresh Button’ it prepares an email with all your current location details. When the email appears you can add the address of the person you want to send it to.
6/ In Map screen if you Double Tap with 4 fingers this disable both buttons and turns them red, repeat operation to reverse status. This is useful if you put your iPhone in a pocket to hear the speech and don’t want to accidentally action either button.
6/ If you need help using the app there is a button bottom right that ‘speaks’ the instructions.

Loc button:-
The ‘Loc’ button at the bottom of screen does two things. It speaks the latitude & longitude and then copies this information to the clipboard.

Swipe Gestures:-
1/ To view the map, just swipe horizontally either from Left to Right or Right to Left.
2/ Swiping Up with 2 fingers speeds up the speech and Down slows it down. These rates of speech are remembered when you open the app.

Shake Gesture:-
In Main or Map screens, a quick shake to hear your current location.
Compatibility:-
Where Am I is Universal and compatible with any iPad that can access the internet, iPhone 4s, to any of the latest iPhone’s.

Requires iOS 8.2 or later.

Version History • A minor bug fixed.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.23 Mar 29 • • A minor bug fixed..

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.22 Mar 2 • The inevitable minor bug fixes and some improvements.
• Checked compatibility with iOS26 and made the necessary changes.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.21 Jan 22 • New feature that lets you enter either “What 3 Words” or latitude and longitude values. The app then displays all the available information if near a road its name, the town, Post / Zip code and the What 3 Words (useful if you entered Lat / Long values).
• Another minor bug fixed.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.20 05/27/2025 • Added feature to start speaking complete address. Now you can start speech using 2 fingers long press in main winnow as well as the original double tap with 2 fingers.
• Improved how latitude and longitude are spoken when you press the “Loc” button. It now speaks each digit individually rather than just big numbers, making the information clearer.
• Another minor bug fixed.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.9 04/14/2025 • Minor bug fixes including fixing the incorrect substitution of abbreviated terms, such as ‘St’ for ‘Street’.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.8 08/18/2024 • Minor tweaks how in the UK ‘AONB’ is spoken and a bug fix.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.7 05/21/2024 • New feature to copy all location details to a blank email. Just do a very long press on the big refresh button and the email appears. Either save as a draft or add an email address and send it to them.
• Some minor bug fixes and improvements.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.6 04/25/2024 • Some minor bug fixes and improvements.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.5 05/31/2023 • Cured bug when using app in some countries (for example Canada & Greece) because certain data is not available there.
• Some minor bug fixes.
• Useful feature reminder, swipe vertically with two fingers to speed Up or slow Down spoken information.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.4 08/07/2022 • Improved 2 finger double tap when speaking What 3 Words.
• Some minor bug fixes.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.3 06/15/2022 • Corrected problem not displaying the town when user not in UK (I found out when on holiday).
• Some minor bug fixes.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.2 05/15/2022 • Added haptic feedback to some of the buttons.
• Reverted back to temporarily disabling buttons feature on Map by using a 4 finger double tap method.
• Improved road / street information when using 2 finger double tap in main window. This now speaks out all information, including the area name if there is one available.
• Improved the feature to prepare an email with all your current location information to send to a friend. To access this feature do a long press (about 2 seconds) on the large Refresh Button.
• Some minor bug fixes.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.1 04/20/2022 • Added several new features including the ‘What 3 Words’ system. The display and spoken information now includes the 3 words of your current location. For example the main photographic location at Buckingham Palace, the three words are = fence.gross.bats which could be useful to send to a friend.
• New feature in main screen that enables user to speed up or slow down speech by swiping vertically using 2 fingers.
• New feature to send an email of your current location, which contains Latitude & Longitude, Road, Area, Town, Postcode and the new What3Words. To access this do a very long press (greater than 2 seconds) on the larger blue Refresh Button.
• In Map screen you can disable the 2 buttons by doing a long press with 3 fingers and the buttons turn red. This is reversed by repeating the operation.
• Some minor bug fixes including the swipe gesture in main screen to go to the map screen is now fixed.

If you have any suggestions or need help please contact me at :- supportcaduk@icloud.com 1.5.0 02/12/2022 1.4.10 10/14/2021 1.4.9 08/23/2021 1.4.8 06/29/2021 1.4.7 06/05/2021 1.4.6 12/12/2020 1.4.5 10/18/2019 1.4.4 04/14/2019 1.4.3 01/12/2019 1.4.2 05/07/2018 1.4.1 04/26/2017 1.4.0 03/14/2017