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Use your iPhone Action Button to start JODA Talk

Assign the Open JODA Talk control to your iPhone Action Button. After setup, press and hold the button to open JobBuddy directly in JODA Talk and start listening.

4 min read Updated JobBuddy iPhone users
The iPhone Action Button assigned to the JobBuddy Open JODA Talk control

Before you begin

  • Your iPhone must have an Action Button and run iOS 18 or later so the Controls option is available.
  • Install the current JobBuddy app and sign in before searching for its control.
  • Allow JobBuddy to use your microphone when prompted so JODA Talk can listen.
  • Assigning Open JODA Talk replaces the action currently assigned to the button.

iPhone Settings → Action Button → Controls

Set up the Action Button

  1. Open Action Button settings

    The iPhone Settings screen with Action Button highlighted

    Open Settings on your iPhone, scroll down, then tap Action Button.

    If Action Button is not listed, confirm that your iPhone model has an Action Button.

  2. Choose Controls

    The iPhone Action Button settings screen with Controls selected and Choose a Control shown

    Swipe through the available actions until Controls appears.

    Tap the chooser below Controls. It may say Choose a Control if you have not assigned one yet.

    Expected result: The control picker opens. Controls will not run from the Action Button until you select a specific control.

  3. Select Open JODA Talk

    Search Controls showing the JobBuddy Open JODA Talk control

    Tap Search Controls, then search for JobBuddy or Open JODA Talk.

    Select Open JODA Talk under JobBuddy, then close Settings.

    Expected result: The Action Button settings screen shows Open JODA Talk as the selected control.

  4. Press and hold to talk

    JODA Talk showing the Listening state after the iPhone Action Button is held

    Press and hold the Action Button. JobBuddy opens directly in JODA Talk and starts listening automatically.

    Speak normally, then tap End when you are finished.

    Expected result: JODA Talk displays Listening and the active voice controls.

    Press and hold

    A quick tap does not run the assigned action. Hold the button until your iPhone confirms the action.

Set it up from inside JobBuddy

On the JODA Talk screen, tap the lightning-bolt button in the top-right corner.

The setup panel shows the same Settings path and can copy Open JODA Talk so it is ready to paste into Search Controls.

Troubleshooting

Open JODA Talk does not appear in Search Controls.

Update JobBuddy from the App Store, open it once, and confirm that you are signed in. Then return to Settings → Action Button → Controls and search again.

JobBuddy opens, but JODA Talk does not listen.

Open Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone and turn on microphone access for JobBuddy. Also confirm that your iPhone has an internet connection.

The Action Button still changes Silent Mode.

Return to Settings → Action Button and confirm that Controls is selected and Open JODA Talk is the chosen control.

Nothing happens after a quick press.

Press and hold the Action Button until your iPhone confirms the assigned action.

What happens next

  • After setup, pressing and holding the Action Button opens JobBuddy directly in JODA Talk and starts listening.
  • Use Mute during the conversation or tap End when the session is finished.
  • You can also ask Siri to “Start JODA Talk in JobBuddy.”