Apple has today released iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 to the public, bringing several enhancements to VoiceOver and braille, various visual changes to interface elements throughout the operating systems, expanded language support for Live Translation, and more.
iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 include the following new features and changes for blind, deaf blind, and low vision users:
Welcome to the October 2025 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This newsletter features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries, updates, news, podcast episodes, and popular discussions. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback about this newsletter, please feel free…
Welcome to the October 2025 installment of AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month. This month, my pick is EchoBox Player, a brand-new audio player for iOS that immediately caught my attention — not only because of what it does, but because of who created it.
EchoBox Player was developed by Oriol Gómez, a blind developer who has a strong track record…
We are excited to introduce a new beta feature on the AppleVis website and would like community feedback to shape its direction and potential implementation.
Many in the AppleVis community may already be familiar with InnoSearch, an online shopping platform designed with a focus on accessibility. InnoSearch's latest offering, CoBrowse AI, seeks to harness the power of conversational voice commands and artificial intelligence to help blind and…
Apple today updated the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro, introducing its first products with the new M5 chip, the next generation of Apple Silicon.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro has been updated with the new M5 chip, which delivers 3.5X better AI performance compared to M4 and 6X faster performance compared to M1, according to Apple's…
For 2025, Apple introduced 4 new iPhone models (not including the iPhone 16e, which I consider to have been from the previous generation). Each model offers something different: The iPhone 17 is the base model (for now, anyways), the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are the mainline upgrade options, and the thinnest-iPhone-ever…
Welcome to the September 2025 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This newsletter features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries; updates; news; podcasts; guides; and popular discussions. Plus, we are very excited to introduce a new feature: AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful…
Like always, I was tempted by the great green fruit's autumnal offerings: the understated yet feature-packed iPhone 17, the muscular might of the iPhone 17 Pro, and its bigger slab of a brother, the supermodel-skinny iPhone Air... And yet, I was good, virtuous, some might say. Though, I couldn’t not buy anything—that’s just nuts.
So, on launch day I received a little box, and in that little box was another little box, and in that little box were two little earbuds... Surprise! It was…
Apple has today released macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, watchOS 26.0.2, and tvOS 26.0.1: bringing several fixes, including for an issue that prevented macOS Tahoe from being installed on the Mac Studio with M3 Ultra.
As macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, watchOS 26.0.2, and tvOS 26.0.1 were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any information on whether they contain any accessibility fixes for blind, deaf blind, or low vision users at the time of writing. However, as…
Apple has today released iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1; bringing several bug fixes, including for an issue that caused some users to lose VoiceOver speech either immediately after installing iOS 26 or upon a subsequent reboot of the device.
As iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1 were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any information on whether they contain any additional accessibility fixes for blind, def blind, or low vision users at the time of…
I am excited to introduce you to a new blog series, AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month. Modeled after the AppleVis Editorial Team App Pick of the Month (a feature that ran in the early days of AppleVis), each month I will share a noteworthy new app or update.
This month, my pick is Home Quest - Idle Adventure, a game that has quietly become one of my favorite titles on…
It’s throwing no shade on Apple, quite the opposite arguably, when I say that iPhones just don’t get that much better year on year anymore. They’ve reached a really high level, and so can last even the most nerdy among us, a very long time.
As regular visitors to AppleVis may have read, I have been mulling over the idea of purchasing the iPhone Air of late. Funnily enough, this took even me by surprise as all year I have been absolutely determined that I do not need, or even want, a…
Apple released its 2025 iPhones today. I was able to preorder an iPhone 17 Pro Max, and have spent the last couple hours setting it up. While the selling point of the iPhone 17 Pro Max was the increased battery life (something I obviously have not been able to test yet), I found myself surprised and impressed in other ways.
This year, Apple redesigned the Pro iPhones. The frame of the phone is made from a single piece of aluminum, giving the phone a singular, cohesive feel in the…
Update, 09/29/2025: Apple released iOS 26.0.1 on 09/29/2025, providing a resolution for the issue discussed in the below post.
Update, 09/18/2025: Apple has confirmed that they are aware of the issue and that it will be fixed in an upcoming software update. We will update this post as more information becomes available.
On…
Apple has today released tvOS 26 to the public.
Our team was unfortunately unable to test tvOS 26 during the beta cycle, and thus we do not have any information as to whether this release contains any improvements or regressions for VoiceOver, braille, or low vision accessibility. We are starting this post in hopes that it will serve as a place for the community to share and discuss any and all information related to the tvOS 26 release.
Apple has today released macOS 26 Tahoe to the public. As usual, we won’t cover the mainstream features here, concentrating instead on what's new and changed for blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users. For an overview of the mainstream changes, we recommend this in-depth review by MacStories.
Please remember to check the section about bugs to see if now is the right time to upgrade. There’s no harm…
Apple has today released watchOS 26 for the Apple Watch Series 6 and later.
watchOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass, a new visual design language for the interface. Apple says that Liquid Glass "introduces more vitality to interactions across watchOS, refracts and reflects content in real time, and brings even more clarity to Smart Stack, Control Center, navigation, in-app controls, and more."
For VoiceOver users, we did not experience any changes in watchOS related to the Liquid…
Apple has today released iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 to the public, bringing several new features for VoiceOver and braille users; and many changes, including a visual redesign; improvements to Apple Intelligence; and new capabilities for Phone, Messages, and more. There are also additional iPad-specific features in iPadOS 26.
iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 introduce Liquid Glass, a new design language for the user interface. Apple says that "Liquid Glass makes interactions across iOS more delightful…
Update, 09/29/2025: Apple released iOS 26.0.1 on 09/29/2025, bringing a fix for the issue discussed below where some VoiceOver users lost speech in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26.
Update, 09/18/2025: Apple has confirmed they are aware of the issue some users are experiencing with a loss of VoiceOver speech in certain circumstances. A fix is on the…
Fall is almost here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it’s time for another major release of iOS for the public. While some of the information in this article may be new to readers, this year’s changes started being discussed in the spring. Prior to the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced several new features coming to their devices in the fall…