iOS 26 System Sounds: Are Blind Users Being Left Out Of Apple's Liquid Glass "Design Overhaul"?

I've turned off all VO sounds; I found the clicks it made when swiping through the screen to be exceptionally annoying, so a new sound scheme doesn't really appeal to me. However, I think that for those who do rely on or just enjoy having the VO sound effects, this is a great idea. I'm having trouble imagining what kind of sounds might represent the new liquid glass interface, but I hope Apple considers this idea for a future update. Maybe if the sounds weren't so... promenent? I would re-enable them.

You know how it is, if they did that, a lot of people would start complaining.

A classic section would solve that, but then you’d have two sets of sounds taking up even more storage.

Basically, there’s no pleasing everyone, lol.

I’m not too picky. New sounds, old sounds, I’d get used to whatever they do eventually.

Hey. Well, at least apple has added a new ringtone "Little Bird."

I honestly agree. will be cool if the sound match the theam. I would imagine it would sounds like some smooth futuristic sound effects. I personally like windows 11's sounds, it is still with the same effect as 8 and 10, but it has this, I don't know how to put it, soft and smoothness to it.

I mean, those sounds would take not even a megabite of storage, so storage wouldn't be a concern here, tbh.

There is zero need to refresh the sounds.

I wouldn’t be happy with sounds reflecting the new system. The current ones convey exactly the sense of stability that makes it possible to operate the iOS system blindly. (translated from Hungarian with AI)

Instead of focussing on that, we need to focus on Apple making sure VO works well. Some of the apple apps VO does not read well and sometimes nothing happens, just get a description of whatever image apple is using on the buttons. Like the old saying goes, sometimes I feel like a nuts sometimes I do not.

I don't know but I think we really need to make sure that VO works well instead of adding new and shiny features. I'm all for new sounds but I mean, liquid glass is only, just a visual thing. Ah how I miss the days when I use to be able to jailbreak my phone and customize VO sounds.

I would like the ability to add my own sounds as notification sounds into apps such as Whatsapp. additionally, customizing Voiceover sounds to my own liking would be very very cool. But alas I don't think any of what I talked about will be possible.

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I'm Jonathan Candler and I approve this message. Lol. Sorry, couldn't resist!

Doesn't mean I disagree with other opinions, but similar to how sighted people get to make their phones UI look as per their choice, our UI is sound itself, so we should be allowed some freedom and customization in terms of how our device sounds and vibrates for specific actions with Voiceover. Just beautiful voices aren't enough.
Given that minimum storage is 128 gigs these days, and, any of those fancy HD/live wallpapers are likely to consume a significant amount of memory, I don't see why storage should be an argument for against including more sounds or sound themes. We don't complain when Apple provides new wallpapers or ringtones. Do we bother about even deleting them when we are not using them? Further, those glass UI effects themselves are likely to consume more system resources over any kind of additional auditory or haptic feedback.
If it can please eyeballs, it can bloody well please my ears as well.

VoiceOver sounds should be refreshed. ferther more, they should be lots of sound themes, similar to how there are new wallpapers with inicial releases and for special events like Pride. on global accessibility awareness day, there should be knew sounds every year. I was an Android user back in the versions 4.4-7.1.1 days, and one thing Google did with 5.0. they hyped the new design, but unlike liquid glass being visual, Google made the redesign impact TalkBack as well. there was even dialog with users and TalkBack sounds got an overhall. so why can't apple update sounds, when the community, at least most, waht new sounds, like Google did for Android, but further than they went> Microsoft for every version of Windows, refreshed sounds from vista to 11. they did not have a clasic section, like the current ringtone implamentation, but rather, themes that could be downloaded and changed whenever wanted. so, even though iOS is the topic in this thread, and this section of the forum, I'm provided examples of what other companies have done. back in the Tiger days, Apple were the first company to make a screen reader with sounds. people didn't like them. then leopard, came with a major VoiceOver update, bringing the Alex voice, lots of enhancements. then snow leopard bbrought even more improvements,, and new sounds. so if Apple did it in 2005-2009, why can't they do it again, every year, and provide sound packs in the app store, akin to what Microsoft does for Windows?

Remember in the iOS 7/iOS 10 days? The lock sound was different than what it is now, the keyboard clicks were different as well. So yes, they have done it before. Whether they'll do it for this time, remains to be seen, but we’ll have to wait and see.

iOS 6 had sounds, and iOS 7, changed a lot of them. it, to, like liquid glass, was a new design. but not much changed for VoiceOver users in iOS 7, as far as the user interface. languages and diolects, which was a way to have more than one premium voice on the roter. then iOS 18 changed it with the 'voices roter. so if enough of us file feeedback, apple might listen

People are used to the current sounds and what they signify. Why change the sounds for no reason that would improve the user experience or give better feedback? I'd rather see development time be spent on fixing existing issues and coming up with new accessibility tools that will improve the experience and usefulness of our devices.

There is a limit to the development resources and I'd rather see them be put to the most productive and useful tasks.

--Pete