Podcasts

In this podcast, Ida Grace shows us the game Knight Commander. This game is a $1.99 purchase in the US App Store and features fully accessible game play for VoiceOver users where you can build a village and run it. Is that not detailed enough of a description? Tune in to this AppleVis podcast to learn more.

In this first podcast in a multi-part series, Thomas Domville gives us an introduction to Siri Shortcuts on iOS.

How to Find a Siri Shortcut Created by an App Developer:

1. Open Your App of Choice.
2. Navigate to and open the app's settings.
3. Navigate to Siri Shortcuts and double-tap.
4. Find the Shortcut you Want to Use and double-tap.
5. Navigate to Start Recording and double-tap.
6. Navigate to the Done button, at the top-right corner of…

Ever wanted to find a song but you don't know the name? In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to search for and find songs in Apple Music using just the song lyrics.

How to search for songs using lyrics in Apple Music in iOS:

1. Open Apple Music.
2. Double-tap the Search Tab in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. In the search field, type in a few words or lines from the song you are looking for.
4. Double-Tap on the Search key at the…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnakk and Mike Malarsie get together to talk about recent Apple news and topics of interest.

Topics featured in this podcast include:

Everything Apple announced at its September 12 'Gather Round' event
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In this podcast, Dave Nason, Thomas Domville, Scott Davert, and Serina Gilbert discuss their impressions of iOS 12 and watchOS 5, to be released on 17 September 2018.w

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us an overview of some of the new features and changes in watchOS 5. Topics covered in this podcast include:

• Grouped notifications and notifications management
• The new Walkie-Talkie feature
• New VoiceOver gestures to open Notification Center and Control Center
• Rearranging widgets in Control Center
• New features and expanded information in Weather
• Adding cities to World Clock on Apple…

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us an overview of some of the new features in iOS 12. Topics covered in this podcast include:

• Improved Performance in iOS 12
• Grouped notifications and notifications management
• Screen Time
• New Irish and South African Siri voices
• Live Listen for AirPods
• A Redesigned Battery section in Settings
• A Streamlined experience using AutoFill in Safari
• New Siri commands for…

In this podcast, Dave Nason, Alex Hall, Tyler Stephen, and Scott Davert discuss the announcements made at Apple's September 12, 2018 event.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnakk and Mike Malarsie get together to talk about recent Apple news and topics of interest.

Topics featured in this podcast include:

Apple Q3 Fiscal Report 2018: 41.3M iPhones, 11.6M iPads, 3.7M Macs
Notes of interest from Apple's Q3 2018…

To help start off a new school year, Tyler Stephen gives us a podcast covering some of the aspects of Pages for Mac for VoiceOver users.

In this podcast, Tunmi gives us a quick demonstration of how to use effects and apps in the iOS Messages app.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnakk and Mike Malarsie get together to talk about recent Apple news and topics of interest.

Topics featured in this podcast include:

Happy 10th Anniversary, App Store!
Apple Releases iOS 11.4.1 with Improvements to Find my AirPods; HomePod…

In this latest episode of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by Nick Barbato and Lee Hobbs of AppA11y, the people behind Dice World and Huboodle. Dice World and Huboodle are extremely popular game sets for iOS, and can be played by sighted and visually impaired users alike, thanks to the team's efforts in making the games fully accessible with VoiceOver. Get Dice World on the App…

In this podcast, Sabrina gives us a demonstration of Blindfold Barnyard, an iOS app that challenges you to beat the clock and return all of the farm animals to their barn by a combination of dragging and swiping.

Blindfold Barnyard comes with several games, including a practice mode, and several different timed games. You control the number of animals on the barn yard, and how fast the…

In this podcast, Sabrina gives us a demonstration of Melodist - Let photos sing, a US$0.99 app that generates a unique melody for photos by analyzing the changes in hues, saturation and brightness.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and Randy Rusnack talk about recent Apple news and topics of interest.

Topics featured in this podcast include:

Recap of WWDC 2018
There's Still No Sign of Apple's AirPower Charging
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In this podcast, Tunmi Jubril demonstrates how to find and browse all of the movies and TV shows on Netflix which offer audio description.

In this podcast, Khalfan Bin Dhaher introduces us to Aaptiv: #1 Audio Fitness, an iOS app that offers access to audio-based fitness classes in a range of categories.

From the App Store:

Aaptiv lets you workout when you want, where you want, the way you want. Get unlimited access to audio-based fitness classes led by certified personal trainers. Find the…

In this podcast, Scott Davert gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Travelear: Listen to the World, a free iOS app that provides access to a selection of 3D soundscapes.

From the App Store description:

Travelear promises to take your ears on an adventure like never before! You can finally go to a…

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a walk-through and demonstration of the IFTTT iOS app.

IFTTT enables you to connect all your "services, apps and devices" together so that routine and complex tasks are performed automatically.

Over 600 apps work with IFTTT including Twitter, Telegram, Google Drive, Twitch, Weather Underground, Instagram, Gmail, and devices like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Nest,…

In this episode of the AppleVis Extra, hosts Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives at Apple.

Topics covered in the discussion include Sarah's role at Apple; the importance of accessibility in the world of technology; Apple's own culture of creating inclusive technology; how Apple works with 3rd party…

In this podcast, Dave Nason, Thomas Domville, Tyler Stephen, and Stuart Lawler discuss the announcements made at Apple's WWDC 2018 Keynote.