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New to iOS and VoiceOver and in need of some help

Forum Topic by David R on Monday, February 22, 2016
… Hello IOS Discussion, I have an iPad Air 1 with keyboard attached and VoiceOver which was added by the store when purchased in … -Per the iPad, when does one use the keyboard versus gestures? -Using the one-finger explore gesture, why do I …

two-finger scrub equivalent

Forum Topic by LaBoheme on Sunday, December 18, 2022
… is the regular gesture for two-finger scrub, i.e., when voiceover is not active? thanks. … There isn't one. Some apps …

iOS shortcuts and VO commands

Forum Topic by CuriousNetEntity on Thursday, September 24, 2020
… shortcut to a keyboard or braille display command in the Voiceover settings under all commands? I have been trying to … them to a gesture, even the new back-tap. Unfortunately gestures aren't that helpful when I am trying to use my iPhone or iPad with a braille display or keyboard. It really interrupts the …

Method for Identifying correct Letters in Wordle (NOTE: YMMV)

Forum Topic by Vicky on Saturday, June 25, 2022
… 14 might also work, but no guarantees). I have not tested with any prior versions of iOS, and have only tested in … you have a gesture assigned for ‘Describe Image’ in the Voiceover commands. (Note: There is not one assigned by … this and select Add Gesture. Choose from one of the gestures in the list. For example, I have mine assigned to …

VoiceOver magic tap not working for me on iOS 16.1 public beta 2

Forum Topic by Mlth on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
… Hi! VoiceOver magic tap isn't working for me on iOS 16.1 public …

Braille Screen input not reporting deleted word if cursor not at end of text

Forum Topic by viphoana on Monday, September 11, 2023
… Word gesture when there are characters after the cursor, VoiceOver does not announce the deleted word. This is a big … on-screen input mode, (I use screen away mode) flick left with 2 fingers and VoiceOver announces correctly the word … on iPhone and iPad, so, let's say I don't want to play with fire... So I cannot use feedback assistant thanks again …

My experiences with a Google pixel 9a phone

Forum Topic by Kushal Solanki on Friday, May 30, 2025
… purposes and for work mainly but also want to get familiar with talkback as well so if anyone else needs help with … find talkback to have a slight 1 second delay compared to voiceover which you can get use to" The gestures are also easy to pick up. My question is how do you …

How to use trackpad on iPad?

Forum Topic by inforover on Thursday, July 25, 2024
… How does one go about using the trackpad on iPad with the use of VoiceOver? It seems to do weird and wonderful things when I use the standard VoiceOver gestures and I can't seem to find anything in settings to …

What VO gesture turns on Music (iPad)?

Forum Topic by cw34 on Monday, June 8, 2015
… All, This issue really bothers me. For a few times, while VoiceOver was turned on, I did some gesture and the iOS … hyou can just swipe left or right and use voiceover again with no problem. If you want to start music again, just … a one finger double tap. If you do a one finger double tap with another finger on the screen, the iPad will interpret …

What are the Keyboard Shortcuts for the Screen Curtain and Muting VoiceOver?

Forum Topic by Natalina on Sunday, August 7, 2016
… What are the keyboard commands on the MAC to mute VoiceOver , and to turn screen curtain on/off? I know the gestures but can't figure out they keyboard commands for … curtain is VO Shift f 11. I don't know what the mute Voiceover command is. HTH … 3-finger double-tap for mute. not …

Floating keyboard on the iPad

Forum Topic by Pyro2790 on Friday, July 17, 2020
… again. NO matter what I do the keyboard is always the full with of the iPad screen though. Perhaps there is a different gesture to accomplish this with VoiceOver, but I don't know what it is and can't seem to …

Are groups useful?

Forum Topic by Khomus on Tuesday, February 27, 2024
… forum/ios-ipados/can-someone-describe-new-groups-navigation-voiceover-iphone Are they actually useful? I haven't hit … NVDA all the time, Narrator very occasionally. I have used Voiceover on a Mac in the past though. Maybe somebody could … toolbars, tables and web frames, or quickly bypass them with a single keystroke. However, I find that if groups …

a few iPad questions

Forum Topic by Alan on Thursday, August 13, 2020
… questions: I have read that sighted users can use new ios gestures: open notification screen, go to the home screen, I mean, as you would do in an iphone with face id. Is it possible to use new voiceover gestures as well, sliding a finger from bottom, …

Selecting Text Outside of Editable Fields

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Wednesday, January 4, 2017
… one, if this is even possible, select text in iOS using VoiceOver? I have the Text Selection rotor option enabled, … finger swipe down to copy everything, but I use it a lot with the different rotor settings like word or character etc. … of whatever was last spoken by VoiceOver, and this works with pretty much anything. … Hmm, interesting that we seem …

What keyboard do you recommend for iPad?

Forum Topic by Karel Giebisch on Sunday, March 19, 2023
… how keyboard to purchase. I’m tempted Apple Magic Keyboard with Trackpad. I wonder, if this keyboard supports VoiceOver touch gestures on TrackPad. Itś quite expensive and I don’t want to …

Is it possible to hide the iOS on-screen keyboard?

Forum Topic by Darrell Hilliker on Monday, June 24, 2019
… does not seem to effectively manage the keyboard while VoiceOver is in use. Thanks. … But I don't think you can with iPhone. On iPad you tap the keyboard key that is in the … type of bluetooth keyboard, but to hide on-screen keyboard with a bluetooth kb, it's F3. As I said, may vary depending …

Multi-finger gesture issue

Forum Topic by Mabbs92 on Friday, March 12, 2021
… this phone I noticed that when I perform multi-finger gestures, such as a three finger triple tap and especially when I perform a three finger quadruple tap, voiceover will act as if I swipe to the next item instead. It … not the model of phone I have, but I have a similar issue with double-tap, single-finger gestures and sometimes with …

Help? Navigating the Directv iPad app

Forum Topic by Ann on Sunday, September 13, 2015
… on this app more quickly? Is there perhaps an iPad VoiceOver gesture that I don't know? …

IPad’s Split-screen function: is it accessible for us VoiceOver users?

Forum Topic by Gerardo on Monday, August 28, 2023
… view. So I've been wondering if this is accessible for us VoiceOver users? And if so, what gesture is there to quickly … I use it a lot, particularly when I'm genuinely working with two apps. Having them both on the screen at once is a … screen using it spacially, rather than with a lot of swipe gestures and such. It's a lot easier if you're moving your …

How to Assign Triple-Back-Tap to Toggle Voiceover On and Off?

Forum Topic by Teresa on Monday, November 29, 2021
… Hi, all. I'm trying to reassign the toggle voiceover command, because hearing devices keep sharing the … commands, and I can't find a Voiceover toggle to use with triple-back-tap. What command do I look for, or do I go … commands section. However, when I set up triple-back-tap with Voiceover, it brings up hearing devices instead. I have …

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