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Recap of Apple's 'Hey Siri' Event (September 2015)

Blog Post by mehgcap on Thursday, September 10, 2015
… event later in the year, but this time, Apple broke with tradition. Today, at an event entitled "Hey Siri", Tim … features](http://www.apple.com/accessibility/tvos/), from Voiceover to Zoom and a lot more. This generation Apple TV is … scrub through shows and movies, and even issue VoiceOver gestures. Paired with Siri searching and the deep integration …

Issue With text Selection and Copying from the iPhone's browser in iOS 8.4.1

Forum Topic by Osibote B.H. on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
… else has observed this and is, just as I am, uncomfortable with it. And if someone has had the same issue, does anyone … … You should try a four finger triple tap on your screen Voiceover will say the text and then copied to pasteboard. I … tried describing is actually tapping the screen four times with three fingers, and that gesture enables VoiceOver to …

Odd and annoying issue

Forum Topic by Betsy on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
… On an iPad Mini, retina display. Using Safari with Voiceover on. Ios 9.1. This happens A LOT in different places … and nowhere else, then I would assume you are doing the gestures right, in which case I have no idea what might be …

I Think it's Time to Give Fleksy Another Shot

Forum Topic by peter on Friday, February 20, 2015
… I've been following the Fleksy app and testing it with VoiceOver when new releases come out. After playing with the … i think that part of the problem is that we make too big gestures when we swipe up, down, left or right causing us to …

Voiceover volume on Apple Watch

Forum Topic by Ray on Thursday, June 11, 2015
… anyone know if there is a quicker way of adjusting the voiceover volume on the Apple Watch without using the Apple … my watch for 2 days now, and still trying to get to grips with it. Many thanks... … There’s a gesture for adjusting the VoiceOver volume. Do a 2 finger double tap and hold, and then …

How to redeem an iTunes gift card

Forum Topic by Greg Wocher on Sunday, June 21, 2015
… screen use 3 finger single tab on the center of the screen voiceOver will announce to you the focus you have to be on … iPhone Camera select use Camera button just follow the voiceOver instruction when you set the iPhone camera over the …

How to scroll in larger chunks in iOS

Forum Topic by Blind Adrenaline on Thursday, May 28, 2015
… iPad still running ios 7 I can scroll smoothly and quickly with Voiceover on by using four fingers to swipe up. … I dunno if … great success with the pass through gesture. As with other gestures, a little practice may help. Be sure to keep your …

Trouble using the newest version of Uber

Forum Topic by Deb on Friday, February 6, 2015
… location would be announced. I haven't played around with the app since then however. … What is happening is, the … who are on iOS 7; dragging the finger or the flicking gestures do not make Voiceover detect any element. The only thing that Voiceover …

Unable to Turn On Gestures with Voice Over and 2015 MacBook Pro

Forum Topic by m311b on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
… has been harder than I expected. I am hoping that using gestures will simplify this journey. I have read the … but gestures are not turning on. I cannot tap the trackpad with 3 fingers to silence the Voice Over man and all the … rotor gesture to enable the Trackpad Commander, use the VoiceOver Utility. Press vo-f8 (that's control-option-f8) and …

Help needed in figuring out how to play the TapIt iOS game

Forum Topic by tal lederman on Sunday, December 20, 2015
… I agree that there are no written instructions for the gestures. That isn't actually a Help button, but rather just … gestures. Also, unlike Zany Touch, you have to switch off VoiceOver to play this app, as taps are not recognised if … made. Zany Touch works great though, so I'm going to stick with that :) … Ok, I just figured it out. When the voice says …

How to format text in ms word for IOS

Forum Topic by Gus Pacleb on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
… … Hi. Hope this helps. http://axslab.com/articles/ios-voiceover-gestures-and-keyboard-commands.php …

Zooming In and Out with Camera in iOS 9

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Monday, November 2, 2015
… Has anyone else had problems zooming in and out with ther built-in camera / camera app since iOS 9? I used to … not the camera zoom. I have tried every combination of gestures I can think of and still no luck. It's an issue when … to take a picture with my phone. She is well versed with VoiceOver, but has to turn it off to pinch to zoom. Has …

Voice Over and Gestures in the Xcode IOS simulator

Forum Topic by John on Monday, June 15, 2015
… Hi People I have been playing around with Xcode for the last few months and have got pretty much … when I run the app. I have also tried creating other gestures in this app and they all fail to work apart from the … you're trying to use a standard gesture recognizer with VoiceOver activated? I don't know for sure, but I think that …

Proactively learning sighted gestures

Forum Topic by Siobhan on Thursday, December 10, 2015
… a disadvantage by not learning at least a few sighted gestures when it comes to any Apple product? Now not having a … just becoming a little more on the sighted working surface with everyone else, just seems sensible. Otherwise, we're … A few times, I've asked a sighted person to turn on Voiceover and directed them when trying to explain something …

Feedback welcomed for NewsPlaya - an RSS and Twitter App

Forum Topic by Alex on Wednesday, June 24, 2015
… a month ago and the latest version adds support for VoiceOver. Kudos to the Apple Team for making … go-to apps for RSS would be flipboard, feedly etc. Along with Tweetbot and the Official Twitter app. Thanks for your … used Umano but I like this better I would like to see gestures for controlling the speed of the speech, and …

Recap of Apple's 'Spring Forward' Event (March 2015)

Blog Post by mehgcap on Tuesday, March 10, 2015
… motion and heartbeat, while letting you see and interact with notifications from your iOS devices. It also helps you get--or stay--in shape, lets you pay with Apple Pay, can handle making or receiving phone calls, … from. To summarize, the Watch will *probably* include VoiceOver and other accessibility features; again, please …

Recap of Apple's Spring Forward Event (March 2015)

Blog Post by mehgcap on Monday, March 9, 2015
… motion and heartbeat, while letting you see and interact with notifications from your iOS devices. It also helps you get--or stay--in shape, lets you pay with Apple Pay, can handle making or receiving phone calls, … from. To summarize, the Watch will *probably* include VoiceOver and other accessibility features; again, please …

Switching from iOS to Android: Help or hindrance?

Forum Topic by André Silva on Sunday, August 23, 2015
… engine, keyboard, home screen, web browser, etc, then go with Android. If you want to use removable storage, don't get … would say that TalkBack is pretty close to the level that VoiceOver is at right now. The other thing you should keep in … and the accessibility shortcut? 3. What are the default gestures of Galaxy Talkback and Google Talkback? Could you …

Getting my first iPhone: where should I start and what do I need to know?

Forum Topic by kaveinthran on Monday, February 16, 2015
… me on how to get started, I know quite little bit the gestures, what I would like to know, is the recomended … BARD Mobile: If you have an online account established with your National Library Service for the Blind and … original questions: - [iOS Basics #1: An Introduction to VoiceOver Gestures …

Looking for accessible ways to create and deliver a presentation using iPhone 6 and Voiceover

Forum Topic by Paul H on Saturday, April 4, 2015
… to both create and deliver the presentation... I am a Voiceover user. Ideally, the presentation would need to … also like to be able to pre-load a couple of websites with which I would be able to interact with in the context of … isn't the news you were hoping for. Finally a couple of gestures which might help - Once you start the slideshow, a …

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