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A Complete List of iOS and iPadOS Gestures Available to VoiceOver Users

Guide by Nicholas on Wednesday, March 8, 2017
… Below is a listing of iOS and iPadOS finger gestures arranged by gesture type. All text, single document. Verified in iOS and iPadOS 15, using VoiceOver Practice; (Settings> Accessibility> VoiceOver> … not mapped. ##Unique Gestures and Tips Quadruple Tap with 2 Fingers: open VoiceOver Quick Settings. Quadruple Tap …

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 …

VO Lab

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Big Ben on Thursday, June 22, 2017
… The VO Lab training tutorial for VoiceOver is a fun way of learning VoiceOver. It’s an … accessible. VO Lab is a fun way to learn the basic gestures in VoiceOver. … This app is fully accessible with most of the content being self voicing. The introduction …

Crafting kingdom inaccessibility

Forum Topic by Claire on Tuesday, May 2, 2017
… encouraging statement that the game is fully accessible with voiceover. However, it appears that the developers are aware … to play at that point if you want. Be aware if you do VO gestures will not work as expected in the app such as rotor …

Apple watch voiceover speech rate

Forum Topic by Elijah76 on Thursday, November 9, 2017
… i could not figure out how to increase the speech rate of voiceover on my watch.. Is there like a finger gesture or do … app, select General, then Accessibility, and then select VoiceOver, just after the toggle to turn VoiceOver on or off, you have the Speech Rate settings. As …

Seeking to hire help in NYC

Forum Topic by Iyengar_assistant on Tuesday, July 18, 2017
… and we're finding there is a steep learning curve for the Voiceover software when used in conjunction with Siri and a bluetooth keyboard. There seems to be an … someone very familiar Voiceover and blindness who can work with Sheena for an hour or two so that she can get the most …

Screen editing mode question

Forum Topic by rachel on Friday, October 6, 2017
… drag and drop. I’ve tried the double-tap and hold gesture with varying amounts of pressure, the tone does sound but there is no feedback from Voiceover confirming i am in screen edit mode. This is the … … Hi. By any chance have you enabled Zoom as well as VoiceOver? In iOS11 this function doesn't work when both are …

A recording app for iPhone that would allow me to

Forum Topic by Gerardo on Wednesday, December 13, 2017
… characteristics An app that when notifications come in, voiceover won't speak, thus it won't come out in the recording. An app that would have some sort of gestures to start/pause and stop recording, thus when doing … tried: Between "Just Press Record" and "Simplemic", but with Simplemic Voiceover comes out speaking when …

Possible serious bug in Ios11

Forum Topic by Alan on Monday, September 25, 2017
… Hi all, I have experienced a serious bug with iOS voices a couple of times since I have updated. It is … voice. Suddenly I realise there is a little lag between my gestures and the voice output. Finally, when I change the … language to another, English (Siri female uk, in my case), voiceover stops working completely. In fact, voiceover works, …

Good News: iOS YouTube App Now Has Live Streaming; Bad News: It's Not So Accessible with VoiceOver

Forum Topic by tunmi13 on Monday, November 13, 2017
… there, the Open Camera button is there, but also, along with a go live button. NOTE: Can only be accessed by double … after that go live button is pressed, the screen for VoiceOver goes blank, meaning any gestures such as swiping left and right, only results in a …

Weather Gods 1.1.1

Forum Topic by Weather Gods (Scott) on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
… the feels like value alongside the actual temperature. So voiceover will now speak the actual temperature and then the … small changes to the Spanish translation - I'm working with a group on WhatsApp to tweak the voiceover translation - … a little Spanish myself! Finally, we've been working with IBM to fix a crash that some users experienced when …

Help us improve accessibility of our game Idle Crafting Kingdom

Forum Topic by Michelle on Friday, March 17, 2017
… Unity and the Unity Accessibility Plugin (UAP), so not all VoiceOver gestures are supported. … hi their, I tried to get started, … do I start this game if I cannot flick in any direction with voice over turned on? It will just say main menu, but …

iPhone X Review: There are Some Adjustments and Compromises, but I Can’t Imagine Going Back

Blog Post by David Goodwin on Friday, November 3, 2017
… a driving force in moving technologies to legacy status. With the launch of the [iPhone … Pay payments, and summoning Siri. Since Apple [brought its VoiceOver screen reader to the iPhone on the 3GS in … both of which have been replaced on the iPhone X with gestures. I was keen to learn what this would mean for me as …

Curious to learn how Mac users integrate the TrackPad into their workflows

Forum Topic by Soupy on Thursday, June 15, 2017
… use the TrackPad, I simply forget what the various gestures and actions are, meaning that keyboard shortcuts … something more than a frustration when an accidental bump with my palm causes it to do something unwanted, I would love … keyboard, how do you integrate it into your workflow as a VoiceOver user? … I hardly ever use the trackpad, as I've not …

Just Press Record

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by AnonyMouse on Saturday, November 4, 2017
… • Start and stop recording from the Lock screen widget, with a 3D Touch Quick Action or via the URL scheme. • Record … of your device's language setting. • Format as you record with punctuation command recognition. SHARE • Share audio and … • High quality audio up to 96kHz / 24-bit. ACCESSIBILITY • VoiceOver support throughout the app. • Magic Tap gesture to …

Dragging and dropping apps with iOS 12.1.1 and VoiceOver

Guide by Scott Davert on Monday, April 17, 2017
… Apps Around Screens Note, if you wish to achieve the below with the use of a braille display, space with Dot 6 is the equivalent to flicking down, Space with Dot … to flicking down, the Up Arrow to flicking up, and the VoiceOver Modifier key you have set plus space will perform a …

Apple Releases iOS 10.3; Bringing a Number of VoiceOver Fixes, but also Introducing at Least One New Bug of Note

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, March 27, 2017
… that we are not aware of at the time of posting. With this in mind, we would greatly appreciate your help in … * When opening a message in the native Mail app on iPhone, VoiceOver focus is once again placed into the body of the … no longer announces “incoming call” when making a call with the native Phone app. * VoiceOver now provides feedback …

The Accessibility Bugs in iOS 11 for Blind and Low Vision Users; From Serious To Minor

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
… the release of iOS 11. And, as is generally the case with major updates of iOS, it comes with some new bugs for … characters the translator will miss. 2. When using the VoiceOver Actions Menu to delete a conversation from the … and Zoom are enabled, the behaviour of multitouch gestures (typically those which have you use 3 or 4 fingers) …

Five Apple Innovations that Impacted Accessibility

Blog Post by PaulMartz on Friday, October 20, 2017
… like me, there’s no way you can resist reading an article with a title like [5 TECH STANDARDS APPLE MURDERED AND 5 MORE … features on the chopping block, replacing the keyboard with some type of haptic hologram seems a bit far-fetched. … the iPhone 6/6+ screen size. For those of us who depend on VoiceOver, there’s a big win in terms of gesture real estate. …

VoiceOver users should Avoid the Bose SoundSport Free

Hardware or Accessory Review by kevinchao89 on Wednesday, October 25, 2017
… I’ve ever used. I’m a person who is blind and uses VoiceOVer on iOS and MacOS. Unfortunately, it seems that there are major regressions with the SoundSport Free compared to the Wireless or Wired, … is in the context as using it as a person who is blind and with VoiceOver. 1. It’s difficult to open the case, as it’s …

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