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Comparing iPhone Voiceover and Samsung Galaxy Voice Assistant

Forum Topic by Vireak on Wednesday, July 24, 2019
… people has rapidly advanced, two of which are Apple Voiceover and Galaxy Voice Assistant, the modified version of … assistant, unlike the google talkback, contains similar gestures to those of an IPhone Voice over. Up to this point, … Android. Where as in an app you might have a list of items with buttons on the right side to delete or edit an item, in …

Thank you for the help with Voiceover, JP

Forum Topic by Shelley on Wednesday, October 9, 2019
… I just wanted to say thanks for the tip on how to activate Voiceover. I should have known that the power button was the … most of the time went yesterday; trying to learn the new gestures. I couldn't find the original forum topic so I made … shortly after I commented. Some posts were lost. Good luck with your 11. Other than a few unfortunate bugs... I love …

SE to XR: benefits from a VoiceOver perspective?

Forum Topic by Brian Giles on Thursday, February 21, 2019
… to the XR, but am wondering what the benefits are from a VoiceOver perspective. I don't want to drop $1k (less with my Apple store gift card and trade in) on the XS, even … home button, and I've been unable to reliably get the new gestures to work whenever I've played with the newer phones, …

Is Your Phone Even On? Bridging the Gap Between Blind and Sighted

Blog Post by Lysette Chaproniere on Wednesday, June 19, 2019
… when I want to select something. As I do so, VoiceOver's speech comes through my Aftershokz headset, which … thing called the rotor. And as we use our specialist gestures, possibly with nothing showing on the screen, VoiceOver reports back to …

New Version of Dice World Available

Forum Topic by nbappdev on Sunday, November 3, 2019
… App Store. Fixes include: - Fix for the nasty bug causing voiceover to intermittently not read the dice values after … again. - New "Chat Center' where all of your in game chats with other players are centralized into one spot. - Sound … also been added to the settings page to email support. - Voiceover will once again speak who has the last roll in …

A list of features introduced in iOS 13

Forum Topic by tunmi13 on Friday, June 28, 2019
… still in the works. Things are probably going to move. ####VoiceOver ###Voice Control As AnnonyMouse and Dean discussed … sounds. ###Customize Sounds Sometimes you may get so savvy with VoiceOver, it may be time to adjust the sounds you hear. … now be customized to your liking. You can now change touch gestures, keyboard shortcuts, etc and customize VoiceOver to …

reading unicode characters with voiceover

Forum Topic by Eglė on Sunday, January 27, 2019
… knygą, ąžuolą, as you see if you use any default language with any voice it is unexpectedly changed to another ( i … fingers 4 taps and you will sea, that ą will be separated with spaces. My language voiceOver doesn't support. any ideas how i can fix it? i try …

Zoom toggling options in macOS

Forum Topic by Mike D on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
… for years. I’m severely visually impaired, but zoom and VoiceOver features in iOS have proven to be very hopeful. I’m … the simplicity of zoom in iOS, where I just double tap with three fingers to zoom in and out and pan around. Do similar gestures work with the magic trackpad in macOS? Thanks in …

Apple Releases iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2; Bringing Many Bug Fixes for Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, October 28, 2019
… is broken. The Context menu item has been removed from the VoiceOver rotor's Actions menu and replaced with a new gesture: a one-finger triple- tap. Our assumption … to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Touch Gestures. ### Bug Fixes for Blind and Low Vision Users Our …

Apple Previews Accessibility Enhancements Coming with macOS Catalina, iPadOS, and iOS 13

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
… since posting this article we have recorded an interview with Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility … * The use of machine learning in iOS 13 and iPadOS to help VoiceOver users with unlabelled buttons. * The ability in iOS 13 and iPadOS to customize VoiceOver's gestures and keyboard shortcuts. * Braille Screen Input is …

What's New in iOS 13: Part 1, Changes for VoiceOver Users

Podcast by AppleVis on Saturday, September 14, 2019
… Domville showcases some of what's new and changed for VoiceOver users. This includes: * Customizing VoiceOver's … VoiceOver when exploring by touch * Using Voice Control with VoiceOver * Customizing VoiceOver gestures * Customizing VoiceOver keyboard shortcuts * …

Is it Possible to Self-Learn Swift as a Disabled & Blind old person with an iPhone?

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Saturday, June 8, 2019
… a way for a blind person to self-learn Swift! Also, the VoiceOver screen reader does NOT have the intelligence to … & a text box for a compiler! I'm unaware of any VoiceOver gestures that can tell VoiceOver that you are coding versus … Swift! Sure enough, Apple touts buying a Mac Pro and code with Xcode, but at the same time, leaving out the blind …

How to Customize VoiceOver Haptic Feedback on iOS

Podcast by AppleVis on Tuesday, September 17, 2019
… to customize the haptic feedback given when performing VoiceOver gestures. … hi thank you so much for this podcast. i wanted … 6s? … Thanksk for your podcast, i am using Iphone 7+ with new IOS 13.1 update. I am trying to find the haptic …

An Overview of What's New on iPad in iPad OS 13

Blog Post by Dave Nason on Saturday, September 21, 2019
… unique to the iPad in iPad OS 13 and how they work with VoiceOver. Today View You are probably familiar with the … the dock, and the Today view will slide out. Reverse these gestures, and the Today view will be dismissed, and the home …

YouDescribe

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Khalfan Bin Dhaher on Friday, August 2, 2019
… access to a rapidly growing collection of YouTube videos with audio description -- an extra soundtrack added by a … to tell the viewer about text, illustrations, setting, gestures and facial expressions that are otherwise not … the desktop. The app has been extensively tested with the VoiceOver screenreader, and the web site works well with a …

A Guide to Multitasking in iPadOS

Guide by Dave Nason on Saturday, September 21, 2019
… guide, we will go through what these are and how they work with VoiceOver. ### Slide Over Slide over is employed when you … keyboard, since they don't have our ability to remap gestures, ☺️ …

Using the iPad as a Laptop Replacement, Part 1

Blog Post by Lysette Chaproniere on Monday, July 22, 2019
… launched yet. Meanwhile, my iPhone never had that problem. VoiceOver was always there for me, and if my phone ever … laptop could do and more. Since I had become dissatisfied with Windows, and getting another iOS device would be easier … find that difficult, the ability to customise VoiceOver gestures in iOS 13 and iPad OS should help. I usually have a …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for October 2019

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, November 1, 2019
… App Entries #### Decision Fiction (iOS/iPadOS, Free With In-App Purchases) > Is it a book or a game? It's … to hear MBraille as 3rd party keyboard in iOS 13.1 when VoiceOver is running, the self voicing must be turned on in … view conversation threads with a minimum of effort using gestures. Rich media support means GIFs and videos play right …

The Twelve Bugs of Christmas

Blog Post by PaulMartz on Sunday, December 8, 2019
… the forum. But ultimately, I decided to approach the topic with some seasonal levity. So if you can read this blog as … the Music app fails to work reliably. When it does work, VoiceOver includes extra gibberish, such as "Cap C, heading, … Past. Worst case, I was listening to an audio book with earbuds when the volume jumped to a deafening, painful …

A Beginner's Guide to Using macOS with VoiceOver

Guide by Tyler on Monday, October 14, 2019
… If you’re new to the Mac, learning and mastering the VoiceOver screenreader can seem daunting at first. In an … AppleVis website, I will provide a series of tips, along with links to more comprehensive guides and podcast episodes, … or iPadOS, you’re probably well accustomed to using touch gestures to navigate with VoiceOver. VoiceOver on macOS …

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