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Question about implementing the VoiceOver scrub gesture in my new app

Forum Topic by Ashif Sindhi on Saturday, August 28, 2021
… a difficult time implementing the z gesture to go back for voiceover users, can anyone help? Here is the code snippet as … = result as? String, error == nil else { return } all the gestures work with vocieover on except for the z scrub or the two finger …

Customizing Trackpad Gestures

Forum Topic by Kelly Ford on Saturday, March 6, 2021
… because I'm not having success trying to customize the gestures for VoiceOver in the Trackpad Commander. I have chosen a modifier … on the command and activating. This is happening for me with Big Sur 11.2 on multiple computers. Any hints are …

Trackpad on iPad Magic Keyboard with VoiceOver

Forum Topic by Matthew on Saturday, June 26, 2021
… use the trackpad on the Magic Keyboard for iPad Air / Pro with VoiceOver in a similar way as on the Mac when trackpad commander is enabled? Are the standard VoiceOver gestures recognized on iPadOS? … I think it is not possible …

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 …

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 …

annoying issue with iPad pro and keyboard cases

Forum Topic by tyler chambliss on Saturday, September 11, 2021
… the keyboard connected and closed the iPad won't lock. VoiceOver continuously keeps saying the time and how ever … Also is there a way to make the track pad use the same gestures as on the actual screen? I tried the VO clockwise … I suppose this is a Logitech keyboard. It is a known issue with VoiceOver and Logitech keyboards. I have as well as many …

Very anoying issues in main Twitter app since IOS 15

Forum Topic by bonerobot on Friday, October 8, 2021
… little bit: for Ex. when you did the three finger gesture Voiceover said: "line 200 of 400." that meant that 200 Tweets … Pro which runs IOS 15.01. … I agree there are some issues with the application. I was not aware about the gesture you … as of iOS 15. I don’t think that is an accessibility issue with iOS perhaps Twitter needs to be checked with also … …

Manual Homepod reset

Forum Topic by Chowder84 on Thursday, September 30, 2021
… on the top, but it is not working. When I touch the top Voiceover says that there is no wifi/ can’t connect to the … me there is another way to manually reset a Homepod with voiceover enabled. I also remember using the gesture a few …

Voicecontrol and VoiceOver in Ios 14.5

Forum Topic by María on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
… of h you, as English users perhaps have more experience, with that tool, I would like to know what about the coexistence between VoiceControl and VoiceOver, can they work well together, or it's better to … Voice Control?, in addition, if VoiceOver is actived, the gestures are different than if it's deactivated, isn't it?. …

The Ravenscroft 275 Piano App for IOS

Forum Topic by Maestromania Tompkins on Friday, October 1, 2021
… can run on all IOS and most desktop platforms. It works with external MIDI controllers or keyboards through MIDI USB … The one big problem, is the lack of usability with Voiceover. The instant the app is launched, Voiceover stops talking. Gestures will not work, and Voiceover no longer speaks. …

Voice Over Accessibility of Magic trackpad on Apple Magic Keyboard For iPad

Forum Topic by AppleLady on Wednesday, April 7, 2021
… accessories I considered was the new Apple Magic keyboard with track pad for the iPad. Unfortunately, I have been … pretty decent keyboard... And, IF the trackpad works with VoiceOver the same way as it does on a Mac, then that would … Unfortunately, the trackpad does not work with VoiceOver gestures. The Apple Accessibility specialist theorized that …

New to iOS and VoiceOver; and have some questions

Forum Topic by Jeff on Tuesday, February 9, 2021
… accessibility features. Kinda feel like I'm drowning a bit with a new device, new OS, new features, etc. I'm struggling a bit with VoiceOver and hope it's ok to ask a couple of questions about … to scroll up and down without using the swipe left & right gestures? Is there a guide for a neewbie like me to listen to …

Creating a Toggle Shortcut

Forum Topic by tripolice on Thursday, June 24, 2021
… my IOS device using the Shortcut app and have assigned a Voiceover gesture for it. Now I want to make it a toggle … to toggle in the case of bluetooth and cellular, but with wifi only options I find is to chose between on and off. …

Activating buttons and on-screen controls with screen recognition enabled

Forum Topic by Nut on Sunday, January 3, 2021
… I just got the new iPhone 12, and I must say, the VoiceOver's screen recognition feature is kind of cool. But, … keeping screen recognition enabled? Is there specific gestures I do need to perform in order to activate these … is kind of neat, it can actually break app functionality with the way it tries to interpret interfaces. If you know …

Weird bug when reading Apple Books with Voiceover

Forum Topic by Jim D on Monday, December 20, 2021
… All: I was helping a friend with his phone earlier today and came across a really strange … phone. Has anyone else experienced this issue when using Voiceover with iOS 15? If so, has this been reported to Apple …

VO Silent treatment when calls end

Forum Topic by DurDevil on Wednesday, November 10, 2021
… Has anyone else had Voiceover become unresponsive after ending a phone call? … having to do that is not always ideal in some situations. With it being intermittent and me only having the one device … called Apple about this very thing and it's a known issue with an on going ticket. I don't have that ticket number but …

Can't get Alex back on iOS

Forum Topic by Exodia on Wednesday, July 28, 2021
… I have tried restarting, changing the voices of both VoiceOver and spoken content but now, I can't get Alex back … content voices. My iPad is a six generation iPad Pro with the capacity of 32 gigs. When I select it, it doesn't do … some space. But now It shows up, but I can't do anything with it. I can get Fred at Victoria, but not Alex. If there …

New Voice Update! Version 6.2, available on the App Store.

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Monday, January 25, 2021
… Hi everyone, Just wanted to share a quick update with you guys. Voice OCR Version 6.2 was just approved for the App Store! Here are some of the new changes: - New gestures to control the app when using VoiceOver. - Two-finger Double-tap to Play and Pause. - …

Initial thoughts on 2021 Apple TV 4K

Forum Topic by Jim D on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
… holding it down for a few seconds. I'm using my Apple TV with a Panasonic receiver and a Toshiba Fire TV. Thus far, I … direction to move in that direction. You can also perform gestures in the center of the ring. This works a lot like the … option is changed, it is no longer possible to perform any VoiceOver gestures on the remote. So, for example, to just …

The Accessibility Bugs Introduced and Resolved in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 for Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Thursday, September 16, 2021
… released to the public. This post contains details of the VoiceOver, low vision, and braille bugs which we believe have … bugs directly to Apple, as well as the best ways to do so. With all of the preamble out of the way, here are the new … Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Touch Gestures. * A nice addition to Safari is that VoiceOver users …

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