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How to pass through VoiceOver gesture to the system gesture

Forum Topic by Surendra Jujjavarapu on Thursday, September 1, 2022
… Hello all, I want to know how can I pass through VoiceOver gesture to the system gestures in iPhone? We have this optin the Inda N V D Ascreen … browser some elements we are unable to focus on the screen with the help of Screen Readers. If you have the gesture to …

Is a dedicated back gesture is available for voiceover?

Forum Topic by Surendra Jujjavarapu on Saturday, August 20, 2022
… am AN android user switched to iPhone, I have one doubt in voiceover is there any dedicated back gesture afor voiceover screen reader. I am not talking about escape … to Settings / accessibility / voiceover / commands / touch gestures. … Hello, thank you for your replies but as I said …

Is there a voiceover touch gesture to turn on and off voiceover

Forum Topic by Dylan on Friday, February 18, 2022
… triple click my ipad minis power button to turn on and off voiceover is there a touch gesture I could use instead … Well, assumed we have a gesture for turning of voiceover. What is next? How do you want to use an assigned gesture for turning on voiceover? The service is off. Yeah, the solution exists. …

Is it possible to customise the sensitivity of Voiceover gestures?

Forum Topic by Adriana White on Monday, April 25, 2022
… Hello, I have a braille student who uses voiceover to access her iPad. She has some fine motor … some way to change the sensitivity on the iPad to read her gestures? Thank you … Hi. I suggest you explore settings> … once. There's many other options you can change on the gestures to help too. For example, I sometimes had difficulty …

games that help with learning VoiceOver gestures

Forum Topic by cuddle_kitten84 on Wednesday, September 7, 2022
… I'm looking for game ideas that use the basic voice over gestures, swiping left and right, double tapping as i'm teaching a clicent VoiceOver and if i can make the sessions more useful and fun with a game, this would be brilliant. Any recommendations …

VoiceOver mysterious text selection / character navigation gestures, anyone know their purpose?

Forum Topic by Nikola Jovic on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
… playing around on my IPhone, I've discovered 4 interesting VoiceOver gestures which are not mentioned anywhere, not assignable in … the screen, use two different fingers and swipe up or down with them. Never lift the first finger from the screen. …

Voiceover hand gestures: I'm obviously either stupid, or I'm doing something wrong.

Forum Topic by glassheart on Monday, September 19, 2022
… the 3rd supposed senior advisor, and I'm either being told with no explanation that I'm "not doing this right," or I'm … I open up the watch app on the phone, go to accessibility, Voiceover, then finally scroll all the way to the bottom and go to "hand gestures", if I turn the toggle in there to on, I'm supposed …

Ballyland Rotor

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Kushal Solanki on Monday, January 10, 2022
… designed for children who are blind or have low vision. With a variety of stories, sounds and songs, it is both … entertaining and educational, teaching the concept and gestures for the ‘Rotor’ in VoiceOver, Apple’s built-in screen reader for iOS Devices. In …

Create custom gesture for turning voice over on/off?

Forum Topic by coca-cola_glass on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
… over/commands/all commands/shortcuts/turn voiceover on_off I pressed "add gesture" and selected "press … three times on the back of your iphone". Testing it out - with voice over off - nothing happens. Same with another … - "press three times with two fingers. When I selected the gestures ios didn't give me any warning that the gestures …

Bug in Voiceover Commands Settings

Forum Topic by tripolice on Wednesday, August 10, 2022
… Steps to reproduce: 1. Go to Settings, Accessibility, Voiceover, Commands, Touch Gestures. 2. Select any of the touch gestures listed here … and confirm the prompt to replace the assigned function with the new one. Expected result: The new function should be …

Creating a PDF from an email using voiceover

Forum Topic by MHicok on Monday, August 29, 2022
… I know how to create a PDF from an email without using voiceover. going to print email, and using the two finger … a PDF that you are then able to save to iCloud files etc. With voiceover, I am having a hard time duplicating the two finger …

Does anyone use VoiceOver hints?

Forum Topic by James Froggatt on Thursday, February 17, 2022
… Hi all, I'm a non-VoiceOver user and developer wondering - does anyone use … were a blessing when you're trying to learn a boatload of gestures. … Hi, I don't use them a lot but, wen I was a new … in year 2011 it helped me. Sometimes wen I want to work with a new app I use hints. There is no Jester but you can A …

Voiceover sensivity in watchOS 9.2

Forum Topic by Karina Velazquez on Monday, December 19, 2022
… apple watch series 7 to watchOS 9.2 the sensitiveness of voiceover is a real mess. I used to have the one-hand gestures active for those times I can’t press my apple watch with my second hand, but since I updated, the watch keeps …

Questions about using Chinese language with VoiceOver

Forum Topic by Vsevolod Popov on Wednesday, July 20, 2022
… I started learning Chinese and I have some questions about VoiceOver use with this language. 1. I know that to enter Chinese … this option work? 2. I noticed that for some languages the gestures direction is changed from left to right to right to …

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 …

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 …

Controlling VoiceOver remotely

Forum Topic by Paul Ruvolo on Saturday, January 1, 2022
… I was wondering what options exist for performing actions with VoiceOver without touching the phone. I'm specifically … or other devices that could be used to transmit swipe gestures to the iPhone. I know voice input would be an option …

Ballyland Magic Plus

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Kushal Solanki on Saturday, January 8, 2022
… teaches young students essential skills and concepts for VoiceOver accessibility, Apple’s built-in screen reader, … even more learning, as well as improved interaction. The gestures incorporated in this app are: finger drag, … master the important ‘double tap’, tapping along with the rhythm. In line with the story of the cute …

Using fast forward and rewind in the iOS safari audio player

Forum Topic by Brian Buhrow on Monday, October 3, 2022
… learned there is a control on the media play screen which VoiceOver says is adjustable and which is called a scrubber. … time pointer is shown in inutes and seconds on the screen. With VoiceOver running, the hint is to flick one finger up … the visual scrubbing gesture, and the 5 second increment with VoiceOver is very inefficient. I'm currently using iOS …

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