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Using Microsoft Authenticator with Voiceover?

Forum Topic by KE8UPE on Wednesday, November 23, 2022
… college student, studying Computer Science. I figured that with the recent rise in online accounts being hacked, there's … no better time than now, for me to start securing mine, with 2-factor authentication. I've chosen Microsoft … the code within the allottedtime of 30 seconds, when using voiceover? Thanks in advance. … Hi, Tried this and find it is …

Can't follow links in Messages app

Forum Topic by PaulMartz on Wednesday, January 26, 2022
… double tap the message, it simply reads the message, along with the link. If I rotor to links, flick down to the link, … … Hi Paul, I'm still using IOS 14, which works fine with the rotor to links, swipe to link, double tap method. It … a difference. Neither of your suggestions helped with VoiceOver enabled. So I disabled VoiceOver and went visual - …

iPhone 14 and face ID question

Forum Topic by Moopie Curran on Saturday, October 29, 2022
… I still have to do the home gesture? When I used touch id with my SE 2020, after Touch ID unlocked it, I didn't have to … more consistent with touch ID as time goes on. I modified voiceover touch gestures for a one-finger triple tap to simulate home, so …

is there an easier way to do a soft reboot?

Forum Topic by Troy on Tuesday, January 11, 2022
… a long shot but is there an easier way to do a soft reboot with the newer phones? I have an IPhone8. I don't think my … icon. Select restart as the action. Double tap this icon with VoiceOver and you'll be asked if you're sure you want to …

Google Docks being profoundly quirky with Voiceover on Mac

Forum Topic by glassheart on Tuesday, October 25, 2022
… or VO+Down arrow once the menu is expanded, but then Voiceover is jumping all over the darn place. And 100 percent … … I just upgraded to Ventura, and thank goodness, the bug with the VoiceOver Ignore Next Keypress hotkey has finally … want. … Can you elaborate on that bug you're talking about with ignoring next keypress? I've never heard of it. … Yeah, …

Creating shortcut for toggling a button inside an app

Forum Topic by Ramy on Tuesday, October 11, 2022
… If you're really desperate, you could probably create a Voiceover gesture to open the app, which might speed things … preferrably without ever opening them, so you can use them with things like Siri. It doesn't know anything about the …

Navigatiing in Safari on a phone.

Forum Topic by honest nan on Thursday, March 24, 2022
… heading navigation. NOt sure what the Mail app has to do with Safari, but anyway. If you don't want "actions … available" being spoken, go to Settings> Accessibility> VoiceOver> verbosity> Actions and set it to "do nothing". … I …

Questions about using Face ID when you are blind

Forum Topic by SK on Saturday, February 26, 2022
… this podcast helpful: [Setting Up Face ID on the iPhone X with … somebody attempts to unlock the phone. You can do the same with a combination of button presses, but this Siri trick is … don't miss the home button. And after assigning my custom gestures, all this did not take long to get used to. …

Using VoiceOver Magic Tap to control iPhone audio on Apple Watch

Forum Topic by Andrey on Tuesday, August 30, 2022
… on my watchface. It works, but I wonder if I can use the VoiceOver Magic Tap on my Apple Watch to pause/restart audio, … on watch face to control audio, but If I'm the only one with such a need, OK, this discussion can be closed... … Hi … in the settings, it's just an imitation of some VoiceOver gestures (like swipe or double tap), it doesn't add unique …

Unmute - Phone call assistant

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by cool cat on Saturday, July 2, 2022
… Unmute lets your phone talk for you, on the phone! With Text-To-Speech you can program sentences you want your … using a keyboard press control down arrow and the focus of voiceover should be on the fourth tab, which is the settings … it out before so I don't know if it works. … Completely VoiceOver compatible. To use you make a phone call as you …

Stopping the native Podcasts app opening

Forum Topic by wheelysneakycat on Sunday, July 3, 2022
… yourself and see where you're at; it shouldn't interfere with any other app you're using. … Hi, I'm looking at the … on it with quick NAV off but nothing seems to select it - VoiceOver is still always saying "browse selected" and I … then press VO-space (or use similar numpad or TrackPad gestures) to select it. Then stop interacting and explore the …

Extreme warning regarding latest iOS 16.2 beta

Forum Topic by Lee on Tuesday, November 29, 2022
… on the public beta do not install it. Once installed VoiceOver has completely died. You can hear clicks as if the … Turning on the speech again fails and restarting the phone with a hard reset fails. There is no way of getting vo back. … have VO? what! Glad that I stop using beta. … I updated with no problem at all, and I know at least three others who …

VoiceOver in iOS 16 beta 5/public beta three

Forum Topic by Levi Gobin on Tuesday, August 9, 2022
… As soon as I installed it, I noticed two things were wrong with voiceover. First of all, who is noticed that eloquence sounds … trouble opening the app switcher with VoiceOver using the gestures on the iPhone 12. Is anyone else having this issue? …

iPhone VoiceOver focus incorrectly jumps to menu bar

Forum Topic by PaulMartz on Wednesday, March 23, 2022
… Since upgrading to iOS 15, I've noticed that VoiceOver focus sometimes jumps to the menu bar. I'm using an … are aware of it to fix it … I don't know if it's a problem with Voiceover, or the app not being optimized. Doesn't … the application again … What about some of the home screen gestures such as control/notification center, home screen …

Head's Up: Customizing Accessibility is on the horizon

Forum Topic by Bruce Harrell on Wednesday, November 9, 2022
… VO and have no sight. For what ever reason, I miss them with explore by touch and have to do a lot of swiping around. … declining vision who are confused by lots of icons and gestures. One of the reasons the BlindShell is so popular is … be more of a visual thing, so for most of us that use Voiceover, things will probably behave the same. Of corse I …

Bugs in IOs 16 that I haven't seen mentioned

Forum Topic by Blackadder on Friday, September 23, 2022
… to the send button in the email client. 3. When browsing with Safari and you have container enabled in the rotor and … Edit Mode on the Home Screen simply by swiping through the VoiceOver actions menu, and then if I touch or swipe a … an infinite loop and one must scroll the screen with other gestures to get past it. When using a Braille dispaly and not …

Considering buying a Mac, all new to me

Forum Topic by Catherine on Tuesday, March 15, 2022
… user profile. Thanks for feedback. … Pros * Integration with the Apple ecosystem, iMessage, FaceTime, etc * With a Magic Trackpad, you can use many of the same VoiceOver gestures you're used to on iOS * Ability to create separate …

Keybuild's VoiceOver-focused update is open for testing

Forum Topic by James Froggatt on Monday, February 14, 2022
… your own keyboard. I make it a point to support tools like VoiceOver by default, but I've specifically had feedback that … which iOS's speak selection seems to have trouble with, reading the first as a comma and ignoring the rest. … buttons in the editor panel now have their labels prefixed with "Back to ". FIXES • Enable/disable shift preview labels …

VoiceOver issues spreading

Forum Topic by joshl on Thursday, April 21, 2022
… harder to move around it. Hope iOS 16 address issues with VO instead of doing a feature and continue to neglect … trying hard enough to get the message through to them. voiceover focus issues are getting worse. … I've seen this … 7: some edit boxes won't even activate no matter what gestures I use. 8: Focus skipping to the keyboard while …

Thoughts on Spring for twitter

Forum Topic by Dennis Long on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
… spring for Twitter, due to its full accessibility with voiceover, as well as the ability to customize the tab bar … to hear all the options - Quick access to actions with gestures - you can magic tap to compose a tweet, but you can …

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