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Sound curtain on IOS 17 Public Beta

Forum Topic by Daniel Parker on Thursday, July 27, 2023
… the beta if possible. Thanks, Daniel … The idea behind VoiceOver Curtain is that a braille display user would likely … so that you can at least set it up as an easy toggle when VoiceOver is enabled. You won't like this solution, and it … awhile for this to be possible. You will need to disable VoiceOver and have a sighted person disable the feature for …

Another Apple Books question

Forum Topic by Shaquana Flame on Thursday, May 25, 2023
… But I'm limited physically somewhat in the amount of gestures I can do, so might be missing something. But it … this by using Voice Control commands, and also tried it with the Accessibility Shortcut. (I use both of these things to toggle Voiceover on and off.) When I went back into Books this …

The redemption story: The journey from iOS, to Android, and back again

Forum Topic by DrewWeber on Sunday, April 16, 2023
… and icons would be called out, as wasn't really the case with Talkback. Choices Choices, Finally, maybe, that's what I … to the iPhone 3GS, which was the first phone that included VoiceOVer technology. now, I'm still rocking my iPhone 11. … It is a little more sluggish than iOS, (honestly many gestures don't seem to be quite as snappy), but I did not …

EchoVis Quiz

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Matthew Bullis on Monday, December 11, 2023
… echolocation, • Providing entertainment through competing with other players – ranking. The game essentially targets … learning and high-ranking records. … You will use Voiceover to interact with non-game elements such as buying … your free account. During the quiz, you will use standard gestures in Voiceover to interact with the question content, …

Vo switching to actions rotor setting with mail and other apps

Forum Topic by Dave Bahr on Saturday, July 29, 2023
… my phone 99 percent of the time. I've noticed that Voiceover likes to switch to the actions rotor setting especially if I pause in an email with multiple headings, like a playlist email I receive from … to reset it from actions to headings. But this happens with a lot of other apps, it wants me to drag an image or …

Are any VoiceOver users using Voice Control?

Forum Topic by Bruce Harrell on Wednesday, October 25, 2023
… Hey everybody, Is anybody who uses VoiceOver having a good experience with voice control? I'm thinking about investing some time … to do with it. I agree, I would love it if more Voiceover gestures made it to Voice Control. It seems like at least a …

App switcher bug

Forum Topic by Evermore2020 on Monday, March 20, 2023
… And she is telling me about a bog and she is experiencing with the app switcher. And at first I did not understand how … can’t close any of her apps. I am wondering if this is a voiceover specific bog? Or if it could have something to do … while in the app switcher and then do your normal swiping gestures and it should work fine. … The above workaround …

I switched to a Google pixel. However, I could be back iOS.

Forum Topic by Dominic on Tuesday, August 29, 2023
… I am more of the Apple world I started playing around with android, seeing how accessible it would be. And some … me because I can never leave the rotor or the customizable gestures on iOS. Now, I realize that Android also has custom … works but it's not as easy as you're probably used to with voiceover, there are lots more things to flick through so I'd …

After certain elements, VoiceOver makes a quick three boing sound weather sounds are turned on or not

Forum Topic by Tristan on Thursday, May 18, 2023
… but cannot find anywhere how to change this back. Any help with this would be appreciated. As the subject says, i’m … your home screen? If so, I know what that sound is. It's voiceover's way of telling you that actions with the rotor are available, so you can swipe up and down to …

Eloquence and iPhone 14 Woes

Forum Topic by Kylee on Friday, March 3, 2023
… to pair my hearing-aids). I've tried turning VoiceOver off and on again, and rebooted the phone, to no … can use. Have you thought about using it to record what voiceover is saying and navigating to voiceover settings that way? In most audio editors, you can …

Issues with speech central

Forum Topic by Selak on Monday, October 2, 2023
… Hello all, I have a problem with the Speech Central app. When I open the application, the … to the user when this happens and there should be also a VoiceOver feedback in the future too, I agree. … No, I don't … goes from start then you have certainly marked it as read with some action. …

How are people using the action button

Forum Topic by Dave Nason on Saturday, October 7, 2023
… I shall check that out. I’ve never really played around with shortcuts til now. The app always seemed a bit fiddly, … Centre and control centre, as using the standard slide gestures from the top of the screen can be tricky, especially … a permission dialog box, but it was not accessible to VoiceOver, and made a rather scary sound when I touched and …

Accessibility Becoming More And More An Afterthought?

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Wednesday, May 17, 2023
… as possible? I mean that, it seems that, especially with the latest phones/iOS, accessibility is seeming more and … absence of the Home button and the increased complexity of gestures for us compared to having a fingerprint scanner. A … afterthought with the introduction of iOS16, in which Voiceover began randomly toggling itself when a device still …

Thinking about switching to Android

Forum Topic by Levi Gobin on Friday, September 15, 2023
… from someone that vocalizer has a trial period. Just like with NVDA, does this also include eloquence? 2. could someone … what features talkback has and does not have compared to voiceover? Also, if anyone knows a good starting phone, that … may or may not be comparable to iOS' rotor. • Custom Touch Gestures: In iOS you can reprogram about 85% of the touch …

Changes from Watch 7 to Watch 9

Forum Topic by peter on Saturday, September 23, 2023
… if it is worth updating to the new Apple Watch 9. I use Voiceover and am wondering if there is any benefit to … Apple Watch 9 has a couple of extras. Double tap gesture with thumb and index finger. The 8 introduced a better more … can think of. I don’t think it’s worth it if you’re happy with the performance of your current watch but if you find it …

Questions about using the Twitter app on my iPhone

Forum Topic by Carlos M Contreras on Wednesday, January 18, 2023
… Twitterrific if I used a three finger tap on the timeline Voiceover speaks the range of tweets that were shown on the screen. With this I was able to know how many rows of tweets were … Twitter which shows me the timeline in chronological order with all the messages posted by the people I follow. …

Opinion, what’s your views on WhatsApp accessibility?

Forum Topic by Dominic on Wednesday, May 3, 2023
… you should share your own thoughts and experiences with using WhatsApp. Specifically, have you encountered any challenges or limitations with accessibility? And what do you think WhatsApp could do … actions really well which helps a lot. It's better with VoiceOver on iPhone than it is with TalkBack on Android. The …

ChatGPT iOS app almost totally inaccessible with latest update

Forum Topic by Justin_B on Monday, December 11, 2023
… app by open AI for iOS, the app appears to be unusable with voiceover. No matter where you touch on the screen, voiceover … Anyway, I might be wrong on that but assume the two-finger gestures mentioned above are applicable if the navigation …

Using Spotlight Search with Magic Keyboard

Forum Topic by Jasmine Matthews on Thursday, December 21, 2023
… always have this line of text at the top of my screen that voiceover seems to ignore. People within my family always … the screen if I’m trying to have somebody sided help me with anything. It functions as if it’s not there, but it … be made, a very simple one, that just opens Spotlight (with or without the Magic Keyboard of Doom)? I'm thinking …

Using iOS with a bluetooth keyboard

Forum Topic by mcox on Friday, October 13, 2023
… Hi, All, I was wondering exactly how intuotive using iOS with a keyboard like the tiny folding iClever BK-03 is? … keyboard has navigation keys or not it does not matter. VoiceOver uses the already available qwerty keys to perform … You might find it helpful. … Ya, I use the touch gestures and the keyboard together too. I have one of the …

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