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At least 4 MacOS features I wish iOS had

Forum Topic by Enes Deniz on Sunday, December 8, 2024
… the same as on MacOS, but an option to choose whether the VoiceOver focus/cursor lands on the "parent" item, the very … speach APIs, and well, you can have two macs play chess with each other, with different voices, and as chess uses the system voice on …

A fix to an unstable Voiceover

Forum Topic by Daniel P on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
… Hi folks! I have had severe problems with VoiceOver on my iPhone SE after upgrading to iOS 13. The … after one or two days, Voiceover stopped reacting to gestures and the only way to fix this for a while was to …

Toggling VoiceOver On and Off Using the Accessibility Shortcut on iOS and iPadOS

Guide by Darrell Hilliker on Saturday, August 14, 2010
… Do you need a way to easily turn off VoiceOver so a sighted friend can use your iPad, iPod Touch … is enabled while following this guide, so VoiceOver gestures are used. If you are sighted, you may wish to turn … but only a beep. This has been the case at least for me with the current and previous few versions of iTunes. Your …

Possible serious bug in Ios11

Forum Topic by Alan on Monday, September 25, 2017
… Hi all, I have experienced a serious bug with iOS voices a couple of times since I have updated. It is … voice. Suddenly I realise there is a little lag between my gestures and the voice output. Finally, when I change the … language to another, English (Siri female uk, in my case), voiceover stops working completely. In fact, voiceover works, …

Long running Facebook bug still not fixed

Forum Topic by Justin_B on Tuesday, April 17, 2018
… up soon. It said to share the voter registration link with your friends to help them get registered. For the life of me, I could not interact with this post in any meaningful way no matter what I did. … guessed it – ”hide this post.” I even tried turning off voiceover off, tapping where I believe the post to be and …

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, …

iCatcher! Podcast Player

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Unregistered User on Sunday, March 20, 2011
… and enjoy your favorite podcasts all from your device. Now with support for Apple Watch! FEATURES • Background Refresh • … Use that for those less than stellar podcasts! • Full VoiceOver support PLAYBACK • Variable playback speed 0.75x, … L gesture for the 2 minute Leo jump. • See Settings and Gestures for more and for customizing rewind/fast-forward …

Apple To Receive AFB’s Helen Keller Achievement Award

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, May 6, 2015
… Apple is being recognized for its implementation of the VoiceOver screen reader on iOS devices: > AFB is recognizing Apple for VoiceOver, a gesture-based screen reader that allows users to … iPhone, iPad and other iOS devices accessible to people with vision loss. Apple received an AFB Access Award in 2009 …

Wordvoyance

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Tarja on Monday, January 29, 2024
… the online multiplayer crossword building game with accessibility built-in! Instantly familiar to anyone who … free! Then, if you're a user of accessibility tools like VoiceOver, the game fully supports your screen reader and … This iOS App version of Wordvoyance supports additional gestures and accessibility shortcuts that make it so much …

Can bugs be language specific?

Forum Topic by Fritz on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
… observation over the years I have noticed such behavior with voicover as well. For example, when using the … 8.4 or 9.0 that it was finally possible using the change gestures. The same applies to braille screen input. One can … of the time it will not even accept the letter typed with VoiceOver saying letter not recognized. I have reported these …

Shortcuts not working outside of shortcuts app

Forum Topic by Samanthia on Sunday, January 7, 2024
… else experiencing this? I wonder if it has something to do with the dynamic island because I've got another bug where a voiceover gesture I set up to go to status bar doesn't work … Island. However, I have had a ton of other problems with the 15 Pro, so your argument is valid. For what it's …

Good News: iOS YouTube App Now Has Live Streaming; Bad News: It's Not So Accessible with VoiceOver

Forum Topic by tunmi13 on Monday, November 13, 2017
… there, the Open Camera button is there, but also, along with a go live button. NOTE: Can only be accessed by double … after that go live button is pressed, the screen for VoiceOver goes blank, meaning any gestures such as swiping left and right, only results in a …

VoiceOver Fix in iOS 8.1.2

Forum Topic by Kelsey on Sunday, December 14, 2014
… of iOS [8.1.2]. In previous versions of iOS 8, when VoiceOver was active, apps and folders located on the bottom … me when I had my iPhone 5. … I am using an iPhone 5 with iOS 8.1.2. This darn bug is still present. I wonder why … is Siri and VO playing nicer together? Lately when I work with Siri, she has been a little more responsive and does not …

A Couple VoiceOver Performance Questions From a (Potential) Switcher

Forum Topic by Michael Hansen on Sunday, November 24, 2024
… life, this ... could ... work. I have already read (with great interest) and even contributed to the recent … threads here on the site. I also have an M1 MacBook Air with 8 GB of Ram and have some experience using VoiceOver on macOS, though I am much more proficient with …

Direct Touch cannot be Enabled on Apple Watch

Forum Topic by emassey on Monday, March 7, 2022
… if the app is not enabled under Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor Actions > Direct Touch Apps. If the app is … direct touch is automatically enabled. One interacts with the keyboard by tapping close to each letter, then using swipe gestures to select the right prediction for each word, insert …

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 …

What’s New in iOS 7 Accessibility for Individuals who are Blind, Deaf-blind, or who have Low Vision

Blog Post by Scott Davert on Wednesday, September 18, 2013
… Just like the last several Autumn seasons, this one comes with another new iOS release. And just like other releases, … iOS.   General changes: As anyone who has tried to enable VoiceOver on an iDevice can tell you, Triple Click Home, … if not using VoiceOver.   VoiceOver changes: The list of gestures with VoiceOver continues to grow with each major …

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 …

Weather Gods 1.1.1

Forum Topic by Weather Gods (Scott) on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
… the feels like value alongside the actual temperature. So voiceover will now speak the actual temperature and then the … small changes to the Spanish translation - I'm working with a group on WhatsApp to tweak the voiceover translation - … a little Spanish myself! Finally, we've been working with IBM to fix a crash that some users experienced when …

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 …

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