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Apple Watch Series 4 Review: More Screen and Power Should Make This the Apple Watch Blind Users Have Been Waiting For

Blog Post by David Goodwin on Thursday, October 11, 2018
… time to give it a second chance. After two weeks living with a 44mm Series 4, I am happy to report that I have not … large display for me as somebody who relies completely on VoiceOver. The same is definitely not true for Apple Watch … having more space available for performing multitouch gestures. If you want good examples, locating by touch the …

Finding Your Way Home in a (Home) Buttonless World: Using an iOS Device Without a Home Button the Ears Edition

Podcast by AppleVis on Monday, March 3, 2025
… access the Home Screen on iPhones without a Home Button. With the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple has fully … area can also provide a reliable guide. ###2. Customizing VoiceOver Gestures: VoiceOver users can assign the Home function to a …

Intro to iOS Accessibility for Blind and Low Vision Users

Guide by Michael Hansen on Wednesday, July 15, 2015
… Apple’s iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Watch) come with accessibility features built-in. The purpose of this … to the accessibility features offered on iOS devices. ###VoiceOver ####An Introduction to VoiceOver - VoiceOver is a … VoiceOver help and is a great way to practice VoiceOver gestures. ###Low Vision Accessibility Features - Zoom: A …

An Overview of Some of the New Features and Changes in watchOS 5

Podcast by AppleVis on Saturday, September 15, 2018
… management * The new Walkie-Talkie feature * New VoiceOver gestures to open Notification Center and Control … app itself on the Watch and yes that is available to you with the Series 2 Watch. It is in an easy spot. I believe I …

Apple Releases iOS 10.3; Bringing a Number of VoiceOver Fixes, but also Introducing at Least One New Bug of Note

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, March 27, 2017
… that we are not aware of at the time of posting. With this in mind, we would greatly appreciate your help in … * When opening a message in the native Mail app on iPhone, VoiceOver focus is once again placed into the body of the … no longer announces “incoming call” when making a call with the native Phone app. * VoiceOver now provides feedback …

How jailbreaking made my iOS experience much Better!

Forum Topic by Musicruz on Wednesday, December 10, 2014
… “What can you do with a jailbroken iDevice? And What is the point of … the previous app you had opened. Self-explanatory Add-on VoiceOver FlipSwitch SafeMode FlipSwitch Reboot FlipSwitch … AppStore. OneThumb This allows you to have an Activator gestures to thumbs up or down on a song. This support …

The Accessibility Bugs in iOS 11 for Blind and Low Vision Users; From Serious To Minor

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
… the release of iOS 11. And, as is generally the case with major updates of iOS, it comes with some new bugs for … characters the translator will miss. 2. When using the VoiceOver Actions Menu to delete a conversation from the … and Zoom are enabled, the behaviour of multitouch gestures (typically those which have you use 3 or 4 fingers) …

Voice Dream Reader for IOS keyboard shortcuts

Forum Topic by Frank on Sunday, June 18, 2023
… a toggle. After this, you can use these keys. Many are not voiceover related. So you can use them regardless. Space, … right of the playback button at the bottom of your screen with the gestures. Command + shift + space, cycle between skip …

YouDescribe

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Khalfan Bin Dhaher on Friday, August 2, 2019
… access to a rapidly growing collection of YouTube videos with audio description -- an extra soundtrack added by a … to tell the viewer about text, illustrations, setting, gestures and facial expressions that are otherwise not … the desktop. The app has been extensively tested with the VoiceOver screenreader, and the web site works well with a …

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Accessibility: A Summary of VoiceOver and braille issues and improvements

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, September 16, 2024
… 2024. This post contains a summary of new bugs impacting VoiceOver and braille support that we have identified during … that they may not reflect your own opinion or use case. With our small team, it is impossible to test every device, … By the way, why do we have to go through multiple touch gestures now for tasks that used to be done with just a …

Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, and tvOS 17.1

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, October 25, 2023
… significantly addressed in macOS Sonoma 14.1: * Introduced with macOS Sonoma, the Messages app will now automatically … release, but are fully accessible in macOS Sonoma 14.1. * [VoiceOver focus no longer moves unpredictably in the active … Is there anything else I should be doing. I went into the gestures section under setting in the watch app on my iPhone …

The Accessibility Bugs Introduced and Resolved in iOS 12 for Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, September 14, 2018
… configuration, or use case; this is definitely the case with the one serious bug we have identified at the time of … bugs directly to Apple, as well as the best ways to do so. With all of the disclaimers out of the way, here are the new … possible to activate notifications on the Lock Screen with VoiceOver enabled. The options to clear and manage …

Voiceover Unusable with Learned Remote on Apple TV 4th Gen

Forum Topic by Steve on Saturday, February 3, 2018
… my old Apple TV Generation 2 a few months ago. He uses it with a Learned Remote as he finds the small Apple TV remote … to hold properly due to some mobility issues, and the Voiceover reads out the movie titles, descriptions etc very … the small Apple TV remote very well, and two finger rotor gestures on the small touch pad are out of the question. Due …

The New Features, Changes, Improvements, and Bugs in macOS 12 Monterey for Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by Tyler on Monday, October 25, 2021
… address a problem you may find too disruptive to deal with. A note to braille users: the AppleVis team members … to macOS Big Sur, along with greater prominence of the VoiceOver Actions … Move to Previous Section to keyboard or keypad keys, or gestures, so you can easily navigate window spots and …

Exploring 50 Notable New Features and Changes in iOS 15

Podcast by AppleVis on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
… 15. Topics covered include: * Live Text * Exploring images with VoiceOver * Voice image descriptions with markup * New … sounds very good. … thanks for the heads up on the new gestures. I'm using almost all the new ones for something, …

[CLOSED] AppleVis Birthday Giveaway: Catch52 by Spoken Games

Blog Post by AppleVis on Thursday, July 30, 2015
… cards as quickly as possible. > Catch 52 does not use VoiceOver but is fully accessible. Turn Voice Over off before … > Catch 52 is played in portrait orientation and uses gestures to change all of the game settings. One tap with two fingers silences the speech. Two taps with two …

Speakaboo: Blind AI Assistance

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by kevinchao89 on Saturday, September 21, 2024
… Speakaboo is an intuitive app designed to help you interact with your surroundings by providing real-time descriptions … impairments in mind, Speakaboo integrates seamlessly with VoiceOver. • AI-Powered: Speakaboo uses advanced AI to … • Simple & Effective: With a clean design and intuitive gestures, Speakaboo is easy for anyone to use. No complicated …

What’s New in iOS 8 Accessibility for Blind, Low-Vision, and Deaf-Blind Users

Blog Post by Scott Davert on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
… features such as the ability to share purchased items with family members on joint accounts with the iTunes and App … hear a song you like, but you have no idea what it is. ###VoiceOver changes ####I'll Take a New Voice, Alex That's … touchscreen? No problem! You can also do this with Braille gestures. Note: If the first character in your passcode is a …

What's New and Changed for Blind and Low Vision Users in iOS 7.1

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, March 10, 2014
… iOS 7.1 in all stages of the beta process. Beginning with Beta 3, two of our team ran the betas on their primary … is ever bug-free, we were impressed with the number of VoiceOver bug fixes in iOS 7.1 and applaud the Apple … now has hints for both the swiping up and swiping down gestures. VoiceOver no longer repeats the locked screen …

Weather Gods 2.5.2 Released

Forum Topic by Weather Gods (Scott) on Sunday, November 15, 2020
… to add more highlights in the future, probably starting with twilight times. The medium widget displays the next … they use the Apple Watch gauge widget. The problem is Voiceover reads the percentage fill amount of the gauge and I … know my way around Voiceover on the Mac, special keys, gestures etc. Thanks. I hope you enjoy the new widgets! Scott …

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