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iPad touch command to find first heading and at the same time change to headings option in the rotor?

Forum Topic by Justin Harris on Saturday, October 7, 2023
… wanting to navigate by heading more often than not, but with so many options in the rotor, it takes me a bit to find … headings. … Unfortunately, there isn't a way to create gestures like that. The first suggestion is obviously make … to it. My second suggestion is, try to find a couple of voiceover gestures you don't use or that aren't used and …

Selecting Focus in Control Center

Forum Topic by PaulMartz on Friday, December 6, 2024
… I've been playing around with Focus on my iPhone, using [Apple's own documentation as … Not Disturb. But it seems to work a little different with VoiceOver. If I double tap Focus, it turns on Do Not Disturb. … … Thanks, Tyler. I owe you. Again. … Or the long press gestures, will work too. Voiceover is losing the organized …

Odd and annoying issue

Forum Topic by Betsy on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
… On an iPad Mini, retina display. Using Safari with Voiceover on. Ios 9.1. This happens A LOT in different places … and nowhere else, then I would assume you are doing the gestures right, in which case I have no idea what might be …

Need help with teaching a new user how to use their iPad

Forum Topic by Suede on Monday, March 14, 2016
… The prob I am having is the iPad is all touchscreen, even with voiceover she needs to type in info and can't because she … I'm working with now has an understanding of the basic gestures, such as flicking left or right to move the the …

EchoVis Game

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Matthew Bullis on Monday, December 11, 2023
… can be used to develop the hearing skills of people with visual impairments. People without vision problems are … of the application, etc. … Do we really have to disable VoiceOver? … You'll turn Voiceover off once you enter this game, then use standard gestures. … You must complete each level before unlocking to …

Possible bug with iPhone 12 and face ID authentication and question about dictation.

Forum Topic by The Tetris monster on Saturday, July 31, 2021
… a small issue though. Sometimes, when trying to unlock with face ID, the unlock sound does not play. This makes it … to me, mainly after playing a podcast. I just toggle Voiceover off then back on with the shortcut and it fixes it, … the phone and when using the home or app switcher gestures? … Yes, there is. You go to settings, accessibility, …

Blind and setting up Siri

Forum Topic by Rigje on Saturday, September 19, 2020
… you're helping has physical/motor limitations, that using VoiceOver would be better than using Siri. VoiceOver is a … use of all the features on their phone through a series of gestures and text-to-speech. Siri is okay for the basics, but … common VoiceOver gestures. Apple also has a YouTube video (with links to various support documents) describing the …

Help, the OurGroceries app is not accessible to blind users

Forum Topic by Chuck Cole on Friday, August 26, 2016
… lists OurGroceries DOES NOT work on iPhone using Siri or voiceover, so USELESS for blind person. Authors say they have … OurGroceries all the time and it is completely accessible with VoiceOver. Take us through exactly what you're doing. … … and voiceover features, and cannot see the screen or use gestures. I can see, but am not an iPhone user, so I have …

Easy way to lock rotation?

Forum Topic by PaulMartz on Friday, August 5, 2022
… varies by device, and varies according to whether you use VoiceOver or not. In the spirit of making it easier to enable … and whether they're using VoiceOver. If this were possible with SIRI, we would have a one-size-fits-all solution. * … 8 or earlier. Also, the article fails to mention that the gestures varies slightly if you're using VoiceOver. You must …

Good Accessibility improvements for Jailbroken phones?

Forum Topic by CMaury on Thursday, February 7, 2013
… Zephyr a great tweak that is accessible. By default it's gestures are one-finger swipes, but this can conflict with VoiceOver. However in Settings you can change the number of …

Voiceover and the two fingered double tap.

Forum Topic by MHicok on Thursday, September 27, 2012
… I have noticed that when using voiceover, the two finger double tap activates the music … … I don't think there is a way to disable this, or any VO gestures. For a little clarification, the two finger double … and stops audio. It doesn't specifically and only work with the music app. If you are reading a book in Read2Go, or …

Prizmo Go › Grab Text & Share

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Snorlax on Sunday, April 30, 2017
… It's yours! Prizmo Go lets you quickly grab printed text with the camera. After text is recognized in a blink of an eye, you can interact with it in many useful ways. Or just send it to other apps. … Prizmo Go comes with enhancements specifically built for VoiceOver, in addition to spoken guidance prior to shooting. …

iOS 14 Widget Woes

Forum Topic by peter on Saturday, September 19, 2020
… So I went ahead and put together a stack of widgets using VoiceOver. Now I wish I hadn't done that and rearranged my … it and onto some other folder, app, or screen element. 6. With focus now out of the open widget, you have to go all the … off to explore using 3 finger flick. ANy other suggested gestures welcome. Be good … This is entirely possible, and …

screen sensitivity on iphone 15

Forum Topic by Andre on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
… everyone who has been through such a process will agree with me that it is a huge step upwards! The main problem I … pages: [iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 Accessibility Report: VoiceOver, Braille, and Low Vision Issues and … gs/ios/intermittent-failure-voiceover-double-tap-triple-tap-gestures) [A thought on iOS 17's double tap …

Intro to using VoiceOver with Apple TV?

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Thursday, December 2, 2021
… either here or elsewhere for using VoiceOver with Apple TV? I tried doing a search and was … to get you started. * [An Introduction to VoiceOver Gestures Available on the Fourth-Generation Apple …

Magic Tap

Forum Topic by Wenwei on Thursday, December 30, 2021
… to use it to answer calls, though I suspect interacting with a popup menu would be more useful. … You could create a … … The magic tap gesture is the two-finger double tap when VoiceOver is on. … Thanks! … Where? A two-finger double tap …

Zooming In and Out with VoiceOver On

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
… I am a VoiceOver user but have some usable vision. I am interested as to whether you can zoom in and out, e.g., with the camera or on Safari, with VoiceOver still on. I know … in, you move around the screen with three fingers too. The gestures are the same with VoiceOver turned off. Any problems …

I Think it's Time to Give Fleksy Another Shot

Forum Topic by peter on Friday, February 20, 2015
… I've been following the Fleksy app and testing it with VoiceOver when new releases come out. After playing with the … i think that part of the problem is that we make too big gestures when we swipe up, down, left or right causing us to …

Trackpad interferes with keyboard on Mac air

Forum Topic by Catherine on Thursday, December 28, 2017
… my Mac and began using it. What I did was to go into the VoiceOver Utility, then to the Commanders category. If you … in System Preferences, perhaps unchecking all the trackpad gestures or something like that. Hth and good luck. … Proceed … worked. For some unknown reason the trackpad was enabled with High sierra. . …

Voiceover volume on Apple Watch

Forum Topic by Ray on Thursday, June 11, 2015
… anyone know if there is a quicker way of adjusting the voiceover volume on the Apple Watch without using the Apple … my watch for 2 days now, and still trying to get to grips with it. Many thanks... … There’s a gesture for adjusting the VoiceOver volume. Do a 2 finger double tap and hold, and then …

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