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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 …

Full keyboard access on iPad

Forum Topic by RDK on Wednesday, July 8, 2020
… can lock your iPad by keyboard shortcut or activate Siri with another one. Just like in VoiceOver settings you have a list with commands which you … it also doesn't work as all, in my experience, with the gestures command, tab+g. Anybody else noticed this? Before …

Changing from Ear Speaker to Loud Speaker in Voiceover

Forum Topic by Allyee on Saturday, January 20, 2018
… changing from ear speaker to loud speaker whilst using voiceover. Normally, I use ear speaker for phone calls but, occasionally, I want to share a call with someone or use loud speaker when accessing voicemail as … the key one, and this is correctly set to automatic (gestures changing from ear to loud speaker). As I mentioned …

Seeking recommendations for accessible Apple TV games

Forum Topic by djDaniel on Sunday, November 15, 2015
… Anyone knows any games thats works wel with vo on the apple tv4 ? … hi i am wondering the same thing … for the shout out, Oliver. THETA Poker Pro is indeed VoiceOver enhanced. I spent the better part of two months … the iOS version with its double taps and multi-finger gestures, using THETA Poker Pro on the Apple TV is almost …

SIRI and Apple TV

Forum Topic by hautbois on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
… perhaps a show in another series. I have done pretty well with a Bluetooth keyboard and fair with the gestures on the SIRI remote, but my wife is not getting along … and use the rotor function until you get to direct touch. VoiceOver will announce when you get to direct touch. Pretend …

Rhapsody's "MenuOpen" Button not Activating

Forum Topic by Craig Werner on Friday, November 21, 2014
… 3.12. A sighted family member can occasionally manage it with VoiceOver turned off. I imagine that without menu … this menu failure is perplexing. I am using an iPhone 5 with iOS 7.1.2. All help is appreciated. Craig … In order to …

Focus and "Do Not Disturb" when screen is locked

Forum Topic by peter on Monday, November 15, 2021
… I often listen to BARD books using my Airpods with the phone locked and notifications seem to break through … would turn itself back on. This has been my experience with other apps set to turn on a Focus mode. … Sane with any … think of would be to assign the Shortcut you created to a voiceover gesture, Which you do in the commands section of …

Should I go ahead and upgrade to iOS 13?

Forum Topic by AliceP104 on Sunday, November 17, 2019
… Hi everyone, I use an iPhone 8 with VoiceOver. I haven't yet upgraded to iOS 13 as I have read … upgrading. Getting the feature where I can define my own gestures is worth putting up with the above mentioned bug. I …

Questions About Boot Camping your Mac

Forum Topic by Jessica Karim on Thursday, July 29, 2021
… boot camp? How do you perform basic jaws commands with the touch bar, like Alt F4? Any other tips or advice on … wouldn't it make more sense to buy a new Windows computer? VoiceOver has a steep learning curve, and if you go the Mac … actually used a mac in the past, so I'm familiar with the gestures and commands for voiceover, so it shouldn't be to …

Voiceover volume in Watch OS 11.1

Forum Topic by Gaurav J on Friday, November 1, 2024
… Watch OS 11.1. Prior to updating i always used to keep my voiceover volume on the watch at the lowest level at around … gone into the Watch app on my iPhone and played around with all the settings under Voiceover. I have tried to switch … based on ambient noise. I have also played around with all the other speech and audio settings, but i am still …

MacOS 14.2 + Apple Notes App

Forum Topic by Murphey Law on Tuesday, January 9, 2024
… purchasing a new MacBook Air M2, I find myself struggling with the latest version of MACOS (Version 14.2.1). When using the built-in notes app, especially in a list. Voiceover does not navigate lines or list items properly, … ago. And as a Network / Software engineer I am struggling with this , such a basic task. I have played with most of the …

Developing an iOS audio game; would welcome feedback on what we should and shouldn’t do in regard to accessibility

Forum Topic by DevonWiersma on Thursday, September 8, 2016
… 2. Be sure to lable buttons! If you do not label a button VoiceOver will just say `Button.` Clearly labeling buttons is … have to help me. 4. Lastly, make page elements readable with voiceover. I hope this helps & I also hope you come back … the sounds have finished playing, the player executes the gestures on beat. A beat plays at a tempo repeatedly in the …

Apple releases macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, and HomePod software 18.2

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
… tvOS 18.2, and HomePod software 18.2 to the public. As with iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2 brings Siri … been resolved or meaningfully improved in this release: * [VoiceOver's notifications menu now correctly shows alert … no similar report as of dec11 2024 TLDR: the trackpad gestures described in voiceover user guide to control the …

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 …

Not able to answer a call when I am using the Iphone

Forum Topic by Janelle on Friday, November 13, 2020
… receive a call I am unable to find the answer button using voiceover. Is anyone else having this issue? If so is there a … button for incoming calls of any type. I always use the voiceover magic tap to answer. That is a two finger double …

siri lockscreen and airpods 2?

Forum Topic by mslion on Friday, June 14, 2019
… everytime siri is done I have my lockscreen read out loud with voiceover. Is there a way that my lockscreen is not announced … finished and my music continues again. I use an iphone 6s with the newest ios. … I have the Airpod 2 and an iPhone XR. …

Making Apps Accessible, DIY

Forum Topic by Ken Downey on Friday, June 5, 2015
… be a totally' blank screen: If there is no way to interact with these apps, they are, and should be deemed, totally … all buttons are unlabeled, and the app requires no special gestures to operate that can not be done using double-tap and hold could be tagged with: * VoiceOver reads all page elements. * No buttons are clearly …

hidden software keyboard how to unhide?

Forum Topic by daz on Sunday, February 4, 2024
… hi all, my partner is having issues with her software keyboard. it's hidden. she has an iPhone 15 with latest IOS. she's a voiceover user. whilst she was using BSI she heard voiceover …

VoiceOver become slower when typing an iMessage

Forum Topic by Andira Pramatyasari on Thursday, December 26, 2013
… told me that when he's typing an iMessage, the responds of VoiceOver become very slow, but if he's typing in another … for the apps who are running using iOS7 use the voiceOver gestures to navegate flick left, flick right to backward and … if find the solution Thanks. … The same problem occurred with my iphone 4s some days ago. I did a full iphone restaur, …

How do you copy and paste using VoiceOver on an iPhone without an external keyboard?

Forum Topic by sultan on Friday, March 6, 2020
… Hi am totally blind and use an iPone 11 with voiceover. Could anyone please could someone let me know the … If not activated already this has to be activated from Voiceover settings. … I have put text selection in the rota …

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