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Switching iPhones, what should I know?

Forum Topic by Lily Rose on Saturday, March 8, 2025
… size, and I'm wondering if any of you have experience with one or both of the above models and could tell me what I … the actual area of the screen that responds to touch gestures is literally from edge to edge, corner to corner. … the action button set to do a shortcut, where it will turn Voiceover on and lower screen brightness to 0, or turn VO off …

text messaging

Forum Topic by angel wings on Friday, September 27, 2013
… pretty simple. Assuming you've got the hang of how some VoiceOver gestures work, locate the messages app, which is usually on … and you'll find the compose button. Double tap on this. VoiceOver should say "to, text field, is editing", it might …

Looking for iPhone set-up basics for new 100% blind user

Forum Topic by tacticalsnacks on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
… … Hello: The most important things to do are (1) turn on VoiceOver, (2) modify the Accessibility Shortcut so that a … over. turn it on, and swipe right to accept the change in gestures. Now that it's talking, you will have to do things … lands on something. After it is talking, you can swipe with one finger to the practice area. Then you can get …

iPhone control by users with injured hands through Voiceover.

Forum Topic by Игорь.юа on Monday, October 21, 2024
… features on the iPhone that help control the device with voice, gaze, or specialized manipulators. But I have … Touch may be very useful for this group of users. I'm a VoiceOver user, but I still find it useful to quickly restart …

Photo Labeling

Forum Topic by Nancy on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
… I am sending. Nancy … The gesture that you mentioned is a voiceover label and not an actual label for the photo. … photos and the labels I added remained the same. This is with iOS 6 on my iPhone 4S. I had tried this before with 5.11 and it didn't work. Labeling one photo seemed to …

Bound - Audiobook Player

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Robert Kingett on Monday, April 29, 2024
… Listen to your favorite DRM-free audiobooks with Bound. Bound allows you to import audio files from … you just need to expose the remainder of the screen as a VoiceOver element and enable the back gesture. Or, yaknow, … menu. The VO gesture to go back does not work, nor other gestures to close things. The menu does not have a close, or …

Unstable Email App when creating new emails and replying/forwarding emails

Forum Topic by Bruce on Friday, May 6, 2022
… (Note, I use an iPad 7th Gen with Apple’s Smart Keyboard, VoiceOver and running current 15.4.1 iPadOS software.) The … this problem? SUggestions? Thank you. … Another bug with Draft emails in Apple Mail App is: the screen’s bottom …

Is it Possible to Mute VoiceOver on Apple Watch Series 2?

Forum Topic by eclectica on Friday, December 16, 2016
… Is it possible to mute VoiceOver on the Apple Watch Series 2? I love all of the … it to talk all the time. Because of this, I usually leave VoiceOver turned off, which, of course, causes me to be … Taptic Time. I've looked, but have not found a way to mute VoiceOver. Perhaps I am just missing the method? If anyone is …

Handwriting interupting Braille onscreen input

Forum Topic by David in the UK on Thursday, November 10, 2016
… However, I have two issues I'm hoping someone can help me with: Firstly, I can get the Braille keyboard to be the correct way round, only with the home button to the left (when in landscape mode). Is … get ready to Braille on the screen, I am interrupted by voiceover saying handwriting, and there is no Braille …

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 …

Some questions regarding design patterns for accessibility

Forum Topic by ClareDavidson on Thursday, July 26, 2018
… I'm assuming this will also cause problems for users with switch controls? I was considering using hint text to … store so most people, even beginners, should be familiar with the concept. Whenever I get a new app, I always use the … navigation tabs at the bottom, even if it's the last thing VoiceOver sees on the screen. If anything I prefer tabs over …

Renaming files in Pages

Forum Topic by aeroblade on Monday, November 7, 2011
… begun, there appears to be no way to rename the file while VoiceOver is turned on. Is ther a work-around for this? … I … element on voice over. This is done by double tapping with two fingers and holding your two fingers after the … on the iPhone. I hope this helps. … After double tapping with two fingers and holding your fingers on the screen, you …

is there a way to have the apple watch tell you your heart rate without touching the screen?

Forum Topic by Dennis Long on Sunday, February 6, 2022
… there. … Only way I can think of is 1. Find a watch face with a big complication slot. 2. Set heartrate as the big … that complication by flicking down with one finger until VoiceOver announces Enable AutoSpeak. Double tap to activate. … through Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Gestures. Keep in mind that my phone is set to Norwegian, so …

Apple shortcuts app complicated to work with using VO.

Forum Topic by Jonathan Candler on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
… reliably drag the actions I need to in the correct order with VO. Trying to create a menu that does different things … I played a lot with the shortcut app with iOS 13. VoiceOver was perfectly working with the shortcut app, each … VO. Explore by touch is more reliable than the regular VO gestures. When iOS 14 was launched, a lot of things got …

You can not "play" with the Apple Watch at the Apple store

Forum Topic by Chuck on Friday, April 10, 2015
… But I did try one on, a 38mm with a Milinase loop band. It was heavier than I expected, … controls than I imagined, impressively put together. Voiceover slick and responsive. Apparently the horse I bet … I did not have the opportunity to use voice over. Are the gestures the same? Sound quality and volume? Please tell us …

Typing braille directly on a keyboard

Forum Topic by inforover on Sunday, January 19, 2025
… work … I've also tried that. Also, in the what's new in VoiceOver section, it specifically mentions being able to … my end. It does only talk about chords when pressed with the spacebar. Settings > Voiceover > Brail Enter brail … dots and commands.” … I think I am going to try to play with this once my iPad is charged. I went looking through the …

My MacBook Pro Voice Over Man Reads Whatever He Wants to On my Screen

Forum Topic by m311b on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
… cursor is an imaginary cursor. It selects the object the voiceover screen reader is acting upon. If you're using … cursor is only what it is called, the pointer that moves with the mouse. It is perfectly possible that the vo cursor … computer. It is usually a good idea to get some assistance with the set up process to make the learning a bit less …

Making an option+click with VoiceOver or the keyboard on macOS

Forum Topic by Mlth on Sunday, September 16, 2018
… you to change audio devices from the volume menu, using VoiceOver? Routing the mouse cursor to the item in question, … click something in the status bar, and cannot come up with an equivalent keyboard gesture. … Hi Unfortunately not. … to do. Some mouse actions simply cannot be simulated with VoiceOver, particularly in apps that aren’t VoiceOver …

how to select text using a bluetooth keyboard

Forum Topic by bobby on Monday, August 27, 2012
… my experience, there are quite a few things you can't do with the keyboard that you have to do on the touch screen. … keys are, a quick trip to the "Practice VoiceOver gestures" wihn your keyboard is pared to your …

Android is not like iOS. Don't expect it to be

Forum Topic by Clayton Jacobs, A.K.A. Blind Guerrilla on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
… Android is for the tech savvy. TalkBack is different from voiceover, + while you can. Swipe in certain ways similar to … are for the extremely tech savvy, and you will get lost with all of the features and capabilities that it has. … … to flick through. … I've heard that if you turn off angled gestures, the responsiveness is a lot better, as in more like …

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