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Calling for beta testers - typing application for blind

Forum Topic by Ioannis on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
… I presume also you still have to double tap because of voiceover, so not sure how its going to be faster than the … app. I would have to be able to type faster on it than with a bluetooth keyboard for me to switch. also, I know it … and I like the app. one of the futures that I like are the gestures, there are several type fast just similar to arrows …

Thinking about switching to Android

Forum Topic by Levi Gobin on Friday, September 15, 2023
… from someone that vocalizer has a trial period. Just like with NVDA, does this also include eloquence? 2. could someone … what features talkback has and does not have compared to voiceover? Also, if anyone knows a good starting phone, that … may or may not be comparable to iOS' rotor. • Custom Touch Gestures: In iOS you can reprogram about 85% of the touch …

New to mac

Forum Topic by Blaque Diamond on Sunday, August 11, 2013
… Hi i am new to the mac and am having trouble with the vo commands. I have to navigate sites by the track … headings is turned off by default. To turn it on, go to voiceover utility, commanders category, quicknav tab, and … with letters and function keys on the keyboard, there are gestures you can use the trackpad to command the computer …

New app named VO Starter

Forum Topic by MarkSarch on Monday, December 17, 2012
… app to do what's already built in to the phone, plus with vo hints on you can get a lot of info out of a control, … impaired iOS users training on the built in screen reader, VoiceOver. For more information, visit our web site at … usefulness. I understand your arguments about the practice gestures and VoiceOver hints features, but it's nice to have …

A Hope for iOS 11: How Apple Could Implement Spellcheck with VoiceOver in iOS

Blog Post by Brian Giles on Monday, March 13, 2017
… needs to implement for this to be a viable option for VoiceOver users -- an easy way to spell check. When Apple … implement this in iOS, it would be great, especially with them promoting the iPad Pro as a PC replacement for … You could always do text selection with the pinch gestures, but many people found them difficult, so in iOS10 …

Clear Todos

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Morten on Friday, February 28, 2014
… Life is messy. Keep it together with Clear, an amazing new app for list-keeping that is … wright from the start. with the use of so many different gestures to navigate around the app, I doubted it would be … I was right. The getting started tutorial is usable with VoiceOver. You can get through it using 3-finger swipes and …

Questions about using Face ID when you are blind

Forum Topic by SK on Saturday, February 26, 2022
… this podcast helpful: [Setting Up Face ID on the iPhone X with … somebody attempts to unlock the phone. You can do the same with a combination of button presses, but this Siri trick is … don't miss the home button. And after assigning my custom gestures, all this did not take long to get used to. …

Missing Control key on the right

Forum Topic by Mani on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
… and 128GB SSD), I am curious to know how you guys manage with the missing Control key on the right. I am facing some … and with all the modifyer keys you can add to trackpad gestures, the ability for adding stuff to it is huge. … with using an external keyboard with a numberpad on it. as voiceOver, actually has a numpad commander as well. which a …

Using VoiceOver Magic Tap to control iPhone audio on Apple Watch

Forum Topic by Andrey on Tuesday, August 30, 2022
… on my watchface. It works, but I wonder if I can use the VoiceOver Magic Tap on my Apple Watch to pause/restart audio, … on watch face to control audio, but If I'm the only one with such a need, OK, this discussion can be closed... … Hi … in the settings, it's just an imitation of some VoiceOver gestures (like swipe or double tap), it doesn't add unique …

Receiving the Zoom IQ5 stereo Microphone for my iPhone/iPad!

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Tuesday, June 17, 2014
… while recording a podcast. this Mmic works amazingly well with the camera app too! Zoom also has it's own app called the Handy Recorder app, which works with the mic itself. It's a free app which can be downloaded … … i noticed when i plugged in my zoom iq5 it disabled voiceover speech is there a work around … i will get this mic …

Opinion, what’s your views on WhatsApp accessibility?

Forum Topic by Dominic on Wednesday, May 3, 2023
… you should share your own thoughts and experiences with using WhatsApp. Specifically, have you encountered any challenges or limitations with accessibility? And what do you think WhatsApp could do … actions really well which helps a lot. It's better with VoiceOver on iPhone than it is with TalkBack on Android. The …

Is it just me or is there a bug in the latest version of Fleksy?

Forum Topic by Lou on Sunday, August 12, 2012
… Worse still it might also just start deleting my text with out me pressing anything and again it seems like it’s … with the latest update. It is nice not to have to toggle voiceover on and off, adding words to the dictionary now … while holding the iPhone. The way the swipe and hold gestures work is by merging the two separate gestures, the …

Apple Releases watchOS 11.1; Bringing Changes to System Volume and the Behavior of the VoiceOver Volume Rotor

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, October 28, 2024
… to default system volume and the default behavior for the VoiceOver Volume Rotor. While we are unsure if this is an … improvements and bug fixes, including a fix for an issue with writing breathing disturbances data to HealthKit for … 50% battery power. … it would be great if this was fixed with this update - trying to install it but it's saying it's …

Keypad while in Mac FaceTime call

Forum Topic by PaulMartz on Monday, April 12, 2021
… 1 for this and press 2 for that. If you've never done this with FaceTime on a Mac, you're in for a real adventure. The … Q or Command W to close calls. Command Closes immediately with out any end buttons. … Back in 2016 when I first started … Disclosure: I own both Mac and Windows computers and use VoiceOver, Jaws, NVDA, etc. Please don't come at me with …

how does iOS 8 particularly voiceover run on an iPhone 5s?

Forum Topic by Mike on Friday, September 19, 2014
… and wanted to know if iOS 8 will be better in regards to voiceover on an iPhone 5s. I would like to use iOS 8 to be up to date with its features but realized on my 4s it is basically … crashes, restarts, and responds very slowly to my gestures. Do these things happen on a 5s running iOS 8? Can I …

Double-tapping the far edges of your phone to enter braille screen input

Forum Topic by jay on Sunday, June 16, 2024
… on my right hand near the bottom, and then double-tap with both fingers. … I don't think the description is very … the top left of your screen and do a one finger doubletap with both hands. It has to work. It always does for me. Hope … I believe, under Brail Screen Input in brail settings in voiceover, to turn it off. …

Changes from Watch 7 to Watch 9

Forum Topic by peter on Saturday, September 23, 2023
… if it is worth updating to the new Apple Watch 9. I use Voiceover and am wondering if there is any benefit to … Apple Watch 9 has a couple of extras. Double tap gesture with thumb and index finger. The 8 introduced a better more … can think of. I don’t think it’s worth it if you’re happy with the performance of your current watch but if you find it …

Questions about using the Twitter app on my iPhone

Forum Topic by Carlos M Contreras on Wednesday, January 18, 2023
… Twitterrific if I used a three finger tap on the timeline Voiceover speaks the range of tweets that were shown on the screen. With this I was able to know how many rows of tweets were … Twitter which shows me the timeline in chronological order with all the messages posted by the people I follow. …

Google finally got me

Forum Topic by JT on Friday, June 29, 2012
… three or the new iPad as Apple wants us to call it. As a VoiceOver user, the retina display left me cold and even … in March 2013. However, all that changed this week, with Google’s release of the Nexus 7. I use my iPad mainly as … if what I've heard about quasi-VoiceOver swiping and gestures and an enhanced TTS engine are correct. While not …

Apple Releases watchOS 5; Bringing Better Fitness Tracking, a New Podcast App and Walkie Talkie Functionality to the Apple Watch

Blog Post by AppleVis on Saturday, September 15, 2018
… 5, [saying that it will enable you to do [“even more with your … Control Center (top to bottom) within apps. The two-finger gestures you are used to on watch faces still work, for now … if they've updated to Watch OS 5, how does it perform with VoiceOver enabled? Does the watch perform just as snappy as …

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