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Long games and tycoon/simulation games; recommendations and wishlists

Forum Topic by brianna2393 on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
… the blindfold series are exactly what I'm looking for. But with some extra time on my hands between semesters, I want … try it again. thanks. … Not sure if I'm on the same page with you, Ms B, but what I long for is an accessible game … I mean soccer :) … Paige, to choose your avatars turn off voiceover, and tap in the middle of the screen. There is a …

Discontinuing FlickType Keyboard for iPhone

Forum Topic by FlickType on Monday, August 16, 2021
… It's with a heavy heart today that we're announcing the … luck with your future projects... just be sure to keep us VoiceOver users in mind ☺️ … If you need a new keyboard I … and numbers. A tab is added in VO practice to learn the gestures for this mode. … There is also bSI and direct touch …

How Much Do You Lock Your Phone?

Forum Topic by Jim Homme on Thursday, September 17, 2015
… changing behavior to compensate for accessibility issues with Safari. One problem is that they want to freeze some … locked in portrait mode, especially for a lot of uses a voiceover. … my phone is locked as well in portrait mode. … now with my iPhone 6. … I always lock. This way, the VO gestures are always the same direction relative to the phone. …

Podcasts and other media about tech for blind and VI users

Forum Topic by Tara on Friday, March 22, 2024
… they usually make me laugh at the same tie. I struggle with that blind tech show. The content is fine but all the … once a month. I'll check out the others you mentioned. VoiceOver said this topic was Podcasts for Blind and 6 users, … on the iPhone. (Although annoyingly the part on 2 finger gestures had gone missing, but maybe they have fixed that.) …

Microsoft Word 2016

Mac App Directory by Voracious P. Brain on Friday, December 11, 2015
… Microsoft Office 365, and the first Mac version written with the potential for Voiceover accessibility . … Do we know if any accessibility … For reading without a keyboard, the lack of keys or gestures to jump by paragraph or word make it unusable for …

Apple Releases iOS 8.2 With Support For The Apple Watch And Focus On Performance And Stability Improvements

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, March 9, 2015
… Apple has today released iOS 8.2 to the public, bringing with it a series of performance and stability improvements … low vision users, Apple addressed an issue which caused VoiceOver to crash when exiting certain apps. This would … Watch apps to the iPhone, letting WatchKit software work with other iOS devices. It also improves Apple’s Health app, …

What are some compelling reasons to jailbreak?

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
… maybe that just says something about how I use my iPhone. With Apple already releasing a beta build of the next iOS … live without. Activator let's me be more efficient with my gestures and velox is great. For instance, with the Calendar … Google's Youtube app. Some people also use it to tweak Voiceover and have a pronounciation dictionary and speeding …

Enhanced quality siri voice

Forum Topic by Indra on Wednesday, September 14, 2016
… Hello everyone. In iOS 10 i found something wrong with my Siri enhanced quality Voice with VoiceOver. When i try to select Siri Male English Voice for …

More Sundaes!

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Lulu Hartgen on Saturday, October 6, 2012
… ice cream sundaes and ice cream cones on your iPhone, with this sweet app from Maverick Software, the creators of … to see that More Sundaes had become accessible with Voiceover. I was, however, very disappointed with this update … mind needing to turn Voiceover on and off to cope with the gestures.Β  Simply start by choosing your bowl,Sundae glass or …

iOS 16, Should You Update as a Voiceover User?

Forum Topic by Gar on Tuesday, August 23, 2022
… of issues, most of which have yet to be fixed. Let's start with notifications. When you swipe down to access the … tap on a notification to launch the app it's associated with. This forum topic will no doubt send out an Applevis … become virtually non-existent. As you try to navigate, voiceover will begin to speak for a quarter of a second, then …

Picture This, or Maybe Not: a Review of the New Image Description Feature in iOS 11

Blog Post by Serina Gilbert on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
… you would like the description of, you simply tap once with 3 fingers and you receive a general description of what is in the picture along with the text if any is detected. The only improvement that I … to take a picture of a random text, which totally failed. Voiceover recognized there was some text on one of the photos …

GarageBand accessibility challenges in iOS

Forum Topic by Justin_B on Tuesday, January 5, 2016
… ago, GB and VO seemed to get along really well... but with each new GB version and iOS update, that relationship … gain level. To be fair, I don't know if this bug is voiceover specific, or a bug that any user might encounter β€’ … you to move through the song in track view. those same gestures work within the various menus of GarageBand, so you …

Superstar band manager

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Cornettoking on Monday, December 28, 2015
… Store: Create a world-famous band from scratch, starting with a bunch of enthusiastic teenagers and see if you can … and quality of the merchandise. THis is not working with voiceover for me. How did you guys do this? … For a record … how do I get to the stats screen, because none of the gestures I tried seem to work. Sorry for the long post, But …

Checkie for Foursquare

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Raul A. Gallegos on Thursday, May 23, 2013
… even complete in the background. That's it, lightning fast with a clean, simple interface. … I notice though the auto … using checkie:// URL scheme When you tap or swipe using voiceover, nothing happens. Keep the old version of this app … did a great job on this. Kudos to the developer! The new gestures are as followed: - Single finger double tap and hold …

Time for a new Apple Watch: Recommendations Please!

Forum Topic by Maldalain on Monday, December 26, 2022
… are the battery life, screen size, and future support with WatchOS. Is the SE Series good choice, or shall I go for … for christmas and the battery life is incredibly good. VoiceOver is running fine on the device, especially the … in order to find the items precisely or perform VoiceOver gestures. Also, the on-screen keyboard works fine with the …

BARD mobile on iPhone 11 problem

Forum Topic by John on Monday, October 21, 2019
… it is 100% consistent. I did not experience this problem with iOS 13 on my 10R. Has anybody else experienced this or other problems with the Bard mobile on an iPhone 11? Does anybody have any … that will fix the "Space" problem: 1. Ask Siri to open VoiceOver Settings, or go to Settings, open Accessibility, …

Apple Releases iOS 11.3; Bringing New Features, Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Blog Post by AppleVis on Thursday, March 29, 2018
… the following issues have been resolved in iOS 11.3: * VoiceOver once again consistently and correctly announces the number of items on Home Screen badges (such as with the Messages app). * Accessing the VoiceOver Actions … that we did not identify during the beta cycle. With this in mind, please do let us know in the comments of …

Introducing Weather Gods, a new iOS weather app made accessible with help from the AppleVis community

Forum Topic by Weather Gods (Scott) on Thursday, November 3, 2016
… you for making your app accessible for those of us who use voiceover. … As the subject says, this app is amazing. In … them to receive them at certain times of the day, along with a text notification of the day's weather at 7:00 AM … what Apple tell developers: VoiceOver defines five special gestures for triggering app-specific actions. Escape. A …

Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1; Bringing both Improvements and New Bugs for VoiceOver Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, October 28, 2024
… the first set of Apple Intelligence features to Macs with Apple Silicon outside of Mainland China and the European … accessibility improvements, as well as some new bugs for VoiceOver users. In macOS 15.0, [iPhone Mirroring was … indeed new random bug introduced, the VO modifier keyboard gestures alone are a real game changer for those coming from …

iOS 17 developer beta four is out! Bugs and findings can go here.

Forum Topic by Levi Gobin on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
… tap feature and set one of the options to mute. That works with no issues. I do think it’s a bug, I believe there may be … if that isn't the case. … After some testing and checking with someone sighted, it appears that the issue with the Mute button is indeed a VoiceOver bug. When VoiceOver is disabled, the Mute button …

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