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Trimming Mac Tech, a Snappier VoiceOver

Blog Post by Nicholas on Monday, February 5, 2018
… as usual. I can start a screen recording in QuickTime with invert colors on and brightness set to zero, but the final … graphic tablets, audio/video bluetooth devices, printers, smart home devices, services like iCloud, Dropbox, home …

These are the main bugs I found in VoiceOver after updating to iOS 16

Forum Topic by Surendra Jujjavarapu on Tuesday, September 13, 2022
… * [The use of Invert Colors in combination with VoiceOver can cause the App … inverted colors for that application. Nowadays, I am using smart, invert off for almost more than 10 apps I removed all the smart, invert options there. And also restarted my iPhone now …

Apple Vision Accessibility: the AppleVis Report Card

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, March 1, 2023
… congrats to Apple on being the only company producing smart watches that even considers Braille users! Second, … Comments on Low Vision Features Jamie Olson wrote: “Smart Invert does not work across iOS all the time. Fonts …

Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.3, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS 14.5; Bringing Accessibility Fixes, Support for AirTag, Enhancements, and More

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, April 26, 2021
… audio format support > Reminders > * Ability to sort Today Smart list * Support for syncing the order of reminders in … … The original release of Big Sur included a change to Invert Colors. A window now briefly appears, and VoiceOver … content. When I say invert colors, I mean classic invert. Smart invert is not a viable option because it will not …

The Accessibility Bugs Introduced and Resolved in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
… and reliability of behavior when both Dark Mode and Smart Invert are enabled. There are still situations system-wide …

Any favorite IOS or MacOS extensions you would like to recommend?

Forum Topic by Bruce Harrell on Wednesday, September 29, 2021
… backgrounds to a dark gray, with light text, but doesn't invert pictures, kind of a smart invert. Occasionally, there will be web pages where a … and using Per App Settings to make other apps use smart invert. IOS 15 has made things more customizable for …

Best "dark" extension for Safari

Forum Topic by mr grieves on Saturday, November 30, 2019
… think apple would allow 3rd party extensions). There is "smart invert" as a feature which is supposed ot provide some sort … I asked about this here: https://www.applevis.com/forum/smart-invert-vs-dark-browser-extensions and it sounds like …

Apple Vision Accessibility: the 2023 AppleVis Report Card

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, January 15, 2024
… a mouse cursor on MacOS and Zoomtext on Windows. Using Smart Typing when zoomed in on iOS and iPadOS is clunky and … large fonts breaking even Apple apps, and things like Smart Invert not working as advertised are all very frustrating. …

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

Blog Post by AppleVis on Thursday, March 29, 2018
… selected in a web form field. * Presents warnings in the smart search field when the user interacts with password … * Fixes an issue on the iPad Pro that prevented the iPad Smart Keyboard from working after connecting to a captive … After doing a little initial testing, it appears the Smart Invert feature now works in Safari and Mail, and doesn't seem …

Accessibility Issues That Must Not Be Named

Blog Post by PaulMartz on Wednesday, March 1, 2023
… in the same page or window. Low vision users commonly invert colors to avoid the glare of light backgrounds. If a … and light-on-dark color palettes, there is no invert colors setting that will avoid such glare. The fact … last bit. the largest base of non-sighted web users are smart speakers. Yet another argument for following …

ios 16 appswitcher gone?

Forum Topic by Merk on Saturday, July 16, 2022
… expected for me. … Works well with my iPad 9 gen and apple smart keyboard. No issues. … Yes I have seen this bug too. … and no issues. Strange! … I’ve noticed if you have a smart invert enabled on your phone it will not allow you to …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for June 2017

Blog Post by AppleVis on Saturday, July 1, 2017
… and app UIs adapt to accommodate those sizes. * Redesigned Invert Colors: While using Invert Colors, media content and images won't invert with the … this year's keynote event. Did Apple reveal a Siri-based smart speaker? A new set of Macs? New iPads? What's in the …

iPhone 16e Review: An Excellent 'Basic' iPhone

Blog Post by Michael Hansen on Thursday, April 17, 2025
… accessibility feature. Options include: * Vision: Classic Invert, Color Filters, Live Recognition (Magnifier App), … Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, Reduce White Point, Smart Invert, VoiceOver, Zoom, Describe Scene, Speak Screen; * …

Envision AI

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by AnonyMouse on Saturday, November 25, 2017
… everything will be read out to you thanks to Envision’s smart artificial intelligence (AI) and Optical Character … in on texts to magnify them. There is also an option to invert colours to achieve higher contrast. 6. The General …

Summary of the WWDC 2017 Keynote

Blog Post by mehgcap on Tuesday, June 6, 2017
… this year's keynote event. Did Apple reveal a Siri-based smart speaker? A new set of Macs? New iPads? What's in the … 9.7-inch iPad Pro the new one replaces. Yes, there's a new Smart Keyboard to accompany the newest iPad Pro family … long, I would not have waited. Regarding iOS, the enhanced invert colors option definitely interests me, though it would …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for September 2018

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, October 1, 2018
… locations and can be selected when setting a beacon. > - Smart Invert support: if you have the Smart Invert accessibility feature turned on, the color …

Please read this and help me send it to apple

Forum Topic by Jessica Brown on Saturday, September 7, 2013
… we are still on links, not words or characters. This smart history of the rotor would save me loads of time … possible to mute the sound with volume buttons and is it smart to disable the text notification in notification …

Protip: A work-around for Safari hanging on page load.

Forum Topic by Brian on Tuesday, August 29, 2023
… at least in some cases it's the darkening script, but alas smart invert is not good enough to use on its own when you need to …

iOS 13.4 questions before upgrading

Forum Topic by Josh C. on Friday, March 27, 2020
… one Siri is talking But from what I’ve heard, if you use smart invert, it might be a good idea to hold off still. I have no …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for March 2020

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, April 1, 2020
… you are > * Listen on multiple devices - phone, laptop, smart speaker - without losing your place. * Auto-download … will bring fixes for a few VoiceOver, braille, and Smart Invert bugs. Unfortunately, there are also new issues …

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