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New Post: Blind and Low Vision Gift Guide – Fall 2024 timdixon.net/blog/2024/11/blin… #accessibility #life #livingwithsightloss #blindandlowvision #blog #giftguide #giftideas #iphone #life #livingwithsightloss


New Post: Sight Village Interviews – Behind the Scenes timdixon.net/blog/2024/11/sigh… #blog #interviews #iphone #life #livingwithsightloss #sightvillage #tips #video


one of my real pain points with the iPhone is composing emails using the built-in mail app with #voiceover. It’s got slightly better with iOS 18, but the Misspelt Words option in the rotor still does not work. This might not be an issue for some, but for me I cannot send emails on the phone with confidence that it is written accurately and looks professional. I know there's the option of writing it in the Notes app, reviewing it and then pasting it into Mail, but come on! That's such a clunky workaround.

Is Mail any better on the iPad at all? I would quite like something that is an in between device to a laptop and a phone that I could use to quickly write emails, make additions to documents, write quick notes etc, and in that sense the iPad could be a nice fit, but if iPadOS has the same issues as the iOS versions then meh, it might not add much for me. Any thoughts?

#Blind #BlindMastodon #accessibility #a11y #Apple #iPad #iPhone #Productivity


#iphone notifications tip. For those who are wondering why their notifications on the lock screen say stack collapsed, I have solved this mystery. If you go to settings then notifications, toward the top of the screen you will hear display as. If you select list and not stack which is the default, your notifications will appear just like they did before the smart stack was introduced in iOS. This has been annoying me for a few days and I finally worked it out. I hope it helps others here.


#iphone menus tip. How many times have you been buried in levels of menus and wish there was a faster way of returning to the top level of a particular menu group. This can be done and I wanted to share this tip with everyone. Here is an example. If you go to Settings accessibility VoiceOver settings and choose speech and drill down in to the different voices, if you wish to get back to the very top level of settings, Double tap and hold on the back button and then you can flick to the right and go back to whichever level you desire. This is awesome if you’re four or five levels in and wish to return to the top level. I hope this is useful.


Nutzung einer externen Tastatur mit VoiceOver am iPhone: Ein Paar Gedanken
#VoiceOver #blind #iPhone #Accessibility

Die Kombination einer Bluetooth-Tastatur mit dem iPhone und der VoiceOver-Funktion kann ein echter Gamechanger sein. Ich nutze meine nun schon seit einigen Jahren und habe eine echte Workflow-Optimierung festgestellt. Es ist eine tolle Alternative zur Braille-Bildschirmeingabe oder zum herkömmlichen Touch Typing und bringt viele Vorteile mit sich. (1/7)


So I have StraightTalk. And here lately, I've been getting 0 to 1 bar of phone signal. Calls go to Voicemail without me even getting a ring, all that. So I turn on and off Airplane mode, all that. This is with my iPhone SE 2020. If I upgrade to the new iPhone 16, do y'all think that would improve?

#iPhone #StraightTalk #Cellular #CellService #iOS


Can anyone recommend a good #accessible #RSS feed reader for #iPhone that does well with both text and audio #RSSFeeds? I recently subscribed to The Old Reader (theoldreader.com) and like how it lets you add text RSS feeds, #podcasts, and #YouTube channels, and I'm looking for a good app for it on my phone. I've tried #lire, but it doesn't seem to work well with podcasts.
#TheOldReader #iOS #accessibility #technology #tech @mastoblind


How secure is your #iPhone? 🛡️

Our security experts examine the threats to #iOS devices ranging from browser hijacking, to #Pegasus & #GoFetch.

Learn more & stay safe: tuta.com/blog/iphone-security-…

Are you a fan of iOS or do you prefer #Android? Let us know in the comments!


Wow. Tell me how you really feel!

Samsung can't blame #Apple's #iPhone monopoly for a lifetime of terrible software

techradar.com/phones/samsung-g…


Clicks — a physical keyboard for iPhone! clicks.tech/ This is awesome! But a little expensive (~$139). #iPhone #keyboard #tips


👆 …da ich kein #Apple nutze, ist dies an mir vorbei gegangen. Auch die müssen #Apps über andere #Zahlungen-Anbietern auf #iPhone & Co. zulassen. Spannend obwohl es um sehr viel #Geld im #Prozess von #IT-Giganten geht.

»Prozess um Zahlungsmethoden: Apple muss App-Store-Regeln entschärfen«

💾 rnd.de/wirtschaft/apple-und-ep…


Apple letos po letech tvrde blokady zavedl standardni system web notifikaci v PWA. Teoreticky.

Naimplementuju service-worker. API Push Notifickaci. Server. Vyzkousim to v Chromu (Safari neumoznuje localhost testy). Vsecko funguje. Zkousim to jeste lokalne ve standlone appce v Android emulatoru. Vsecko funguje.

Pushnu. A na iPhone nic. Hrabu se kodem. Zkousim to vicekrat. A nic.

Propojim iPhone s Macem. Otevru service-worker konzoli v Safari. A najednou to FUNGUJE! 🤬

#ios #apple #iphone


Yet another reason not to update your iOS and Watch OS yet. Early releases always seem to be full of bugs, and this one sounds horrible. At this rate, I’ll be waiting for iOS 17.2.
#Apple #iPhone PSA: Bug caused Apple Watch running watchOS 10.1 beta to drain iPhone battery 9to5mac.com/2023/10/10/bug-wat…


Hello! I would like to invite everyone to join the #Accessible #Apple community on Discord. This server is dedicated to current and future #blind and/or #VisuallyImpaired users of #iPhone, #Mac, #Apple Watch and other #Apple products who would like to get the most out of their devices. If that's something you are interested in, give us a shot!!
discord.gg/vfKyEBmXNb
Now to some FAQ that I guess will be asked over and over.
Q: There's only one administrator and that's you.
A: Yeah, but there's no point as there's literally noone else there, yet.
Q: Where are the rules?
A: They are not existent yet. Just please be a human.
Q: What's the point if there's AppleVis?
A: AppleVis was, and still is a great resource if it comes to stuff like APp directories, curated list of resources, podcasts ETC, however the forum features are suboptimal, especially for mobile usage. I have spoken to many people who are newcomers to the #Apple ecosystem and using the AppleVis website turned out to be harder than using their shiny new device itself.

Please keep in mind that the server is in a test stage, many things can happen, including channel deletions/additions, moderation appointments or server deletion in case there's no real interest. If you have any suggestions how could I improve it or if you would like to help me moderate, please reach out.
I kindly ask everyone to boost it to gauge interest. #accessibility #a11y #blind


Inspired by the creative use of some nifty JAWS scripting and the power of iOS shortcuts as demonstrated by @IllegallyBlind, I have decided to try my hand at creating something similar for NVDA and I think I've succeeded. Note that I'm fairly new at this and by no means a coder so this is the simplest of simple, in fact, I'm still quite amazed that it works, actually.
What we need:
1. The NVDA Speech Logger addon available at:
github.com/opensourcesys/speec…
2. The following iOS shortcut:
icloud.com/shortcuts/999808bd1…
How to use:
1. Install both: the addon in your NVDA and the shortcut in your shortcuts respectively.
2. In NVDA's settings head over to the Speech Logger category and set the output path to your Dropbox root (that's what the shortcut assumes you're using, feel free to modify as needed);
3. Start logging the local speech with the assigned gesture (by default NVDA+alt+l);
4. Assuming the shortcut is configured properly (Dropbox authorized and all that jazz), launch it and a viewer will pop up with the fresh version of the log file at the time.
One nuissance I've found with this is that the viewer overlay will not surround the VO gestures so you need to focus it first through exploration before you can start reading the log. Also the gestures for the first and last item on the screen will move you to whatever else should be on your screen right now so you have to explore again to close the viewer. I assume that's a VO bug.
Also bear in mind that, while logging, anything your PC says will ultimately land in a regular text file and nothing apart from your Dropbox account is protecting it. Use with caution.
Feel free to suggest feedback.
#Accessibility #Tip #VoiceOver #NVDA #iPhone #iOS #Windows #Blind


What was your first app that you downloaded on your iPhone/Android? Mine was TouchTerm SSH in April 2009!
#iPhone #apps #boost


For those using Braille Screen Input on the iPhone, did you know that there are navigation gestures now? You can move around the text by character, word, or line. Here is how it is done.
1, In Braille Screen Input, hold one finger down on any dot. You must keep that finger down during the whole process.
2, It will make a couple of beeps, then say, Exploring mode. This is the mode it has to be in, in order to move the cursor around. If you left your finger off the dot, it will leave exploring mode, so again, keep it held down.
3, Here is the 3 gestures needed. They all use 2 fingers.
2 finger flick up and down moves between navigation types; character, word, or line.
2 finger swipe to the left, moves cursor forward or right by character, word, or line.
2 finger swipe to the right, moves cursor backwards or left by character, word, or line.
This is been demonstrated on several podcast, here is a link to one of those demonstrations. #iPhone #BrailleScreenInput #navigatingText #PodcastLink overcast.fm/+mZq2BorXc/42:30


Episode 205 of the Mosen at Large #Podcast is now available wherever you get podcasts. My most bizarre #Windows experience ever, the real-world impact of #iOS bugs, how to maintain maximum #iPhone battery health for years, and #audiobooks on the BlindShell Classic 2. Plus, if a hotel has discriminated against you because of a guide dog but apologise, would you go back? mosen.org/episode-205-my-most-…


Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate

arstechnica.com/?p=1863422

#smartphones #Policy #Brazil #iphone #apple #USB-C #Tech #USB