Can someone recommend me a screen reader friendly #XMPP Client for iOS? Needs to also handle outgoing and incoming calls and the ones I've tried, Snikket, Monal, Siskin IM, all have uniquely different accessibility issues so I need to keep all 3 of them because one is better in only one area the other 2 aren't. I have a JMP number, and would eventually like to move everybody to that number instead of my Google Voice number but I like sending text messages via my email client, and I like the ability of calling people from my desktop, and absolutely none of desktop #XMPP clients for Windows are screen reader accessible except for Miranda IM. I tried to get MicroSip to work on JMP for phone calls and nothing! Miranda NG is accessible but can't call out/dial cell phones. #JMP #Apple
"The consensus among cybersecurity experts could not be clearer:
There is no way to provide government access to end-to-end encrypted data without breaking end-to-end encryption, thus putting every user’s security and privacy at risk."
Join the voice of experts in the joint letter to stop the UK's order to break encryption – Sign and share our petition today ⬇️
It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.
Developers, if you're designing a book app, turning the page for VoiceOver users isn't exactly intuitive. When I am reading a book on the Libby app, for example, an eBook, I have to turn a page every time VoiceOver makes it to the end of the page when I am having it read all. I'd love it if the app would just automatically go to the next page but this is super hard in app development for some reason. Even the Bookshare app is like this. Why? Even when I am reading via Braille display I don't wanna stop to turn a page. It's a digital file. It isn't a print book. Let me scroll like it's 1999 and an HTML document or a giant text file or Word document or *anything else* than what this fresh hell is. #Apple #Libby #WebDev #Accessibility #A11y
If Apple complies with this, the UK government will gain access to all iCloud data globally. The only way Apple comes out of this with any integrity is to leave the UK market. If they give in to this, every regime in the world will demand the same thing. And that’s before we even get to the fact that there’s no such thing as a “backdoor” for just so-and-so. Either there is a door or there isn’t and if there is, anyone who obtains the key can use it.
You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?
If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".
You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.
This is wild. In the updated Mac User Guide when you click on "learn more" in the Apple Intelligence area of the Settings it says:
"Turn Apple Intelligence on: With macOS 15.3 or later, Apple Intelligence is on by default and integrated across features in your apps. "
then a few lines later…
"Note: Apple Intelligence is currently in beta. Apple Intelligence uses generative models, and outputs may be inaccurate, unexpected, or offensive. Check important information for accuracy."
I would also like to say to Apple. You've had Siri for how many years? You've added many variations to your English speakers. But no Canadian variations.
Perhaps it's just the moment we're in, but I'd like to see a Canadian Western, Canadian Eastern, Canadian Maritime, and Newfoundland Option for Siri.
You can turn Apple Intelligence off on macOS in the new “Apple Intelligence & Siri” area of System Settings.
See my previous boost on creating a “mismatch" Siri voice that effectively disables AI across all your connected Apple iCloud devices. #AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia
I also remember text to speech being super cool back in the MacOS 8 days.
I am not convinced we've really advanced that far contrary to what some want to say.
And we have definitely pitched the whole "Apple is about the Creative People" out the window in favour of "Image Creation Tools -- based on the unpaid work of millions -- are here.”
Have you seen Callsheet? It’s an iOS app for movie and tv information. It’s a better version of IMDB. I finally took the time to review it. It’s awesome! Why did I wait so long? Nicely done @caseyliss !!
Developers, please be careful when installing Homebrew. Google is serving sponsored links to a Homebrew site clone that has a cURL command to malware. The URL for this site is one letter different than the official site.
Note: Google allows the ad sponsors to specify an URL that will be displayed on the ad (original brew.sh here), but the click takes you to the malware domain brewe.sh.
ARMODD iTag - kiváló olcsó alternatívája az Apple AirTag-nek. Viszont most belefutottam abba a problémába, hogy lemerült. Kicseréltem az elemet. Ellenben az Apple Find My többet nem azonosítja. Kitöröltem a listából. Hozzáadni már nem tudom 😡 #rant #apple #findmy #armodd #itag #issue
I have finally gotten all features that an android might have. Meaning, even ducking works. It can be always turned on, which reduces media and I don't have to hear audio fading in and out while VO pauses. eck that's a good Christmas gift! Thanks #Apple
Has any VoiceOver users tried to use #Apple Music with Music app on MacOS Sequoia? It's #accessibility nightmare! Basically I can only use library feature. Also Music app on Apple TV is not great either! Only good option is iOS. I guess I need to go back to Spotify after a month!
Tady je porovnání iPhone a různých odnoží Androidu. Většina lidí má "Android" - distribuci plnou šmírovátek od Google obohacenou o bloatware výrobce, který nejen že šmíruje po svém, ale často zavléká bezpečnostní chyby, zabírá místo v úložišti i RAM.
V GrapheneOS mimo jiné vůbec není položka "Reklama" s Mobile Advertising ID.
What is the most private phone and what makes a phone private? That is the question... and we have answers! Please support my work: https://www.patreon.com/t...
Máte vy nebo někdo ve vašem okolí (defaultně) aktivní Mobile Advertising ID? Pak počítejte s tím, že jste díky němu sledováni a tato data si může někdo koupit. Využití je mnoho...
Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation states. But a…
Starting with the basics Exploring our graphs with VoiceOver How does it relate to other accessible graphing tools? Epilogue Starting with the basics With the release of their latest batch of operating systems Apple made some substantial updates to…
We're looking for a new team member who cares deeply about testing and code quality to join us in our work supporting some of the most high profile #Apple frameworks, such as #SwiftUI and #UIKit. jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/2…
Code Factory und Acapela, alternative Sprachausgaben für NVDA Wer sich den kostenlosen Screenreader NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access) installiert, wird mit der freien Sprachausgabe eSpeak oder den Windows-stimmen leben müssen. Diese sind brauchbar, für längeres Arbeiten allerdings eher weniger geeignet. Sie sind zwar tief in Windows integriert... merkst.de/code-factory-acapela… #Android #Apple #Computer #Google #JAWS #Lautsprecher #Microsoft #NVDA #Screenreader #Test #VoiceOver #Windows
Still wishing we could see them in physical stores worldwide, with versions at affordable prices even if those may be slower. It's a bit sad to support something I know I can't get, although the initiative is a lifesaver and a much needed thing: In a normal world #Purism / #Librem should explode to the popularity of #Apple devices, especially among those that us who understand the harm and danger to ourselves perpetrated under the hoax of safety by the powerful.
"Bier’s first hit app, TBH, was marketed to teenagers and...it 'requested address book access before actually being able to use the app'. [...] Bier’s reputation for success is built on this growth hacking technique, so I understand why he is upset." [...] "Apple’s solution is imperfect. But if it stops the Biers of the world from building apps which ingest wholesale the contact lists of teenagers, I find it difficult to object."
For some reason, I rarely advertised the fact that my music is also available on #Apple #Music (as well as on other streaming outlets). The following tune was recorded with a few outstanding musicians, including @FreakyFwoof, Jason Castingway and others. Plz follow and spread the word, if you like. Thank you!
I did some quick research about Apple Inc.'s financials earlier today and figured I might as well post it here before closing those tabs:
Market Capitalization (aka marketcap) is the value of one share of a company multiplied by the number of shares in existence.
Apple's marketcap is currently sitting around 3.358 Trillion USD [1].
For context, this is approximately 183% of the marketcap of Alphabet (Google), which is 1.835 Trillion [2], or roughly 216% the expected 2025 budget of the US military
[3]As of the end of Q2 2024 Apple had 25.565 Billion USD in cash or cash equivalents
I am proud to announce that I am working on a successor to #AppleVis - a website for #disabled #Apple technology enthusiasts. I kindly invite everyone to test it and give feedback. You can find the invite link here
Apple gave us a great, #accessible graphing calculator on #iOS and #iPadOS in the form of math notes. Given, for example a quadratic function: y=2x^2 +x +1 it generates a graph which sounds like this. While such simple quadratic equations can be used only in schools I see huge potential in making math more accessible to the #blind. As a math nerd and someone who almost failed a year at school due to accessibility, I am really happy and grateful to #apple for making this accessible to us.
This is gross, and further confirms Apple’s transition from innovation to rent-seeking, but there is a good solution: Stop having an app. Patreon would work just fine as a web site, no?
If Apple wants to source its chips for pennies from foreign suppliers, it should have to pay a price to do so, such as a duty on imported iPhones using only foreign-sourced chips.
This is a brief tour of The End database, for fiction podcasts, with Apple's screen reader on iOS. I walk through some pages of the website that show how clean markup can make a website very easy to navigate for everyone, not just screen reader users.
The End is a directory of complete audio fiction—either at the series or season level—ready for you to listen to and enjoy at your pace. If you love fiction podcasts, audiodramas, radio plays, or audiobooks, This is what you've been waiting for!
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