Well, Apple fixed the Messages rotor in the iOS Mail app. Now, I can read threads in Mail. And yet, with Gmail, well, there is no way to quickly navigate between messages in a thread. There are always third-party apps on Android, but a new user should definitely not need a more advanced mail client to easily navigate threaded mail.
Hey everyone, I’m looking for an accessible Reddit app for Mac that works well with VoiceOver. What do you suggest? I’d love to hear what’s working for you.
Recording Workouts. Did you know that you can record a workout just by using your iPhone? I normally do a couple of little cardio workouts while at work during the day, but today, I left my Apple Watch on its charger at home. So even though I still planned on doing my workouts, I was concerned that they would not count toward my activity rings. But I was wrong! You can add a workout through the Health app! So if this ever happens to you, this is how its done. 1, Open the Health app and go to the browse tab at the bottom of the screen. 2, In the search box, type workout, and hit the search button to the right of the space bar. 3, Double tap on workouts in your search results. 4, To add a workout double tap Add Data. 5, You will have 3 things that you will need to complete. First, there is a pickard where you can choose the type of workout. Next, Enter the approximate number of calories you burned during the workout. And lastly, choose the start date and time, and the end date and time of the workout. 6, Just hit the add button to log the workout! Now you do have to estimate the calories burned, but if you have done the workout before, then you can look at the history in the health and see the calories burned then. So if you happen to forget your Apple Watch, no problem! You can still record those workouts! #Apple #iPhone #Watch #Workouts #Activity #Rings #HelthApp
Wednesday. A terrible night's sleep, the good wife had a migraine after work, so nobody was very content.
Meanwhile, I've gone from having a single planned outing next week for work to going to Liverpool at the weekend, Birmingham on Monday and London on Thursday.
Friday: Liverpool is a volunteer trip to show refreshable Braille to a primary school student. I'm going alone, so maybe some reading time on the train! And I get to expense my travel. Was only about £30 return on the train, which for about 240 miles round-trip seems pretty reasonable to me!
Monday: Birmingham is to get a phone battery replaced in the work iPhone, very important. Not sure how easy I'll find it navigating New Street without any sighted help, but I'll give it a go I suppose: what's the worst that can happen? Google maps wants me to walk a couple of hundred feet. I have legs, I can speak up and ask for help if I need it. I am not going to refuse to get it done just because nobody I know can accompany me. #BigBoyPants time. Anyone have experience of #Apple's #GeniusBar if you are #blind, by any chance?
Thursday: It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and work are putting on a to-do. In reality I don't think I have much to do but stand around looking blind and answer the odd question. WeWalk, Microsoft, Be My Eyes etc are all turning up, so it'll be a bit of schmoozing but sadly no boozing.
6AM train and I'll have to tube it from Paddington, which I always enjoy. The office is literally across the road from Aldgate East, so no worries at all on the navigation front there - I enjoy feeling like a ping pong ball zipping around the underground.
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What do the Clicks Keyboard, Ember Mug, Monarch braille display, and AirPods Pro 2 all have in common? They’re all in the inbox this week on Double Tap!Steve...
OK, so after trying MacBook and MacOS for a longer time I can say that it’s not as hard to learn as some people say, in fact, if you want you can learn it, and I have learned how to use a Mac pretty easily, I mean, obviously I had to get used to some things and to a little bit different way of thinking, but it’s not as bad as I thought it would be, and I’m not an expert, there are still some things to learn. I love challenges and it’s such a fun to learn, to get new knowledge about something, it’s just wonderful! Voiceover on the Mac is maybe not perfect, nothing is perfect, but I like Apple products. It’s great to try something different.#Blind #Technology #Apple
😩 Yesterday was a rough day. I was installing Pandoc with Homebrew on Monterey. It took over an hour just to build GHC, and then my computer completely froze. I had to shut it down manually. After rebooting, my Mac didn’t even recognize the internal SSD in recovery mode. I can’t even reinstall macOS—there’s no drive showing up to install it on! #Apple #ComputerMeltdown
I'm getting a new IPad shortly. Are there any good #accessible mediaplayers and recording-apps out there which aren't just the built-in memo and musicplayer-apps? I'm asking because this IPad air has USBC so I can connect external drives to it and I'd like to play and record stuff on it without going through the standard apple-apps if possible. #accessible #accessibility #apple #blind #ipad #audio #music
U.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.
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.
Bipartisan US Congress Members want the secrecy around the UK's encryption-breaking order to be lifted.
"It is imperative that the UK's technical demands of Apple - and of any other US companies - be subjected to robust, public analysis and debate."
“Secret court hearings featuring intelligence agencies and a handful of individuals approved by them do not enable robust challenges on highly technical matters.”
UK MPs have joined the chorus of voices wanting the Apple case to be held in public.
"If the Home Office wants to have effectively unfettered access to the private data of the (innocent) general public, they should explain their case in front of the public."
🗣️ David Davis MP.
"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."
A row between the tech giant and the government over customer data will reportedly move to London's High Court this week – but the hearing will be held behind closed doors.
Do I know anyone who's ever tried to capture an ARM-based #apple #Mac using a capture card? I am running into the dreaded #HDCP issues that seem to be common with these and google's failing me for a solution. Does using a #HDMI splitter still work for these cases or is there some kind of fancy tool to just disable HDCP for the duration? I'm not planning on capturing copyrighted material, it's just that this is on by default universally on macs for ... a reason that escapes me but I'm sure is very forward-thinking, magical and revolutionary. #streaming #contentCreation #hacks
Just like Linus (LTT) said, Apple could have just stopped working in UK territory, people would fight back against UK's government, pushing them to revert back the law and get Apple back. But Apple has no backbone and cares only about money, unlike Tuta.
"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.
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 !!
