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it seems silly that I spend a lot of time moving my hands when I could just alt+tab into my phone controller. Both devices have the hardware, the computer has the keyboard I want, and the phone works with so many cheap keyboards because of the Bluetooth standards it already supports ...
I recently drove a car whose whole control and entertainment system was a gigantic iPad-like thing mounted to the dash. It caused me to have a realisation about the #Ui and #UX of touch screens.
There is no way to touch a touchscreen without it treating that touch as intentional. What I mean is: without taking my eyes off the road, I can grope across the dashboard, find a knob or button—by touching it—without activating any function. Touching the volume button or temperature knob doesn’t DO anything until I do it with more force and intentionality. Not so for a #touchscreen.
My mobile #phone (an #iPhone 13) has no dead space in its face. There’s no part of the phone face I can touch without it assuming I meant to do that and I wanted to activate whatever was under my finger. Old iPhones that had physical home buttons also had dead space to either side: a safe space to hold the phone without DOING anything.
Computer keyboard have little raised pips on the F and J keys so you can find them by touch without looking. I do this all the time. But I don’t type the letters F or J. Touch screens have no such affordances.
I look at the #blackberry keyboard in this photo and I see a raised space bar. It’s an #affordance that lets you orient your fingers, and orient how you hold the phone, without looking.
I miss buttons.
mobilesyrup.com/2025/02/15/bla…
BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired
Let's all close our eyes and go back to 2009 so we can feel the thrill of typing our first email on the go.Brad Bennett (MobileSyrup)
Just a reminder, especially in this wild time we live in. DO NOT INSTALL WORK MDM ON YOUR PERSONAL DEVICE.
If your work requires Microsoft Intune or similar MDM, to get email/teams/slack. don't accept it. It opens your device up for them to access private data and disable/delete your phone (even if they say they wont, they can)
blog.cdemi.io/never-accept-an-…
#privacy #android #iphone #work #email #outlook #microsoft
Never accept an MDM policy on your personal phone
In this new age of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), employees can bring personally owned devices (laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc...) to their workplace, and to use those devices to access privileged company information and applications.Christopher Demicoli (blog.cdemi.io)
JIT isn't just for games! I just ran Arch Linux, with sound, on my iPhone! I used VoiceOver screen recognition to read the screen, then used espeak once I got that installed. I couldn't figure out how to enable Speakup, so I'll leave that for future me to tinker with. I'd be curious to know if any other blind people have used UTM, on the Mac maybe, and have some Windows VM's or a Windows install ISO that talks. I can probably only handle up to Windows 7 or so on this iPhone. But it would be cool to see if it's possible!
#linux #UTM #iPhone #iOS #sideload #ALTSTORE #archLinux #blind #accessibility
Join the zoom call and initiate screen share from the PC, go to the Advanced Tab, select to share iPhone/iPad screen via Airplay, find Screen Mirroring in Control Center, Select Zoom, and restart Voiceover.
Some (out of scope) fun-fact about #deltatauri: It only took me like 3 hours to get it running on #iPhone
@TauriApps is really easy for making #crossplatform apps.
Though of course the devil is in the detail, it would still need quite some native integration work to make it useable for normal users, so currently it is not a goal for us. So it won't replace our native #deltachat_ios app any time soon ;)
20% of the work for 80% of the visible result 😅
Apple iPhone 6 running Linux 6.13 and postmarketOS.
It's on.
Special Thanks to @riscv64 for doing the work to make this possible. I just got it booting with pmOS.
#iPhone #iOS #Apple #postmarketOS #Linux #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile
My Blind Tech Setup 2025 - TIM DIXON
A look at what I have in my Blind Tech Setup 2025. What hhave I stopped using, what have I added? Did I stick with the Mac?Tim Dixon (TIM DIXON)
Blind and Low Vision Gift Guide - Fall 2024 - TIM DIXON
Need some inspiration on what to buy for someone who is blind or low vision? look no further than this hand gift guide for winter 2024.Tim Dixon (TIM DIXON)
Sight Village Interviews - Behind the Scenes - TIM DIXON
Tim shares how he did the video Sight Village interviews for Double Tap, the equipment used and lessons learnt.Tim Dixon (TIM DIXON)
elevenforum.com/t/apple-intell…
#TheOldReader #iOS #accessibility #technology #tech @mastoblind
The Old Reader
Read all your favorite online content in one place. Import your subscriptions in one click, find your friends, and start sharing.The Old Reader
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!
Essential iPhone security tips to protect your private data.
Apple’s closed software ecosystem doesn’t provide complete protection from viruses or hackers. It’s up to you to stay alert and protected.Tutanota
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…
Samsung can't blame Apple's iPhone monopoly for a lifetime of terrible software
Slap the TouchWiz from the GalaxyPhilip Berne (TechRadar)
Clicks for iPhone
Clicks brings a REAL KEYBOARD to your iPhone. Enjoy the feel of buttons, type with precision and double your space to create. Available now. Ships worldwide.www.clicks.tech
👆 …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 und Epic Games: Urteil im Rechtsstreit gefällt
Im Rechtsstreit zwischen Apple und dem Spiele-Entwickler Epic Games über die Bedingungen für eine Aufnahme von Software in den App Store ist ein Urteil gefallen.RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland
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! 🤬
#Apple #iPhone PSA: Bug caused Apple Watch running watchOS 10.1 beta to drain iPhone battery 9to5mac.com/2023/10/10/bug-wat…
watchOS 10.1 bug caused Apple Watch to drain iPhone battery
Apple recently released the iOS 17.0.3 update to address a bug causing iPhones, especially the iPhone 15 Pro, to overheat....Filipe Espósito (9to5Mac)
Five ways to use the Action Button on your brand new iPhone 15 Pro
Lights, Camera, Action.James Bentley (iMore)
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
Join the Accessible Apple Discord Server!
Check out the Accessible Apple community on Discord - hang out with 1 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.Discord
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
GitHub - opensourcesys/speechLogger: An NVDA add-on to log speech to a file. Includes support for logging remote sessions.
An NVDA add-on to log speech to a file. Includes support for logging remote sessions. - GitHub - opensourcesys/speechLogger: An NVDA add-on to log speech to a file. Includes support for logging rem...GitHub
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: 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
Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments. We also make tra…Mosen At Large
Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate
#smartphones #Policy #Brazil #iphone #apple #USB-C #Tech #USB
Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate
Brazil joins EU and efforts from US politicians in universal charger push.Ars Technica