[Electronics-talk] Considering upgrade to I OS 8.4

[Mike Freeman]

Rob:

I'm sure what I shall say next isn't exactly what you want to read and I agree with you that since the Adobe program is free, you aren't out much in trying it. However, I suspect that the documents won't be rendered in a form which VoiceOver can interpret. I certainly hope that I am wrong.

However, the KNFB Reader app interprets PDF documents -- even those without underlying ASCII text -- nearly flawlessly. Admittedly, it costs bucks -- especially when considering the usual cost of iOS apps. However, I assure you that even if you read inaccessible PDF documents even occasionally, the app is worth every penny. Like any OCR app, it takes some getting used to and the more practice, the better. But it really is amazing what it can do.

Good luck!

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rob Tabor via Electronics-talk
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 8:48 AM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Rob Tabor
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Considering upgrade to I OS 8.4

Good morning Mike and Listers,

First, thanks for your assurance that iOS 8.4 will run just fine on the iPhone 5.
Now as to Adobe Acrobat reader, I have also wondered if it will be accessible using voice over. The app being a free download, I suppose there's no harm in trying it out and then uninstalling if it turns out to be inaccessible with the screenreaderer by the same token, I'm not a big fan of reinventing the wheel if it doesn't need to be reinvented. That said, I would appreciate any guidance or information anyone may have on that subject.
Best regards,
Rob Taber and guide cane or and 
> On Jul 16, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Mike Freeman via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes. I'm using iOS 8.4 on an iPhone 5 with no difficulty.
> 
> I wonder, however, if the iOS version of Adobe acrobat is useable using VoiceOver?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rob Tabor via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 2:15 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Rob Tabor
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Considering upgrade to I OS 8.4
> 
> Good afternoon colleagues,
> 
> I have been thinking for dear life to iOS 7.1 .2 ever since the inception of iOS 8. While my initial concerns were over the presence of numerous bugs in the earliest releases of the new iOS, my overarching concern at this point is whether iOS 8.4 will overtax the resources on my iPhone 5 in such a way that will compromise performance of the phone itself as well as third-party apps. These concerns being noted, I am considering upgrading to iOS 8.4 to make available certain apps that I would like to have such as Adobe Acrobat reader. Additionally, I predict before very long that third-party app developers will soon stop supporting backward compatibility.
> 
> My question: is it safe to jump into the iOS 8 .4 pool? Thanks in advance for any guidance you can offer.
> 
> Best regards,
> Rob Taber and Guide Cane Raúl III
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