[NFB-DB] iOS 17 coming out today: message for braille users
Scott Davert
scottdavert at gmail.com
Mon Sep 18 19:02:43 UTC 2023
Hi all.
I wanted to give braille users a bit of a cautionary message about upgrading to iOS 17. Some braille display users, myself included, have had significant issues with the Focus 5th generation displays. The connection was not stable for me on 2 different phones running iOS 17. I had one instance where the the Focus wouldn't communicate at all and it took several rounds of trouble shooting to get the connection back. When it did come back, it did some randomly, while I was not interacting with it. Testing with another focus on the latest firmware yielded similar results. On the other hand, some users have also reported having no issues with the Focus at all. Some users have also reported challenges with the Braille Sense 6 and Eurobraille displays. I have found, as have others, that the Brailliant BIX series and Mantis have reliable connections. How this will play out I’m unsure. I have no further data about specific braille displays I can share, and it will be a week before I can investigate further. That said, I’m sure there will be some who upgrade anyway and I hope they will report their findings as well. Basically, upgrade at your own risk is the bottom line.
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