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<h1 style="line-height:54.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F;letter-spacing:-.1pt">iOS 26 and iPadOS 26: A Summary of VoiceOver and Braille Issues and Improvements<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F7581">By <a href="https://www.applevis.com/users/applevis" title="View user profile."><b><span style="color:#0000C2">AppleVis</span></b></a>,
15 September, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 will be available to the public on Monday, September 15, 2025. This post contains a summary of new bugs and fixes impacting
VoiceOver and Braille support that we have independently validated during our use and testing of these releases.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">The information contained in this post is compiled from our own use and testing of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 during the beta period from June to September 2025; as well as from reports submitted by others through our <a href="https://www.applevis.com/community-bug-program"><span style="color:#0000C2">Community
Bug Program.</span></a> Our sincere appreciation goes to everyone who so generously took the time to share their findings with us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">As is our routine practice, each bug in this post has been given a severity rating. These ratings are based upon what we believe to be the implications for accessing and using features and functionality for the average
user; the level of impact on the overall user experience; and whether or not there is an effective workaround for the issue. However, as these ratings are subjective to an extent, it is very possible that they may not reflect your own opinion or use case.
With this in mind, we strongly recommend reading this full post and any replies before updating to iOS 26 and iPadOS 26; as we believe this will help you make an informed decision on whether to install the software at the current time or to wait for a future
release.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">While we are confident in the status of issues contained in this post, we do not claim that our bug list is definitive or that our assessments are infallible. Some issues may manifest only under specific conditions;
this is all the more likely as software continues to add more features and the number of devices, available configurations, and use cases in Apple's ecosystem continues to grow. You likely will not experience every bug that we list, and you likely will not
agree with every severity rating for the bugs that you do experience. While we wish it were otherwise, this is to be expected. And as is the nature with all software, it is also likely that you will encounter issues that we did not experience during our own
testing and daily use of these releases. This was certainly the case for us when attempting to validate reports received through the Community Bug Program. Just because we do not list an issue in this post does not mean it does not exist; it simply means that
we are unaware of or were unable to independently validate it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">To ensure the information here is as complete and accurate as possible, we would appreciate input from those who have installed iOS 26 or iPadOS 26. Please confirm if you are encountering the same problems listed
or if you have found workarounds. Please also let us know about any additional issues not mentioned here. Of course, it is even more important that you report any new bugs directly to Apple - they are already aware of the ones listed here. <a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/report-accessibility-issues-ios-ipados-macos-watchos-or-tvos-guide-how-why"><span style="color:#0000C2">For
an explanation of why and how to report bugs to Apple, see this post.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">With all of the preamble out of the way, here are the new bugs for VoiceOver and Braille users which we have personally experienced and believe to be present in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">Serious Bugs<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/braille-access-live-captions-are-not-supported-facetime-or-facetime-audio-calls"><span style="color:#0000C2">In Braille Access, Live Captions does not work with FaceTime or FaceTime Audio
calls.</span></a> We are not aware of any workaround for this issue at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">Moderate Bugs<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/when-typing-quickly-perkins-style-keyboard-typed-letters-are-sometimes-missed-certain-text"><span style="color:#0000C2">When typing with a Perkins-style keyboard, typed characters are
sometimes missed.</span></a> In our experience, this happens most regularly in the Mail app. As a workaround, we recommend typing text in the Braille Notes app in Braille Access and then pasting them into the desired app. The Notes app also has shown to drop
fewer characters in our testing.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/whatsapp-message-actions-menu-which-includes-reactions-disappears-you-can-interact-it-if"><span style="color:#0000C2">In WhatsApp, if VoiceOver is on, the Message Actions menu (which
includes Reactions) disappears before it can be interacted with.</span></a> We are listing this as an iOS 26 VoiceOver issue because it is not present on iOS 18. While some message actions are available through the VoiceOver Actions Rotor, we are not aware
of a workaround for message reactions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/double-tapping-episode-tv-app-voiceover-reveals-episodes-context-menu-instead-playing"><span style="color:#0000C2">When focusing on an episode on the homepage of the TV app and double-tapping
to play it, that episode's context menu is revealed instead.</span></a> To play the episode, select "Go to episode" from this menu, and then select an option under the "how to watch" heading.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/games-app-buttons-under-continue-playing-heading-home-tab-are-unlabelled"><span style="color:#0000C2">In the Games app, the buttons for individual games under the 'Continue Playing' heading
are unlabeled.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/custom-labels-which-were-previously-deleted-voiceover-settings-are-coming-back"><span style="color:#0000C2">On occasions, custom VoiceOver labels that were previously deleted are re-added.</span></a> We
are not aware of any workaround for this issue at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/occasions-voiceover-fails-indicate-presence-notifications-lock-screen-when-device-woken"><span style="color:#0000C2">On Occasions, VoiceOver Fails to Indicate the Presence of Notifications
on the Lock Screen When the Device is Woken.</span></a> The presentation of this issue is very inconsistent, with no user-discernable pattern or cause. In our experience, locking and re-waking the screen will usually work to have VoiceOver announce the presence
of notifications if there are any; and notifications are also accessible by swiping through the Lock Screen.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h3 style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">Minor Bugs<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/when-using-braille-access-either-brf-files-or-braille-notes-attempting-move-file-crashes"><span style="color:#0000C2">When using Braille Access, if no folders have been created, attempting
to move a BRF file or braille note will crash the app.</span></a> We recommend creating a folder prior to attempting to move a BRF file or braille note.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/keyboard-sounds-do-not-play-when-voiceover-audio-ducking-enabled"><span style="color:#0000C2">When VoiceOver's Audio Ducking feature is enabled, Keyboard sounds do not play as expected
when typing or deleting text.</span></a> To regain keyboard sounds, disable Audio Ducking in Settings> Accessibility> VoiceOver> Audio> Audio Ducking.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/button-show-bookmarks-safaris-toolbar-incorrectly-labeled"><span style="color:#0000C2">When using Safari's "Top" view, the button in the toolbar to show bookmarks is labeled as "Bookmark"
instead of "show bookmarks."</span></a> This button appears to be labeled correctly when using the "bottom" view.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/when-using-sleep-mode-iphone-apple-watch-alarm-set-go-watch-iphone-wakes-voiceover-speaks"><span style="color:#0000C2">When using Sleep Mode with iPhone and Apple Watch and the alarm
is set to go off on Apple Watch, the iPhone wakes and VoiceOver speaks just prior to the alarm starting on the Watch.</span></a> To work around this issue, turn off VoiceOver on the iPhone prior to going to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/when-using-voiceover-it-not-possible-dismiss-player-controls-tv-app"><span style="color:#0000C2">It is not possible to dismiss the Player controls in the TV app when VoiceOver is enabled.</span></a> To
dismiss the Player controls, temporarily turn off VoiceOver and tap a blank space on the screen.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora"><a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios/voiceover-can-sometimes-become-sluggish-when-adding-or-editing-rotor-voice"><span style="color:#0000C2">When adding or editing a Rotor voice, VoiceOver can sometimes become sluggish.</span></a> As
an alternative to the Edit Voice screen, we recommend changing Rate and other settings via the Rotor where available.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">More Bugs<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">In addition to the aforementioned bugs, members of the AppleVis community have <a href="https://www.applevis.com/forum/apple-beta-releases/release-candidates-are-out"><span style="color:#0000C2">shared their findings
and experiences with the Release Candidates of the '26' releases</span></a> on the AppleVis Forum. Alongside any comments to this post, the above-linked topic captures use cases and experiences outside of our own and is worth a read for those seeking as complete
of a picture as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">Improvements for VoiceOver and Braille in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">To the best of our knowledge, Apple does not routinely publish lists of bug fixes for VoiceOver or braille; thus, it is difficult to get a full accounting of every issue that has been resolved or what fixes users
can expect to see upon upgrading to iOS 26 or iPadOS 26. With this in mind, our testing suggests that the following iOS/iPadOS 18 issues have been resolved or meaningfully improved in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Lora">When using the App Switcher, VoiceOver now only closes the app in focus.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">The Eloquence speech synthesizer now uses the proper inflection when speaking and encountering a comma.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">Thank You to Community Bug Program Participants<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">In 2025, AppleVis launched the Community Bug Program; with the goal of creating a way for members of the community to contribute to our bug tracking and software releases by sharing their findings with us upon reporting
them to Apple. We would like to thank all those who participated in our Community Bug Program during the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 beta cycles. Our testing and reporting efforts, including in this post, are more complete and comprehensive because of your efforts.
While we were not able to independently validate every issue that was shared with us (see the introduction of this post about the increasing fragmentation of the user experience across Apple platforms), our appreciation for your efforts remains the same. In
addition to those who requested to remain anonymous, we would like to recognize and thank the following contributors for sharing iOS and iPadOS reports with us:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Lora">Ayub<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Christopher Hallsworth<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Cliff Isaksen<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Dennis Long<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Emily Chia<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Jesse Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Jim Pickens<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Joaquin Garcia-Cano<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">KE8UPE<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Mahmood<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Mani L<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Nikola Jovi\u0107<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Pisces<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Ricardo da Silva Brandão<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Satyanarayana<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Selvarajan<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Seamus Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F">In Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">Our team has compiled lists of new accessibility bugs for every major iOS and iPadOS release since iOS 7. No software is completely free of bugs. With this in mind, when evaluating these releases against recent years,
we believe that iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 compare favorably. Keeping in mind that everyone's use case is unique and there are no right or wrong answers, below are our general iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 upgrade recommendations based on use case:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Lora">VoiceOver-Only Users: For most VoiceOver-only users, we believe that iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 represent a safe upgrade.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Braille Users: Braille users may wish to hold off upgrading for now, due to the aforementioned issues with text sometimes not being captured when typing in Mail and other apps. Note that the new Braille Notes app in Braille Access
provides a workaround for this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:Lora">Low Vision Users: As iOS 26 includes a new Liquid Glass user interface redesign, we recommend that low vision users try iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 on a secondary device prior to installing it on their daily driver. We also recommend
that users explore the available transparency options by navigating to Settings> Accessibility and scrolling down through the options under the 'Vision' heading.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">If you have not already upgraded to iOS 26 or iPadOS 26, we would strongly recommend that you take a few moments to read through any replies to this post before doing so; in case other users' experiences differ from
our own. Also, consider that historically, Apple has delivered fixes for many accessibility bugs within the first few x.x.1 updates following major releases, and waiting briefly may allow Apple to resolve any initial problems reported after the public release.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">In the event that you do encounter an issue that is particularly bothersome, there are some troubleshooting steps you can take. Sometimes, simply toggling VoiceOver off and on again or restarting your device can
resolve some issues that may arise following an OS update. Therefore, we highly recommend including these steps as part of your standard troubleshooting process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">In iOS 26, Apple introduced a new option to reset all VoiceOver settings. If restarting VoiceOver and/or your device does not resolve the issue, it might be worth considering a reset of your VoiceOver Settings; to
do this, navigate to Settings> Accessibility> VoiceOver> Reset VoiceOver Settings. While this approach requires manually reconfiguring your customized VoiceOver settings, we have heard of multiple instances where a VoiceOver settings reset resolved issues
during the iOS 26 beta cycle. This suggests that occasionally, problems can be attributed to local factors rather than being OS bugs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">Finally, when commenting below, please keep the discussion focused on accessibility issues specifically introduced or fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Our release posts tend to be widely read and garner many helpful
responses, so it is all the more important that readers can easily find relevant information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px">
<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">Also, please remember that upgrade decisions are personal, with each user's situation unique - there is no right or wrong choice. Comments criticizing others' decisions are not constructive and do nothing to add
to the discussion; but they do set a negative tone and get in the way of readers finding helpful information. Furthermore, not experiencing an issue yourself does not mean that it doesn't exist for others, as bugs can be configuration-specific. Stating that
an issue doesn't exist simply because you haven't encountered it is unhelpful. Our aim with these posts is to provide a forum for respectful, constructive, and honest sharing of experiences that inform decisions and empower people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Lora;color:#2B353B">In closing, we would like to publicly thank Apple's Accessibility Team for their attention to our reports during the beta cycle. Our experience is that a majority of the issues we reported during the beta cycle were
resolved. We encourage Apple to prioritize quickly fixing the bugs listed in this post and on <a href="https://www.applevis.com/bugs/ios-ipados-active"><span style="color:#0000C2">The AppleVis Bug Tracker.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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