[NJTechDiv] Turning on audio description on PBS app

[Beatrice Oliveti]

Thanks for this Tracey. I didn’t even realize pbs had descriptive. Video. It helps when it stays on once you set it up once. 
Warm Regards, 
Beatrice Oliveti 
National Federation Of The Blind 
Of NJ. Northeast Chapter 
Vice-President 
National Federation Of The Blind Of NJ. Braille Group Co-Facilitator 
Bayonne, NJ.  Lions Club Administrator 
Cell: 2019838124 
Email: beatrice.oliveti at gmail.com 

> On May 5, 2026, at 8:39 AM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
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> I figured out how to turn on audio description in the PBS TV app on the iPhone.  It used to be easy, but not so much now.  This is what I did:
> I choose a show I know has descriptions.  On the Play page, tap “more controls”.   
> Tap Audio.
> Tap English.
> Then there are 2 choices, English and English AD (audio description).  Tap AD.
> The screen then goes back to Play, and I can listen to my show with descriptions.
>  
> Descriptions used to stay on, once set, but now it seems I have to set it for each show.  I don’t know if it stays on for every episode after that, or if I’ll have to set it again to watch the next episode.
> Hope this is helpful to someone.  I’ll mention it in the Tech meeting Monday, too.
> Tracy
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