[Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info

[Sherri]

This is really interesting. Thanks.
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From: "Denise Valkema" <valkemadenise at aol.com>
To: "NFBF" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:41 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info




Sincerely, Denise Valkema by iPhone

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> From: "William Rivera" <billmyster at the-beach.net>
> Date: March 12, 2014 at 10:20:36 PM EDT
> To: "',
> For Apple I-Phone users, a bit of info on IOS v7.1 update released this 
> Monday.  If you find any other bugs, please document them and send to:
> accessibility at apple.com
>
> New Accessibility Features in iOS 7.1:
> 1.    A new Accessibility option that turns on "Button Shapes". This is 
> intended tother text on the screen (such as icon labels).
> 2.    The increase contrast setting found at 
> Settings>General>Accessibility now contains three options rather than 
> being a single Toggle. This should make it easier for low-vision users to 
> fine-tune the settings to something that best suits their personal 
> circumstances. The 3 options are:
> a.    Reduce Transparency: when enabled, this should make some text and 
> page elements become solid colours, thus providing a better contrast 
> against the background.
> b.    Darken Colors: when enabled, this uses slightly darker versions of 
> the colors used in some apps (for example, the light blue used in Safari 
> and Settings becomes a darker shade of blue)
> c.     Reduce White Point: when enabled, this makes the general whiteness 
> of iOS 7 a little duller, so should help those who suffer from glare.
> 3.    Enabling the Bold Text option now thickens icons as well as text on 
> iOS labels. It also now changes the fonts used in the keyboard and the 
> calculator.
> 4.    The option to Reduce Motion now also effects the native Weather app, 
> Messages, and multitasking UI animations.
> 5.    There are new wallpapers which low-vision users may find make it 
> easier for them to see text and images. These wallpapers are available in 
> a selection of solid colors with a polka dot pattern.
> 6.    You can now set different speech rates for each language that you 
> have on the language rotor. To do so, go to 
> Settings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Languages & Dialects and 
> double-tap the ‘Info’ button that you will find next to the relevant 
> language from the list of those enabled on the rotor.
> Accessibility Improvements in iOS 7.1:
> 1.    The quality of the Vocalizer compact voices for United States 
> English, British English, Australian English, and several other languages 
> has been improved.  While not directly related to accessibility, new Siri 
> voices (with gender options) are available for U.K. English, Australian 
> English and some other languages.
> 2.    Folder badges now work as intended.
> 3.    The closing folder sound now works as intended.
> 4.    VoiceOver now reads all of the information on the Favorites tab in 
> the Phone app.
> 5.    When creating a new text or iMessage, you can now swipe to the text 
> field after entering a contact.
> 6.    VoiceOver focus is now more consistent when selecting multiple 
> messages in the Mail app.
> 7.    VoiceOver focus is now more consistent when using the Actions rotor 
> in the Mail app to delete messages.
> 8.    The Reminders app now gives feedback to VoiceOver users that lists 
> are draggable for reordering.
> 9.    The Status bar on the lock screen now has hints for both the swiping 
> up and swiping down gestures.
> 10.  VoiceOver no longer repeats the locked screen announcement.
> 11.  While adjusting the volume using the volume buttons with the screen 
> locked, VoiceOver no longer says "screen locked" after the adjustment is 
> made.
> 12.  VoiceOver volume can now be adjusted above 35% using the rotor on all 
> devices.
> 13.  You can now swipe through all options under Settings>Music when 
> iTunes Match is enabled.
> 14.  When you have just installed an app update, VoiceOver will now 
> announce ‘Recently Updated’ right after the app’s name when you put 
> VoiceOver focus on to its icon on the Home screen.
> 15.  VoiceOver no longer announces every time slot when swiping through 
> the day’s calendar in the Notifications Center. Now, it will only announce 
> any scheduled events.
> 16.  The random resetting of Inverted Colors no longer appears to happen.
> 17.  Pressing the control key on a Bluetooth keyboard now works as 
> intended and stops VoiceOver from speaking.
> 18.  The editing commands in Braille, such as space with dots 2-3-5-6 to 
> select all; space with C to copy, etc. now function as expected.
> 19.  The virtual keyboard can now be toggled on and off successfully with 
> space and dots 1-4-6 in Braille.
> 20.  VoiceOver now correctly reads the information for Cellular Data Usage 
> available through Settings.
> 21.  When Siri asks a question that requires a response, speech now 
> usually finishes before the microphone is activated for your answer.
> 22.  All buttons now appear to be correctly labeled and work as expected 
> when using the Music app to listen to an audiobook.
> 23.  When using the Photo app, VoiceOver now once again gives feedback on 
> whether there are faces in the framed shot.
> 24.  When in the Messages app, VoiceOver now once again provides feedback 
> when the other person in an iMessage exchange is typing.
> 25.  When Siri is active, a Magic Tap (two-finger double tap) once again 
> toggles listening on and off. This was a feature in iOS 6, but broke in 
> iOS 7.0.x.
> 26.  The letters which accompany the number keys on the phone keypad and 
> passcode entry screen are once again announced by VoiceOver after the 
> number itself is announced.
> Bugs in iOS 7.1:
> 1.    Navigating the App Store is still unreliable and inconsistent with 
> VoiceOver, although some minor improvements appear to have been made - 
> such as when swiping left from the bottom menu bar on the Featured tab.
> 2.    Navigating by Heading in Safari remains inconsistent, and VoiceOver 
> focus can still jump to the wrong place as you try to move through the 
> page.
> 3.    Audio playback still does not consistently return to its previous 
> level after being automatically lowered when VoiceOver is speaking, 
> although it does appear to less evident.
> 4.    It can still sometimes take a second or two for VoiceOver to 
> announce the time when the sleep/wake button is pressed. Likewise, there 
> is still sometimes a delay for the screen to lock when pressing the lock 
> button.
> 5.    VoiceOver focus can be inconsistent when navigating Settings on an 
> iPad or iPad Mini.
> 6.    VoiceOver does not always give an audible alert and/or move focus 
> when a pop-up alert/menu is displayed on screen.
> 7.    If you have autolock enabled there are some instances where the 
> device will lock when you are actually using an app (MBraille and Fleksy 
> are known examples).
> 8.    On the Activity page for Shared Photo Streams in the Photos App, 
> VoiceOver does not read the text that accompanies items. For example, this 
> text might say “Fred posted a photo. Fred’s Shared photos.” All that 
> VoiceOver reads is the ‘Like’ button which is visually located next to 
> this text.
> 9.    When using a Bluetooth keyboard or Braille display, VoiceOver does 
> not consistently provide feedback when you have copied text using 
> Command+c or Space+c.
> 10.  When using the App Switcher to close or move between apps, VoiceOver 
> may say “App Switcher” when you return to the Home screen or switch apps. 
> In the case of the Home screen, VoiceOver will say “App Switcher” followed 
> by where its focus is (such as a folder name). In the case of switching 
> apps, VoiceOver will announce the name of the app closely followed by “App 
> Switcher”. This behavior does not appear to happen every time.
> 11.  When you search for a particular string in the Calendar app (such as 
> ‘dentist’), a list of results is displayed. The date that VoiceOver 
> announces for each of these events bears no resemblance to the dates 
> actually displayed on the screen. And, it is the displayed dates which are 
> the correct ones.
> 12.  Entering text with a Bluetooth keyboard can be problematic. In some 
> circumstances VoiceOver will announce non-standard characters as you type. 
> The number, navigation and function keys appear to work as expected. Some 
> users report that turning the Bluetooth keyboard off and on again can 
> temporarily correct this behavior.
> 13.  When content contains more than 1 language, VoiceOver detection of 
> the switch between languages is unreliable.
>
>
> William Rivera
> billmyster at the-beach.net
>
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