[Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info
Jim Ellsworth
jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com
Fri Mar 14 11:38:45 UTC 2014
Sherri,
I don't understand what she is talking about either. Perhaps she could provide some additional info like where she read this or heard about it.
Thanks,
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherri
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:35 PM
To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info
What's the telephone button on the keypad? I upgraded too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darlene" <dlaiblcrowe at att.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info
Yes I agree I especially like the telephone button on the keypad
Need to take some time and check out the other improvement
Love my iPhone!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 13, 2014, at 7:51 AM, "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Darlene,
>
> What Denise sent around were the changes and improvements. This is a
> pretty good upgrade.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Ellsworth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darlene
> Laibl-Crowe
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 7:40 AM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info
>
> Thank you, Denise! I wondered what types of changes were made with the
> upgrade!
>
> (smile)
> Darlene
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Denise
> Valkema
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:42 PM
> To: NFBF
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info
>
>
>
> Sincerely, Denise Valkema by iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> 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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