[Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info

[David Andrews]

iOS 7.1 has a setting that changes the appearance 
of some of the buttons, in part to help low 
vision people I think.  This may be what the comment was about.

Dave


>I don't see a "telephone" button. I see a "call" 
>button, which has always been there. ----- 
>Original Message ----- From: "Jim Ellsworth" 
><jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com> To: "'NFB of 
>Florida Internet Mailing List'" 
><nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 
>7:38 AM Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fwd: IOS 7.1 info 
>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 >