Hi Jane, This is weird. Dictation can be started by a two-finger double-tap, which is in fact one of my favorite new little features. I’ve never ad problems with a one-finger double tap. Best, Zack. On Oct 3, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. Yes it is very accessible from a totally blind person's perspective. > There is one conflict you need to be aware of. At least, I find it to be a > problem. It's hard to double-tap on a field and type in text. Now, the > microphone seems to think I want to ictate text. This an make searching for > books and putting them into the right colection tricky. > > Jane > > > > > On Oct 3, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Zachary Kline <zkl...@speedpost.net> wrote: > >> I’ve been using iOS 7 for a while now, and must say that the issues are very >> minor. Over all the experience is positive, for me as a totally blind person. >> Best, >> Zack. >> On Oct 3, 2013, at 7:03 AM, Josh Gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I will agree… Of particular annoyance to me is the losing focus issue of >>> voice over on iPhone 4s. Maybe this doesn't happen on other devices, but it >>> is particularly noticeable here. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 3, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Lynne, >>>> >>>> Right here’s a departure from the fanboy culture for you. IOS7 is a >>>> mediocre release. There are various issues but of particular note is the >>>> way they have broken interaction with Siri. Lots of fairly clued-in >>>> people have commented on this on twitter but for me they need to really >>>> solve this one. >>>> >>>> Bluntly, the big game-changers in IOS7 aren’t in the realm of >>>> accessibility for blind people; rather they are in the inclusion of >>>> switch-based access. I’m not a user of these devices but word has it that >>>> they’ve done this fairly well. >>>> >>>> Dónal >>>>> On 3 Oct 2013, at 14:54, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I love ios7 and all its glory. It's accessible with some quirks and some >>>>> pas crash and brake, but I'm sure that will come in time. But as for >>>>> access issues others are reporting I'm not ringing them. Yu just need to >>>>> practice some of the jesters until you can do them in your sleep. Where >>>>> did you hear the 64 gig model was *not* going to be around anymore? I did >>>>> not hear such a thing even in the key note in june. >>>>> >>>>> Tc. >>>>>> On Oct 3, 2013, at 1:14 AM, Cait and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Lynn, >>>>>> Personally, I like IOS 7. >>>>>> >>>>>> some of the gestures took some getting used to, and I still struggle >>>>>> with a few of them, but that's me and not the OS! >>>>>> >>>>>> We upgraded both our phones from i phone 4's to the 5C, 32 g model. IOS >>>>>> 7 does run a bit faster on the new phones, but we didn't play around a >>>>>> lot with the older phones, either. I am also running the new OS on my i >>>>>> pad 2 and it's a bit sluggish, but this doesn't make it unusable. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not sure what's available in the UK, but here in Canada, you can >>>>>> definitely buy a 5S in the 64 g model. >>>>>> >>>>>> Caitlyn >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2013-10-03, at 4:00 AM, "Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith" >>>>>>> <ly...@mac-access.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello everybody >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Firstly, let me just say that I’m not interested in what the “fat cats” >>>>>>> and the professional analysts say; I’m looking for genuine user opinion >>>>>>> here. I just wondered what you all make of iOS7.02 now that it is >>>>>>> public, in terms of accessibility primarily, and functionality as a >>>>>>> secondary topic. Speaking as somebody with vision, on the outside >>>>>>> looking in as you might say, it seems to me that Apple has maintained >>>>>>> its reputation and commitment as far as iOS is concerned, to >>>>>>> accessibility. Although I haven’t gave much of an opportunity to play >>>>>>> around with VoiceOver yet, from the visual perspective iOS7.02 is >>>>>>> gorgeous. I love the way that applications can now interact, and the >>>>>>> gestures which were there in iOS6 have been improved upon. Of course, >>>>>>> Apple’s errors which only came to light when iOS7 hit the streets were >>>>>>> a little embarrassing for them I would think. But in fairness, they did >>>>>>> move swiftly to address them and now, we would seem to have as secure a >>>>>>> mobiles operating system as we can reasonably expect. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do have one query though. I remember reading in the release notes >>>>>>> that there are a small number of functions which only apply to the >>>>>>> iPhone5, iPhone5C and iPhone5S. Is there anybody who has upgraded since >>>>>>> the release of iOS7 to an iPhone5, iPhone5C or iPhone5S from an earlier >>>>>>> model and has noticed a significant increase in functionality? If so, >>>>>>> what were the significant differences that you noticed? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am toying with the idea of upgrading all of our iPhones to the 5S. >>>>>>> But I seem to remember that there is no longer a 64GB model available. >>>>>>> Our iPhones are currently all the 4S 64GB models. They work fine, and >>>>>>> if I’m going to upgrade there’s have to be significant reasons. 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