have you tried it from your Mac? I would love to have access from it there so i can do my podcast live there if it works.
> On Mar 5, 2022, at 10:31 AM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > I have been using Twitter Spaces on my iPhone 12 Pro Max as well. I found it > to be very easily accessed in my Twitter app. I have a Sony WH1000XN4 and did > not experience the spacial audio that I did in clubhouse but perhaps there is > a setting I have not tweaked yet. I did however find Spaces to be both > accessible and enjoyable. > Merv > > >> On Mar 5, 2022, at 1:43 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello All: >> >> This past week, I have been giving Twitter Spaces a test drive and I am so >> excited to recommend it to all iOS VoiceOver users. >> >> First, I am going to paste in some text from a 9 to 5 Mac article, written >> last year, that summarizes the Twitter Spaces feature: >> >> Begin Article fragment: >> Twitter now lets users join Spaces via desktop and mobile web browsers >> By Filipe Espósito, 9 to 5 Mac. >> Spaces is a live audio chat platform developed by Twitter, which was >> officially introduced earlier this year as an alternative to Clubhouse. As >> Spaces is now available to most users of the social network, Twitter is >> finally expanding the feature to desktop and mobile web browsers. >> Twitter confirmed in April this year that it was working on bringing Spaces >> to web browsers, as the platform was only available on Twitter’s official >> iOS and Android apps. Starting today, users will also be able to join Spaces >> using a web browser, whether on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. >> According to the company, the feature is still considered beta, which means >> that it has some limitations when compared to Spaces in the Twitter app. >> Right now, the focus areas are infrastructure, user interface, scheduled >> Spaces, and accessibility features. >> End Article Fragment. >> >> As I write this, I feel almost overwhelmed because I am finding it difficult >> to introduce you to a new feature that is, at first glance, not intuitive or >> VoiceOver accessible. So what should I do? I’ll try to express my thoughts >> in a numbered list: >> >> 1. >> Twitter is absolutely dedicated to making Spaces VoiceOver accessible. >> While I am not at liberty to expand on this, please trust me when I say that >> all Apple VoiceOver user feedback is being considered on a daily basis. >> This is truly one of the most exciting moments for us, as VoiceOver users in >> terms of having Twitter’s full attention. So, please try the new feature >> and send feedback to Twitter. >> >> 2. >> For those who may not know, in its simplest form, a live audio chat feature >> means that anyone can open a audio channel, and talk about anything and, >> while the chat is live, others can listen-in and join the conversation. For >> example, if I just wanted to express myself, on Twitter, using my voice, I >> could open a Space, type in a brief description of the subject, and begin >> talking. As my audio streams, others on Twitter will be alerted to the fact >> that there is a live Space, currently active, and they could listen in and >> ask me for permission to speak. Just a few minutes ago, I opened the Spaces >> tab in my Twitter app, and discovered that one live Space has people >> discussing how to get money back from friends who do not want to repay the >> loan. Another Space is discussing the best Elvis Presley performances of >> all time. Yet another space is talking about the best episodes of Start >> Trek. I see one, right now, talking about the Crimean war. >> >> 3. >> Currently, the Twitter Spaces full-feature set is Available for iOS, only; >> not iPad OS. >> >> 4. >> In the Twitter app, select the Spaces tab. VoiceOver users must use the >> swiping gesture in order to scroll down the list of live Spaces. >> >> 5. >> As you swipe through the list, you will hear VoiceOver say, Button” several >> times. You will also hear, “Posted by”. Listen for the posted by phrase >> because immediately following that will be a description of the Space. >> Understand that Twitter has no control over how someone writes their >> description so if they cannot spell correctly or use a bad description, that >> will be reflected in VoiceOver’s output. >> >> 6. >> Entering a Space is easy and launching your own live Space is easy, also. I >> suggest that you search the web for the various features of Spaces for more >> detail. >> >> 7. >> Twitter Spaces is free for both listening and hosting. >> >> 8. >> Twitter Spaces can be scheduled for future broadcasts. >> >> 9. >> Twitter Spaces can be recorded so that people can listen at a later time. >> >> 10. >> Any Twitter user can host a Space. >> >> 11. >> I intend to host a great number of Spaces in which we can discuss >> technology, screen readers, Braille, etc. >> >> 12. >> My twitter handle is @MarkMarcus. If you want to be alerted when I host a >> Space, follow me on Twitter. Also, if you have more questions about this >> new feature, you are welcome to send me a direct message on Twitter. >> >> 13. >> A great deal of companies are beginning to host lives spaces so I think this >> feature is here to stay. >> >> 14. >> Finally, I know that this is a great deal of information to assimilate but >> it is so important, to me, that we, as blind and low vision members of >> society, make our voices heard in this new forum that is expanding across >> the globe. >> >> If I have mistakenly represented a feature of Twitter Spaces, please reply, >> on-list, with the correct information so that we may all benefit from the >> updated info. >> >> I look so very forward to seeing / hearing, (big smile), all of you on >> Twitter Spaces, soon. >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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