Also in ios 9 Speak Screen (invoked by two finger swipe down from top of screen) is so fast that it sounds like gibberish. I have reported this to Apple with every beat version but it still hasn't been fixed. Harry
> On 16 Sep 2015, at 18:15, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: > > Hi everyone, now that the NDA is lifted, here are some things I think you > might like to be aware of in iOS 9. > I am enthusiastic about iOS 9. It is significantly more responsive than its > predecessor, and there are many new features that I'm sure you'll enjoy. > Unfortunately, there are also some VoiceOver bugs in iOS 9 that range from > minor annoyances to potentially critical, depending on how you use your > device and whether you find yourself affected. Here are just a few that you > might like to take into consideration before deciding whether to wait for a > bug fix release before installing iOS 9. Remember that a few days following > iOS 9's release, it will not be possible to downgrade again, so you should > consider the upgrade to iOS 9 a one-way trip, and proceed with caution if > anything below concerns you. > 1. Audio routing bug. This is potentially the most significant accessibility > bug I can recall ever to slip through an iOS release, due to the number of > people who may be affected. Not everyone will be, and at present, even after > extensive testing with a range of people owning different devices, I have no > information about why it affects some users, but not others. It is not device > specific, for example it is happening to me on my iPhone 6 Plus, but I know > iPhone 6 Plus users where the problem isn't so severe. Nor does it seem to be > affected by any setting. If you're lucky, it won't happen to you, but the > only way I am aware of to determine this is to upgrade. > This bug may affect you when you have earbuds or headphones connected to the > headphone socket of your iPhone. The primary way the audio routing bug > manifests itself is when you receive an incoming phone or FaceTime call. You > can usually hear if you're going to be affected by the bug because your > ring-tone will fade in and out, rather like the way VOiceOver causes system > audio to fade in and out when audio ducking is enabled. At this point, if you > press the power button to silence the ringer and then flick through the > screen, you will find that not only has VOiceOver become unresponsive, but > the entire phone has as well. > If you don't press the power button while the phone is ringing, but instead > opt to flick through the iPHone's screen to locate the Answer button or > review caller ID information, VoiceOver may not speak at all. > Finally, if you attempt to answer the incoming call with a two-finger > double-tap, you may not be able to, since VoiceOver has effectively locked up. > The bottom line is that if you have earbuds connected, you may not be able to > answer a call. > Some people have also reported similar problems answering calls when their > phone is set to silent. > If you rely on your phone for business or safety, this could be a deal > breaker in terms of upgrading at this point. > What makes this bug so fascinating is that not only is it completely absent > for some people, but of those who experience it, not all symptoms are present > for all users. For example, some people experience the issues I have > described when they press the power button to mute the ringer, but not when > the phone is ringing. Others can answer a call by pressing the button on > their EarPods, while others cannot. > If you upgrade and are affected by this, here are a few things to try. > (A) If you have the more moderate version of this bug, avoid pressing the > power button when you receive an incoming call. > (B) Turning off audio ducking seems to help a little for some users. > (C) If you can't answer a call with a two-finger double-tap, try pressing the > button on your EarPods or similar device if you have such a device connected. > (D) If all else fails, you can disconnect any device from the headphone jack, > answer the call with a two-finger double-tap, then reconnect the device to > the headphone jack. > (E) Given the critical nature of this bug, if you've upgraded and now find > yourself afflicted by it, enrol in the iOS beta program so you can receive > early copies of any fixes Apple is working on. But keep in mind that since > you will be running beta software, you may well be swapping one set of bugs > for another. > 2. Bluetooth keyboard support unreliable. Sometimes, users may input double > letters when typing. This is a bug that was introduced in the iOS 8 cycle, > and can easily be worked around by toggling VoiceOver off and on. > However, a new bug now exists where at times, no text is entered into a field > at all when VO is active. Toggling VO doesn't help, nor does switching the > keyboard off and on. The only immediate remedy is to turn Vo off, and keep > typing without it. If you turn VO back on again, the arrow keys don't work > when you're trying to navigate your text, and you can't edit it. > 3. In the Today view of Notification Center, VO frequently restarts itself > when flicking through your widgets, and sometimes the phone locks up entirely. > 4. It's much less likely you can return to your previous position on screen > after taking an action. For example, flick through the list of podcasts in > Downcast. Find a podcast you wish to download. Double-tap, and a shortcut > menu appears. Choose Download. You should then be able to tap on the screen > and return to the list where you left off. This worked in previous iOS > versions, but it doesn't work now, you're returned to near the top of the > list. If you're in a large news-related podcast where there are dozens of > episodes, it takes a lot of effort to get back to your place. This also > impacts a number of other apps including some Twitter clients. > 5. Less reliable audio ducking. You may find that if you use VoiceOver while > listening to audio from another app, audio ducking does not work as well as > it used to. Some times, it works perfectly, while at others, VoiceOver ducks > the audio but does not restore the app to its normal level when VO has > finished speaking. On other occasions, VoiceOver won't duck the audio at all, > as if audio ducking had been disabled. If VoiceOver has not restored system > audio to its usual level, sometimes toggling speech off and on again with a > three-finger double-tap will help. At other times, you may need to toggle > VoiceOver completely off and on again. > > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone 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 VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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