Hi Lisa, You changed how VoiceOver refers to the app, but not how iOS refers to it. iOS doesn't care what VoiceOVer label you give an app or what folder it's in.
Best, Anna > On Mar 31, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Lisa Belville <missktlab1...@frontier.com> wrote: > > Hi, Anna. > > > Yes, this is the method I used. > > > Hmm, so iOS doesn't recognize the name change even though the app called > Voice Dream Scanner has been moved to my OCR folder using regular VO edit > functions. To clarify, I've found the app with the new title using VO and > activated it and closed it with no issues. > > > I'm assuming there's something under the hood that the average VO user cannot > change which will change what VO really sees when you have focus on an app. > > > If not than I'm totally confused. Not your fault, it's mostly my default > setting. <grin> > > > Lisa > > . > > Lisa Belville > missktlab1...@frontier.com > > On 3/31/2019 1:45 PM, Anna Dresner wrote: >> Hi Lisa, >> >> I assume that when you say you changed the name of the app, you did the >> two-finger double-tap and hold gesture and typed in a name. Is that right? >> If so, that changes the label VoiceOver reads, but I don't think it changes >> the name of the app as far as iOS is concerned. I don't think there's a way >> to actually rename an app. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >>> On Mar 31, 2019, at 12:58 PM, Lisa Belville <missktlab1...@frontier.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, all. >>> >>> >>> I just downloaded the Voice Dream Scanner app and so far I really like it. >>> I only tried scanning mail free hand, but I'm guessing it will rival Seeing >>> AI when I use my Stand Scan to do a better job stabilizing the phone. >>> >>> >>> My issue is that when the app installed the default name was Scanner. I >>> have another app called Scanner that is an Emergency/Police frequency >>> scanning app. I renamed the Voice Dream app to Voice Dream Scanner and >>> then moved the newly named app to my OCR folder on the home screen. >>> >>> >>> Now when I use handwriting to bring up apps starting with the letter V I >>> get Voice Dream, which is the Voice Dream Reader, and the Voice memos app >>> that comes pre-installed on the phone. >>> >>> >>> The letter S brings up several apps starting with S including Scanner, but >>> this is the original Scanner radio app. >>> >>> >>> I tried using handwriting and tested with a lower case and then an upper >>> case V and got the same results. >>> >>> >>> I double-checked that the Voice Dream Scanner app was successfully renamed, >>> and that there were no other punctuation or special characters. I verified >>> that it did start with the letter V as in Victor and not B as in Bravo. >>> >>> >>> Still no Joy. >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> >>> Lisa >>> >>> -- >>> Lisa Belville >>> missktlab1...@frontier.com >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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