I'm especially interested in knowing if Braille notetakers work properly with 4s phones. I hope the brave upgraders will enlighten us. I use a Braillesense onHand display paired with my 4S and am still using 7.1.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 12:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iOS 8.1.1 has been released Hi all I have been running the beta for over a week and have to say it's been a positive improvement on the 4s. Those scrolling issues talked about appear to be gone. The update will be good for all devices but specifically older ones as detailed in the update. On 17/11/2014 20:03, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Yes, iOS 8.1.1 doesn't mention accessibility fixes but there seem to be a number of very good and very much needed improvements and I think anybody who hasn't upgraded now should find iOS 8 to be a pretty good experience. > It will be interesting to hear what 4S users have to say regarding the responsiveness and overall performance. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 11:47 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iOS 8.1.1 has been released > > For those wondering, here are the accessibility fixes mentioned by AppleVis: > 1. The screen now correctly scrolls to follow the movement of > VoiceOver focus. This has been a significant problem since the initial > release of iOS 8, and means that VoiceOver users no longer have to > resort to 3-finger swiping and locating by touch to do simple things > such as opening email attachments or making purchases from the Amazon > Mobile app. > 2. Siri now functions correctly when used with VoiceOver, and all > commands/responses appear to be spoken fully. > 3. VoiceOver now consistently announces when a new push notification > is received, even when the device is locked. > 4. VoiceOver now automatically reads the Caller ID for incoming phone calls. > 5. If your iPhone is muted, VoiceOver once again provides feedback > when you touch or swipe the screen when there is an incoming call. > 6. It appears as though some work has been done to prevent the screen > from auto-locking while VoiceOver is speaking. > 7. VoiceOver appears to perform better when navigating the "Details" > screen of message threads that contain attachments. > > It looks like among other things, 8.1.1 should run better on the 4S > and the older iPads. > > Wayne > > On 11/17/14, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> Subject says it, just use the usual precautions: >> >> >> >> 1. Sync and backup your phone either to iCloud or iTunes >> >> 2. Make sure all apps are updated >> >> 3. Remove all apps from the app switcher and at least reboot your phone by >> turning it off and on again or do a Reset all Network settings which will >> also reboot your phone. >> >> >> >> >> >> Happy updating, >> >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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