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Welcome to AppleVis

AppleVis is the go-to resource for blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users of Apple technologies. A proud member of the Be My Eyes family, AppleVis' mission is to empower people who are blind, DeafBlind, or who have low vision to get the most from Apple products and services. With an active, engaged user base and a vast collective understanding of vision accessibility on Apple's platforms, members of our community support each other in accessing the maximum potential of Apple hardware, software, and services.

Getting Started With Your First Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch

Getting started with a new Apple product can be overwhelming. To help, we offer curated lists of selected content from our website to help you familiarize yourself with the accessibility features of your device, and answer many of your initial questions. Whether you're new to Apple or an experienced user, these lists will provide valuable information to help you start using your device with confidence.

  • Getting started with your first Mac
  • Getting started with your first iPhone or iPad
  • Getting started with your first Apple Watch

These lists offer just a sample of the wide range of help and information available on AppleVis. They are intended to provide a starting point for learning about your new Apple product, but there is much more to discover. We encourage you to explore the rest of the website, take advantage of the community support and resources available, and continue to learn as you use your device.

Also be sure to browse our iOS & iPadOS, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV App Directories, in which you will find information submitted by our community on the accessibility of 1000s of applications.

If you are looking for iOS and iPadOS apps which have been developed specifically for blind or low vision users and which will help you in your daily life, you can find our list of these here.

Latest Apple Posts And Updates

[Updated: Fix On the Way] A Warning to Blind, DeafBlind, and Low Vision Users About Potential Loss of VoiceOver Speech in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26

Blog Post by AppleVis
100 comments. Last update or comment 1 day 4 hours ago

Critical VoiceOver Bug in iOS 26.1: Swiping Fails to Find Elements (e.g., "Cancel" buttons)

Forum Topic (Apple Beta Releases) by mahmood
3 comments. Last update or comment 2 minutes 57 seconds ago

iPhone 17 Pro Max: Some (Very Early) Initial Impressions

Blog Post by Michael Hansen
64 comments. Last update or comment 34 minutes 27 seconds ago

Problem with Bookshare and EasyReader: Bookshare always shows the same results.

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by Lily Rose
1 comments. Last update or comment 44 minutes 42 seconds ago

Accessibility window appears after logging into Mac OS Tahoe

Forum Topic (macOS and Mac Apps) by That Blind Canuck
8 comments. Last update or comment 58 minutes 59 seconds ago

Announcing AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month for September 2025: Home Quest - Idle Adventure

Blog Post by AnonyMouse
1 comments. Last update or comment 1 hour 3 minutes ago

VoiceOver seek slider bug in Files app on iOS 26.1 Beta

Forum Topic (Apple Beta Releases) by mahmood
3 comments. Last update or comment 2 hours 31 minutes ago

iOS 26.1 beta has released

Forum Topic (Apple Beta Releases) by Daniel Angus MacDonald
48 comments. Last update or comment 2 hours 51 minutes ago

Has anyone seen a very interesting status bar announcement?

Forum Topic (Apple Beta Releases) by Lee
3 comments. Last update or comment 4 hours 14 minutes ago

It is not possible to speed up the speech synthesizer in Mac OS Tahoe.

Forum Topic (macOS and Mac Apps) by Ines
2 comments. Last update or comment 4 hours 35 minutes ago

Am I crazy, or could I go back to the iPhone 12 mini?

Blog Post by Dave Nason
23 comments. Last update or comment 5 hours 48 minutes ago

Losing Karen premium voice sent updating to iOS 26

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by sultan
10 comments. Last update or comment 6 hours 48 minutes ago

UZURV Ride

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by tunmi13
Usability Rating: The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.
1 comments. Last update or comment 16 hours 36 minutes ago

How to achieve a split-screen-like operation on iPad OS26?

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by Carter Wu
16 comments. Last update or comment 17 hours 51 minutes ago

MUDRammer and Other iOS MUD Clients

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS Gaming) by Kelly
10 comments. Last update or comment 18 hours 10 minutes ago
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Latest Non-Apple Posts

Smart locks

Forum Topic (Smart Home Tech and Gadgets) by Cowboy
2 comments. Last update or comment 4 hours 30 minutes ago

The braille note touch plus finally get an update after three whole years. What is your opinions on this major update?

Forum Topic (Assistive Technology) by Blind soft
7 comments. Last update or comment 14 hours 44 minutes ago

Nova Launcher, Is Now No More

Forum Topic (Android) by Trenton Matthews
11 comments. Last update or comment 19 hours 16 minutes ago

Voistant: a new AI powered voice assistant

Forum Topic (Assistive Technology) by Martijn - Sparkling Apps
14 comments. Last update or comment 19 hours 38 minutes ago

Assistance requested: trying to sync my icloud bookmarks with Microsoft Edge on my Win11 pc

Forum Topic (Windows) by KE8UPE
6 comments. Last update or comment 2 days 7 hours ago

The search bar on my windows computer does not work.

Forum Topic (Windows) by honest nan
3 comments. Last update or comment 3 days 21 hours ago

Eufy app accessibility with VoiceOver for robot vacuum cleaners

Forum Topic (Smart Home Tech and Gadgets) by Camilla
17 comments. Last update or comment 4 days 18 hours ago

Samsung Tumbles Talkback! Again! (OneUI 8/Android 16)

Forum Topic (Android) by Trenton Matthews
13 comments. Last update or comment 5 days 17 hours ago

Exciting new times for Be My Eyes for Windows / updates

Forum Topic (Windows) by Jessica Tegner
63 comments. Last update or comment 5 days 22 hours ago

Our Samsung TV is making me insane

Forum Topic (Smart Home Tech and Gadgets) by TheBlindGuy07
6 comments. Last update or comment 1 week ago
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