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Welcome to the September 2026 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This newsletter features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries, updates, news, podcast episodes, and popular discussions. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback about this newsletter, please feel…

Welcome to the September 2026 installment of AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month, where where each month I highlight a new or noteworthy app. This month's pick is Restaurant Rush: Cook & Serve.

September 2026 has been one of those months where choosing just one App Pick of the Month has been especially difficult. It has felt like one of the busiest months I can remember on AppleVis, particularly when…

Apple has today released version 27.0.1 of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, bringing assorted bug fixes, including for issues with Face ID on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Apple has also released iOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 for devices not running version 27 of their respective operating systems.

As iOS 27.0.1, iPadOS 27.0.1, and macOS Golden Gate 27.0.1 were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any…

Apple has today released watchOS 27.0.1 for Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, bringing a fix for an issue that caused the devices to restart unexpectedly.

As watchOS 27.0.1 was not distributed to external testers prior to its release, we do not have any information on whether it contains any accessibility fixes for blind, deaf blind, or low vision users at the time of writing. However, as this update appears to have been released to address a specific issue on a small…

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will be available to customers on Friday, September 18, 2026. Ahead of the launch, Apple sent me an iPhone 18 Pro for review. While a full review will come once I’ve had the opportunity to live with iPhone 18 Pro for a while, I do have some initial impressions that I wanted to share.

First, and perhaps most noticeably, iPhone 18 Pro has what I would describe as a really big sound for its size. When compared side-by-side to iPhone 17 Pro Max—a…

Apple has today released tvOS 27 for Apple TV 4K (2nd generation and later).

According to Apple, tvOS 27 includes support for larger accessibility text sizes, high-resolution lossless audio in Apple Music, and a redesigned Podcasts app. More details should become available in the near future when Apple updates its "About…

iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 are now available to the public. (Note: As spotted by AppleVis Community Member TJT 2001, Apple has also released iOS/iPadOS 26.7 for those not wishing to upgrade to iOS 27.) This post contains Apple's Release Notes for iOS 27, as well as links to all of AppleVis' content related to these updates. Also included are instructions on how to install the update.

iOS 27 Release Notes

Apple has today released macOS 27 Golden Gate to the public. As usual, we won’t cover the mainstream features here, concentrating instead on what's new and changed for blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users. For an overview of the mainstream changes, we recommend this in-depth review by MacStories.

Please remember to check the section about bugs to see if now is the right time to upgrade. There’s no harm…

Apple has today released watchOS 27 to the public. watchOS 27 is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 9 and later and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later.

Due to the inherent challenges of beta software testing on watchOS, our testing of watchOS 27 has been quite limited. That said, for VoiceOver users, there is at least one new bug that we are aware of and a handful of new features and improvements.

New VoiceOver Bugs in watchOS 27

• There is rather significant…

iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 were released to the public on Monday, September 14, 2026. This post contains a summary of new bugs and fixes impacting VoiceOver and Braille support that the AppleVis Editorial Team has independently validated during our use and testing of these releases.

The information contained in this post is compiled from our own use and testing of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 during the beta period from June to September 2026; as well as from validated reports submitted by others…

Introduction

15 years ago, I produced my first "What's New in iOS Accessibility" article. Every September since, I've been documenting what my testing of the betas has yielded. There are many welcome mainstream changes in this year's iOS 27, such as the upgraded Siri app, new parental controls, a slider to adjust Liquid Glass, further enhanced Apple Intelligence features, and much more. The new Siri has its own app, and coverage of it is beyond the scope of this article other than…

Intro

Apple has just wrapped up Surprise and Shine, the big fall announcement event. We got new iPhones, Apple Watches, and (non-pro) AirPods. And yes, the rumors were finally true: one of the new iPhones is a folding one. AirPods have some new tricks, the new Apple Watch has some very nice improvements, and even the normal iPhones are worth checking out. Let's get into it.

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo

All of the iPhones announced today share a few features, so we…

Apple has today released iOS 26.6.2 and iPadOS 26.6.2, bringing a fix for an issue that prevented users from downloading updates over cellular connections.

As iOS 26.6.2 and iPadOS 26.6.2 were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any information on whether they contain any accessibility fixes for blind, deaf blind, or low vision users at the time of writing. However, as these updates appear to have been released to address a specific issue, we do…

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This newsletter features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries, updates, news, podcast episodes, and popular discussions. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback about this newsletter, please feel free…

Apple today updated the Mac mini and Mac Studio, introducing the M6 Chip for the Mac mini, as well as the M5 Ultra Chip for the Mac Studio, which Apple describes as its "most powerful silicon ever."

Mac mini

The new Mac mini with M6 delivers up to 4x faster AI performance, up to 2x faster graphics and storage, and Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and 2.5 gigabit Ethernet connectivity, according to…

Apple has today released iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, bringing unspecified security updates.

In our usage and testing of iOS 26.6.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, we did not identify any changes in these releases that specifically affect the experience for blind, deaf blind, or low vision users. If you notice any changes in your own use of any of these releases, please do let us know by posting a comment.

Release Notes

iOS 26.6.1

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Apple has today released macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, bringing a fix for a vulnerability that allowed an attacker on the network to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials.

As macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 was not distributed to external testers prior to its release, we do not have any information on whether it contains any accessibility fixes for blind, deaf blind, or low vision users at the time of writing. However, as this update…

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This newsletter features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries, updates, news, podcast episodes, and popular discussions. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback about this newsletter, please feel free to…

Welcome to the July 2026 installment of AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month, where each month I highlight a new or noteworthy app. This month's pick is Whisper Notes - Speech to Text. Although it is not a new entry on AppleVis this month, this app has been on my radar for a while, and a recent update made it feel like the right time to give it a spotlight. If you have been on the hunt for a solid…

Apple has today released version 26.6 of the iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS platforms, bringing bug fixes, security updates, and optimizations to prepare for the upcoming "27" updates.

Our experience is that the following VoiceOver bug has been resolved in watchOS 26.6:

• When waking the Apple Watch, VoiceOver once again correctly focuses on the time instead of on the first complication.

Beyond the above, we did not identify any changes in macOS…