AppleVis, a Be My Eyes company, today announced the results of the fourteenth annual Golden Apple Awards, as chosen by a community vote.
Since their launch in 2012, the AppleVis Golden Apple Awards have afforded blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users of Apple products an opportunity to recognize and acknowledge the hard work and dedication which developers have put…
Welcome to the December 2025 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, 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 reach out…
Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.2, watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and HomePod Software 26.2.
Our experience is that the following accessibility bug has been resolved in macOS Tahoe 26.2:
We are additionally aware of the following accessibility change in macOS Tahoe 26.2:
Apple has today released iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 to the public, bringing a new way to share files via AirDrop to people not in your contacts, the ability to set alarms for reminders,AirPods Live Translation support to the European Union, and more.
iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 include the following new features for blind, deaf blind, and low vision users:
AppleVis is pleased to announce the apps and developers which have been nominated for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards; cast your vote now and make your voice heard.
Launched in 2012 and now in its fourteenth year, the AppleVis Golden Apple Awards is an opportunity for blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users of Apple products to recognize and celebrate the hard work and dedication which developers have put into making and maintaining great and accessible…
I’ve been thinking about something for the last couple days, and I admit at the outset that I have gone back and forth on whether or not to write about it.
Earlier this week, Apple released a new film, “I’m Not Remarkable,” in honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. While I think the film is a groundbreaking work of creative…
Art of Fauna and Be My Eyes have both been selected by Apple as winners of a 2025 App Store Award for their cultural impact. (Editor's Note: Be My Eyes is the parent company of AppleVis.)
Chosen from a list of 45 finalists by Apple's Editors, the 2025 App Store Awards recognize 17 apps and games for demonstrating exceptional innovation,…
Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, Apple has today released a new film sharing how accessibility features empower students with disabilities in college.
The film, "I'm Not Remarkable," showcases several students and how they use the accessibility features built into Apple's products to get the full college…
Welcome to the November 2025 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, 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 reach out…
Welcome to the November 2025 installment of AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month. This month, my pick is Ramblio, an exciting new social audio app that’s quickly gaining traction within the blind and low-vision community.
If you’ve been around long enough to remember how popular Vorail and Clubhouse once were, Ramblio will feel pleasantly familiar. It…
Art of Fauna and Be My Eyes have been named among 45 finalists for Apple's 2025 App Store Awards. (Editor's Note: Be My Eyes is the parent company of AppleVis.)
Chosen by Apple's Global Editors, the App Store Awards cover 12 categories and recognize developers for their achievements in innovation, user experience, and cultural impact. Both Art of Fauna and Be My Eyes were nominated by Apple in the Cultural Impact category.
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The iPhone Air launched in September 2025 alongside the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. It may not turn out to be the biggest seller of the four, but it is the most talked about. Apple have kindly loaned me an iPhone Air to review, and I’ve been using it full time for the past three weeks.
Unsurprisingly, the first thing that jumps out at you when you unbox this phone is how thin and light it is. But how does it perform, and is it worth considering ahead of the other…
Apple has today released macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and HomePod Software 26.1 to the public.
As with iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1 adds a new "Tinted" option for Liquid Glass, which we believe may improve the legibility of visual elements that use that design language for some users. This setting can be found in System Settings > Appearance.
Our experience is that the following accessibility bugs have been resolved in macOS Tahoe 26.1:
…Apple has today released iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 to the public, bringing several enhancements to VoiceOver and braille, various visual changes to interface elements throughout the operating systems, expanded language support for Live Translation, and more.
iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 include the following new features and changes for blind, deaf blind, and low vision users:
Welcome to the October 2025 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…
Welcome to the October 2025 installment of AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month. This month, my pick is EchoBox Player, a brand-new audio player for iOS that immediately caught my attention — not only because of what it does, but because of who created it.
EchoBox Player was developed by Oriol Gómez, a blind developer who has a strong track record…
We are excited to introduce a new beta feature on the AppleVis website and would like community feedback to shape its direction and potential implementation.
Many in the AppleVis community may already be familiar with InnoSearch, an online shopping platform designed with a focus on accessibility. InnoSearch's latest offering, CoBrowse AI, seeks to harness the power of conversational voice commands and artificial intelligence to help blind and…
Apple today updated the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro, introducing its first products with the new M5 chip, the next generation of Apple Silicon.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro has been updated with the new M5 chip, which delivers 3.5X better AI performance compared to M4 and 6X faster performance compared to M1, according to Apple's…
For 2025, Apple introduced 4 new iPhone models (not including the iPhone 16e, which I consider to have been from the previous generation). Each model offers something different: The iPhone 17 is the base model (for now, anyways), the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are the mainline upgrade options, and the thinnest-iPhone-ever…
Welcome to the September 2025 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; podcasts; guides; and popular discussions. Plus, we are very excited to introduce a new feature: AnonyMouse's App Pick of the Month. We hope that you find this publication to be both helpful…