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I remember the first time I used Seeing AI to help me in the airport. I had 45 minutes to get from my gate to my connecting flight. I knew I could have asked the airline for assistance, but previous experience has been quite frustrating. I often got stuck simply sitting and waiting for someone to guide me to my next gate. Often, they arrived with a wheelchair and I had to argue that it wasn't a good idea since I had concerns…

Do you have a passion for writing opinion content? Are you blind, DeafBlind, or do you have low vision? Do you want to share your authentic lived experiences using the Apple ecosystem with others in the community? If so, AppleVis may have just the opportunity for you.

As results began to come in for our 2024 Community Survey, it became apparent that there is much community interest in blog posts and written content in general. In the spirit of AppleVis, and our desire to continue…

In October 2024, we launched our first-ever AppleVis Community Survey. The purpose of the survey was to seek your feedback about your experience using AppleVis and how we can serve you better in the coming year.

Our partnership with Be My Eyes has opened up opportunities to grow the…

Welcome to the October 2024edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This edition features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries; updates; news; how-to guides; popular discussions; and podcasts.

An Opening Thought

October 2024 was a busy month here at AppleVis. Below are some highlights:

• We completed our first-ever Community Survey in October, and…

Apple this week updated several of its Mac product lines, as well as the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad accessories. These Macs have been updated with variants of the M4 chip, the same chip that was introduced with the 2024 iPad Pro. In addition, the base configurations of these updated Macs now include 16GB of ram.

These updates come against…

Alongside the releases of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and watchOS 11.1 Apple has…

Apple has today released macOS Sequoia 15.1, bringing the first set of Apple Intelligence features to Macs with Apple Silicon outside of Mainland China and the European Union. This update also brings accessibility improvements, as well as some new bugs for VoiceOver users.

In macOS 15.0, iPhone Mirroring was completely inaccessible with VoiceOver. Our testing, as well as…

Apple has today released watchOS 11.1 to the public, bringing bug fixes but also introducing changes to default system volume and the default behavior for the VoiceOver Volume Rotor.

While we are unsure if this is an issue that is specific to VoiceOver, our testing suggests that Apple has made some changes to the default system volume level in watchOS 11.1.

Upon updating to watchOS 11.1, users may find that the volume of their device has decreased relative to its level in…

Apple has today released iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, bringing the first set of Apple Intelligence features to compatible devices outside of the European Union and China Mainland.

For VoiceOver and braille users, our testing suggests that iOS 18.1 has both introduced new bugs and resolved some existing issues.

New Bugs Impacting VoiceOver and Braille Users in iOS 18.1

Issues Moving Apps into Folders using Drag-and-Drop

In iOS 18.1, our testing suggests that…

We are pleased to announce that Geovanni Bahena has joined the AppleVis Editorial Team.

In September 2024, Geovanni approached us and volunteered to use his talents to serve the AppleVis community. Geovanni is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), and he brings a wealth of both personal and professional experience with accessibility testing to the team. Geo will be assisting us with bolstering our…

Apple today introduced the new 7th generation iPad Mini, refreshing the tablet with the A17 Pro chip, (the same chip that powers the iPhone 15 Pro) as well as faster USB-C data transfer, Wi-Fi 6E support, support for the Apple Pencil Pro, and an upgraded camera.

With the A17 Pro chip, the new iPad Mini features a 30% increase in CPU performance, a 25% increase in GPU performance, and a 2X faster neural engine in comparison to the previous generation iPad Mini with A15 Bionic,…

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is the largest iPhone Apple has ever made, and it offers the longest ever battery life on an iPhone. It also has the highest starting price tag of any iPhone (it starts at $1,199 and goes up very quickly from there). Some would never consider a Pro Max model because of the size alone; and that was before Apple increased the screen size this year. But for me, after…

We are excited to announce the launch of our first annual AppleVis Community Survey.

Since our founding in 2010, our mission at AppleVis has been to empower people who are blind, DeafBlind, or who have low vision to get the most from Apple products, first- and third-party applications, and related technologies.

Today, we are launching a survey to hear about your experiences using AppleVis. We want your feedback--both about things we are doing well, as well as how we can…

Apple has today released iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1, and watchOS 11.0.1; bringing bug fixes for a small number of issues identified after last month's software releases.

As iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1, and watchOS 11.0.1 were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any information on whether they contain fixes for VoiceOver or braille at the time of writing. However, as these updates appear to have been…

Welcome to a special edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This edition covers July-September 2024 and features a curated selection of community-submitted content, including new app entries; updates; news; popular discussions; and podcasts. We hope you will find it to be both helpful and informative.

An Opening Thought

It has been an incredible month here at AppleVis. At the end of July, it…

Alongside the releases of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, AppleInsider reports that Apple has also released iOS 17.7,…

Apple has today released macOS 15 Sequoia to the public. As usual, we won’t cover the mainstream features here, concentrating instead on what's new and changed for blind 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 in holding…

Apple has today released iOS 18 to the public. iOS 18 brings several major changes, including a new Passwords app, new Lock Screen customization options, RCS messaging support, the ability to customize the Control Center, a redesigned Photos app; and much, much more. Apple has today also released software updates for its other platforms including iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18.

iOS 18 also contains a number of new accessibility features for blind, DeafBlind, and…

Apple released iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 on Monday, September 16, 2024. This post contains a summary of new bugs impacting VoiceOver and braille support that we have identified during testing of these releases. We have also included details on preexisting bugs that our testing suggests have been fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

As is our routine practice, each newly identified bug has been given a severity rating. These ratings are based upon what we believe to be the implications for…

Introduction

Fall is almost here in the northern hemisphere, which means it’s time for another major release of iOS. There are certainly mainstream changes of note, such as a new Passwords app; an expanded Control Center; changes to the Messages app like the addition of support for RCS messaging; and many more. This article from iDownloadBlog…