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In this AppleVis Extra episode, David Nason and Thomas Domville (AnonyMouse) interview Sarah Herrlinger, senior director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives at Apple. They explore Apple's ongoing dedication to accessibility, spotlighting exciting new features designed to better support users with disabilities. The conversation covers several highlights, including Accessibility Nutrition Labels, Braille Access Mode, Magnifier for Mac, and the role of AI in accessibility enhancements.Key Highlights:Accessibility Nutrition LabelA new initiative that provides standardized accessibility info for apps.Developers will showcase features like VoiceOver and captions.Designed to increase awareness and help users easily find accessibility details.Braille Access ModeAvailable on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.Enables quick note-taking, calculations, and BRF file access with Braille displays.Supports live captioning for DeafBlind users to improve communication.Magnifier for MacTurns your iPhone into a magnifier for Mac users.Uses a secondary camera to enlarge physical objects.Includes zoom, color filters, brightness controls, and OCR with text-to-speech via Accessibility Reader.AI and AccessibilityAI remains a vital tool in accessibility advancements.Enhances image recognition and descriptive capabilities.Continues to be integrated to improve experiences for visually impaired users.User Engagement and FeedbackHighlights the value of user feedback in shaping accessibility features.Encourages users to send suggestions to accessibility@apple.com.Share Accessibility SettingsA new feature lets users temporarily transfer their accessibility settings to another device.Makes it easier for family members to help with troubleshooting and tech support.Listeners are invited to share their thoughts on these features and suggest any other accessibility needs they'd like Apple to consider.TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI Note Taker – VoicePen, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Dave: Hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AppleVis Extra. My name is David Mason, and I am delighted to be joined once again by Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse, of course. And this is an exciting episode that we, I want to say, annually, semi-annually do, and that is an interview with Apple's Global Head of Accessibility, Sarah Herrlinger. So, looking forward to this one, Thomas.Thomas: Right. I mean, you're right. That is a mouthful. What is your, I had to look that up. Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives. I'm like, wow. I wonder if that actually fits on her business card in one line. There's no way. They only respond so small.…
In this podcast Thomas Domville will demonstrate of how to reset the control center back to its factory default. In iOS 18.1 and later, Apple introduced a convenient feature that allows users to reset the Control Center to its default layout. This is particularly useful if you've customized the Control Center extensively and wish to return to the original setup without affecting other settings on your device.How to Reset the Control Center to Default1.Open the Settings app on your iPhone 2.Scroll down and double tap on Control Center 3.At the bottom of the Control Center settings, double tap on Reset Control Center 4.Confirm your choice by double tapping Reset Control Center again when prompted This action will restore the Control Center to its factory default layout, removing any customizations you've made citeturn0search2⚠️ Important NotesiOS Version Requirement:This feature is available starting with iOS 18.1. If you're running an earlier version, you won't see the "Reset Control Center" option citeturn0search3No Data Loss:Resetting the Control Center does not affect your personal data, apps, or other settings on your iPhoneManual Customization:After resetting, you can manually add or remove controls by tapping the + or − icons in the Control Center settingsis feature simplifies the process of reverting to the default Control Center layout, especially if you've made numerous customizations and wish to start freshTranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI Note Taker – VoicePen, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Thomas, 00:00 Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. In this podcast, I'm going to show you how you can reset the control center back to factory default. As you know, the control center is a great location to go to to obtain quick actions on certain things, such as turning, enabling, disabling airplane mode. Sometimes it got Bluetooth, you wanna select from different devices.Thomas, 00:26 That's where you can find your lock orientation, your brightness, volume, and et cetera. There's so many controls within the control center that you are able to take advantage quickly and easily. However, one of the nice things that Apple has done in recent times is that it gives us way more customization to control of the control center. So we're able to rearrange things, add different controls to the control center to our liking.Thomas, 00:54 But that being said, I have come across where I've got myself in a pickle because I just was experimenting with so much and I moved everything around and I just didn't like how I wanted it. Then I just thought to myself, how in the world am I going to get it back to the way it was? And so I found out there's a way to reset your control center. And thus far, it just resets it right back to factory default.Thomas, 01:19 And then I could…
In this edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.Chapters:IntroductionApple Introduces iPhone 16e with 6.1-inch Display, Face ID, A18 Chip, and MoreApple finally lets you move your digital purchases to another accountAppleCare+ for iPhone Gets More ExpensiveLatest News and Updates on iOS 18.4 BetaApple TV is finally available on Android devices – just in time to stream MLS and Severance season 2Foldable iPhone Entering Mass Production This YearClosingResources:Apple Introduces iPhone 16e with 6.1-inch Display, Face ID, A18 Chip, and More9 Surprises from Today's iPhone 16e Debut7 reasons you might want to skip the iPhone 16eApple finally lets you move your digital purchases to another accountAppleCare+ for iPhone Gets More ExpensiveApple Is Reportedly Having Trouble Smartening Up SiriYou Can Now Integrate ChatGPT Even More Deeply Into Your iPhoneiOS 18.3 Temporarily Removes Notification Summaries for NewsApple Intelligence is several years behind Samsung's Google Gemini-powered Galaxy S25 phones – GurmanSave Up to 21GB of Storage Now by Disabling Apple Intelligence on Your iPhone, iPad, and MacApple TV is finally available on Android devices – just in time to stream MLS and Severance season 2Foldable iPhone Entering Mass Production This YearTranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for February 2025.My name is Thomas Domville.I also go by the name of AnonyMouse, and along with me today to talk about all source of Apple news and rumors, is John Gasman.How are you doing, John?I'm doing fine.Are you ready for your CSUN?Yeah.…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville explores RYFT: A Timely Manor for iOS, an immersive audio-based mystery-adventure game designed for hands-free, voice-activated play. Inspired by classics like Myst, Monkey Island, and Zork, RYFT offers a unique experience where players navigate and interact entirely through voice commands.Game Overview:Setting: Players find themselves in Nexus Manor, a mysterious mansion beyond time, with no recollection of how they got there. Armed with a cryptic stone tablet covered in strange symbols, they must explore the estate to unravel its secrets.Gameplay: This fully audio-driven game allows players to:Move using voice commands such as “north,” “east,” “south,” and “west.”Verbally interact with objects and characters.Solve intricate puzzles by collecting and combining items.Engage with a fully voiced cast, each tied to The Master of the manor.Narrative: As they progress, players uncover recordings from a distressed girl, revealing a sinister scheme orchestrated by The Master. To aid her, they must navigate the sprawling mansion and uncover its hidden truths across time.Tune in to the podcast for a full demonstration of RYFT: A Timely Manor!RYFT: A Timely Manor on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ryft-a-timely-manor/id1661569093TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.In this podcast, I'm going to be covering an iOS game called Rift.It's the first chapter called A Timely Manor.It is a free game, which I think all of us could say we love, and it's kind of compelling.It's kind of a lot of fun.There's some similarities to this to previous games I've done in the past years or so, and I thought I'd just pass this game along to you.It is an audio based adventure game.So it's kind of a voice control type game.So it reminds me a lot of the older text adventure games where you are put in a room or whatever not be.For example, in our first scenario, we're left in a room that has a desk and a coat stand and stuff like that.And you'll see that we just completely use our voice alone.Now, as a bonus, I will show you is not all has to be done by voice.So for those that prefer just using the regular old screen, or if you have a braille display, that might be something that you want to take a look at as well.So check on the availability of if that or this game is available to you in your country app store.So without further ado, let's jump into Rift.Now the first thing I want to note out is that as always voiceover sometimes kind of butchered the words.And you're going to hear it pronounced it as right.It seems like no matter which voice I use, it says right.And that's because the spelling…
In this episode, Scott Davert explores the different ways to access the Home Screen on iPhones without a Home Button. With the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple has fully transitioned to a buttonless design, changing how users interact with their devices. For those accustomed to the tactile feedback of the Home Button, this shift may feel challenging. However, several alternative methods can replicate its functionality.1. Using the Default Gesture:To return to the Home Screen without a physical button:Place a finger at the bottom center of the screen.Quickly swipe upward until you feel a slight vibration or hear a "pop" sound.Release your finger to navigate to the Home Screen.Tip: Using the charging port as a reference point can help with finger placement. Adding a small tactile marker, such as a bump dot, on your case near the swipe area can also provide a reliable guide.2. Customizing VoiceOver Gestures:VoiceOver users can assign the Home function to a different gesture for easier navigation:Assigning Home to a Two-Finger Swipe Right:Open Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Touch Gestures.Choose a gesture, such as a two-finger swipe right.Under the "System" section, select "Home".If the gesture is already assigned, iOS will notify you. Confirm the reassignment by selecting "Assign".Note: The two-finger swipe right is typically used for grouped navigation, so choose another gesture if this conflicts with your existing setup.3. Enabling Back Tap:Back Tap allows users to activate specific functions by tapping the back of their iPhone:Setting Up Back Tap for Home Screen Access:Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.Toggle "Back Tap" on.Choose "Triple Tap".From the options, select "Home".Observation: If you use a thick phone case, Back Tap may not work as effectively. Adjust your tapping technique or consider using a thinner case if needed.4. Using the Action Button with Siri Shortcuts:On certain iPhone models with an Action Button, you can program it to bring you to the Home Screen using a Siri Shortcut:Configuring the Action Button for Home:Download the shortcut, courtesy of AppleVis' very own AnonyMouse. on a compatible iPhone.If the shortcut doesn't run automatically, tap "Add Shortcut" to enable it.Navigate to Settings > Action Button.Select "Shortcut" from the menu.Choose "Go to Home Screen" from the list of shortcuts.Now, pressing and holding the Action Button will return you to the Home Screen.Reminder: To maintain security, only download shortcuts from reputable sources.By utilizing these methods, users can easily adjust to Apple's buttonless design, ensuring a smooth and intuitive experience on modern iPhones.If you'd like to read this in a written guide, you can find it here: Finding Your Way Home in a (Home) Buttonless World: Using an iOS Device Without a Home ButtonTranscript…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to use GenMoji on iOS. GenMoji, introduced in iOS 18.2, is an AI-powered feature that allows users to create custom emojis simply by describing them in text. This innovative tool enables personalized and unique emojis, going beyond the standard set to enhance self-expression in messaging and other apps.How to Create a GenMoji:Update Your iPhone:Make sure your device is running iOS 18.2.Go to Settings > General > Software Update to check for updates.Enable Apple Intelligence:Open Settings > Siri & Search and turn on Apple Intelligence & Siri.Access GenMoji:Open the Messages app.Start a new message or choose an existing conversation.Double-tap the emoji icon on the keyboard.Select "New GenMoji" in the top-right corner of the emoji keyboard.Create Your GenMoji:In the text field, type a description of your desired emoji (e.g., "a pink flamingo wearing tap-dancing shoes").Double tap Submit.Browse the generated options, then choose your favorite.Double tap Add to include it in your message.Device Compatibility: GenMoji is available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the iPhone 16 lineup and newer.TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.I'm going to be talking to you today about a feature called Gemmoji.I know, I know.There's so many different emoji, Memoji, Gemmoji.Thanks to Apple.I know.I hear you.But that's what I'm here for.I'm going to explain what Gemmoji is and how that's different from other emojis that you find throughout your iOS.Now this is a really kind of a nifty kind of feature that I'm starting to like quite a bit.So all of you probably are familiar with emoji, right?So emojis are little characters, little design, this little artwork is very small and that you can put into your messages and to your WhatsApp and all sorts of different variety of ways of communication.So you can send a little picture of something.So usually they're kind of basic stuff like cows and food things like tomatoes.And you probably know more the popular ones like a smiley face emoji or something or heart eyes emoji and things like that, red heart.Those are emojis and I know there's plenty of those emojis, right?There's like a thousand of these things, right?However, sometimes you're going to find that there isn't quite the emoji that you want.Let's just say I want a mouse wearing sunglasses, giving a thumbs up.You probably not going to find that emoji, but now we are able to design and customize your own emoji called Gemmoji.That allows you to create any emojis that you want to your heart consent.The sky is the limit and what you can create, but I'll show you some quirks and some setbacks that you're not…
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In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to use Writing Tools in iOS 18.1. Writing Tools, released as part of the first set of Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1 is an impressive feature that allows users to rewrite text in different tones, such as friendly, professional, and concise, with an added proofread option.To use this feature, open the text you want to edit and highlight it. Within the Edit section of your Rotor, you'll find the Writing Tools option. Different tone options will appear for you to choose from. Select the desired tone, and iOS will automatically adjust the text accordingly. If you opt for the proofread option, it will check for grammatical and stylistic errors, providing suggestions for improvement. This feature makes it easier to tailor your writing for different contexts and ensure it's polished and effective.TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.I'm going to be talking to you about an Apple Intelligent feature called the writing tools.Now this is one of my most favorite feature of the Apple Intelligent that Apple has to offer.Now in order to be able to use the Apple Intelligent, you must need the following iPhone criteria, which is iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or newer devices.If you have those devices, then you will earn luck.The first thing we need to do is make sure that Apple Intelligent is turned on.Simple enough to turn it on, you'll have to head over to your settings.So let's head over to settings, and let's do one finger double tap and open this.And now what we're looking for, we're looking for Apple Intelligent in Siri, so swipe to the right until you find that button.One finger double tap, open that.Now you may have heard the word beta.Well, at this time of the podcast that's being recorded, it is in beta.So Apple Intelligent is in beta at this moment.Now if you don't hear the beta, don't worry.That might mean that the beta is no longer in beta.So to make sure we are in the same place in this right area, let's go to the very top left hand corner where you have the back button.To get to there, you can either tap at the top left or use a forefinger tap on the top half of your device until you hear the back button.Now if you swipe to the right, that's where you heard the beta.Now in your case, if you don't hear the beta, have no worries, let's keep going to the right.Now we're into the Apple Intelligent section.Now if you go to the right here, a personal intelligence system integrated deeply into your iPhone apps and Siri, learn more link, use the rotor to access links.You can do that if you wish.If you want to find more information about the Apple Intelligent and all the features that has to offer, double tap that and I'll take you to the web page at Apple to talk to you about more about Apple Intelligent.But what we're looking for is the option to turn the Apple Intelligent on and that should be the next item up.If you go to the…
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates the call recording and transcription feature in iOS 18.1. This update brings an exciting built-in call recording capability to iPhones. Recording a call is straightforward: just double-tap the Record button in the top left corner during a call (note that you might need to hide the keypad to see the button). A voice message will notify all participants that the call is being recorded. These recordings are saved directly in the Notes app, which uses end-to-end encryption to keep your conversations private. To review a call, simply go to the Notes app, and you'll find your recordings securely stored there. Additionally, iOS 18.1 offers automatic transcription, generating real-time captions and notes during your call. This feature makes it easy to reference important points later, with transcriptions handled entirely on your device to ensure privacy, with no data sent to external servers. Furthermore, supported iPhone models can provide summaries of these recordings, making it even easier to keep track of your conversations.TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.I want to show you a feature called call recording and transcription.This is a beautiful feature that allows you to record your phone call.And yes, you're able to get a transcription of what transpired within that conversation of the phone call.Very useful for any time that you want to record a meeting or conversation.Maybe perhaps you're doing an interview with somebody or just simply just want to record for keepsake.Whether there's somebody close to your family you just want to have for record, for archival, or maybe you have a business transition or phone call you just want to make sure it's recorded.Now a couple things I want to note about this feature is that I always like to let people know that I'm about to record them.So it's kind of a respectful kind of a thing and not to get them caught off guard.So some people can maybe kind of leery about those kind of things that you just all of a sudden you just pop on them that you're recording their phone calls and such.Make sure you tell them that you're about to record them.Now even though Apple put a great safety feature in this and if you begin the recording no matter what you do it's going to let that recorder know that the phone call is being recorded.So that is a nice feature that Apple ensured that everybody knows that the phone call is being recorded.Now before you can use this feature you'll have to turn this option on and that's within the settings.So let's head over to settings.Settings.Double tap to open.You one finger double tap on settings.Settings.Now what we're looking for and we're looking for the phone app.Now the phone app now lives in the app section.Yep.So at the very bottom of the settings so I'm going to do a four fingers tap at the bottom half of my phone here.Apps.Button.Which will directly to get me to the app…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville showcases the Audio Ducking feature on iOS. Audio Ducking automatically reduces the volume of background audio when a foreground sound, such as a notification or VoiceOver, is played. This feature is particularly beneficial for accessibility, ensuring that important sounds or speech are clearly audible without being overshadowed by other audio.To adjust the Audio Ducking settings on iOS, follow these steps:Open Settings: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone.Access Accessibility Options: Scroll down and double tap on "Accessibility."VoiceOver Settings: Scroll down and double tap on "VoiceOver."Audio Settings: Within the VoiceOver settings, double tap on "Audio."Audio Ducking Settings: Within the Audio settings, double tap on "Audio Ducking."Choose Your Preference: In the Audio Ducking settings, you can select from Off, When Speaking, or Always based on your personal preference. Make sure to adjust the VoiceOver Speech Volume to your liking.TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.I'm gonna be talking to you today about audio ducking.Now some of you out there are familiar with audio ducking and some that are not.So let's talk about what audio ducking for those that are not familiar with this feature.So really what this audio ducking does, it's very useful when you need it, when you want to lower the media sound.So for example, are you on a phone call and you're talking to an operator or a customer service or whatever it might be, and they want you to check your email and make sure you got something, read it off something, or they sent you a text for verification, whatever not.Sometimes it's really, really hard to hear that voiceover voice, right?So having it at the same time, the voiceover can be difficult to hear.Sometimes it's lower than what their sound is.Or in my case, I do a lot of music.So I love listening to the music in the background.However, if I'm trying to do something with voiceover on the same time, it's difficult to hear voiceover.So let me give you an example of what it sounds like when you do not have audio ducking on.So if I turn on music here, I'm just gonna swipe back and forth so you can hear the various sound of voiceover and you'll see what I mean.It's about the same or if not a little bit less, it just depends on the situation.So here's the music.Make sure that what I tell you makes sense.Mail, no unread emails.Messages, one unread message.So it's hard to hear, right?So you don't have that ability to be able to hear it very well.Well, audio ducking, by turning this on, it allows you to duck those media or situation that you're in so you can bring up that voiceover on top and make it clear and concise.Now, for those that are familiar with audio ducking, well, the old fashioned audio ducking allows us to be able to duck, right?But it was a hard set, meaning that we have no…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville reviews and demonstrates the Voices feature, which allows you to customize multiple VoiceOver voices to suit your needs. You can quickly access these voices using the Rotor Actions or the VoiceOver Quick Settings.How to Add VoiceOver Voices to the Voices Feature on iOSOpen Settings: Start by opening the Settings app with a double tap on your iOS device.Go to Accessibility: Scroll down and double tap on "Accessibility."Select VoiceOver: Under the Vision section, double tap on "VoiceOver."Tap on Speech: In the VoiceOver settings, double tap on "Speech."Add a New Voice: double Tap on "Add Rotor Voice..." to see a list of available voices.Choose a Voice: Browse through the list and select the voice you want to add. You can swipe up on a voice to hear a sample.Download the Voice: After selecting a voice, double tap "Download" to add it to your device.Set Up Rotor Actions: Go back to the VoiceOver settings and double tap on "Rotor." Ensure that "Voices" is selected so you can quickly switch between voices using the Rotor.Quick Settings Access: You can also access the new voices through the VoiceOver Quick Settings by two finger quadruple tap and selecting "Voice."Now, you can easily switch between your customized VoiceOver voices to enhance your accessibility experience on iOS 18.TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse.I'm going to be talking about a feature called Voices.So as you know, we have our primary voice over voice that we use each and every day on our device.Wouldn't it be great that you are able to access various voices more than just one voice over on the fly?Yep, you can do that.It lives right in your rotor, if that's where you would like it to be.In my case, I have it in my rotor itself.You can also put that in the voice over quick settings if you wish to.And I'll be showing you how to add that to your rotor and quick setting if that's something you want to do.But in my case, whenever I do a podcast, you probably always hear that I use Siri number 4 voice, in short is Noel.And this is what I use when I do podcasting, but every so often I like to change things up and here's some other voice and that would be Tom and Hans.So those are my top two voices.And so in order to access it so quickly and easily, I place the voices in within my rotor.So let me give you an example of what it sounds like and what it looks like.So I'm going to access my rotor and I'm going to go to Voices.Voices, Siri voice 4, default, selected.So if I swipe up, Tom, primary voice.I have the Tom primary voice.Or if I could just swipe up again, Siri voice 4, default.I'm back to Siri voice number 4.So this is when I'm talking about how you are able to access voices so easily from your rotor or your quick settings, if that's what you choose to do.So let me show you how I got that set up.But before we can do anything, we need to add voices so you can…
In this episode, Thomas Domville provides a detailed walkthrough of the ElevenLabs Reader for iOS. This versatile app transforms any text content into natural, expressive speech using advanced AI-generated voices. Perfect for articles, ePubs, PDFs, and more, it enables users to enjoy their favorite content on the go. With an extensive and ever-growing library of voices, the app offers a personalized listening experience tailored to any mood or occasion.ElevenLabs Reader: AI Audio on the App Storehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/elevenlabs-reader-ai-audio/id6479373050transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.I'm going to introduce you to an app called 11 Labs Reader, and it's spelled just as it sounds like.So 11 Labs is one word, E-L-E-V-E-N-L-A-B-S, 11 Labs, space, reader.This is an amazing app that you definitely want to check out if there's something that interests you, of course.So I'm going to do a nice little review and walk through and show you a demonstration how to use 11 Labs Reader.Now before I do that, 11 Labs should sound familiar for most of you out there.If you haven't heard of 11 Labs, no problem.11 Labs has been around for some time now, and what they're known for is being able to take any text and convert it into audio for you to listen.It's incredible technology.It sounds marvelous, and it's trying to do its best to sound as natural as possible.And I personally think they're getting really close to that moment where we will be able to say, wow, this is definitely a hit on their hands.And I think this app is no doubt going to be something that's going to be popular by some of you out there.Now I have used other apps.I won't mention those names.They will take various files like text files or probably PDFs or EPUBs and try to read it out using whatever voice over voices that we have now.And as you know, well, for myself, I'm not a big fan of those things.And it's really kind of hard to read books or listen to articles with those voices, especially when I come back in a background where I'm not used to using older voices such as eloquence and such things like that.It just sounds very unnatural, very robotic.So I'm really more into more natural sounding speech.So this is no doubt one of the big app that I definitely going to keep on my main home screen from now on.Now it's saying that there are some quirks and issues with this app.Yeah, for the most part, it is accessible and usable.Now there are some things that if you need to do, it can be difficult.So I won't be pointing that out.But I'm hoping that there's definitely going to be some update to this app and to making things more efficient for voice over users.Overall, I think this app definitely has potential and it definitely is going to be something I'm going to be using a lot.So let's go ahead and…
In this episode, Thomas Domville discusses the workings of the Emergency SOS feature on iOS. This feature is designed to be a swift and straightforward method for summoning assistance and notifying emergency contacts. Upon activation, it dials the nearest emergency service and transmits your whereabouts. For iPhone 14 models and newer, it's capable of establishing a connection with satellite services in the absence of cellular or Wi-Fi signals. Following an emergency call, your device will automatically send a message to your designated emergency contacts providing them with your location, and will continue to update them should you move.transcript:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.And this feature I'm going to be covering is something that I hope you will never have to use ever.However, it is also one of those features that you should know about, know how to use it, and get prepared for it if you ever have to do that.This feature is called the Emergency SOS.Now, for those that have been using for iOS for some time, you might be surprised how things have changed within that settings for Emergency SOS.So this is probably a good time for you to go back and look into it and make sure all the settings are set the way you want it when you need it.So let's dive into Emergency SOS, show you what the feature looks like, see what kind of setups you can, and settings that you can tweak, and then on top of that, knowing how to use it.There's quite a few things in here, so let's go ahead and dive into the Settings app here.Settings, double tap to open.So we're gonna do just that, one finger, double tap to open up Settings.Settings.And then from here, just swipe to the right until you get to Emergency SOS.Emergency SOS, button.And we have arrived here.So let's go ahead and open this up with one finger, double tap.Settings, back, Settings, back button.And now the focus is going to be at the top left-hand corner where you have your back button that takes you back to the settings.Let me go right here a few times, and we'll get to our first little item that you are able to initiate Emergency SOS manually.So there are two options to do this manually, and then I'll show you a couple of other options that can be done by automatic and when those would occur.So as I swipe to the right.Emergency SOS, heading.Animated image depicting the buttons on the iPhone required to call emergency services.Image, press and hold the side button and either volume button to make an emergency call.In certain regions, you may need to specify an emergency service to dial.Auto call requires a SIM card.Call with hold and release.Switch button on, double tap to toggle setting.If you continuously hold the side button and either volume button, a countdown begins and an alarm sounds.After the countdown, if you release the buttons, iPhone will call emergency services.So here's our first option, and this should be set on.If it's not, this is something you…
BestPodcastintheMetaverse.com Canary Cry News Talk #747 06.10.2024 - Recorded Live to 1s and 0s MAINSTREAM SPIRITUAL WARFARE | Bukele TCN, Bird Flew, Toilets, Nephilim Spiders Deconstructing Corporate Mainstream Media News from a Biblical Worldview Declaring Jesus as Lord amidst the Fifth Generation War! TJT Youtube (backup) Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoyspiracyTheory The Show Operates on the Value 4 Value Model: http://CanaryCry.Support Join the Supply Drop: https://CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com Submit Articles: https://CanaryCry.Report Submit Art: https://CanaryCry.Art Join the T-Shirt Council: https://CanaryCryTShirtCouncil.com Podcasting 2.0: https://PodcastIndex.org Resource: Index of MSM Ownership (Harvard.edu) Resource: Aliens Demons Doc (feat. Dr. Heiser, Unseen Realm) Resource: False Christ: Will the Antichrist Claim to be the Jewish Messiah Tree of Links: https://CanaryCry.Party Join the Canary Cry Roundtable This Episode was Produced By: Executive Producers Sir LX Protocol V2 Knight of the Berrean Protocol*** Sir Jamey Not the Lanister*** Producers of Treasure Baia L, Anonymouse, Sir Marti K Knight of the Wrong Timeline, Sir Morv Knight of the Burning Chariots, DrWhoDunDat, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Misses TinFoilHatMan, Veronica D, Sir Casey the Shield Knight CanaryCry.ART Submissions Jonathan F, Sentinel, JOLMS, Warrior of Yah CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.) Stephen S - Each victim received an IoT lava lamp with a speaker shipped from Amazon. Network traces showed these connected immediately to the AUNT AI solution, BiFF upon startup. Shortly after, a friendly female voice broke the silence with “Good Morning.” JOLMS - The onboard flight deck prodded its emergency level 1 clearance requests as if to flex. This annoyed the energy management but it surmised its supply draw was just barely capacious enough to allocate . The lone vessel atop the sea hatches open, semi-figuratively. With outstretched invisible arms and its senses pointed outward, it quietly surveys. Tsubi stirs. TIMESTAMPERS Jade Bouncerson, Morgan E CanaryCry.Report Submissions JAM REMINDERS Clankoniphius SHOWNOTE/TIMESTAMPS Podcast T- 05:52 PreShow Prayer by Basil: 05:53 V / 00:01 P HELLO, RUN DOWN 09:11 V / 03:19 P BBB 10:55 V / 05:03 P Bukele, El Salvador to prosper after stopping murder, migration cold in first term (Fox) Clip 3x: Bukele: Seeking God's Wisdom, Taking Down MS-13, Advice to Trump (TCN) Note: His dad was an imam, his wife has Jewish roots (Times of Israel) VALUE FOR VALUE FOR THE WIN! 39:42 V / 33:50 P FLIPPY 59:16 V / 53:24 P Robots will keep us safe (The Sun) PANDEMIC SPECIAL 00:00 V / 00:00 P WHO confirms first death in Mexico from bird flu never seen in humans (NBC News) TOILETS/ALIENS/MIND CONTROL 00:00 V / 00:00 P Who's Afraid of Skibidi Toilet? (Wired) V4V/TALENT 00:00 V / 00:00 P NEPHILIM UPDATE 00:00 V / 00:00 P Clip: Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs heading to NY (CBS) OUTRO 00:00 V / 00:00 P ENDv
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to delete your entire iPhone call history or a specific call.There are several reasons why individuals might choose to delete their iPhone call history or specific call log entries. One common reason is to ensure privacy by removing records of personal or sensitive calls that they wish to keep confidential, especially from others who may have access to their phone. Additionally, deleting old or irrelevant call logs helps maintain an organized call history, making it easier to find important calls and reducing clutter. Sometimes, to prevent misunderstandings or confusion, one might delete a call log entry related to an accidental dial or a call received from a specific number. Furthermore, while call logs take up minimal storage space, clearing them can help free up a small amount of storage on the iPhone, which is particularly useful if there is an extensive call history accumulated over time.To delete your entire call history on iOS, follow these steps:Open the Phone app. Double-tap on the “Recents” tab. Double-tap on the “Edit” button near the upper left corner, and choose "select" from the resulting menu. Select “Clear” to remove all call logs.To delete a specific call log entry:Navigate to the Recents tab. Select the call you wish to delete. Swipe down to reveal the “Delete” option and double tap it.Please note that deleting call history is irreversible, and the deleted call log entries cannot be restored unless you have a backup made prior to the deletion. Therefore, it's important to be cautious and only delete call log entries that you are sure you no longer need or that you prefer to keep confidential. transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville.Also known as AnonyMouse.I'm going to show you how you can delete your iPhone call history or just specific calls in general.So why does this pertain to you or to me, whatever that might be, there might be a number of reasons why you want to do that.But first, let me go ahead and open up my phone app here so I can show you what I'm talking about in terms of what is call history.Phone double tap to open within your phone.Let's go ahead and double tap this so I can show you what is in the phone app as well.Phone and let's go to the bottom right hand corner of the screen here.Tab bar favorites.Tap one of five is your favorite, which is the first one of the tab on the far left bottom left.Now the next one next to this and to the right of this as you swipe to the right selected recents tab to a five is your recent tab.Now if you double tap that as you hear there is already selected.So if yours is not selected, go ahead and do one finger double tap on that.Now let's go to the top of the screen here and I'm going to show you what's involved in this particular recent area.Edit button.As we swipe to the right and analyze and what's on the screen itself, the edit buttons always at the top left hand corner there as you swipe to the right.Selected all button.…
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates a handy feature in the Mail app on your iPhone: Block Sender. Block Sender is a feature in the Mail app that allows you to prevent emails from specific senders from reaching your inbox. Once you block a sender, their emails will either be automatically deleted or sent to your Trash folder, depending on your settings.There are many reasons why you might want to block senders such as:Spam: This is the most common reason. Block those unwanted marketing emails and get your inbox back under control. Unsubscribe Nightmare: Tried unsubscribing but the emails keep coming? Blocking is a more forceful solution. Unwanted Contacts: Maybe you have an ex or someone you no longer want to hear from. Blocking cuts off email communication.How to Block Senders in Mail (iOS):Find the Mail app and locate an email from the sender you want to block. Swipe down to the More option and double tap to bring up a menu. Locate the Block Sender option and double tap it.Bonus Tip!You can also manage your blocked senders list in the Settings app:Go to Settings > Mail. Double tap on "Blocked". Here you can see a list of all your blocked senders and even unblock them if you need to.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.In this podcast, I'm going to introduce you to a feature called Block Sender that you can find within your mail app for iOS.Now, I will admit in recent years, some of the mail services that I use have done a great job.Definitely a huge improvement over many years ago when we used to get tons of spams and unwanted emails, right?Things have gotten a lot better.You don't get as nearly as much as you used to, but there's still a few that kind of slides in and you find those in within your spam folder and et cetera.Sometimes they don't even make it to the spam folder.Comes right into your inbox.I'm going to show you how to block a sender.Now, obviously there are many different scenarios why you would want a blocks of sender.Perhaps it is a spam or an unwanted mail or perhaps it is unwanted mail, but from somebody that you know that just persistently send you an email and there's you just want those particular emails go directly to the trash can.All right, let's just do that.I'm going to go to my mail app here.I have one particular mail that I would like to place on a block sender and I will show you how to do that and why I'm doing it for this particular mail.Mail.No one read emails.Double tap to open.So I'm going to do that.One finger double tap to open up my mail app here.Mail.Search.Search field.Double tap to edit.Now let's go to the particular mail that I was talking about in question that I like to block.I'm going to go to the right here.Dictate button.Double tap to start dictation.Double tap with two fingers when finished.Sam's club.See what'…
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to connect to a Windows computer using the Files app on iOS and iPadOS, in order to transfer files over your local network.To do this, you'll first need to make sure file and printer sharing is enabled on your computer by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Advanced sharing settings, and making sure "File and printer sharing" is on for your current connection type, either public or private. To view your computer's internal or "Private" IPV4 address, which you'll need to enter on your iPhone or iPad, either use the ipconfig command line tool as demonstrated in the episode, or locate it via the GUI by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Hardware and connection properties.To connect to the computer from your iPhone or iPad, open the Files app, double-tap the "More" button near the top right of the screen, and choose "Connect to server" from the resulting menu. Enter your computer's IP address in the "Server address" field, and double-tap Connect. You'll then be prompted to authenticate with the username and password you use to log into the computer, after which it should appear in the brows view of the Files app, under the "Shared" heading.Once connected, you can brows and modify the file and folder structure of the C Drive from the Files app, as well as transfer files from other apps on your device to this location. To disconnect your iPhone or iPad from your computer, focus on it in the brows view of the Files app and choose "eject" from the Actions rotor.Note: This feature was demonstrated on a computer running Windows 11. While it is available on prior versions of Windows, the process for configuring it may be slightly different.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville , also known as AnonyMouse.Now this podcast is going to be for my advanced users out there.Now I've been in this position for quite a while and I have been thinking about how could I streamline this process.So are you one of those people that tend to transfer files a lot back and forth from your iPhone or your iOS device to your computer?If you are, raise your hand.This might be something for you to think about.Yes, you do have the option to kind of transfer from your phone to your computer by using a third party service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or maybe Microsoft OneDrive.But the problem with that, it can be slow, right?Or I just don't want to store it up in those surfaces for whatever reason that is.In my case, I tend to have some very large files and can take some time, especially if you have a slow internet access.So in other words, anytime I need to transfer something, so I'm essentially sending it up through the internet, through the cloud, store it up there.So it takes that time to do it and then go on my phone, go through Microsoft OneDrive and go to the drive and pull it back down.And it's kind of tedious.I wish it would be more…
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates the new Stolen Device Protection feature introduced in iOS 17.3. This feature is designed to protect against the rare instance when someone has stolen your iPhone and knows your passcode.Thomas begins by explaining the purpose of the Stolen Device Protection feature. It prevents unauthorized individuals from performing critical device and Apple ID account operations, like changing your device passcode or Apple ID password. This is achieved by requiring biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID, with no passcode fallback.He then moves on to the step-by-step guide on how to enable the Stolen Device Protection feature:Go to Settings. Depending on your iPhone model, do one of the following: On an iPhone with Face ID: double Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. On an iPhone with a Home button: double Tap Touch ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. Scroll down to the Stolen Device Protection section, then double tap Turn On Protection.Note: If you don't see the Stolen Device Protection section, you may need to set up Face ID or Touch ID first.The episode also covers the Security Delay feature, which requires a successful Face ID or Touch ID authentication, an hour wait, then an additional successful biometric authentication. This feature helps prevent someone from making changes to settings that can lock you out of your iPhone or Apple ID account.For further details about the Stolen Device Protection feature, you can refer to the following resource:Use Stolen Device Protection on iPhonehttps://support.apple.com/is-is/guide/iphone/iph17105538b/iostranscription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Donville, also known as AnonyMouse.I'm going to talk to you today about a feature called Stolen Device Protection.Now this will be ultimately up to you if you want to turn this feature on.This is a feature that will just kind of enhance your security protection for your iPhone and other settings.I'll explain a little more here.When this item is set to on, this will give you an additional protection when it comes to anytime that your phone is stolen or gets lost.In theory, the feature came about, unfortunately, because there have been some incidents where people will be watching other people gain access to their iPhone, whether that's using the passcode or using their biometric authentication to get into the phone and thus forth then gets stolen from that person.Or maybe perhaps you lost your phone and somebody somehow, someway gets onto your phone one form or another.Well this protection will defeat from that person being able to make changes to some critical areas on your device.So the first layer of protection when this is turned on, this will protect you from them being able to access to certain settings that will now require a biometric authentication.So it kind of bypass if there weren't any passcode to that area before, you will now have to be able to use authentication by a biometric…
Tired of apps interrupting you with requests to rate and review? This podcast with Thomas Domville will show you how to take control.This iOS feature lets app developers ask you to rate and review their apps directly within the app. While helpful for developers, these pop-ups can be a nuisance , especially if they appear frequently.How to Disable In-App Ratings & Reviews:Find the Native Settings app and Double Tap to Open Settings Now Swipe Right until you find the AppStore button and Double Tap to open Locate by swiping right until you get to the "In-App Ratings & Reviews" and toggle the switch to the off position (Remember: Disabling this feature only stops the in-app prompts. You can still search for apps in the App Store and leave ratings and reviews manually if you'd like to share your feedback.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse.Hey have you been in this position where like myself I keep opening up different apps and it just seems like one form or another is always popping up hey would you like to review this app and give the app some rating and you know I do this every so often and when I'm in a good mood or whatever not or if I feel like the app really deserved to have a rating I want to go ahead and give that rating but the thing I don't like is that it just keeps coming up every so often so I feel like that there needs to be a balance and I need to and I will vote and give you a rating when I am ready to do that so if you are one of those people you see these little pop-ups and it seems like it's popping up everywhere have no fear there is a nice little settings that we can just simply turn on and off to disable this pop-up so let me to show you where that's at and we're gonna head right over to settings settings double tap to open and let's do that one finger don't tap to open up settings settings and now we are going to to go to the right and she get to App Store App Store button yep it's way down there but once we find it go ahead and do one finger double tap on this allow App Store to access heading now you're gonna keep swiping to the right until you find a button for in app rating and review in app ratings and reviews switch button on double tap to toggle setting all we got to do is one finger double tap just to turn this off off and voila now you have this set off now of course when this is set off you'll never get that pop-up again however now in saying that and I want to make this pretty clear is that I know the developers out there are probably screaming at me for suggesting anything like this to you because I get it because what they want they want you to rate it as often as you can because that gives them more visibility and that leads to more downloads and more sales to them so I get that but I believe in a fair balance that I am able to do a few votes but I don't want to be pester all the time so that is the option why I can turn that on and off and keep in mind there's a lot of apps out there if you just go into the apps that you like and then go into into settings or about area they typically have a little…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to enable or disable predictive text and inline predictive text on iOS. Predictive text allows you to write entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, suggested words, emoji, and information appear above the onscreen keyboard. You can tap a suggestion to apply it. Inline predictions complete the word or phrase you're currently typing, appearing in gray text. To accept an inline prediction, tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing. You can manage predictive text settings in the Keyboard settings on your iPhone 12 or newer models running iOS 17 or later versions.Open Settings on your iPhone. Scroll down and double tap on General. Select Keyboard and double tap. Double tap the switch next to Predictive to enable or disable predictive text. To manage inline predictive text, ensure that the Predictive switch is enabled or disabled. While typing, you'll see inline predictions. To accept a suggestion, tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse.Now every so often when I am composing an email or I'm trying to send off a text to a friend or family whatever that might be and I'm using the keyboard as I'm typing there is something called predictive text that will pop up so it tries to predict what you are going to spell out and this feature what this does it tries to help you shorten your typing that you have to do so you just find the various words on top of your keyboard tap on that and it selects that then they have this inline predictive text now which is a newer feature which takes it a next step that allows you to highlight within the text itself and allows you to choose those words but for me those are distracting I am trying to focus and I am NOT a multitasker as I would love to be but as I'm typing along I it just bothers me hearing these words pop up and they don't help me at all I want to kind of stay focused and type in what I want so I'm going to show you how you can turn those features off if you are interested in doing so and if you are distracted like I am when those things come up I'm also going to show you some pointers and advice some other things you can turn off as well what they call features and for some may be distracting to you as well or something that drives you bonkers so do in order to go and change this settings we are going to head over to the native settings itself settings double tap to open now that you located the settings let's do one finger double tap to open this up settings now you are going to need to swipe to the right until we get to something called general general button and we are going to do one finger double tap here about button and now we are looking for something called keyboard so swipe to the right until you get to keyboard keyboard button and at last we are here one finger double tap on keyboard keyboards to button now the easiest way to get to the area that we need to do is set your rotor to headings and go to the first heading all keyboards heading and now what we're looking for is predictive text so swipe to the right a couple times…
Ever misplaced your Apple Watch and spent minutes frantically searching under couch cushions? Worry no more! In this podcast Thomas Domville dives into the handy "Ping My Watch" feature on iOS, turning your iPhone into a personal Apple Watch locator.Here are the steps to activate Ping My Watch on your iPhone:Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Double Tap the Control Center. Under More Controls, Double taps the "insert Ping My Watch". Now, open Control Center. Double Tap the Ping My Watch button to make your watch audibly beep.Bonus Tip: If your Apple Watch is on silent mode, the ping will still play through your Apple Watch speaker.transcription: Find Your Lost Apple Watch in Seconds with Ping My Watch on iOS! - An AppleVis Podcast Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers' names, voices, or content. You're listening to an AppleViz Podcast.Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.Now, I've done a podcast before on Apple Watch and being able to identify and find your iPhone with the ping my iPhone from your Apple Watch.So like myself, I tend to put my phone in places I don't remember where I left it.Are you one of those people?Raise your hand.Yep.There's a few out there.And what that feature does is that it takes, I can go to my Apple Watch, go to the control center and use the ping my iPhone, double tap that, and then it'll start chiming and you can find your phone in no time by following the chime within the house or place that you left your iPhone.What if I told you, you can do the other way around?Yes.So this was very useful for me as I was on vacation shortly ago.And one of the things I came in, I was just hot.I was just hot and the Apple Watch was just making me hotter, right?You got to get that watch off.And so I put it down and Lord, behold, I forget where I left the Apple Watch.Then I remembered, Hey, there's a feature that I can do the other way around.And that's using my iPhone to ping my watch.So I'm going to show you how to set that up and how this works.And so you can find your Apple Watch as you could with your iPhone, with your Apple Watch.So it's great both ways.So we are going to go to your iPhone and we are going to go to the settings, because that is where we are going to have to turn this feature on.And that lives in the control center of settings.So let's go double tap settings, settings.Now swipe to the right until you get to control center button, control center button.Once you find that one finger, double tap, swipe down from the top right edge to open control center.Now the easiest way to get to where we need to go is to set your order to headings.And let's go to the first headings here, included controls heading.These are the included controls.So these are controls that shows up on your control center as of right now.So here's a few of the controls I have set.Remove timer, reorder timer button, direct remove code scanner, reorder code scanner, remove…
In the 8 AM Hour: Fabio bashes Hollywood for being 'sheep' about Israel: 'They want to be safe' Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national security threat' Tens of thousands join rally for Israel in Washington, DC Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock, @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc. Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Follow the Show on Apple podcasts, Omny, Spotify or Audible. Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/ How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/ Episode: Wednesday, November 15, 2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss an alternative to Be My AI, the new feature coming soon to Be My Eyes users that will enable people who are blind to identify, get descriptions for, and analyze images. However, while the beta is due to open up to more people soon, you can try the feature courtesy of the new Bing Chat app. Regular contributor and podcaster Thomas Domville (also known as Anonymouse) demonstrates the feature. Also, Steven has been buying again, but it's not something with a fruit-shaped logo on it this time. Instead, he bought a talking measuring tape and demonstrates how it works. You can find out more about the device here: https://cobolt.co.uk/products/talking-tape-measure And there's more of your feedback too, including a comment from Glen in Toronto on how fingerless leather gloves can help while using a mobility aid, and there's an apology for Shaun from Negative Julian. Get in touch with the Double Tappers and join the conversation: Email: feedback@doubletaponair.com Call: 1-877-803-4567 (Canada and USA) / 0204 571 3354 (UK) Twitter: @BlindGuyTech / @ShaunShed / @DoubleTapOnAir Mastodon: @DoubleTap YouTube: DoubleTapOnAir
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the app that they never discussed. Call Annie is an app for iOS that uses the latest ChatGPT technology to bring you a human-like virtual assistant you can talk to just as if you were having a FaceTime call with a friend. Although Steven's attempts to demonstrate the app were shaky, download the app and try it for yourself on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/call-annie/id6447928709 Also, Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse on the AppleVis website, joins the guys to demonstrate the new ChatGPT app for iOS that is now available in 40 more countries, including the UK and Canada. Listen to the longer and more in-depth review from Thomas directly from the AppleVis website: https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/introduction-official-chatgpt-ios-app And, of course, there's more of your feedback. Get in touch with the Double Tappers and join the conversation: Email: feedback@doubletaponair.com Call: 1-877-803-4567 (Canada and USA) / 0204 571 3354 (UK) Twitter: @BlindGuyTech / @ShaunShed / @DoubleTapOnAir Mastodon: @DoubleTap YouTube: DoubleTapOnAir
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the important factors to consider when buying a new PC laptop following a query from one of our listeners on social media. Steven presents his Top 5 laptops for 2023, including such brands as Dell, Lenovo and LG. Also, the guys discuss the news that Twitter will now have a new CEO, but is anything likely to change for the social network? Read more about the new Twitter CEO here - https://ap-pleinsider.com/articles/23/05/11/new-twitter-ceo-to-start-in-six-weeks-says-elon-musk?utm_medium=rss There's a demo of the transcription app AIKO for iOS and Mac from Thomas Domvilleover (a.k.a. AnonyMouse) at AppleVis. You can listen to the demo in full on the AppleVis site - https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/introducing-aiko-powerful-device-tran-scription-tool-ios-mac And of course, there's more of your feedback on a wide range of topics from audiobook players to described video and more. Get in touch with the Double Tappers and join the conversation: Email: feedback@doubletaponair.com Call: 1-877-803-4567 (Canada and USA) / 0204 571 3354 (UK) Twitter: @BlindGuyTech / @ShaunShed / @DoubleTapOnAir Mastodon: @DoubleTap
In the second episode of his two part mini series, Thomas Domville concludes his in-depth look at Mastodon and the MetaText app for iOS.Chapter 6 Explore (00:00:08)Chapter 7 Notifications (00:19:07)Chapter 8 Messages (00:31:52)Chapter 9 Account Menu (00:37:06)Chapter 10 Publishing a Toot/Post (01:26:08)Chapter 11 An Alternative Way to Follow a Mastodon User Account (01:42:46)Chapter 12 Closing Thoughts and Contact (02:00:22)ResourcesSearching for instances mentioned in this Series:JoinMastodon.OrgFedi.DirectoryInstances mentioned in this series:Mastodon.SocialTweesecake.SocialA11y.InfoA11y.SocialDragonsCave.SpaceiAccessibility.SocialSearching for friends on Twitter to Mastodon tool:MoveToDon.orgContact informationMastodon: @thomas_domville@DragonsCave.Space. Twitter: @thomas_domville Email: thomas.domville@gmail.com
In the first episode of a two part mini series, Thomas Domville gives us an in-depth look at Mastodon and the MetaText app for iOS.Chapter 1 Introduction to MetaText (00:00:08)Chapter 2 Instance: Finding your New Home (00:04:33)Chapter 3 Getting Started (00:38:20)Chapter 4 Exploring the Interface (00:48:22)Chapter 5 Timelines (00:53:35)ResourcesSearching for instances mentioned in this Series:JoinMastodon.OrgFedi.DirectoryInstances mentioned in this series:Mastodon.SocialTweesecake.SocialA11y.InfoA11y.SocialDragonsCave.SpaceiAccessibility.SocialSearching for friends on Twitter to Mastodon tool:MoveToDon.orgContact informationMastodon: @thomas_domville@DragonsCave.Space. Twitter: @thomas_domville Email: thomas.domville@gmail.com
AnonyMouse has teased three locales in Massachusetts with the tiny buildings. WBZ's James Rojas reports.
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A tiny record store for mice has been built in Lund, Sweden. Called Ricotta Records, the store features an array of mouse-themed records in its display window. The records are by “mouse artists” such as Tailor Swiss, Niki Fromaj, and Lady Gouda, whose names are puns on types of cheese and American singers Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga. The new minuscule installation was made by a group of artists called AnonyMouse. People have responded positively to the installation, and AnonyMouse even invited its fans to submit more ideas for artists and albums that would suit the record store's theme. Ricotta Records is just one of the group's masterpieces scattered around Sweden. AnonyMouse began creating miniatures in 2016 and has completed over 20 projects since then. They include a barbershop, a homeless shelter, an Italian bistro, a five-star hotel, and even an amusement park. Before the record store was revealed, AnonyMouse also installed a tiny drugstore called Cicada Pharmacy within the same area. The team assembles its projects in the wee hours of the night to avoid being seen by many. The miniatures' exact locations are never revealed, but AnonyMouse updates its Instagram with photos of new installations. Fans of the collective search for the miniatures' whereabouts using the photos as clues. For its projects, AnonyMouse takes inspiration from children's book authors Beatrix Potter and Astrid Lindgren, as well as filmmakers Don Bluth and Walt Disney. The team said that it aims to bring a bit of magic to children and other pedestrians who happen to pass by their creations.
Join us as we discuss and demonstrate various methods to order food you need from home. The Big-R takes us thru DoorDash and our special honored guest Thomas Domville from Applevis explains how to use Instacart. Thanks so much for visiting with us AnonyMouse! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-rusnak/message
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Join Thomas Domville also known as AnonyMouse as he brings some Disney magic in demonstrating the Disney+ for iOS. Only Disney+ gives you endless access to your favorite movies and TV series from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more. From The Lion King, to all-new Originals like The Mandalorian, there's something exciting for everyone. You'll also get access to new movies, complete Disney+ on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disney/id1446075923
Join Thomas Domville also known as AnonyMouse as he brings some Disney magic in demonstrating the Disney+ for iOS. Only Disney+ gives you endless access to your favorite movies and TV series from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more. From The Lion King, to all-new Originals like The Mandalorian, there's something exciting for everyone. You'll also get access to new movies, complete Disney+ on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disney/id1446075923
Join Thomas Domville also known as AnonyMouse as he brings some Disney magic in demonstrating the Disney+ for iOS. Only Disney+ gives you endless access to your favorite movies and TV series from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more. From The Lion King, to all-new Originals like The Mandalorian, there's something exciting for everyone. You'll also get access to new movies, complete Disney+ on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disney/id1446075923
In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives at Apple; and Dean Hudson, Accessibility Evangelist at Apple. Topics covered in this podcast include an in-depth look at new accessibility features coming later this year in Apple software for blind and low vision users, as well as a broader look at Apple's approach to making their products accessible to as many people as possible. Full transcript of podcast Please note, This transcript was created solely for communication access. It is not a certified legal transcript and is not entirely verbatim. [music] Announcer: This is the AppleVis Extra. Dave Nason: Hello, and welcome to AppleVis Extra. This is episode number 67 coming hot on the heels of episode number 66 which was our round-table about WWDC keynote on Monday. Today, myself, Dave Nason, and my colleague, Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse, are delighted to be joined by two people from Apple live from WWDC conference this week. We have the head of accessibility at Apple, Sarah Herrlinger, and we have one of the accessibility technicians called Dean Hudson. Thomas, thanks for joining me. We're delighted to be getting the chance to interview these guys today. Thomas Domville: Definitely! I am so excited to meet with these two. I know that we are going to learn a great deal of things today, and I hope our listeners will, too. It's going to be a lot of fun. Dave Nason: Yeah, it was a big keynote, wasn't it? We talked about a lot on Monday. People can listen to that podcast for the full details of what we talked about in our immediate kind of aftermath, but there was a lot there. Thomas Domville: Definitely! A lot to soak up, and even today I'm still soaking things up, and hearing things that we didn't really pick up on on the WWDC day itself. As we're starting to get our hands on these betas, more and more things are starting to pop up. This makes this even more exciting of a podcast to listen to. Dave Nason: I think we all know that iOS 12 was a performance update. I think whether you had accessibility needs or not, it wasn't a feature-rich release last year. This year, I think there's a bit more there in the accessibility world as well, and in general when it comes to features. I think we're going to have plenty of questions. Thomas Domville: Definitely! I think that what I came away with from Monday was a lot of people were saying "Is that all?" "Is that it?" I was like oh, my gosh, are you kidding me? There was a lot there. I think for every 1 thing they mentioned, there were probably 20 things they didn't mention. There is so much under-the-hood. Like you said, this is a vast difference, a stark difference, between last year's iOS 12 to this year iOS 13. That is the same for those with accessibility. There are quite a few small changes, and new things that we can expect which I'm very excited to talk about. Dave Nason: Indeed! Let's welcome our two guests! We have, all the way from California in the middle of WWDC week ………………they've taken the time out to talk to us. We have Sarah Herrlinger, and Dean Hudson. Do you guys want to tell us a little about yourselves? Dean, do you want to go first, and tell us who you are, and what you do? Dean Hudson: Yeah, sure. Thanks for…
In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives at Apple; and Dean Hudson, Accessibility Evangelist at Apple. Topics covered in this podcast include an in-depth look at new accessibility features coming later this year in Apple software for blind and low vision users, as well as a broader look at Apple's approach to making their products accessible to as many people as possible. Full transcript of podcast Please note, This transcript was created solely for communication access. It is not a certified legal transcript and is not entirely verbatim. [music] Announcer: This is the AppleVis Extra. Dave Nason: Hello, and welcome to AppleVis Extra. This is episode number 67 coming hot on the heels of episode number 66 which was our round-table about WWDC keynote on Monday. Today, myself, Dave Nason, and my colleague, Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse, are delighted to be joined by two people from Apple live from WWDC conference this week. We have the head of accessibility at Apple, Sarah Herrlinger, and we have one of the accessibility technicians called Dean Hudson. Thomas, thanks for joining me. We're delighted to be getting the chance to interview these guys today. Thomas Domville: Definitely! I am so excited to meet with these two. I know that we are going to learn a great deal of things today, and I hope our listeners will, too. It's going to be a lot of fun. Dave Nason: Yeah, it was a big keynote, wasn't it? We talked about a lot on Monday. People can listen to that podcast for the full details of what we talked about in our immediate kind of aftermath, but there was a lot there. Thomas Domville: Definitely! A lot to soak up, and even today I'm still soaking things up, and hearing things that we didn't really pick up on on the WWDC day itself. As we're starting to get our hands on these betas, more and more things are starting to pop up. This makes this even more exciting of a podcast to listen to. Dave Nason: I think we all know that iOS 12 was a performance update. I think whether you had accessibility needs or not, it wasn't a feature-rich release last year. This year, I think there's a bit more there in the accessibility world as well, and in general when it comes to features. I think we're going to have plenty of questions. Thomas Domville: Definitely! I think that what I came away with from Monday was a lot of people were saying "Is that all?" "Is that it?" I was like oh, my gosh, are you kidding me? There was a lot there. I think for every 1 thing they mentioned, there were probably 20 things they didn't mention. There is so much under-the-hood. Like you said, this is a vast difference, a stark difference, between last year's iOS 12 to this year iOS 13. That is the same for those with accessibility. There are quite a few small changes, and new things that we can expect which I'm very excited to talk about. Dave Nason: Indeed! Let's welcome our two guests! We have, all the way from California in the middle of WWDC week ………………they've taken the time out to talk to us. We have Sarah Herrlinger, and Dean Hudson. Do you guys want to tell us a little about yourselves? Dean, do you want to go first, and tell us who you are, and what you do? Dean Hudson: Yeah, sure. Thanks for…
In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives at Apple; and Dean Hudson, Accessibility Evangelist at Apple. Topics covered in this podcast include an in-depth look at new accessibility features coming later this year in Apple software for blind and low vision users, as well as a broader look at Apple's approach to making their products accessible to as many people as possible. Full transcript of podcast Please note, This transcript was created solely for communication access. It is not a certified legal transcript and is not entirely verbatim. [music] Announcer: This is the AppleVis Extra. Dave Nason: Hello, and welcome to AppleVis Extra. This is episode number 67 coming hot on the heels of episode number 66 which was our round-table about WWDC keynote on Monday. Today, myself, Dave Nason, and my colleague, Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse, are delighted to be joined by two people from Apple live from WWDC conference this week. We have the head of accessibility at Apple, Sarah Herrlinger, and we have one of the accessibility technicians called Dean Hudson. Thomas, thanks for joining me. We're delighted to be getting the chance to interview these guys today. Thomas Domville: Definitely! I am so excited to meet with these two. I know that we are going to learn a great deal of things today, and I hope our listeners will, too. It's going to be a lot of fun. Dave Nason: Yeah, it was a big keynote, wasn't it? We talked about a lot on Monday. People can listen to that podcast for the full details of what we talked about in our immediate kind of aftermath, but there was a lot there. Thomas Domville: Definitely! A lot to soak up, and even today I'm still soaking things up, and hearing things that we didn't really pick up on on the WWDC day itself. As we're starting to get our hands on these betas, more and more things are starting to pop up. This makes this even more exciting of a podcast to listen to. Dave Nason: I think we all know that iOS 12 was a performance update. I think whether you had accessibility needs or not, it wasn't a feature-rich release last year. This year, I think there's a bit more there in the accessibility world as well, and in general when it comes to features. I think we're going to have plenty of questions. Thomas Domville: Definitely! I think that what I came away with from Monday was a lot of people were saying "Is that all?" "Is that it?" I was like oh, my gosh, are you kidding me? There was a lot there. I think for every 1 thing they mentioned, there were probably 20 things they didn't mention. There is so much under-the-hood. Like you said, this is a vast difference, a stark difference, between last year's iOS 12 to this year iOS 13. That is the same for those with accessibility. There are quite a few small changes, and new things that we can expect which I'm very excited to talk about. Dave Nason: Indeed! Let's welcome our two guests! We have, all the way from California in the middle of WWDC week ………………they've taken the time out to talk to us. We have Sarah Herrlinger, and Dean Hudson. Do you guys want to tell us a little about yourselves? Dean, do you want to go first, and tell us who you are, and what you do? Dean Hudson: Yeah, sure. Thanks for having us. This is a real honor. I am Dean Hudson. I started here at Apple probably 2006 where things were starting to roll. I've been here in the accessibility engineering team when there were three of us. It has now expanded greatly, but it's been a real fun ride all the way through advent of iOS making that accessible up through Apple TV, Watch, and HomePod. It's been a really fun ride. I now, the last few years, have worked for Sarah, as the Accessibility Evangelist at Apple. Really really fun times. Sarah Herrlinger: I'm Sarah Herrlinger, and I lead our efforts in the Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives team. I get to work with Dean which is always a lot of fun. Our team really focuses on accessibility as a core corporate value for Apple. We look holistically at all the ways that we can infuse accessibility into the Apple ecosystem. Whether that be through products, or services, or stores, or anything that we do, just making sure that every employee at Apple understands what accessibility means to us as a company, and that all of our users know about all of the amazing things that we are working to do, so that they take advantage of those, and get more out of their devices. Dave Nason: Cool! I guess your job is making sure that accessibility is there on the ground floor of every project. Is that kind of an idea? Sarah Herrlinger: Yep. Absolutely! Through both Dean and I, we look at all those different areas. We get, early and often, into all of the different projects here to make sure that everybody thinks about accessibility in what they do. Thomas Domville: What an exciting job to have! That is like a dream! It's amazing to hear you guys have been there for so long especially Dean since 2006 when he was part of a team of three. That just totally blows my mind where we are today in terms of what we have gone so far with both of you. That's-- Dave Nason: When you think-- Thomas Domville: --amazing. Dave Nason: --to join one year before the iPhone launched. Everything that's happened since. Dean Hudson: Yeah. Well, I should say I am a VoiceOver user, totally blind. It was just very fun. The thing that you have to keep in mind, and it really takes a lot of character, but you have to be patient. People want things to happen tomorrow, and it just doesn't work that way. In the end, we took some time to develop and get things right, and it has paid off. We kind of lead the industry now in accessibility, and it's because we start at a ground level as Sarah was saying. Before even any lines of code are written, we get in there with the teams, and get people to think about accessibility early. Dave Nason: That's cool! That's such an advantage for you in a sense in what you do because you're both an expert in being a blind customer, and you're an expert in Apple, and what's going on on the inside of the company, I guess. Sarah Herrlinger: That's exactly why I stole him away from the engineering team, and brought him over to become our tech evangelist because he is so good at being able to go to every team in the company, and really express to them the importance of the work that we do, and get them to really think about not just the blind community, but every community that we support. [laughter] Thomas Domville: Educate. That's the key word is to educate everyone, and explain how to dive in, and do it the right way. Dave Nason: I've seen in my own work the difference the passion can make. You know what I mean? It's not just dryly telling them this is the features, but when they can actually see a human being using those features, and the difference. I'd say I think that goes a long way when you're speaking to an executive or a project manager or whatever. Dean Hudson- Yeah. Yeah. No, there were a few times when I would just bring my device to an engineer on the audio team, for example, and say this is wrong, this doesn't work. Can you guys do something about this? They're like oh, my gosh, you've been using this? We should fix this. [laughter] Thomas Domville: That's awesome! Sarah Herrlinger: A lot of years of great work being done. Dave Nason: Fantastic! Of course, we're in the middle of a very busy time of year for you guys. We had the keynote on Monday. I would say one of the highlights of the show was the announcement of Voice Control, and that demo that we saw. Do you want to kind of tell us a little about? We saw highlights. There's probably plenty to talk about around Voice Control. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah, we're really excited about Voice Control. One of the things that has been important to us as an accessibility team is to continually look at new user groups that might not otherwise be able to use our technology. How do we keep pushing forward, and making sure that everyone who wants to use an Apple product has the opportunity to do so, and has the tools available to make that simple and easy and fun? Voice Control is a feature that was built with individuals with extreme physical-motor limitations in mind. It is individuals who wouldn't be able to use their devices unless they were able to use their voice. What Voice Control does is give them full access to their devices. It is built into both Mac OS and iOS platforms, so for any iOS device or Mac, being able to really control and use your device with just your voice. That would be all elements of navigation, opening apps, opening menus, moving around on the different devices, as well as things like dictation, text editing, and doing those things in a seamless fashion, so moving from one to the next, saying open Pages, dictating text, then saying open Photos, and doing something in your Photos app. Things like that all sort of moving through seamlessly, and not having to kind of move from one to the other in a more stunted way. We wanted it to be something that was really useful and efficient for those users who rely upon their voice. Dave Nason: I sort of speculated on Monday that maybe it was built on the same framework--if that's the right terminology--as VoiceOver and Switch Control, so that if you designed for one you design for the other. Is that the case, or is it a whole different... Sarah Herrlinger: It does take advantage of the accessibility API that's built into our software developer kit. One of the messages that we really try to express out to developers this week is how important it is to use that accessibility API, and how when you do it, you get so much from it. With all three of those utilizing that, if you are someone who... It's sort of the well, if you're concerned about one group, hey, you're going to get the other ones for free. We definitely want everyone to use this, and to really be good digital citizens when it comes to accessibility because this is the foundation for so much of what we do. Thomas Domville: That's so intriguing because it makes me think in my mind. I'm trying to grasp how that framework work, as in so the elements you see on the given page, is that the same as the VoiceOver? Are you able to go into more specifics like go right four? Sarah Herrlinger: Well, so, to give an example. When you think about how important it is in VoiceOver to label elements on the screen, to label images and buttons and things like that, one of the things that then both Switch Control and Voice Control does is it hooks onto those individual elements as well. For example, with Voice Control, one of the features to it is being able to say Show Numbers. Then any of those elements, anything that would be tappable or clickable--depending on whether it's an iOS or Mac device--becomes something that shows up on the screen, so that you could, for example, in the Photos app, say Show Numbers, and then say tap 14, and it is that specific photo that you're trying to get to which really improves the efficiency for someone using voice. Underneath it's also using that same framework to it. Dean Hudson: I think even Eric gave an example in the keynote the other day--or not the keynote, sorry, the state of the union--where he tried to click on an element, and it didn't work. He said "see, it didn't work because it doesn't have an accessibility label." It definitely hinges upon the accessibility underneath the API. Dave Nason: That's cool. I was actually thi-- [crosstalk] Dave Nason: Sorry! Sarah Herrlinger: It's all the same foundational API, but we also allow even more specific APIs, so developers who want to create even better experiences for Voice Control and such, or for a Voice Control-only experience, they can do that, too. The API is the common base, but it allows very detailed customization to make really great experiences for each one of these types of assistive technology as well. Thomas Domville: Wow! That is amazing! It really does going to kind of bring, in a roundabout way, you're also bringing up VoiceOver accessibility issues up. Like you just mentioned, elements or buttons that are not labeled correctly, and that has definitely to bring up to forefront with the developers if they want to take advantage of this-- Dave Nason: Exactly. Thomas Domville: --control. What if you had, I know a lot of these elements sometimes just like to have just pictures. How do they know what to say for that particular picture? Sarah Herrlinger: Well, actually, we have a new feature that we've added in this year that I think will be very helpful in that area. I'm gonna let Dean grab this one 'cause he's-- [laughter] Dean Hudson: We're trying to wait 'til we get to the features, but you guys have pulled it out of us. [laughter] Dean Hudson: One of the features--and I'm going to get loud because talking about features I get excited--that we're introducing for iOS is to auto label buttons. If a developer puts this hamburger menu or just puts a picture on the button, we will, through machine learning-- you probably heard a little bit about that during the keynote--determine what that button might be labeled. Having tested it, it works pretty good. I've used some crazy applications, and it does a pretty good job. That's sort of how if someone does give a picture, we sort of auto label it, and that's how it would get picked up. Thomas Domville: That's interesting because you have somewhat of a feature like that now when sometimes it will predict what it thinks it is. That works-- Dean Hudson: In text. Thomas Domville: This is more enhanced. Dean Hudson: This is more, yeah, in images. Thomas Domville: Oh, wow! Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. Dave Nason: Now, it's reading text, isn't it, that's visually on a button? Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. I think one of the things that we always try and do is build on from what we've done, but never stop working on any of these features. We have had this available for text. Now, we are using machine learning as it continues to grow and grow, and use that to be able to, as Dean said, try and figure out what that is an image of, and give you that information. It might say button, possibly Home, or whatever it might be, so that as best we can, we are trying to add that additional information for you, so that you have more context. As always, we try and work with every developer, and tell them the more important thing is that you do actually go through and label all of these, and that's why we have tools like the Accessibility Inspector in Xcode with its auditing capabilities that give you information along the way as an app designer to know what you can do to be a better accessibility citizen. on top of that, we know that when people don't, we want to try and make sure that we are improving that situation, and really using tools like machine learning to make that better for the community. Dave Nason: Cool! I kind of have this idea that maybe even people who don't have any motor issues, but maybe they just have their phone on a charging stand at their desk, and rather than picking the phone up, they just look over at their phone and use voice control. Have you found yourself doing that, Sarah, at all? Sarah Herrlinger: Just start using voice control as its own even as someone who is not in the community? Yeah, I think voice control has it does have applicability that can go beyond the specific audience for which we kind of looked as at the sweet spot. I think one of the things that we will find as time goes by is the number of people who use this in many other circumstances. I've certainly had members of the media and such thus far say things like "This will be great for me as I'm driving in my car", or all different kinds of possible use cases. We look forward to seeing how people use them. It's been interesting even for us to see how people who are not members of the blind community turn on VoiceOver for things here and there. We know that a lot of these types of assistive technologies can be used for other use cases, but first and foremost, we want to make sure we're making the best tools for the communities that rely on them. Dave Nason: Yeah. Absolutely! I was just thinking, I suppose, in the context that it can really help to drive use of the accessibility API if a larger group of people in the media are talking about it. Dean Hudson: Uh-huh. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. Dave Nason: Dean, you alluded to other accessibility features, or other new features. Is there anything else that you want to-- Dean Hudson: Yeah. I'd first like to say WWDC was remarkable this year. We unleashed a ton of features that we're really excited about. Another piece of that is being at WWDC, we just saw developers one after another very excited about making their apps accessible. I just wanted to put that out there. We did a couple of events--just sort of mingle events--where we had tables set up, so people could see some accessibility features. It was just packed, and you could just feel the excitement when engineers came up and asked making my app accessible. What do I do? You have these long conversations. Well, you could do this, and try this. It was just very very cool. I'll start with VoiceOver because that's what I use on the Mac. One of the things that we were very excited to bring to the Mac this year is LibLouis. That gives us more than 80 languages for braille, and that's really really cool. As you guys know, LibLouis's open source, and so it's continually growing, so we're continuing to get more languages. Also, we've had a lot of requests for VoiceOver and braille to bring sort of a single-word mode. For iOS users, you'll know this. When you use your braille display, you've probably got maybe an 18 or 12-cell braille display, iOS only shows 1 item at a time to sort of help you maximize that little space that you have. Well, on the desktop, we brought that option there as well, so that if you have an 80-cell braille display, you turn on this option, you will see one item at a time. You can go back-and-forth between either of those modes. That was really cool. We've also improved braille input typing. We know that there are some people in the blindness world that use braille, but they are very very fast typists. We know those folks are out there. We've made it now, so that you can type as fast as you need to to get what you need done, and it'll just work great. Thomas Domville: Bravo! Bravo! Dean Hudson: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We definitely listened to all of you guys, and all of you. We've improved braille support on pages that support ARIA. There were some issues even in Mail that we addressed, so now when you paste text, we don't jump to the top of the email. We keep it right there. There were some issues with Messages. We fixed that, and in FaceTime. Some really really great braille improvements. We think you guys are really going to love it! Dave Nason: That's cool! I know some braille users are going to be very happy to hear that! [laughter] Dean Hudson: Yeah, oh yeah. Thomas Domville: Definitely! Dean Hudson: Yeah. Dave Nason: Has much of that made it to iOS as well, or was that Mac-specific? [cross-talk] Dean Hudson: That's all both iOS and Mac. Dave Nason: Wow, that's cool. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah, including LibLouis which is also on Apple TV, too, so all of our braille-supported platforms we've brought those LibLouis tables to expand what you are able to access. Even when you think about things like the fact that on apple TV you can get captions through your braille display, if those captions are provided in one of the LibLouis languages, great way to be able to get that information, too. Dean Hudson: Some other things that we've done for VoiceOver on the desktop is custom punctuation. This is very big if you are a coder. When you're reading email, that's fine, you can have different levels of punctuation. When you're reading code, it’s very important to customize your punctuation, so that you see the symbols that you need to see. That will be sort of like activities. It will be sort of built-in. You switch between Mail, you switch between Xcode, you'll get your right punctuation level. Dave Nason: You can kind of say okay, I'm in Xcode, I need to hear the colons and the semicolons-- [cross-talk] Dean Hudson: Yeah. Dave Nason: --the brackets. Dean Hudson: Right. In Mail, I don't necessarily need to hear that. Sarah Herrlinger: Rather than just having that some, most, all, it gives you a lot more granularity in how you can do that customization. This is another one that is also on iOS. One of the other cool things about it is that through CloudKit, you can sync those preferences from one platform to the other. That which you set up as a custom punctuation on Mac OS will automatically be available to you on iOS. Thomas Domville: That's beautiful! Any improvement in Xcode especially code-reading capabilities, that's a big improvement. Dave Nason: The cloud bit. I have to say that as someone who uses both Mac and iOS, the ability to even with things like keyboard shortcuts, you don't have to set them up again. The same with punctuation, just having it sync is-- Thomas Domville: Mmmhmm, mmmhmm. Sarah Herrlinger: Absolutely! Thomas, I heard you mention Xcode. Dean, I know you have been really excited about Xcode as a coder yourself. Dean Hudson: Yeah, Xcode is really huge. It's a big big application. What we wanted to do is focus on where you spend most of your time, and that's in the editor. We've improved, for example, code completion. As you're typing in the name of a function or method, hit Tab, and it autocompletes. You can now access that. Another point that we improved on is if you set--I'm going to get this wrong, I want to say landmarks, it's not landmarks--where you need to debug code, you set these markers. Those markers are now accessible. We've also added some rotors now that will allow you to navigate between methods and between scope. If you've had nested if loops, you can now navigate between those. Makes it really easy for you to jump around in your code. Many many fixes around editing. We think that's going to make that experience a lot better. Thomas Domville: That's beautiful. Dave Nason: That's cool. We do get a lot of questions on applevis.com about Xcode. It pops up every now and then, as people looking for help with it. Dean Hudson: We're continuing to work on that. One of the projects that you guys have probably heard of is Everybody Can Code. We've done that with Swift with the iPad, but we know there's more there. Eventually, you going to get to some levels that you need to use Xcode. We really want to focus on that to make that a fantastic experience. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. To stick with VoiceOver, but to jump platforms and go to iOS real quick. Couple of things to bring to your attention, one of which is just that when you go into Settings, you're going to find Accessibility in a different place. That is that it's been upleveled in Settings, so rather than having to drill in from tap on Settings, then go to General, then go to Accessibility, it's now at that top level of Settings just below General in the flow, in the chronology there. That was really important to us because we wanted to make sure that it becomes that much more discoverable for people, and that they use these features more. One of the other things we've done with it is we've also built accessibility into the sort of setup flow, what we call Buddy, as you get a new device. While for a VoiceOver user, you may already know that doing the triple-tap on the Side Button will turn VoiceOver on, for some of those other accessibility features that people may well have felt oh, I can't get to this until after I get through setup, we wanted to make sure that those were ready right up front, so that if you need to invert colors or increase your font or things like that, you can find those earlier in the process. Dean Hudson: Another one is customizable gestures for iOS. Dave Nason: You got my next question. [unintelligible] [laughter] Dean Hudson: Think about things like Control Center, Home Screen, App Chooser--App Switcher, pardon me. You can now assign those to, say, two-finger quadruple tap. Thomas Domville: Oh, that's nice. That's going to be a game changer! Dean Hudson: Yeah, yeah, we think so. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah, you can even assign Siri shortcuts to VoiceOver commands. Dave Nason: Oh, fantastic! [unintelligible] Thomas Domville: Yeah, that's going to be amazing right there, customizable VoiceOver gestures. I love that! Dean Hudson: Yeah. In fact, both platforms are now we have full keyboard access. If you have your iPad now, and you have it connected to a Bluetooth, even gestures--say the Rotate gesture or the two-finger double tap and hold--you can now assign those to a keyboard command. You can perform those actions on your keyboard. [crosstalk] Thomas Domville: Oh, wow! Dave Nason: I read a bit about there being new keyboard shortcuts across the platforms. Could you tell us a little bit more about what's been kind of added there? Sarah Herrlinger: iPad OS has more commands in apps. I think that's connected to the full keyboard access that's now available. Thomas Domville: Okay. I really love the new Siri voices, by the way! [unintelligible] Thomas Domville: That was beautiful. I liked hearing that! I'm guessing we will be able to use that as a VoiceOver voice? Sarah Herrlinger: Mmmhmm. Dean Hudson: Yes. Thomas Domville: Awesome! Have we gained any new voices like Eloquence or anything like that? Sarah Herrlinger: No Eloquence voices, but that... The new Siri voices are also available on the Watch, so that's another one-- [Unintelligible] Dave Nason: We heard the U.S. one. Are there international new Siri voices, or at the moment is this U.S.? Sarah Herrlinger: My understanding at this stage is it is starting with U.S., and I think we'll have to see where they go from there. Dean Hudson: Yeah. Thomas Domville: Well, making accessibility down to the root of Settings, that is a big thing, as in terms of that Apple recognized that this should be up front to everyone that's sighted or not, they're going to come across this, and be curious, and jump into that. I'm really excited that you guys finally put that up in front and to the main section with the main components. Dave Nason: That's been a step-by-step process, hasn't it? I remember when it moved from the bottom of the General up towards the top of General, and now it's into the-- [crosstalk] [laughter] Sarah Herrlinger: Our evangelism has worked! [laughter] [Unintelligible] Thomas Domville: Good job, Dean, good job! [laughter] Dean Hudson: We haven't talked about some of the low-vision features. Dave Nason: Yeah, I was going to ask that. Dean Hudson: On the Mac... Do you want to talk about the Hover? Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah, on Mac OS, we have a couple of great new features we've added. The one that I'm most excited about as someone who is a glasses wearer and who does struggle with small text is a feature called Hover Text. It's a new way to make it easy to view text on your Mac display. What you do is if you hover over any text with your cursor, and press down on the Command key, you get a dedicated window with a large high-resolution text field which gives you whatever is the text that's underneath that cursor. You can blow it up to 128-point, you can choose the font type that works best for you or that you prefer. You can also change the color of both the text and the background, and the cursor that surrounds the text showing up on the screen. Lots of customization available, so that whatever your vision needs are as a low-vision user, you can be able to sort of customize that to work best for you. One of the other things that I love is... For a long time, we've had a feature, and that is Say Text Under the Pointer. When you turn that on, you not only get this giant text customized in the way you want it to look, but it will also speak that out as it's going over the element as well. Text that would be in a menu or in a dock that might be smaller than what you would want it to be, you now have the opportunity to be able to take any text, and just blow it up on the screen. Dave Nason: That's actually huge because there's some people who are not quite at full screenreader level. They don't need that, but they need that little bit of help sometimes with a bit of speech, and I think that's huge. Also, I have an application at work which doesn't support screen readers very well in terms of keyboard commands, so I can use it with the mouse by rubbing the mouse over certain sections, and it'll read what's under there. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. We have another feature called Zoom Display which is for multi-display users. If you're someone who uses two screens, Zoom Display will let you keep one screen zoomed in close while the other one remains at standard resolution. It could be great for everyday work when you are just on your own working on two monitors in an office, but also one of the other applications for it that we've seen thus far is in terms of doing a presentation. Maybe you want your audience to see the screen in that standard resolution, but you want to blow up something on your own device, so that you can zoom in on areas, and get more information as you are presenting out to the world. A really cool way to think about multi-display users, and how low-vision users might use them differently than someone else. Also, we added in Color Filters in the same way that we have them on iOS. These are filters that support things like color blindness, and we have filters that are specifically built for different types of color blindness, but also being able to do just a straight colored tint over the screen. We've received feedback from individuals with Irlens Syndrome and other types of vision challenges where just being able to have the screen tinted to a specific color to do any kind of work on the device has been really helpful. We're excited that that has moved over to the Mac, too. Dean Hudson: I know you guys had a question about--I'm going to get the name wrong--but a feature that allows a developer to develop their iPad app, but then move that over to the desktop. Dave Nason: Project Catalyst. Dean Hudson: Catalyst, yes. Thank you! The question was will accessibility be intact, and happy to say that yes it will. Thomas Domville: Oh, wow! Dean Hudson: If the developer does accessibility work on iOS, that will transfer to Mac OS. Dave Nason: That's going to open a huge opportunity for a whole range of apps. Thomas Domville: We were both talking about that how when we saw that demonstration where you were able to click that little checkbox for Mac. We were wondering if that part of that system to analyze your code would be able to take that accessibility along with it, or improve on it, and point it out to them in certain areas. We had thought about that. Dave Nason: Will that then, I suppose, automatically change from the hint text, for example, which might be double tap to select on the iPad app, and that's VO Spacebar to select on the Mac. Dean Hudson: Yeah, some of those little things we have to work through, but for the most part, they look exactly the same. Some of the sounds we've brought over to the desktop. Sarah Herrlinger: The nice thing for the developers, they can use that iOS accessibility API, and it just ports over to the Mac. The time and effort and energy that someone puts in on one pays forward over into the other. Dave Nason: It's a really interesting project. There was mention onstage Twitter is back suddenly. There was a lot of talk-- [unintelligible] [laughter] Thomas Domville: Yeah, definitely. Can you say, Dean, if the developers have tools of any kind that can analyze their code, and let them know where they lack in the accessibility areas, and where to focus on to make improvements? Dean Hudson: Yes. The Accessibility Inspector is where to go, and we've made, over the last few years, several improvements to it. One is really cool is that you can audit an application. The developer can have their application up on their iPad, target that iPad, and change accessibility right there. If they see a button that's not labeled, they can label it there. They can touch on their iPad, and suddenly it has the label. We highly recommend, at the very least, that the developer runs that audit tool, so at least they know the areas they need to go and fix. Dave Nason: have you ever considered--people will ask this on the site sometimes--have you ever considered requirements along those lines, as opposed to recommendations, or is that something that's possible? I know accessibility is such a broad thing, and every app is different, but we kind of wondered that. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah, that is one of the things that we... We look at this issue a lot. It's not something that goes unnoticed, but it is a very complex issue. I think as we look at how many things fall under the term accessibility, and as well the levels of accessibility of something. Even if you look at just VoiceOver, what is the stamp that says seal of approval? We're constantly trying to look at new ways--including things like doing the machine learning automatic label detection--to try and make it easier, and to build these tools to be more comprehensive, and to be simpler and easier for developers, so that they have fewer reasons to not do it. We want everybody to just do it, and make it so that it's not even necessary to have a listing, but mostly we just want to try and do everything we can to make everything as accessible as possible. One of the other things to note as well in terms of auditing, we also now have a new accessibility audit tool for web content in Safari. That's another area where we've tried to look beyond apps, and into web content as well. Thomas Domville: Oh, that's nice. I appreciate you being up front because you're right, Sarah, the complexity. I can't imagine defining the word what is accessible. For a blind person, that's one thing. For low-vision is one thing, those with dexterity or motor issues is another thing. It's not a clear-cut and dry scope that we could just stamp it, and say you guys got to do this. I can't imagine the complexity to have to be behind something. Obviously, we can't just say this is VoiceOver-accessible because then you're singling out all the others that have other accessibility issues. Dave Nason: Even accessibility is connected to usability, and I might find an app very intuitive and you may not, or... Dean Hudson: Yeah. I mean, I have plenty times where someone says "is this accessible", and say it's accessible for me, I can use it. Someone else may go I don't like that-- [unintelligible] [laughter] Dean Hudson: It's a really really gray area, but it's something that we're striving to make easier as Sarah said, and I think we're going to get there. Thomas Domville: That's awesome. Now, one of the things you guys were talking about in the keynote, and I had wondered, the new gesture to do a three-fingers pinch to copy and three-finger spread to paste. I thought oh, that's so brilliant. I suppose that can be used as a VoiceOver custom gesture? Dean Hudson: We have accommodated that, yes. Thomas Domville: Awesome! Dean Hudson: We have some gestures that you can use to do that, perform those actions. Sarah Herrlinger: yeah, I think as with everything. Our goal even for things that would be considered general mainstream elements of the OS, we always do try and be thoughtful in how a VoiceOver user could navigate that or use it, and also how someone using Switch Control could or how someone using Voice Control. I mean, we look at all of these different elements, and try and be as thoughtful about each as we can. Dave Nason: That does bring us back actually to a related question that I guess I forgot to ask earlier was Voice Control and VoiceOver. Can they play together, or are they distinct in terms of features? Sarah Herrlinger: I would say at this stage, much in the way that VoiceOver was initially built as a feature for the blind community, our goal with Voice Control was to be able to support those with extreme physical-motor limitations. We look at that first and foremost. If you use headphones with Voice Control and you're a VoiceOver user, you may be able to get functionality out of it. When we do these, we often sort of look at let's build out one thing, make sure we've got it, and then we continue to iterate from there, and do more. In the same way, that initially the way that Zoom and VoiceOver work together that's improved over time, the way other things have happened, I think we want to come out of the gate with something that's really a great feature for the community that needs it most, and then figure out from there how we expand. Dave Nason: Absolutely! It's got to be one of the most complex features you've built in a long time, I would imagine. Thomas Domville: No doubt. I'm thinking, too, is that just yesterday somebody revealed how there's a new feature within Accessibility for those on iPad that can use their little mouse. They can actually use that as a cursor pointer. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. We do now have mouse support for iOS. It is a part of Assistive Touch. Just to give that little bit of background on Assistive Touch. Assistive Touch is another one of our features that we created specifically for individuals with physical-motor limitations which allows them to be able to use the device when they may have very limited dexterity, but some. For example, if you can only use one finger, and one finger alone, to work device then when you start thinking about things like how do you do a four-finger swipe, or a pinch, this is something was built in to support those users. A logical extension of that is someone who may need--they aren't using their finger itself on the screen, or on their devices, even on computers--but they use something like a joystick or an assistive mouse that allows them to be able to use the device, and navigate in an alternative fashion. Adding in mouse support on iOS is really, first and foremost, meant to make sure that another community that might not otherwise be able to use a product has that opportunity to do so. We're getting feedback that other people are appreciating it as well, and that's fantastic. We really initially look at how we make sure that we continue to widen the users who are able to use our products in their own individual unique ways. Thomas Domville: oh, no doubt. I do have clients that will use that mouse, and they will hover over something, and it will speak back to them what they're hovering it over, so little things like that that I've seen in the desktop realms is... We always try to wish for things on iOS and iPad iOS and things like that, so any new features like that is very welcome to all line of disabilities. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. I think one of the key things with this is what we wanted to do was figure out how to use a pointing device like you would use your finger. Not so much reimagine how an iPad and a mouse would work, but really focus on how you can get that sort of touch functionality, but using a mouse. Thomas Domville: Now, that we're getting to kind of wrapping things up, I am curious if you guys have any other comments or further features that you would like to reveal to our listeners that may have not been discussed at the keynote, or into the mainstream in terms of iOS, iPad, or the Mac? Dean Hudson: Well, one we haven't talked about that was not in the keynote, but was in another presentation, is the Apple Card. I know that there's been some concerns about how that would work for people who are blind. I've been using it here, testing it, and it's fantastic. One of the things that I've experienced with credit cards is you get this bill, paper bill, and I have no idea what that thing says. I can scan it, and even then it doesn't tell me where I'm spending my money. Now, having that all accessible on iOS is amazing. Just thought I'd put that out there. Sarah Herrlinger: Yeah. I would say just sort of in the bigger picture around things, we didn't even get to all of the things even just for the blind and low-vis communities that we've done over the course of this set of updates. To add in one more, just a quick one. Zoom went through a pretty big re-design on TV OS to just make it easier for individuals or low-vis to be able to control and navigate their devices. I think we could pull out a few more, but in thinking about time, well... Part of it, I would say, is just go in, and start exploring because I think really in all the nooks and crannies, you're going to find different settings, different new things that are there that are helpful. We want people to take advantage of it. We want people to give us feedback. To give the plug for the accessibility@apple.com email address, that is our customer-facing email address. We appreciate that we get a lot of great feedback every day from our users on how things are working for them whether it's asking us questions, reporting bugs, whatever it might be. We would love to get your thoughts on the work that we've been doing, and helps us to figure out what we keep doing into the future. Dave Nason: Great stuff! Well, I think that about does it for us today. Thank you guys again for joining us! We really appreciate it on what is a really busy week, I'm sure. Sarah and Dean, thank you so much, and Thomas, thank you for joining me today! Sarah Herrlinger: Absolutely! Thank you so much for having us! Dean Hudson: Yeah, thank you! Dave Nason: Thomas, interesting conversation. Thomas Domville: Oh, indeed! I'm sure I'm like everybody else. I was just ready for the next thing, ready for the next thing, ready for the next thing, but yet I'm so focused on what they had to say. I really love the time that we had to spend with them in details, but as always it's never enough time. I'm so blessed to have these two people that probably are so busy in their life already! We were just so honored and blessed to have at least a half hour with these folks. In general our listeners is that for every single thing they discussed here today that is new and revealing to you, there's probably 10 more new things under the hood that we going to see when iOS 13 comes out. This is the exciting part about this year, Dave, is this is not like iOS 12 where we had a few things, and that was it! This sounds like we have a lot of little changes coming our way along with some big changes that were not announced like-- [crosstalk] Thomas Domville: Oh, yeah. Dave Nason: I think we hit the highlights, but there's definitely a lot of little hidden gems hopefully. I think-- [crosstalk] Thomas Domville: I thought the low-vision people got a huge boost in the Mac area-- Dave Nason: I think that was overdue as well. I think Zoom and some of those users probably had felt a little neglected versus VoiceOver users in recent years. It looks like Apple have really put an effort in this year to make sure that they really caught up to where they want to be. Thomas Domville: It tells you the significant because they made a point of that. Not only just on the Mac, but as Sarah was saying and she made a point of it, they revamped it in iOS which is long overdue, but especially... The first and foremost of everything that's even new if they came out hard and heavy on the braille stuff, that was huge. Dave Nason: I had Scott Davert speaking in my ear the entire time while they were talking about braille. [laughter] Thomas Domville: All the millions of questions I'm sure that a lot of people have, but just knowing the fact that they're focused on braille this year is, forward and foremost, it was way way overdue, and I'm so ecstatic and excited to hear that. Dave Nason: Crossing all our fingers and all our toes that the performance is there. Thomas Domville: Yeah. Speaking of crossing fingers with toes, what did you think about the VoiceOver gestures customized? Dave Nason: That's really cool! Really really cool! Thomas Domville: I mean I'll have to see how deep- Dave Nason: See which gestures? Yeah. Thomas Domville: Yeah. How deep can we get with it? It sounded like the keyboard is going to be where it's going to really take hold. You can re-do some of the gestures with the keyboard. If it's complicated already for us to do a four-finger double tap on something, oh my gosh, we can now make that easier, but if we can intertwine this with a certain thing that I want to use day-in-day-out, that's a game changer. Dave Nason: Yeah. Absolutely! Even like iPhone 10 and above that don't have the Home button, and maybe some people struggle with those new swipe, the new Home gesture and the new App Switcher gesture, so maybe they could replace that with a two-finger double tap or whatever it might be that they will find easier to perform. Thomas Domville: Mmmhmm. I like the fact that the Voice Control, as a whole, it was meant for a specific people with disability. In a whole, it does cover with the VoiceOver API which means that you're going to knock out two birds with one stone really because-- Dave Nason: That's why I love the media attention Voice Control is hopefully getting because this drives the developer to go I'm going to actually put the effort in to do that, we'll get VoiceOver support for free alongside that. Thomas Domville: Exactly. Boy, I'm going to have to have a label on that, so that they can say something or whatever now. I think it works hands-in-hands. On top of that, Dean was really getting excited about that we now finally have more accessible means to code now with Xcode where Xcode was so alien, and a lot of things just didn't work the way we want to. They put an emphasis in coding, and so those I've always dreamed to be a coder can now have that reality come true. Plus, I love how when they analyze the code for iPad to move over to the Mac, that includes the accessibility with it. Dave Nason: Mmmhmm. Yeah. Yep. I think that was a question a lot of people would have had... I think they renamed it. That was Project Marzipan last year. Thomas Domville: Correct. Dave Nason: It wasn't an overwhelming success, I think. Even Craig said onstage "look, we learned a lot. That was 1.0, and this is 2.0 now." They've given it a new name, and a new lease at life, I think, hopefully. [laughter] Thomas Domville: Well, Catalyst in itself is a whole different separate topic because then we can go on forever because there's a lot of things we want to know. How's this going to work? How's it going to feel? How's it going to smell? Everything about it, Marzipan which is now Catalyst, is going to be very interesting. I can't wait to dive in! I'm excited that they finally put Accessibility under Settings. I heard that rumor before this cast, and I was excited to hear that they put that upfront and foremost with other important buttons under Settings. Dave Nason: Yeah, and it's not down at the bottom. She said it was right underneath General, so that's-- Thomas Domville: Right underneath General where you find Display and Brightness. Dave Nason: Mmmhmm. I think it is positive, and it's good to see that. As you said, we're looking forward to getting stuck into iOS 13. Hopefully, the whole team will be, as usual, beta testing over the summer. [Unintelligible] Thomas Domville: Stay tuned. Dave Nason: Hopefully. Thomas Domville: We will have more information for you. Whether it's in terms of podcasts, or on the website, come to applevis.com to check out in-between during the summer, and definitely check back in the fall when iOS 13 and everybody else gets dropped along with Catalina, the new Apple TV, the new iPad OS, and check out AppleVis for all the latest and greatest and what we've found, and what you can expect in terms of accessibility and other many things. Dave Nason: Thomas, I think that about wraps it up. Thank you again for joining me! Thomas Domville: It was quite an honor. I enjoyed it so much! I hope you did, too, Dave. It was an amazing experience to talk to those two especially Dean now that we now introduced Dean, I think he's coming in as blind and been working there since 2006 was an awesome awesome awesome input on the show. I loved this! Thank you! Dave Nason: Thank you so much! My name is Dave Nason. This is the AppleVis Extra. Thanks for listening! Bye-bye! [music] Announcer: Thank you for listening to this episode of the AppleVis Extra. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.applevis.com. Follow us on Twitter @Applevis. Like us on Facebook.
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