Yep I got the same results. Dredfull accessibility no matter what screen reader or platform used.
I wish one could update the software over-the-air. I know the B&W speakers allow this. But then those speakers costs close to 1400. Might email Bose as well and see what they say. Sadam Ahmed College of Business RMIT University On 11/23/15, Andrew Lamanche <[email protected]> wrote: > I have this speaker too, and I've just been trying to update its software > without success. First of all, the update application is inaccessible with > VoiceOver, secondly, when I waws was trying to update it with sighted > assistance, I kept getting an error message that the update couldn't be > verified. In the end I gave up and disconnected the speaker from the usb > connection with my mac but it rendered it unusable. it kept flashing and it > wasn't receiving any audio. Nor could I power it off. Luckily, I had read > the manual before, there was something in it about resetting bluetooth > connections by holding the mute button for 10 seconds. I did so and the > speaker is fine again. phew! I've just e-mailed technical support at Bose > to ask them about the verification error message. As to the accessibility > of their updater, I don't know yet, I will have to e-mail them again. The > updater opens up but all I get from VoiceOver is "unknown". > > If anybody gets any further with this, please let us know. > > Andrew >> On 22 Nov 2015, at 11:51, Sadam Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Anders, >> >> If you get any answers I'd appreciate it. >> >> It's not stricktly needed but would be good to have. >> >> The release notes say that the battery life gets a boost. >> >> Thanks for the help. >> >> Yours truly, >> >> Sadam Ahmed >> >> College of Business >> >> RMIT University >> >> On 11/22/15, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi! >>> Sometimes its needed but as someone mentioned its hard to update. >>> I think i’ll ask this on the pc-audio list to see if someone has any >>> answers. >>> /A >>>> On 21 Nov 2015, at 19:32, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a Bose sound link speaker and it is great, although I've never >>>> bothered with any firmware updates. I don't see the need. 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