Hi Kelly, I've found 1 JB app that has issues with scrolling but I've also seen a few apps from the Appstore with bad accessibility implementation.
So the short answer is, no problem with VO, Cydia etc. I find the JB community pretty VO-aware. You either ran into someone who is a bit of a nervous nelly or who is misinformed or who has overreacted to one bad experience or perhaps there was a hardware problem. App conflicts can happen, some sighted folks have had a recent conflict between Anavo Extend and some other apps, can't remember the particular situation right off. So Jailbreak away, and restore if you don't see any benefits. Jon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 3:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Jail breaking Greetings from Chicago. I have never owned a cell phone before and really learned the benefit of one when I was in a suburb and asked folks for directions a few times. no one could answer my questions directly. they all turned to their smart phones! I realized I could have the same thing in my hand that was fully accessible. I learned about the Straight Talk service and discovered that iPhone service is now more affordable than high speed Internet access was when I first subscribed more than 10 years ago. to use Straight Talk or most of the other prepaid services, it is necesssary to unlock the phone. Unlocking usually requires jail breaking, I understand. Even if it doesn't I would eventually jailbreak anyway for the added flexability. A friend told me that unlocked and jail broken phones are unstable with Voice Over. He said the places where one gestures or taps to initiate actions can move or change. These shifting locations he said can make it difficult for a blind person to use an unlocked phone. For this reason, he urges blind people to use contract service only. has anyone else experienced this with unlocked or jailbroken phones? Is voice Over less responsive and precise in unlocked or jail broken configurations than an out of the box phone from a contract provider? I appreciate all the contributions people have made in the few days I have been on the list. I have learned so much already. I can't wait to get started on this adventure in independence. Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
