Geez. So I think I’m going to wait for the first 9.x update.
Significatn
bugs for sure.
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<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:15 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: My top iOS 9 Bugs
Hi everyone, now that the NDA is lifted, here are some things I think
you
might like to be aware of in iOS 9.
I am enthusiastic about iOS 9. It is significantly more responsive than
its predecessor, and there are many new features that I'm sure you'll
enjoy. Unfortunately, there are also some VoiceOver bugs in iOS 9 that
range from minor annoyances to potentially critical, depending on how
you
use your device and whether you find yourself affected. Here are just a
few that you might like to take into consideration before deciding
whether to wait for a bug fix release before installing iOS 9. Remember
that a few days following iOS 9's release, it will not be possible to
downgrade again, so you should consider the upgrade to iOS 9 a one-way
trip, and proceed with caution if anything below concerns you.
1. Audio routing bug. This is potentially the most significant
accessibility bug I can recall ever to slip through an iOS release, due
to the number of people who may be affected. Not everyone will be, and
at
present, even after extensive testing with a range of people owning
different devices, I have no information about why it affects some
users,
but not others. It is not device specific, for example it is happening
to
me on my iPhone 6 Plus, but I know iPhone 6 Plus users where the
problem
isn't so severe. Nor does it seem to be affected by any setting. If
you're lucky, it won't happen to you, but the only way I am aware of to
determine this is to upgrade.
This bug may affect you when you have earbuds or headphones connected
to
the headphone socket of your iPhone. The primary way the audio routing
bug manifests itself is when you receive an incoming phone or FaceTime
call. You can usually hear if you're going to be affected by the bug
because your ring-tone will fade in and out, rather like the way
VOiceOver causes system audio to fade in and out when audio ducking is
enabled. At this point, if you press the power button to silence the
ringer and then flick through the screen, you will find that not only
has
VOiceOver become unresponsive, but the entire phone has as well.
If you don't press the power button while the phone is ringing, but
instead opt to flick through the iPHone's screen to locate the Answer
button or review caller ID information, VoiceOver may not speak at all.
Finally, if you attempt to answer the incoming call with a two-finger
double-tap, you may not be able to, since VoiceOver has effectively
locked up.
The bottom line is that if you have earbuds connected, you may not be
able to answer a call.
Some people have also reported similar problems answering calls when
their phone is set to silent.
If you rely on your phone for business or safety, this could be a deal
breaker in terms of upgrading at this point.
What makes this bug so fascinating is that not only is it completely
absent for some people, but of those who experience it, not all
symptoms
are present for all users. For example, some people experience the
issues
I have described when they press the power button to mute the ringer,
but
not when the phone is ringing. Others can answer a call by pressing the
button on their EarPods, while others cannot.
If you upgrade and are affected by this, here are a few things to try.
(A) If you have the more moderate version of this bug, avoid pressing
the
power button when you receive an incoming call.
(B) Turning off audio ducking seems to help a little for some users.
(C) If you can't answer a call with a two-finger double-tap, try
pressing
the button on your EarPods or similar device if you have such a device
connected.
(D) If all else fails, you can disconnect any device from the headphone
jack, answer the call with a two-finger double-tap, then reconnect the
device to the headphone jack.
(E) Given the critical nature of this bug, if you've upgraded and now
find yourself afflicted by it, enrol in the iOS beta program so you can
receive early copies of any fixes Apple is working on. But keep in mind
that since you will be running beta software, you may well be swapping
one set of bugs for another.
2. Bluetooth keyboard support unreliable. Sometimes, users may input
double letters when typing. This is a bug that was introduced in the
iOS
8 cycle, and can easily be worked around by toggling VoiceOver off and
on.
However, a new bug now exists where at times, no text is entered into a
field at all when VO is active. Toggling VO doesn't help, nor does
switching the keyboard off and on. The only immediate remedy is to turn
Vo off, and keep typing without it. If you turn VO back on again, the
arrow keys don't work when you're trying to navigate your text, and you
can't edit it.
3. In the Today view of Notification Center, VO frequently restarts
itself when flicking through your widgets, and sometimes the phone
locks
up entirely.
4. It's much less likely you can return to your previous position on
screen after taking an action. For example, flick through the list of
podcasts in Downcast. Find a podcast you wish to download. Double-tap,
and a shortcut menu appears. Choose Download. You should then be able
to
tap on the screen and return to the list where you left off. This
worked
in previous iOS versions, but it doesn't work now, you're returned to
near the top of the list. If you're in a large news-related podcast
where
there are dozens of episodes, it takes a lot of effort to get back to
your place. This also impacts a number of other apps including some
Twitter clients.
5. Less reliable audio ducking. You may find that if you use VoiceOver
while listening to audio from another app, audio ducking does not work
as
well as it used to. Some times, it works perfectly, while at others,
VoiceOver ducks the audio but does not restore the app to its normal
level when VO has finished speaking. On other occasions, VoiceOver
won't
duck the audio at all, as if audio ducking had been disabled. If
VoiceOver has not restored system audio to its usual level, sometimes
toggling speech off and on again with a three-finger double-tap will
help. At other times, you may need to toggle VoiceOver completely off
and
on again.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/>
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