iMazing for OS X is amazingly accessible, no pun intended.

> On Oct 16, 2015, at 8:41 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> I tried the trial version of iMazing with both Window-Eyes and NVDA and find 
> it mostly useless.
> I tried to submit a ticket request through their web site and that was also 
> not very accessible.  
> So, have any Windows users using a screen reader found a way to use this app?
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 1:12 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: A Very Surprising Suggestion by an Apple Accessibility Technical 
> Support Representative
> 
> I would be interested to know if anyone has used the Win version to comment 
> how accessible it is, please.
> 
> BobH.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 4:29 AM
> Subject: RE: A Very Surprising Suggestion by an Apple Accessibility Technical 
> Support Representative
> 
> 
> Hello Richard, the third-party app he recommended was iMazing.  He said that 
> there is both a Mac and a Windows version.
> 
> A sighted friend of mine uses iMazing on the Mac and swears by it.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:43 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: A Very Surprising Suggestion by an Apple Accessibility Technical 
> Support Representative
> 
> Which third party app did they recommend, or were they not quite that helpful.
> Richard
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> M. Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:29 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: A Very Surprising Suggestion by an Apple Accessibility Technical 
> Support Representative
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> As I have posted, on-list, since updating to iOS 9.0.2, I have not been able 
> to either add or remove any media from my iPhone 5 S, 
> be it audio books, ring tones, music, etc.
> 
> After extensive research, I discovered that many of those using iTunes for 
> Windows and even some using OS X, were experiencing the 
> same problem.  As would be expected, there were suggestions as to how to 
> resolve this problem.
> I tried all of them and none worked, for me.
> 
> Finally, yesterday, I decided to call the Apple accessibility support number.
> 
> As it is not my intention to write a novel here, I will just provide the sum 
> and substance of my call.  By the way, I want you to 
> know that the tech was very gracious and professional.  As I had dedicated an 
> entire afternoon to resolving this problem, I, too, 
> was very patient and polite.
> 
> 1.
> I asked the rep if he was familiar or had any recent experience using iTunes 
> for Windows.  He said yes.
> 
> 2.
> He told me that he had heard of no problems with syncing between the 5 S 
> running 9.0.2 and that he was personally using Windows with 
> a 5 S with no
> problem during our call.
> 
> 3.
> Because I have yet to hear an Apple support specialist admit that there may 
> be a bug in anything, (just my experience, mind you), I 
> had prepared a URL to give to the tech to prove that this problem has been 
> reported to Apple since as early as the first release of 
> iOS 9.0.  I will admit that it gave me a lot of satisfaction when he returned 
> to the line, after visiting the site containing the 
> reports, minus his, if not arrogance, then his conviction that mine was an 
> isolated issue.
> 
> 4.
> After spending a lot of time on the phone with no success, he inadvertently 
> admitted that he was using a Mac to help me 
> troubleshoot.  This came up because we were searching for some system files 
> that clearly do not exist on a Windows PC.  When I 
> called him out on this, he admitted that he was not using a Windows PC during 
> our call.
> 
> The Surprise:
> 5.
> He suggested that I use a third-party application, instead of iTunes, to sync 
> my iOS devices.
> 
> I was really stunned at his suggestion, to say the least.
> 
> He was unable to resolve my problem.
> 
> However, I am delighted to report that, after doing some thinking on the 
> matter, I decided to attempt a different approach and, 
> thankfully, it was successful.  The following are the steps I took in order 
> to resolve the
> problem:
> 
> 1.
> Before launching iTunes for Windows and attaching my 5 S, after unhiding the 
> system files, I deleted the .iPSW file that was 
> initially downloaded in iTunes.  Doing this forced iTunes to download a fresh 
> copy of iOS 9.0.2 to my PC.
> 
> 2.
> I restored my 5 S and set it up as a new phone.
> 
> 3.
> I then restored a previously saved backup of my 5 S.
> 
> Now, all is working as it should and I am experiencing absolutely no 
> synchronization problems.
> 
> Mark
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