This should only take one engineer no more than a couple of hours to fix. On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 6:59 AM 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sieghard, > > Does this mean that you can actually set up a GMAIL account to work with > Outlook.com software then? (Sorry, I'm not quite clear from your response > here ...) > > In addition, does the Outlook app allow you to delete threads and/or a > group of messages easily? > > What else do you particularly like over the native email app? > > Carol P > > > > On 23/03/2016 13:13, Richard Turner wrote: > > > Well, I tried. > After writing a lengthy note using MBraille in the suggest a feature > section of the Outlook app, it couldn't post my message. > I also tried to reply to this message from the Outlook app, but I'm not > seeing the reply. > I discovered that you can edit your emails if you use MBraille when > composing. > The head of Microsoft Accessibility recently met with my staff at work, so > I will write him directly and encourage my staff to as well. > This is really stupid that we can't use the app without leaving all our > typos. > Richard > > > > (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > > On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:18 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mary and others, > > > > In connection with the discussion of the bug in the native mail app when > replying to a thread, lend your voice to those of us who write to Microsoft > asking them to fix an issue in Outlook which doesn’t allow Voiceover users > to review/edit what they have written in the email body. If this were > fixed, Outlook would be an excellent alternative to the native mail app and > in my opinion it gives any other mail app whether accessible or not a run > for its money. > > > > The problem is that if you write text in the message body field, Voiceover > will read the entire text, but it only clicks when you try to navigate by > characters, words or lines. As far as I can tell this is pretty much the > only problem with Outlook, otherwise it is a very excellent mail app with > way more features than the native mail app and it gets excellent reviews. > Here is what it says in the app description: > > > > “The best email app for the iPhone.” - The Verge > > > > Meet Outlook for iOS, the app that helps millions of users connect all > their email accounts, calendars and files in one convenient spot. Newly > redesigned, Outlook for iOS lets you do more from one powerful inbox. > > > > See what matters most first with the Focused inbox that keeps the > important messages on top. Switch between your emails and calendar to > schedule your next meeting or share your availability with just a few taps. > Or grab a document from your Files list and attach it to an email > seamlessly. > > > > With everything you need only a tap away, managing your busy days is now > easier than ever. > > > > Outlook for iOS works with Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Outlook.com > <http://outlook.com> (including Hotmail and MSN), Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and > iCloud. > > Outlook also connects to OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive & Box so > you can attach any file to an email without having to download it first to > your mobile device. > > You can now protect your inbox with Touch ID and get the privacy you > deserve. Keep your messages away from prying eyes by requiring your > fingerprint or device passcode in order to access your Outlook account. To > enable Touch ID, take a look at the app Settings under Preferences. (iOS 9 > users) Your inbox – and dare we say it, the world – is now at your > fingertips. > > > > Anybody who wants to contact Microsoft and ask to have the bug fixed which > prevents Voiceover users from reviewing/editing text in the email body > character by character, word by word, line by line or by using cut, copy > and paste, please install the Outlook app, add a mail account and then go > to Settings (the bottom right tab), then tap on the first button at the top > of the screen called “Help and Support”. Use the “Suggest a Feature” option > instead of “Contact Support”. The reason for this becomes clear in the > below thread. I had sent in a message using contact support and received a > reply in about 13 minutes (impressive). This by the way is all fully > accessible. Here is my message and the reply: > > > > Sieghard, 12-Mar-2016 04:38 > > I am a blind user of an iPhone and I have previously sent in this > feedback. I am really wondering when your development team is going to take > the time to make the outlook app usable for Voiceover users. Microsoft has > shown great commitment to excess ability with many other apps, and while > the outlook app is fully accessible for reading emails it is impossible to > compose emails. At this point it is not possible to type some text and then > review or change it because Voiceover does not read back any text that has > been written in the message body. This is effectively a deal-breaker. I > would be happy to discuss further if my assistance would be of help, but > the issue is really easy to reproduce if voiceover is turned on and you > write some text in the email message body and then try to review it either > by character or word. It is great to see all these new features are getting > at it, but it is very frustrating that as a blind user I am not able to use > the app. This feedback has also been submitted by other blind iPhone users > who would love to use the Outlook mail app and I really hope this can be > fixed soon. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > Joyce - T1 Support, 12-Mar-2016 04:51 > > > > Hi, Sieghard > > > > I honestly can't give you an ETA for this, but please rest assured this is > something the whole engineering team is working on. > > No pressure, but I do encourage you to check out UserVoice, our forum > where we are able to let users know when scheduled updates and fixes for > specific features will be implemented. It's accessible through your > Settings. Instead of clicking 'contact support', press "Suggest a Feature" > and you'll be able to add your voice to a thread there. 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