I just set up my friends Roomba 980 yesterday.
I was able to set it up completely without sighted help so that is a big
plus for roomba.
Some of the buttons on the app could be labeled a bit better but for the
most part its accessible.
The battery gage is not accessible.
It also appears as if the status of the roomba may not be accessible
either but haven't been able to test this completely as yet.
Don
On 02-Dec-16 7:25 PM, pdllogan77 - GMail wrote:
Yes ... the app is very accessible ... and works well ...
*From:* pholdstock <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2016 7:01 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible?
Hi. I have just placed an order for a Roomba 980 and please see below
the reply I received from Irobot regarding accessibility of the app.
Seems very positive :-).
Dear Mr. Holdstock,
Thank you for contacting the iRobot Customer Care.
We are happy to hear that you are interested in our products.
The iRobot is aware about the voice-over which is available on the
Apple mobile devices and we are working to improve the iRobot Home App
and to make it easier to use for the visually impaired people.
I have forwarded your e-mail to our development department. The Home
App is under constant development and it is updated regularly. I will
inform you as soon as possible if there is new update particularly of
the voice-over technology.
I would also like to thank you for your feedback, it is very important
and will help to improve the robot's features even further.
Kind regards,
Sibin
iRobot Customer Care
Sent from my iPhone
On 28 Nov 2016, at 16:53, Marie <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have no pets so I named my Neato Willard and keep thinking I will
tape an MP3 player onto the top with dog sounds. He is now a part of
my family. and my friends love it. LOL!
*From:* 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone
*Sent:* Monday, November 28, 2016 2:10 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible?
Hi,
Yes, I have had both Roombas and now a Neato Connected. The
Roombas were pre the most recent incarnation, thus, not running with
an app. So, I can't speak to that side of things. I always loved my
Roombas, but the Neato is, really, a new generation and incredibly
effective and efficient! When I first downloaded the app, it was
accessible up to about 90 percent, only the battery status was not
viewable. Unfortunately, the last two versions allow for only the
most simple of commands, though, the battery status is now viewable.
This means that they can do it, obviously, they just need to commit
to accessibility. I tried to write them a report re this, but found,
ironically, that my iPhone 6, running the latest version of IOS,
would not write in the edit field on their support page! This is an
IOS problem and not a Neato one. I suppose we just have to learn to
accept the accessibility is something that we need to keep reminding
the various developers about. However, and I imagine that this
applies to Roomba too! The Neato connected is usable, at its most
basic level, just by pressing one or other of the two buttons. It can
be used, without the app and it will do its job, you just have less
control over modes etc. Luckily, I have the original app on my iPhone
4s, so can do everything, including seeing the battery status on my
6. Just as an aside, I have found, since IOS 10, I have been using my
4s more and more, which is running 9x. more than anything, I wish we
could, easily, revert to previous versions of apps when we discover
new accessibility issues. I don't have the use of a computer, using
my iPhone, independently, so iTunes backups are not a possibility for
me and I don't really like the Cloud....
In short, speaking for the Neato, not having the latest Roomba,
we can, certainly, use it, but for full functionality, the app needs
to be rewritten with accessibility in mind. However, I would like to
say that the Neato is the easiest of all the Robot Vacuums, that I
have seen or read about, to maintain, empty and find. It has an
excellent navigation system, better than my own! and, almost, seems
to have its own character!! I love the way it takes a running jump
when it encounters a particularly difficult threash-hold, going into
my porch. And when it gets itself into a tight place, it is wonderful
to see it lift its bottom and try to extract itself, almost virtically!
I would encourage all owners of these divices to contact, IOS being
capable, the developers to tell them that you are a VIP owner and
need them to be aware of VO when putting out app updates.
Happy hoovering! Sandy.
sent from the dark side of the moon
On 27 Nov 2016, at 17:17, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, and I believe Sandy Tompkins on this list has had both Rumba
and Neato products, and she seemed to much prefer the Neato.
The neato currently has some app accessibility issues with
VoiceOver, but I’m still using mine successfully, although not as
efficiently as I could with better accessibility.
I direct message NeatoRobotics via Twitter on Wednesday asking them
to make their iPhone app fully VoiceOver enabled for blind users. I
received a response direct message from them several hours later
thanking me for bringing this to their attention, and that they had
forwarded the request on to engineering. Of course, there’s no
guarantee that anything will be done. I’ve made the same suggestion
through their customer support twice previously without evidence of
change in their 2 recent app upgrades. But, as Mark Taylor pointed
out to me, companies seem to have different and possibly more
impactful representatives on their social media streams. I encourage
others interested in this to either direct message NeatoRobotics, or
another avenue of their choice. It’s clearly in their interest to
address these changes.
Thanks, Keith
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
*On Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel
*Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 11:09 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible?
Hi Don,
Make sure you also check the Neato Connected robotic vacuum, it’s a
bit cheaper and gets much better reviews across the board. It’s been
discussed here quite a bit. I believe the app is accessible with
some issues, but it sounds from what Shaf said that this is also the
case for the Roomba.
Regards,
Sieghard
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
*On Behalf Of *Don Breda
*Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 4:42 AM
*To:* VIPhone google group <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Roomba 980 is the iRobot app accessible?
Well the subject says it all.
A friend is considering getting one and I wanted to be sure the
vacuum and the app were a good combination.
Thanks in advance.
Don
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