Harry, I didn't hear anything accessibility either. Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 12, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > For one thing I would expect that unlocking the new iPhone X with Face Id > will be a lot easier and faster than with Touch Id. Of course there still > will be a passcode, I only heard bits and pieces this morning since I was at > work and couldn't listen to the whole keynote, but it sounds like Apple has > this nailed just as they did with Touch Id. I would further say that with > this new iPhone nobody can say Apple is not innovating, the same goes for the > new Apple watch. To put all of what they put in there including an LTE modem > and still fit it in the same size case as the Apple Watch 2 and still > maintain the same battery life is pretty cool and if anybody says Samsung > already has Face Id (or whatever they call it) then you better check the > facts, on a Samsung phone it is nothing but a useless joke since the phone > unlocks if you show it a picture. I think I did hear that Face Id is way more > secure than Touch Id based on how many things it compares and the fact it > works in complete darkness is pretty amazing although it almost has to for it > to be taken seriously. I think Face Id will be so easy to use that we'll only > shake our head if we get to try it. > Strictly speaking that is not an accessibility feature, but it sure sounds > like Google, Samsung and everybody else will have to scramble to develop > their version of it which works as well. > Also sounds like Apple's "Airpower" is very cool and beyond what others offer > and the seamless and simultaneous charging of an iPhone, Airpods and the > Apple Watch is very practical and definitely an Apple sort of thing to come > up with. I am sure it is what they had in mind when they took away the > headphone jack last year and introduced the Airpods and now we are seeing > where this is going since of course I would be surprised if next year we > wouldn't see all iPhones getting this wireless charging technology and > probably iPads too. > Lastly, I think the new iPhone X will be considered to be well worth it's > steep price whatever it is (I couldn't continue listening because it got busy > at work) and that many people with older iPhones and probably even quite a > few with the 6S/6S Plus and 7/7 Plus will upgrade. This phone is definitely > packed with the most new features of any iPhone in the last 4 or 5 years for > sure, maybe even the last 6 years. > > Regards, > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Harry Bell > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 1:16 PM > To: Abridged Recipients <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: IPhone 10 and accessibility? > > I watched the whole of this evening's Apple event, but perhaps I nodded off? > I didn't notice a single reference to accessibility. Is there anything in the > three new phones which would be better for a visually impaired person than > the iPhone 7 plus? > Puzzled > Harry > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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