Yes, a nice update although I wonder if the HomePod will be available before iOS 12 comes out *smile*.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Apple Releases iOS 11.2; Bringing Many Fixes for Braille and VoiceOver Users Apple Releases iOS 11.2; Bringing Many Fixes for Braille and VoiceOver Users AppleVis | Empowering blind and low-vision users of Apple products ... / AppleVis [Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team]<http://www.applevis.com/applevis-editorial-team> Apple has today released iOS 11.2, which brings a number of fixes; enhancements; and changes for blind and low vision users. This release appears to have been rushed out by Apple to address a rather nasty bug related to some notifications generated after 12:15 a.m. local time on December 2 causing devices to enter a soft reset loop. AppleInsider<http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/02/new-ios-bug-causes-some-devices-to-crash-on-dec-2-heres-how-to-fix-it> has more on this bug. Fixes * When using a braille display or braille keyboard for text input, the translator now recognizes all characters if you type quickly. * Braille focus and jumping issues appear to be resolved. * The Braille Screen Input cursor is now placed in the correct location in text views. * Braille focus will now follow finger when touching in iBooks. * Siri voices will no longer be deleted when downloaded for VoiceOver usage. * There is once again a sound effect played when using the volume up/down buttons to change the volume level. * Prices preceded by the British Pound symbol are now Spoken Correctly by VoiceOver. * On the Mini Player in the native Music app, VoiceOver once again reads the name of the currently selected device on the “Audio Destination” button. * After performing a search in the App Store, VoiceOver will no longer behave as if the list of trending searches is present and accessible at the end of the list of search results. * Smart Invert now works in the Control Center. * The incoming call screen has improved support of Invert Colors. * The app review interface is now accessible with VoiceOver for rating apps inline. * The Apple TV remote in Control Center has VoiceOver improvements. * Stand hours in the Activity app are now announced correctly by VoiceOver. * Heart rate data in the native Health app is now spoken correctly by VoiceOver. * The iOS Item Chooser appears to be working correctly again. * In the Phone app, you can once again use the VoiceOver Actions rotor to paste telephone numbers in to the text field. * Movement of VoiceOver focus when swiping through a story in the native News app is more consistent and reliable. * In the native Files app, there no longer appear to be occasions when the “Delete” option would be listed twice in the VoiceOver Actions Rotor. * In the App Store, locating the “My Account” button is more reliable when swiping, making the movement of VoiceOver focus behave as expected. * In the native Contacts app, locating your own contact card in the list view is more reliable when swiping, making the movement of VoiceOver focus behave as expected. * If a bluetooth keyboard supports a "Home button" key, it should now work with VoiceOver again. * The graphic on the settings page for Emergency SOS now has a VoiceOver label. * There appear to be improvements to how VoiceOver handles math formulas on web pages. * There no longer appear to be occasions when playback of audio will break-up and crackle; and require VoiceOver to be turned off and back on again to restore normal audio output. * The Siri voices appear to be much more responsive when used with VoiceOver. * The completeness of VoiceOver recognition of text in images appears to have been improved. * Text recognition in images now works regardless of Screen Curtain or brightness settings. * VoiceOver now attempts to recognize the text of unlabeled buttons in apps—presenting this information as "possible text." * Audio destination will now only appear in the VoiceOver Rotor for AirPlay routes. This Rotor item can be enabled/disabled in Settings. New Bugs Our testing suggests that iOS 11.2 introduces no new bugs for VoiceOver or braille users. However, as we always stress, we are only a small team, so it is simply impossible for us to test all devices, configurations, applications, and use cases. It is possible, therefore, that there are additional fixes, changes or regressions in iOS 11.2 that we are currently unaware of. We will update this post if we learn of anything else. In the meantime, please let us know in the comments of any fixes, enhancements or regressions that you find in your own testing of this release. Other Changes of Note in iOS 11.2 * Users in the US can now make person-to-person payments via Apple Pay. This Apple support page<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207886> provides information on how to setup and use this service. * Adds support for faster 7.5W wireless charging<https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/14/ios-11-2-faster-wireless-charging-iphone-x/> on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. * Adds a pop-up in the Control Center<https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/13/ios-11-2-beta-3-control-center-explanations/> to explain what happens when you turn wi-fi or bluetooth off. * iOS 11.2 will support Apple's new HomePod speaker<https://www.apple.com/homepod/>. According to AppleInsider<http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/02/apple-pushes-out-ios-112-with-apple-pay-cash-75-watt-wireless-charging-date-bug-fix>, iOS 11.2 includes the following fixes: Beyond the date bug, Apple built in a host of fixes for first-party apps including a resolution to a Mail issue that could cause the app to appear to be checking for new messages even when a download is complete. Another issue caused cleared Mail notifications from Exchange accounts to reappear. Other bugs addressed by iOS 11.2 include an issue where Settings could open to a blank screen, a problem that prevented swiping to Today View or Camera from the Lock Screen and an issue preventing Music controls from showing up on the Lock Screen. Apple also remedied hiccups associated with VoiceOver, Calculator, Find My iPhone and iCloud. General stability improvements to Calendar and the soft keyboard are also included. iOS 11.2 is available via Over-the-Air Update (Settings > General > Software Update) or via iTunes on a Mac or PC. 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I had the British voice on my rotor for over a month of the beta test and it never crashed. Additionally the over all speed of the Siri Voices was improved, so now they're just about on the speed of Vocalizer on my iPhone 7. So if you enjoy how they sound, you can safely use them now. Read text in Photos<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80491#comment-80491> Hi all, Not sure if it is a coincidence but it seems that VO now reads text in photos better. I just tried one in FB and instead of reading about 10/15 words it read the whole thing. Image recognition works with screen curtain<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80492#comment-80492> You just reminded me of another important 11.2 fix: The image recognition finally no longer depends on your screen brightness. So, tapping any image with 3 fingers should give you a description regardless of the state of screen curtain. In addition, if you come across an unlabeled button in an app VO will automatically do OCR on it and read out any text it finds. This obviously won't always help if the button is an icon, but I've seen it be useful IE in the soundcloud app. Cannot Locate Apple Pay Icon in iMessages App Drawer<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80493#comment-80493> I have been using Apple Pay on my iPhone and watch in stores since it was available. I have updated to iOS 11.2 and tried to locate the Apple Pay icon in the messages app in order to send money to a friend. I rebooted the iPhone thinking that might have fixed it. I searched the Wallet and Apple Pay settings and the iCloud account settings but have found nothing related to the new Apple Pay cash sending feature. Anyone know of something I have missed? Rebooting iPhone8<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80495#comment-80495> Hello, Don't know if this is a bug, but I have updated to iOS11.2, and I cannot seem to do a reboot on my iPhone8. I pressed the volume up quickly, and then the down button quickly, and tried to hold the power button. However, the shut down option came up. Is there a new way to force a reboot? Using apple pay to send money to friends<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80496#comment-80496> Hello,This feature is not available yet. It is suppose to be turned on some time this next week. I have seen some tweets from iMore confirming this. RE: Using apple pay to send money to friends<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80497#comment-80497> Thank you for this info. It was making me crazy because I couldn't find anything on my iPhone. rebooting iPhone8<https://www.applevis.com/comment/80499#comment-80499> Well, the reboot is working. it seems that I didn't hold long enough. sorry about that. 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