Apple Pay Cash has not yet been activated on this release. I will continue to wait to upgrade to iOS 11 until Apple delivers upon what it promised at WWDC.
Kelly On 12/2/17, Chris Chaffin <[email protected]> wrote: > Apple released ios 11.2 overnight, and below is an article from AppleVis > about all of the new features and voice over bug fixes. > > >> On Dec 2, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Apple Releases iOS 11.2; Bringing Many Fixes for Braille and VoiceOver >> Users >> AppleVis | Empowering blind and low-vision users of Apple products ... / >> AppleVis >> >> >> 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 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 provides information on how to setup and use this >> service. >> Adds support for faster 7.5W wireless charging on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus >> and iPhone X. >> Adds a pop-up in the Control Center to explain what happens when you turn >> wi-fi or bluetooth off. >> iOS 11.2 will support Apple's new HomePod speaker. >> According to AppleInsider, 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. >> >> Blog Tags: >> >> Apple >> Braille >> iOS >> News >> Share on Twitter Share on Facebook >> 8 Comments >> >> Siri voice fixes >> >> As far as I can see, you can now safely use the new high quality Siri >> voices without being concerned of them spontaniously deleting themselves >> on you. 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 >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >> Thank you for this info. It was making me crazy because I couldn't find >> anything on my iPhone. >> >> rebooting iPhone8 >> >> Well, the reboot is working. it seems that I didn't hold long enough. >> sorry about that. >> >> >> >> Original Article: >> https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-braille-ios-news/apple-releases-ios-112-bringing-many-fixes-braille-and-voiceover-users >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> 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: >> [email protected]. 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