What is Apple PPay Cash? If that is the same as person-to-person payments than I thought it said in the article from Applevis that it was now available in the US?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2017 4:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Apple Releases iOS 11.2; Bringing Many Fixes for Braille and VoiceOver Users 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-i >> os-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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