There really isn't though I'm sure they think the app is accessible since all the elements are labeled. The problem is mainly with navigation. You just can't move through the options the way you should be able to while using VO.
I will definitely be emailing their support address and explaining why I am returning the cooker. On 11/30/18, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > I certainly hope you have communicated with the instant pot people and told > them that you’re sending the product back and won’t be recommending it to > any blind people until they get their crap together and get it fixed so it > is accessible as the old app wise. There’s really no excuse for this kind of > thing. > Mary > G > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:03 PM, Kimber Gardner <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> So the bottomline on my adventure with the wifi instant pot is that >> it's going back to amazon. >> >> I did finally get it paired -- turns out I had the wrong app. The >> weird thing is that the wrong app was very accessible, but the right >> app was not so much. I want to be clear. The app is probably usable >> with some determination, but I just don't have that much. Not for a >> pot anyway. <g> >> >> I've cooked for over three decades without an instant pot and I guess >> I will continue to do so. >> >> Thanks again to everyone who tried to help. >> >> Kim >> >>> On 11/30/18, Kimber Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thanks for all the responses. I have reached out to the instant pot >>> support email and explained my situation. I found out from youtube >>> about pressing the button on the pot itself, but when I do I get a >>> message that says app with a blinking wifi indicator. However the >>> pairing never succeeds. I am standing right in front of the pot when I >>> do this. Anyway, I'll see what the instant pot folks say about it. >>> >>> Regarding the app, it does seem very accessible with the exception of >>> the recipe area. You can access the recipes by moving your finger >>> around the screen then double tapping the one you are interested in, >>> but you can't flick through the list of recipes which makes navigating >>> a bit tricky. Once in the recipe itself things work pretty well and >>> all ingrediets and instructions are readable. >>> >>> I'll let everyone know how this all works out. >>> >>> Thanks again for the responses. >>> >>> Kim >>> >>>> On 11/30/18, Penny Reeder <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Contact the InstantPot company, you can do this through the Help >>>> function in the app, and ask for their help. >>>> >>>> I do not have the wifi model, but when I couldn't get the BlueToot >>>> model to pair, I asked the FaceBook Instant Pot group for help. The >>>> person who responded told me there was a small button on the front of >>>> the pot that needed to be pressed in and held for a few seconds to >>>> activate the initial connection. After I did this (I needed sighted >>>> help), the Bluetooth connection worked. >>>> >>>> Sometimes I have to attempt the whole pairingprocess more than once. >>>> With Bluetooth, it helps to be in front of the actual pot -- not >>>> pairing from another room -- and sometimes it also helps to unplug the >>>> Instant Pot and then plug it in again. >>>> >>>> Good luck, I hope you get this to work, and I'm also interested to >>>> know if the app seems to be totally accessible, as it was for the >>>> Bluetooth model. >>>> Penny >>>> >>>>> On 11/30/18, Kimber Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Which button is the wifi button? >>>>> >>>>>> On 11/30/18, thomas williams <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> You will need to download the instant pot app. On the instant pot you >>>>>> need >>>>>> to press the wifi button for 3seconds >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Mary Otten >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:11 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: Unable to pair instant pot wifi smart cooker >>>>>> >>>>>> If the Wi-Fi model is like the Bluetooth model, you have to press one >>>>>> of >>>>>> the >>>>>> buttons on the unit in order for it to become seen by the app. Also, >>>>>> there >>>>>> are two apps, one of which is for the Bluetooth only and the other >>>>>> for >>>>>> the >>>>>> Wi-Fi model only. So you want to make sure you have the correct app. >>>>>> I >>>>>> hope >>>>>> they have a customer service number that you can call and order to >>>>>> get >>>>>> some >>>>>> help to find out which button you might need to press in order to >>>>>> accomplish >>>>>> the pairing. >>>>>> Mary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 29, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Kimber Gardner >>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I received my instant pot wifi smart cooker today. I downloaded the >>>>>>> app but no matter what I try, I am unable to pair it with my phone. >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> go to add a smart cooker, it says searching and after a few seconds >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> hear unable to find a smart cooker. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone please help? 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