Thanks for the clarification. That makes complete sense. I hope Twitter fixes this soon because links should work when you open a tweet. Thanks for pointing this out.
Christina Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 6, 2019, at 7:12 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Christina, > > You are correct when activating links directly from a time line. However, > the problem is when one opens a tweet and then attempts to activate imbedded > links. To be even more specific, if an image in a tweet has a link tied to > it, then a VoiceOver user can activate it; however, if the link stands alone, > as it often does, then there is no VoiceOver access. > > Now you may say, "Well, Mark, just activate tweet links from your timeline." > > > The problem is that, very often, one may wish to open a tweet from the > notifications area or the search results area in which case the imbedded link > can only be accessed by opening the tweet, itself, which takes us back to the > VoiceOver web link access problem. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Christina > Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2019 4:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Join Me in Requesting that Imbedded Web Links be Made VoiceOver > Accessible in Twitter for iOS13 > > Sorry. I’m confused. I’m on iOS 13.1.2 and running the latest Twitter > official app and I just opened a website from a tweet. Is this only happening > with some tweets or from a different area Of the Twitter app ?I was on the > home tab in my timeline, and I did a single flick up and there was the link. > I double tap and the website opened. Thanks for any clarification. I use > Twitterrific for most things, so maybe I am confused. ☺️ > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 6, 2019, at 12:57 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Okay, in the latest release of Twitter for iOS, in version 13.x, >> anyway, a VoiceOver user cannot access web URLs imbedded in a tweet. >> >> This problem has happened before, years ago, and, once made aware of >> it, Twitter was relatively fast to fix it. >> >> So, please join me in reporting this issue to Twitter. >> >> You may tweet your request to, @TwitterSupport, and/or use their >> feedback portal at help.twitter.com, and/or leave your comments as a >> review in the apps store. >> >> I will paste in my comments that you are free to use: >> >> [BEGIN TWEET]: >> In the latest release of @Twitter for #iOS13, the #VisuallyImpaired >> cannot activate imbedded links in a tweet via #Apple's #VoiceOver. Please >> fix. >> @TwitterSupport. >> [END TWEET]. >> >> [BEGIN PORTAL AND APP STORE COMMENT]: >> Subject: In Latest Release for iOS13, The Visually Impaired Cannot >> Access Imbedded Web Links. >> >> In the latest release of Twitter for iOS13, the visually impaired >> cannot activate imbedded web links in a tweet via VoiceOver, Apple's >> screen reading solution for the blind and low vision. >> >> Please fix as soon as possible. >> >> Mark >> [END PORTAL AND APP STORE COMMENT]: >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> 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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