Rogers one number is accessible and allows you to use your cell number
to make and receive free calls if you're on wifi and have that company.
Aedan
On 10/06/2014 7:49 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
Thanks for that tip. I have Groundwire and while it's a very good and
accessible app, the developers told me they would look into allowing
for touch typing with Voiceover for a long time, but nothing is
changing. In fact, I find Groundwire usually doesn't even allow me to
type numbers during a call unless I double tap and hold for a moment
and this is much too slow for many situations.
I assume Bria is fully Voiceover accessible?
It's really too bad Skype doesn't have Canadian inbound numbers
because it really is in my opinion the best, most widely supported and
most cross-platform compatible service out there.
Regards,
Sieghard
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Jonathan Mosen
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:32 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: All new Skype update with major changes to the user
interface
Hi Sieghard, Bria for iPhone also fully supports touch typing on the
dial pad, and has for some time.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
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On 11/06/2014, at 7:57 am, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello List,
Just thought I post a quick message about this. Skype was updated
for me this morning. First of all, Voiceover accessibility is, as
far as I can tell, fully there. However, the interface is
completely different and will need a bit of getting used to.
Having said this, I really like what I have seen so far.
For one thing, the app loads super fast and this is something that
is mentioned in the What's new.
The first time I opened it after the update a video started
playing. I let it play and after maybe 15 or 20 seconds it stopped
and I had a "Skip Video" button.
Once I was in the app I noticed that now there are 2 buttons, one
on the top left called the "Skype Home" button and another at the
top right called "My Info, Online" button. If I double tap this I
have a Back button at the top left and then a nice summary of
everything related to my status and account:
First my name
Then a Change Profile Picture button
Next a place where I can enter a mood message.
Then the status button where I can change it from Online to Away,
Offline and so on.
Next is my Skype credit and if I double tap it I can quickly add
$4.99 via an in-app purchase.
Lastly is a My Account button, a Settings button and a More button.
In Settings I can turn on or off push notifications, in-app
notifications and in-app sounds.
Under More I have buttons for Help, About, Send Feedback and Sign Out.
Underneath the top where I find these 2 buttons I have now 3 items
in one row:
Recents, Favorites and People
The order of these 3 items changes, Voiceover doesn't say they are
buttons or links, but you can double tap on them and whichever one
you double tap on moves to the very left.
Favorites is new and for me it's empty since I haven't added any
Favorites yet.
People gives me all my contacts. If you double tap it you have a
search field to look for somebody and there is also a table index
on the right. Between the search field and the top of your list
starting with "A" is a button which Voiceover announces as "All".
This means all your contacts are displayed and if you double tap
on this button you can choose between All and Online. Here I have
to do some more exploring because in the old Skype you could tap
on lists and select from All contacts, Skype Contacts, Online
Contacts, Saved Phone Numbers and also bring up your iPhone
Contacts. I currently don't see this any more and while "All"
contains all you have in Skype including regular Skype contacts
whether they are online or offline as well as saved phone numbers,
one apparently can't filter by this any more.
At the bottom of the screen are a few buttons and they may change
depending on where you are. If you are in your People view you
have buttons for "DialPad", Message" and "More".
One thing which is fantastic is that the DialPad now works in
touch typing mode even when you are on a call and bring up the
DialPad to enter numbers during your call.
In the past only the main DialPad where you would dial your phone
number would work in touch typing mode and you still had to double
or split tap the DialPad for entering numbers during a call.
I think this makes Skype the only Voip app where touch typing on
the DialPad is fully supported.
OK, that's about it for now. The main thing is that Voiceover
accessibility is still as good as ever and it's safe to update.
Regards,
Sieghard
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