I will read the article that is posted on Wednesday. I would, and I'm sure that other members would also, to hear from all who have been testing, before I upgrade, if I do. This feedback will greatly help in making the decision whether to upgrade or not. Thanks.
--- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: PHILLIP TRACY To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:29 AM Subject: Re: overview of accessibility features in iOS 8 I have been testing also, and I must agree wholeheartedly. It really is sad, Apple is really slipping these days. we certainly don't need to be rude, but we do need to be as forceful as possible. We need to be loud, and we need to draw attention to the fact that these things are being ignored. I would almost be willing to go so far as to say that Apple should apologize, and reaffirm their commitment to the voiceover user. they may be approaching a very slippery slope, and it would be in everyone's best interest to avoid such a fall off. Phillip Tracy Sent from my iPhone On Sep 13, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: A very positive article, what it unfortunately does not mention is that iOS 8 at this time (the Goldmaster or release version) has the most Voiceover issues of any release and some of these are not just little things like Voiceover saying “Screen Locked” twice which it did for a long time after iOS 7 was released. I have been running the iOS 8 Beta since June and as far as I can tell Apple has listened to hardly any of the feedback and bug reports provided by blind beta testers. There have been 5 Beta versions and now the Goldmaster and almost all of the most serious and annoying bugs are still there. I hope that they react faster once the public release happens next Wednesday and hopefully blind people start flooding Apple Accessibility with emails and phone calls about these issues. I will post a list of the 5 or so bugs which bug me the most and which I know other beta testers have reported as soon as the iOS 8 update comes out. Anybody who wants to read about them just look for a post on Wednesday, September 17 with subject “The top 5 most annoying bugs in iOS 8 with Voiceover”. What bothers me is that a few of these issues are not specifically accessibility related and they don’t happen if Voiceover is not running but as soon as Voiceover is on you suddenly are plagued by this and that. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:28 AM To: ViPone list Subject: overview of accessibility features in iOS 8 Here is a link to an article by Steven Aquino about the accessibility features in iOS 8: http://www.macstories.net/stories/an-overview-of-ios-8s-new-accessibility-features/ Richard "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor Hugo Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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