AppleVis Podcast (AppleVis Podcast)
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| 01 Apr 2023 | AppleVis Extra #91: A Conversation With One of the Creators of OKO - AI Copilot for the Blind | ||
In this episode of AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville chats with Willem Van de Mierop, one of the creators behind the innovative iOS app called OKO - AI copilot for the blind. OKO is a smart camera app that uses artificial intelligence to provide real-time feedback to help people with visual impairments safely use pedestrian traffic lights at intersection by providing haptic and audio feedback to inform users of the current state of the light. Tune in to hear Willem discuss the development process and vision behind OKO, as well as the impact it's had on the visually impaired community. | |||
| 06 Apr 2023 | How to Schedule an Email to Send Later on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville shows us how to schedule an email using the Send Later feature on the iOS Mail app. Have you ever needed to send an email but didn't want to interrupt someone's work or personal time? With the Send Later feature, you can schedule emails to be sent at a specific date and time, making sure your message arrives at the most appropriate moment. Thomas walks us through the process step-by-step, showing us how to set a custom date and time for your email, as well as how to manage and edit scheduled emails. To do this, compose an email in the Mail app and triple-tap (or double-tap and hold) the Send button, and choose an option from the menu that appears. If you choose the "Send later" option, a dialog will appear allowing you to choose a date and time. After the message has been scheduled, it can be found in the "Send later" mailbox, and you can change the scheduled time by opening the message and double-tapping the Edit button. | |||
| 06 Apr 2023 | AppleVis Extra #92: Bridging the Accessibility Gap with Chris Kolbu | ||
In this episode of the AppleVis Extra podcast, host Thomas Domville is joined by Chris Kolbu, one of the team members at Itty Bitty Apps, the creators of Reveal, a powerful set of tools for professional iOS developers. Chris shares insights into how Reveal's advanced visualizations can be used to inspect apps at runtime, modify views on the fly, debug layout problems, diagnose common accessibility issues, and experience your app across different modes of accessibility. He also talks about how he recently used Reveal to resolve accessibility issues with the Ice Cubes Mastodon app. Thomas and Chris then delve into tips for how end users can best report accessibility issues to app developers. They highlight the importance of providing detailed information and being respectful in your communication with the developer. Additionally, Chris Kolbu has also created a YouTube video titled “Closing the Accessibility Gap with Reveal,” in which he and Tony Arnold discuss the importance of effective use of accessibility APIs in creating great accessible experiences. He explains how Reveal has been focusing on accessibility for the past few years to help developers and mobile teams close this gap. The video assumes that the viewers already recognize and respect the importance of making their app accessible and provides concrete, actionable examples of how to create a better accessible user interface using Reveal's Accessibility and Insights workspaces. The goal of the video is to equip viewers with approaches and tools that they can apply to their own apps to create a more accessible user experience. | |||
| 13 Apr 2023 | How to Set Up Vibrate-Only Alarms and Timers on Your iOS Device | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville walks us through the steps to create vibrate-only alarms and timers on iOS. Many people rely on alarms and timers to stay on schedule, but not everyone wants to be awakened or alerted by sound. Vibrate-only alarms and timers can be especially useful for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as for situations where sound is not appropriate or allowed. | |||
| 17 Apr 2023 | How to Schedule an Email to Send Later on macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to schedule an email to send later using the Mail app in macOS. Have you ever needed to send an email but didn't want to interrupt someone's work or personal time? With the Send Later feature, you can schedule emails to be sent at a specific date and time, making sure your message arrives at the most appropriate moment. To do this, compose an email in the Mail app, interact with the "Send" group in the toolbar, and choose an option from the "schedule to send message" menu button. If you choose the "Send later" option, a dialog will appear allowing you to choose a date and time. After the message has been scheduled, it can be found in the "Send later" mailbox, and you can change the scheduled time by opening the message and clicking the Edit button within the "send later banner" group. | |||
| 18 Apr 2023 | Introducing the Futuristic World of Purple Friday: A Mobile Audio Game Adventure | ||
In this episode of our podcast, we're joined by Melissa Roe, who introduces us to the exciting world of Purple Friday, an immersive mobile audio game adventure in which you time travel to the futuristic 80s. Melissa guides us through the game, which features cutting-edge binaural audio technology, professional voice actors, and over 700 sound assets. As we explore the game's rich and detailed environments, Melissa shows us how players use simple swipe gestures to uncover hidden clues and objects and interact with the game's cast of characters. This episode is a trimmed version of the full audio game playthrough of Purple Friday available on Melissa's own podcast at https://celestialvoice.net/podcast/episode-13-thank-god-its-purple-friday/ | |||
| 20 Apr 2023 | Empowering Survivors: A Look at the RAINN App for iOS | ||
In this episode, Ida introduces us to RAINN, an iOS app designed to provide survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones with access to support, self-care tools, and information to help manage the short- and long-term effects of sexual violence. The app's "Hotline" feature connects users directly to one-on-one support from trained specialists on RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline via phone or online chat, which is free, confidential, and available 24/7. Additionally, the "Self-Care" section of the app contains exercises to help users take a moment for themselves as they heal, such as a Mood Tracker, relaxing visuals, and calming meditation exercises. The "Learn" section includes helpful information on sexual violence topics, finding and giving support, and healing, as well as real-life stories of hope and healing from survivors. RAINN is the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States. | |||
| 21 Apr 2023 | How to Set Up Your HomePod to Recognize Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Send Notifications to Your iPhone or iPad | ||
Apple has recently activated a feature that enables the HomePod and HomePod mini smart speakers to recognize the sound of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and send a notification alert to your iPhone or iPad. In this episode of our podcast, Thomas Domville walks us through the process of setting this up. The Sound Recognition feature uses the always-on microphone inside the HomePod to listen out for a home's existing smoke and carbon monoxide detector. When it hears the alarm, the HomePod sends a notification to your iPhone or iPad via the Home app. This means you don't need to invest in new internet-connected smoke alarms systems, as the HomePod can simply enhance the utility of your existing "dumb" offline smoke alarms. If you have HomeKit-compatible security cameras in your house, the notification will include a live video feed so you can remotely assess what's happening. To enable Sound Recognition, follow these simple steps: open the Home app on your iPhone or iPad, then navigate to the Home Settings -> Safety & Security screen. There, you can enable the Sound Recognition feature. In addition, you can manage critical notification alerts from supported safety and security devices in your home, and even allow home members to "check in" and listen to the sounds in the home. It's worth noting that the Sound Recognition settings can also be accessed via a HomePod's dedicated Settings. Simply perform a long press on the HomePod's tile in the Home app to access its settings. (If the Safety & Security section is dimmed out, ensure your HomePod and all other Apple devices are up-to-date with the latest software. | |||
| 25 Apr 2023 | AppleVis Extra #93: Be My Eyes' Revolutionary Virtual Volunteer, Featuring Hans Wiberg and Mike Buckley | ||
Welcome to a special episode of AppleVis Extra, where host Dave Nason is joined by Hans Wiberg, founder of Be My Eyes, and the new CEO of Be My Eyes, Mike Buckley, to discuss the recent announcement of Be My Eyes' new Virtual Volunteer feature powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 model. Be My Eyes, a revolutionary app for the blind and low-vision community, has been connecting users with volunteers for assistance with everyday tasks since 2012. With the introduction of the Virtual Volunteer, powered by the advanced visual recognition capabilities of GPT-4, the app is set to take its power and value to new heights. Hans and Mike share their excitement about the performance of GPT-4, stating that in the short time they've had access, it has shown unparalleled capabilities in image-to-text object recognition. The implications for global accessibility are profound, as this new feature has the potential to offer a greater degree of independence in the lives of blind and low-vision individuals. The Virtual Volunteer stands out from other image recognition tools due to its ability to have conversations and offer comprehensive assistance with context and analysis. Users can send images of various tasks, such as identifying the contents of their fridge or reading a map, and the Virtual Volunteer not only identifies the objects but also provides additional information and suggestions, such as recipes that can be prepared with the ingredients. The Virtual Volunteer tool is currently in beta and is anticipated to be available to users in Q3 2023 and will be free for all blind and low-vision community members using the Be My Eyes app. Don't forget to register in the Be My Eyes app to be placed on the waiting list for access to the Virtual Volunteer. | |||
| 27 Apr 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed April 2023: A Little Bank | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 04 May 2023 | Introducing Be My Eyes' Virtual Volunteer: A Demonstration of Some Game Changing Real-World Use Cases | ||
In this episode of our podcast, Thomas Domville demonstrates the power of the Virtual Volunteer feature, set to come to the Be My Eyes app in late Q3 2023. Currently in beta testing, this feature, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 model, has the potential to be a game changer for people with visual impairments. It offers a virtual sighted assistant that can generate context and understanding for images, allowing for a greater degree of independence in everyday tasks. During the episode, Thomas showcases a variety of real-world use cases for the Virtual Volunteer, including identifying clothing; getting information from food packaging; describing greeting cards, photos from your photo library or places such as Facebook, and weather maps; reading restaurant menus, and more. We thank the Be My Eyes team for allowing us to record and share this demonstration of the Virtual Volunteer. | |||
| 08 May 2023 | Introducing Pride Counseling: An iOS App That Provides Online Therapy for the LGBTQ+ Community | ||
In this episode, Ida introduces us to Pride Counseling, an iOS app that provides access to the company's online therapy platform specifically designed for the LGBTQ+ community. She discusses the app's features, such as live chat and video calls with licensed professionals who specialize in LGBTQ+ issues. Ida explains how Pride Counseling provides personalized therapy that is convenient and discreet. | |||
| 11 May 2023 | Introducing Aiko: A Powerful On-Device Transcription Tool for iOS and Mac | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces us to Aiko, a free, high-quality on-device transcription app that can easily convert speech to text from meetings, lectures, and more. The app is powered by OpenAI's Whisper running locally on your device, which ensures that the audio never leaves your device. Whether you need to import an existing audio or video file or record directly within the app, Aiko offers flexibility and convenience. Aiko prioritizes accuracy over speed. Transcriptions can be exported the to various file formats and the app supports over 100 different languages. In addition to the iOS app demonstrated by Thomas, Aiko will also work on a Mac where it is recommended that you have at least 16GB of RAM. | |||
| 20 May 2023 | Introduction to the Official ChatGPT iOS App | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces and demonstrates the official ChatGPT iOS app. Thomas walks through the app's interface, demonstrates some examples of how ChatGPT can be utilized, and shares tips to get the best results. Note that this app is currently only available in the United States. | |||
| 24 May 2023 | A Demonstration of Cisco Packet Tracer for Mac, a Powerful Network Simulation Tool | ||
In this episode, Majid Almaadeed gives us a demonstration of Cisco Packet Tracer for Mac, a versatile network simulation and visualization tool designed for learning and practicing networking concepts. It provides a virtual environment where users can create, configure, and simulate network topologies and devices, enabling them to gain hands-on experience with networking technologies without the need for physical hardware. Cisco Packet Tracer for Mac allows individuals to design and simulate complex network setups. It supports a wide range of Cisco devices, such as routers, switches, and wireless access points, enabling users to configure and interconnect them to create functional networks. You can explore various networking concepts, including routing, switching, wireless communications, and network security. It facilitates the simulation of network protocols and their behaviors, allowing users to understand how data flows through different network layers and devices. In addition to its simulation capabilities, Cisco Packet Tracer for Mac offers a range of learning resources and activities, making it an ideal tool for educational institutions and self-paced learning. It allows users to test their network configurations, troubleshoot issues, and visualize the impact of changes before implementing them in real-world scenarios. | |||
| 29 May 2023 | Introducing LogRide, the Ultimate Companion for Theme Park and Coaster Enthusiasts | ||
In this episode of our podcast, John Moore introduces us to LogRide - Theme Park Tracker, a must have iOS app for theme park and coaster enthusiasts. With LogRide, you can track all your park experiences and explore a world of park history, attraction stats, and various other features. The app includes convenient functionalities like Park Check-In to add dates to your attraction logs, Haunts for logging annual haunt events and haunted houses, Midways to discover portable attractions at fairs and carnivals, and provides live wait times for over 50 theme parks. It covers a vast range of over 3500 parks, including popular destinations such as Disney, Universal, Cedar Fair, Six Flags, SeaWorld, and many more! During this episode, John takes us on a detailed tour of the app's functionalities, layout, and settings. He explains and demonstrates how to log or update your ride records, ensuring that you make the most of this theme park tracking tool. | |||
| 31 May 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed May 2023: Just Bananas Cakes | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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If you have feedback or questions for the Unleashed team, you can reach them by email at unleashed@applevis.com or by leaving a voice message at 1-816-287-1482 (US number, call charges may apply). | |||
| 07 Jun 2023 | AppleVis Extra #94: Recapping Apple's WWDC 2023 Keynote | ||
In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville, Dave Nason, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss Apple's WWDC 2023 Keynote. Resources:Apple Press Releases
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| 17 Jun 2023 | Introduction toMicrosoft's Bing: Chat With AI & GPT-4 iOS App | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces and demonstrates Microsoft's Bing: Chat with AI & GPT-4 iOS app. Thomas walks through the app's interface, demonstrates some examples of how Bing can be utilized, and shares tips to get the best results. | |||
| 27 Jun 2023 | How to Assign Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to Menu Bar Commands in macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to assign your own keyboard shortcuts to menu bar commands that lack default shortcuts in macOS. An example of where this may be useful is in System Settings, where many settings can be quickly accessed from the View menu, however none of these commands have default keyboard shortcuts mapped to them. To create your own shortcut for a command:
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| 29 Jun 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed June 2023: Who Let the Barn Door Open? | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie are joined by James Dean to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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If you have feedback or questions for the Unleashed team, you can reach them by email at unleashed@applevis.com or by leaving a voice message at 1-816-287-1482 (US number, call charges may apply). | |||
| 01 Jul 2023 | Radiant: A Digital Radio App with a Personal Host on iOS | ||
In this episode, Orinks walks us through Radiant, an iOS app that lets you listen to digital radio with a personal touch. Rad, your digital host, plays music that suits your mood and preferences, thanks to his integration with Apple Music. He also keeps you updated on the weather, traffic, news, and trivia about the artists you love. You can interact with Rad and tell him what you like or dislike, and he will adjust his selections accordingly. Radiant is a fun and smart way to enjoy radio on your iPhone or iPad. All you need is an Apple Music subscription and a sense of adventure! Radiant Radio on the AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radiant-radio/id1055402775 | |||
| 06 Jul 2023 | Quick Tip: How to Activate iOS and iPadOS Beta Updates | ||
In this episode, Tunmi13 walks us through how to activate iOS and iPadOS beta updates. To do this, first sign in with your Apple ID at either developer.apple.com, to access the developer beta, or beta.apple.com, to access the public beta. Then, once signed up for either program, go to Settings > General > Software update > Beta updates, and select the beta you signed up for. You can then go back one level in Settings, and the beta should appear like any other update that you can download and install. Important: Beta versions of iOS and iPadOS may contain serious bugs, which is why it's generally advised, if possible, to install them on another device specifically designated for beta testing, or have a full and complete backup of your data in case a downgrade from the beta, which involves a full restore of your device, becomes necessary. For more information, check out this introduction to iOS and iPadOS beta testing. | |||
| 28 Jul 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed July 2023: It's Classified | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie are joined by Kevin Jones to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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If you have feedback or questions for the Unleashed team, you can reach them by email at unleashed@applevis.com or by leaving a voice message at 1-816-287-1482 (US number, call charges may apply). | |||
| 08 Aug 2023 | How to Turn Off Repeated Text Message Alerts on iOS and iPadOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville discusses how to turn off repeated text message alerts on iOS and iPadOS. By default, your device will send a second notification alert two minutes after you receive a text message if you don't check it right away. This feature is designed to help ensure that you don't miss any important messages, but some users find it to be more annoying than helpful. If you're one of those users, don't worry, it's easy to turn off repeated alerts. Here's how:
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| 09 Aug 2023 | AppleVis Extra #95: An Interview with Jianfeng Wu: Exploring the World through Sound with VoiceVista | ||
In this episode of AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville talks with Jianfeng Wu about VoiceVista, an iOS app that is essential for the blind and low vision community. VoiceVista is based on Microsoft’s discontinued and open-source project Soundscape and is licensed under the MIT License. The app uses cutting-edge iOS audio technology and precise location services to help people develop a greater awareness of their surroundings, providing comfort in unfamiliar spaces, and supporting individuals in creating mental maps and making personal route choices. VoiceVista is available for download on the App Store and can be used on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The app has received positive reviews from users, with many praising its accessibility features and ease of use. The developer of VoiceVista, Jianfeng Wu, has done an outstanding job in creating this app and has made a significant contribution to the blind and low vision community. Jianfeng is also actively seeking feedback from users to help improve the app. Voice Vista on the App Store | |||
| 09 Aug 2023 | Describing Photos with Microsoft Bing for iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville will be discussing how to use Microsoft Bing on iOS to describe photos. Bing has a feature that allows users to upload a photo and receive a description of the image. This feature is powered by advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms that can recognize and describe the content of the photo. So if you’re an iOS user looking for a way to get a description of a photo, be sure to check out Microsoft Bing’s image description feature. | |||
| 14 Aug 2023 | How to Configure Your iPhone or iPad with Touch ID to Open Immediately After Authenticating | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to configure your iPhone or iPad with Touch ID to bypass the Lock Screen and open immediately after authenticating. By default, after authenticating with Touch ID, you should hear what sounds like a lock opening, at which point you can either press the Home button if the device has one, or slide up from the bottom if it doesn't. However, if you'd rather the device opened immediately once you placed your finger on the Touch ID sensor, you can configure it to do so by going to Settings > Accessibility > Home button, and double-tapping the "Rest finger to open" switch. | |||
| 23 Aug 2023 | Learning Logic Pro X: Episode 1 - Creating a New Project | ||
In the first episode of a series learning Logic Pro X for Mac, Ming introduces how to create a new project and audio for a Logic Pro X project. He also shows us some useful shortcuts to make the process easier and more efficient. These shortcuts include: Metronome: K Note: Logic Pro X is a professional grade digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI sequencer. It is suggested to have some familiarity with Digital Audio Workstations to get the most from this series. | |||
| 28 Aug 2023 | Learning Logic Pro X: Exploring Interfaces, Choosing a Microphone, and Basic Editing Techniques | ||
In the second episode of his series learning Logic Pro X for Mac, Ming introduces two main sections. In the first part, Ming explains why the Interface and Microphone are important in professional recording and music editing, and how the Interface works. Ming uses logic to demonstrate how to slice and dice regions, efficiently move regions to neighboring regions, and export and merge projects into different audio formats. These shortcuts include: Command + B: Bounce your project Option + [ ] "Align the current region to the left or right of other regions. Pause or play: Space bar. See also: Learning Logic Pro X: Episode 1 - Creating a New Project Note: Logic Pro X is a professional grade digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI sequencer. It is suggested to have some familiarity with Digital Audio Workstations to get the most from this series. | |||
| 30 Aug 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed August 2023: Golden Ears | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie are joined by John Gassman to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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If you have feedback or questions for the Unleashed team, you can reach them by email at unleashed@applevis.com or by leaving a voice message at 1-816-287-1482 (US number, call charges may apply). | |||
| 04 Sep 2023 | Learning Logic Pro X: Automation | ||
In the third instalment of his tutorial series on learning Logic Pro X for Mac, Ming demonstrates how to utilize the Automation feature in Logic Pro X to manipulate the volume and panning of your tracks. Used shortcuts include: Switch Automation: A See also: Note: Logic Pro X is a professional grade digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI sequencer. It is suggested to have some familiarity with Digital Audio Workstations to get the most from this series. | |||
| 14 Sep 2023 | AppleVis Extra #96: Apple's September 12 "Wonderlust" Event in Review | ||
In this edition of the AppleVis Podcast, Dave Nason, Thomas Domville, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss Apple's September 12 "Wonderlust" Event. | |||
| 17 Sep 2023 | Learning Logic Pro X: Virtual Instruments | ||
In the fourth instalment of his tutorial series on learning Logic Pro X for Mac, Ming demonstrates how to create, browse, and select virtual instruments in Logic Pro X. He then demonstrates how you can create a 5-bars long piece of music in a few minutes using a number of different virtual instruments. Used shortcuts include: Turn on and off the midi note writing input on your computer: Command-K Mentioned resource: See also: Learning Logic Pro X: Automation Note: Logic Pro X is a professional grade digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI sequencer. It is suggested to have some familiarity with Digital Audio Workstations to get the most from this series. | |||
| 18 Sep 2023 | A Quick Tour of Some Notable New and Enhanced Accessibility Features in iOS 17 | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville gives us short looks at some of what's new and notable with Accessibility features in iOS 17. Topics include:
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| 18 Sep 2023 | How to Use Sound Curtain for Braille Display Users on iOS and iPadOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville will guide you through the process of enabling the Sound Curtain feature. Sound Curtain, an accessibility feature introduced in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, silences all audio on your device, including VoiceOver speech. This is particularly beneficial for Braille users who need to concentrate on their Braille display without any auditory distractions. To enable Sound Curtain, Navigate to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, and switch on the Sound Curtain toggle. Alternatively, Sound Curtain can be toggled on and off from VoiceOver Quick Settings, accessed by performing a two-finger quadruple-tap from anywhere in iOS and iPadOS. | |||
| 19 Sep 2023 | How to Change Siri's Speaking Rate on iOS and iPadOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville shows us how to change the speaking rate for Siri on iOS and iPadOS. This feature allows you to adjust the speed at which Siri speaks, which can be helpful if you find Siri's default speaking rate too fast or too slow. To change the speaking rate for Siri, Go to Settings > Accessibility > Siri, and adjust the slider under the "Speaking rate" heading to your desired speed. Once you have changed the speaking rate for Siri, you can test it out by asking a question or giving it a command. Siri will now speak at the speed that you have set. | |||
| 19 Sep 2023 | Finely Tune VoiceOver Speech to Best Suit Your Needs and Preferences on iOS With Per Voice Settings | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces us to the new “per voice settings” introduced with iOS 17. These can be found by navigating to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech, and then selecting the language and desired TTS voice. After selecting the voice, flick up or down with one finger, or press space with dot 3 or dot 6 on a Braille display, to access the per voice settings. The configurable parameters available vary by voice. For example, Vocalizer voices can tweak sentence pause and timbre, while for Alex you can adjust pitch range and words per minute. | |||
| 20 Sep 2023 | How to Use Text Detection in the iOS Magnifier App | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces us to the Text Detection feature added to the Magnifier app in iOS 17. This tool can read text aloud that is detected in real-time by your device camera or display it on the screen, making it a valuable resource for those with visual impairments or difficulties reading small or challenging text. Here are the steps to access Text Detection:
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| 20 Sep 2023 | How to Modify the iOS ‘Fast’ Long-Press Speed Option to Open Context Menus More Quickly | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to enable the Fast long-press speed option on iOS 17. This new feature allows for quicker access to context menus and other Haptic Touch actions, enhancing your workflow and making your iPhone feel more responsive. Here’s how you can activate the Fast Long-Press Speed Option:
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| 22 Sep 2023 | Learning Logic Pro X: Using Reverb | ||
In the fifth instalment of his tutorial series on learning Logic Pro X for Mac, Ming discusses how to insert a reverb plugin into a track, how to tweak the reverb using preset, and how to tweak the reverb parameters by personalizing them. See also: Learning Logic Pro X: Virtual Instruments Note: Logic Pro X is a professional grade digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI sequencer. It is suggested to have some familiarity with Digital Audio Workstations to get the most from this series. | |||
| 01 Oct 2023 | Widget Baby: Interactive Virtual Baby Fun | ||
In this episode, Ida gives us an in-depth look at the iOS app Widget Baby. In Widget Baby you can adopt and take care of a cute digital companion. The app allows you to track the widget baby's health stats, provide food, sleep, soothing, and diaper changes as needed. You can play mini-games together with your widget baby and climb leaderboards. The widget baby will grow over time and have new stories and adventures to share. You can customize the widget baby's home and collect supplies to keep them healthy. Additional subscription features include capturing augmented reality memories, linking with friends to care for the same widget baby, and sending the widget baby on unique escapes. Widget Baby aims to be a fun, interactive app for users who enjoy virtual baby games. | |||
| 06 Oct 2023 | Widget Pet: Interactive Virtual Pet Fun | ||
In this episode, Ida gives us an in-depth look at the iOS app Widget Pet. In Widget Pet, you can adopt and care for a virtual pet. You can select and customize a dog, cat, bunny or other virtual pet from the in-app WidgetPet pet shop. Once selected, the pet can be incubated and hatched. You then feed, play with, and care for your virtual pet, impacting its mood and triggering activities. As the pet grows, it unlocks new capabilities like mini-games and virtual vacations. The app features a customizable widget that follows the pet's health, hunger and happiness levels on iOS screens. It provides real-time updates on the pet's emotions and activities throughout the day. The widget can be added to iOS devices and Apple Watch to keep the virtual pet close by. | |||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Learning Logic Pro X: Unlocking the Power of EQ | ||
In the sixth instalment of his tutorial series on learning Logic Pro X for Mac, Ming discusses the importance of EQ and how to use Logic's own EQ plugins. Ming demonstrate how to select presets, and what the impact is from tweaking each parameter. See also: Learning Logic Pro X: Using Reverb Note: Logic Pro X is a professional grade digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI sequencer. It is suggested to have some familiarity with Digital Audio Workstations to get the most from this series. | |||
| 09 Oct 2023 | A demonstration and Walkthrough of Safari Web Apps on macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to create and use Safari website shortcuts or "Web apps" on macOS. This feature allows you to create shortcuts to websites on your dock that when opened, behave as if the website was its own app. This may be useful for VoiceOver users, as web apps are included when pressing Command-Tab to cycle through open apps, making them easy to switch to and from. In addition, these web apps can be mapped to commands in Keyboard Commander so they can be accessed with a single keystroke. To create a web app, go to a website in Safari and choose File > Add to Dock. Change the name and icon of the web app if you wish, and click Add. It can then be accessed via the Dock, or in the Applications folder in your Home folder, accessed by choosing Go > Home in Finder, or pressing Command-Shift-H. To map the web app to a command in Keyboard Commander, open Voiceover Utility > Commanders > Keyboard, click Add, type the key that you want to open the app when pressed, choose "Custom commands > Open application" from the menu, and navigate to and select the web app in the Open dialog. | |||
| 18 Oct 2023 | iPhone 15 Pro: How to Configure and Use the New Action Button | ||
iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have an Action button in place of the Ring/Silent switch. You can choose which function you want the Action button to perform when you press it, making it useful for actions you perform often. In this episode, Thomas Domville discusses and demonstrates how to configure and use the Action button. We'd love to hear from you in the comments about how you are customizing and using the new Action button on your iPhone 15 Pro. Are you setting it up for quick access to commonly used apps or actions like switching to the camera or recording a voice memo? Or are you taking advantage of its support for shortcuts to improve your iPhone experience and workflow?? Let us and other listeners know what creative ways you've found to utilize this handy new feature. | |||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Journey in Exploring the BabySitMe App for iOS | ||
In this episode, join Ida Grace as she explores the innovative BabySitMe app for iOS. This app, designed to simulate the experience of caring for a real infant, will revolutionize how you interact with your Reborn Baby Doll or any other baby dolls. Simply activate the app when you’re ready to start your babysitting adventure, and switch it off once you’re done. BabySitMe is engineered to mimic a real-life baby simulator when paired with your Reborn Baby. It’s an ideal choice for those seeking an extra layer of realism while role-playing with their Reborn Baby dolls. The app runs a schedule that instructs the user to feed, burp, rock, and perform all other essential infant care tasks. These actions are intended to be enacted in role play with the user’s Reborn Baby Doll. The app offers four different simulation modes: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Play. The first three modes operate on a 24-hour schedule, each offering a different level of challenge. The Play mode is tailored for users seeking a fast-paced, condensed version of the simulation BabySitMe on the AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/babysitme/id1475406264 | |||
| 26 Oct 2023 | Cleaning Up Your Digital Space: Auto-Delete Verification Codes in iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville delves into the new feature introduced in iOS 17 that allows users to automatically delete one-time verification codes after they have been used. This feature is useful for keeping your Mail inbox and Messages app clutter-free. To enable this feature:
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| 31 Oct 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed October 2023: Let's Do the Monster Mash | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 01 Nov 2023 | Screen Recording on iOS and iPadOS: Tips and Tricks for Beginners | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville teaches you how to use Screen Recording on iOS and iPadOS. Screen Recording is a feature that allows you to capture what's happening on your screen. This can be useful for creating tutorials, demos, or simply sharing something interesting with your friends and family. To set up this feature, go to Settings > Control Center and double-tap the "Insert Screen Recording" button under the "more controls" heading. To create a recording, open Control Center by placing your finger on the top edge of the device until you hear a tone, and sliding it straight down until you hear the second tone (devices without a Home button) or placing your finger on the status bar and swiping up with three fingers (devices with a Home button). Double-tap the Screen Recording button; there will be a three-second countdown before recording starts. To stop recording, either press the Side button to lock the device, double-tap the Screen Recording button in Control Center again, or double-tap the screen recording button in the status bar. By default, the recording will be saved to your Photos library, however this can be changed if you wish by focusing on the "Screen recording" button in Control Center and choosing the "open controls" rotor action. | |||
| 12 Nov 2023 | How to Change Safari's Default Search Engine on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to change Safari's default search engine on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. To do this on iOS and iPadOS, go to Settings > Safari and double-tap "Search engine" to specify the search engine for standard browsing windows, or "private search engine" if you want to specify a different search engine to be used in private browsing windows. On macOS, in Safari, choose Safari > Settings (or press Command-Comma) click the Search button in the toolbar, and choose from the "Search engine" or "private browsing search engine" popup menus. | |||
| 22 Nov 2023 | FruitPot 2: A Fun and Addictive Slot Machine Game for iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville takes us on a journey through the world of FruitPot 2, a fun-filled slot machine game for iOS. FruitPot 2 is a game that will take you back to the 80s with its retro graphics and sounds. The game features an ever-changing fruit machine slot, as well as more than 15 mini-games that appear as you progress through the game. With the Bucks you earn, you can purchase items from stores at the mall. FruitPot 2 is a great game to play when you're looking for something to relax and have fun with. FruitPot 2 is available for free on the App Store: | |||
| 24 Nov 2023 | Charging Smarter: A Dive into iOS Battery Health and Charging | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville delves into the details of iOS battery health and charging features. He begins by explaining what battery health is and why it’s important for your device’s performance. Then, he explores the various charging options that iOS provides, discussing how each one affects your device’s battery health. A key part of this episode is the introduction of a new feature that’s only available on iPhone 15 and newer. This feature lets users set a charging limit to 80%, and Thomas discusses its benefits and how it can extend your device’s battery life. He also provides a step-by-step guide on how to set this charging limit on your iPhone 15 and newer devices. | |||
| 29 Nov 2023 | AppleVis Unleashed November 2023: Liar, Liar Pants on Fire | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. We were also thrilled to have a brief visit from Randy. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 01 Dec 2023 | Zanagrams: The iOS Word Game That Will Challenge Your Brain | ||
Get ready to test your vocabulary and spelling skills with Zanagrams, the addictive iOS game that's perfect for word puzzle enthusiasts of all ages. In this episode Thomas Domville will demonstrate Zanagrams: Word Puzzles with a Twist. Zanagrams is a fast-paced word game that challenges players to identify and unscramble hidden words within a grid of letters. With its simple rules but increasing difficulty, Zanagrams is easy to pick up but hard to put down. Whether you're a seasoned word game player or just a casual puzzle fan, Zanagrams is sure to provide hours of fun and entertainment. Download Zanagrams for free on the App Store: | |||
| 06 Dec 2023 | Privacy Unlocked: Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection for iOS | ||
Do you ever get the sense that you’re being monitored on the internet? In this episode, Thomas Domville will demonstrate Apple’s Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection, a fresh addition to the privacy tools in iOS 17. Picture this: You click on a link, and all of a sudden, advertisements for that exact product begin to appear everywhere. It’s unsettling, isn’t it? This is the effect of cross-site tracking, powered by concealed IDs within links. However, there’s no need to worry! Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection is designed to protect you. It accomplishes this by: Removing tracking IDs from links: Those crafty “tags” that track your every click? They’re history! Preventing fingerprinting scripts: Advertisers employ cunning code to fingerprint your device and create a unique profile. This feature disrupts their scheme. The greatest aspect? It’s integrated and automatically turned on for private browsing. But if you wish to have more control, here’s how to enable it for all browsing: Navigate to Settings > Safari. Select Advanced > Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection. Opt for “All Browsing”. Now, you can browse with assurance. Say goodbye to intrusive ads and the sensation of being scrutinized digitally. It’s just you, the web, and the liberty to discover. | |||
| 08 Dec 2023 | Voice of the Ancients - A Voice-Based Adventure Game for iOS | ||
Join us in our newest episode as we delve into the captivating realm of iOS gaming. In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces us to an intriguing game named “Voice of the Ancients”. This game is a voice-controlled adventure where players set off on a journey in search of a long-lost treasure, all while evading a malevolent group called the Society of the Ancients. The game is fully voice-activated and currently offers support for both English and Hungarian languages. Voice of the Ancients on the AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-of-the-ancients/id114209979 | |||
| 11 Dec 2023 | How to Change the Default Notification Alert in iOS | ||
Join Thomas Domville as he explores the new feature in iOS 17.2. that allows you to modify the default notification alert. Previously, users were restricted to Apple's default notification sound. However, with iOS 17.2, Apple has added a new “Default Alerts” section in the “Sounds & Haptics” settings. This feature enables you to choose the sound for all incoming notifications, except for texts, mail alerts, and calendar alerts, which already had customization options. You now have the freedom to use any of the text tones as your notification sound. This is a major update for those who have always desired to choose a sound. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to change your default notification sound: Launch the Settings app. You also have the option to alter the default haptic feedback. Apple made some adjustments to the default haptic alert in iOS 17, but now you can revert it or customize it if the update didn’t quite meet your expectations. | |||
| 11 Dec 2023 | Exploring Siri’s Health Data Access on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces a new feature that enables Siri to interact with and record data from the Health app for health and fitness inquiries. Users can query Siri about their sleep duration, Activity ring progress, or blood glucose levels if they have a linked monitor. Supported queries include checking steps, heart rate, blood oxygen level, Exercise ring, Move ring, average walking heart rate, and calories burned. Furthermore, Siri can record data in the Health app, such as weight, spotting, medications taken, body temperature, period start, blood sugar, and blood pressure. To activate this feature, users must enable “Access Health Data” in their iPhone’s Health settings or “Allow Siri Access to Health Data” on their Apple Watch. | |||
| 15 Dec 2023 | Super Sliding Puzzle Game: Brain-Teasing Fun in Your Pocket | ||
Step into the world of the Super Sliding Puzzle Game! Join Thomas Domville as he explores the Super Sliding Puzzle Game for iOS. Get ready for a captivating journey filled with puzzles that will challenge your mind. This latest Slide Puzzle Game is designed to offer you a compelling and brain-bending experience that will keep you engaged for hours. Choose your game type from numbers, letters, or images. The game grid sizes are designed to cater to all skill levels. You can test your abilities at your own speed with range of game grid sizes! Whether you’re a novice or a puzzle master, Slide Puzzle Game offers grids of varying complexities. You can start with a smaller grid and slowly increase the difficulty, or you can immediately tackle the most challenging grid. The choice is completely yours! The game offers a broad selection of game types and grid sizes, ensuring infinite replayability. The key features of the game are its simplicity and its suitability for passing time while waiting for someone to answer a phone call, waiting for a delayed bus, or waiting for a late delivery driver. Moreover, the game is fully accessible with VoiceOver, guaranteeing that everyone can partake in the fun." Super Sliding Puzzle Game on the AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/super-sliding-puzzle-game/id6473786698 | |||
| 27 Dec 2023 | Share passwords and passkeys with people you trust on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville shows you how to share passwords and passkeys with people you trust on iOS. With password sharing in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, you can create a shared group and add your family and friends to it. Then you can choose which passwords and passkeys you want to share with them. The shared credentials will sync across all the devices in the group. Step-by-step: To create a shared group, go to Settings > Passwords and double-tap the Add button in the top-right corner. Double-tap "New Shared Group," name the group, and double-tap Add People. Type in the contact information of the people you want to add, then double-tap Add. Double-tap Create to continue. You will then be prompted to select passwords you want to share with the group; double-tap the ones you want to share, then double-tap the Move button in the top-right corner. If you are not ready to share any passwords yet, double-tap "Not Now." To edit a group, go to Settings > Passwords and double-tap the name of the group. Double-tap "Manage" to add or remove members, change the group name, or delete the group. To accept or decline an invitation to a group, make sure your device has iOS 17 or later, iPadOS 17 or later, or macOS Sonoma or later. Go to Settings > Passwords > Group Invitations and double-tap the invitation. Double-tap Accept to join the group, or Decline to reject it. | |||
| 03 Jan 2024 | AppleVis Extra #97: Zanagrams and Beyond A Conversation with Zach Tidwell | ||
In this AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville talk to Zach Tidwell, the developer of Zanagrams, the word game that won the 2023 AppleVis Golden Apples Award for the Best Game of the year. Zanagrams is a fun and challenging game that tests your vocabulary and spelling skills. Zach shares his inspiration, challenges, and tips for creating an accessible and engaging game for blind and low vision users. Tune in to hear his story and learn more about Zanagrams. You can contact Zach at: You can follow Zach on X at: Articles mentioned in this episode: Dark Horse Game Studios | |||
| 08 Jan 2024 | How to Encrypt an External Disk on macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to encrypt an external disk on macOS for improved security of the disk's contents. To encrypt a disk formatted as Apple File System, (APFS) connect it to your Mac, focus on it on the Desktop or Finder sidebar, and choose "Encrypt [disk name]" from the context menu (accessed by pressing VO-Shift-M). You'll then be prompted to create a password for the disk, which will be required to access its contents. As this password is the only way to access the disk's contents, it should be reasonably difficult for others to guess, but easy enough for you to remember. The next time you connect the disk to your Mac, you'll be prompted for this password, and given the option to remember it in your Mac's Login keychain. This way, you won't need to enter the password when connecting the disk to your Mac, but others will if connecting the disk to theirs. Saved passwords in your Mac's Login keychain can be viewed and edited in Keychain Access (located in the Utilities folder). If the disk you want to encrypt uses a different file system, like Mac OS Extended or XFAT, you must erase and reformat it as APFS. Note that this process will erase all data on the disk, so be sure to move anything you want to keep to another location before doing so. To erase and reformat a disk:
Note: APFS-formatted Disks are not natively compatible with non-Apple platforms like Windows or Linux. To use an APFS-formatted disk with a non-Apple platform, use something like APFS for Windows, or APFS for Linux. | |||
| 13 Jan 2024 | Making Webpages Talk with the Listen to Page Feature on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville explores the ‘Listen to Page’ feature on iOS 17. This feature allows your device to read aloud the content of a webpage, making it an excellent tool for multitaskers who want to consume text content while on the move. To use the feature, ensure that your device is updated to iOS 17 and launch Safari. Visit the desired webpage and locate the Page Settings icon at the bottom left of the webpage. Tap it and select ‘Listen to Page’ to start the narration. To pause, tap the Page Settings icon again and choose ‘Pause Listening’. When you’re ready to continue, tap the Page Settings icon and select ‘Resume Listening’. Please note that ‘Listen to Page’ may not support webpages with interactive features or minimal text. However, if a webpage supports Reader mode, it’s likely to support ‘Listen to Page’ as well. The feature remembers where you left off, so you can resume listening from the same spot. You can also customize the voice of the spoken audio in your iOS settings at any time. | |||
| 18 Jan 2024 | How to Share Your AirTags with Friends and Family on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville guides listeners through the process of sharing AirTags with others on iOS. Thomas explains why one might want to share their AirTags. Thomas then provides a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of the sharing process. Step-by-Step Instructions:
To stop sharing the AirTag, swipe right until you hear the name of the person you shared the AirTag with and double-tap to open it. Then swipe right until you hear "Remove" and double-tap to confirm. Remember, the person you’re sharing with will need to accept the invitation on their device. Once they do, they’ll be able to see the AirTag in their Find My app. Happy sharing! | |||
| 25 Jan 2024 | AppleVis Unleashed January 2024: The Writing is on the Wall | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 06 Feb 2024 | Sunshine with a Side of Snark: CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar for iOS | ||
Join Thomas Domville in learning how to use Carrot Weather for iOS with VoiceOver. Carrot Weather for iOS is a feature-rich weather application that offers a unique blend of humor and functionality. It provides accurate and detailed forecasts, including current, hourly, and daily predictions. The app is known for its distinctive personality, featuring hilarious dialogue and delightful animations. Key features include: Apple Watch App: An award-winning app that allows you to check the weather from your wrist. The app is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. It is a paid download with in-app purchases to unlock premium features. The app was created by Brian Mueller, who codes, designs, illustrates, and writes the real-time gags himself. The app’s unique blend of humor and functionality has made it a popular choice among users. CARROT Weather: Alerts and Radar on the app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/carrot-weather-alerts-radar/id961390574 | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | Find Your Lost Apple Watch in Seconds with Ping My Watch on iOS! | ||
Ever misplaced your Apple Watch and spent minutes frantically searching under couch cushions? Worry no more! In this episode Thomas Domville dives into the handy "Ping My Watch" feature on iOS, turning your iPhone into a personal Apple Watch locator. Here are the steps to activate Ping My Watch on your iPhone: Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Bonus Tip: If your Apple Watch is on silent mode, the ping will still play through your Apple Watch speaker. transcription: You're listening to an AppleViz Podcast. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. Now, I've done a podcast before on Apple Watch and being able to identify and find your iPhone with the ping my iPhone from your Apple Watch. So like myself, I tend to put my phone in places I don't remember where I left it. Are you one of those people? Raise your hand. Yep. There's a few out there. And what that feature does is that it takes, I can go to my Apple Watch, go to the control center and use the ping my iPhone, double tap that, and then it'll start chiming and you can find your phone in no time by following the chime within the house or place that you left your iPhone. What if I told you, you can do the other way around? Yes. So this was very useful for me as I was on vacation shortly ago. And one of the things I came in, I was just hot. I was just hot and the Apple Watch was just making me hotter, right? You got to get that watch off. And so I put it down and Lord, behold, I forget where I left the Apple Watch. Then I remembered, Hey, there's a feature that I can do the other way around. And that's using my iPhone to ping my watch. So I'm going to show you how to set that up and how this works. And so you can find your Apple Watch as you could with your iPhone, with your Apple Watch. So it's great both ways. So we are going to go to your iPhone and we are going to go to the settings, because that is where we are going to have to turn this feature on. And that lives in the control center of settings. So let's go double tap settings, settings. Now swipe to the right until you get to control center button, control center button. Once you find that one finger, double tap, swipe down from the top right edge to open control center. Now the easiest way to get to where we need to go is to set your order to headings. And let's go to the first headings here, included controls heading. These are the included controls. So these are controls that shows up on your control center as of right now. So here's a few of the controls I have set. Remove timer, reorder timer button, direct remove code scanner, reorder code scanner, remove voice… | |||
| 10 Feb 2024 | How and When to Start Your Mac in Safe Mode | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to start your Mac in safe mode and explains in what situations this may be useful. Safe mode is a feature of macOS that disables login items, third-party drivers, and legacy system extensions at startup, useful if an incompatible item in one of these groups is causing a problem with your Mac. In addition, system caches are cleared, and a light check of your startup disk is performed when starting up in safe mode, which can identify possible issues that could be causing slower than expected performance. To start up in safe mode, start up the Mac while holding down the Power button, and interact with your startup disk (usually called Macintosh HD) in the grid that appears. Focus on the Continue button and route the mouse pointer to it by pressing VO-Command-F5, (or VO-Command-Globe-5 if you’re using a Mac with a Touch Bar) hold down the Shift key, and click the mouse. Maintenance tasks are completed once the Mac has finished starting; restart your Mac to exit this mode. If you’re trying to isolate a particular issue, attempt to reproduce it when in safe mode, and again once you leave this mode. If the issue no longer occurs, it was likely resolved by the maintenance tasks that macOS performed. If it doesn’t occur when in safe mode but returns once you leave this mode, you may want to remove login items for third-party apps, update, remove, or reinstall any third-party drivers or legacy system extensions, or contact their developers for assistance. For more information, check out the Apple Support article “Use safe mode on your Mac” Note: VoiceOver only works in safe mode on Macs with Apple Silicon. transcription:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hey AppleVisers, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how and when to start your Mac in safe mode. Safe mode is a feature of macOS that prevents certain software components like login items, third-party drivers, and legacy system extensions from loading at startup. If you're having trouble starting your Mac or have some other issue that's tough to pin down, an incompatible item in one of these groups may be the culprit, and thus starting up in safe mode can help you rule that either in or out. In addition, when starting in safe mode, a light check of your startup disk is performed, similar to what happens when running first aid in Disk Utility, and your system caches are cleared, which can potentially improve the performance and responsiveness of your Mac if such files have become corrupted over time. Safe mode is a feature that's existed in macOS for a long time. The problem for voiceover users prior to Apple Silicon was that, as part of this mode, the audio driver was disabled, and thus the Mac could not provide any audible feedback, making voiceover effectively useless. However, with Apple Silicon, audio is supported, and thus voiceover users can use macOS in safe mode as if they were using it in any other boot screen. If you have enough usable vision to see the screen and want to start an Intel Mac in safe mode, you can do so by restarting it or turning it on while holding down the shift key. For a Mac with Apple Silicon, you'… | |||
| 12 Feb 2024 | Starry Serenity: Guided Breathing with Connected Breath for iOS | ||
In this episode, Ida Grace introduces the Connected Breath iOS app. Designed to promote mindfulness and relaxation, Connected Breath offers guided breathing exercises to help you pause, reset, and find serenity. The app boasts a simple and tranquil interface adorned with a night sky background. As you inhale and exhale, stars gently appear and fade, symbolizing other users across the globe who are also engaging with the app simultaneously. This shared experience fosters a sense of connection and support during your practice. Download Connected Breath on the App Store transcription: Hello AppleVis, good evening from Ida and tonight I'm going to be doing a podcast app demonstration of an app called Connected Breath. This is a meditation app that connects people from all around the world to do a meditation together. So this app works just similar to apps that are social media apps where you can connect in real time with people but you can't communicate with them. It simply shows you how many people are using the app at a time. So if I open the app, open Connected Breath, this app is used in portrait mode and the first thing we get is to select breathing duration. You can do one, three, or five minutes. I'm going to select three minutes and then I will show you what happens. For anybody who's curious, I'm using an iPad. I'm using Daniel as my voice over voice, the compact version of Daniel because I like him better than the enhanced and I'm using an Apple keyboard that doubles as an iPad case. So you can choose to breathe for one, three, or five minutes in this app. I'm going to double tap on three minutes and you're going to hear a bell. And then go to the bottom of the screen, okay that message is going to change throughout the meditation. I will show you, okay so that's the starting sound and then breathe in, breathe out. This message is changing with the music. Breathe in, breathe out, and now it's going to change. You are breathing in and then it's going to tell you how many. Seven other people are currently connected right now. The stars in the distance are the people breathing, that's the visual representation. We are all breathing together, we are all connected, I guess I don't need to repeat. Now close your eyes and focus on your breath. Now the rest of the time it's going to say breathe in and breathe out over and over again. And for those of you with perfect pitch, you will notice that it's saying breathe in on the C chord and breathe out on this like A minor type chord. So if you don't want to constantly listen to the messages, just listen to the music and follow the music. You hear the peaceful nature sounds in the background? You kind of hear a breathing noise too, it's kind of creepy honestly. Breathe in and breathe out. See it's still changing from breathe in to breathe out. And it will… | |||
| 20 Feb 2024 | Predictive Text Detox: Unplugging the Suggestions in iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to enable or disable predictive text and inline predictive text on iOS. Predictive text allows you to write entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, suggested words, emoji, and information appear above the onscreen keyboard. You can double tap a suggestion to apply it. Inline predictions complete the word or phrase you’re currently typing, appearing in gray text. To accept an inline prediction, double tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing. You can manage predictive text settings in Keyboard settings on your iPhone 12 or newer models running iOS 17 or later versions. Open Settings on your iPhone. transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse. Now every so often when I am composing an email or I'm trying to send off a text to a friend or family whatever that might be and I'm using the keyboard as I'm typing there is something called predictive text that will pop up so it tries to predict what you are going to spell out and this feature what this does it tries to help you shorten your typing that you have to do so you just find the various words on top of your keyboard tap on that and it selects that then they have this inline predictive text now which is a newer feature which takes it a next step that allows you to highlight within the text itself and allows you to choose those words but for me those are distracting I am trying to focus and I am NOT a multitasker as I would love to be but as I'm typing along I it just bothers me hearing these words pop up and they don't help me at all I want to kind of stay focused and type in what I want so I'm going to show you how you can turn those features off if you are interested in doing so and if you are distracted like I am when those things come up I'm also going to show you some pointers and advice some other things you can turn off as well what they call features and for some may be distracting to you as well or something that drives you bonkers so do in order to go and change this settings we are going to head over to the native settings itself settings double tap to open now that you located the settings let's do one finger double tap to open this up settings now you are going to need to swipe to the right until we get to something called general general button and we are going to do one finger double tap here about button and now we are looking for something called keyboard so swipe to the right until you get to keyboard keyboard button and at last we are here one finger double tap on keyboard keyboards to button now the easiest way to get to the area that we need to do is set your rotor to headings and go to the first heading all keyboards heading and now what we're looking for is predictive text so swipe to the right a couple times and… | |||
| 28 Feb 2024 | AppleVis Unleashed February 2024: The Brown Mushroom | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 01 Mar 2024 | Disabling In-App Review Requests on iOS | ||
Tired of apps interrupting you with requests to rate and review? This episode with Thomas Domville will show you how to take control. This iOS feature lets app developers ask you to rate and review their apps directly within the app. While helpful for developers, these pop-ups can be a nuisance , especially if they appear frequently. How to Disable In-App Ratings & Reviews: Find the Native Settings app and Double Tap to Open Settings Remember: Disabling this feature only stops the in-app prompts. You can still search for apps in the App Store and leave ratings and reviews manually if you'd like to share your feedback. transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse. Hey have you been in this position where like myself I keep opening up different apps and it just seems like one form or another is always popping up hey would you like to review this app and give the app some rating and you know I do this every so often and when I'm in a good mood or whatever not or if I feel like the app really deserved to have a rating I want to go ahead and give that rating but the thing I don't like is that it just keeps coming up every so often so I feel like that there needs to be a balance and I need to and I will vote and give you a rating when I am ready to do that so if you are one of those people you see these little pop-ups and it seems like it's popping up everywhere have no fear there is a nice little settings that we can just simply turn on and off to disable this pop-up so let me to show you where that's at and we're gonna head right over to settings settings double tap to open and let's do that one finger don't tap to open up settings settings and now we are going to to go to the right and she get to App Store App Store button yep it's way down there but once we find it go ahead and do one finger double tap on this allow App Store to access heading now you're gonna keep swiping to the right until you find a button for in app rating and review in app ratings and reviews switch button on double tap to toggle setting all we got to do is one finger double tap just to turn this off off and voila now you have this set off now of course when this is set off you'll never get that pop-up again however now in saying that and I want to make this pretty clear is that I know the developers out there are probably screaming at me for suggesting anything like this to you because I get it because what they want they want you to rate it as often as you can because that gives them more visibility and that leads to more downloads and more sales to them so I get that but I believe in a fair balance that I am able to do a few votes but I don't want to be pester all the time so that is the option why I can turn that on and off and keep in mind there's a lot of apps out there if you just go into the apps that you like and then go into into settings or about area they typically have a little… | |||
| 11 Mar 2024 | Navigating iOS: Mastering VoiceOver Basics with VO Starter | ||
In this episode, Ida Grace demonstrates VO Starter, an iOS app specifically designed to assist new blind and visually impaired users in learning how to navigate their devices using Apple’s built-in screen reader, VoiceOver. The app offers step-by-step guidance, teaching basic VoiceOver gestures and simplifying the learning process. VO Starter on the App Store transcription: And good afternoon AppleViz. This is Ida and it is currently 2 o' 5 p.m. Central Time and I am here with a podcast tutorial on VoStarter. This app is an app that teaches voiceover for iOS users. It does assume some basic knowledge of voiceover, I've noticed. The first couple lessons start out pretty simple, but then it quickly jumps into more advanced things. So I will be demonstrating a few of the lessons and making some comments as I go. So here we go, open VoStarter. Ok. Welcome to VoStarter for iOS. After completion of these tutorials, you will have been introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device. To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger. This will begin the first lesson. Good luck on your journey. Ok that is the introduction. You can also, if you don't want voiceover to read it to you, you can swipe over to the continue, I mean the listen button, sorry. Welcome to Arctic to Gifts. Good luck toolbar. Listen. Button. Yeah this toolbar has a menu button which is where you go to select a lesson if you've completed this tutorial or if you want to skip ahead a little bit and later in the tutorial there is also a continue button that appears on this menu. But for now, if we double tap on listen. Welcome to VoStarter for iOS. After completion of these tutorials, you will have been introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device. To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger. This will begin the first lesson. Good luck on your journey. Ok here's what I don't like about this though. Even when you're on the listen button and it says simply double tap the screen with one finger, well if I do that now from the listen button, it's not going to continue. After completion of these tutorials, you will be introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device. To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger. But not there. This will begin the first lesson. Good luck on your journey. So what you have to do is swipe back to the left. Now there's a lesson later in this tutorial on flicking which is also swiping but I'm sure most of you AppleVis users already know about swiping and double tapping. So we're going to flick back to the left. Menu. Good luck on your journey. Ok. Now, one thing I want to let you know is that because the continue button… | |||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Enhancing iOS Device Security with Stolen Device Protection | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates the new Stolen Device Protection feature introduced in iOS 17.3. This feature is designed to protect against the rare instance when someone has stolen your iPhone and knows your passcode. Thomas begins by explaining the purpose of the Stolen Device Protection feature. It prevents unauthorized individuals from performing critical device and Apple ID account operations, like changing your device passcode or Apple ID password. This is achieved by requiring biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID, with no passcode fallback. He then moves on to the step-by-step guide on how to enable the Stolen Device Protection feature: Go to Settings. Note: If you don't see the Stolen Device Protection section, you may need to set up Face ID or Touch ID first. The episode also covers the Security Delay feature, which requires a successful Face ID or Touch ID authentication, an hour wait, then an additional successful biometric authentication. This feature helps prevent someone from making changes to settings that can lock you out of your iPhone or Apple ID account. For further details about the Stolen Device Protection feature, you can refer to the following resource: Use Stolen Device Protection on iPhone transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville, also known as AnonyMouse. I'm going to talk to you today about a feature called Stolen Device Protection. Now this will be ultimately up to you if you want to turn this feature on. This is a feature that will just kind of enhance your security protection for your iPhone and other settings. I'll explain a little more here. When this item is set to on, this will give you an additional protection when it comes to anytime that your phone is stolen or gets lost. In theory, the feature came about, unfortunately, because there have been some incidents where people will be watching other people gain access to their iPhone, whether that's using the passcode or using their biometric authentication to get into the phone and thus forth then gets stolen from that person. Or maybe perhaps you lost your phone and somebody somehow, someway gets onto your phone one form or another. Well this protection will defeat from that person being able to make changes to some critical areas on your device. So the first layer of protection when this is turned on, this will protect you from them being able to access to certain settings that will now require a biometric authentication. So it kind of bypass if there weren't any passcode to that area before, you will now have to be able to use authentication by a biometric… | |||
| 15 Mar 2024 | eSpeak-NG: A Compact TTS Solution for Apple Devices | ||
In this episode, Ida Grace introduces eSpeak-NG, a compact open-source software text-to-speech synthesizer available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Developed by Yury Popov, eSpeak-NG supports over 100 languages and accents. It is built upon the original eSpeak engine created by Jonathan Duddington. The app acts as a compatibility layer between the eSpeak NG library and Apple VoiceOver, enhancing accessibility for users with visual impairments. eSpeak-NG on the App Store transcription: Hello AppleVis. This is Ida again and I'm back with another demonstration. This one is somewhat by request, so thank you for the person who requested this podcast. They said that they really wanted a demonstration of this app, so I hope that this is satisfactory. I am doing a demonstration today of the eSpeak NG app. This app will add the eSpeak synthesizer to VoiceOver for anybody who wants it. There are settings that you have to change within the app, or that you can change within the app if you want to, and then you can go into the actual VoiceOver settings to start using eSpeak. Right now I'm using Daniel, which is not an eSpeak voice, but I will select an eSpeak voice throughout this demonstration. So I am in the app right now, and the first thing you get... It says eSpeak NG. It's eSpeak NG, Daniel. Learn how to pronounce words, please. Anyway, so this is the name of the app. So the first button you come to, if I swipe to the right here, that button allows you to set up what languages you want VoiceOver to have available to you in the eSpeak app. So if I go in here... First thing you see is back, of course. You can search in that field for a specific voice and language. Okay, I deselected that one because that is not my user-preferred language. As you can tell by Daniel, he is English UK, not English US, so I deselected that. But in order to do that, I had to keep going to the right. Let me show you. So under user-preferred, the only thing that seems to be there is English United States. Whether it's selected or not, you can double-tap to select and deselect it. Under this system heading, it gives you all the languages. And the only one in here for English right now is English UK because I deselected the English United States. So that means that when we go into the VoiceOver settings, the eSpeak United States English voices will not be available because I deselected that one. Because I personally think that United States English eSpeak sounds very bad, which I will demonstrate in a moment. But you have all of these languages that you can, of course, choose what language is your preferred language in this languages listed below may be poorly supported by VoiceOver and might be broken at all. They are available in spoken content. Okay, so that's a little disclaimer about the eSpeak app and the VoiceOver languages that it supports. Okay, so then it's just going… | |||
| 16 Mar 2024 | How to Disable Predictive Text Suggestions on macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS. As you type on your Mac, macOS by default attempts to finish words and phrases it thinks you're trying to type. If you find that hearing these suggestions spoken by VoiceOver is more distracting than helpful, you can turn them off by going to System Settings > Keyboard, clicking the Edit button under the "Text input" heading, and toggling the "show inline predictive text" switch off. transcription:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hey, Apple vissers, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS. By default, as you type on your Mac, macOS attempts to finish words and phrases that it thinks you're trying to type. While this may increase the speed of text entry for some, if you're a voiceover user, you may find that hearing these suggestions spoken while you're trying to type is more distracting than helpful, in which case you can turn them off. To do that, go into system settings, keyboard, hit the edit button under the text input heading, and turn the show inline predictive text switch off. And I'm going to demonstrate that now, I'm going to system settings on my Mac, k for keyboard, vio command h to get to the text input heading, vio right, edit, and at the leftmost of this dialog, k, that's what we want, vio right, scroll area, interact with vio shift down arrow, and vio right until I find the setting I want, show inline predictive text, if I vio right once more, show inline predictive text off switch, it's off for me because I turned it off. If it's on for you and you want to turn it off, just press vio space, then stop interacting with the scroll area, with vio shift up arrow, and vio right to done, hit it, and here we are back in keyboard settings. So now as you type, you will not hear text suggestions predicted by macOS, which could almost ironically increase your speed of text entry because this feature is off and is no longer giving you distracting or potentially distracting feedback. So that's a tip for how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS, I hope you found it helpful. Peace. Thank you. | |||
| 28 Mar 2024 | AppleVis Unleashed March 2024: The Fisher Price Edition | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 01 Apr 2024 | Review of the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSES | ||
In this episode, MarkSarch provides a comprehensive review, shares his insights, and demonstrates the features of the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSES. He takes us from the initial unboxing through the exploration of their unique functions, detailing how they’re integrated into the glasses, and concludes with a live demonstration using the smart assistant To learn more about the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSES transcription: Hello everybody. My name is Marco and this audio I'm going to do unboxing, hardware description, demo and extra features of RayVan Meta Smart Glasses. Unboxing. Well, it looks like a classic recycle package, flat box, and I'm going to give you the package dimensions. It's about seven inches length, about three and a half inches width, and about two inches height. Okay. I don't feel that has any tape on it, so which means so I don't have to cut anything. So in order to open it and also I feel some something printed on it in highlights is on the top and on the sides, on the length sides and both sides. Okay. So I'm going to place the box with the length side closer to me in horizontal way. It's sitting down on my desk and the way how open the box is from the left and from the right sides, which means the width sides. So I'm going to start opening from the left side. Once again, I don't have to cut anything. Basically the only thing I need is use my fingernail in order to make some pressure. You know, like pushing out, yeah, pushing down first and then pushing out and I'm going to open. Here you go. I did. I'm going to open also the right side. Once again, I'm going to use my finger and nail, push down and push out and this one is easier. Okay. So what's on it? Well, the box has like a compartment in one of the sites and which is the, you know, the paper manuals, the user guide and everything in this case is on my right side. And on the left side is the microfiber cloth and I feel the case on it. Okay. So in order to take out the case from the package, that I do is with my right hand, I'm going to feel it and make some, and I'm going to push it so to my left side. So and with my left hand, I'm going to touch it and locate it and I'm going to twist it a little bit and the way, you know, how get out a little bit and here we go. I'm going to start pushing once again with my right fingers and here we go. I have it here. Well, this is the box and on my hands. Now I have the, the case and the glasses are inside. Now I am going to open the case and it has on the front, some kind of magnet, which allows to attach to the case with the lid, that's I can tell and the glasses are inside. On the middle, there is some plastic tape, which is in order to keep in place the glasses in the case. So I have to cut it or just, yeah, cut it or push up and down in order to take out the glasses… | |||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Bridging Devices: iOS Files App Meets Windows | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to connect to a Windows computer using the Files app on iOS and iPadOS, in order to transfer files over your local network. To do this, you'll first need to make sure file and printer sharing is enabled on your computer by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Advanced sharing settings, and making sure "File and printer sharing" is on for your current connection type, either public or private. To view your computer's internal or "Private" IPV4 address, which you'll need to enter on your iPhone or iPad, either use the ipconfig command line tool as demonstrated in the episode, or locate it via the GUI by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Hardware and connection properties. To connect to the computer from your iPhone or iPad, open the Files app, double-tap the "More" button near the top right of the screen, and choose "Connect to server" from the resulting menu. Enter your computer's IP address in the "Server address" field, and double-tap Connect. You'll then be prompted to authenticate with the username and password you use to log into the computer, after which it should appear in the brows view of the Files app, under the "Shared" heading. Once connected, you can brows and modify the file and folder structure of the C Drive from the Files app, as well as transfer files from other apps on your device to this location. To disconnect your iPhone or iPad from your computer, focus on it in the brows view of the Files app and choose "eject" from the Actions rotor. Note: This feature was demonstrated on a computer running Windows 11. While it is available on prior versions of Windows, the process for configuring it may be slightly different. transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville , also known as AnonyMouse. Now this podcast is going to be for my advanced users out there. Now I've been in this position for quite a while and I have been thinking about how could I streamline this process. So are you one of those people that tend to transfer files a lot back and forth from your iPhone or your iOS device to your computer? If you are, raise your hand. This might be something for you to think about. Yes, you do have the option to kind of transfer from your phone to your computer by using a third party service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or maybe Microsoft OneDrive. But the problem with that, it can be slow, right? Or I just don't want to store it up in those surfaces for whatever reason that is. In my case, I tend to have some very large files and can take some time, especially if you have a slow internet access. So in other words, anytime I need to transfer something, so I'm essentially sending it up through the internet, through the cloud, store it up there. So it takes that time to do it and then go on my phone, go through Microsoft OneDrive and go to the drive and pull it back down. And it's kind of tedious. I wish it would be more… | |||
| 01 May 2024 | AppleVis Unleashed April 2024: New and Improved | ||
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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| 03 May 2024 | From Onesies to Runway: Inside Baby Adopter Dress Up for iOS | ||
In this delightful episode, Ida Grace revisits Baby Adopter Dress Up for iOS. This charming game combines babysitting, fashion costume dress-up, and nursery care for those who adore looking after little ones. As a player, you have the opportunity to adopt and nurture a cute son or daughter. You can dress up, feed, care for, and acquire various costumes, shoes, and hats for your baby. Keep in mind that certain costumes become available as your baby grows. Some game features include:
Embrace the joy of tending to your virtual baby and creating charming outfits! 🍼👶 Baby Adopter Dress Up on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/baby-adopter-dress-up/id875064928 transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello AppleViz. This is Ida Grace and I am here today with a podcast on the baby adopter dress up app. I want to go through a couple of quick disclaimers before I start. First of all, I want to say that I did a podcast for this app years ago. However, it was called Milky Baby at the time and now it is baby adopter dress up and my podcast for that is no longer available on AppleViz at least as far as I've been able to tell. 417 PM. Ah, I wanted to tell you a disclaimer about the voice I'm using too, but the app has gone through a couple of changes anyway, so I was given the green light to go ahead and make a new podcast. And the second disclaimer is involving the voice I am using. I am using American Siri voice 5 because it is pride season and if you all were able to read the article that Apple put out, this voice was recorded by somebody in the LGBT community. So I thought with pride month approaching fast, I would keep this voice on through pride season. However, as you'll notice as I demonstrate this app, it does have some delays. There is a little bit of delay between voiceover speech and voiceover sound. So you will notice that comma 418 PM and it is 418 PM. I am on the clock widget right now. So the first thing I want to let you know is when you first open the baby adopter dress up app, it's going to ask you if you want the app to send you notifications. I always turn that on, but all they do is notify you every 24 hours if you forget to feed the baby. So if you don't want the notifications turned on, you don't have to do it. Just know that if you're using this on an iPad like I am, the baby will cry and you won't get a vibration. You'll just get because iPads don't have haptics. So you're just going to get the baby crying if you forget to feed the baby in 24 hours. I'm also using iPadOS 16 because the Siri voices do not auto delete for voiceover as they do in iOS 17. They seem to be… | |||
| 06 May 2024 | Bye-Bye, Spam! How to Block Annoying Senders in Apple Mail on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates a handy feature in the Mail app on your iPhone: Block Sender. Block Sender is a feature in the Mail app that allows you to prevent emails from specific senders from reaching your inbox. Once you block a sender, their emails will either be automatically deleted or sent to your Trash folder, depending on your settings. There are many reasons why you might want to block senders such as: Spam: This is the most common reason. Block those unwanted marketing emails and get your inbox back under control. How to Block Senders in Mail (iOS): Find the Mail app and locate an email from the sender you want to block. Bonus Tip! You can also manage your blocked senders list in the Settings app: Go to Settings > Mail. transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. In this podcast, I'm going to introduce you to a feature called Block Sender that you can find within your mail app for iOS. Now, I will admit in recent years, some of the mail services that I use have done a great job. Definitely a huge improvement over many years ago when we used to get tons of spams and unwanted emails, right? Things have gotten a lot better. You don't get as nearly as much as you used to, but there's still a few that kind of slides in and you find those in within your spam folder and et cetera. Sometimes they don't even make it to the spam folder. Comes right into your inbox. I'm going to show you how to block a sender. Now, obviously there are many different scenarios why you would want a blocks of sender. Perhaps it is a spam or an unwanted mail or perhaps it is unwanted mail, but from somebody that you know that just persistently send you an email and there's you just want those particular emails go directly to the trash can. All right, let's just do that. I'm going to go to my mail app here. I have one particular mail that I would like to place on a block sender and I will show you how to do that and why I'm doing it for this particular mail. Mail. No one read emails. Double tap to open. So I'm going to do that. One finger double tap to open up my mail app here. Mail. Search. Search field. Double tap to edit. Now let's go to the particular mail that I was talking about in question that I like to block. I'm going to go to the right here. Dictate button. Double tap to start dictation. Double tap with two fingers when finished. Sam's club. See what'… | |||
| 10 May 2024 | Speak & Share: Siri’s Secrets – Explore hidden Siri features for sharing on iOS. | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville delves into the seamless sharing of content from your iPhone screen via iMessage, thanks to Siri’s enhanced capabilities. Apple has equipped Siri with on-device processing, offline support, and advanced contextual awareness, which facilitates a smooth “Share This” feature. Here’s the process: When you’re in any supported application, such as Safari, Apple Music, or Photos, you can initiate sharing by saying, “Hey Siri, share this with [contact name].” Siri will grasp the context and ask for confirmation to share the particular content. Afterward, you have the option to append a personalized message before sending it off. Should the content be unsharable directly, like a weather forecast, Siri cleverly captures a screenshot to share instead. transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville also known as AnonyMouseSo I am in a situation where I do a lot of messaging throughout the day So you probably are in a similar boat So you probably have text message to your friends or family and co-workers and whatnot And if you are like myself, I send a lot of links to various things that could be photos web Weather things like that, right and but the problem I have with that is that it's pretty tedious And I'll show you what I mean in a moment But the point is I have a feature or a advice for those that do this often Something that might streamline your texting with a link more efficiently and faster So let me show you what I'm talking about. So let's just say I let's go to my Safari app here, for example Safari double tap to open. So I'm gonna do that. So let's just say I have something in Safari that I want to share with someone Safari we'll go to the top here so I can show you what I'm sharing here Skip to content in page link critically endangered attacks born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge So this is a great article. I wanted to send it to a friend of mine And there's a Disney News, of course, and this talks about a new baby that was born at the Animal Kingdom Lodge Anyway, the point is say I want to share this article with my friends So typically what I have to do is I have to go to the bottom right to find my tabs first toolbar tabs button double tap and hold for more tab options Now I have to swipe to the left until I find the share button show bookmarks button share button Now I have to double tap on that critically endangered attacks critically endangered attacks born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge WDW news today. Now I have to swipe to the right until I get some messages WDWNT.com options button close button airdrop button messages button double tap that New message and now I'm gonna swipe to right until I find the to edit box cancel button to text field is editing word mode insertion point at start double tap that Insertion point at end and now I've got to put in the first couple initials that the person I want to send it to So I created this just for this podcast. I'm going to send it to Mickey Mouse I'm gonna find the letter M and no M M now gonna go back to the top here new message And now can I swipe to the right until I… | |||
| 12 May 2024 | Exploring the Latest Feature Additions to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses | ||
In this episode, Mark Sarch provides a follow-up to his previous introduction of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. He demonstrates several new features including music integration with Apple Music and Spotify, multilingual support for messaging services like WhatsApp, the new Meta AI visual assistance capabilities, and hands-free video calling with WhatsApp and Messenger. Mark walks through enabling music services in the MetaView app and using voice commands to control playback. He shows how to send multilingual WhatsApp messages by voice. For the Meta AI visual assistance, Mark showcases its ability to describe objects, read text, identify colors, and more - highlighting its limitations as a mainstream device not optimized for comprehensive document reading. He compares the Meta AI's output to a live video call demonstration with a human assistant reading details from a business card. Mark also explains the process for hands-free video calling on WhatsApp and Messenger by using the capture button and touchpad. While not a dedicated assistive device, Mark highlights some potentially useful features for visual assistance and hands-free operation. transcription:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello everybody, my name is Mark and I'm back once again to talk about Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses latest feature available only for US and Canada. If you haven't heard before about this pair of smart glasses, I highly recommend listening to the episode I made, review of Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, where I talk about unboxing, hardware description and basic tasks that you can do with the voice assistant. In this episode, I will show 4 of the latest features available for hardware, V4.0, music integration, multilingual support for messenger services, Meta AI available for US and Canada only, and WhatsApp and Facebook messenger video call. Let's talk first about music integration. Now, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses support Apple Music and Spotify completely hands-free. To do this, you have to activate Apple Music or Spotify directly from the MetaView app. I will show you how to do it. MetaView Open MetaView MetaView From the bottom you have a few tabs, click on settings, and then from here you have to see Apple Music Button Spotify Button If you listen to my voice not too loud, it's because I have placed the microphone really close to my ear, where you will be able to listen to the music completely hands-free. Using only your voice, where you can request commands as resume the music, change to the next song, change to the previous song, and also pause. Just you have to say the magic phrase and it will sound like this. Hey Meta, resume music. Hey Meta, next. Hey Meta, previous. Hey Meta, pause. Great, I think you get some idea how this thing works. Now, I'm going to show you something, but in order to do this request, you have to place the finger on the touchpad. It's to change to the next radio station. Press and hold using one finger on the touchpad for two seconds, will change to the next radio station. Resuming, this is… | |||
| 20 May 2024 | Beyond the Woods: Red Riding Hood’s for iOS Innovative Journey in Literacy and Fun | ||
In this episode of his podcast, Kushal Solanki showcases the “Red Riding Hood” app from the Twisted Tales series, designed for iOS. This app reinvents the traditional storytelling method by providing a pick-a-path adventure, making reading a dynamic and captivating activity for kids. Here’s what sets this app apart:
Red Riding Hood on the App Store transcription:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Good day AppleVis, and today on this podcast, I'll be demonstrating a game. Now, I'm sure we've read Little Red Riding Hood, the book, right? You know, where the big bad wolf eats grandma and, you know, all that. Now, this game comes. It's an audio game, so it comes with a twist. So basically, you can pick your own path. Basically, like, you know, let's say, you know, what happened? What would happen if the wolf didn't eat grandma, for example, or whatnot? So you've got that choice. It's that's what's called twisted tails. So. Yeah, without further ado, it's developed by the way, it's developed by a company called Sona in New Zealand and in collaboration with the Blind Foundation of Australia, Blind Foundation, Blind Foundation of New Zealand. So without further ado, we will get straight into the demo. Now, I will say this. You have to use in order to use the app, you have to use direct touch. Also, some parts, like when you're scrolling through the screen, voiceover does seem to cut off like it, you know, does seem to cut words. So if you do notice that, you know, yes, it's it's probably a app bug. But, yeah, without further ado, we will get straight into the demo. Speech setting, wallet, prime video, red writing hood. So I've got red writing hood here. So I will double tap on double tap to open the app. Red writing hood, direct touch area foundation, use the rotor to enable direct touch for this app. So now interactive, twisted tails, red writing hood. So that's kind of the opening thing. Button double tap to select. So we will go through the screen just to kind of give you a bit of an idea. So this is the what all the what elements are… | |||
| 21 May 2024 | Call Cleanup: Simplifying Your iPhone Call History | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to delete your entire iPhone call history or a specific call. There are several reasons why individuals might choose to delete their iPhone call history or specific call log entries. One common reason is to ensure privacy by removing records of personal or sensitive calls that they wish to keep confidential, especially from others who may have access to their phone. Additionally, deleting old or irrelevant call logs helps maintain an organized call history, making it easier to find important calls and reducing clutter. Sometimes, to prevent misunderstandings or confusion, one might delete a call log entry related to an accidental dial or a call received from a specific number. Furthermore, while call logs take up minimal storage space, clearing them can help free up a small amount of storage on the iPhone, which is particularly useful if there is an extensive call history accumulated over time. To delete your entire call history on iOS, follow these steps: Open the Phone app. To delete a specific call log entry: Navigate to the Recents tab. Please note that deleting call history is irreversible, and the deleted call log entries cannot be restored unless you have a backup made prior to the deletion. Therefore, it’s important to be cautious and only delete call log entries that you are sure you no longer need or that you prefer to keep confidential. transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville. Also known as AnonyMouse. I'm going to show you how you can delete your iPhone call history or just specific calls in general. So why does this pertain to you or to me, whatever that might be, there might be a number of reasons why you want to do that. But first, let me go ahead and open up my phone app here so I can show you what I'm talking about in terms of what is call history. Phone double tap to open within your phone. Let's go ahead and double tap this so I can show you what is in the phone app as well. Phone and let's go to the bottom right hand corner of the screen here. Tab bar favorites. Tap one of five is your favorite, which is the first one of the tab on the far left bottom left. Now the next one next to this and to the right of this as you swipe to the right selected recents tab to a five is your recent tab. Now if you double tap that as you hear there is already selected. So if yours is not selected, go ahead and do one finger double tap on that. Now let's go to the top of the screen here and I'm going to show you what's involved in this particular recent area. Edit button. As we swipe to the right and analyze and what's on the screen itself, the edit buttons always at the top left hand corner there as you swipe to the right. Selected all button.… | |||
| 03 Jun 2024 | Let your music shine with NaadSadhana for iOS | ||
In this episode, Kushal Solanki revisits NaadSadhana for iOS. This Apple Design Award-winning app is a comprehensive musical companion that offers a suite of features for both practice and performance. Musicians can hone their skills with Note and Ear Workouts, and explore a multi-octave keyboard and various essential instruments for free. The app allows users to perform alongside a Live Orchestra, featuring an extensive collection of 27 instruments, 262 Ragas, and 54 Taals across 10 Styles/Genres. Additionally, users can create professional-quality audio and video recordings with automatic mixing and microphone enhancements. The app’s rich instrument library includes the Tanpura, Surpeti, Metronome, Swarmandal, and more, catering to a wide range of musical tastes and styles. With features like Note and Beat guidance, Karaoke with pitch shifting, In-Ear Monitoring, and iCloud sync, the app is designed to be an all-in-one solution for music creation and practice, making it easier for artists to share their work and manage their repertoire. Note: The free and paid subscription versions of the NaadSadhana iOS app are: Paid Subscription (NaadSadhana Pro) The subscription is available as monthly ($4.99), quarterly ($12.49), or annual ($39.99) plans. So in essence, the free version is focused on practice tools, while the paid subscription unlocks the full performance capabilities with the virtual orchestra, multi-track recording studio, and additional utilities for serious musicians and learners. NaadSadhana on the App Store transcription: Good day AppleVis, and today on this podcast I'll be demonstrating the NAD Sadhana app. Now I did do a podcast on this in 2021. So today is going to be about revisiting the app, because since my podcast in 2021, the app has undergone major changes when it comes to accessibility, like when it comes to features as well as accessibility improvements, simply user interface and all that great stuff. And the developers really committed when it comes to accessibility, which is really great to see. And what this app basically does, it basically listens to you and according to your singing, it will improvise. The app is primarily based for Indian classical musicians, but the cool thing is that it also has styles for Western music as well. And so you can say it's not… | |||
| 09 Jun 2024 | Bringing the Magic of Disney+ to your iOS device | ||
In her latest podcast episode, Ida Grace takes listeners on a guided tour of the Disney+ app for iOS devices. Disney+ stands out as a premier streaming platform, boasting an extensive collection of films, television series, and unique content from iconic brands such as Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. It caters to a diverse audience by offering everything from the newest hits to beloved classics. The service is enhanced with high-definition features like 4K UHD and HDR, comprehensive parental controls, and the convenience of multi-screen viewing. Available across multiple devices, Disney+ provides subscribers with a subscription model that includes access to exclusive original content and the latest releases. Disney+ on the App Store transcription: Hello AppleVis and Happy Pride Month! Today I'm going to be demonstrating the Disney Plus app and how to use the Disney Plus app. So we are going to talk about how to navigate the Disney Plus app, how to find things that you want to watch, how to browse through the different categories on the website, or I mean the app, sorry, and I am also going to show you where you can go to turn audio description on or off, and I'm showing you this because it's not the easiest thing in the world to find, unfortunately, so I am going to show you where to go to find that. So the first step, the first thing we need to do if we're going to use an app is open it. So, there's the Disney Plus app. We're going to open it. Now I will not be able to show you how to add an account. I'll show you where to go to add one a little bit later, but I will not be able to show you how to actually add an account because our account is already on here. Now our account has several profiles, so anybody who's logged into a specific account can access any profile on this account. So one of the options, add profile button, is you can add a profile to this account, and to do that you can add avatars, you put your name, the typical profile info, except it doesn't ask you for personal info for this app, but I am going to swipe until I find my profile and double tap on that one. Like I said, you can actually access any profile on any given account because I've accessed my sister's profile before, but today we're gonna access mine. So, access Ida Grace's profile. Ida Grace, who is that? Anyway, we're gonna double tap here. Select Disney Plus heading. Okay, now the first thing that you get of course is the Disney Plus heading. Featured carousel, adjustable. Okay, this thing, swipe up or down with one finger to adjust the value. This is like the Acolyte, Disney, Big City Greens, the movie, Doctor Who, Disney, for the first time in forever, the Jim Henson idea man, Disney Junior, Ariel, Mermaid Tales, Inside Out, prepare for Inside Out 2, only in theaters June 14th. Select for details on this title. Yeah, so this little featured carousel, swipe up or down slider thingy… | |||
| 12 Jun 2024 | AppleVis Extra #98: Recapping Apple's WWDC 2024 Keynote | ||
In the latest AppleVis Extra, hosts Dave Nason and Thomas Domville convene to share their insights on the highlights from Apple’s WWDC 2024 Keynote. transcription: Hello there and welcome to AppleVis Extra number 98. My name is Dave Nason. Because it is June we are talking, of course, about WWDC and because it is AppleViz I am talking, of course, to Thomas Domville. How are you today, Tom? Hey, I'm pretty good. Boy, was that a show or what? It was. Nearly two hours that went on and, yeah, it was probably the most anticipated WWDC I can remember in a long time. Like everybody was waiting for this one, waiting for the announcement. So before we get into the nitty-gritty, did it meet those expectations for you? Definitely. I had a check box of all the things I wanted to hear and it definitely checked all the tick box that I wanted to see and hear. So I was very happy with the results. And I know there were some disappointments out there as well, but that's what we'll be talking about. Yeah, for sure. And it's funny, we've had a few of these announcements in recent months from all the companies, you know, Google had IO, Microsoft had events, OpenAI had an event, and they've all, you know, Google especially and so on. They've shorn the words AI or the letters AI into every sentence of the entire thing it seemed, whereas Apple, it was kind of, it must have been nearly an hour before they set the term, though I thought that was interesting. So we might take the same approach to them and we will kick off with the regular updates, you might call them, to iOS and Vision OS and Mac OS and so on. And then we can have a chat through the so-called AI. That sounds great. I think that'd be perfect. So they did kick off with Vision OS and I don't think we need to. Why not, man? You know, it is kind of odd that, you know, it's only been four months since they released it and they actually have a Vision OS 2 that comes out. I'm thinking, wow, this is kind of, not only that, but it really didn't feel like it was a 2. I mean, it was like one big thing and that was it. I was kind of really disappointed. I mean, yeah, granted that 3D photos sounds cool now, but definitely not for anything for us. No, no. And laserhertz, you know, Marcus Brownlee, you know, he said, it's more, felt like more of a 1.2 than a 2. Exactly. It was like a 1.2. It was like a 1.5 update. That was it. But I guess what they're doing there is they're getting it onto their summer cycle. That's all that really is. So next year, it'll be 3 and, you know, go from there, I guess. So it makes sense. But what it included was, yeah, you can turn any photo into a 3D experience or whatever the correct terminology is and some new gestures. But from an accessibility point of view, we're not aware of anything really. You know, it's still a product that is very limited in terms of availability and, you know, what it can… | |||
| 16 Jun 2024 | Emergency SOS: Your Lifeline on iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville discusses the workings of the Emergency SOS feature on iOS. This feature is designed to be a swift and straightforward method for summoning assistance and notifying emergency contacts. Upon activation, it dials the nearest emergency service and transmits your whereabouts. For iPhone 14 models and newer, it’s capable of establishing a connection with satellite services in the absence of cellular or Wi-Fi signals. Following an emergency call, your device will automatically send a message to your designated emergency contacts providing them with your location, and will continue to update them should you move. transcript:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. And this feature I'm going to be covering is something that I hope you will never have to use ever. However, it is also one of those features that you should know about, know how to use it, and get prepared for it if you ever have to do that. This feature is called the Emergency SOS. Now, for those that have been using for iOS for some time, you might be surprised how things have changed within that settings for Emergency SOS. So this is probably a good time for you to go back and look into it and make sure all the settings are set the way you want it when you need it. So let's dive into Emergency SOS, show you what the feature looks like, see what kind of setups you can, and settings that you can tweak, and then on top of that, knowing how to use it. There's quite a few things in here, so let's go ahead and dive into the Settings app here. Settings, double tap to open. So we're gonna do just that, one finger, double tap to open up Settings. Settings. And then from here, just swipe to the right until you get to Emergency SOS. Emergency SOS, button. And we have arrived here. So let's go ahead and open this up with one finger, double tap. Settings, back, Settings, back button. And now the focus is going to be at the top left-hand corner where you have your back button that takes you back to the settings. Let me go right here a few times, and we'll get to our first little item that you are able to initiate Emergency SOS manually. So there are two options to do this manually, and then I'll show you a couple of other options that can be done by automatic and when those would occur. So as I swipe to the right. Emergency SOS, heading. Animated image depicting the buttons on the iPhone required to call emergency services. Image, press and hold the side button and either volume button to make an emergency call. In certain regions, you may need to specify an emergency service to dial. Auto call requires a SIM card. Call with hold and release. Switch button on, double tap to toggle setting. If you continuously hold the side button and either volume button, a countdown begins and an alarm sounds. After the countdown, if you release the buttons, iPhone will call emergency services. So here's our first option, and this should be set on. If it's not, this is something you… | |||
| 29 Jun 2024 | Transforming Text to Speech: Inside ElevenLabs Reader for iOS | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville provides a detailed walkthrough of the ElevenLabs Reader for iOS. This versatile app transforms any text content into natural, expressive speech using advanced AI-generated voices. Perfect for articles, ePubs, PDFs, and more, it enables users to enjoy their favorite content on the go. With an extensive and ever-growing library of voices, the app offers a personalized listening experience tailored to any mood or occasion. ElevenLabs Reader: AI Audio on the App Store transcription: Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. I'm going to introduce you to an app called 11 Labs Reader, and it's spelled just as it sounds like. So 11 Labs is one word, E-L-E-V-E-N-L-A-B-S, 11 Labs, space, reader. This is an amazing app that you definitely want to check out if there's something that interests you, of course. So I'm going to do a nice little review and walk through and show you a demonstration how to use 11 Labs Reader. Now before I do that, 11 Labs should sound familiar for most of you out there. If you haven't heard of 11 Labs, no problem. 11 Labs has been around for some time now, and what they're known for is being able to take any text and convert it into audio for you to listen. It's incredible technology. It sounds marvelous, and it's trying to do its best to sound as natural as possible. And I personally think they're getting really close to that moment where we will be able to say, wow, this is definitely a hit on their hands. And I think this app is no doubt going to be something that's going to be popular by some of you out there. Now I have used other apps. I won't mention those names. They will take various files like text files or probably PDFs or EPUBs and try to read it out using whatever voice over voices that we have now. And as you know, well, for myself, I'm not a big fan of those things. And it's really kind of hard to read books or listen to articles with those voices, especially when I come back in a background where I'm not used to using older voices such as eloquence and such things like that. It just sounds very unnatural, very robotic. So I'm really more into more natural sounding speech. So this is no doubt one of the big app that I definitely going to keep on my main home screen from now on. Now it's saying that there are some quirks and issues with this app. Yeah, for the most part, it is accessible and usable. Now there are some things that if you need to do, it can be difficult. So I won't be pointing that out. But I'm hoping that there's definitely going to be some update to this app and to making things more efficient for voice over users. Overall, I think this app definitely has potential and it definitely is going to be something I'm going to be using a lot. So let's go ahead and… | |||
| 10 Jul 2024 | Purrfect Play: Exploring Games with AudioCat for iOS | ||
In her debut podcast, Tarja will showcase AudioCat for iOS. AudioCat is an accessible audiogames platform designed exclusively for iOS, focusing on immersive audio experiences. The app includes a virtual cat companion that users can name and care for, adding to the interactive fun. Currently, AudioCat features two audiogames: “Wordy,” a word-guessing game, and “Echoes of Valor,” an adventure RPG that delves into moral dilemmas. Players can earn coins and XP by playing these games, which can be used to feed their virtual pet and unlock additional content. AudioCat on the App Store | |||
| 02 Sep 2024 | AppleVis Extra 99: Inside the AppleVis Acquisition; A Conversation with Be My Eyes | ||
In this AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville engage in a discussion with Bryan Bashin and Hans Jørgen Wiberg from Be My Eyes about the acquisition of AppleVis. They tackle the tough questions, explore how Be My Eyes came to acquire AppleVis, and share insights into the experiences of the AppleVis Editorial Team before and after the acquisition. TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello there and welcome to the AppleVis Extra podcast, the first AppleBiz Extra podcast of the new era. We wondered if we would have another one and we do. We are so excited. My name is Dave Nason and I'm joined as so often by Thomas Domville , also known as Anonymous Thomas. How are you my friends? Oh boy, that's a loaded question to come in. How am I doing? Well, you know, I'm ecstatic, I'm excited. Gosh, what a whirlwind of emotion and whiplash that we have all gone through, right? It's been a roller coaster, I think it's fair to say over the last, it hasn't only been a month because it feels like about three years. Right. It does feel like it's been going on for years, that's how much impact this has had on us, hasn't it? It really has. So I suppose for those who kind of maybe aren't sure, what happens? And you know, we don't need to go into the absolute weeds, but kind of what happened on a high level in terms of, you know, getting to a point where Appleviz appears to be shutting down. You know, yeah, let's start from the beginning. So everybody will be on the same level as we are because we have had a lot of questions, a lot of critiques and I understand because I completely understand, we were in the same boat with you guys. So what happened, guys? Let's back up all the way to July. This is when it all came down, was July 3rd. I remember that specifically, it's right the day before America's Independence Day. And we woke up with a bombshell of a news from David and, you know, David mentioned in there, he has talked about the first or thought about it for several months and a lot of people have asked us, we had several months, how come you haven't done anything during that time and to be quite fair to the editorial team is that no, we had zero idea, we had no idea. It was just like we woke up and this bombshell was set. And I think I can say it was so dramatic. I will say that first two days just was a blur because I was still trying to digest and process like what in God's name is that mean for all of us in the community and everything. But of course, the most important thing out of this whole thing was that David has reached a limit that he spent so much of his personal life into. And so it was so understandable. I completely understand where he was coming from. I completely understand why he made that decision and why we're trying to process all this. We were trying to figure out as a team what to do. We had a meeting that weekend that we talked about the team and the steps that we wanted to take. And during that meeting, David Goodwin was with us and he was very ill at that time. We had no idea… | |||
| 10 Sep 2024 | AppleVis Extra #100: Review of the Apple 'Glowtime' Event | ||
Join David Nason, Thomas Domville, Michael Hansen, and Tyler Stephen in this AppleVis Extra as they dive into the highlights of Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ Event. transcriptDisclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello there and welcome to AppleViz Extra. This is episode number 100. My name is Dave Nason and this is a very exciting day guys. We're back. I'm joined by Thomas Domville, Tyler Stephen and Michael Hansen from the AppleViz team. How are you guys? I'm good. I'm doing wonderful. How are you Mr. Dave? I am great. It's an exciting day. It's our first day back online. Oh yeah, it's been a really, really exciting day and a big day for us and a big day for the community and love to share in just the outpour of support that we've seen on the website and people are back and it's a great day and it's also an Apple keynote day. Yes, what timing we have, eh? Well, it's ironic. It's like we planned it on purpose. Yes, so where again? Every time what happens, I say I can't believe another year has gone by, but here we go. iPhone event again and some other stuff too. It was an interesting event. It opened actually with a video which had quite a lot of accessibility slash disability references in it. I don't know if you guys noticed that, if you had the audio description on. I did and that was very nice that they incorporate that, isn't it? I mean, they always do like a million gazillion videos, but it just always seemed to be that first one. That's always the most important one. So putting accessibility in there was a nice touch. Yeah, that was cool. And then Tim came on stage or wherever he was outside somewhere. He seemed to be shouting a lot at the start. I don't know if anyone else noticed that, but yeah, he set the scene. He mentioned Apple intelligence in pretty much his first sentence, I think. So I think that kind of set the scene for the afternoon or for the morning. Right. It was almost like, you know how WWDC, we had this Christmas gift and we opened it. It's like, oh, Apple intelligence. We were so excited. They just went ba ba ba ba ba ba ba all the way down. I feel like today they just rewrapped the gift and we just reopened it because they just went through the whole same thing over again. And you know, Google were accused of exactly the same thing at their Pixel event that they just re-advanced. I thought I was hearing some familiar things. They were talking about iOS 18 and all of a sudden I was like, wait a minute, this is not anything new. I mean, okay, you want to re-advance. Okay, that's kind of how you know you're getting to the end of the announcement of whatever the product is. They start talking about the software. They're refreshing you on what to expect. Yeah, I think that's the thing about AI marketing is that when you're marketing that and it's so much of that is software based, you got to kind of beat the drums, the AI drums as much as you can. Apple doesn't use the term, specific term… | |||
| 16 Sep 2024 | What's New in iOS 18 for Accessibility | ||
In this episode, Thomas Domville gives us an overview of new accessibility features for blind, DeafBlind, and visually impaired users in iOS 18. Topics covered include:
TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. An Apple Vis Original What's new in iOS 18 for accessibility? Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville, also known as Anonymous, as like every year, a new iOS comes in play and Apple brings out new features for us to enjoy. So with no exception, this year we got a slew of new features for voiceover users, braille users, and other accessibility features that you might find of interest. There's a lot in here to pack, so let's go ahead and jump right into it and you can hear for yourself what is new in iOS 18 for accessibility. Live recognition is now an option within your rotor if you include it. To include it, you just go to your accessibility and head over to rotors and include the live recognition. This allows you to access live recognition quickly and easily by simply going to your rotor. Once enabled, we'll just head over to live recognition within our rotor, where you are able to select one or more of the various detections you would like to be enabled. As you swipe down or up within the rotor, you get the various detection. To enable a particular detection, just simply do one finger double tap, double tap again and that'll disable it. If you dismiss the rotor and keep the detection on, it will now live in with your dynamic island towards the top of your device or you can dismiss it from there as well. Apple has now enhanced the voice over voice option within rotors, which used to be called language. This rotor allows you to access the various voices that you have defined within speech under accessibility, but that itself has completely been revamped, which you can find within the voice over in the accessibility. Double tap on this now. You now have two section in here, first is your primary voice, which can be in any language, doesn't have to be necessarily English and they can… | |||
| 16 Sep 2024 | A Demonstration and Walkthrough of VoiceOver Command Customization on macOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates some of VoiceOver's command customization capabilities on macOS. If you find a particular VoiceOver command difficult to perform, or discover a function in the Commands menu that doesn’t have a default command, you can assign your own custom command to it. In addition, you can configure commands to open apps and run scripts, so you don’t have to locate them manually. Commands can be configured by going to VoiceOver Utility > Commands, selecting the “Command set: user” radio button, and clicking “Custom commands edit.” For ease of navigation, you can choose the type of commands you want to view or change, such as numpad, trackpad, keyboard, etc from the "Filter commands" popup menu, or use the search field to locate a particular command. In this dialog, commands can be presented in either column view, which organizes commands into categories like general, information, and navigation, or table view, which displays a list of all VoiceOver commands, including user-configured ones, which you can navigate with the up and down arrow keys. To add a command, in column view, locate the command, interact with the table of assignments, and specify your new one using the "Add input" popup menu. To add a command when in table view, click the Add button, interact with the table, and specify the input assignment from the popup menu labeled "None: edited." Then, press VO-Right-Arrow passed an empty cell to another popup menu, and choose the command you want your new input assignment to perform. transcript:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.: Hey, Apple Vissers. Tyler here. With a demonstration and walkthrough of VoiceOver command customization on macOS. Prior to macOS Sequoia, VoiceOver included several user configurable sets of commands, known as commanders, for the numpad, trackpad, keyboard, and quick nav. With macOS Sequoia, these commanders have been consolidated into VoiceOver's broader command set, meaning in addition to the existing modifiers that you could use, like the option key for keyboard commander, you can also create your own command assignments using the VoiceOver modifier, which may be useful if you find a particular VoiceOver command difficult to perform, if you find a command in the commands menu, for example, that lacks a default assignment, or if you want to create a custom command to open an application. So to demonstrate this, I'm going to open VoiceOver utility on my mac with VoF8. Opening VoiceOver utility. VoiceOver utility. VoiceOver utility. Window. Utility categories. C for commanders. Commands. Commands. VRA. VoiceOver modifier. Control option or caps lock. VoiceOver modifier. VoiceOver modifier. This is the setting that was located in the general category in prior versions of macOS, but options are the same. Control option, caps lock, or control option, or caps lock, which is the default. VRA. Also control VoiceOver with. Also control VoiceOver with. Numpad. Uncheck. Checkbox. Numpad, which was formerly known as Numpad Commander. If you want to use, if you have a… | |||
| 21 Sep 2024 | How to Customize the Lock Screen on iOS | ||
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to customize the lock screen on iOS, specifically how to remove the flashlight and camera buttons and replace them with other controls. In addition to viewing the time, date, and notifications, the Lock Screen can be customized to remove or replace the camera and flashlight buttons with other controls, or show certain types of information at a glance, such as upcoming calendar events or current weather conditions. To customize the Lock Screen, perform a one-finger triple-tap on either the time or date, double-tap Customize, and then double-tap “Customize Lock Screen wallpaper.” From here, you can double-tap the Remove buttons for default controls, the “add quick action” button to select alternative controls, or the “Add widget” button to select a widget. transcriptDisclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hey, Apple Vissers, Tyler here with a quick tip for how to customize the lock screen on iOS. By default, the iOS lock screen includes the time, date, any notifications received since the device was last used, and at least on devices without a home button, shortcuts to the flashlight and camera functions. Over the years, the iOS lock screen has gradually become more customizable, with the ability to add widgets introduced with iOS 16 in 2022, and the ability to remove the camera and flashlight functions or replace them with other controls the user might find more useful introduced with iOS 18 in 2024. If, like me, you don't find the camera or flashlight functions particularly useful, or at least not useful enough to where you would want them to be among the first things you see when you wake your iPhone, you can replace them with other things you might find more useful. So for me, I replace them with a shortcut to the alarm and also a single action shortcut that I created to set a 20-minute timer. So when I'm about to work out, I just take out my phone, wake it, unlock it, and double tap the workout timer button on the lock screen. And when I want to set an alarm, I don't have to go into Control Center or open the clock app or use Siri anymore. I just double tap the alarm button on the lock screen and I'm taken right there. So to demonstrate this, I'm going to wake my iPhone now and I'm just going to explain so I don't have to explain while voiceover is talking and compete with that sound. Once I unlock it, I'm going to triple tap either the time or the date. Either one works. You can triple tap or you can double tap and hold either one. So I'm going to wake my iPhone now. Do not disturb Friday 1 a.m. Okay, triple tap. Astronomy wallpaper weather sunrise and sunset widget and clock next alarm widget button and illustration of red, blue and yellow rectangle. Okay, so if I swipe left astronomy, that's the first element on the screen. It's the current wallpaper I have. You can have multiple. So if you want to have different lock screens, like, for example, if you're working, you might want access to different types of information than if you're just on your own time. If you want to link focuses, you can do that. So if you have a work focus, you can have it… | |||
| 25 Sep 2024 | Enhance Accessibility: Adding Voices to VoiceOver Rotor Voices on iOS | ||
In this podcast, Thomas Domville reviews and demonstrates the Voices feature, which allows you to customize multiple VoiceOver voices to suit your needs. You can quickly access these voices using the Rotor Actions or the VoiceOver Quick Settings. How to Add VoiceOver Voices to the Voices Feature on iOS
Now, you can easily switch between your customized VoiceOver voices to enhance your accessibility experience on iOS 18. TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse. I'm going to be talking about a feature called Voices. So as you know, we have our primary voice over voice that we use each and every day on our device. Wouldn't it be great that you are able to access various voices more than just one voice over on the fly? Yep, you can do that. It lives right in your rotor, if that's where you would like it to be. In my case, I have it in my rotor itself. You can also put that in the voice over quick settings if you wish to. And I'll be showing you how to add that to your rotor and quick setting if that's something you want to do. But in my case, whenever I do a podcast, you probably always hear that I use Siri number 4 voice, in short is Noel. And this is what I use when I do podcasting, but every so often I like to change things up and here's some other voice and that would be Tom and Hans. So those are my top two voices. And so in order to access it so quickly and easily, I place the voices in within my rotor. So let me give you an example of what it sounds like and what it looks like. So I'm going to access my rotor and I'm going to go to Voices. Voices, Siri voice 4, default, selected. So if I swipe up, Tom, primary voice. I have the Tom primary voice. Or if I could just swipe up again, Siri voice 4, default. I'm back to Siri voice number 4. So this is when I'm talking about how you are able to access voices so easily from your rotor or your quick settings, if that's what you choose to do. So let me show you how I got that set up. But before we can do anything, we need to add voices so you can… | |||
| 27 Sep 2024 | Apple Crunch September 2024: Where's the Apple Intelligence? | ||
In this month's edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville, John Gassman, and Marty Sobo discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:
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If you have feedback or questions for the Apple Crunch team, you can reach them at AppleCrunch@AppleVis.com TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for September 2024.… | |||