[access-uk] Re: IPHONE 6 PLUS FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:43:29 +0100
Thank you Kelsey.
On 10 Oct 2014, at 23:54, Kelsey Trevett wrote:
> If you go into Settings > General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Rotor and
> select Braille Screen Input, it will put a Braille Screen Input option on
> your rotor. You can use this to type, as well as using it to search for an
> app or icon on the home screen or navigate a webpage, email etc. If you ever
> got familiar with the handwriting mode introduced to Voiceover in iOS 7, it
> is similar to that in functionality, although, obviously, you type in Braille
> [smiles]
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 10 Oct 2014, at 21:41, Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> thanks Carol, do you do that in setting? and is it then a toggle or a rotor
>> switch?
>>> On 10 Oct 2014, at 21:06, Carol.Pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Ian,
>>>
>>> You need to add the Braille keyboard to the Rotor settings.
>>>
>>> Carol P
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 7:42 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] IPHONE 6 PLUS FIRST IMPRESSIONS
>>>
>>>
>>>> Courtesy of Apple PR I now have a 6 plus to play with. Here are my very
>>>> initial impressions of the handset and also some thoughts on IOS8.
>>>>
>>>> First the phone is much bigger than I expected having moved from a 5. It
>>>> is also considerably heavier. Its rather more curved sides are more
>>>> reminiscent of the 3 and 3S than subsequent models. But because the whole
>>>> thing is bigger, the sound from the onboard speaker is louder and deeper
>>>> too.
>>>>
>>>> Next, I've stuck with Daniel and he sounds slightly crisper but also his
>>>> synthesised nature is somewhat more evident in this incarnation.
>>>>
>>>> The screen seems to me very bright and the graphics clearer. Font size
>>>> and clarity in apps such as Next buses seems to me to be easier to deal
>>>> with. It's bigger on the bigger screen and possibly more dense.
>>>>
>>>> The power and screen lock button has migrated to the side again.
>>>>
>>>> I like the thumb print unlock but haven't yet tried using it in other
>>>> contexts.
>>>>
>>>> Haven't yet found the Braille input keyboard which I understood was now a
>>>> native feature. any hints please and is it a toggle?
>>>>
>>>> The only slight quirk I've discovered with IOS8 so far is a tendency not
>>>> to follow the finger in the text of Kindle books consistently. I will
>>>> report this to the access team. It tends to get a couple of lines ahead
>>>> of where your finger is, particularly lower down the page.
>>>>
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