[macvoiceover] Re: iPhone and Voiceover.
- From: May McDonald <mcdonald.may@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:18:16 -0800
Smile, that's why I use headphones so I don't have that problem.
On 2009-11-10, at 9:14 AM, Bryan Smart wrote:
> The IPhone is very impressive for many reasons. I tried it for a few weeks,
> and sadly had to return it and go back to my Nokia E71. I'd really like to
> stick with it, but I can't switch to it for every day use until some version
> comes out that fixes these problems:
>
> Its tough to use touch tones when on a call. If you call some system that
> needs you to enter an account code, or even press 1 for sales, you need to
> fumble around for the keypad button, then fumble around for the buttons on
> the touch keypad. It is easy for phone systems to time out on you while you
> feel around the screen. Plus, you must hold the phone away from your head
> while doing all of this, or the IPhone will lock the screen. This problem is
> compounded by...
>
> I like the speech synthesizer, but it isn't loud enough to easily hear when
> in noisy environments. Working a phone menu or voicemail on speaker phone
> while out in public isn't easy to manage with the quiet speaker.
>
> The battery life is very poor. I understand that you can get extender battery
> packs, but I wasn't able to try these. With the stock battery, I was barely
> able to get a day and a half of use, and that was with Bluetooth off, wifi
> off, 3G off, screen at 0 brightness, etc. Having to turn all of this off was
> a real downer, as those features are a big reason to own the phone.
>
> All of the really cool blind guy software isn't on the IPhone. No KNFB Reader
> or similar OCR solution, and the IPhone camera wouldn't be up to the task,
> anyway. No MobileGeo or WayFinder Access, though I did find several GPS apps
> that provide some varying levels of accessibility, none that matches the
> speech feedback of the blind-guy versions. I'm sure that more of this kind of
> software will come in time, though.
>
> Not sure what Apple could do to make the touch tone experience better.
> Perhaps some setting could be added to have the keypad always be visible when
> you're on a call. It would still be a little cumbersome to use, but this
> would save a step. Battery packs might help the power issues. The software
> situation will certainly improve over time.
>
> Anyway, the interface is quite a revolutionary approach, and Apple gets huge
> points for including VoiceOver as a standard feature. The 3rd-party software
> support is also quite a nice selling point. I don't doubt that the IPhone
> will improve. I might even keep the next one.
>
> As a little post script here, I can't wait to see what sort of accessible GPS
> apps come to be on the IPhone. Having Mobile Geo or WayFinder Access tell you
> what's around you is one thing, but it would be so much better if you could
> run your finger around the screen and get speech feedback about nearby points
> of interest.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Reedy
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:42 AM
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] iPhone and Voiceover.
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I have had my iPhone from about 3 weeks after it came out, but, I have just
> now had the time to learn more about it.
>
> Oh yes I have made calls and did a little internet stuff, but, in the last
> few weeks I have really learned the beauty of this little phone.
>
> I have added apps for finding food and motels, finding my location, I have
> some of my internet sites bookmarked that I check every day and just this
> weekend added Ebay because there were some things I wanted to watch.
>
> I am using facebook, but, I don't use the app, I use Facebook mobile,
> m.facebook.com
>
> I use it mostly for reading updates.
>
> Just this weekend I chose to learn to use mail, soI have the list on my
> iPhone, what a hoot.
>
> In short, I really like my iPhone.
>
> Keith Reedy
>
> Click the link below to download MP3's of Keith Reedy's music as a gift from
> Bibles For The Blind.
>
> http://biblesfortheblind.org/download_music.shtml
>
> God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. J Hudson Taylor.
>
>
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