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Sound Level Meter on Watch

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 16:11:33 GMT

I have been playing with the Noise app on my Series 6 watch. I like having the dB meter on my watch face, but I wish I didn't have to swipe or tap it for updates.

I would like it to automatically read the sound level at selectable time increments, and maybe have an average over all level as well.

Does anyone know of an app I can run as a complication on my watch that will do this. Even if the complication didn't update, but then tapping through to the app would provide updates, that would be good too.

Thanks.

Problem reviewing multiple takes in GarageBand on Mac

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:06:35 GMT

Hello,
I am trying to record multiple takes in GarageBand. I followed all the steps until I got to reviewing the takes. The region with the take is muted and I don't know how to listen to it. Could someone please explain me how it works?
Thank you.

Blinded Chef

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:28:25 GMT

Are you ready to test your memory and hearing? Headphones are required. Audio game fully accessible to blind and visually impaired people. Blinded Chef don't use Voice Over, so you should turn off it. Take control of a chef and lead him from a street hot dog vendor to a head chef in a restaurant. Test your hearing, reaction and memory! Play, cook, find new dishes and earn achievements. For those who find the game too easy, there is a hardcore mode inside. Inside you will find: - 5 dishes - normal and hardcore modes - random trial - achievements - leaderboard Rules: Listen and remember which ingredients you need to make a dish, swipe in the appropriate direction to select the required ingredient and confirm your choice with a swipe up. All ingredients are in different groups and the more complex the dish, the more groups and ingredients. For example: A client asks you to cook burger of pork meat, lettuce, tomato and mushrooms. Use the following combination: Swipe right to choose pork meat, swipe up to confirm, swipe right to choose lettuce, swipe up to confirm, swipe down to choose tomato, swipe up to confirm, swipe left to choose mushrooms, swipe up to confirm. ------- Credits Music: bensound.com Pics: Freepik, Smashicons, DinosoftLabs, surang, Creaticca Creative Agency, Good Ware, Eucalyp, Darius Dan, Those Icons, turkkub, Vitaly Gorbachev smalllikeart from flaticon.com

Introducing my new audio game for iOS, Blinded Chef

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:26:47 GMT

Dear community!
I would like to offer for your attention my new audio game - Blinded Chef.
Take control of a chef and lead him from a street hot dog vendor to a head chef in a restaurant. Test your hearing, reaction and memory! Play, cook, find new dishes and earn achievements. For those who find the game too easy, there is a hardcore mode inside.
Inside you will find: 5 dishes, normal and hardcore modes, random trial, achievements, leaderboard.

Link to the version for iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blinded-chef/id1554898308

Android version will be soon, about PC i don't sure.

is Canva app accessible?

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 07:21:45 GMT

hey everyone
hope you're doing as well as possible in these times and are keeping safe.
is Canva App accessible with voiceover? I was browsing their website playing around on a blank page without an account and I noticed they had ALT text in their templates.
so I was wondering if there app was accessible enough to design some info graphics and stuff like that.. i'd take sighted help from my sister of course but I wanted to ask is the app accessible with voiceover?

looking forward to your replies :)

Khushi

Playing YouTube on locked screen

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:15:20 GMT

I was listening to a video tutorial on YouTube the other day using my Airpods. Since I can't see the sdcreen, I wasn't interested in the video, just the audio.

So I locked my iPhone and put it in my pocket so that I could wander around while listening.

Unfortunately, as soon as I locked the phone, YouTube stopped playing. I can understand why this might be a reasonable behavior since most people want to see the video and, if the screen is locked, then the video wouldn't be shown. But I was only interested in the audio.

I poked around to see if there was a setting to enable Youtube to play when the screen was locked or to just play audio but I didn't see anything that fit the bill.

I'm wondering if other folks have run into this issue and if there are any solutions out there so that one can listen to the audio portion of a YouTube video with the screen locked.

Thanks for any suggestions.

--Pete

Voiceover issues with Netflix web site

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 04:42:35 GMT

Hi,

I'm having trouble navigating with voiceover in Netflix on my browser. I am able to sign in and select my profile . I noticed voiceover will not read through the list of movies correctly. It only focuses on the first movie in the list and when I'm navigating to get to the next title it stops after the last link of the first movie. It never use to be a issue using voiceover with Netflix. I use Duck Duck Go as my web browser. I usually use my phone to watch Netflix, but once in a while I like to use my Mac Book to watch streaming services. Can anyone help me with this issue? Is their a Netflix app for the Mac?

Thanks

smart scales

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:54:06 GMT

I've been seriously thinking about buying a smart scale, both for the extra data it can store and for autonomy, as I wouldn't need any sighted help to know the metrics.
But how accessible are them, both the device itself and it's respective app / other app I can use to track it's data? Xiaomi and Onron called my attention for their prices, but I have no idea how their apps actually perform with the smart scale.

Workaround for current Big Sur Dock Bug

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:36:29 GMT

Hi,
I recently got my MacBook Air M1 but I'm currently not able to add new applications to the dock because the workaround with CTRL+Mouse click is not working for me. Does anyone have another workaround for this, in my opinion, serious bug?

Best,
HEXAGON

Reading appliance and other LCD displays with iPhone

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:09:33 GMT

Hi all, I'm revisiting a subject that is still not solved and I keep hoping that one day it will be. The iPhone has several Apps to read printed text, but none can read an LCD display on an appliance or other gadget that has a digital display, why is that? With so much advancement in AIand high resolution immiging, you would think that it is not so complicated. Yet, it seems that it is very complicated., proven by the fact that we don't have one yet. Anyone has any new information, or comment on this? Thank you.

Changing audio output on IOS14

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:14:57 GMT

AM using Iphone 12 mini, can i play music through my mac mini speakers instead of my Iphone?
Thanks in advance

Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 with Safeguards Against Non-Compliant Docks

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:45:05 GMT

Apple has today released macOS Big Sur 11.2.2, introducing safeguards to prevent MacBooks from being damaged by non-compliant USB-C hubs and docks.

As macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 appears to have been released to address a specific issue, our expectation is that it does not contain any accessibility changes for blind and low vision users; however, if you notice any changes, improvements or regressions in your own use of this release, please post a comment with your findings.

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 release notes

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 prevents MacBook Pro (2019 or later) and MacBook Air (2020 or later) models from incurring damage when they are connected to certain third-party, non-compliant powered USB-C hubs and docks.

How to update

To install macOS Big Sur 11.2.2, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click the Software Update preference pane to check for updates. If any updates are available, click the Update Now button to install them. Or click ”More info” to see details about each update and select specific updates to install.

More information on how to update the software on your Mac is available on this Apple Support page.

My music are always in my HD but now need to use the apple music, is there a good podcast on ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:59:15 GMT

Hi all:
Frankly I spent all my life til now using my HD for Storing music and this is not good, i decided to look for Something like APple music or Spotify, Am sure that Apple music will be more accessible, i got my 3 free month, but I can not fully use the app on mac, is there a detailed podcast on how to use the apple music on mac? Thanks in advance.

Considering an Apple TV. What do I need to know?

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:50:18 GMT

I need to replace my streaming device because it isn't working as well as it should, so I'm thinking of getting an Apple TV. This will be my first dealing with the Apple TV if I get one, so I really have no idea what to do with it. I would really appreciate any help you guys could give me, and thoughts as to whether or not I should even bother. I feel like my apps might work better on the Apple TV than they do on what I currently have, and the storage capacity has got to be better. Other than that, I really don't know.

commenting on facebook live videos

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:02:47 GMT

Hey guys
When my friends go live, I used to be able to comment, but now I can't. Instead, every time I try, I keep getting a popup about casting to a tv, and even when I hit the close button, seconds later it pops up again. Any ideas to get around this? If not, I hope this gets fixed. It's anoying not being able to comment while the video is going on

Accessible smart irrigation timer

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:11:24 GMT

Hello,
Can anyone recommend a simple accessible smart irrigation timer that works with iPhone other than the Rachio?

casting my iOs device's audio and video along with voiceover to my pc?

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:17:27 GMT

so I'm really drawing a blank here. someone recommended an app I could install on windows that would let me cast my iOs device and voiceover with very little lag. I want the video to show up as well as audio and anything I'm doing, so how can I do this? I tried reflector and although it was good, it was a bit of a bare to set up, plus there was a lot of lag between the iOs device and my computer. so much in fact that what I was doing failed the only thing I remember is the word "air" in the name, but honestly, I just am not remembering anything else.

VoiceOver and reading indentations on mac?

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:37:06 GMT

Hi all,

I code using python and java quite often nowadays and I use visual studio code for that. The thing is these programming languages have indentations and I don't know if it is possible to find and navigate quickly between them. In nvda for windows you can set it so if there is an indentation nvda will tell about it and you won't have to scan manually by pressing left or right arrows and cycling between spaces,what if we have 16 spaces before the code in the line? So, is there the way to quickly navigate and find indentations with VoiceOver on mac? How can I do that? Thank you in advance!

Downtime kicked on by itself!

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:19:13 GMT

I have been using screen time on my iPhone to discipline myself. I have it set up where downtime comes on at a certain time and goes off at a certain time. I wasn't using my phone this morning, and around 11:00 A.M. it said "Downtime: screen time will be limited until tomorrow at 11:00 A.M." So it just timed itself out for 24 whole hours? What is going on? I did not set it up to do this! I could go into settings and just turn screen time off, but would that be temporary or permanent? I don't want to have to set it up again, and I also don't want to have to go tap on "ignore limit" on every single app either!

Edit Documents with Focus Braille 5th Generation Braille Display

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:39:17 GMT

Using a Focus Blue 5th Generation Braille Display, is it possible to edit documents by word, etc., on an iPhone or iPad? Is it accurate that the Focus Blue Braille Displaye scratchpad cannot be used to edit or save documents using an IOS device?