[mac4theblind] Voice over included on new Apple Watch
- From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:33:31 -0500
I’m forwarding on a snippet from 9 to 5 Mac where they discuss features for the
new Apple IWatch based on findings from a beta of IOS 8.2.
Very encouraging that Voice over will be included. Read more here.
> 9to5Mac contains some revealing facts about features which will likely appear
> in the Apple Watch. This was gleaned from a beta of iOS 8.2 which was
> recently released. Here's what they had to say about accessibility.
>
> Accessibility:
> • Like Apple’s other products, Apple Watch will have a series of key
> accessibility features.
> • To access Accessibility Settings on the fly, users will triple-click the
> Digital Crown.
> • The Apple Watch will have a VoiceOver feature that can speak text that is
> displayed on the screen. Users will be able to scroll through text to be
> spoken using two fingers. VoiceOver can be enabled either by merely raising a
> wrist or by double tapping the display.
> • Users will also be able to zoom on the Apple Watch’s screen: double tap
> with two fingers to zoom, use two fingers to pan around, and double tap while
> dragging to adjust the zoom.
> • There will also be accessibility settings to reduce motion, control stereo
> audio balance, reduce transparency, switch to grayscale mode, disable system
> animations, and enable bold text.
>
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