[mac4theblind] Re: iOS 8 .2 is out

  • From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:17:22 -0400

  Yes, they did.  As for the calendar problem, try completely turning off and 
then back on the device.  Sometimes, resetting it helps too.


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> On Mar 10, 2015, at 8:56 PM, Joe Quinn <jdawg1983@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> seems to me they fixed the back safari bug thing as well.
> 
> On Mar 10, 2015, at 4:07 PM, Paul Martz <skewmatrix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> iOS 8.2 fixes at least one accessibility bug that I’ve been running into 
>> since iOS 8 first came out.
>>  
>> iOS 8 added a new feature, the ability to set “do not disturb” on a specific 
>> text message conversation. The only problem was that this feature never 
>> worked if VoiceOver was on. They have now fixed this issue in iOS 8.2, so 
>> you can now have VoiceOver on, then turn on “do not disturb” for a specific 
>> text message conversation, and voila! VoiceOver will no longer read 
>> notifications for messages in that thread.
>>  
>> I’m encouraged to see Apple finally making some accessibility improvements. 
>> But they still have a ways to go. There are roughly half a dozen more 
>> accessibility issues that I’ve reported to Apple, still present in iOS 8.2.
>>    -Paul

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