[mac4theblind] Re: iOS 8 .2 is out

  • From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:36:42 -0400

   Rename messages conversations?  I didn't even know it was possible. 


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> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:32 PM, Jessica Dail <jldail13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> They really need to fix the messages bug, the one where you can't rename 
> iMessage conversations using voice over. That was a big deal at the keynote 
> last year, and it still doesn't work? Somethings wrong with this picture. 
> This bug still needs to be reported, even though I reported it so many times. 
> I reported every time I call Apple.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:17 PM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, they did.  As for the calendar problem, try completely turning off and 
>> then back on the device.  Sometimes, resetting it helps too.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
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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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