AppleVis Podcast

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a quick look at some of the US voices coming to VoiceOver later this year with iOS 16. Agnes Ava (new “premium” version) Bruce Eloquence Eddy Flo Grandma Grandpa Reed Rocko Sandy Shelley Evan Joelle Junior Kathy Nathan Noel Ralph Vicki Zoe While we do not traditionally share demos of pre-release software because features and functionality can and do change...

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville, Alex Hall, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss Apple's WWDC 2022 Keynote.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: Apple Previews New Accessibility Features Coming Later This Year, Including Door Detection and More Languages, Locales, and Voices for VoiceOver End of an era: Apple's last iPod has been discontinued EU edges towards laws...

In this podcast, Orinks gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Mixonset, an iOS app that offers to be your smart DJ with support for locally stored music and a number of music streaming services. Description from the App Store: Want to have a personal DJ? Try Mixonset. Mix the best part of your favourite songs with smooth transitions on Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL, SoundCloud Free & loca...

In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to enable audio descriptions for the TV app, as well as for videos on supported websites in Safari on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Note that not all apps and websites that offer audio described content detect this setting, meaning you'll have to manually enable audio descriptions through the playback interfaces of such services. To enable automatic playing of aud...

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: Introduction (00:00:00) What you can Expect from the Upcoming Apple iOS 15.5 (00:08:41) How the Upcoming EU Ruling Could Mandate Significant Changes to Apple and Google (00:14:41) Apple Launches Service Prog...

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville and Scott Davert are joined by Hema Natarajan, product manager at Benetech, the parent company of Bookshare. Bookshare is an ebook library that currently has 1,097,526 titles and is the most extensive collection of accessible ebooks in the world. It includes books for school, career, and reading pleasure, as well as titles in over 34 languages...

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: Introduction (00:00:00) Post Discussion of Everything Apple announced at its March 8 event (00:06:36) Apple rolls out iOS 15.4 & iPadOS 15.4 with Face ID update, Universal Control (00:22:33) Apple Makes...

In this podcast, Tyler discusses and demonstrates the Grouping Behavior options available for VoiceOver on macOS. These allow you to choose whether VoiceOver requires an action to interact with items in a content area (such as a scroll area) or a group (such as a toolbar): The four available options are: Standard: VoiceOver requires an action. You must press VO-Shift-Down Arrow to start interactin...

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason, Scott Davert, Thomas Domville, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss Apple's “Peek Performance” March 8, 2022 event. Links: Looking at Apple's Peek Performance Event (March 2022)

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to find, open, and move misplaced apps on iOS.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: Apple targeting date near March 8 for iPhone SE, iPad Air spring keynote Latest News on Apple iOS Apple announces 'Tap to Pay', lets users take payments on iPhone The Cash Cow Continues to Grow in the Latest...

In this podcast, Thomas Domville will step you through using Super Agent for Safari on iOS. Super Agent automatically fills out website’s cookie consent forms for you based on your preferences. Super Agent’s mission is to make privacy simple, by giving power to users to decide if and how they want to be tracked and ensure that their options are automatically applied with no effort. Super Agent for...

In this podcast, Ida Grace walks us through Mindfulness Bell, an iOS app that brings a beautiful Tibetan Singing Bowl at a specified interval - or random intervals - throughout the day. Mindfulness Bell https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-bell/id380816407

Wordle is a popular daily word game being enjoyed by millions and shared widely on social media. While not originally accessible, in this podcast, Dave Nason demonstrates how the game is made accessible through a web extension or bookmarklet, and the simple steps to do it. Link to Accessible Wordle instructions and required bookmark text: https://minorninth.github.io/accessible-wordle/ Link to the...

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Randy Rusnak discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: AppleVis Announces 2021 Golden Apples Award Winners iPhone turns 15! Apple is no longer letting people stay on iOS 14 Latest News on the Release of iOS 15.3 Rumors on the Upcoming iOS 16 Apple rumored to launch an audiobook...

In this podcast, Tyler discusses and explores some storage-management features of macOS. Note: In macOS Ventura, these features have been relocated to System Settings > General > Storage. Resources: Free up storage space on your Mac

In this podcast, Kushal Solanki gives us a walkthrough and demonstration of Ballyland Rotor , an iOS app that utilizes stories, sounds, and songs to teach youngsters how to use the VoiceOver rotor. From the App Store: “Ballyland Rotor” is the sequel to the popular and acclaimed “Ballyland Magic” app. It is a fun iPad game specifically designed for children who are blind or have low vision. With a...

In this podcast, Kushal Solanki gives us a walkthrough and demonstration of Ballyland Magic Plus , and iOS app that utilizes games to teach youngsters how to use VoiceOver. From the App Store: Join thousands of educators around the world and give your blind or visually impaired students a head-start in using an iPad. Ballyland Magic “Plus”, like the original Ballyland Magic app, teaches young stud...

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! So Many iOS Updates Apple will allow customers to repair iPhones and Macs in 2022 Apple Expands AirPods Pro Crackling or Static Sound Service Program The AirPods Pro's Late...

In this podcast Thomas Domville will take you step-by-step of how to enable Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio and Apple Lossless on HomePod in iOS. You will be able to enjoy a more immersive audio experience with Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio, and enabling Apple Lossless, will give you a higher quality music track. Note: Dolby Atmos spatial audio feature, is officially available only with the full-size HomePo...

Did you know that an account recovery contact can help make sure that you always have access to your account, even if you forgot your Apple ID password or device passcode? Learn how to set up a recovery contact on this podcast as Thomas Domville shows us how to add Recovery Contact for Recovery Assistance on iOS.

In this podcast Thomas Domville shows us how to get notified If you leave an AirTag or Apple Device behind on iOS. In the Find My app , you can turn on separation alerts for a device, so you don’t accidentally leave it behind. You can also set Trusted Locations, which are locations where you can leave your device without receiving an alert.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include: Recap of Apple's "California Streaming" September Event Kuo: iPhone 13 pre-orders stronger than iPhone 12, shortages of iPhone 13 Pro to persist until November AppleVis Extra 83: Recapping Apple's 'Californi...

In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us how haptic feedback is now given to VoiceOver users when “No Item Discovered,” and tells us how it can be disabled.