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<p>Gaurav is back with the next installment in our Numbers tutorial series, diving into one of the most essential spreadsheet skills: the <strong>SUM function</strong>. Whether you're tracking expenses or organizing data, learning to total values quickly is a must.</p><p><strong>Quick Guide: Summing Your January Expenses</strong></p><ol><li><strong>Select the Cell</strong> – Click the cell where you'd like the total to appear.</li><li><strong>Start the Formula</strong> – Type <code>=</code> and then <code>SU</code>. Use the arrow keys to highlight <code>SUM</code> and press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li><li><strong>Set the Range</strong> – Type your cell range, like <code>B2:B5</code>, and close with a <code>)</code>.</li><li><strong>Finish</strong> – Hit <strong>Enter</strong>. Boom—your total is ready!</li></ol><p><strong>Want to Make a Change?</strong> Just press <strong>Option + Enter</strong> to jump into the formula editor, tweak your formula, and press <strong>Command + Enter</strong> to apply it.</p><h3>Introduction to Basic Formulas</h3><ul><li>Learn how to analyze and manage data with formulas</li><li>Focus: Using the <strong>SUM</strong> function to total values easily</li></ul><h3>Using the SUM Function</h3><ul><li>Adds up all values in a defined range</li><li>Common use: Insert a “Total” row to sum a column’s data</li><li>Enter the function where the total should appear</li></ul><h3>How to Enter the SUM Formula</h3><ul><li>Navigate to the desired cell</li><li>Press <strong>Option + Enter</strong> to begin editing</li><li>Type <code>=</code> to start the formula</li><li>Enter <code>SU</code>, then select <code>SUM</code> with the arrow keys</li></ul><h3>Inserting the Formula Example</h3><ul><li>In cell <code>B6</code>, type: <code>=SUM(B2:B5)</code></li><li>Press <strong>Enter</strong> to apply and see the result</li></ul><h3>Editing a Formula</h3><ul><li>Click the Total cell</li><li>Press <strong>Option + Enter</strong> to enter edit mode</li><li>Use arrow keys to move around and edit</li><li>Press <strong>Command + Enter</strong> to save changes</li></ul><h3>Pro Tips</h3><ul><li>Use larger ranges for more data, like <code>B2:B1000</code></li><li>Press <strong>Option + Enter</strong> anytime to reopen the formula editor</li><li>Arrow keys let you fine-tune your formula line-by-line</li></ul><p>Spreadsheet skills made simple—with Numbers on your Mac!</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: okay folks so in this lesson we are now going to get into very basic formulas and formulas are very easy yet powerful methods of analyzing and playing around with our data. So today I'm going to use probably one of the most used function, which is the sum function. So it is a way of totaling all the values in a set of cells.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: So what we're going to do is, again, jump back into our table.</p><p><strong>Gaurav/VoiceOver</strong>: Food. Rowhead or cell? Cell. water row header cell transportation row header cell internet row header cell row header cell cell okay so we have all of our headings in the category headings in column a internet row…</p>

<p>In this episode of the AppleVis Podcast, Gaurav returns with Lesson 4 in the series on mastering <strong>Numbers</strong>, Apple’s free spreadsheet app for Mac.</p><p>In this installment, he dives into two powerful tools for organizing your data: <strong>Sort</strong> and <strong>Quick Filter</strong>. These features help you manage and analyze spreadsheets more efficiently—especially when working with larger datasets.</p><p>We’re using a sample budget spreadsheet with categories like <em>Food</em>, <em>Water</em>, <em>Transportation</em>, and <em>Internet</em>, each with amounts listed for January. Here’s how we sorted that data to quickly find the highest expenses:</p><h3>Sorting the January Column</h3><ol><li>Opened the <strong>Sort Options</strong> via the menu (Command + Option + R).</li><li>Selected the <strong>January</strong> column.</li><li>Chose <strong>Descending</strong> to sort from highest to lowest values.</li><li>Instantly, the data reorganized itself to prioritize the largest expenses.</li></ol><h3>Quick Filter: Focusing Your View</h3><p>Next, we explored the <strong>Quick Filter</strong> tool—a great way to temporarily hide or display specific rows without permanently deleting data. For example, we hid the <em>Food</em> row with a checkbox and brought it back with a simple undo (Command + Z).</p><h3>Advanced Filtering</h3><p>We also touched on advanced filtering available in the <strong>Formatter pane</strong>. There, you can set precise criteria for what appears in your spreadsheet—ideal for more complex sorting needs.</p><h3>Recap</h3><ul><li><strong>Sort Function</strong>: Explained how and why to use it.</li><li><strong>Hands-On Example</strong>: Sorted the January column using VoiceOver and keyboard commands.</li><li><strong>Undo + Quick Filter</strong>: Demonstrated hiding rows and bringing them back.</li><li><strong>Formatter Pane</strong>: Previewed more detailed filter controls.</li></ul><p>These tools make navigating and analyzing your spreadsheet data faster and more intuitive. Try them out, experiment a bit, and as always—reach out if you have questions! 💡📊</p><p><strong>Happy sorting!</strong></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>:Hello everyone. So today we will continue our sessions on the Numbers application. And today we will be talking about the sort function. There are two or three different types of sort that we can apply to our data. The sort function is one of the most used and most useful functions or features of a spreadsheet. And today we'll see how to use that for better navigation and analysis of our data.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>:So we're back in our spreadsheet.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>: Food column header cell.</p><p><strong>Gaurav/VoiceOver</strong>: I'm back in cell A1. And if we're just going to go and view all the data we have in column A. Food row header cell cell A2.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>: Water row header cell cell A3. Transportation row header cell cell A3.</p><p><strong>Gaurav/VoiceOver</strong>: A4 internet row header cell cell A5 row header cell cell A6 all right so we have five from row two to row…</p>

<p>In this episode of the AppleVis Podcast, Gaurav is back with Lesson 3 in his series on mastering spreadsheets with <strong>Numbers</strong>, Apple’s free spreadsheet app for Mac.</p><p>Today, he’ll continue working with our monthly budget spreadsheet and dive into two powerful time-saving tools: <strong>Autofill</strong> and the <strong>Quick Calculation Bar</strong>.</p><p>First, we’ve already completed the budget for January and February. Now, instead of re-entering all the data for March, we’ll use <strong>Autofill</strong> to do the work for us. Just head over to the March column, open the Autofill menu, and like magic, your February values are copied into March in a flash.</p><p>Next up is the <strong>Quick Calculation Bar</strong> – a handy feature that gives you instant stats just by selecting your data. Whether you need a total, average, or want to find the highest or lowest value in a range, this tool has you covered with zero extra steps.</p><h3>Key Features Covered</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Autofill</strong></p><ul><li>Quickly copies values across multiple cells.</li><li>Demonstrated by filling March’s budget with February’s data using the Autofill tool.</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Quick Calculation Bar</strong></p><ul><li>Instantly displays summaries like sum, average, minimum, maximum, and count for any selected range.</li><li>No formulas required.</li></ul></li></ul><h3>How-To Steps</h3><p><strong>Using Autofill:</strong></p><ol><li>Select the cell range from the previous month (e.g., February).</li><li>Open the Autofill menu.</li><li>Apply the data to the next column (e.g., March).</li></ol><p><strong>Using the Quick Calculation Bar:</strong></p><ol><li>Select any range of cells.</li><li>The summary (sum, average, min, max, count) appears automatically at the bottom of the window.</li></ol><h3>Recap</h3><p>In this lesson, you learned how to:</p><ul><li>Use <strong>Autofill</strong> to speed up repetitive data entry.</li><li>Leverage the <strong>Quick Calculation Bar</strong> for fast data insights.</li></ul><p>Give these tools a try and see how much smoother your budgeting becomes. Happy spreadsheeting!</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: Hello everyone. So welcome to lesson three in this set of lessons on numbers. Now I'm back up in our numbers spreadsheet into the monthly budget that we were creating. And I'm going to show you two things today. I'm going to show you how to use the autofill menu and how to use the quick sum or the quick calculations bar.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: So first, if you remember, we had filled out the budget for January and for February. And now we need to fill it out for March as well. So let's go over to...</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: We're in D1, which is the column header cell for March. And what I want to do is for March, I want to quickly fill out the same values what I've done for February. Now, of course, one way is to just go into February and see what were the values for February and fill out the same ones for March. But there's a quicker option built into numbers, which is helpful when we want to autofill a…</p>

<p><strong>In this episode of the AppleVis Podcast, Gaurav returns with the second lesson in his series on mastering spreadsheets using Apple’s free app,</strong><strong>Numbers</strong><strong>for Mac.</strong> This session dives into working with <strong>row and column headers</strong> and navigating the <strong>formatter pane</strong> to make your data more accessible and structured. Gaurav shares practical tips to boost your spreadsheet skills and improve your workflow. Can’t wait for the next lesson on autofill!</p><h3>Key Topics Covered:</h3><h4><strong>Row and Column Headers</strong></h4><ul><li>Why headers matter for navigation and clarity</li><li>How to set headers to make navigating with arrow keys easier</li><li>Example: Entering “Food” in the row and “February” in the column</li></ul><h4><strong>Formatter Pane Navigation</strong></h4><ul><li>Open the formatter with <strong>VO + U</strong></li><li>Interact with it using <strong>VO + Shift + Down Arrow</strong></li><li>Browse table styles, header/footer settings, and more</li></ul><h4><strong>Table Editing & Customization</strong></h4><ul><li>Add or remove rows and columns</li><li>Change font size and table outline</li><li>Customize grid line visibility</li></ul><h4><strong>Data Entry Tips</strong></h4><ul><li>Edit cell content with <strong>Option + Enter</strong></li><li>Finish editing with <strong>Command + Enter</strong></li><li>Try entering sample data like monthly expenses for practice</li></ul><h3>📝 Takeaways:</h3><ul><li>Setting headers is key for organized, navigable tables</li><li>The formatter pane unlocks a range of powerful customization tools</li><li>Get ready to explore <strong>autofill</strong> features in the next episode!</li></ul><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the second lesson in this numbers tutorial series. I realized last lesson I did not get into much detail about the row and column headers, and we also did not discuss the formatter pane on the right side. So that's what we're going to discuss today. I have my same spreadsheet open, which we were working on earlier. And I'm going to press VO plus U for umbrella to open the window spots menu. I'm going to press down arrow.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>: Scroll area.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: This is the formatter pane on the right side of the table. I'm going to hit enter. I'm going to press VO shift down to interact.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>: Formatter. Empty scroll area. Empty scroll area.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: I'm going to enter here.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>: Empty scroll area. Empty formatter. Sheet navigator. Sheet one. Formatter. Empty scroll area. Jump to selection. You are in table formatter. Scroll area.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: Okay. Seems to be some error. I'm just going to press V-O plus J for jump to until I get into the formatter.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>: In column header cell. In formatter.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: In formatter. I'm going to press V-O shift down arrow to interact.</p><p><strong>VoiceOver</strong>:…</p>

<p><strong>In this episode, Gaurav begins his journey into mastering spreadsheets with Apple’s free app,</strong><strong>Numbers</strong><strong>on Mac.</strong> 📊 Using an insightful AppleVis podcast as his guide, he learns how to open a spreadsheet and navigate it efficiently with VoiceOver.</p><p>If you're new to spreadsheets, <strong>Numbers</strong> is an ideal starting point—especially since it’s bundled with every Mac. It’s highly accessible for VoiceOver users and perfectly suited for basic tasks. While <strong>Microsoft Excel</strong> is the go-to for complex data analysis and advanced features, <strong>Numbers</strong> excels at simplicity and even lets you export files to Excel when needed.</p><p>In this episode, Gaurav sets up a <strong>basic quarterly budget sheet</strong>, placing categories like <strong>Food</strong>, <strong>Water</strong>, <strong>Transportation</strong>, and <strong>Internet</strong> in the first column, and <strong>January</strong> through <strong>March</strong> across the top. It’s a simple project, but rewarding—watching the structure take shape is a great introduction to working with data.</p><h3>Choosing a Spreadsheet App</h3><ul><li><strong>Numbers</strong>: Free with every Mac as part of iWork.</li><li><strong>Excel</strong>: Part of Microsoft Office, offers robust data tools.</li></ul><h3>Accessibility & Usability</h3><ul><li><strong>Numbers</strong> is beginner-friendly and VoiceOver-optimized.</li><li><strong>Excel</strong> supports complex tasks like pivot tables and macros.</li></ul><h3>Getting Started in Numbers</h3><ul><li>Launch with <strong>Command + Space</strong>, then type “Numbers”.</li><li>Press <strong>Command + N</strong> to start a new spreadsheet.</li><li>Choose a template using arrow keys, then <strong>Enter</strong> to select.</li></ul><h3>Interface Overview</h3><ul><li><strong>Sheet Navigator</strong>: Switch between spreadsheet pages.</li><li><strong>Format Panel</strong>: Adjust text, background color, and cell formats.</li><li><strong>Table Format Tools</strong>: Customize table layout and appearance.</li></ul><h3>Basic Keyboard Navigation</h3><ul><li><strong>Command + Up/Down Arrow</strong>: Jump to top or bottom.</li><li><strong>Command + Left/Right Arrow</strong>: Move to far left/right.</li><li><strong>Option + Enter</strong>: Begin editing a selected cell.</li></ul><h3>Creating a Budget Sheet</h3><ul><li>Enter months across the top row using the <strong>Right Arrow</strong>.</li><li>Add expense categories down the first column.</li><li>Fill in amounts, pressing <strong>Enter</strong> after each entry.</li></ul><h3>Reviewing Your Work</h3><ul><li>Use VoiceOver to check entries with <strong>VO + C</strong> (column header) and <strong>VO + R</strong> (row header).</li><li>Confirm content cell by cell before finishing your session.</li></ul><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p><strong>Gaurav</strong>: Good morning, everyone. Today, I'm going to start a basic course on how to use the numbers spreadsheet application for the Mac. Right now, to start with, I just want to cover a few basic differences between choosing between…</p>

<p><strong>In this episode, Siddarth shares a simple, stress-free way to convert audio files using VLC Media Player — no expensive software or confusing tools required!</strong> Whether you're working with WAV, MP3, or other formats, VLC makes the process quick, free, and accessible to everyone.</p><h3>What’s Covered</h3><ul><li><strong>How to convert audio formats</strong> (like WAV to MP3)</li><li>Common challenges: installing new software, app usability, accessibility</li><li>Why VLC stands out as a lightweight, powerful alternative to programs like QuickTime</li></ul><h3>Why VLC?</h3><ul><li>Free and open-source</li><li>Easy to install on Mac</li><li>Perfect for audio and video conversions</li></ul><h3>Step-by-Step Conversion Guide</h3><ol><li>Open VLC Media Player</li><li>Use the shortcut <strong>Command + Shift + S</strong></li><li>Select your WAV file</li><li>Choose <strong>MP3</strong> (or your preferred format)</li><li>Set the destination, filename, and extension</li><li>Start the conversion – done in just a few minutes!</li></ol><h3>Wrap-Up</h3><ul><li>Quick format comparison (WAV vs MP3 size)</li><li>A nod to VLC’s nostalgic value</li><li>Encouragement to explore and share this tool</li></ul><p>Simplify your audio workflow with VLC — a reliable, no-cost way to manage your media. Because learning and sharing helps us all grow. 🌱</p><p><strong>Download VLC</strong>: <a href="https://www.videolan.org">videolan.org</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Siddarth: Hello, welcome to another short demonstration. I'm Siddharth and today we are going to touch upon an interesting topic and which is... or which will be useful for us in one or another time.</p><p>Siddarth: We often deal with multiple video formats or audio formats as well, like MP3, MP4, WAV or MKV, etc. What if we have an WAV audio file and we want to convert that to MP3?</p><p>Siddarth: installing multiple softwares, dealing with inaccessibility, or trying to figure out, trying to work around with the application, navigating, interacting, un-interacting. That's so much hectic and very time consuming, isn't it? For that, I have brought a simple solution. And the application what I'm going to use is VLC Media Player. Sounds familiar, right? Yes. I've installed VLC Media Player on my Mac.</p><p>Siddarth: VLC Media Player, if someone is very new to it, it's just like a QuickTime player or any video audio player in that sense. So through that, we can play any type of video or audio format files to watch films, movies, videos. in MP4, MP3, whatever.</p><p>Siddarth: So using that, I'm trying to show you how can we convert from a particular source format to our desired target format. Right, without further ado, let's get started. I'm on my Finder, and I have this audio file which I demoed a few days back regarding how to check a battery count.</p><p>Siddarth: and that is that is wav if someone is new to wav that's a one of the standard and lossless file so now i have this wav and the file the size of this file is something around 90 95 mb maybe because it's a lossless So I want to share this and I want to convert this to MP3.</p><p>…</p>

<p>In this podcast, Darrell showcases <strong>Call of Fate</strong>, a free-to-play, audio-first card adventure game developed by Prudence Interactive. Designed with full accessibility in mind, the game is tailored for both blind and sighted players.</p><p><em>Call of Fate</em> transports players to the fantasy world of Teyus, where they take on the role of a summoner uncovering a forgotten past.<br><a href="https://www.appshubforvisuallyimpaired.com/call-of-fate/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Official Game Site – Prudence Interactive</a></p><h3>Key Features</h3><ul><li><strong>Audio-Driven Gameplay</strong>: Every aspect, from exploration to combat, is fully voiced with immersive 3D surround sound.</li><li><strong>Hero Collection</strong>: Recruit from 56 unique heroes across five classes—Warrior, Mage, Assassin, Ranger, and Priest—each featuring distinct voices and abilities.</li><li><strong>Turn-Based Battles</strong>: Engage in strategic, card-based combat that is easy to learn and supports idle progression.</li><li><strong>Inclusive Design</strong>: Built with screen reader compatibility, including support for VoiceOver and clear audio cues for seamless navigation.</li><li><strong>Multilingual Support</strong>: Available in eight languages, including English, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.</li></ul><p>Learn more in the <a href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/call-fate?utm_source=chatgpt.com">AppleVis review</a> or watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCSxuX7t-cs&utm_source=chatgpt.com">Official Game Guide – Season 1</a>.</p><p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/call-of-fate/id6478996409">Download on the App Store</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Darrell: Hello everyone and welcome to this AppleVis podcast. I am Daryl Bowles, also known on the AppleVis forums as Advocate. Today we are going to be demonstrating a game with some visual elements. It is primarily, it is a video game with built-in accessibility for blind players. It was just released on April the 24th. It is Call of Fate. And we're going to be demonstrating a little bit of that today.</p><p>Darrell: So I need to find the icon in my games folder. And there it is.</p><p>Darrell: I will double tap this.</p><p>Darrell: And it's going to ask me to log into an account here. And I do have an account. All right, there we go.</p><p>Darrell: I'm going to double tap quick login.</p><p>Darrell: You are going to want to register. It's just a matter of putting your email address in and then receiving a verification code, entering that verification code, and then selecting the option already have an account.</p><p>Darrell: and logging in when you are, if you decide to exit and come back into the game. So let's go ahead and get started here.</p><p>VoiceOver: Quick login button. Quick login.</p><p>Darrell: Here we go.</p><p>VoiceOver: Game initialization complete. Landscape. Charge port to the right. Direct touch area. Use the rotor to enable direct touch for this app. Voice over off.</p><p>Game Voice: The game has a built-in screen reader. To avoid focus conflicts, please disable any external screen reader software before proceeding…</p>

<p>In this episode, Siddarth B walks you through the process of checking your MacBook's battery capacity—an indicator of how well the battery retains a charge compared to when it was new. He also explains how to determine the cycle count, which tracks the number of times the battery has been completely drained and recharged.</p><p>Battery capacity can be viewed by going to System Settings > Battery and clicking the "Show detail" button. Cycle count can be viewed by opening System Information (located in the Utilities folder), selecting "power" in the table, and pressing VO-J to jump to the information pane.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Siddarth: Hi, welcome to a short tutorial on how to check the charging cycles count on MacBook. So ever wondered how to check your MacBook battery cycles? When we get into settings of a Mac and when we interact in the battery, we can only find the details of the battery health. It might be 100% or 95% or 90%. depending on your usage.</p><p>Siddarth: But how to find the battery cycle count or how many times we have charged our battery? For that, in this demonstration, I'll be showing you how can we find it and how can we understand the overall battery details. So first, I'll show you what we can get in the settings slash battery of Mac. So I'm on my MacBook desktop.</p><p>Siddarth: I'll open my settings with Vivo M.</p><p>VoiceOver: System settings.</p><p>Siddarth: And I'll navigate here to the battery. With Vivo right arrow.</p><p>VoiceOver: Battery.</p><p>Siddarth: I'll interact here.</p><p>Siddarth: Alright, my current battery level is 59%. I'll just navigate here by Vivo right. Sorry, I'll interact it here. My low power mode is set to only on battery. I don't need the low power mode activated when I'm connected to my charger.</p><p>VoiceOver: Your Mac will reduce energy usage to increase battery life. Battery health.</p><p>Siddarth: Okay, battery health. And if I right arrow again with Vivo, right?</p><p>VoiceOver: Normal. Battery health.</p><p>Siddarth: Normal.</p><p>VoiceOver: Show detail.</p><p>Siddarth: Show detail, right? I'll hit Vivo Space. So it's great that even after one and a half month, sorry, one and a half year of my Mac, still the battery health is normal. And we'll see how much percent the battery health is.</p><p>VoiceOver: Nine items optimized battery charging on switch.</p><p>Siddarth: Right, I'll go... We were left here to the left side of the screen. Yes, it's right.</p><p>Siddarth: It's 100%. And I feel it's a great battery. I like the way battery, how it optimizes on Mac than the iPhone. The maximum capacity is 100%. But we can't really see the cycle count here. For that, what we have to do is, first I'll close the settings.</p><p>VoiceOver: authentication</p><p>Siddarth: right i'll open the search box again with command space</p><p>VoiceOver: spotlight spotlight spotlight search</p><p>Siddarth: all right ere i will type system information if i just type system i get the uh the filled it here s-y-s-t-e-m some information space i'll just type i-n-f i-n-f it will be already uh taken so i just hit enter here authentication</p><p>VoiceOver:…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville will demonstrate how to reset the control center back to its factory default state.</p><p>In iOS 18.1 and later, Apple introduced a convenient feature that allows users to reset the Control Center to its default layout. This is particularly useful if you've customized the Control Center extensively and wish to return to the original setup without affecting other settings on your device.</p><h3>How to Reset the Control Center to factory Defaults</h3><ol><li>Open the Settings app on your iPhone.</li><li>Scroll down and double tap on Control Center.</li><li>At the bottom of the Control Center settings, double tap on Reset Control Center.</li><li>Confirm your choice by double tapping Reset Control Center again when prompted.</li></ol><p>This action will restore the Control Center to its factory default layout, removing any customizations you've made.</p><h3>⚠️ Important Notes</h3><ul><li>iOS Version Requirement: This feature is available starting with iOS 18.1. If you're running an earlier version, you won't see the "Reset Control Center" option.</li><li>No Data Loss: Resetting the Control Center does not affect your personal data, apps, or other settings on your iPhone.</li><li>Manual Customization: After resetting, you can manually add or remove controls by tapping the + or − icons in the "Edit controls" interface.</li></ul><p>This feature simplifies the process of reverting to the default Control Center layout, especially if you've made numerous customizations and wish to start fresh</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-note-taker-voicepen/id6462815872">AI Note Taker – VoicePen,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p><strong>Thomas</strong>, 00:00 Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. In this podcast, I'm going to show you how you can reset the control center back to factory default. As you know, the control center is a great location to go to to obtain quick actions on certain things, such as turning, enabling, disabling airplane mode. Sometimes it got Bluetooth, you wanna select from different devices.</p><p><strong>Thomas</strong>, 00:26 That's where you can find your lock orientation, your brightness, volume, and et cetera. There's so many controls within the control center that you are able to take advantage quickly and easily. However, one of the nice things that Apple has done in recent times is that it gives us way more customization to control of the control center. So we're able to rearrange things, add different controls to the control center to our liking.</p><p><strong>Thomas</strong>, 00:54 But that being said, I have come across where I've got myself in a pickle because I just was experimenting with so much and I moved everything around and I just didn't like how I wanted it. Then I just thought to myself, how in the world am I going to get it back to the way it was? And so I found out there's a way to reset your control center. And thus far, it just resets it right back to factory default.</p><p><strong>Thomas</strong>, 01:19 And then I could just leave it alone at that point, or I can just keep trying to figure out how to move things around the way I like. So if that is something that might interest you, well, I'm going to show you…</p>

<p>In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to hide your recent searches from showing up when double-tapping the address and search field in a new Safari tab on iOS or iPadOS.</p><p>Starting in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, your recent searches will by default appear above the keyboard when opening a new tab in Safari and double-tapping the address and search field. If you'd prefer your search activity wasn't so immediately visible, you can turn this off by going to Settings > Apps > Safari, and toggling the "Show recent searches" switch off. Note that this will only hide recent searches from showing above the keyboard in the address and search field; it won't hide them from your browsing history. For searches you want to keep truly private from others who can access your device, you'd need to either clear your browsing history, or use private browsing.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hey, Apple Visors, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how to hide your recent searches in Safari on iOS and iPadOS.</p><p>With iOS and iPadOS 18.4, when opening a new tab in Safari and double tapping the Address and Search field, your recent searches will, by default, be displayed above the keyboard.</p><p>While some may find this convenient if they, for example, perform the same searches often, users may not want their search history so visible.</p><p>To turn this off, you'd go to Settings, Apps, Safari, and toggle the Show Recent Searches switch off.</p><p>And I'm going to demonstrate that now on my iPhone.</p><p>Settings.</p><p>Settings, Apps, Button, Apps, Selected, Section Index, Adjustable.</p><p>And swipe down to S. And tap in the center of the screen.</p><p>And since the search heading, where the setting is located, is above the general heading, I'm going to swipe up.</p><p>Swipe right.</p><p>Show Recent Searches, this is off for me.</p><p>If it's on for you and you want to turn it off, just double tap.</p><p>Now keep in mind that this will not prevent someone from going through your web history and seeing your recent searches.</p><p>It simply hides them from the search field in a new tab.</p><p>So when you open a new tab and double tap the search field, your searches will not show up there, but they still will show up in your web history.</p><p>For things that you'd want to stay private from others who may be able to access your device, you need to do something else like use private browsing or clear your web history.</p><p>Either way, I hope you found this tip helpful.</p><p>Peace.</p>

<p>In this edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.</p><p>Chapters:</p><ul><li>Introduction</li><li>Apple Introduces iPhone 16e with 6.1-inch Display, Face ID, A18 Chip, and More</li><li>Apple finally lets you move your digital purchases to another account</li><li>AppleCare+ for iPhone Gets More Expensive</li><li>Latest News and Updates on iOS 18.4 Beta</li><li>Apple TV is finally available on Android devices – just in time to stream MLS and Severance season 2</li><li>Foldable iPhone Entering Mass Production This Year</li><li>Closing</li></ul><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-introduces-iphone-16e-61-inch-display-face-id-a18-chip-more">Apple Introduces iPhone 16e with 6.1-inch Display, Face ID, A18 Chip, and More</a></li><li><a href="https://www.idropnews.com/news/9-surprises-from-todays-iphone-16e-debut/239338/12/">9 Surprises from Today’s iPhone 16e Debut</a></li><li><a href="https://www.igeeksblog.com/reasons-to-skip-iphone-16e/">7 reasons you might want to skip the iPhone 16e</a></li><li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/apps/apple-finally-lets-you-move-your-digital-purchases-to-another-account-134535401.html">Apple finally lets you move your digital purchases to another account</a></li><li><a href="https://www.idropnews.com/news/applecare-for-iphone-gets-more-expensive/238808/">AppleCare+ for iPhone Gets More Expensive</a></li><li><a href="https://www.idropnews.com/rumors/apple-is-having-trouble-smartening-up-siri/239108/">Apple Is Reportedly Having Trouble Smartening Up Siri</a></li><li><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/use-chatgpt-default-iphone-search-engine/">You Can Now Integrate ChatGPT Even More Deeply Into Your iPhone</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/16/ios-18-3-news-notifications-removed/">iOS 18.3 Temporarily Removes Notification Summaries for News</a></li><li><a href="https://macdailynews.com/2025/01/27/apple-intelligence-is-several-years-behind-samsungs-google-gemini-powered-galaxy-s25-phones-gurman/">Apple Intelligence is several years behind Samsung’s Google Gemini-powered Galaxy S25 phones – Gurman</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/save-up-to-21gb-storage-disable-apple-intelligence/">Save Up to 21GB of Storage Now by Disabling Apple Intelligence on Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac</a></li><li><a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/apple-tv-plus/apple-tv-is-finally-available-on-android-devices-just-in-time-to-stream-mls-and-severance-season-2">Apple TV is finally available on Android devices – just in time to stream MLS and Severance season 2</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/10/kuo-foldable-iphone-entering-mass-production-this-year/">Foldable iPhone Entering Mass Production This Year</a></li></ul><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for February 2025.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville.</p><p>I also go by the name of AnonyMouse, and along with me today to talk about all source of Apple news and rumors, is John Gasman.</p><p>How are you doing, John?</p><p>I'm doing fine.</p><p>Are you ready for your CSUN?</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>…</p>

<p>In this podcast, Thomas Domville explores RYFT: A Timely Manor for iOS, an immersive audio-based mystery-adventure game designed for hands-free, voice-activated play. Inspired by classics like <em>Myst</em>, <em>Monkey Island</em>, and <em>Zork</em>, <em>RYFT</em> offers a unique experience where players navigate and interact entirely through voice commands.</p><h3>Game Overview:</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Setting:</strong> Players find themselves in <em>Nexus Manor</em>, a mysterious mansion beyond time, with no recollection of how they got there. Armed with a cryptic stone tablet covered in strange symbols, they must explore the estate to unravel its secrets.</p></li><li><p><strong>Gameplay:</strong> This fully audio-driven game allows players to:</p><ul><li>Move using voice commands such as “north,” “east,” “south,” and “west.”</li><li>Verbally interact with objects and characters.</li><li>Solve intricate puzzles by collecting and combining items.</li><li>Engage with a fully voiced cast, each tied to <em>The Master</em> of the manor.</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Narrative:</strong> As they progress, players uncover recordings from a distressed girl, revealing a sinister scheme orchestrated by <em>The Master</em>. To aid her, they must navigate the sprawling mansion and uncover its hidden truths across time.</p></li></ul><p>Tune in to the podcast for a full demonstration of <em>RYFT: A Timely Manor</em>!</p><p>RYFT: A Timely Manor on the App Store <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ryft-a-timely-manor/id1661569093">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ryft-a-timely-manor/id1661569093</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>In this podcast, I'm going to be covering an iOS game called Rift.</p><p>It's the first chapter called A Timely Manor.</p><p>It is a free game, which I think all of us could say we love, and it's kind of compelling.</p><p>It's kind of a lot of fun.</p><p>There's some similarities to this to previous games I've done in the past years or so, and I thought I'd just pass this game along to you.</p><p>It is an audio based adventure game.</p><p>So it's kind of a voice control type game.</p><p>So it reminds me a lot of the older text adventure games where you are put in a room or whatever not be.</p><p>For example, in our first scenario, we're left in a room that has a desk and a coat stand and stuff like that.</p><p>And you'll see that we just completely use our voice alone.</p><p>Now, as a bonus, I will show you is not all has to be done by voice.</p><p>So for those that prefer just using the regular old screen, or if you have a braille display, that might be something that you want to take a look at as well.</p><p>So check on the availability of if that or this game is available to you in your country app store.</p><p>So without further ado, let's jump into Rift.</p><p>Now the first thing I want to note out is that as always voiceover sometimes kind of butchered the words.</p><p>And you're going to hear it pronounced it as right.</p><p>It seems like no matter which voice I use, it says right.</p><p>And that's because the spelling…</p>

<p>In this episode, Scott Davert explores the different ways to access the Home Screen on iPhones without a Home Button. With the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple has fully transitioned to a buttonless design, changing how users interact with their devices. For those accustomed to the tactile feedback of the Home Button, this shift may feel challenging. However, several alternative methods can replicate its functionality.</p><h3>1. Using the Default Gesture:</h3><p>To return to the Home Screen without a physical button:</p><ol><li>Place a finger at the bottom center of the screen.</li><li>Quickly swipe upward until you feel a slight vibration or hear a "pop" sound.</li><li>Release your finger to navigate to the Home Screen.</li></ol><p>Tip: Using the charging port as a reference point can help with finger placement. Adding a small tactile marker, such as a bump dot, on your case near the swipe area can also provide a reliable guide.</p><h3>2. Customizing VoiceOver Gestures:</h3><p>VoiceOver users can assign the Home function to a different gesture for easier navigation:</p><p>Assigning Home to a Two-Finger Swipe Right:</p><ol><li>Open Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Touch Gestures.</li><li>Choose a gesture, such as a two-finger swipe right.</li><li>Under the "System" section, select "Home".</li><li>If the gesture is already assigned, iOS will notify you. Confirm the reassignment by selecting "Assign".</li></ol><p>Note: The two-finger swipe right is typically used for grouped navigation, so choose another gesture if this conflicts with your existing setup.</p><h3>3. Enabling Back Tap:</h3><p>Back Tap allows users to activate specific functions by tapping the back of their iPhone:</p><p>Setting Up Back Tap for Home Screen Access:</p><ol><li>Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.</li><li>Toggle "Back Tap" on.</li><li>Choose "Triple Tap".</li><li>From the options, select "Home".</li></ol><p>Observation: If you use a thick phone case, Back Tap may not work as effectively. Adjust your tapping technique or consider using a thinner case if needed.</p><h3>4. Using the Action Button with Siri Shortcuts:</h3><p>On certain iPhone models with an Action Button, you can program it to bring you to the Home Screen using a Siri Shortcut:</p><p>Configuring the Action Button for Home:</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/51b3da22d8a74d6ea05cfcb487c61b37">Download the shortcut, courtesy of AppleVis' very own AnonyMouse.</a> on a compatible iPhone.</li><li>If the shortcut doesn’t run automatically, tap "Add Shortcut" to enable it.</li><li>Navigate to Settings > Action Button.</li><li>Select "Shortcut" from the menu.</li><li>Choose "Go to Home Screen" from the list of shortcuts.</li><li>Now, pressing and holding the Action Button will return you to the Home Screen.</li></ol><p>Reminder: To maintain security, only download shortcuts from reputable sources.</p><p>By utilizing these methods, users can easily adjust to Apple's buttonless design, ensuring a smooth and intuitive experience on modern iPhones.</p><p>If you'd like to read this in a written guide, you can find it here: <a href="https://www.applevis.com/guides/finding-your-way-home-home-buttonless-world-using-ios-device-without-home-button">Finding Your Way Home in a (Home) Buttonless World: Using an iOS Device Without a Home Button</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>…</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, David Nason and Thomas Domville speak to Ged Maheux from The Iconfactory, the developers behind innovative new universal timeline app, Tapestry. Long time iPhone users will be very familiar with the company, previously responsible for the highly popular and highly accessible app Twitterrific. <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/id6448078074">Download Tapestry from the App Store.</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there and welcome to the AppleViz extra podcast episode number 106.</p><p>My name is David Nason and I'm delighted to be joined by AppleViz colleague and well-known voice Thomas Domville to talk today and talk to the developer of Tapestry a brand new app for iOS or pretty new.</p><p>How are you Thomas?</p><p>I'm doing great Dave.</p><p>This is gonna be amazing interview.</p><p>Tapestry is something just so revolutionary and something so unique and that's what's gonna make this so special.</p><p>Definitely it's it's a really cool app Tapestry.</p><p>It's from the icon factory who you may remember from Twitterific.</p><p>So social media has changed so much Twitterific was one of those victims and our users with us when Twitter cut off third party apps.</p><p>So Tapestry is part of the new the Fediverse that's the open social web call it what you will and hopefully a big part of the future of social media.</p><p>So without further ado we can jump into our chat with Ged.</p><p>Ged thanks for joining us it's great to meet you.</p><p>Yeah me nice to meet you too thanks for having me it's yeah it's really we were we're delighted to get in touch with you and there was a lot of I guess excitement and a lot of talk on I guess mastodon specifically for me but I guess in in the blind community and on AppleViz.com of course when we saw that icon factory had released a new app so do you want to first of all tell us a little bit about Tapestry but we might also go back and talk about some of the stuff icon factory have done in the past as well.</p><p>Yeah boy we've been in the home for so long it's hard to know where to start we've been doing this the 2026 will be our 30th year in business so we've been making apps for quite a while and some of your listeners may know us from Twitterific we made one of the first third-party Twitter clients back in the day and that of course has gone the way of the dodo but we've put our attention towards the open web and the Fediverse and created a new app called Tapestry which aims to be a unified personal timeline for all of your social or online needs it can pull in RSS feeds YouTube channels podcasts blue sky accounts mastodon accounts microblog and then a whole host of others to present them in a chronological unified timeline that you can control yourself how you read you decide what you see and what you don't see not some algorithm not some billionaire dictating what good doesn't doesn't go into your feed and we launched at the beginning of February and it's going pretty well I'm pleased with how it's been going so that's great there's a lot to dig into there I suppose question one is why did you think this was the way to go or why did you want to create an app that does this…</p>

<p>In this podcast, Michael Hansen takes a first look at Apple's iPhone 16e, the latest member of the iPhone 16 family. He unboxes the device, goes through setup, and gives his initial impressions.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello Apple Vis.</p><p>This is Michael Hansen.</p><p>Thanks so much for tuning in.</p><p>I hope you're having a great day.</p><p>In this podcast, I'm going to be unboxing, setting up, and giving my initial first impressions of the iPhone 16e.</p><p>The iPhone 16e is the latest member of the iPhone 16 family.</p><p>It has all kind of the same foundational features as the rest of the iPhone 16 models.</p><p>So the A18 processor, Apple intelligence, things like that, but it comes at a more affordable price point.</p><p>I say more affordable because it's still a little bit more than kind of what I, and I think probably think it's safe to say many others, were hoping for.</p><p>For reference here, the devices start out at $599 for the 16e, $799 for the 16, $899 for the 16+, $999 for the 16 Pro, and $1199 for the 16 Pro Max.</p><p>But the other side of it is that this device has a lot, and I mean a lot of the same features as the more expensive, kind of the more costly other iPhone 16 models.</p><p>It's got the action button, it's got the A18 processor, so there's no chipset, a generation behind, anything like that.</p><p>It's got some new tech in there as well, and it's got the Apple C1, the new Apple C1 modem, which is going to deliver, hopefully deliver better battery life, the best battery life Apple says on a 6.1 inch phone.</p><p>It also has the action button, which is really, really cool, and it's got some interesting uses, not just in terms of the types of things that you can do with it for turning off and on focus, which is what I use my personal unit for.</p><p>But also you could even have it go to the home screen.</p><p>Speaking of the home screen on the iPhone 16e, this device has face ID and does not have a home button, and I know that as soon as I say that, there is probably going to be a subset of people going, what, no home button, and that's okay.</p><p>Don't feel bad if that's you, if the transition away from the home button concerns you.</p><p>Don't be embarrassed about it, don't be ashamed of it.</p><p>There's plenty of ways to make it work.</p><p>There's some new gestures for going to the home screen and other functions like that.</p><p>If the gestures are too difficult or just flat out don't work for you, you can always remap some voiceover gestures, some existing ones, or my favorite is you can use the action button to trigger a shortcut to take you right to the home screen.</p><p>That's really, really cool.</p><p>So Apple was kind enough to lend me an iPhone 16e and a case for review, and they sent me the white, I was thinking gold, these phones come in white and black, there is no gold.</p><p>Apple sent me the white iPhone 16e 512 gigabyte storage and a white silicone case.</p><p>I've got the boxes right here, so let's go ahead and I'll tell you about the case first because I like to, when I take a phone out, I like to immediately put it in a case.</p><p>So let's go ahead and open this up…</p>

<p>In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to enable severe weather notifications on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. With this feature enabled for a supported location, the weather app will notify you whenever the weather authority for that location has issued a severe weather alert, such as a storm watch or storm warning.</p><p>To enable this feature in the Weather app on iOS and iPadOS, double-tap the "Manage notifications" button near the bottom of the screen, and toggle the "severe weather" switch on to enable notifications for your current location, or double-tap a location under the "your locations" heading to access the same options for that location, if it is supported. To do the same in the Weather app on macOS, choose Weather > Settings (or press Command-Comma), click the Notifications button in the toolbar, and select the "Severe weather" checkbox to enable notifications for your current location, or interact with the collection under the "your locations" heading to access the same options for locations in your location list, if those locations are supported.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hey, Apple Visors, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how to enable severe weather notifications on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.</p><p>With this feature enabled for a supported location, the weather app will notify you whenever the weather authority for that location has issued a severe weather alert, such as a storm watch or storm warning.</p><p>To enable severe weather notifications on iOS and iPadOS, open the weather app, double tap the manage notifications button, and toggle the severe weather switch on.</p><p>So to demonstrate that, I'm going to open the weather app on my iPhone, and I would expect at this point to be able to perform a four finger single tap near the bottom of the screen, and then swipe left with one finger, however, that does not seem to work at the time of recording, February 2025.</p><p>And so for that reason, I'm going to scroll up with three fingers to go to the last page.</p><p>Now perform a four finger single tap near the bottom of the screen, swipe left, manage notifications, double tap that, swipe right, current location, severe weather, that's on for me.</p><p>If it's off for you and you want to turn it on, just double tap it.</p><p>If I swipe right, next our precipitation, if you want that, you just turn it on the same way.</p><p>And if I swipe right again, there's some information, right again, and these are the locations you have in your location list.</p><p>So in my case, I have Boston.</p><p>So I have severe weather turned on for Boston, if I double tap, I have the same thing, severe weather switched on for me, next our precipitation switch button, next our precipitation.</p><p>If I go back, notifications back button, Boston, severe weather, here I am back on the main manage notification screen.</p><p>So I'm going to double tap the done button, done button, home, Kate Elizabeth.</p><p>So here I am back on the main screen of the weather app.</p><p>So I'm going to go home now.</p><p>So now severe weather notifications are enabled for the weather app on my iPhone.</p><p>So now to demonstrate on Mac OS, I'm going to switch to my Mac…</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, David Nason speaks to Karthik Kannan, co-founder of Envision Technologies, winner of the inaugural AppleVis David Goodwin Award. This award recognises developers who have excelled in providing great apps and experiences for the blind and low vision community over a sustained period of time. They discuss the background of the company, key milestones, and the exciting Ally app which is due to launch soon.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there and welcome to another episode of the AppleVis this extra podcast this is episode one hundred and five my name is david nason.</p><p>Today we are talking about the AppleVis end of twenty twenty four awards again but this is a particular special one today because it's the inaugural david goodwin award david as you most likely know.</p><p>Founded AppleVisway back in twenty ten and after fourteen years of real dedication he stepped away in the middle of last year.</p><p>Thankfully we have been able to go on and it's really fitting that this award in particular has been named in david's honor.</p><p>The david goodwin award rewards a developer who has shown a lasting and enduring dedication to the community with significant apps and really made an impact and they need to have been.</p><p>Active with an at least one app for over three years and our winner has been many more years than that and so it's a really special awards and we're delighted to have started up this year and really excited to talk to the winner.</p><p>Today before I get into that conversation I will give a quick overview of the nominees we had a lot of nominees for this award and which is a great sign in of itself really.</p><p>Nineteen nominated on the panel so let us have a quick run through just to get that acknowledgement to those nominees we had a sharp LLC who make king of dragon pass.</p><p>We had american printing house for the blind to make good maps at doors agile tortoise who make drafts era tech corporation who make era explorer cash reader sro who make that cash reader app dolphin computer access limited to of course make dolphin easy reader.</p><p>Envision technologies bv who make the envision app flexi bits incorporated who make the fantastical calendar app junew quang who makes.</p><p>Mona for mastodon and also spring for twitter canoe suit who makes the leer rss feeder app library of congress who make bird mobile.</p><p>MIP soft who makes the blind square up national federation the blind to make nfp newsline oreo gomez makes round logic and accessible hangman accessible twenty forty eight and many more great games that we enjoy.</p><p>Sneaky crab incorporated who make time crest twisted wave limited to make the twisted weight audio app.</p><p>Ulysses gmbh to make the ulysses writing app and weather god's LLC who make of course the weather gods weather app a very popular app over the years as well.</p><p>And finally would you juice limited to make hockey side and fright recording apps so big list congratulations to everybody who was nominated it's.</p><p>Great to see so many developers who have shown that long term dedication to making great apps for our community.</p><p>So the runners up…</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, David Nason speaks to Saqib Shaikh, a key member of the team behind Microsoft's Seeing AI, winner of Best App in the 2024 AppleVis Golden Apple awards.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AppleVis Extra Podcast.</p><p>My name is David Nason and I am delighted to be joining you again to talk about the 2024 Golden Apple Awards.</p><p>Today's focus is the best app category.</p><p>We had 10 brilliant nominees in this category and they were One Password, Anytime Podcast Player, Drafts, Mona from Astadon, OKO, Cross Street and Maps, PixieBot, Seeing AI, Tapit Pro Audio Recorder, Todoist, To Do List and Calendar, and Voice Vista.</p><p>So a great list of nominees there, very strong.</p><p>Our runners up getting special mention are PixieBot and Voice Vista.</p><p>So again, huge well done to them for being runners up.</p><p>Our winner and a very familiar winner, I think it's their fourth Golden Apple, which is amazing, is Microsoft's Seeing AI.</p><p>So huge well done to them.</p><p>It's an app that's been around a long time and is still available in the App Store.</p><p>If you search for Seeing AI from Microsoft.</p><p>So yes, huge well done to Seeing AI for winning the best app, Golden Apple 2024.</p><p>And to chat about it, I am delighted to be joined from the Microsoft Seeing AI team by Saqib Shaikh.</p><p>Hello Saqib, thank you so much for joining me on the podcast today.</p><p>Hi, thank you so much for having me.</p><p>It's a pleasure to be here.</p><p>And you're here because Seeing AI, I don't think for the first time won a Golden Apple Award for 2024 in the best app category, which is fantastic.</p><p>So congratulations on that, first of all.</p><p>Thank you.</p><p>A great honor and actually a surprise.</p><p>And it means so much because it's from the community.</p><p>You know, there are so many awards from either the government or industry, but I think the ones from the community just mean that much more.</p><p>Absolutely.</p><p>You know, to be voted by the people who are using apps and there's, you know, a great range of apps nominated this year.</p><p>So to top the pole is absolutely brilliant.</p><p>And actually, before we jump into too much detail, maybe for the uninitiated, if there are any in our community, can you give us a quick rundown of what Seeing AI is?</p><p>Good point.</p><p>Seeing AI, we talked about it as a talking camera app or a visual assistant.</p><p>It's a mobile app where you open it up and it uses the camera to tell you what it can see.</p><p>And it has different modes for different tasks in your daily life from reading things to you, whether that's immediately or more slightly with formatting through to describing photos that you take or from your camera roll or from other apps, all the way through to very task-specific channels, as we call them, like finding something or exploring the world around you or knowing if the lights are on.</p><p>Amazing.</p><p>What do you do yourself on the team out of interest and are you there long?</p><p>Have you been there, you know, part of Seeing AI from the start or can you…</p>

<p>In this episode, Dennis Long demonstrates Eter: Streaming Internet Radio for iOS. Eter is a versatile internet radio application available across all Apple platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It provides access to over 40,000 global radio stations, encompassing a wide range of genres such as news, sports, and music. citeturn0search8</p><p>Key Features:</p><ul><li><p>Extensive Station Access: Utilizes the publicly available radio-browser.info database to offer a vast selection of free internet radio stations. citeturn0search0</p></li><li><p>Universal Compatibility: Designed for seamless use across various Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. It also supports CarPlay and AirPlay for enhanced listening experiences. citeturn0search8</p></li><li><p>User-Friendly Interface: Features a clean and intuitive design, making it easy to navigate and discover new stations. The app includes a hand-crafted list of recommended stations and allows users to search for others. citeturn0search0</p></li><li><p>Recent Updates: The latest version, Eter 2.3, introduced on February 7, 2025, includes Shazam support for automatic song recognition, enabling users to identify tracks even when stream metadata is unavailable. Additional enhancements include customizable preferences for favorite stations and various bug fixes. citeturn0search0</p></li></ul><p>Premium Upgrade:</p><p>While Eter is free to use, a one-time in-app purchase unlocks premium features, including:</p><ul><li><p>Saving favorite stations for quick access.</p></li><li><p>Hiding recommended stations to view only personal favorites.</p></li><li><p>Setting a sleep timer to automatically stop playback after a specified duration.</p></li><li><p>Viewing listening history and opening tracks in Apple Music.</p></li><li><p>Supporting the app's ongoing development.</p></li></ul><p>Eter is available for download on the App Store and offers a comprehensive internet radio experience tailored for Apple users.</p><p>Eter: Streaming Internet Radio on the App Store <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eter-streaming-internet-radio/id1523221566">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eter-streaming-internet-radio/id1523221566</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello everybody, this is Dennis Long and today's demo is of Eater Radio.</p><p>Eater is spelled E-T-E-R.</p><p>Eater is free, but to fully unlock it, it costs you $5, actually $4.99.</p><p>What do you get for that $4.99?</p><p>The ability to save favorites, the ability to hide recommended stations, the ability to support ongoing development, and the ability to set a sleep timer to drift off quietly to any station your heart desires.</p><p>What database does this use, you ask?</p><p>It uses the radio.browser.</p><p>The radio browser database is what it uses.</p><p>Okay, so what makes Eater different?</p><p>That's what we're going to cover today because they've done some interesting things and we'll get into how to do that here in a moment.</p><p>Alright, so without any further ado, let's go, shall we?</p><p>At the top left, you have settings at the very top.</p><p>Okay, so let's start…</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, David Nason speaks to Jianfeng Wu, also known as Jeff, the creator of Voice Vista, winner of Developer of the Year in the 2024 AppleVis Golden Apple awards.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AppleVis Extra Podcast.</p><p>I am David Nason.</p><p>I'm delighted to be with you again talking about the 2024 Golden Apple Awards.</p><p>The awards were held at the end of 2024 on appleviz.com with the AppleViz user community voting and winners announced in December.</p><p>Today we are talking about and talking to the winner of the Developer of the Year award.</p><p>So delighted to be having that opportunity.</p><p>Today we had 12 nominees in this category and they were.</p><p>We had Act Nun AB who make the Eldrum Untold app or game.</p><p>Agile Bits Incorporated who make one password.</p><p>Ben Hills from the Anytime Player podcast player app.</p><p>Benvision Inc. who makes Speakaboo.</p><p>Jianfeng Wu who makes Voice Vista.</p><p>Junyu Quang, the creator of Mona for Mastodon and Spring for Twitter.</p><p>Seyvan Sukiasyan who makes Asmar Quest, another great game.</p><p>Sparkling Design who make Pixiebot.</p><p>Split Atom Labs, great name for a company, and they make the Land of Livia game.</p><p>Tapit Music GmbH who of course make Tapit.</p><p>Touchmint LLC who make the Adventure to Fate Lost Island game.</p><p>And No Stranger to the Golden Apples, we had Weather Gods LLC who of course make the Weather Gods weather app.</p><p>So great list of nominees there 12 and we have two honorable mentions, two runners up first.</p><p>And they were Pixiebot and Mona from Mastodon slash Spring for Twitter.</p><p>So congrats to those two runner up developers.</p><p>But our winner was Jianfeng Wu who makes as we said the Voice Vista navigation app.</p><p>And I'm delighted to be joined by Jianfeng today to talk about his app and his work.</p><p>Hello, Jeff, and welcome to the podcast.</p><p>How are you?</p><p>Good, thank you.</p><p>And firstly, congratulations on winning the Developer of the Year award, which is voted by the Appleviz community.</p><p>Yeah, it's great news.</p><p>Yeah, I'm glad too and thank you very much.</p><p>Thank you all my friends to vote.</p><p>Thank you.</p><p>Yeah, it's brilliant.</p><p>And for those maybe you don't know or haven't used it yet, do you want to start by just telling us a little bit about Voice Vista?</p><p>Oh, yeah, I can.</p><p>I like coding as platform on my spare time.</p><p>There are some side projects for myself in the case, for example, some turn-based games, some traditional chess, card games, or practice tools for the elementary and middle schools.</p><p>And I have some radio and the television station, but all that's for my side projects.</p><p>I have some other work.</p><p>So one of my strategy games I built, a lot of people, we sort of impaired played it because it's lucky it's accessible.</p><p>So one day, one of my friends, Greg, he sent me an email.</p><p>He said Microsoft will discontinue the app Starscape.</p><p>He said I may have interest to continue it.</p><p>It's about time…</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, David Nason speaks to David Janssen of Wanderlost Games, the creators of Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG, winners of Best Game in the 2024 AppleVis Golden Apple awards.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there and welcome to the AppleVis Extra podcast.</p><p>My name is David Nason.</p><p>Really excited to be bringing this episode to you.</p><p>We are celebrating the winners of our 2024 Golden Apple Awards.</p><p>So the Golden Apples are a set of awards given out by AppleVis and the AppleVis community every year to mark excellence in apps for blind, low vision, and deafblind people.</p><p>We nominate a series of apps in four different categories and the community votes on the winner.</p><p>And today I am delighted to be celebrating the Best Game Award.</p><p>There were 10 nominees in this category and they were Adventure to Fate, Lost Island, Audio Cat, Asmar Quest, Brailiance, Conjury, Don Castor, Eldrum Untold, Home Quest, Idle Adventure, Land of Livia, and Round Logic.</p><p>So great list of nominees there and congrats to all of them for being nominated.</p><p>Absolutely brilliant.</p><p>And a range of different types of games as well, just puzzle games and RPGs and all different types of games.</p><p>So absolutely brilliant.</p><p>The runners up getting an honorable mention were Brailiance and Audio Cat.</p><p>So congrats to them.</p><p>But the winner was, as we announced at the end of 2024, Don Castor RPG.</p><p>And today I am delighted to be joined by David Jensen from the Don Castor team to talk about the win.</p><p>Hello, David Jensen.</p><p>Thank you for joining us on the AppleVis podcast.</p><p>Welcome.</p><p>Hello.</p><p>Also David.</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>This won't get confusing for people at all.</p><p>No, definitely not.</p><p>I mean, I mean, maybe they can tell us apart from our accents.</p><p>Yes, that is very true.</p><p>An Irishman and a detriment.</p><p>So, no, we're absolutely delighted to have you on.</p><p>You're here to represent Don Castor, which won the AppleVis Golden Apple Award for 2024 in the Best Game category, which is fantastic.</p><p>So congratulations, first of all.</p><p>Thank you.</p><p>Thank you.</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>And thank you for the invite.</p><p>Cause I mean, I personally felt very honored, but the rest of the team as well.</p><p>And that's, it's not something we, we expected.</p><p>I mean, it sounds kind of generic to say, but it really was like that.</p><p>It was like, Oh, Oh, wow.</p><p>Okay.</p><p>That's very cool.</p><p>Can you tell us a bit about the game?</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>So Don Castor is a, is a tech builder card battling game where you go through a RPG storyline where you like, try to like save the world by defeating the big demon king.</p><p>And along the way you can talk to NPCs.</p><p>You can bring them all onto your adventure.</p><p>You can have a huge variety of RPG like builds from a poison rogue to a raging barbarian.</p><p>And it just allows for a lot of creativity on how you approach the game.</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>Sounds very interesting.</p><p>And it seems to be a category that's…</p>

<p>In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to get weather information in your Mac's menu bar, useful if you, for example, want to be able to quickly access such information but don't want to deal with widgets or the Weather app.</p><p>To add weather information to your Mac's menu bar, go to System Settings > Menu bar, and select the "Weather" checkbox under the "Menu bar controls" heading. The temperature for your current location, if the Weather app has previously been granted access to it, should then appear in the status menus. Clicking the temperature should reveal a dialog with the current temperature, other applicable information about current conditions, an "hourly forecast" group showing the expected conditions for the next four hours, and a button to open the Weather app.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hey, Apple Vissers, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how to get weather information in your Mac's menu bar.</p><p>This is something that you've been able to do with third-party apps for a number of years now, but with the release of macOS Sequoia 15.2, this functionality has been integrated directly into the operating system.</p><p>This may be useful if you want to get quick weather information such as the current temperature or hourly forecast for the next few hours without needing to deal with the weather app, a third-party app, or a notification center or desktop widgets.</p><p>I find the menu bar I can use with far fewer keystrokes than the weather app or widgets.</p><p>So to set this up, all I have to do is go into system settings, control center, and choose menu bar under the weather pop-up menu.</p><p>So to demonstrate that, I'm going to go to system settings on my Mac.</p><p>C for control center, control center, and interact with the scroll area.</p><p>And because weather is near the bottom, I'm going to jump to the bottom with V-O-globe-right arrow.</p><p>Weather, show in menu bar.</p><p>If it's off for you, just choose that from this pop-up menu.</p><p>So now I'm going to close out of this, and I'm going to press V-O-M twice to access the status menus.</p><p>Okay, and here I am on 29 degrees Fahrenheit.</p><p>To access more information, I'll just V-O space.</p><p>Okay, so this is the top of the dialog, V-O-R-A, we have hourly forecast.</p><p>Depending on the current conditions, there may be other information here too, such as a severe weather warning if one's in effect, or if the feels like temperature is significantly different from the actual temp.</p><p>But I'm going to interact with the hourly forecast group now.</p><p>And we have a few hours, so 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m., and that's it.</p><p>So not the full 24-hour forecast that you get in the weather app, but if you want to get hourly forecast for the next four hours, this is quite useful.</p><p>So I'm going to stop interacting, and V-R-A, open weather, and that's the only things you have in this dialog.</p><p>The temperature, any other information as relevant, the hourly forecast group, and the open weather button.</p><p>If I hit that, it'll just take me into the weather app.</p><p>Now to get out of this dialog, at the time of recording, January…</p>

<p>In this episode, Jessica Dale demonstrates how to send Messenger messages using Siri on iOS and iPadOS.</p><p>To set this up, go to Settings > Apps > Messenger > Apple Intelligence & Siri, and toggle the "Use with Siri requests" switch on. To send a message, engage Siri and say something like "Use Messenger to message [person]." Siri should then prompt you for the contents of the message and then offer to send it, as it does when sending a message using the built-in Messages app.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>My name is Jessica Dale.</p><p>I'm going to show you how to use Messenger with Siri.</p><p>Yesterday they came out with a brand new update and it's really cool.</p><p>So I'm on my iPad Pro. I have the 2021 version and I am running iOS 18, which is a requirement for this.</p><p>I'll go to Settings, all the way down to the bottom of the screen to Apps.</p><p>There it is.</p><p>I'll double tap.</p><p>Now on the right hand side, I'll click on Messenger.</p><p>There we go.</p><p>Double tap, I'll click on Apple Intelligence and Siri.</p><p>Use with Siri requests.</p><p>That's what we want.</p><p>I'll double tap and there we go.</p><p>Now let's test it.</p><p>Use Messenger to message Vicky Wright.</p><p>I hope you have fun on your vacation, period.</p><p>I can't wait to hear all about it, period.</p><p>Your Messenger message says, I hope you have fun on your vacation.</p><p>I can't wait to hear all about it.</p><p>Send it?</p><p>Yes.</p><p>Done.</p><p>And there we go.</p><p>I've now sent a message with Siri.</p><p>Let's now go confirm that it actually went through.</p><p>And yes it did.</p><p>It's right there at the top.</p><p>Perfect.</p><p>I would like to thank you all for listening to this demonstration.</p><p>You can reach me via email at jldail13 at Outlook.com.</p><p>You can also reach me on Mastodon at ke8upe at mastodon.hams.sofa.</p><p>Or using the information found in my AppleViz profile.</p><p>Thank you and have a great day.</p><p>This podcast was b</p>

<p>In this edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville, John Gassman, and Marty Sobo discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.</p><p>Chapters:</p><ul><li>Introduction</li><li>Results of the AppleVis Golden Apples Award for 2024</li><li>Apple iOS 18.2 Goes Public</li><li>Let's Talk Apple Hardware Rumors for Spring</li><li>Let's Talk Apple Hardware Rumors for Fall</li><li>Closing</li></ul><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/announcing-winners-2024-applevis-golden-apples-david-goodwin-award">Announcing the Winners of the 2024 AppleVis Golden Apples and David Goodwin Award</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-18-2-iphone-chatgpt-integration/">iOS 18.2: Everything You Can Do With ChatGPT Integration</a></li><li><a href="https://www.iClarified.com/95914/apple-to-maintain-iphone-compatibility-for-ios-19-but-drop-older-ipads-from-ipados-19-rumor">Apple to Maintain iPhone Compatibility for iOS 19, But Drop Older iPads from iPadOS 19 [Rumor]</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/12/gurman-ios-19-feature-delays-cause-slow-software-rollout/">Gurman: iOS 19 delays will cause more spread out, slow software rollout</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/news/ios-18s-delayed-feature-rollout-impacting-ios-19-development">iOS 18's delayed feature rollout impacts iOS 19 development</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/23/macbook-air-with-m4-chip-launch-timing/">New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch 'Earlier' Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theapplepost.com/2024/10/01/67489/apple-preparing-iphone-se-4-with-all-screen-design-and-face-id-gurman-reports/">Apple preparing iPhone SE 4 with all-screen design and Face ID, Gurman reports</a></li><li><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/10/14/iphone-se-4-action-button-case-leak/">iPhone SE 4 may lack an Action button, but that's OK</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/17/airtag-2-next-year-three-improvements/">Apple reportedly releasing AirTag 2 next year with these 3 improvements</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/what-to-expect-from-apple-2025/">What to Expect From Apple in 2025</a></li><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/piccybot">PiccyBot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/introducing-ally-public-beta">Introducing ally (public beta)</a></li></ul><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for December of 2024.</p><p>This is our last podcast of the year before we head into the new year of 2025.</p><p>My name is Thomas Tomville, also known as Anonymous.</p><p>And along with me today to tie up the end of the year with the Apple Crunch, I have John Gasman.</p><p>How are you, John?</p><p>Doing fine.</p><p>How are you?</p><p>You know, I'm doing great.</p><p>I'm doing great.</p><p>I had a wonderful Christmas time, got lots of wonderful gifts and goodies and things like that.</p><p>And right over here we have Marty.</p><p>Marty, how are you doing?</p><p>Dude, thanks.</p><p>How are you?</p><p>I'm fine.</p><p>You guys have a good Christmas?</p><p>Oh, yeah.</p>…

<p>In this podcast, Dennis Long showcases the Broadcasts app for iOS, a lightweight and user-friendly tool for streaming internet radio and organizing stations into a personalized library. Broadcasts supports a variety of online radio formats, enabling users to explore and enjoy their favorite stations from around the globe.</p><p>Key features of the app include:<br> - <strong>Custom Libraries</strong>: Easily curate and organize your favorite stations for quick access.<br> - <strong>Cross-Platform Compatibility</strong>: Works seamlessly on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and CarPlay.<br> - <strong>Background Playback</strong>: Listen to stations while multitasking or with your device locked.<br> - <strong>iCloud Sync</strong>: Automatically syncs your library across all Apple devices.<br> - <strong>Siri and Shortcuts Integration</strong>: Control playback and automate tasks using Siri or custom shortcuts.<br> - <strong>Minimalist Design</strong>: A clean, clutter-free interface focused on simplicity.</p><p>Broadcasts is the perfect app for radio enthusiasts looking for a sleek and customizable streaming experience.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello everybody, this is Dennis Long and I am here with a demo of Broadcast.</p><p>Broadcast is spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-S. Broadcast is a radio app.</p><p>It is available on the following platforms, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, tvOS, MacOS, and Vision Pro. So it is available on everything.</p><p>It uses the radio browser directory as its source for the stations, which means you could add a station to the radio browser directory and then use Broadcast to find it.</p><p>Keep in mind it would take time for the radio browser directory to update or you can add a station manually and I'll show you how to do that here in a second.</p><p>Broadcast is free with a one-time purchase of ten dollars.</p><p>That's ten US dollars of course.</p><p>The ten dollars unlocks unlimited collections.</p><p>Collections are what we would typically refer to as favorites.</p><p>You are allowed to save five collections or favorites if you don't pay for it.</p><p>So without further ado let's get into Broadcast.</p><p>Okay now that read a station that is down in my collection.</p><p>So let's go to the top of the screen.</p><p>Okay toggle view.</p><p>Add station.</p><p>All stations and of course it's going to put me on my collections because that's where I last was.</p><p>You can search in your collections here.</p><p>My collection is where I'm at now so let's go down and explore the settings.</p><p>Let's check out the settings.</p><p>Now that is the last tab so let's go left to right.</p><p>Okay all stations is the first tab you have.</p><p>Browse tab to five.</p><p>Browse collections tab three or five.</p><p>Collections search tab four or five.</p><p>Search settings tab and buy that.</p><p>So here we go we're going to check settings out.</p><p>Settings heading view heading appearance dark list item size large button.</p><p>Okay so it's a large item button.</p><p>Now we can change that.</p><p>Let's tap on that here regular button dismiss context menu but selected large regular button.</p><p>Okay so we're going to dismiss…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to use Genmoji on iOS. Genmoji, introduced in iOS 18.2, is an AI-powered feature that allows users to create custom emojis simply by describing them in text. This innovative tool enables personalized and unique emojis, going beyond the standard set to enhance self-expression in messaging and other apps.</p><h3>How to Create a Genmoji:</h3><ol><li><p>Update Your iPhone:</p><ul><li>Make sure your device is running iOS 18.2.</li><li>Go to Settings > General > Software Update to check for updates.</li></ul></li><li><p>Enable Apple Intelligence:</p><ul><li>Open Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri, and turn on Apple Intelligence.</li></ul></li><li><p>Access Genmoji:</p><ul><li>Open the Messages app.</li><li>Start a new message or choose an existing conversation.</li><li>Double-tap the emoji icon on the keyboard.</li><li>Select "New Genmoji" in the top-right corner of the emoji keyboard.</li></ul></li><li><p>Create Your Genmoji:</p><ul><li>In the text field, type a description of your desired emoji (e.g., <em>"a pink flamingo wearing tap-dancing shoes"</em>).</li><li>Double tap Submit.</li><li>Browse the generated options, then choose your favorite.</li><li>Double tap Add to include it in your message.</li></ul></li></ol><p>Device Compatibility: Genmoji is available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the iPhone 16 lineup and newer.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>I'm going to be talking to you today about a feature called Gemmoji.</p><p>I know, I know.</p><p>There's so many different emoji, Memoji, Gemmoji.</p><p>Thanks to Apple.</p><p>I know.</p><p>I hear you.</p><p>But that's what I'm here for.</p><p>I'm going to explain what Gemmoji is and how that's different from other emojis that you find throughout your iOS.</p><p>Now this is a really kind of a nifty kind of feature that I'm starting to like quite a bit.</p><p>So all of you probably are familiar with emoji, right?</p><p>So emojis are little characters, little design, this little artwork is very small and that you can put into your messages and to your WhatsApp and all sorts of different variety of ways of communication.</p><p>So you can send a little picture of something.</p><p>So usually they're kind of basic stuff like cows and food things like tomatoes.</p><p>And you probably know more the popular ones like a smiley face emoji or something or heart eyes emoji and things like that, red heart.</p><p>Those are emojis and I know there's plenty of those emojis, right?</p><p>There's like a thousand of these things, right?</p><p>However, sometimes you're going to find that there isn't quite the emoji that you want.</p><p>Let's just say I want a mouse wearing sunglasses, giving a thumbs up.</p><p>You probably not going to find that emoji, but now we are able to design and customize your own emoji called Gemmoji.</p><p>That allows you to create any emojis that you want to your heart consent.</p><p>The sky is the limit and what you can create, but I'll show you some quirks and some setbacks that you're not…</p>

<p>In this month's edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville, Marty Sobo, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.</p><p>Chapters:</p><ul><li>Introduction</li><li>Results of the AppleVis First Ever Survey by the Community</li><li>Apple Intelligence has Arrived with iOS 18.1</li><li>Looking Forward to iOS 18.2</li><li>Apple is reportedly moving away from annual launches</li><li>Closing</li></ul><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/2024-applevis-community-survey-summary-results-looking-ahead">The 2024 AppleVis Community Survey: A Summary of the Results and Looking Ahead</a></li><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-releases-ios-181-ipados-181-bringing-new-bugs-some-fixes-voiceover-braille-users">Apple Releases iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1; Bringing New Bugs and Some Fixes for VoiceOver and Braille Users</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/20/gurman-apple-intelligence-ai-two-years/">Gurman: Apple internally believes that it’s at least two years behind in AI development</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/21/tim-cook-defends-apple-coming-late-to-ai-with-four-words/">Tim Cook defends Apple coming late to AI with four words - 9to5Mac</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/15/ios-18-2-new-features/">iOS 18.2: New features coming to your iPhone (other than AI) - 9to5Mac</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/24/apple-ios-19-feature-delays/">Apple reportedly postponing a ‘larger-than-usual’ number of upcoming iOS 19 features</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/2479536/apple-is-reportedly-moving-away-from-annual-launches.html">Apple is reportedly moving away from annual launches</a></li><li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/the-coffee-table-book-of-apple-musics-best-100-albums-will-set-you-back-450-193018825.html">The coffee table book of Apple Music's Best 100 Albums will set you back $450</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqWTkgDt6A">Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo – Announcement Trailer - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Joker-Meowy-Christmas-Prank-Card/dp/B07YGS92V1">Joker Greeting Endless Meowy Christmas With Glitter - Loops a meowy christmas song over 3 hours!</a></li></ul><p>If you have feedback or questions for the Apple Crunch team, you can reach them at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome to Apple this is Apple crunch and my name is Thomas Domville also known as AnonyMouse And along with me.</p><p>I found a couple guys here that came along with me to do this month Apple crunch.</p><p>Let's bring in Marty How you doing Marty?</p><p>Hey Thomas, how's it going?</p><p>I'm good.</p><p>Thank you.</p><p>I like that.</p><p>You're quick simple and fast Just like that bit it did it And and then we have John gaspman on the other end how you doing John just to be different I'll say that I really suck today Really?</p><p>Well, I was kind of I don't know you don't I don't think you do.</p><p>No, it's been a wonderful month I'm just if Thanksgiving time here in the states and getting the…</p>

<p>In this episode, Tyler demonstrates the basics of using iPhone Mirroring, a feature that allows you to use your iPhone from your Mac, with VoiceOver. Topics covered in this demonstration include:</p><ul><li>General description of the feature and its current issues and limitations</li><li>System requirements and setup</li><li>Navigating and dealing with various elements of the iOS user interface, such as the Home Screen, rotor actions, and context menus, using macOS</li><li>Controlling which iPhone apps can forward notifications to your Mac</li></ul><p>More general information about this feature can be found in the <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/120421">Apple Support article "iPhone Mirroring: Use your iPhone from your Mac."</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hey Apple visitors, Tyler here, with a demonstration and overview of iPhone mirroring. iPhone mirroring is a feature that allows you to essentially use your iPhone from your Mac.</p><p>This may be useful if you, for example, prefer a given service's mobile app over its desktop or web equivalent, or if what you're using doesn't have a desktop app or website.</p><p>In addition, as notifications from your iPhone can be forwarded to your Mac via iPhone mirroring, you may find it more convenient to receive and respond to the notification on your Mac than to switch devices if you're working on your Mac when the notification comes in.</p><p>With the initial release of Mac OS Sequoia 15.0, this feature was completely inaccessible with voiceover.</p><p>With the subsequent 15.1 update, it has become accessible to a point.</p><p>I say to a point because at the time of recording, October 2024, there are several issues that, in my opinion, make the experience less than refined from a voiceover perspective, which I'll elaborate on later in this demo.</p><p>To use iPhone mirroring with voiceover, you'll need an iPhone with iOS 18.1 or later and a Mac with Mac OS 15.1 or later.</p><p>All iPhones capable of running iOS 18 work with iPhone mirroring, as do all Macs capable of running Sequoia, with the exception of the 2019 iMac, as that model lacks the T2 security chip or Apple silicon.</p><p>To set up iPhone mirroring, just open the iPhone mirroring app on your Mac and follow the on-screen instructions.</p><p>I've already done that, so now I'm going to demonstrate the feature.</p><p>I'm going to open iPhone mirroring on my Mac.</p><p>So here I am prompted to authenticate.</p><p>By default, whenever you open the iPhone mirroring app, you are prompted to authenticate as a way to verify your identity before it gives you control of your iPhone.</p><p>If you'd rather, it didn't prompt you to authenticate each time you open the app, you can change this in iPhone mirroring settings.</p><p>Just choose settings from the menu bar or press command comma and it should be there.</p><p>But I'm going to authenticate with touch ID now.</p><p>Close button.</p><p>Okay, so here I am in the iPhone mirroring window.</p><p>Okay, so we have home screen and app switcher.</p><p>Now you can use those buttons to get to those locations, or I find it more convenient to use the view menu or keyboard shortcuts.…</p>

<p>Welcome to AppleVis Extra 101, where Dave Nason is joined by Xiaoran Wang and Huasong Cao from Agiga, the team behind the upcoming Echo Vision smart glasses. Check out some early demos, with more to come, on their YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@AgigaAi/videos And learn more on their website at: https://echovision.agiga.ai/ The team would love to hear your feedback, so please comment below, or contact them through the website.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there and welcome to the AppleVis Extra.</p><p>This is episode number 101.</p><p>My name is David Nason and I'm delighted to be joined by two fantastic guests from Agiga.</p><p>We have Xiaoran Wang and HuaSong Cao</p><p>Is that correct, guys?</p><p>Thank you, David.</p><p>Thank you for having us.</p><p>So yeah, delighted.</p><p>And the product you're going to talk to us about is the Echo Vision.</p><p>So before we get into that, though, do you want to tell us a little bit about yourselves, the company, what you do, really, and how it all came about?</p><p>Sure.</p><p>My name is Xiaoran.</p><p>I'm the CEO, and before doing this company, actually, I had long experience building and shaping intelligent devices.</p><p>I started my career at Amazon Level 26.</p><p>That's the first place of the world's first Kindle and also the world's first Alexa.</p><p>And I was actually in the early team that developed Alexa devices.</p><p>And this experience gave me good exposure and got me enough experience on how to build a good intelligent device.</p><p>I think that's one of the confidence I brought in when I was doing this company that we can build a great product for the community.</p><p>Brilliant, and obviously, Alexa, a device that's very popular, being a voice-first product, very popular in the blind and visually impaired community.</p><p>So yeah, that's really cool.</p><p>And tell us about yourself, Hua Song.</p><p>Yeah, thanks, David.</p><p>So my name is Hua Song, and I'm an engineer by training.</p><p>Before I started this company with Xiaoran, I was with Google for about nine to ten years.</p><p>I did various software projects, and the latest one is Google Assistant, the voice assistant similar to Amazon counterparts.</p><p>Yeah, I've been enjoying doing software, building stuff, both hardware and software.</p><p>And with Giga, what we are trying to do is really to use our expertise built prior to this company and take that to something that we can really use to help everyone.</p><p>That's brilliant.</p><p>So do you want to quickly tell us what the product is, and then we can delve into a bit more detail.</p><p>Yeah, so the product is called EchoVision.</p><p>By looking, it looks like a normal pair of glasses.</p><p>The key feature is to articulate visual information into voices.</p><p>Think about it.</p><p>If you can't see this, and there's someone next to you, how will this person help you?</p><p>So basically, he or she is going to describe it for you, like read it out for you.</p><p>And that's how we envision our product, basically.</p><p>It's like an assistant, a virtual assistant that does this work for you.</p><p>Well, I was going to…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to use Writing Tools in iOS 18.1. Writing Tools, released as part of the first set of Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1 is an impressive feature that allows users to rewrite text in different tones, such as friendly, professional, and concise, with an added proofread option.</p><p>To use this feature, open the text you want to edit and highlight it. Within the Edit section of your Rotor, you'll find the Writing Tools option. Different tone options will appear for you to choose from. Select the desired tone, and iOS will automatically adjust the text accordingly. If you opt for the proofread option, it will check for grammatical and stylistic errors, providing suggestions for improvement. This feature makes it easier to tailor your writing for different contexts and ensure it's polished and effective.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>I'm going to be talking to you about an Apple Intelligent feature called the writing tools.</p><p>Now this is one of my most favorite feature of the Apple Intelligent that Apple has to offer.</p><p>Now in order to be able to use the Apple Intelligent, you must need the following iPhone criteria, which is iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or newer devices.</p><p>If you have those devices, then you will earn luck.</p><p>The first thing we need to do is make sure that Apple Intelligent is turned on.</p><p>Simple enough to turn it on, you'll have to head over to your settings.</p><p>So let's head over to settings, and let's do one finger double tap and open this.</p><p>And now what we're looking for, we're looking for Apple Intelligent in Siri, so swipe to the right until you find that button.</p><p>One finger double tap, open that.</p><p>Now you may have heard the word beta.</p><p>Well, at this time of the podcast that's being recorded, it is in beta.</p><p>So Apple Intelligent is in beta at this moment.</p><p>Now if you don't hear the beta, don't worry.</p><p>That might mean that the beta is no longer in beta.</p><p>So to make sure we are in the same place in this right area, let's go to the very top left hand corner where you have the back button.</p><p>To get to there, you can either tap at the top left or use a forefinger tap on the top half of your device until you hear the back button.</p><p>Now if you swipe to the right, that's where you heard the beta.</p><p>Now in your case, if you don't hear the beta, have no worries, let's keep going to the right.</p><p>Now we're into the Apple Intelligent section.</p><p>Now if you go to the right here, a personal intelligence system integrated deeply into your iPhone apps and Siri, learn more link, use the rotor to access links.</p><p>You can do that if you wish.</p><p>If you want to find more information about the Apple Intelligent and all the features that has to offer, double tap that and I'll take you to the web page at Apple to talk to you about more about Apple Intelligent.</p><p>But what we're looking for is the option to turn the Apple Intelligent on and that should be the next item up.</p><p>If you go to the…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates the call recording and transcription feature in iOS 18.1. This update brings an exciting built-in call recording capability to iPhones. Recording a call is straightforward: just double-tap the Record button in the top left corner during a call (note that you might need to hide the keypad to see the button). A voice message will notify all participants that the call is being recorded. These recordings are saved directly in the Notes app, which uses end-to-end encryption to keep your conversations private. To review a call, simply go to the Notes app, and you'll find your recordings securely stored there. Additionally, iOS 18.1 offers automatic transcription, generating real-time captions and notes during your call. This feature makes it easy to reference important points later, with transcriptions handled entirely on your device to ensure privacy, with no data sent to external servers. Furthermore, supported iPhone models can provide summaries of these recordings, making it even easier to keep track of your conversations.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>I want to show you a feature called call recording and transcription.</p><p>This is a beautiful feature that allows you to record your phone call.</p><p>And yes, you're able to get a transcription of what transpired within that conversation of the phone call.</p><p>Very useful for any time that you want to record a meeting or conversation.</p><p>Maybe perhaps you're doing an interview with somebody or just simply just want to record for keepsake.</p><p>Whether there's somebody close to your family you just want to have for record, for archival, or maybe you have a business transition or phone call you just want to make sure it's recorded.</p><p>Now a couple things I want to note about this feature is that I always like to let people know that I'm about to record them.</p><p>So it's kind of a respectful kind of a thing and not to get them caught off guard.</p><p>So some people can maybe kind of leery about those kind of things that you just all of a sudden you just pop on them that you're recording their phone calls and such.</p><p>Make sure you tell them that you're about to record them.</p><p>Now even though Apple put a great safety feature in this and if you begin the recording no matter what you do it's going to let that recorder know that the phone call is being recorded.</p><p>So that is a nice feature that Apple ensured that everybody knows that the phone call is being recorded.</p><p>Now before you can use this feature you'll have to turn this option on and that's within the settings.</p><p>So let's head over to settings.</p><p>Settings.</p><p>Double tap to open.</p><p>You one finger double tap on settings.</p><p>Settings.</p><p>Now what we're looking for and we're looking for the phone app.</p><p>Now the phone app now lives in the app section.</p><p>Yep.</p><p>So at the very bottom of the settings so I'm going to do a four fingers tap at the bottom half of my phone here.</p><p>Apps.</p><p>Button.</p><p>Which will directly to get me to the app…</p>

<p>In this podcast, Thomas Domville showcases the Audio Ducking feature on iOS. Audio Ducking automatically reduces the volume of background audio when a foreground sound, such as a notification or VoiceOver, is played. This feature is particularly beneficial for accessibility, ensuring that important sounds or speech are clearly audible without being overshadowed by other audio.</p><p>To adjust the Audio Ducking settings on iOS, follow these steps:</p><ol><li>Open Settings: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone.</li><li>Access Accessibility Options: Scroll down and double tap on "Accessibility."</li><li>VoiceOver Settings: Scroll down and double tap on "VoiceOver."</li><li>Audio Settings: Within the VoiceOver settings, double tap on "Audio."</li><li>Audio Ducking Settings: Within the Audio settings, double tap on "Audio Ducking."</li><li>Choose Your Preference: In the Audio Ducking settings, you can select from Off, When Speaking, or Always based on your personal preference. Make sure to adjust the VoiceOver Speech Volume to your liking.</li></ol><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>I'm gonna be talking to you today about audio ducking.</p><p>Now some of you out there are familiar with audio ducking and some that are not.</p><p>So let's talk about what audio ducking for those that are not familiar with this feature.</p><p>So really what this audio ducking does, it's very useful when you need it, when you want to lower the media sound.</p><p>So for example, are you on a phone call and you're talking to an operator or a customer service or whatever it might be, and they want you to check your email and make sure you got something, read it off something, or they sent you a text for verification, whatever not.</p><p>Sometimes it's really, really hard to hear that voiceover voice, right?</p><p>So having it at the same time, the voiceover can be difficult to hear.</p><p>Sometimes it's lower than what their sound is.</p><p>Or in my case, I do a lot of music.</p><p>So I love listening to the music in the background.</p><p>However, if I'm trying to do something with voiceover on the same time, it's difficult to hear voiceover.</p><p>So let me give you an example of what it sounds like when you do not have audio ducking on.</p><p>So if I turn on music here, I'm just gonna swipe back and forth so you can hear the various sound of voiceover and you'll see what I mean.</p><p>It's about the same or if not a little bit less, it just depends on the situation.</p><p>So here's the music.</p><p>Make sure that what I tell you makes sense.</p><p>Mail, no unread emails.</p><p>Messages, one unread message.</p><p>So it's hard to hear, right?</p><p>So you don't have that ability to be able to hear it very well.</p><p>Well, audio ducking, by turning this on, it allows you to duck those media or situation that you're in so you can bring up that voiceover on top and make it clear and concise.</p><p>Now, for those that are familiar with audio ducking, well, the old fashioned audio ducking allows us to be able to duck, right?</p><p>But it was a hard set, meaning that we have no…</p>

<p>In this month's edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville, John Gassman, and Marty Sobo discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.</p><p>Topics featured in this episode include:</p><ul><li>AppleVis Returns and AppleVis Unleashed Gets a new Name</li><li>Thoughts on the Apple's "It's Glowtime" Product Line</li><li>At Last the iOS 18 is Out</li><li>Where's the Apple Intelligence?</li><li>Apple working on a cheaper Apple Vision headset, a second gen Apple Vision Pro, and smart glasses</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/applevis-partners-be-my-eyes-website-reopen-september-9-2024">AppleVis Partners with Be My Eyes; Website to Reopen September 9, 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog">iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, and New AirPods: Recap of Apple's "It's Glowtime" September Event</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/15/iphone-16-pro-demand-estimate/">iPhone 16 Pro Demand Has Been Lower Than Expected, Analyst Says</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/18/iphone-16-restored-wirelessly-another-iphone/">Bricked iPhone 16 Can Be Restored Wirelessly Using Another iPhone</a></li><li><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/11/iphone-se-4-due-in-early-2025-with-oled-and-apple-intelligence">iPhone SE 4 due in early 2025 with OLED and Apple Intelligence</a></li><li><a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/ios-18-ipados-18-accessibility-summary-voiceover-braille-issues-improvements">iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Accessibility: A Summary of VoiceOver and braille issues and improvements</a></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/13/apple-intelligence-features-timing/">Apple Intelligence Features Expected to Roll Out in This Order Between iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.4</a><a href="https://www.ilounge.com/news/new-siri-launch-2025-gurman-report">New Siri with Apple Intelligence to launch in 2025, says Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/08/apple-intelligence-features-costs/">Some Apple Intelligence features could cost up to $20/month, claim analysts</a></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/11/paid-apple-intelligence-features/">Paid Apple Intelligence features are likely at least 3 years away</a></li><li><a href="https://appleworld.today/2024/08/gurman-apple-working-on-a-cheaper-apple-vision-headset-a-second-gen-apple-vision-pro-and-smart-glasses/">Apple working on a cheaper Apple Vision headset, a second gen Apple Vision Pro, and smart glasses</a></li><li><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/25/1920231/ray-ban-smart-glasses-updated-with-real-time-ai-video-reminders-and-qr-code-scanning/">Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Updated With Real-Time AI Video, Reminders, and QR Code Scanning</a></li><li><a href="https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/07/29/apple-tv-plus-ads-united-kingdom-ratings-agency-rumor/">Looks like Apple is developing a full-fledged advertising tier for Apple TV+</a></li></ul><p>If you have feedback or questions for the Apple Crunch team, you can reach them at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276">Aiko,</a> an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for September 2024.…</p>

<p>In this podcast, Thomas Domville reviews and demonstrates the Voices feature, which allows you to customize multiple VoiceOver voices to suit your needs. You can quickly access these voices using the Rotor Actions or the VoiceOver Quick Settings.</p><p>How to Add VoiceOver Voices to the Voices Feature on iOS</p><ol><li>Open Settings: Start by opening the Settings app with a double tap on your iOS device.</li><li>Go to Accessibility: Scroll down and double tap on "Accessibility."</li><li>Select VoiceOver: Under the Vision section, double tap on "VoiceOver."</li><li>Tap on Speech: In the VoiceOver settings, double tap on "Speech."</li><li>Add a New Voice: double Tap on "Add Rotor Voice..." to see a list of available voices.</li><li>Choose a Voice: Browse through the list and select the voice you want to add. You can swipe up on a voice to hear a sample.</li><li>Download the Voice: After selecting a voice, double tap "Download" to add it to your device.</li><li>Set Up Rotor Actions: Go back to the VoiceOver settings and double tap on "Rotor." Ensure that "Voices" is selected so you can quickly switch between voices using the Rotor.</li><li>Quick Settings Access: You can also access the new voices through the VoiceOver Quick Settings by two finger quadruple tap and selecting "Voice."</li></ol><p>Now, you can easily switch between your customized VoiceOver voices to enhance your accessibility experience on iOS 18.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as Anonymouse.</p><p>I'm going to be talking about a feature called Voices.</p><p>So as you know, we have our primary voice over voice that we use each and every day on our device.</p><p>Wouldn't it be great that you are able to access various voices more than just one voice over on the fly?</p><p>Yep, you can do that.</p><p>It lives right in your rotor, if that's where you would like it to be.</p><p>In my case, I have it in my rotor itself.</p><p>You can also put that in the voice over quick settings if you wish to.</p><p>And I'll be showing you how to add that to your rotor and quick setting if that's something you want to do.</p><p>But in my case, whenever I do a podcast, you probably always hear that I use Siri number 4 voice, in short is Noel.</p><p>And this is what I use when I do podcasting, but every so often I like to change things up and here's some other voice and that would be Tom and Hans.</p><p>So those are my top two voices.</p><p>And so in order to access it so quickly and easily, I place the voices in within my rotor.</p><p>So let me give you an example of what it sounds like and what it looks like.</p><p>So I'm going to access my rotor and I'm going to go to Voices.</p><p>Voices, Siri voice 4, default, selected.</p><p>So if I swipe up, Tom, primary voice.</p><p>I have the Tom primary voice.</p><p>Or if I could just swipe up again, Siri voice 4, default.</p><p>I'm back to Siri voice number 4.</p><p>So this is when I'm talking about how you are able to access voices so easily from your rotor or your quick settings, if that's what you choose to do.</p><p>So let me show you how I got that set up.</p><p>But before we can do anything, we need to add voices so you can…</p>

<p>In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to customize the lock screen on iOS, specifically how to remove the flashlight and camera buttons and replace them with other controls.</p><p>In addition to viewing the time, date, and notifications, the Lock Screen can be customized to remove or replace the camera and flashlight buttons with other controls, or show certain types of information at a glance, such as upcoming calendar events or current weather conditions. To customize the Lock Screen, perform a one-finger triple-tap on either the time or date, double-tap Customize, and then double-tap “Customize Lock Screen wallpaper.” From here, you can double-tap the Remove buttons for default controls, the “add quick action” button to select alternative controls, or the “Add widget” button to select a widget.</p><h3>transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hey, Apple Vissers, Tyler here with a quick tip for how to customize the lock screen on iOS.</p><p>By default, the iOS lock screen includes the time, date, any notifications received since the device was last used, and at least on devices without a home button, shortcuts to the flashlight and camera functions.</p><p>Over the years, the iOS lock screen has gradually become more customizable, with the ability to add widgets introduced with iOS 16 in 2022, and the ability to remove the camera and flashlight functions or replace them with other controls the user might find more useful introduced with iOS 18 in 2024.</p><p>If, like me, you don't find the camera or flashlight functions particularly useful, or at least not useful enough to where you would want them to be among the first things you see when you wake your iPhone, you can replace them with other things you might find more useful.</p><p>So for me, I replace them with a shortcut to the alarm and also a single action shortcut that I created to set a 20-minute timer.</p><p>So when I'm about to work out, I just take out my phone, wake it, unlock it, and double tap the workout timer button on the lock screen.</p><p>And when I want to set an alarm, I don't have to go into Control Center or open the clock app or use Siri anymore.</p><p>I just double tap the alarm button on the lock screen and I'm taken right there.</p><p>So to demonstrate this, I'm going to wake my iPhone now and I'm just going to explain so I don't have to explain while voiceover is talking and compete with that sound.</p><p>Once I unlock it, I'm going to triple tap either the time or the date.</p><p>Either one works.</p><p>You can triple tap or you can double tap and hold either one.</p><p>So I'm going to wake my iPhone now.</p><p>Do not disturb Friday 1 a.m. Okay, triple tap.</p><p>Astronomy wallpaper weather sunrise and sunset widget and clock next alarm widget button and illustration of red, blue and yellow rectangle.</p><p>Okay, so if I swipe left astronomy, that's the first element on the screen.</p><p>It's the current wallpaper I have.</p><p>You can have multiple.</p><p>So if you want to have different lock screens, like, for example, if you're working, you might want access to different types of information than if you're just on your own time.</p><p>If you want to link focuses, you can do that.</p><p>So if you have a work focus, you can have it…</p>

<p>In this episode, Tyler demonstrates some of VoiceOver's command customization capabilities on macOS.</p><p>If you find a particular VoiceOver command difficult to perform, or discover a function in the Commands menu that doesn’t have a default command, you can assign your own custom command to it. In addition, you can configure commands to open apps and run scripts, so you don’t have to locate them manually.</p><p>Commands can be configured by going to VoiceOver Utility > Commands, selecting the “Command set: user” radio button, and clicking “Custom commands edit.” For ease of navigation, you can choose the type of commands you want to view or change, such as numpad, trackpad, keyboard, etc from the "Filter commands" popup menu, or use the search field to locate a particular command.</p><p>In this dialog, commands can be presented in either column view, which organizes commands into categories like general, information, and navigation, or table view, which displays a list of all VoiceOver commands, including user-configured ones, which you can navigate with the up and down arrow keys. To add a command, in column view, locate the command, interact with the table of assignments, and specify your new one using the "Add input" popup menu. To add a command when in table view, click the Add button, interact with the table, and specify the input assignment from the popup menu labeled "None: edited." Then, press VO-Right-Arrow passed an empty cell to another popup menu, and choose the command you want your new input assignment to perform.</p><h3>transcript:</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.: Hey, Apple Vissers.</p><p>Tyler here.</p><p>With a demonstration and walkthrough of VoiceOver command customization on macOS.</p><p>Prior to macOS Sequoia, VoiceOver included several user configurable sets of commands, known as commanders, for the numpad, trackpad, keyboard, and quick nav.</p><p>With macOS Sequoia, these commanders have been consolidated into VoiceOver's broader command set, meaning in addition to the existing modifiers that you could use, like the option key for keyboard commander, you can also create your own command assignments using the VoiceOver modifier, which may be useful if you find a particular VoiceOver command difficult to perform, if you find a command in the commands menu, for example, that lacks a default assignment, or if you want to create a custom command to open an application.</p><p>So to demonstrate this, I'm going to open VoiceOver utility on my mac with VoF8.</p><p>Opening VoiceOver utility.</p><p>VoiceOver utility.</p><p>VoiceOver utility.</p><p>Window.</p><p>Utility categories.</p><p>C for commanders.</p><p>Commands.</p><p>Commands.</p><p>VRA.</p><p>VoiceOver modifier.</p><p>Control option or caps lock.</p><p>VoiceOver modifier.</p><p>VoiceOver modifier.</p><p>This is the setting that was located in the general category in prior versions of macOS, but options are the same.</p><p>Control option, caps lock, or control option, or caps lock, which is the default.</p><p>VRA.</p><p>Also control VoiceOver with.</p><p>Also control VoiceOver with.</p><p>Numpad.</p><p>Uncheck.</p><p>Checkbox.</p><p>Numpad, which was formerly known as Numpad Commander.</p><p>If you want to use, if you have a…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville gives us an overview of <a href="https://www.applevis.com/blog/whats-new-ios-18-accessibility-blind-deafblind-users">new accessibility features for blind, DeafBlind, and visually impaired users in iOS 18.</a> Topics covered include:</p><ul><li>Live Recognition Comes to the Rotor</li><li>Voices Rotor</li><li>Improvements to Audio Ducking</li><li>VoiceOver Tutorial</li><li>VoiceOver Startup Haptic Feedback</li><li>Delay Before Selection</li><li>New languages for Lithuanian and Kazak</li><li>Using Personal Voice with VoiceOver</li><li>Equalizer and Other New Customization Options for VoiceOver Voices</li><li>Voice Presets for Siri Voices</li><li>A New VoiceOver Gesture for Accessing Siri Text Input</li><li>Braille Screen Input Improvements</li><li>Motion Queues</li><li>New Sound Actions</li><li>Assistive Touch Improvements</li><li>Eye Tracking</li><li>New Background Sounds and Controls</li><li>Music Haptics</li><li>Live Speech Improvements</li><li>Voice Control Improvements</li><li>Vocal Shortcuts</li><li>Hover Typing</li><li>Car Play Improvements: Voice Control, Color Filters, and Sound Recognition</li><li>Magnifier Improvements: Assign Action Button to Magnifier Mode and New Reader Mode</li><li>Improvements to Accessing Reader Mode in Safari</li></ul><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>An Apple Vis Original What's new in iOS 18 for accessibility?</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Donville, also known as Anonymous, as like every year, a new iOS comes in play and Apple brings out new features for us to enjoy.</p><p>So with no exception, this year we got a slew of new features for voiceover users, braille users, and other accessibility features that you might find of interest.</p><p>There's a lot in here to pack, so let's go ahead and jump right into it and you can hear for yourself what is new in iOS 18 for accessibility.</p><p>Live recognition is now an option within your rotor if you include it.</p><p>To include it, you just go to your accessibility and head over to rotors and include the live recognition.</p><p>This allows you to access live recognition quickly and easily by simply going to your rotor.</p><p>Once enabled, we'll just head over to live recognition within our rotor, where you are able to select one or more of the various detections you would like to be enabled.</p><p>As you swipe down or up within the rotor, you get the various detection.</p><p>To enable a particular detection, just simply do one finger double tap, double tap again and that'll disable it.</p><p>If you dismiss the rotor and keep the detection on, it will now live in with your dynamic island towards the top of your device or you can dismiss it from there as well.</p><p>Apple has now enhanced the voice over voice option within rotors, which used to be called language.</p><p>This rotor allows you to access the various voices that you have defined within speech under accessibility, but that itself has completely been revamped, which you can find within the voice over in the accessibility.</p><p>Double tap on this now.</p><p>You now have two section in here, first is your primary voice, which can be in any language, doesn't have to be necessarily English and they can…</p>

<p>Join David Nason, Thomas Domville, Michael Hansen, and Tyler Stephen in this AppleVis Extra as they dive into the highlights of Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ Event.</p><h3>transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there and welcome to AppleViz Extra.</p><p>This is episode number 100.</p><p>My name is Dave Nason and this is a very exciting day guys.</p><p>We're back.</p><p>I'm joined by Thomas Domville, Tyler Stephen and Michael Hansen from the AppleViz team.</p><p>How are you guys?</p><p>I'm good.</p><p>I'm doing wonderful.</p><p>How are you Mr. Dave?</p><p>I am great.</p><p>It's an exciting day.</p><p>It's our first day back online.</p><p>Oh yeah, it's been a really, really exciting day and a big day for us and a big day for the community and love to share in just the outpour of support that we've seen on the website and people are back and it's a great day and it's also an Apple keynote day.</p><p>Yes, what timing we have, eh?</p><p>Well, it's ironic.</p><p>It's like we planned it on purpose.</p><p>Yes, so where again?</p><p>Every time what happens, I say I can't believe another year has gone by, but here we go. iPhone event again and some other stuff too.</p><p>It was an interesting event.</p><p>It opened actually with a video which had quite a lot of accessibility slash disability references in it.</p><p>I don't know if you guys noticed that, if you had the audio description on.</p><p>I did and that was very nice that they incorporate that, isn't it?</p><p>I mean, they always do like a million gazillion videos, but it just always seemed to be that first one.</p><p>That's always the most important one.</p><p>So putting accessibility in there was a nice touch.</p><p>Yeah, that was cool.</p><p>And then Tim came on stage or wherever he was outside somewhere.</p><p>He seemed to be shouting a lot at the start.</p><p>I don't know if anyone else noticed that, but yeah, he set the scene.</p><p>He mentioned Apple intelligence in pretty much his first sentence, I think.</p><p>So I think that kind of set the scene for the afternoon or for the morning.</p><p>Right.</p><p>It was almost like, you know how WWDC, we had this Christmas gift and we opened it.</p><p>It's like, oh, Apple intelligence.</p><p>We were so excited.</p><p>They just went ba ba ba ba ba ba ba all the way down.</p><p>I feel like today they just rewrapped the gift and we just reopened it because they just went through the whole same thing over again.</p><p>And you know, Google were accused of exactly the same thing at their Pixel event that they just re-advanced.</p><p>I thought I was hearing some familiar things.</p><p>They were talking about iOS 18 and all of a sudden I was like, wait a minute, this is not anything new.</p><p>I mean, okay, you want to re-advance.</p><p>Okay, that's kind of how you know you're getting to the end of the announcement of whatever the product is.</p><p>They start talking about the software.</p><p>They're refreshing you on what to expect.</p><p>Yeah, I think that's the thing about AI marketing is that when you're marketing that and it's so much of that is software based, you got to kind of beat the drums, the AI drums as much as you can.</p><p>Apple doesn't use the term, specific term…</p>

<p>In this AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville engage in a discussion with Bryan Bashin and Hans Jørgen Wiberg from Be My Eyes about the acquisition of AppleVis. They tackle the tough questions, explore how Be My Eyes came to acquire AppleVis, and share insights into the experiences of the AppleVis Editorial Team before and after the acquisition.</p><h3>Transcript</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello there and welcome to the AppleVis Extra podcast, the first AppleBiz Extra podcast of the new era.</p><p>We wondered if we would have another one and we do.</p><p>We are so excited.</p><p>My name is Dave Nason and I'm joined as so often by Thomas Domville , also known as Anonymous Thomas.</p><p>How are you my friends?</p><p>Oh boy, that's a loaded question to come in.</p><p>How am I doing?</p><p>Well, you know, I'm ecstatic, I'm excited.</p><p>Gosh, what a whirlwind of emotion and whiplash that we have all gone through, right?</p><p>It's been a roller coaster, I think it's fair to say over the last, it hasn't only been a month because it feels like about three years.</p><p>Right.</p><p>It does feel like it's been going on for years, that's how much impact this has had on us, hasn't it?</p><p>It really has.</p><p>So I suppose for those who kind of maybe aren't sure, what happens?</p><p>And you know, we don't need to go into the absolute weeds, but kind of what happened on a high level in terms of, you know, getting to a point where Appleviz appears to be shutting down.</p><p>You know, yeah, let's start from the beginning.</p><p>So everybody will be on the same level as we are because we have had a lot of questions, a lot of critiques and I understand because I completely understand, we were in the same boat with you guys.</p><p>So what happened, guys?</p><p>Let's back up all the way to July.</p><p>This is when it all came down, was July 3rd.</p><p>I remember that specifically, it's right the day before America's Independence Day.</p><p>And we woke up with a bombshell of a news from David and, you know, David mentioned in there, he has talked about the first or thought about it for several months and a lot of people have asked us, we had several months, how come you haven't done anything during that time and to be quite fair to the editorial team is that no, we had zero idea, we had no idea.</p><p>It was just like we woke up and this bombshell was set.</p><p>And I think I can say it was so dramatic.</p><p>I will say that first two days just was a blur because I was still trying to digest and process like what in God's name is that mean for all of us in the community and everything.</p><p>But of course, the most important thing out of this whole thing was that David has reached a limit that he spent so much of his personal life into.</p><p>And so it was so understandable.</p><p>I completely understand where he was coming from.</p><p>I completely understand why he made that decision and why we're trying to process all this.</p><p>We were trying to figure out as a team what to do.</p><p>We had a meeting that weekend that we talked about the team and the steps that we wanted to take.</p><p>And during that meeting, David Goodwin was with us and he was very ill at that time.</p><p>We had no idea…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville provides a detailed walkthrough of the ElevenLabs Reader for iOS. This versatile app transforms any text content into natural, expressive speech using advanced AI-generated voices. Perfect for articles, ePubs, PDFs, and more, it enables users to enjoy their favorite content on the go. With an extensive and ever-growing library of voices, the app offers a personalized listening experience tailored to any mood or occasion.</p><p>ElevenLabs Reader: AI Audio on the App Store<br><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elevenlabs-reader-ai-audio/id6479373050">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elevenlabs-reader-ai-audio/id6479373050</a></p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>I'm going to introduce you to an app called 11 Labs Reader, and it's spelled just as it sounds like.</p><p>So 11 Labs is one word, E-L-E-V-E-N-L-A-B-S, 11 Labs, space, reader.</p><p>This is an amazing app that you definitely want to check out if there's something that interests you, of course.</p><p>So I'm going to do a nice little review and walk through and show you a demonstration how to use 11 Labs Reader.</p><p>Now before I do that, 11 Labs should sound familiar for most of you out there.</p><p>If you haven't heard of 11 Labs, no problem.</p><p>11 Labs has been around for some time now, and what they're known for is being able to take any text and convert it into audio for you to listen.</p><p>It's incredible technology.</p><p>It sounds marvelous, and it's trying to do its best to sound as natural as possible.</p><p>And I personally think they're getting really close to that moment where we will be able to say, wow, this is definitely a hit on their hands.</p><p>And I think this app is no doubt going to be something that's going to be popular by some of you out there.</p><p>Now I have used other apps.</p><p>I won't mention those names.</p><p>They will take various files like text files or probably PDFs or EPUBs and try to read it out using whatever voice over voices that we have now.</p><p>And as you know, well, for myself, I'm not a big fan of those things.</p><p>And it's really kind of hard to read books or listen to articles with those voices, especially when I come back in a background where I'm not used to using older voices such as eloquence and such things like that.</p><p>It just sounds very unnatural, very robotic.</p><p>So I'm really more into more natural sounding speech.</p><p>So this is no doubt one of the big app that I definitely going to keep on my main home screen from now on.</p><p>Now it's saying that there are some quirks and issues with this app.</p><p>Yeah, for the most part, it is accessible and usable.</p><p>Now there are some things that if you need to do, it can be difficult.</p><p>So I won't be pointing that out.</p><p>But I'm hoping that there's definitely going to be some update to this app and to making things more efficient for voice over users.</p><p>Overall, I think this app definitely has potential and it definitely is going to be something I'm going to be using a lot.</p><p>So let's go ahead and…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville discusses the workings of the Emergency SOS feature on iOS. This feature is designed to be a swift and straightforward method for summoning assistance and notifying emergency contacts. Upon activation, it dials the nearest emergency service and transmits your whereabouts. For iPhone 14 models and newer, it’s capable of establishing a connection with satellite services in the absence of cellular or Wi-Fi signals. Following an emergency call, your device will automatically send a message to your designated emergency contacts providing them with your location, and will continue to update them should you move.</p><h3>transcript:</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>And this feature I'm going to be covering is something that I hope you will never have to use ever.</p><p>However, it is also one of those features that you should know about, know how to use it, and get prepared for it if you ever have to do that.</p><p>This feature is called the Emergency SOS.</p><p>Now, for those that have been using for iOS for some time, you might be surprised how things have changed within that settings for Emergency SOS.</p><p>So this is probably a good time for you to go back and look into it and make sure all the settings are set the way you want it when you need it.</p><p>So let's dive into Emergency SOS, show you what the feature looks like, see what kind of setups you can, and settings that you can tweak, and then on top of that, knowing how to use it.</p><p>There's quite a few things in here, so let's go ahead and dive into the Settings app here.</p><p>Settings, double tap to open.</p><p>So we're gonna do just that, one finger, double tap to open up Settings.</p><p>Settings.</p><p>And then from here, just swipe to the right until you get to Emergency SOS.</p><p>Emergency SOS, button.</p><p>And we have arrived here.</p><p>So let's go ahead and open this up with one finger, double tap.</p><p>Settings, back, Settings, back button.</p><p>And now the focus is going to be at the top left-hand corner where you have your back button that takes you back to the settings.</p><p>Let me go right here a few times, and we'll get to our first little item that you are able to initiate Emergency SOS manually.</p><p>So there are two options to do this manually, and then I'll show you a couple of other options that can be done by automatic and when those would occur.</p><p>So as I swipe to the right.</p><p>Emergency SOS, heading.</p><p>Animated image depicting the buttons on the iPhone required to call emergency services.</p><p>Image, press and hold the side button and either volume button to make an emergency call.</p><p>In certain regions, you may need to specify an emergency service to dial.</p><p>Auto call requires a SIM card.</p><p>Call with hold and release.</p><p>Switch button on, double tap to toggle setting.</p><p>If you continuously hold the side button and either volume button, a countdown begins and an alarm sounds.</p><p>After the countdown, if you release the buttons, iPhone will call emergency services.</p><p>So here's our first option, and this should be set on.</p><p>If it's not, this is something you…</p>

<p>In the latest AppleVis Extra, hosts Dave Nason and Thomas Domville convene to share their insights on the highlights from Apple’s WWDC 2024 Keynote.</p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Hello there and welcome to AppleVis Extra number 98.</p><p>My name is Dave Nason.</p><p>Because it is June we are talking, of course, about WWDC and because it is AppleViz I am talking, of course, to Thomas Domville.</p><p>How are you today, Tom?</p><p>Hey, I'm pretty good.</p><p>Boy, was that a show or what?</p><p>It was.</p><p>Nearly two hours that went on and, yeah, it was probably the most anticipated WWDC I can remember in a long time.</p><p>Like everybody was waiting for this one, waiting for the announcement.</p><p>So before we get into the nitty-gritty, did it meet those expectations for you?</p><p>Definitely.</p><p>I had a check box of all the things I wanted to hear and it definitely checked all the tick box that I wanted to see and hear.</p><p>So I was very happy with the results.</p><p>And I know there were some disappointments out there as well, but that's what we'll be talking about.</p><p>Yeah, for sure.</p><p>And it's funny, we've had a few of these announcements in recent months from all the companies, you know, Google had IO, Microsoft had events, OpenAI had an event, and they've all, you know, Google especially and so on.</p><p>They've shorn the words AI or the letters AI into every sentence of the entire thing it seemed, whereas Apple, it was kind of, it must have been nearly an hour before they set the term, though I thought that was interesting.</p><p>So we might take the same approach to them and we will kick off with the regular updates, you might call them, to iOS and Vision OS and Mac OS and so on.</p><p>And then we can have a chat through the so-called AI.</p><p>That sounds great.</p><p>I think that'd be perfect.</p><p>So they did kick off with Vision OS and I don't think we need to.</p><p>Why not, man?</p><p>You know, it is kind of odd that, you know, it's only been four months since they released it and they actually have a Vision OS 2 that comes out.</p><p>I'm thinking, wow, this is kind of, not only that, but it really didn't feel like it was a 2.</p><p>I mean, it was like one big thing and that was it.</p><p>I was kind of really disappointed.</p><p>I mean, yeah, granted that 3D photos sounds cool now, but definitely not for anything for us.</p><p>No, no.</p><p>And laserhertz, you know, Marcus Brownlee, you know, he said, it's more, felt like more of a 1.2 than a 2.</p><p>Exactly.</p><p>It was like a 1.2.</p><p>It was like a 1.5 update.</p><p>That was it.</p><p>But I guess what they're doing there is they're getting it onto their summer cycle.</p><p>That's all that really is.</p><p>So next year, it'll be 3 and, you know, go from there, I guess.</p><p>So it makes sense.</p><p>But what it included was, yeah, you can turn any photo into a 3D experience or whatever the correct terminology is and some new gestures.</p><p>But from an accessibility point of view, we're not aware of anything really.</p><p>You know, it's still a product that is very limited in terms of availability and, you know, what it can…</p>

<p>In her latest podcast episode, Ida Grace takes listeners on a guided tour of the Disney+ app for iOS devices. Disney+ stands out as a premier streaming platform, boasting an extensive collection of films, television series, and unique content from iconic brands such as Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. It caters to a diverse audience by offering everything from the newest hits to beloved classics. The service is enhanced with high-definition features like 4K UHD and HDR, comprehensive parental controls, and the convenience of multi-screen viewing. Available across multiple devices, Disney+ provides subscribers with a subscription model that includes access to exclusive original content and the latest releases.</p><p>Disney+ on the App Store<br><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disney/id1446075923">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disney/id1446075923</a></p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Hello AppleVis and Happy Pride Month!</p><p>Today I'm going to be demonstrating the Disney Plus app and how to use the Disney Plus app.</p><p>So we are going to talk about how to navigate the Disney Plus app, how to find things that you want to watch, how to browse through the different categories on the website, or I mean the app, sorry, and I am also going to show you where you can go to turn audio description on or off, and I'm showing you this because it's not the easiest thing in the world to find, unfortunately, so I am going to show you where to go to find that.</p><p>So the first step, the first thing we need to do if we're going to use an app is open it.</p><p>So, there's the Disney Plus app.</p><p>We're going to open it.</p><p>Now I will not be able to show you how to add an account.</p><p>I'll show you where to go to add one a little bit later, but I will not be able to show you how to actually add an account because our account is already on here.</p><p>Now our account has several profiles, so anybody who's logged into a specific account can access any profile on this account.</p><p>So one of the options, add profile button, is you can add a profile to this account, and to do that you can add avatars, you put your name, the typical profile info, except it doesn't ask you for personal info for this app, but I am going to swipe until I find my profile and double tap on that one.</p><p>Like I said, you can actually access any profile on any given account because I've accessed my sister's profile before, but today we're gonna access mine.</p><p>So, access Ida Grace's profile.</p><p>Ida Grace, who is that?</p><p>Anyway, we're gonna double tap here.</p><p>Select Disney Plus heading.</p><p>Okay, now the first thing that you get of course is the Disney Plus heading.</p><p>Featured carousel, adjustable.</p><p>Okay, this thing, swipe up or down with one finger to adjust the value.</p><p>This is like the Acolyte, Disney, Big City Greens, the movie, Doctor Who, Disney, for the first time in forever, the Jim Henson idea man, Disney Junior, Ariel, Mermaid Tales, Inside Out, prepare for Inside Out 2, only in theaters June 14th.</p><p>Select for details on this title.</p><p>Yeah, so this little featured carousel, swipe up or down slider thingy…</p>

<p>In this episode, Kushal Solanki revisits NaadSadhana for iOS. This Apple Design Award-winning app is a comprehensive musical companion that offers a suite of features for both practice and performance. Musicians can hone their skills with Note and Ear Workouts, and explore a multi-octave keyboard and various essential instruments for free. The app allows users to perform alongside a Live Orchestra, featuring an extensive collection of 27 instruments, 262 Ragas, and 54 Taals across 10 Styles/Genres. Additionally, users can create professional-quality audio and video recordings with automatic mixing and microphone enhancements. The app’s rich instrument library includes the Tanpura, Surpeti, Metronome, Swarmandal, and more, catering to a wide range of musical tastes and styles. With features like Note and Beat guidance, Karaoke with pitch shifting, In-Ear Monitoring, and iCloud sync, the app is designed to be an all-in-one solution for music creation and practice, making it easier for artists to share their work and manage their repertoire.</p><p>Note: The free and paid subscription versions of the NaadSadhana iOS app are:<br> Free Version<br> Provides access to basic features like note and ear workouts, pitch detection, multi-octave keyboard, and essential instruments like tanpura, metronome, and swarmandal. Allows practicing with a limited set of instruments and ragas.</p><p>Paid Subscription (NaadSadhana Pro)<br> Unlocks the full "Live Orchestra" feature with 27 instruments across 10 world music styles, 262 ragas, 54+ taals/rhythms. Enables creating audio and video recordings that are automatically mixed, with microphone enhancements. Provides additional features like note/beat guidance, song presets with lyrics and tuning, karaoke mode with pitch shifting and looping, in-ear monitoring with reverb and EQ, iCloud sync for songs/playlists, and smart song suggestions.</p><p>The subscription is available as monthly ($4.99), quarterly ($12.49), or annual ($39.99) plans.</p><p>So in essence, the free version is focused on practice tools, while the paid subscription unlocks the full performance capabilities with the virtual orchestra, multi-track recording studio, and additional utilities for serious musicians and learners.</p><p>NaadSadhana on the App Store<br><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/naadsadhana/id1348181386">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/naadsadhana/id1348181386</a></p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Good day AppleVis, and today on this podcast I'll be demonstrating the NAD Sadhana app.</p><p>Now I did do a podcast on this in 2021.</p><p>So today is going to be about revisiting the app, because since my podcast in 2021, the app has undergone major changes when it comes to accessibility, like when it comes to features as well as accessibility improvements, simply user interface and all that great stuff.</p><p>And the developers really committed when it comes to accessibility, which is really great to see.</p><p>And what this app basically does, it basically listens to you and according to your singing, it will improvise.</p><p>The app is primarily based for Indian classical musicians, but the cool thing is that it also has styles for Western music as well.</p><p>And so you can say it's not…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to delete your entire iPhone call history or a specific call.</p><p>There are several reasons why individuals might choose to delete their iPhone call history or specific call log entries. One common reason is to ensure privacy by removing records of personal or sensitive calls that they wish to keep confidential, especially from others who may have access to their phone. Additionally, deleting old or irrelevant call logs helps maintain an organized call history, making it easier to find important calls and reducing clutter. Sometimes, to prevent misunderstandings or confusion, one might delete a call log entry related to an accidental dial or a call received from a specific number. Furthermore, while call logs take up minimal storage space, clearing them can help free up a small amount of storage on the iPhone, which is particularly useful if there is an extensive call history accumulated over time.</p><p>To delete your entire call history on iOS, follow these steps:</p><p>Open the Phone app.<br> Double-tap on the “Recents” tab.<br> Double-tap on the “Edit” button near the upper left corner, and choose "select" from the resulting menu.<br> Select “Clear” to remove all call logs.</p><p>To delete a specific call log entry:</p><p>Navigate to the Recents tab.<br> Select the call you wish to delete.<br> Swipe down to reveal the “Delete” option and double tap it.</p><p>Please note that deleting call history is irreversible, and the deleted call log entries cannot be restored unless you have a backup made prior to the deletion. Therefore, it’s important to be cautious and only delete call log entries that you are sure you no longer need or that you prefer to keep confidential. </p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville.</p><p>Also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>I'm going to show you how you can delete your iPhone call history or just specific calls in general.</p><p>So why does this pertain to you or to me, whatever that might be, there might be a number of reasons why you want to do that.</p><p>But first, let me go ahead and open up my phone app here so I can show you what I'm talking about in terms of what is call history.</p><p>Phone double tap to open within your phone.</p><p>Let's go ahead and double tap this so I can show you what is in the phone app as well.</p><p>Phone and let's go to the bottom right hand corner of the screen here.</p><p>Tab bar favorites.</p><p>Tap one of five is your favorite, which is the first one of the tab on the far left bottom left.</p><p>Now the next one next to this and to the right of this as you swipe to the right selected recents tab to a five is your recent tab.</p><p>Now if you double tap that as you hear there is already selected.</p><p>So if yours is not selected, go ahead and do one finger double tap on that.</p><p>Now let's go to the top of the screen here and I'm going to show you what's involved in this particular recent area.</p><p>Edit button.</p><p>As we swipe to the right and analyze and what's on the screen itself, the edit buttons always at the top left hand corner there as you swipe to the right.</p><p>Selected all button.…</p>

<p>In this episode of his podcast, Kushal Solanki showcases the “Red Riding Hood” app from the Twisted Tales series, designed for iOS. This app reinvents the traditional storytelling method by providing a pick-a-path adventure, making reading a dynamic and captivating activity for kids.</p><p>Here’s what sets this app apart:</p><ul><li>Choose Your Own Adventure: Users can steer the narrative, resulting in various possible finales.</li><li>Interactive Storytelling: The tale springs to life with expert voiceovers, atmospheric music, and sound effects.</li><li>Educational & Fun: As children delve into the story, they simultaneously enhance their literacy and critical thinking skills.</li><li>Accessibility: Features are included to cater to the visually impaired and blind, broadening its reach.</li><li>Parental Controls: An integrated parental lock feature guarantees a secure environment for children to explore the app.</li><li>This app stands out by being free to download, with optional in-app purchases such as accessing the Big Bad Wolf’s viewpoint. It requires iOS 9.4 or later¹ and offers a contemporary take on the beloved fable, positioning children as the central characters and delivering an innovative and interactive reading journey.</li></ul><p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/red-riding-hood/id1281845225">Red Riding Hood on the App Store</a></p><h3>transcription:</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Good day AppleVis, and today on this podcast, I'll be demonstrating a game.</p><p>Now, I'm sure we've read Little Red Riding Hood, the book, right?</p><p>You know, where the big bad wolf eats grandma and, you know, all that.</p><p>Now, this game comes.</p><p>It's an audio game, so it comes with a twist.</p><p>So basically, you can pick your own path.</p><p>Basically, like, you know, let's say, you know, what happened?</p><p>What would happen if the wolf didn't eat grandma, for example, or whatnot?</p><p>So you've got that choice.</p><p>It's that's what's called twisted tails.</p><p>So.</p><p>Yeah, without further ado, it's developed by the way, it's developed by a company called Sona in New Zealand and in collaboration with the Blind Foundation of Australia, Blind Foundation, Blind Foundation of New Zealand.</p><p>So without further ado, we will get straight into the demo.</p><p>Now, I will say this.</p><p>You have to use in order to use the app, you have to use direct touch.</p><p>Also, some parts, like when you're scrolling through the screen, voiceover does seem to cut off like it, you know, does seem to cut words.</p><p>So if you do notice that, you know, yes, it's it's probably a app bug.</p><p>But, yeah, without further ado, we will get straight into the demo.</p><p>Speech setting, wallet, prime video, red writing hood.</p><p>So I've got red writing hood here.</p><p>So I will double tap on double tap to open the app.</p><p>Red writing hood, direct touch area foundation, use the rotor to enable direct touch for this app.</p><p>So now interactive, twisted tails, red writing hood.</p><p>So that's kind of the opening thing.</p><p>Button double tap to select.</p><p>So we will go through the screen just to kind of give you a bit of an idea.</p><p>So this is the what all the what elements are…</p>

<p>In this episode, Mark Sarch provides a follow-up to his previous <a href="https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/review-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses">introduction of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.</a> He demonstrates several new features including music integration with Apple Music and Spotify, multilingual support for messaging services like WhatsApp, the new Meta AI visual assistance capabilities, and hands-free video calling with WhatsApp and Messenger.</p><p>Mark walks through enabling music services in the MetaView app and using voice commands to control playback. He shows how to send multilingual WhatsApp messages by voice. For the Meta AI visual assistance, Mark showcases its ability to describe objects, read text, identify colors, and more - highlighting its limitations as a mainstream device not optimized for comprehensive document reading.</p><p>He compares the Meta AI's output to a live video call demonstration with a human assistant reading details from a business card. Mark also explains the process for hands-free video calling on WhatsApp and Messenger by using the capture button and touchpad.</p><p>While not a dedicated assistive device, Mark highlights some potentially useful features for visual assistance and hands-free operation.</p><h3>transcription:</h3><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello everybody, my name is Mark and I'm back once again to talk about Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses latest feature available only for US and Canada.</p><p>If you haven't heard before about this pair of smart glasses, I highly recommend listening to the episode I made, review of Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, where I talk about unboxing, hardware description and basic tasks that you can do with the voice assistant.</p><p>In this episode, I will show 4 of the latest features available for hardware, V4.0, music integration, multilingual support for messenger services, Meta AI available for US and Canada only, and WhatsApp and Facebook messenger video call.</p><p>Let's talk first about music integration.</p><p>Now, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses support Apple Music and Spotify completely hands-free.</p><p>To do this, you have to activate Apple Music or Spotify directly from the MetaView app.</p><p>I will show you how to do it.</p><p>MetaView Open MetaView MetaView From the bottom you have a few tabs, click on settings, and then from here you have to see Apple Music Button Spotify Button If you listen to my voice not too loud, it's because I have placed the microphone really close to my ear, where you will be able to listen to the music completely hands-free.</p><p>Using only your voice, where you can request commands as resume the music, change to the next song, change to the previous song, and also pause.</p><p>Just you have to say the magic phrase and it will sound like this.</p><p>Hey Meta, resume music.</p><p>Hey Meta, next.</p><p>Hey Meta, previous.</p><p>Hey Meta, pause.</p><p>Great, I think you get some idea how this thing works.</p><p>Now, I'm going to show you something, but in order to do this request, you have to place the finger on the touchpad.</p><p>It's to change to the next radio station.</p><p>Press and hold using one finger on the touchpad for two seconds, will change to the next radio station.</p><p>Resuming, this is…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville delves into the seamless sharing of content from your iPhone screen via iMessage, thanks to Siri’s enhanced capabilities. Apple has equipped Siri with on-device processing, offline support, and advanced contextual awareness, which facilitates a smooth “Share This” feature.</p><p>Here’s the process:</p><p>When you’re in any supported application, such as Safari, Apple Music, or Photos, you can initiate sharing by saying, “Hey Siri, share this with [contact name].” Siri will grasp the context and ask for confirmation to share the particular content. Afterward, you have the option to append a personalized message before sending it off.</p><p>Should the content be unsharable directly, like a weather forecast, Siri cleverly captures a screenshot to share instead.</p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville also known as AnonyMouseSo I am in a situation where I do a lot of messaging throughout the day So you probably are in a similar boat So you probably have text message to your friends or family and co-workers and whatnot And if you are like myself, I send a lot of links to various things that could be photos web Weather things like that, right and but the problem I have with that is that it's pretty tedious And I'll show you what I mean in a moment But the point is I have a feature or a advice for those that do this often Something that might streamline your texting with a link more efficiently and faster So let me show you what I'm talking about.</p><p>So let's just say I let's go to my Safari app here, for example Safari double tap to open.</p><p>So I'm gonna do that.</p><p>So let's just say I have something in Safari that I want to share with someone Safari we'll go to the top here so I can show you what I'm sharing here Skip to content in page link critically endangered attacks born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge So this is a great article.</p><p>I wanted to send it to a friend of mine And there's a Disney News, of course, and this talks about a new baby that was born at the Animal Kingdom Lodge Anyway, the point is say I want to share this article with my friends So typically what I have to do is I have to go to the bottom right to find my tabs first toolbar tabs button double tap and hold for more tab options Now I have to swipe to the left until I find the share button show bookmarks button share button Now I have to double tap on that critically endangered attacks critically endangered attacks born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge WDW news today.</p><p>Now I have to swipe to the right until I get some messages WDWNT.com options button close button airdrop button messages button double tap that New message and now I'm gonna swipe to right until I find the to edit box cancel button to text field is editing word mode insertion point at start double tap that Insertion point at end and now I've got to put in the first couple initials that the person I want to send it to So I created this just for this podcast.</p><p>I'm going to send it to Mickey Mouse I'm gonna find the letter M and no M M now gonna go back to the top here new message And now can I swipe to the right until I…</p>

<p>In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates a handy feature in the Mail app on your iPhone: Block Sender. Block Sender is a feature in the Mail app that allows you to prevent emails from specific senders from reaching your inbox. Once you block a sender, their emails will either be automatically deleted or sent to your Trash folder, depending on your settings.</p><p>There are many reasons why you might want to block senders such as:</p><p>Spam: This is the most common reason. Block those unwanted marketing emails and get your inbox back under control.<br> Unsubscribe Nightmare: Tried unsubscribing but the emails keep coming? Blocking is a more forceful solution.<br> Unwanted Contacts: Maybe you have an ex or someone you no longer want to hear from. Blocking cuts off email communication.</p><p>How to Block Senders in Mail (iOS):</p><p>Find the Mail app and locate an email from the sender you want to block.<br> Swipe down to the More option and double tap to bring up a menu.<br> Locate the Block Sender option and double tap it.</p><p>Bonus Tip!</p><p>You can also manage your blocked senders list in the Settings app:</p><p>Go to Settings > Mail.<br> Double tap on "Blocked".<br> Here you can see a list of all your blocked senders and even unblock them if you need to.</p><p>transcription:<br> Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. </p><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p>My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse.</p><p>In this podcast, I'm going to introduce you to a feature called Block Sender that you can find within your mail app for iOS.</p><p>Now, I will admit in recent years, some of the mail services that I use have done a great job.</p><p>Definitely a huge improvement over many years ago when we used to get tons of spams and unwanted emails, right?</p><p>Things have gotten a lot better.</p><p>You don't get as nearly as much as you used to, but there's still a few that kind of slides in and you find those in within your spam folder and et cetera.</p><p>Sometimes they don't even make it to the spam folder.</p><p>Comes right into your inbox.</p><p>I'm going to show you how to block a sender.</p><p>Now, obviously there are many different scenarios why you would want a blocks of sender.</p><p>Perhaps it is a spam or an unwanted mail or perhaps it is unwanted mail, but from somebody that you know that just persistently send you an email and there's you just want those particular emails go directly to the trash can.</p><p>All right, let's just do that.</p><p>I'm going to go to my mail app here.</p><p>I have one particular mail that I would like to place on a block sender and I will show you how to do that and why I'm doing it for this particular mail.</p><p>Mail.</p><p>No one read emails.</p><p>Double tap to open.</p><p>So I'm going to do that.</p><p>One finger double tap to open up my mail app here.</p><p>Mail.</p><p>Search.</p><p>Search field.</p><p>Double tap to edit.</p><p>Now let's go to the particular mail that I was talking about in question that I like to block.</p><p>I'm going to go to the right here.</p><p>Dictate button.</p><p>Double tap to start dictation.</p><p>Double tap with two fingers when finished.</p><p>Sam's club.</p><p>See what'…</p>

<p>In this delightful episode, Ida Grace revisits Baby Adopter Dress Up for iOS. This charming game combines babysitting, fashion costume dress-up, and nursery care for those who adore looking after little ones.</p><p>As a player, you have the opportunity to adopt and nurture a cute son or daughter. You can dress up, feed, care for, and acquire various costumes, shoes, and hats for your baby. Keep in mind that certain costumes become available as your baby grows. Some game features include:</p><ul><li>Game Locations: Venture into different interior rooms and external settings, including the Summer Beach and Winter House.</li><li>Growth: Your baby will mature after 20 days, unlocking additional costume options. Dress your little one in playful outfits and share their adorable looks on social media.</li><li>Karma: Reflects your overall gameplay progress and experience.</li></ul><p>Embrace the joy of tending to your virtual baby and creating charming outfits! 🍼👶</p><p>Baby Adopter Dress Up on the App Store <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/baby-adopter-dress-up/id875064928">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/baby-adopter-dress-up/id875064928</a></p><p>transcription:</p><p>Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.</p><p>Hello AppleViz.</p><p>This is Ida Grace and I am here today with a podcast on the baby adopter dress up app.</p><p>I want to go through a couple of quick disclaimers before I start.</p><p>First of all, I want to say that I did a podcast for this app years ago.</p><p>However, it was called Milky Baby at the time and now it is baby adopter dress up and my podcast for that is no longer available on AppleViz at least as far as I've been able to tell.</p><p>417 PM.</p><p>Ah, I wanted to tell you a disclaimer about the voice I'm using too, but the app has gone through a couple of changes anyway, so I was given the green light to go ahead and make a new podcast.</p><p>And the second disclaimer is involving the voice I am using.</p><p>I am using American Siri voice 5 because it is pride season and if you all were able to read the article that Apple put out, this voice was recorded by somebody in the LGBT community.</p><p>So I thought with pride month approaching fast, I would keep this voice on through pride season.</p><p>However, as you'll notice as I demonstrate this app, it does have some delays.</p><p>There is a little bit of delay between voiceover speech and voiceover sound.</p><p>So you will notice that comma 418 PM and it is 418 PM.</p><p>I am on the clock widget right now.</p><p>So the first thing I want to let you know is when you first open the baby adopter dress up app, it's going to ask you if you want the app to send you notifications.</p><p>I always turn that on, but all they do is notify you every 24 hours if you forget to feed the baby.</p><p>So if you don't want the notifications turned on, you don't have to do it.</p><p>Just know that if you're using this on an iPad like I am, the baby will cry and you won't get a vibration.</p><p>You'll just get because iPads don't have haptics.</p><p>So you're just going to get the baby crying if you forget to feed the baby in 24 hours.</p><p>I'm also using iPadOS 16 because the Siri voices do not auto delete for voiceover as they do in iOS 17.</p><p>They seem to be…</p>