Next week Apple will launch the iPhone 7 and with it the overhauled iOS 10.
But not every iPhone, iPad and iPod touch will get an upgrade to iOS
10, and Apple has just admitted the final version of iOS 9 has been left
with a nasty surprise…
‘Great Features’ and ‘Nasty Surprises’ are my regular columns investigating operating system updates for the best features / biggest problems hidden behind the headlines
So what happened?
In short Apple has decided to leave iOS 9 with an unfixed bug that is of minor inconvenience to many users, but which causes serious problems for the visually impaired. The bug means use of VoiceOver corrupts voice dictation causing words to be repeated and jumbled. It is particularly bad in the Notification Center when quick replying to messages.
Having been contacted by a number of visually impaired users, they explained that the only workaround is hugely impractical. They have to turn off VoiceOver (which removes all audio navigational aids) turn on dictation, speak, turn off dictation (all without guidance) then turn VoiceOver back on. For the visually impaired VoiceOver is essential, but so too is voice dictation.
‘Great Features’ and ‘Nasty Surprises’ are my regular columns investigating operating system updates for the best features / biggest problems hidden behind the headlines
So what happened?
In short Apple has decided to leave iOS 9 with an unfixed bug that is of minor inconvenience to many users, but which causes serious problems for the visually impaired. The bug means use of VoiceOver corrupts voice dictation causing words to be repeated and jumbled. It is particularly bad in the Notification Center when quick replying to messages.
Having been contacted by a number of visually impaired users, they explained that the only workaround is hugely impractical. They have to turn off VoiceOver (which removes all audio navigational aids) turn on dictation, speak, turn off dictation (all without guidance) then turn VoiceOver back on. For the visually impaired VoiceOver is essential, but so too is voice dictation.
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