Registered blind assistive tech geek, trainer, speaker & photographer. Apple user. Volunteer for @VistaLeicester. Challenging preconceptions about disability.
Loughborough, U.K.
Joined April 2011
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If Apple releases Siri AI with iOS 27.0, I have much work to do on blindios.uk. So many multi-step VoiceOver tasks can be done with Siri, forwarding a message, adding an incoming call number to a contact & much more. First, updating after Wednesday's announcements.
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Setting up Meta-brandede glasses on iPhone with Voiceover? The list that appears when you tap Add Device has no Meta glasses item, but it does have an item spoken as Modello. The text on screen is Meta Glasses. I've reported this to Meta. For now use Modello for Adventurer, etc.
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Set up first smart phone & Meta AI glasses for visually impaired 90 yr old yesterday. Plan is she ignores the phone for now & just uses the glasses. All good so far. Hardest for her was learning to slide the glasses in under the clip in the new Meta case. Always the unexpected.
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I've advised a visually impaired 90 year old keen to sample modern tech to buy iPhone 16e & Meta AI glasses so she can begin to use the glasses to help with letters & other stuff through the door & make phone calls. For now, she'll ignore the phone. Setting up soon. Can't wait😎
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iOS 27 beta 2 seems to have restored a stable Bluetooth connection to my Rayban meta AI glasses. I’ll wait a day or two before I close the feedback, though. I didn’t realise how much I valued them until they became useless with the first iOS 27 beta.
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Finding first beta of new Siri very erratic on email requests. Asking to delete has resulted in marking as junk, archiving and once, deleting! Just one example. I've abandoned feedback on Siri until next beta in hope it's a bit more consistent.
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Many blind iPhone users rely on dictation & often find it frustrating. I'd expected #iOS27 to improve dictation on all iPhones supporting Apple Intelligence but without the dictation boost available only on iPhones 17Pro & presumably 18 Pro dictation may be as in iOS26. Hope not.
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If you're frustrated by unreliable dictation on Apple devices note that Apple promised improved on-device dictation on its "most capable devices" in #iOS27. Presumably iOS27 dictation will improve on all devices with Apple Intelligence but be even better on most capable devices.
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I asked Gemini and it told me that the iPhones that will support the best dictation and configurable Siri voice are iPhone 17 Pro and Max and iPhone Air. Haven't attempted to verify that.
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Thinking of buying an iPhone 16e, which is great for blind users? Wait. iPhone 17e is likely very imminent & will sell at the current 16e price & 16e prices will then drop. 17e has new processor & supports MagSafe. New iPads also expected soon. Details at:blindios.uk/selecting-an-iph…
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Thinking of buying an iPhone 16e, which is great for blind users.? Wait. iPhone 17e is likely imminent & will sell at the current 16e price & 16e prices will then drop. 17e has new processor & supports MagSafe. A new iPad also expected soon. Details at: blindios.uk/selecting-an-iph…
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I mentioned Apple's new AirTags at a meeting & was surprised several people weren't aware of these trackers which can be fantastically helpful for VI people. For those who don't know here's a link to my page on AirTags with a note about alternatives. blindios.uk/useful-apps/airt…
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A low vision iPad user asked if windows can be resized & moved using VoiceOver because they couldn't easily find the drag handles with their vision. I couldn't find documentation but found this by experiment. Do you know alternatives? blindios.uk/can-i-resize-and…
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VoiceOver iPhone users, do you know there's a setting which lets you switch a phone call automatically between the earpiece & hands-free over the speaker just by moving the phone away from your ear? It's great when dealing with numeric phone menu systems. blindios.uk/faq/how-to-switc…
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It happened again. Someone rushed out to their local phone shop & bought a new iPhone without getting advice first. Phone shops aren't the best sources of advice for blind folk. Please talk first with someone who knows about accessibility. Here's my take: blindios.uk/selecting-an-iph…
Apple released iOS and iPadOS 26.1 last night. If you haven't already updated to version 26, this is a good point to update but there are lots of small changes that can initially confuse blind or low vision users. blindios.uk/faq/ios-26-tips-…
I'm updating blindios.uk for iOS 26. I didn't realise just how many small changes there are that affect VoiceOver. Nothing too awful but several tasks work a bit differently. I adapted automatically but those who follow familiar recipes may have some initial problems.
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