So are we not able to mention people in our facebook statuses anymore since the last few facebook updates? I start typing in a name and nothing happens. I can mention them in my comments though but not in the status itself.
I assume when you want to mention a friend you put the At sign in front of their name and then leave the text input area to search for the appropriate name higher up on the screen? That is what I do and it still works for me.
As already discussed over at Facebookâs Entry in the directory, as of the latest app update mentioning friends in newly created posts is kind of broken for VoiceOver users in some cases.
Visually, it still does seem to work: You type in the @ sign, add some letters and names will appear.
However, VoiceOver does not seem to recognize them anymore.
User Chris R (I hope I quote his name correctly) pointed out that there is some kind of work around.
Basically, after the @ sign and typing letters (make sure you type enough of them), you can make facebook select / mention the first suggested name by clicking on the first item in the âMessage Backgroundâ options.
I hope, this made it clear. If not, check out the page in the App Directory, where you will find his original post.
Itâs on the (currently) very last page of comments. Starts at #360 or similar. But I also noticed that you found it meanwhile, as you wrote a comment there yourself.
And no, you usually donât type a space after the @ Sign.
So if you want to mention Sarah, you type
@Sarah
1) go to https://www.facebook.com/accessibility/
2) Browse the page and look for a button named âContact Usâ, âGet in touchâ or similar. Click it.
3) Fill out the form. It does have quite a few questions, but youâll manage.
4) When done, hit SEND at the bottom.
Thanks for doing this. I believe the more people report it to them the better...
From what I observe, Facebook does care about accessibility. Though it does not always treat it as their top priority.
But yes, bugs reported to the Accessibility Team have been known to get fixed eventually. I just donât know how long itâll take..
Using Safari on an iPhone, the process is pretty ok to do.
Using my computer and posting on the main site https://www.facebook.com felt more challenging to me.
But the computer version has the advantage that I could not only tag friends, but also Facebook Pages - something which, whatever I tried, I could just not achieve either in the IOS App nor on mobile Safari.
Comments
RE: Mentioning Friends
I assume when you want to mention a friend you put the At sign in front of their name and then leave the text input area to search for the appropriate name higher up on the screen? That is what I do and it still works for me.
Good luck.
Re statuses
My solution for that is to insert âAtâ symbol before typing a name. Good luck.
Bug introduced in latest Version
As already discussed over at Facebookâs Entry in the directory, as of the latest app update mentioning friends in newly created posts is kind of broken for VoiceOver users in some cases.
Visually, it still does seem to work: You type in the @ sign, add some letters and names will appear.
However, VoiceOver does not seem to recognize them anymore.
User Chris R (I hope I quote his name correctly) pointed out that there is some kind of work around.
Basically, after the @ sign and typing letters (make sure you type enough of them), you can make facebook select / mention the first suggested name by clicking on the first item in the âMessage Backgroundâ options.
I hope, this made it clear. If not, check out the page in the App Directory, where you will find his original post.
Do you put a space after the
Do you put a space after the @ sign? I tried this and it doesn't work.
Poster who said bug introduced
Where do I find the mentioned post about the bug? I looked in the app directory and can't find it.
After Comment 360
Itâs on the (currently) very last page of comments. Starts at #360 or similar. But I also noticed that you found it meanwhile, as you wrote a comment there yourself.
And no, you usually donât type a space after the @ Sign.
So if you want to mention Sarah, you type
@Sarah
Mentioning people
It doesn't work, the @ and then the name does nothing. Who can I report this too?
Thereâs the Facebook Accessibility Team
1) go to https://www.facebook.com/accessibility/
2) Browse the page and look for a button named âContact Usâ, âGet in touchâ or similar. Click it.
3) Fill out the form. It does have quite a few questions, but youâll manage.
4) When done, hit SEND at the bottom.
Thanks for doing this. I believe the more people report it to them the better...
Will it get fixed
Will it eventually get fixed?
I hope so
From what I observe, Facebook does care about accessibility. Though it does not always treat it as their top priority.
But yes, bugs reported to the Accessibility Team have been known to get fixed eventually. I just donât know how long itâll take..
Work around
So I guess we don't have a workaround for this issue until it gets fixed. I just reported it too.
Or you do it in Safari
Just tried mentioning people posting my status at
Https://m.facebook.com
Itâs not the most accessible experience,
But it did work.
Tried that yet?
Posting statuses
Did you use safari or a computer?
I successfully did both
Using Safari on an iPhone, the process is pretty ok to do.
Using my computer and posting on the main site https://www.facebook.com felt more challenging to me.
But the computer version has the advantage that I could not only tag friends, but also Facebook Pages - something which, whatever I tried, I could just not achieve either in the IOS App nor on mobile Safari.
Thanks René
Thanks René for the credit :-).
I can get the workaround to work most of the time but it's not ideal by any means , and of course will only work with the first result.
Hopefully they will get it fixed soon. Frustrating Facebook never mention what they've actually fixed in their updates but I guess that's commonplace annoyingly. If I hear the phrase âbug fixes and performance improvementsâ again I think I'll go mad.
Chris