iOS 17 developer beta 8 is out

By Dennis Long, 29 August, 2023

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Developer Beta 8 is out.

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By Earle on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

YOU can now change how notifications are handled by VoiceOver. Go into settings/accessibility/VoiceOver/verbosity/system notifications. You can change how VoiceOver treats notifications on the lock screen and how notification banners are handled. You can also change how notifications are handled when the silent switch is used.

By Holger Fiallo on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

Well check that. Did change speek notification instead of Braille. Does not use it. Will see if it works. Do not get why iOS 17 change my notification setting that it was in iOS 16.6. Only issue with iOS. Like the fast response, My iPhone 13 pro feels like a new phone. Now if Apple fix the notification in the RC be nice.

By Lee on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

Well didn't know about this setting. But, you can change the behaviour on the locked screen for notifications and presumably the mute button anywhere. So, as there is no similar option for when the phone is unlocked maybe it is a bug. Seems odd you can get the phone to speak or not on the locked screenbut not when unlocked. Rather pointless.

By Earle on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

Banner notifications determine how VoiceOver treats notifications when the device is unlocked. I have both settings set to do nothing. That way VoiceOver doesn't interrupt me when I'm doing something. It's just a matter of personal preference.

By Holger Fiallo on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

Good for you. I had my to read them even when I am using phone. Now VO does not read them if I am using it. Does read them when left alone.

By Dave Nason on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

So Earl correctly pointed out that you can switch back on the speaking of banner notifications as they arrive by going into settings. For whatever reason, iOS17 seems to have automatically disabled it, but that's ok.
The problem I have is that in iOS 17, if you have banner notifications set to Speak, it speaks regardless of what you are doing at the time, interrupting if VoiceOver is already reading something else. In iOS 16, VoiceOver would complete its current block of text, and only then read the notification that came in. This was far better in my opinion and I have reported the new behaviour as a bug. That report was a couple of months ago though, and there's no sign of a fix.
Dave

By Dennis Long on Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 18:19

Report it again to let them know it is still happening.