I am facing the issue with random shutting down of voiceover eversince I Purchased the MAC. I am unable to reproduce the issue when on call with Apple representatives. The usual advice rendered by Apple representatives is to go for update but that is not working.
I have been facing the same issue on my iPhone, and that too could not be resolved since last couple of years.
Would be really grateful if someone could suggest a way around. Apple has totally failed to account for the problem and resolve.
Hi!
I'm not sure how long this has been going on since I don't really use it, but recently I've noticed that VoiceOver crashes whenever I try to swipe or touch the touch bar. Has anyone else run into this and found a fix? I'm running MacOS Ventura (13.2).
hi all, i'm having a really big problem with the voiceover curser. for example, when in itunes and in the search feild, it won't let me type in it, and i have to interact with it to make VO see it, it just leaves me on the previous button i think. in mail it won't register i've changed mailboxes, just keeps me on the inbox of the last mailbox i was using. i don't know if i've accidentily changed something, or it's the latest version of elcapitan. amy
I have an issue with VoiceOver cursor following the mouse:
When I am in a non-fullscreen window and pass over a window in the background the voice over cursor switches there and the background windows come to the foreground. In JAWS it does not do this. Can I deactivate this behaviour somehow?
I am trying to figure out what the reason for using Voice Over cursor tracking off. I am trying to use it off by following the commands to re route items; however it does not seem to be working.. I am using a macbook pro so I know that I need to press the function key whenever I press any of the other commands.
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Does anyone know why sometimes when I use my mac voiceover will sometimes cut out? I get the usual clicks and sounds that come with voiceover, just no voice. The only way to fix it is to turn voiceover off and back on. My mac is a mid 2014.
So I'm not sure if it’s something I've just noticed and am now fixating on, or if this has been introduced in Tahoe 26.1, but voiceover has a very slight delay reading elements in web pages, slight but noticeable... Annoyingly so.
Is anyone else getting this? I get it when moving through headings or tabbing through elements. I'm using the Alex voice.
Not sure what I've done. Wanted to test Samantha & Susan. Got some combo of the two, it seemed. Tried to return to Alex; now he speaks in different rates for, apparently, different types of text...I can see little rhyme or reason, some headings fast, some slow, but I'm not proficient with the computer. Is there a way to default the whole thing? I'm using Yosemite. Thanks.
What do I need to do for VoiceOver to automatically focus on the link I last used on applevis.com? When I'm on the site, and I use one of the links, and I look at the new page, and then I use the back command to return to the page with the link I just used, VoiceOver and I go back to the previous page but VoiceOver focuses at the top of the applevis.com page instead of focusing on the link where I just left off.
Hello,
I just bought Mac Book Air last Sunday. It was my first Mac and enjoyed voiceover tutorial and browsing web using Safari.
When I was browsing web using keyboard and trackpad, voiceover suddenly spoke "voiceover will stop speech" and no longer spoke.
I had no idea how I can make voiceover speak again. It did not help to restart voiceover by pressing command key and F5 key, voiceover spoke "stop speech" as soon as it spoke "voiceover on" and it became silent again.
Is anyone using Google Sheets in Safari on Mac? If so, how do you edit an equation or formula in a cell?
When I press enter on a cell with an equation, right and left arrow moves my cursor through the equation, according to my sighted spouse. But VoiceOver is completely silent.
The only workaround I have found is
- Press enter to start editing.
- Command+Shift+Right Arrow to select the entire equation.
- Paste the equation into any editor and make any changes.
- Copy and paste the modified equation back into the spreadsheet cell.
Hi friends,
First os all, happy new year for all the members of the list.
I have a question for you it's that since I installed Ventura 13.6 Voiceover doesn't read my welcome message and it seems to me that my Mac doesn't work properly it does strange things, I have a MacBook Pro from 2017.
Any suggestions to make it work better?
Thank you in advance, my friends.
Rafa.
I can't say exactly when it started, but when cursors are synced while editing or elsewhere, both cursors speak. I've turned off announce notifications and system dialogs, but still double speak. When I un-sync the cursor, I then have to route them to do any editing. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
I’m facing a strange issue on my MacBook Air (M1) after updating to the latest macOS version.
I’m no longer able to find the ETI Eloquence voices in VoiceOver. They don’t appear under the Speech settings in VoiceOver Utility at all. I’ve already tried restarting my Mac and checking the speech settings multiple times, but the voices are simply not there.
This is quite frustrating, as I rely heavily on Eloquence voices and I’m not comfortable using the other available voices.
If you're using your Mac to make a phone call, and you're on hold for quite some time, you might want to continue using your Mac to browse the web or check email, right?
This turns out to be quite difficult with VoiceOver. Fairly often during a phone call, after bringing focus to some element in the app of your choice, VoiceOver fades out while reading the element text. This doesn't happen for every element, but it's enough to impede productivity.
hi guys, i was wondering if there was anywhere we could get info about improvements to voiceover in each release of OS10? i've noticed that when there's a new release vo is touched on but there isn't alot said about improvements if any. i've emailed apple accessibility and they haven't gotten back to me. amy
Okay I'm really struggling with something that's been happening the last few days. i'll explain it to issues, but first I will just say I think for some reason the focus on my voiceover is not following what is being spoken if that makes sense.
I’ve been thinking of upgrading my grandparents’ Mac. They were quite happy with it, but I guess it’s time to do some adjustments.
However, there is another thing to consider. My grandmother is 83 and her sight has been declining for some time now. In fact, she is low-vision now and it became hard for her to navigate the interface in a usual way she did before.
