In this podcast, Thomas Domville showcases the Audio Ducking feature on iOS. Audio Ducking automatically reduces the volume of background audio when a foreground sound, such as a notification or VoiceOver, is played. This feature is particularly beneficial for accessibility, ensuring that important sounds or speech are clearly audible without being overshadowed by other audio.
To adjust the Audio Ducking settings on iOS, follow these steps:
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us Background Sounds.
Apple says that “everyday sounds can be distracting, discomforting, or overwhelming,” so in support of neurodiversity it is introducing new background sounds in iOS 15.
According to Apple this is how background sounds will help minimize distractions and help users focus, stay calm, or rest:
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville introduces us toHide My Email.
Available to iCloud+ subscribers, Hide My Email builds on the idea of Sign in With Apple by providing you with unique, random email addresses that forward to your personal inbox and can be deleted at any time. This can be particularly useful if you need to give a company an email address, but are concerned that they will share the address with others who will use it for advertising purposes.
Are you wanting to share a folder from your iCloud Drive with your family, friends or co-workers? Join Thomas Domville in how to use iCloud folder sharing in iOS.
In this podcast, Tyler Stephen shows us how to share folders in iCloud Drive on a Mac running macOS Catalina 10.15.4 or later.
More information on sharing folders with iCloud Drive is available on this Apple Support page.
With folder sharing in iCloud Drive, you can share entire folders of files with friends, family, or colleagues. Then, you can work together on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or iCloud.com.
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville introduces us to iCloud Private Relay.
iCloud Private Relay ensures the Safari traffic leaving your device is encrypted - so no one can intercept and read it - and it puts all your requests through two separate internet relays. The result is that no one, including Apple, can see who you are or what sites you are visiting.
Did you know that you can use Siri on iOS to invoke various internet radio stations? Tune in to this podcast as Thomas Domville shows us how to use LIVE Radio with Siri on iOS.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to get notified and have your headphone volume reduced to a safe level when you reach the World Health Organization’s recommended safe weekly listening dose.
In this episode, Thomas Domville will guide you through the process of enabling the Sound Curtain feature. Sound Curtain, an accessibility feature introduced in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, silences all audio on your device, including VoiceOver speech. This is particularly beneficial for Braille users who need to concentrate on their Braille display without any auditory distractions.
In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces us to the Text Detection feature added to the Magnifier app in iOS 17. This tool can read text aloud that is detected in real-time by your device camera or display it on the screen, making it a valuable resource for those with visual impairments or difficulties reading small or challenging text.
Here are the steps to access Text Detection:
In this podcast Thomas Domville shows us how to use the download feature in Safari on iOS.
Have you always wanted to be able to sing along with your favorite tunes? Not sure what the lyric is for a song? Dive in with Thomas Domville as he shows you how to use the lyrics feature in Apple Music on iOS. Become the next Karaoke star!
Everything you need to know about using and setting up to use the People Detection feature. Join as Thomas Domville shows us how to use the People Detection on iOS.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to the expanded VoiceOver Recognition features of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14.
These use on-device intelligence to recognize key elements displayed on your screen to add VoiceOver support for app and web experiences that don’t have accessibility support built in.
VoiceOver Recognition offers the following features:
VoiceOver Recognition: Image descriptions
VoiceOver reads complete-sentence descriptions of images and photos within apps and on the web.
Are you constantly losing or misplacing your iPhone? Do you have an Apple Watch? Well, here's an option to ease those tension and frustration in trying to find your iPhone. Check this podcast out as Thomas Domville shows us how to use your Apple Watch to find your iPhone.
Learn how to view and manage the apps you use with Sign in with Apple. In this podcast Thomas Domville show us how to view apps using your Apple ID for Sign in with Apple on iOS.
In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us a demonstration of Light Detector, an iOS app that uses the camera on an iDevice to transform any natural or artificial light source that it encounters into sound. You will hear a higher or lower sound depending upon the intensity of the light.