Whether you have trouble going to sleep, are traveling on a plane and need a quick power nap, or you just find it relaxing, you may benefit from playing white noise. In this podcast, Abby takes us through White Noise Lite for iOS, which offers a range of relaxing sounds, and the ability to create sounds, mix sounds and create playlists, plus a number of other features. Get White Noise Lite on the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/white-noise-lite/id292987597?mt=8
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In this episode, Thomas Domville walks through Apple’s new Adaptive Power mode in iOS, explaining what it does, which devices support it, what trade-offs to expect, and how to turn it on. You’ll learn how the system uses on-device intelligence to detect unusually power-hungry apps or tasks and gently throttle performance to extend battery life—plus how this differs from the traditional Low Power Mode.
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In this podcast, Ornella Jagdeo introduces us to Blindfold Fireworks , a free iOS app that's a fully accessible audio fireworks simulation app.
Blindfold Fireworks on the App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/blindfold-fireworks/id1176302572?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8&at=11l4LS
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a demonstration of Frequency Missing, an audiogame that can be used for a visually impaired and blind audience.
Young radio reporter Patricia has just started her first job at a radio station. But immediately strange things begin to happen. Where is Richard, her friend and colleague who got her the job? He's been missing for three days. And who is tampering with Patricia's recordings?
Solve mysteries and puzzles, explore environments and talk to characters.
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In this episode, Thomas Domville delves into the seamless sharing of content from your iPhone screen via iMessage, thanks to Siri’s enhanced capabilities. Apple has equipped Siri with on-device processing, offline support, and advanced contextual awareness, which facilitates a smooth “Share This” feature.
Here’s the process:
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In this episode, Dave Nason demonstrates how to create and use text replacements, short snippets of text which are substituted with frequently used words, sentences, or emojis when typed, on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This may be useful if you, for example, need to frequently give people directions to your home.
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us Minesweeper Deluxe. This version of Minesweeper just gets harder and harder. More mines and bigger minefields. Set / Remove a flag by long pressing a square. Tap on a known square to scroll the minefield. How many levels can you clear?
‎Minesweeper Deluxe on the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minesweeper-deluxe/id1444072641?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8
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In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates a new iOS feature that lets you reset VoiceOver settings back to factory defaults—useful when settings have become confusing or inconsistent. He walks through where the option lives, how to activate it, and the consequences (you’ll lose all customizations).
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In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a demonstration of Newsify: Your News, Blog & RSS Feed Reader, an app that lets you organize all your favorite news, blogs, and RSS feeds in one place.
You can download Newsify from the app store here. The app offers both a free and paid version.
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Join Thomas Domville in learning how to use Carrot Weather for iOS with VoiceOver.
Carrot Weather for iOS is a feature-rich weather application that offers a unique blend of humor and functionality. It provides accurate and detailed forecasts, including current, hourly, and daily predictions. The app is known for its distinctive personality, featuring hilarious dialogue and delightful animations.
Key features include:
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Step into the world of the Super Sliding Puzzle Game! Join Thomas Domville as he explores the Super Sliding Puzzle Game for iOS. Get ready for a captivating journey filled with puzzles that will challenge your mind. This latest Slide Puzzle Game is designed to offer you a compelling and brain-bending experience that will keep you engaged for hours.
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville revisit the Voice: OCR Document Reader for iOS. Take a picture of anything that has words on it, and Voice will read it to you! Updated with top notch technology, Voice will let you listen to all your books/words/documents/magazines in a matter of seconds.
‎Voice: OCR Document Reader on the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-take-picture-have-it/id903772588?ign-mpt=uo%3D8
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In this podcast Abby shows us Talking Pierre The Parrot for iOS. Pierre mimics what you say, as well as dodging tomatoes, throwing dishes and even playing the guitar. Get it on the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-pierre-the-parrot/id430152138?mt=8&at=11l4LS
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In this episode, Thomas Domville explains how to stop the two-finger Magic Tap gesture from unexpectedly starting or pausing media playback. If you hang up a call or use Magic Tap in other contexts and your audiobook or music begins playing when you didn’t intend it to, this setting lets you turn that behavior off (and back on later if needed).
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a walk-through and demonstration of TeamTalk 5, a free iOS app which allows multiple users to participate in audio and video conversations through a freeware conferencing system.
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In this podcast, Abby introduces us to Blindfold Song Name, a free iOS app that is a fully accessible music game inspired by the TV Game Show "Name That Tune".
In each turn, you first hear all of the song title choices. Then you will hear the song. As soon as you know which song it is, tap the screen, and then swipe up or down to your answer, then double tap. If your answer is correct, the faster you picked your answer, the more points you scored.
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In this first of a series of podcasts dedicated to Apple Watch, David Woodbridge takes an in-depth look at the device. The demonstration includes:
- Unboxing both an Apple Watch Sport and an Apple Watch
- Setting up the Apple Watch using the iPhone app and the Watch itself.
- Using the Apple Watch iPhone app, including the various accessibility settings for VoiceOver users.
- Navigating and using the Apple Watch interface
- Customizing the Apple Watch
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville shares some tips on using emoji on iOS.
Topics covered include enabling, accessing and using the emoji keyboard; setting VoiceOver to announce when it reads an emoji in text; and using the VoiceOver rotor and suggestions to speed up emoji selection and entry.
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In this episode of the AppleVis podcast, Siddarth shares a quick and efficient way to organize multiple files into a single folder on a Mac using a simple shortcut. He demonstrates how to use VoiceOver to select documents around a specific topic—like “Holistic Education Development”—and instantly group them together by pressing Control + Command + N.
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In this episode, Gaurav offers a hands-on walkthrough of PDFgear: PDF Editor & Reader for Mac OS — a free PDF reader available on the Mac App Store — spotlighting its AI-powered OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capabilities. This feature is especially handy for transforming PDFs composed mainly of images into editable, searchable text. The demo is performed on an M1 MacBook Air running the latest Mac OS Sonoma.
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