In iOS 11, there’s a cool new feature to let you easily share your Wi-Fi password with a contact. The devices need to be on iOS 11, you and your guest need to have each other listed as contacts in the Contacts app.
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Setup Guide for Sonos Speakers
Whether you’ve got Play:1, Play:3 or Play:5 speakers, we will show you how to install a Sonos system. The Sonos app has been accessible for blind and low vision users for as far as I can remember with great support if needed. When you’re setting up a speaker for the first time, these are the steps you’ll need to take.
Two Retail Employees Hospitalized After Battery Rupture at Apple Store
Two employees at a Hong Kong Apple Store were taken to hospital on Friday following a battery-related incident due to inhaling smoke generated by an iPhone battery while repairing a customer’s device.
Be My Eyes Joining Moovit to Make Public Transit More Accessible for Blind and Low Vision Travelers
Blind and low vision Moovit users can now access Be My Eyes directly from the Moovit app, to ensure a smooth journey with public transportation.
Department of Public Health Issues New Warnings About Cell Phone Radiation Exposure
As smartphone use continues to increase in the U.S., especially among children, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently issued guidance for individuals and families who want to decrease their exposure to the radio frequency energy emitted from cell phones. Research suggests long-term, high use may impact human health.
HOW TO TURN ON DARK MODE IN IOS 11 FOR IPHONE
If you are low vision or just want to extend your battery, there’s now an option in iOS 11 to enable “Smart Invert” which reverses the colors of the iPhone’s display, just like the “Classic Invert” did for all these years. But this special new inverted mode won’t reverse everything. Specifically, it won’t reverse images, media, and some apps that use dark color styles already.
HOW TO QUICKLY ZOOM ON ANY PART OF THE SCREEN
Are you having some trouble reading the text on your iPhone? Buried in the Accessibility tab of the Settings app, Apple has included a setting that’s disabled by default called Peek Zoom.
Apple’s Director of Accessibility to Speak at SXSW in March
On March 15th, Apple’s Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, Sarah Herrlinger will speak as part of a panel at the Innovations In Accessibility session during the conference’s Startup & Tech Sectors track. SXSW describes the session as follows:
Apple Apologizes and Reduces Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacement to $29
Apple on Thursday addressed mounting criticism over the revelation that it slows down iPhones with aging batteries to prevent performance issues. In addition to apologizing, the company has also lowered the price of out-of-warranty battery replacements to $29, and will issue a software update in early 2018 to let users find out more information about the health of their device’s battery.
How to Check iPhone Battery Health for Possible Replacement
With the admission from Apple deliberately CPU throttling on iPhones with degraded batteries, we have come up with 4 different ways to check your iOS device’s battery status and capacity. We’ll go over these different methods, going from the most simple to the most comprehensive.
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