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Re: Does the VoiceOver (iOS) rotor only allow form element navigation on webpages?

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From: Maxability A11Y
Date: Mar 30, 2019 9:13AM


Interesting, I never realized. The rotor options on native apps are very limited. Perhaps only headings.


Regards - Rakesh,
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> On 30-Mar-2019, at 8:35 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> VoiceOver options in native apps is much more limited than on web
> content, so I think you got it there.
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>> On 3/30/19, glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> I have buttons enabled in my VoiceOver rotor settings (iOS). When viewing
>> a webpage, I can change the rotor to "buttons" and then swipe up/down to
>> navigate by buttons. But if I'm in a native iOS app, such as the calendar
>> app, "buttons" does not appear on the rotor selection. The first several
>> elements in the calendar app are buttons so it seems like I should be able
>> to navigate to them via the rotor.
>> >> >> >> >>
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