How to Use Accessibility Features on iPhone & Android
summary
Shows step‑by‑step Android and iPhone setups: enabling dark mode, adjusting font size and extra dim, turning on high‑contrast keyboard, adding the accessibility shortcut, using Android’s Voice Access and TalkBack, and iPhone VoiceOver with rotor gestures and one‑finger swipes. Demonstrations play ABC iView audio description and shopping on Coles (search, price per 100 g, add to trolley) and surface practical quirks: voice commands match labels exactly, some buttons are unlabeled or blank, and accessibility preferences don’t reliably transfer between devices.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction & Acknowledgement of Country
- 2:00Meet the panel: Kylie Pollock & Scott Nixon
- 5:00Android setup: dark mode, eye comfort, font size, extra dim
- 9:00iPhone setup: VoiceOver and vision settings
- 25:39Using ABC iView with accessibility features
- 47:00Using the Coles app with VoiceOver and Voice Access
- 1:16:00Panel discussion: common frustrations & opportunities
- 1:23:00Final thoughts: improving digital inclusion
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