Hi, is there any way to interact with the eye tracking accessibility feature in iOS and iPadOS? I want to be able to trigger an eye tracker recalibration programmatically. Also if possible, I would like to be able to retrieve gaze location data. These are not intended to be features on an app being published to the app store but rather a custom made accessibility app.

Hello everyone :) For a project application we try to create a QR code that leads the user to the Software Update settings on iPhone after scanning to improve the accessibility for people who are not experienced in using smartphones. On iOS 18.0.1 I see that using App-prefs: opens the settings app which is a good starting point. Furthermore, using e.g. App-prefs:com.apple.MobileSMS directs the user to the Settings of the Messages app. But things like App-prefs:root=SoftwareUpdate don't work. That's why I wanted to kindly ask, if someone may have other ideas or knows what the exact URL might be for opening the Software Update settings or at least the General settings (App-prefs:root=General doesn't work). If anyone has insights or can share the exact URL scheme for this purpose, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you so much!

Hi, I noticed that holding a guitar pick while wearing the headset is a constant input since you hold it between your thumb and index fingers. it makes playing guitar very difficult. Piano is a bit better but I feel like being able to block hand inputs is necessary.

I have pop-ups on the top row keys randomly that prevent me from typing. Since that I cannot answer comments in Youtube and Creator Apps. That kills my work process. I don't wanna use Beta any update anymore, because it stops me from producing anymore You guys killed me

I thought Apple was all about inclusivity. Is this not harming their brand more than they’d realize?

My app url is not accessible by apple review team

Still waiting for 32 hours and nothing … shame this still on and no go through

Ive been waiting for my request to get accepted for 2 days now. What is going on? I mean I get that there are lots of people trying to get in but dang.

I’ve been stuck on 48 hours now, is it just slow?

Have anyone seen a orange microphone logo open on the dynamic island, and after you click on it opens a accessibility app with the black screen?

Now it's issue with port, charger, battery charge.

It’s been almost a week since I would get into my image playground I have the iphone16 pro max

I am a developer, please send me the authentication code!

VoiceOver does not support the plist property CFBundleSpokenName. This is wrong and should be fixed. Ultimately the issue I am dealing with is that our app name is UWCU, and instead of VoiceOver pronouncing each letter, it tries to read this as a word and horribly butchers our organization's/app's name. Alternatives such as using U.W.C.U. and U W C U are not acceptable. @Apple, I know you're first response is going to be "no, it is working perfectly," but quite frankly you are wrong. I know you feel strongly about this, given your response in posts like this: https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/734545?answerId=760084022 HOWEVER, with iOS 18, your argument for "VoiceOver should read what's on the screen" doesn't hold water anymore. With iOS 18, you Apple have added a new feature that lets users customize their home screens and completely remove the name of apps. Here's your own guide: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/customize-apps-and-widgets-on-the-home-screen-iph385473442/ios Quoted from your guide: Make the icons bigger: Tap Large. (In large size, the names of the apps disappear.) With large icons + VoiceOver turned on, VoiceOver still reads the app name even though it has disappeared from the screen. So, your own argument "VoiceOver should read the text as it appears on the screen" is invalid, because there is NO text on the screen. If you can't tell, I'm pretty peeved about all this. There's a reason why screen readers support aria attributes to help deliver the right accessible experience. It's a simple ask for VoiceOver to do the same thing.

I get no sound at all. Not music, no texts, no phone. If I unplug and try to plug back in, the phone is not recognized at all

Just updated my iPhone 16 pro max to the iOS 18.1 however the record icon doesn’t show on my screen while am having a phone call like other devices

it’s been exactly 7 days after I request early access to image playground. Nothing happening yet still not activated even though I have the latest iOS 18.2 beta installed.

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my thoughts regarding the Image Playground waitlist. I understand that there has been an increase in wait times, but I find it interesting that a friend of mine signed up yesterday and already gained access. I’ve seen in various places that the system operates on a first-come, first-served basis. I’ve been on the waitlist since day one, so I’m starting to wonder if this is truly the case. If anyone has more insights on this or has had a similar experience, I’d love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my thoughts on the recent announcement regarding the Image Playground waitlist. I understand that there has been an increase in wait times, but I find it interesting that a friend of mine signed up yesterday and already gained access. I’ve seen in various places that the system operates on a first-come, first-served basis. I’ve been on the waitlist since day one, so I’m starting to wonder if this is truly the case. If anyone has more insights on this or has had a similar experience, I’d love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!

I have an image and label inside UIStackView which are inside a viewcontroller. I want to make my UIView accessible. So I wrote below code: var image: UIImage! var myView: UIStackView! var label : UILabel! myView.isAccessibilityElement = true myView.accessibilityLabel = "Hello" myView.accessiblityIdentifier = "test_view" image.accessiblityIdentifier = "test_image" label.accessibilityIdentifier = "test_label" All are UIKit Elements. How to expose mvView to accessibility and only children to automation I tried below two ways, none of them worked: self.view.accessibilityElements = [myView] myView.accessibilityElements = [] from apple documentation : If the object is a view and it’s an accessibility element, and accessibilityElements is empty, the system assigns the list of subviews that have an accessibilityIdentifier to automationElements. myView.automationElements = [myView,image,label] from apple documentation : In some cases, you might want to expose elements for automation but not for accessibility, or vice versa. In a view containing an image with a label under it, for example, you might choose to expose only the label for accessibility. For automation, however, you might include both the image and the label in a test to confirm the both objects exist. In this case, add both the image and the label to automationElements. I am really going crazy with this since many days. Help is very much appreciated.