I've actually used Apple VoiceOver extensively and, um, it's bad for a couple of reasons.
First: There is absolutely no audible or tactile difference between selecting a button and pressing the button. So you've selected pause and it reads out "pause". You then tap again and it says "pause" again. Did it PRESS pause, or did it just re-select Pause?
This is admittedly less of a problem when you're dealing with music controls than when you're trying to type an email or put in a wi-fi password.
Second: The behaviour on the lock screen is less than ideal, and the need to fiddle with swiping to unlock *then* finding the right button *then* whacking it takes an uncomfortably large amount of time and attention compared to reaching down, grabbing the device, pressing the middle bottom button, and going back. The latter is like shifting gears, the former is.... more complicated.
Third: I've actually tried something like that! I grabbed an Android app that plays music, has an option to stick basic playback controls *on* the lock screen, and reads the buttons out to you. I found it really frustrating compared to the physical controls on the iPad.
First: There is absolutely no audible or tactile difference between selecting a button and pressing the button. So you've selected pause and it reads out "pause". You then tap again and it says "pause" again. Did it PRESS pause, or did it just re-select Pause?
This is admittedly less of a problem when you're dealing with music controls than when you're trying to type an email or put in a wi-fi password.
Second: The behaviour on the lock screen is less than ideal, and the need to fiddle with swiping to unlock *then* finding the right button *then* whacking it takes an uncomfortably large amount of time and attention compared to reaching down, grabbing the device, pressing the middle bottom button, and going back. The latter is like shifting gears, the former is.... more complicated.
Third: I've actually tried something like that! I grabbed an Android app that plays music, has an option to stick basic playback controls *on* the lock screen, and reads the buttons out to you. I found it really frustrating compared to the physical controls on the iPad.
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