{"id":3481,"date":"2018-04-14T09:54:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T14:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3481"},"modified":"2018-04-14T09:48:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T14:48:17","slug":"iphone101-even-more-tips-and-tricks-with-the-single-finger-double-tap-and-hold-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3481","title":{"rendered":"iPhone101: Even More Tips and Tricks with the Single Finger Double Tap and Hold Gesture"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7408\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3481-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Nick D&#8217;amBrosio is back with three more tips and tricks for the use of the single finger double tap and hold gesture. Join Pete and Nick as they present the following new gesture using VoiceOver accessibility::<\/p>\n<p>* in the drafts folder in your email app. Double tap and hold on the compose button, and watch your drafts folder open up magically! This is a quick and easy way to resume working on an old draft email, or start a  new one.<\/p>\n<p>* double tap and hold on the reader button in your Safari app. This reveals several options regarding setting your reader feature on websites, either a specific one, or all websites. It\u2019s a quick and easy way to employ the Safari reader view to remove various web characteristics from your reading material and make reading quick and smooth .<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3483\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts-169x300.png\" alt=\"Screen shot of the Blind Abilities App Showing iPhone101 Series\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts-84x150.png 84w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blind Abilities App on IOS<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n*  double tap and hold on the Reload button on the website and watch as the desk top version of that website magically appears! Often the desktop version of these sites contains more information that you may find necessary.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3482\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Ready-To-Play-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image from the Blind Abilities App Showing large Play Button\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Ready-To-Play-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Ready-To-Play-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Ready-To-Play.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screen Shot from the Blind Abilities App on IOS<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nNick DamBrosio is our Canadian correspond it on the Blind Abilities team. Nick has contributed previously to the Blind Abilities line-up, and the  iPhone 101 series with various gestures, including other very cool applications for the single finger double tap and hold gesture. Check out those previous Podcasts now!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/category\/technology\/iphone101\/\">iPhone101 Series on Blind Abilities<\/a><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3484\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BlindAbilities.com-Page-Showing-Menus-169x300.png\" alt=\"BlindAbilities.com screen shot showing menus\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BlindAbilities.com-Page-Showing-Menus-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BlindAbilities.com-Page-Showing-Menus-84x150.png 84w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BlindAbilities.com-Page-Showing-Menus.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screen shot from iPhone showing menus from www.BlindAbilities.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7410\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3481-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/iPhone101Hold.mp3Nick D&#8217;amBrosio is back with three more tips and tricks for the use of the single finger double tap and hold gesture. Join Pete and Nick as they present the following new gesture using VoiceOver accessibility:: * in the drafts folder in your email app. Double tap and hold on the compose button, and watch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[472,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone101-quickbytes","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-U9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2662,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2662","url_meta":{"origin":3481,"position":0},"title":"iPhone101: VO Gestures Part 4 &#8211; Exploring The World of the Single-Finger Double-Tap and Hold","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Pete Lane and Nick D\u2019Ambrosio present another installment in the iPhone 101 series involving Voiceover gestures. 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