{"id":6517,"date":"2021-02-08T10:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T16:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6517"},"modified":"2021-02-08T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T16:26:58","slug":"tech-abilities-face-id-gets-a-buddy-in-the-apple-watch-will-your-air-pods-pair-with-your-mac-is-proximity-always-a-good-thing-new-disney-bundle-and-spam-call-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6517","title":{"rendered":"Tech Abilities: Face ID Gets a Buddy in the Apple Watch. Will Your Air Pods Pair with Your Mac? Is Proximity Always a Good Thing? New Disney Bundle and Spam Call Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4985\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6517-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff and Serina are joined in the Blind Abilities Studio with State Services for the Blind of Minnesota Assistive Technology Specialist Jesse Anderson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesse is the creator and host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/IllegallySighted\">Illegally Sighted<\/a> channel on YouTube. If you are interested in Video Gaming from a Low Vision perspective, be sure to check out his YouTube channel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Galaxy S21 Ultra can&#8217;t match iPhone 12 Pro Max durability in drop test<\/li><li>iOS Home Pod proximity driving you nuts? Turn it off!<\/li><li>HomePod stereo pairs supported in macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta<\/li><li>Is Clubhouse Accessible? All You Need to Know About Clubhouse<\/li><li>Unlock iPhone while wearing a mask with Apple Watch<\/li><li>Facebook is Upset with Apple\u2019s Upcoming Tracking Opt-Out options<\/li><li>New Movies with AD: Palmer and Greenland and what about Cobra Kai?<\/li><li>New Disney Plus Bundle<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go to the articles mentioned in the episode by clicking on the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/02\/02\/ios-14-4s-homepod-proximity-notifications-driving-you-nuts-heres-how-to-turn-them-off\/\">iOS 14.4\u2019s HomePod proximity notifications driving you nuts? Here\u2019s how to turn them off<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/21\/02\/03\/homepod-stereo-pairs-supported-in-macos-big-sur-113-beta\">HomePod stereo pairs supported in macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/02\/02\/hands-on-ios-14-5-beta-1-changes-and-features-video\/\">Unlock iPhone while wearing a mask with Apple Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted, the biggest feature to come to iOS 14.5 is support for Apple Watch Unlock when Face ID detects a face with a mask. Users must be wearing an unlocked Apple Watch protected by a passcode in order for the feature to work. When attempting to unlock your iPhone using Face ID while wearing a face mask, you\u2019ll feel a vibration on your Apple Watch, along with a notification that your iPhone was unlocked successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/macdailynews.com\/2021\/02\/01\/facebook-attempts-to-convince-users-to-let-themselves-be-tracked-ahead-of-apples-privacy-tool\/\">Facebook plans to attempt to convince users allow the company to further invade their privacy by approving tracking of their iPhones and iPads in order to deliver personalized ads.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook will deliver a prompt will claim that users who allow access to their activity will support businesses that rely on personalized ads to reach customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebooks preemptive move comes just ahead of Apple\u2019s roll out of privacy changes to iOS 14 that will ask users if they\u2019d like to allow this kind of tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a forthcoming update to iOS 14, each app that wants to use these identifiers will ask users to opt in to tracking when the app is first launched. If users opt out, it will make these ads a lot less effective. Facebook has warned investors that these looming changes could hurt its advertising business as soon as this quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blindyblog.com\/2021\/02\/01\/clubhouse\/\">Is Clubhouse Accessible? All You Need to Know About Clubhouse from a Blind&nbsp;Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/welcome\/disney-hulu-espn-bundle\">New Disney Bundle includes Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/AGivH3adZR-u1rs5N2NQm6A\">Galaxy S21 Ultra can&#8217;t match iPhone 12 Pro Max durability in drop test<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube channel PhoneBuff put the two flagship handsets through the same drop test stages. The phones were dropped on their backs, corners, and screen, and the iPhone 12 was the clear winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Galaxy S21 Ultra\u2019s rear cracked on the first drop, even though it was just a hairline crack that appeared next to the camera module. The front glass also cracked in various places on the first drop, although the damage wasn\u2019t as consistent as Allstate\u2019s experiment. The screen was still usable, even if cracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4987\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6517-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/15TA2.mp3 Show Summary: Jeff and Serina are joined in the Blind Abilities Studio with State Services for the Blind of Minnesota Assistive Technology Specialist Jesse Anderson. Jesse is the creator and host of the Illegally Sighted channel on YouTube. If you are interested in Video Gaming from a Low Vision perspective, be sure to check [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4415,"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":[524,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-abilities","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1H7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6461,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6461","url_meta":{"origin":6517,"position":0},"title":"Tech Abilities: The Show Must Go On, Headset Mania, Activity Goals on the Apple Watch and Everything You Wanted to Know About Aira but Were Afraid to Ask! Welcome Jenine Stanley","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"January 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Show Summary: Serina, Angie and Jeff were joined by Jesse Anderson to host this episode of Tech Abilities. Jesse is an Assistive Technology Specialist and will be coming on to Tech Abilities more and more in the near future. Jesse is also the creator of the\u00a0Legally Sighted YouTube Channel\u00a0were he\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tech Abilities&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tech Abilities","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=524"},"img":{"alt_text":"The TechAbilities Logo-Dark Sunglasses with TA and BA bold letters in each lens.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7632,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7632","url_meta":{"origin":6517,"position":1},"title":"\ufffcTech Abilities: 5 More Perspectives on Apple&#8217;s Far Out Event","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"September 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: The much anticipated Far Out event from the Fruit Company called Apple was back on Wednesday and this group of 5 took it all in and got together in the Blind Abilities Studio to give their perspectives on the event, the new iPhone 14 line up, the 3\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tech Abilities&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tech Abilities","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=524"},"img":{"alt_text":"The TechAbilities Logo-Dark Sunglasses with TA and BA bold letters in each lens.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5319,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5319","url_meta":{"origin":6517,"position":2},"title":"Introducing Circus Masters Revenge &#8211; Mental Vision Games\u2019 First Immersive Action Game for the Visually Impaired &#8211; Meet Mental Visions\u2019 Joe Quirk along with Jesse Anderson from Illegally Sighted","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"August 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Full Transcript Show Summary: Mental Vision Games is proud to announce the release of the new Immersive Action 3D Audio game, Circus Masters Revenge available in the App Store for iOS. Joe and Jesse Anderson joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio to talk game development, creation and working\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tech Abilities&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tech Abilities","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=524"},"img":{"alt_text":"BlindAbilities Logo A black square with white initials, B A.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6912,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6912","url_meta":{"origin":6517,"position":3},"title":"Swordy Quest Creator Charlie Seligman Talks Accessibility and App Development and Creating the Same Experience for Everyone. Plus Some Hidden Tips and Upcoming Gems.","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"August 31, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Full Transcript Show Summary: Charlie Seligman joins Jesse Anderson from Illegally Sighted YouTube Channel and Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio for a great conversation about how Charlie got started developing games and how accessibility became part of his passion. With a community behind him all the way, Charlie\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tech Abilities&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tech Abilities","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=524"},"img":{"alt_text":"BlindAbilities Logo A black square with white initials, B A.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7950,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7950","url_meta":{"origin":6517,"position":4},"title":"Timecrest &#8211; A Game with Personality and accessibility. Meet Justin Ng, Co-founder of Sneaky Crab &#8211; A Developer Building in Accessibility from the Ground Up!","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"September 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Justin Ng is part of a two-person team that made\u00a0Timecrest, an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch game that has won AppleVis accessibility awards for Best Game and Developer of the Year, inducted into the AppleVis Hall of Fame, featured on Apple's App Store Best Of list, and was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;BlindAbilities Presents&quot;","block_context":{"text":"BlindAbilities Presents","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"BlindAbilities Logo A black square with white initials, B A.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4444,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4444","url_meta":{"origin":6517,"position":5},"title":"myTrueSound Just Released Gold Gun!  An Audio Game for the BVI Community. And Special Guest, Jesse Anderson from the YouTube Channel, Illegally Sighted.","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"February 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Full Transcript Show Summary: David Oliva and Mikko from \"myTrueSound\" bring the BVI community a new audio game called Gold Gun. Jesse Anderson from the Illegally Blind YouTube Channel joins Jeff Thompson of Blind Abilities and talk about games for Blind and Visually Impaired gamers. David and Mikko talk about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;BlindAbilities Presents&quot;","block_context":{"text":"BlindAbilities Presents","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"Image of a Gold Gun with Bold white letters reading Gold Gun","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldGunLogo.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6520,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517\/revisions\/6520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}