several issues related to accessibility are being addressed in iOS WeMo upcoming 1.17 release.
On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 5:35 PM Kevin Chao <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is “A11Y”? > accessibility (11 characters between a and y in accessibility); > abbreviation that started on Twittter. > > I was asking about home kit/SIRI support and whether Wemo > No, WeMo doesn't support Homekit; it's supported by other smart speakers > (voice user interfaces) > > products have it. It seems some companies are not interested at all in > supporting Apple home Kit > It's similar to the early days of browsers, mobile, and any other > platform/standard. Home and Voice are the current northstar > > and instead support Nest or some other standard which of course is their > decision and it’s no problem, but I amd probably many others who are > invested in iOS > WeMo has a good iOS app that works with VoiceOver > > and have no plans to change are not going to buy these products. > I found the IoT supported by Homekit to be limiting and have branched > out to more robust and operable solutions > > I will only buy something which has Home Kit support going forward, if > I can’t find it now I’ll wait because I think in a couple of years > everything will be available. > There are other accessible home control interfaces that are winning this > race :) > > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 9:04 AM Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Kevin, > > > > What is “A11Y”? I was asking about home kit/SIRI support and whether Wemo > products have it. It seems some companies are not interested at all in > supporting Apple home Kit and instead support Nest or some other standard > which of course is their decision and it’s no problem, but I amd probably > many others who are invested in iOS and have no plans to change are not > going to buy these products. I will only buy something which has Home Kit > support going forward, if I can’t find it now I’ll wait because I think in > a couple of years everything will be available. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Kevin Chao > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:53 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Philips Hue smart lights, WiFi smart switches and Instapod > Smart Bluetooth cooking appliance > > > > Hi *Darrin,* > > > > *The VoiceOver a11y issues in WeMo scheduling function has been brought to > the attention of WeMo. They're committed to resolving it and delivering > fully accessible home automation/scheduler in future update!* > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 6:10 AM Darrin Porter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sieghard, > > > > With regards to Item no. 2, I own several WEMO devices which are made by > Belcan. The IOS ap is pretty much accessable and allows me to schedule and > control several devices. I own both wall switches and wall warts, e.g., > plug into an outlet and control whatever you plug into them. The AP is not > great, but can be used by a totally blind person after a pretty steep > learning curve defined by some unlabeled or mislabeled buttons and > controls. That is just in the scheduling function. Turning things on and > off via the ap is completely accessable. > > > > Darrin > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel > *Sent:* Saturday, November 26, 2016 8:31 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Subject:* Philips Hue smart lights, WiFi smart switches and Instapod > Smart Bluetooth cooking appliance > > > > Hi, > > > > I am grouping a few items together in this message since they all have one > thing in common, they are Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connected devices which you > control via an app. > > > > I am basically interested in feedback on any or all of them from people > who have used them. Specifically, here are a few questions I have: > > > > 1. Philips Hue: anybody have any of these connected light bulbs and > in particular how is the SIRI Home Kit integration working? I was hoping I > could get a deal this weekend, but the only starter kits I saw on sale were > the second generation ones which have just in the last week or two been > replaced with the third generation. I think the bridge is actually > unchanged, but the new third generation bulbs are supposed to reproduce > colours a lot more accurately. > > > > 2. WiFi switches: by these I mean switches you plug into a power > wall outlet, you then plug in a device (heater, lights, coffee maker etc.) > and you can turn the connected device on or off via the app or on a > schedule. I am interested to know what brands people may have bought, does > the brand you have support home kit and hence SIRI integration? > > > > 3. Instapot: this has been discussed before, I think Mary has one. > I think the app for this was accessible and I was curious as to whether it > still is, has it become better or worse with respect to Voiceover > accessibility and are all aspects and features of the app useable? > > > > I did find one good deal yesterday, the new Withings Body scale was on > sale at BestBuy.ca for $99.99 instead of $149.99. I had a $100 Best Buy > gift card so all it cost me was the taxes. Withings used to have what they > called the Smart Body Analyzer and it has now been replaced by two new > scales, the Body and Body Cardio. The Body Cardio also reads your heart > rate, but since I have an Apple Watch as well as a Qardio Blood Pressure > monitor I didn't feel that was very necessary. The new scale gives you the > usual range of measurements beyond weight such as body index, body fat, > bone mass etc. It is only three quarters of an inch thick and looks very > nice, it supports the Apple Health app and once I get it and my wife and I > have used it I'll share my impressions. This will be here just in time to > forever record how many pounds of Christmas cookies I eat and which somehow > stick to my belly **smile**. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Sieghard > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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