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The Dark Room

Alex Howard and Lee Pugsley

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Two legally blind cinephiles discuss movies and the wonders of entertainment while giving listeners a better understanding of how people with low vision experience the world.
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AppleVis Podcast

AppleVis Podcast

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AppleVis is the go-to resource for blind and low vision users of Apple technologies. Our Podcast discusses the latest in Apple vision accessibility. Topics cover OS and accessibility features, apps, interviews with developers, roundtable discussions, and more - centering around accessing the maximum potential of Apple hardware, software, and services. Tune in to learn how you can get the most out of your Apple devices, hear the latest accessibility news, and more.
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Airacast

Aira Tech Corp

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The official podcast of Aira, the visual interpreter service for people who are blind or have low vision. At Aira, we connect people, via our free app, to trained professionals who provide visual information – all on demand. Subscribe to Airacast to learn about our technology, hear the latest innovations, ways you can use the service , agent profiles, and more.
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That Real Blind Tech Show

Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy

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A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple’s VoiceOver, Amazon’s VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.
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The goal of this podcast is to empower blind and low-vision people to explore the world, and help our sighted friends see the world in a new way. Frequently, as people lose their eyesight, they become more and more isolated. The Tactile Traveler hopes to empower people, not only to go literally around the world, but around the block to new adventures in their lives.
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AccessWorld

American Foundation for the Blind

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Welcome to AccessWorld, a podcast of the American Foundation for the blind. This podcast takes a deep dive on all things encompassing digital inclusion and accessibility. Released each month, AccessWorld offers news and views in conjunction with AFB's quarterly online publication of the same name. For more information on AccessWorld, check us out at www.afb.org/AW. Founded in 1921, AFB is a national nonprofit creating a world of no limits for people who are blind or have low vision. Learn mo ...
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Heard & Empowered

National Industries for the Blind

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The Heard & Empowered podcast is where people who are blind, low vision, or visually impaired find job inspiration, career opportunities, and a path to success. National Industries for the Blind knows that blindness is not a barrier to employment and career success. Listen now and unlock a world of opportunities with a podcast specifically tailored for people who are blind. Discover the untold stories, limitless career paths, and soul-stirring journeys of people across the United States who ...
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Double Tap

Double Tap Productions Inc.

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Double Tap is the show where blind people talk tech! If you’re blind or partially sighted and have an interest in technology, this is the show for you. Everyone is welcome no matter how old you are or how much or how little experience you have with technology. Each week the team will help you better understand how technology can help your everyday life, even if you have little or no sight.
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The Vergecast

The Verge

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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.
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Freedom Scientific FSCast

Freedom Scientific

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The official podcast of Freedom Scientific, leaders in assistive technology for blind people and those with low vision. Hosted by Glen Gordon, FSCast features news, interviews, and product demonstrations relating to Freedom Scientific products such as JAWS and ZoomText. FSCast is a great way to make the most of the products you have as well as learning about what's new and what's around the corner.
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Low Vision Beyond the Clinic is your biweekly podcast dedicated to low vision professionals seeking nuanced discussions on clinical care. Hosted by Erika Andersen Ko, a seasoned low vision therapist, each episode delves into interdisciplinary collaboration, mental health integration, and the evolving landscape of vision rehabilitation. Join leading researchers, clinicians, and individuals with lived experience as they explore the topics that matter when it comes to low vision. Engage in our ...
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The Field of Vision

The Field of Vision

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This podcast discusses issues on living life as a person who is blind or has low-vision. Topics include: seeking employment, technology, advocacy, and daily living. Join us as we openly and honestly discuss life as people with vision impairment and blindness.
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This is a podcast for blind and low vision people. The goal of this podcast is to be informative on a variety of topics, to enable blind and low vision people to be independent. Cover art photo provided by Lurm on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@lurm
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Living well with low vision and visual impairments! From discussions of strategies to coping with low vision, resources, and special speakers, this series offers encouragement and new ideas for your life. Most of these episodes have been recorded on our live Zoom calls which we hold several times a week for our extended community. All are welcome to join us! This occasional podcast of special events is hosted by CCLVI, The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International. Visit our virtual ...
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Run With Chestnut

Francesco Magisano

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Using stories and insight from our lives to advocate for others who are blind and low vision - We are athletes, musicians, professionals, teachers, adventurers, and so much more. We promise to wander down many tangents and we’ll consider it a success if you learn something new and laugh at least once in every episode.
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Kelly and Company

Accessible Media Inc

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Join Kelly MacDonald and contributors from the blind, partially sighted and disability community for lively one-hour discussions about arts, entertainment and the lifestyle issues that matter to you.
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Finding My Voice

Athena Garcia

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Self-advocacy and having blindness or low vision can be challenging at times when others don't know what it's like to have a disability or have met someone and don't know how to interact. However, it's about understanding how those of us with visual impairments are able to be independent using the accommodations that we use and letting others know that we're individuals like everyone else. This podcast is about raising awareness of blindness and low vision in a positive way and educating oth ...
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BEST Together Podcast

BEST Together (Blind Early Services TN)

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BEST, Blind Early Services TN, is a nonprofit organization co-founded by two moms of young boys who are blind. BEST provides family support, early intervention and advocacy services for families and providers of children who are blind or low vision. In each episode we will interview parents, providers and those with lived experiences in the blind/low vision community. We want to educate, empower, encourage and equip you with all the tools you need to ensure the BEST start for your child!
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accessibility moving forward.

Randy Rusnak and Daniel Gervais.

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Our desire is to learn about products and services that are accessible to blind/low vision consumers; work on, whenever possible, creating ways to make these more adaptable for use in our lives. We wish to share our information and learn by hearing from those with similar interests/needs, as to how this may be accomplished to improve and increase our independence in society.
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In Culture

Microsoft

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On the In Culture podcast, we go behind the scenes with artists, gamers, musicians, designers, athletes, and visionaries in their fields to share a real-world look at how they’re shaping culture. In our latest podcast series, Variations on a theme, we explore the life and legacy of Sol LeWitt. We’ll cover key themes in LeWitt’s work and explore how his approach still influences some of the creative pioneers shaping the 21st century. Variations on a theme is a companion to the Sol LeWitt App, ...
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Empowering From Within A podcast to uplift the world. Phoebe Stuart has spent her life finding ways to achieve anything and thrive in the face of huge challenges. In this podcast series she shares how, no matter the circumstances, you can thrive and flourish in your life too. Phoebe’s story: When Phoebe was a first year university student, she experienced a rare allergic reaction which caused burns to form all over her skin, lungs and eyes. She was admitted to hospital where she spent 5 week ...
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I am a totally blind guitar player. There are many barriers to blind musicians playing guitar and working with pedals: learning what each knob, button and port is, or whether or not the pedal will even be usable. In this podcast, I will demonstrate individual pedals, and document all of the controls and ports on the pedal, so that a blind or low vision user can start using the pedal out of the box.
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The Be My Eyes Podcast is about blindness, sight and the sometimes blurry in-between. On this bi-weekly podcast, Will from Be My Eyes talks to interesting and insightful individuals from the blind community to see the world through their eyes. Whether you are sighted, blind or low-vision, tune in to learn much more about accessibility, life with a vision impairment and other exciting topics from the people who know most about it.
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Finding inspiration, even in the low valleys of your journey and appreciating that the Lord speaks to us wherever we are. You are at the foundation of your next victory, your next peak...and the only place to look is UP!
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ACB Focus: Audio Description

American Council of the Blind

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Welcome to the Audio Description Track of the ACB Focus Podcast Series. The Audio Description Track contains programming that involves the accessibility of the visual images of theater, television, movies, and other art forms for people who are blind, have low vision, or who are otherwise visually impaired.
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The Save Sight Institute

The Save Sight Institute

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The Save Sight Institute conducts research, patient care and teaching. Patients are blind and visually impaired (severely low vision). The Save Sight Institute is a centre of the University of Sydney located on the campus of Sydney Eye Hospital.
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Wandering Knight

Kenneth Knight

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The stories and adventures of a legally blind traveller with a passion for lightweight and ultralight-weight backcountry travel. Tips and ideas for getting the most out of all types of trips near and far.
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AFB Possibilities

American Foundation for the Blind

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A production of the American Foundation for the Blind, AFB Possibilities is a podcast capturing the experiences of people who are blind or have low vision. Previously the “Inform & Connect” podcast, the AFB Possibilities podcast continues our conversation spotlighting voices throughout our community, while at the same time educating and informing us about what opportunities lay just beyond the horizon. AFB Possibilities is a production of the American Foundation for the blind. The podcast is ...
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Dementia By Day

Rachael Wonderlin

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Rachael Wonderlin tackles common challenges in dementia caregiving and seeks to make everyone a better care partner and professional by promoting education and empathy. Rachael has a Master’s in Gerontology and owns Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting firm. She is the author of 3 books with Johns Hopkins University Press. You can find her on Instagram @dementiabyday and download her “16 Things I’d Want If I Got Dementia” list from rachaelwonderlin.com
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Living Blindfully

Jonathan Mosen

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Sight is a highly dominant sense. If you have it, naturally you’ll use it for a lot of things. But if you don’t have it, or you don’t have as much sight as you used to, it’s still possible to live a rich, full life. This podcast is all about how it’s done. We offer tips and tricks for living blindfully, including plenty about the latest accessible technology, but we discuss the barriers too, ranging from attitudinal barriers to accessibility barriers and more. Hear interviews with movers and ...
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Narrated by some of New York’s most beloved voices, "Mind's Eye: A Sensory Guide to the Guggenheim New York" was designed for the blind and low-vision communities and is illuminating for all. This eleven-episode guide to the New York’s landmark Guggenheim building takes you on a journey of the senses through a UNESCO World Heritage-designated architectural masterpiece. Wherever you choose to listen, the "Mind’s Eye" podcast will transport you into the heart of New York City, and bring you fr ...
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It's not too often that you meet someone on vacation during a Blind Citizens Association meeting, but I had the honour of exactly that this month. Matthew Horspool is his name, and luckily, he had time in his travels to chat with me about Braille, adaptive technology, and the very interesting strategies he uses to read texts - including something I…
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Wellness Wednesday… on a Friday? Beth and Jeff step up to the mics—without Robin this time—to explore whether the word wellness has lost some of its meaning. Is wellness about carefully balancing all the little pieces of life—mind, body, and spirit—or is it simply how you feel about yourself day to day? Together, Beth and Jeff unpack the buzz aroun…
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Meta is opening its smart glasses to developers with the new Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit, and Microsoft Seeing AI is the first major partner. This breakthrough could transform accessibility by allowing apps to harness the glasses’ cameras, microphones, and audio for real-world assistance. Expanded Summary Steven Scott and Shaun Preece brea…
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Discover how Carveco’s tactile art technology is transforming the way blind and visually impaired people experience images. From 3D-printed wedding photos to iconic portraits of Winston Churchill, Mo Farah, and Dame Judi Dench, this London exhibition reveals the emotional power of touchable art. Recorded live in London, England, Steven Scott and Sh…
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There’s a lot of gadget news this week! But we begin the show in an unprecedented way: with a bit of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, America’s favorite podcast within a podcast. Nilay pops on the show to discuss what happened to Jimmy Kimmel, why the FCC’s assault on speech is so dangerous, and why a couple of broadcast TV companies matter so much to the …
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Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Meira Gross – Founder – Assistex Website: https://assistexstore.com Sign up for the Newsletter: [email protected] Find out more and register for our Full D…
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The Apex Program is opening doors to careers in cybersecurity for blind and visually impaired students across the country. With over 750,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs, this program offers a life-changing opportunity. In just 12 weeks of accessible online training, students can earn Network+ and Security+ certifications that employers value more t…
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Explore Meta Connect 2025’s biggest reveals — from the new Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 smart glasses to the Oakley Vanguard wraparound design, plus the debut of the Meta Ray-Ban Display with Neural Band control. Discover battery upgrades, camera improvements, conversation-enhancing audio, and what these innovations mean for blind and low-vision users. Steve…
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Mary Jane Surrago is assistant secretary emeritus of the Board of Directors for National Industries for the Blind (NIB), a nonprofit that creates and sustains employment for people who are blind, low vision, or visually impaired. She retired in February 2025 after 50 years of service and received NIB’s highest honor, the R.B. Irwin Award. Over her …
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We all know we are born worthy and every person is valuable. BUT HOW DO WE ACTUALLY FEEL WORTHY? There is only one way to cultivate true self-esteem… and it comes from within. Today I’m giving you the real steps to take towards .your own self-worth, feeling amazing, feeling valuable and feeling full of genuine and steady self-esteem. If you integra…
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In this episode, Thomas Domville (also known as Not a Mouse) walks listeners through the new and customizable VoiceOver sounds and haptic feedback options introduced in iOS. Thomas highlights how these features can be especially helpful for users who experience sensory overload or prefer a more tailored accessibility experience. Listeners will lear…
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Discover the latest in accessible smart tech as Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explore the new Meta smart glasses leaks, Apple’s iOS 26 update, and the AirPods Pro 3 reviews. Plus, listeners share hands-on demos of Studio Recorder and the Tapo D235 video doorbell, proving accessibility and innovation can go hand in hand. Steven and Shaun kick off wi…
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It's been a busy week for The Verge's product reviewers! We've got three new phones, three new watches, and a set of earbuds on the docket, and the team is ready to talk about (almost) all of it. First, Allison Johnson and Jake Kastrenakes join to talk about their experiences with the iPhone Air, iPhone 17, and iPhone 17 Pro. One is fabulous with s…
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The Dementia By Day Team interviewed Dawna Duke about the keychains she's creating, which are programmed to share emergency contact information with the tap of your phone. As easily as you set up and use the "tap to pay" function on your smart phone, you can program Near-Field Communication (NFC) chips with important information like an emergency c…
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville walks through the redesigned Phone app in iOS 26. The episode explains the difference between the new Unified view and the legacy Classic view, shows how to switch between them, and highlights where previously familiar items—like Voicemail—now live. Throughout, Thomas shares VoiceOver-friendly steps and tips to make…
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unscripted returns with Jeff and Sree in a fast, funny, and useful sprint through tech and daily life. Jeff opens with a hard-won shop lesson—don’t test a nail gun on your finger—then pivots to Apple’s event: Sree’s wow is AirPods for heart monitoring and live translation, while Jeff riffs on Apple’s new cross-body strap for safer phone carry. The …
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Glide’s phased rollout sparks debate among blind tech users as Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into community emails about accessibility, Meta smart glasses, MacBook Quick Nav woes, and the future of gaming for blind players. In this lively Double Tap episode, Steven and Shaun open their inbox to tackle listener questions and rants. Doug shares …
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville walks through Safari’s new Tabs layout options in iOS 26, explains the default Compact view, and shows how to switch between Compact, Bottom, and Top tab layouts. The demo is VoiceOver-centric, with practical navigation tips (rotor use, headings, and screen-edge gestures) to make changing this setting quick and repe…
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In this episode, Levi Gobin demonstrates screen sharing with VoiceOver on macOS. Levi first shows us the Screen Sharing settings in VoiceOver Utility, then demonstrates controlling another Mac using the Screen Sharing app. Starting with macOS Tahoe 26, VoiceOver can be used to control another Mac remotely using the built-in Screen Sharing facility,…
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Get an honest first look at the Ally Solo smart glasses in action. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dig into AI-assisted object recognition, usability for blind users, and whether current wearable AI is practical. This episode of Double Tap takes a deep dive into the real-world performance of the Ally Solo glasses. Steven and Shaun listen to a demo of…
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In this episode, Thomas Domville walks through Apple’s new Adaptive Power mode in iOS, explaining what it does, which devices support it, what trade-offs to expect, and how to turn it on. You’ll learn how the system uses on-device intelligence to detect unusually power-hungry apps or tasks and gently throttle performance to extend battery life—plus…
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Panelists: Brian Norton, Josh Andrson, Belva Smith ATFAQ 200 – Q1. PDF Summarizer, Q2. Replace letters on keyboard, Q3. Light dimming overlays, Q4. Alternate apps for iModeling and BuzzCards, Q5. Wildcard: Most-used keyboard shortcut and what does it say about you?By Brian Norton
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In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates a new iOS feature that lets you reset VoiceOver settings back to factory defaults—useful when settings have become confusing or inconsistent. He walks through where the option lives, how to activate it, and the consequences (you’ll lose all customizations). Key Points & Takeaways Purpose: Quickly restor…
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In this episode, Thomas Domville explains how to stop the two-finger Magic Tap gesture from unexpectedly starting or pausing media playback. If you hang up a call or use Magic Tap in other contexts and your audiobook or music begins playing when you didn’t intend it to, this setting lets you turn that behavior off (and back on later if needed). Wha…
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In this episode, Thomas Domville explains that, prior to iOS 26, the default alarm snooze was fixed at 9 minutes with no way to change it. In iOS 26, you can set a custom snooze duration directly in the Clock app when creating or editing an alarm. The episode walks through the exact steps with VoiceOver cues so screen-reader users can follow along …
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