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We devote this week's episode to a review of iOS 27, the operating system that powers iPhone. Here are the major sections of the review.

Introduction 0:00:00
Compatible devices and capabilities 0:01:26
Introducing Siri AI 0:03:53
Using Siri AI as a chatbot 0:05:18
Inserting Siri AI material in a document 0:11:28
Searching for information personal to you 0:12:55
Siri AI helping with inaccessible screens 0:21:08
Siri and the Camera app 0:22:38
Changes to dictation 0:28:59
Image recognition 0:36:08
Live recognition 0:53:53
Other VoiceOver changes 0:58:32
Various non-accessibility-related changes 1:02:44
Closing and contact info 1:14:13

Join us for our iOS27 Access On webinar 0:00:00
Participate in the NVAccess Satisfaction survey 0:02:17
Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer, NeilBarnett 0:02:48
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled 0:18:42
Jonathan Mosen reports on Accessibility Excellence initiatives 0:36:06
Significant Audacity accessibility regression 0:56:23
Good accessible music services offering download 0:57:57
Inaccessible Facebook Messenger tab bar 0:58:42
Closing and contact info 1:01:11

In this week's episode:

Introduction 0:00:00
President Riccobono comments on some technology matters 0:01:36
Updates to Android 0:08:33
How have people found switching to Android 0:12:34
Remote Incident Manager goes mobile 0:15:22
Blazie technologies 0:34:26
Independent Science 0:37:12
WeWalk 0:39:38
eSight 0:41:15
American Printing House for the Blind 0:42:14
Vispero 0:43:43
Lumin 0:46:36
HapWare 0:51:03
Lighthouse Tech 0:54:01
GoodMaps 0:55:53
Patriot Vision 0:57:42
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled 1:00:03
Closing and contact info 1:02:46

In his first public event as Apple CEO, John Ternus led the Surprise and Shine keynote.
Access On host Jonathan Mosen is joined by Judy Dixon, Lina Howard and Heidi Taylor to discuss the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra, and the much-anticipated iPhone Duo, which returns Touch ID to the iPhone range.

This week on Access on:

Looking ahead to our Apple event recap 0:00:00
More on structured discovery in technology 0:03:20
I don't want AI writing forced on me 0:20:42
Blind people scanning and being sent receipts 0:22:59
Digitizing my DVD collection 0:33:57
Certification 0:38:40
Smart glasses backlash 0:39:46
Alexa Plus 0:41:29
An AI music creation service with a twist 0:42:37
Airlines that use touch screens 0:45:50
Free podcast host options 0:51:23
Looking for an accessible place to purchase music 0:54:52
Closing and contact info 0:56:43