Re: Voiceover detection in JavaScript

That's only possible in native iOS apps from my understanding. 

Paul J. Adam
Accessibility Evangelist 
www.deque.com

On Mar 28, 2013, at 5:10 PM, "Bryan Garaventa" <bryan.garaventa@whatsock.com> wrote:

> I've recommended this for use in iOS apps before, but am trying to see if this is also doable using JavaScript in Safari.
>  
> Weirdly enough I can't find this documented anywhere by anyone on the web, but this is an important feature for UI morphing within mobile web apps to address accessibility.
>  
> Specifically, the following won't work in Safari:
>  
> alert( UIAccessibilityIsVoiceOverRunning() );
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> Which appears to break the running of JavaScript on the page.
>  
> So, how is it possible to detect Voiceover within Safari using JavaScript?
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>