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They lying. IOS has text to speech built in. The official Reddit app viciously breaks it. And it’s the only app I have that does so. Just straight doesn’t work on Reddit app because of something the Reddit app does to break it.
Apple also is in the wrong. Because apple can say any app that doesn’t allow the built in text to speech will be pulled from the App Store.
Comment by redalastor at 20/06/2023 at 04:27 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What does Apple say if you report the app as not compliant?
Comment by LMGN at 26/06/2023 at 12:42 UTC*
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Software developer (not visually impaired): Given that the Reddit app uses a custom UI toolkit, it's less likely that they intentionally broke it, rather that they just saw it as not needed for a tech demo, then not needed for a MVP, then not a priority at GA, then not a priority at any development milestone. Apps like Apollo have it easier using the standard iOS components.
Not to make excuses for Reddit, with the resources Reddit has they definitely should have prioritised it way earlier. It's not tangible to shareholders, execs or the developers who don't need accommodation therefore it's not important, so therefore, stakeholders don't allocate resources. ✨capitalism✨
Comment by ElRexet at 20/06/2023 at 15:39 UTC*
-1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Edit: I was shown that my note is not in fact worth noting and more over is complete and utterly wrong.
If I may I'll note that "any" app is a bit too much. While those are scarce examples we still have let's say car-sharing apps which due to their nature can't provide service for blind people, the same goes for image/video editing apps.
But yeah, I do agree overall that it should be a requirement, just with exceptions.