epubtest.org: Results for Play Books 5.1.2, iOS 12.1.3

Play Books 5.1.2

OS: iOS 12.1.3

Tested with Braille: No
Tested with Screenreader: No
Input type: Keyboard

Results for Visual Adjustments: 75%

Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 1.0.0

These tests were done by Richard Orme.

Summary

Most fundamental visual adjustment features are supported, with the exception of SVG images. There is no integrated read aloud feature.

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

visual-010

Change font size

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. The font size change should apply uniformly on all the book content including the Table of Contents, Footnotes, Page List, Notes and Bookmarks.

Pass

Text size can be adjusted after tapping the button at the top of the app "Aa". Line spacing can be changed, and the user can select justified or right ragged.

visual-110

Change background and foreground color

Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings).

Pass

White, black and sepia tones are provided. In addition, there is the option to enable the night light.

visual-210

Change brightness

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the screen brightness.

Pass

This feature is provided from within the app in the tab "Tone".

visual-310

Apply high contrast system configuration

The reading system interface and book content except images should respect the high contrast mode (invert colors) if present in the Operating System.

Pass

iOS offers Classic Invert and Smart Invert. Both work on the page text. Images are also inverted.

visual-410

Magnify the User Interface(UI)

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to magnify the Reading System screen. All aspects of the User Interface such as Menus, Pop-up Windows, Dialog Boxes and Search Box should get magnified uniformly.

Pass

visual-510

Change Font

Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options.

Pass

Several typefaces can be selected, including serif and sans serif fonts.

visual-610

Support for SVG

Check if a image is displayed below this paragraph. This image is in SVG format.

Fail

No SVG image is displayed.

visual-710

Enlarge SVG image

Check if the image given in the previous test can be enlarged.

Fail

No SVG image is displayed.

Results for Read Aloud: 0%

Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 1.0.0

These tests were done by Richard Orme.

Summary

Most fundamental visual adjustment features are supported, with the exception of SVG images. There is no integrated read aloud feature.

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

ReadAloud-010

The content can be read aloud

Focus on the beginning of a paragraph or a sentence and initiate reading with text-to-speech using a feature of the reading system.

Fail

No read aloud feature is provided.

ReadAloud-110

Stop and resume reading

Initiate reading from any point in the book. Stop Read Aloud and note the last read position. Initiate reading again using the Read Aloud feature and check if reading starts at the last read location.

Fail

ReadAloud-210

The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user

The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user, keeping the text being spoken in view.

Fail

ReadAloud-310

All text should be read in the proper order

Sample text has been provided below to test the reading order. The Paragraph 2 should be read after Paragraph 1 by the Read Aloud feature. Note that visually Paragraph 2 is placed to the left of Paragraph 1 but it is second in the reading order.

Fail

ReadAloud-410

Change Read Aloud reading speed

It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading.

Fail

ReadAloud-510

Text to Speech handles punctuations and document structure appropriately

When Read Aloud is activated, there should be slight pauses after headings, list items etc., rather than reading as if it is one continuous section of text.

Fail

ReadAloud-610

Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud

Check if the Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud.

Fail

ReadAloud-710

The emphasis or highlight colour can be changed

Activate Read Aloud feature as described in the previous test. Change the colour of emphasis or visual highlight of the text being read aloud using any feature available in the reading system or the operating system. The users should have a choice of different colours for text highlighting.

Fail