Books by Apple
- Reading System Books
- Vendor Apple
- OS: macOS
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Read Aloud: 66.67%
Last updated: 22 February 2025
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
A limited read aloud feature is provided. It is not possible to select the starting position, there is no visual highlight, and alt text is not supported.
| 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 | A limited integrated read aloud feature is provided. In the context menu, select "Speech" and then "Start speaking". It is not possible to determine the start position, the speech begins from the top of the displayed page. |
| 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. | Pass | The read aloud control panel has a pause and resume button which works as expected. |
| 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. | Pass | The pages of the book are changed to keep the text being read in view. The final sentence in the book was repeated until read aloud was cancelled. |
| 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. | Pass | The text is read in the correct order. |
| ReadAloud-350 | Image alternate text reading | Ensure that the alternate text for the image can be announced. | Fail | There is no function to choose whether alt text is spoken. |
| ReadAloud-400 | Change Read Aloud reading voice | It should be possible to choose from some different options the voice used for read aloud. | Pass | The voice can be changed in the system settings, under spoken content. |
| ReadAloud-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Pass | The reading speed can be changed on the read aloud panel by selecting the tortoise or hare buttons. |
| ReadAloud-510 | Text to Speech handles punctuation 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. | Pass | The text is read correctly. |
| 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 | There is no visual highlighting of the current sentence or word being spoken. |
Results for Visual Adjustments: 100%
Last updated: 22 February 2025
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
The Books app was tested on a mac mini running macOS Sequoia. All the visual adjustments tests are passed.
| 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 to all the book content including headings, regular paragraphs, list items, and the text content of tables. | Pass | At the top of the app there is a button with a small and larger "A". This brings up a control with options for the page and text. The text size can be reduced and increased through a wide range. The size of images appear to be unaffected. |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | In the menu View there is Theme, which offers White, Sepia, Grey and Night. |
| 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 | Achieved in this evaluation with the keyboard control provided on the Macbook (on F1 and F2 keys). |
| 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 | Color invert selected via System preferences/Accessibility/Display worked as expected. |
| 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, sidebars, 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. In the tool bar at the top of the reading window there is an icon with a small capital A and a larger capital A. This opens a menu to adjust visual the appearance of pages and text. |
| visual-550 | Viewing MathML | The block and inline math expressions below are in the MathML format. Check if the math expressions inline and between the paragraphs are displayed correctly. Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. Check if the math expressions also change size in proportion. Change background and foreground color (may be through reading system feature or through OS settings). Check if the math expressions reflect the changed color settings. | Pass | The math expressions are displayed as expected. Their size and colors change appropriately when these preferences are adjusted by the user. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG Image | Check if this SVG format image displayed below this paragraph can be enlarged. | Pass | The SVG image can be double clicked to show in its own window. The zoom feature of iOS can be used to enlarge. There is no image zoom feature provided in the app. |