We’ve received a number of reports recently that our apps don’t work in “Voiceover” mode for iOS 8, which reads the game aloud for visually impaired users. I’ve confirmed that, indeed, our games really don’t work in Voiceover mode on iOS 8, even though they used to work in iOS 7.1, and that this is due to a bug in iOS 8.

The effect of the bug is that it’s not possible to activate the “Next” button at the bottom of the screen, which should normally lock in a choice selection and display the next page of content. When Voiceover users double-tap to activate the “Next” button, Voiceover makes the “button activate” sound effect and repeats the name of the button, “Next,” but nothing else happens.

I’ve identified a minimal, complete and verifiable example of the Voiceover iOS 8 bug and filed a bug report to Apple’s bug reporter. For now, there’s nothing we can do about this; we just have to wait for Apple to fix it.

Our games do work correctly on iOS 8 mobile Safari on the web, so for the time being, if you’re visually impaired and wish to play our games on iOS 8, playing games on our web site is probably your best option.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Visually impaired users are a very important part of our community. Please reach out to us at support@choiceofgames.com if you have any questions or if we can provide further assistance.