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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I did reach out to Amazon’s team on this and will try and get more data to share if they provide it, not to mention the fact that Audible is using an accessibility overlay for their web site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> WebAIM-Forum <webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen McCall<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 9, 2024 9:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WebAIM Discussion List <webaim-forum@list.webaim.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> ATHEN <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Re: [WebAIM] Audible sync for Windows discontinued<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tech support this morning confirmed they don't support AudibleSync for Windows 11 but I followed Jeff's advice and reinstalled the app and it is working.<br>
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???????<br>
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Cheers, Karen<br>
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From: WebAIM-Forum <<a href="mailto:webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org">webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org</a>> On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)<br>
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Audible sync for Windows discontinued<br>
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Hello,<br>
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Can you point us to any other links by chance that state that this version is being removed in March? This is for the Android version that was available in the Amazon store which is no longer being provided by Microsoft. The Audible Sync app that works in Windows
10 and 11 is still available I think from the Audible web site unless I am misunderstanding the issue here:<br>
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The AudibleSync app is a Windows 10 and 11 app for your computer that allows you to download titles quickly and easily. You can also use this app to transfer your titles to a supported MP3 player or accessibility device.<br>
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The link and download are found here:<br>
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<a href="https://help.audible.com/s/article/listen-with-audiblesync?language=en_US">https://help.audible.com/s/article/listen-with-audiblesync?language=en_US</a><br>
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Jeff Bishop<br>
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From: WebAIM-Forum <<a href="mailto:webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org">webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org</a>> On Behalf Of Karen McCall<br>
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2024 7:21 AM<br>
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Cc: ATHEN <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [EXT] [WebAIM] Audible sync for Windows discontinued<br>
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Morning!<br>
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I've been having problems with the Audible sync app on my Windows 11 desktop computer. I found out on the weekend that support for the audible app for windows was discontinued in March 2024 with the final date being March 2025.<br>
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There are many of us who use a victor reader stream as our listening device and have subscribed to audible content for years.<br>
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The Audible sync app was the only means we have of activating our MP3 player and now this is no longer available.<br>
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The advantage to using a tool like the victor reader stream is that there is no display and we can operate it completely with buttons.<br>
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The trend seems to be to force us to use either android or iOS devices to consume our audible content.<br>
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This removes choice. This also means that using some of the features of the audible apps on mobile device devices is awkward, especially when listening while falling asleep, or waking up in the middle of the night. We can't simply press buttons and set timers
or move to chapters.<br>
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We may have to unlock devices, locate the app, and then perform the task we want.<br>
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I've been using Audible content with a victor reader stream for around 20 years and this is significantly going to impact my ability to purchase audible content and to read it.<br>
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I'm not sure why Microsoft has done this, however, perhaps they can be persuaded to backtrack.<br>
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<a href="https://help.audible.com/s/article/audible-app-download-discontinued-on-win11?language=en_US">https://help.audible.com/s/article/audible-app-download-discontinued-on-win11?language=en_US</a><<a href="https://help.audible.com/s/article/audible-app-download-discontinued-on-win11?language=en_US">https://help.audible.com/s/article/audible-app-download-discontinued-on-win11?language=en_US</a>><br>
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When Audible and human wear refused to work together to support the victor reader stream with audible sync, there was a Grass roots petition that finally comma after three or four years, got the two of them working together so that we had support for the stream
in Audible sync.<br>
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Maintaining accessibility and inclusion in design should not be this difficult! We shouldn't have to sign petitions. Every time tools are removed.<br>
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Cheers, Karen<br>
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