Vision 3.1.8: A Switch VoiceOver Can Now Name

If you use VoiceOver to navigate your iPhone, a switch that says only “off” leaves a question unanswered: what would you be turning on? Vision 3.1.8 gives one such switch its missing name. You can now hear which control you have reached before deciding whether to use it.

Vision is a free iOS second-opinion app. This release is for people who navigate it by listening: it makes an existing control easier to understand. Here is where to find the change and how to check it without changing your settings.

Vision 3.1.8

Version 3.1.8 reached the App Store on September 5, 2026. The changelog records that distribution date; this guide was published on September 8.

Before: a state without a name

The tab called “Phone Blocking” opens a screen titled “Phone Number Blocking.” On that screen, a row has the visible text “Phone Blocking” beside a switch. Those are the existing screen and control names.

Previously, the switch itself had no accessible name. A person looking at the row could read the text beside it, but a person touching the switch with VoiceOver heard its state without that label. In the off state, the announcement supplied “off” without saying which setting it belonged to.

Having text nearby is not the same as giving a control a name. When you move directly to a switch, you need its own announcement to tell you where you are. Otherwise, you have to search around it for context before making a decision.

After: the row name travels with the switch

In 3.1.8, the switch has the accessible label “Phone Blocking,” matching the text already on its row. VoiceOver can announce that name along with the switch's state. The visible layout and the switch's action are unchanged.

This follows the 3.1.7 change to the AI Detective tab. That release named a tab button; this one names a switch inside a different screen. The practical benefit is similar: hearing the control's name gives you context before you act.

Hear the change without changing a setting

With version 3.1.8 or later installed and VoiceOver already on:

1. Open the app and choose the “Phone Blocking” tab.
2. Wait for the screen to finish loading, then move VoiceOver focus to the switch on the row with the same name.
3. Listen for “Phone Blocking” as part of the switch announcement, along with its current state.
4. Leave the switch as it is. Focusing it is enough to hear the label; you do not need to double-tap it to verify this change.

The observable difference is the name you hear at the switch. If you hear only a state, check the installed version in the app's Settings tab before trying again. Turning the switch on still opens the existing setup guide; that is a separate action from listening to its label.

A clearer control, the same second opinion

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