Re: Emergency S.O.S
I suppose if an emergency call was easy to cancel, anyone trying to harm you could cancel the call. Nice to know this works. Thanks for trying it & letting us all know. Sherry Wells From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 12:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Emergency S.O.S Hello, So I just updated my wife’s iPhone 6S to iOS 11. She is sighted, but I still had Voiceover on and showed her the new Emergency S.O.S setting. By default this is turned off, if you turn it on then pressing the power/sleep button 5 times quickly will start a siren and count-down, I think it’s 8 or 10 seconds, and then the phone calls 9 1 1. I think I tried this once on my Apple Watch where you have the same functionality if you press the side button 5 times quickly, but I could easily cancel it. This time I did a 2-finger double tap, but that didn’t work, then I got nervous and couldn’t find the right button, asked my wife and she tried but of course Voiceover was on. At 3 seconds she said “turn off Voiceover” so I triple clicked the home button and she tried to cancel it, but it was too late. The 9 1 1 operator came on, I sheepishly explained that we just updated to iOS 11 and accidently triggered the call with this new feature and he did not sound at all surprised. He did ask if I would mind staying on while he gets the police on the line so I could confirm to them that everything was OK, I did so, provided my name and confirmed that I was not under any sort of duresse and all was good. In the meantime my wife has myself and my Mum listet as emergency contacts. I heard the text messages come in, but we were just barely done with 9 1 1 when my Mum called and asked what on earth was wrong… oops… maybe just take my word for it that the feature works great, don’t try it if you don’t really need it. Interestingly enough after all of that the screen displayed a message “Sent message to emergency contacts” or something like that and try as we might with and without Voiceover we could not figure out a way to get rid of it to get back to the home screen. Eventually I ended up turning the phone off and back on after 20 or so seconds, then all was good except for as my wife said a blinking “Emergency S.O.S is using your location” at the very top right in the status bar, even to the right of the battery status. It bugged my wife so much that she ended up turning off location services for Emergency S.O.S which is under Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. I think maybe it would have eventually gone away by itself, but she said it bothered her. Maybe in a couple of days I’ll turn it back on and see if that still shows up because on my phone location services for this is on and I don’t get this in the status bar, probably it was there because it was used. Regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Creating folders
Here's a quick method to create a folder: To create a folder, just perform a one finger double tap and hold any app until it starts wiggling (this applies when VoiceOver is running). Then, drag the app into another app that you would like to group in the same folder. The iPhone will automatically generate a name for the folder based on its contents. You can edit this name by performing a two finger double tap and holding the folder icon. The bottom half of the screen will show the keyboard in order for you to type in a new name. There will already be a name in the edit box, so you will need to delete this before entering the new name for the folder. Perform a one finger double tap on the Save Button, which will appear in the upper right hand corner of the iPhone screen. HTH, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is There an App to Forward Calls?
Hi Joseph, Sorry, I'm confused. What is it that costs 9.99? He is currently doing what you said, forwarding all calls to the business line. He'd like the option of answering some & forwarding others. Thanks, Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: Joseph Hudson Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 6:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is There an App to Forward Calls? Hi Sherry, sounds like he would be in need of using Google voice or some other app, such as's phone.com or something of that nature. Because there's not traditionally an app to just ford business calls to another line. However, he came going to settings, and then under phone, he can forward all calls to his land line for business use. If that's not what he wants, then he'll have to use the phone.com and small fee of 999. To use the service. However, right now they're offering a free trial. Which I have not used to get. I thought about getting an account but haven't done so yet. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com I device support Telephone 2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 Twitter https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 FaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@yahoo.com On Apr 27, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Sherry Wells <sherrywells1...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, My nephew wants to be able to forward business calls to a land business line but answer personal calls. Is there an app such that when you get a call, a button shows up on the phone giving you the option to forward it to a pre-designated number? He has enough vision to be able to see the buttons. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Is There an App to Forward Calls?
Hi, My nephew wants to be able to forward business calls to a land business line but answer personal calls. Is there an app such that when you get a call, a button shows up on the phone giving you the option to forward it to a pre-designated number? He has enough vision to be able to see the buttons. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: A2Z Question
Hi Richard, Thanks for these great instructions. I just tried it & had no problems this time. I’m not sure what happened this morning when I had problems... I use dictate so maybe that messed me up. In any case, thanks for recommending this app – its very easy to use & very accessible. Sherry Wells From: Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 12:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A2Z Question Hi, I will go through the steps to make sure we are talking about the same steps. First, you created your group. Next, you selected that group. Next you double tapped on the Send text button. Now you will be in your group and you hit the next button. Now, you should be in the Compose Text screen. Then, write your text. Now, there is a done button in the upper right, double tap that. Then, you double tapped on Next again. Now, you should be in the standard text message screen with the send button just above the o and p on the onscreen keyboard. Double tap that send button and you are finished. Does that help? Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sherry Wells Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 7:39 AM To: viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: A2Z Question I downloaded the A2Z app on Richard’s advice & it is very easy to use. My only problem comes after I am finished dictating a text. I am having lots of trouble finding the send button. After dictating the text I double finger double tap to end dictation. Then I can’t find a send button. There is a next button but that doesn’t seem to get me anywhere. It seems I have to select more info then find it above the keyboard. I am used to using Ciri to send texts so this is a bit frustrating. Is this what you all do or is there an easier way to send when done dictating a text? Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
A2Z Question
I downloaded the A2Z app on Richard’s advice & it is very easy to use. My only problem comes after I am finished dictating a text. I am having lots of trouble finding the send button. After dictating the text I double finger double tap to end dictation. Then I can’t find a send button. There is a next button but that doesn’t seem to get me anywhere. It seems I have to select more info then find it above the keyboard. I am used to using Ciri to send texts so this is a bit frustrating. Is this what you all do or is there an easier way to send when done dictating a text? Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Group Text List
Richard, If I use A2Z do others I am texting also have to have the app? In other words, can I use A2Z & set up text groups regardless of whether they have an IPone or any other phone & regardless of whether they have this app. Thanks, Sherry Wells From: Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 11:21 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Group Text List I personally like A2Z Contacts for doing group Text Messages and group Email messages. It is free, but it is worth the $1.99 to get rid of the ads. The app developer was very responsive to my requests for some VoiceOver enhancements. It works great with VoiceOver. Note the “2” is the digit, not the word in the app name” A2Z Contacts.” Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Chaffin Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 7:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Group Text List There is no way within the messages app to do as you want. With that said, to send a group message with Siri, you can just say, send a message to, and list all of the peoples names. There are also some third party apps that let you create groups to send messages too, but Siri will not work with the third party app. Check out AppleVis for apps that help you create texting groups. Chris On Jan 15, 2017, at 9:19 AM, Sherry Wells <sherrywells1...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi all, With email one can create a group list called ABC containing a bunch of people. Then you can just send an email to ABC. Is there anything like this using text messages? I would have thought I could create a contact called ABC & add lots of people to it then text ABC. I can’t find a way to do this though. I went through the tedious process of creating & sending a group text. I still have that group text message & understand I can go to my text history & select that text message & send another message to that group of people. This seems unnecessarily tedious & does not allow me to just use Ciri to send the message. Am I missing something? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.goog
Group Text List
Hi all, With email one can create a group list called ABC containing a bunch of people. Then you can just send an email to ABC. Is there anything like this using text messages? I would have thought I could create a contact called ABC & add lots of people to it then text ABC. I can’t find a way to do this though. I went through the tedious process of creating & sending a group text. I still have that group text message & understand I can go to my text history & select that text message & send another message to that group of people. This seems unnecessarily tedious & does not allow me to just use Ciri to send the message. Am I missing something? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Mice Audio Description downloads
No, you don’t need to create an account on SendSpace to download movies from Blind Mice Mart. I use the computer to do this so just hit alt+shift+l to click the right download button. I’m sorry but am not sure how to do this on the phone. I can just confirm that you don’t need a SendSpace account. The download will be slower of course but you get what you pay for... Sherry Wells From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 1:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Blind Mice Audio Description downloads Hi, I created an account at Blind Mice. From the Movie Vault, I tried downloading an mp3, but it said I needed to create an account. I believe the URL was listed as SendSpace. Do I need to open a Send Space account as well? Thanks for any help. Keith -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
ITunes on Computer No Longer Working
Hi all, I prefer using ITunes on my computer. After installing IOS 10 I began to receive a prompt on my IPhone every time I opened ITunes on the computer. The prompt informed me that someone had opened ITunes in my area & I had to click Allow. Then I got a prompt teling me to go somewhere on the phone to sign in. Unfortunately I got interrupted, had to leave town for a couple days. Now I open ITunes on the computer & it does not prompt me for a password nor will it download any podcasts. How do I fix this & what can I do so that I can use ITunes on the computer without my phone being involved? I called Apple Help & was told that the fact my phone started prompting me after I installed IOS 10 was a coincidence – not helpful. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Can't Set Password for Gmail
Hi all, Gmail on my phone was working fine until I installed the latest version of IOS. Now I have been prompted to enter my password. This would not be a problem but when I double click on the password field I see the keyboard flash onscreen then disappear. I tried several times with a double tap & a split tap. The keyboard will simply not stay onscreen so I can enter the password. I tried getting out of mail & going back in & have also shut off the phone & turned it back on. In mail, I have gone to settings which also prompts for a password. The same thing happens here, the keyboard flashes on then disappears. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Weather Office Stuck, Never Changes
I’ve had the free version of Weather Office for a while now & really like it. It has been stuck for a few days now. I didn’t notice at first as our weather has been pretty consistent. I tried shutting down my phone & restarting but that did not solve the problem. The regular weather app is working fine. I guess my next step will be to delete the app & redownload it. I’m hoping someone might know why this is happening. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder?
Thanks Aleeha, that did it. I should have thought of trying edit myself. Sherry Wells From: Aleeha Dudley Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 10:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder? At least in my mail app, when I double tap on the edit button in my trash folder, there is a button in the bottom right corner that says delete all. I hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2016, at 09:42, Sherry Wells <sherrywells1...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi all, In the trash folder in the mail app, is there a way to do a delete all? I can’t find a button that does this. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder?
Hi all, In the trash folder in the mail app, is there a way to do a delete all? I can’t find a button that does this. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Moving Apps from One Page to Another
Sieghard, I have had the same experience re trying to move something only to have it pop into a folder with another app. I definitely do not get the 5 second beeping as I do when removing things from folders. And anytime I want to move something to another page it always takes several tries. I hear approaching edge of screen then the icon bounces back to where it was. I've tried going faster & slower & have not found a good way to do this yet. Maybe, as you mention, the difference in all our experiences has to do with the pressure applied to the screen. I'll have to play around with that. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 9:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Moving Apps from One Page to Another Hi Mary, I have only used my Mom's iPad a few times and one thing for sure is that with the larger screen there is a bit more wiggle room so to speak. Voiceover may syay you are on a folder, but I find that if I come from the right, for example, and move to the left that on an iPad I often have to keep on going left just a bit more after it says that it's on an app before it says "Opening". Sherry, As for what you describe, the jumping to another page is probably because you aren't moving straight up or down but maybe also a bit sideways and then if you are already near an edge it would be easy for iOS to think you want to go to the next page. As for having to hurry because it says it's opening an existing folder, I think once again maybe you aren't holding down on the screen firm enough. I can just stop and hold when it says "Opening" and nothing happens for at least a 5 count, in fact I just tried it and after it says "Opening folder" it starts making that beep that you get when you move an app out of a folder when it says to hold for 5 seconds to close. It seems like if you don't continue to move for 5 seconds it will drop the app in the folder, but certainly not before. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Moving Apps from One Page to Another I haven't tried moving any apps since getting 9.3. But I have not noticed the problem you are referring to on my 6S. In fact, on my iPad mini, running the same version of iOS as my 6S, I wish they would speed up the folder opening. I can sit on a folder all night with an app seemingly, and the damned folder will not open to add the app. It's very strange, because I don't have that problem on the phone. This is one area where I wish Apple would take a page from Google's book. The Google now launcher on android has a beautiful way of moving apps, both on the same page and to another page. You have absolute control over where the app is going. It's wonderful. And I can't say that when comparing the two systems too often. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 30, 2016, at 11:55 AM, Sherrie <nanagoose4...@gmail.com> wrote: Last night I was trying to move some apps on my 6S and it seemed much touchier than usual. For instance I was moving an app fairly straight up the page and it kept jumping to the previous page. I am not really a novice at this but I had to try over and over and over. The instant you try to move across an app it says Opening folder... and then you have to hurry and keep moving fast to try to get off before it opens. Sometimes it keeps making new folders even when you try to move off the other app. I think I will get out my BT keyboard and see if that is easier to control. So maybe 9.3 is touchier, or the 6S is. Just a thought. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 2:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Moving Apps from One Page to Another Hi Kelby, Moving apps is not random, but it requires a light touch, if you have a good special awareness of how you move your finger when you drag an app it is much easier and mostly it requires practice. Try to start small when you practice and just see if you can move an app one or two spots to the left or right or up or down or maybe see if you can move the top left app (in row 1) down into row 2 and on second or third position from the left. Voiceover gives some feedback as you move it, it will say if you are on another app and it will say stuff like "On so and so app, will create folder with so and so app". Here is an example: Assume you have the calculator app in row 1 on the very left and right next to it you have the clock app. Now if you double tap and hold on calculator, it will say "Moving Calculator". If you now drag your finger to the right just a bit it should say "On Clock, will create folder with clock". If you let go at this point a folder
Re: Okay Seriously, What's the Deal?
I don’t think people deliberately decide to ignore someone. One thing to keep in mind is to be specific in the subject of the email. I tend to just delete emails with subjects like A Question or Does Anybody Know. If your subject was specific then probably no one knew the answer. Try again with more detail. It’s not you; we’ve all had this experience. Good luck, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Answering a telephone call while you are already talking to another caller on your iphone
On my 5s the mute button is a button you slide back & forth, you cannot hold it down. So I’m still totally lost on how to put someone on hold while you take a 2nd call. Sherry Wells From: joseph hudson Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Answering a telephone call while you are already talking to another caller on your iphone Hello, yes I can do this. I meant collars. And I also made mute button. So when I was essentially trying to say, if you will hold down the hold/mute button that will put all the callers on I hope this clarifies everything and sorry for the miss dictation email. hold. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com I device support Telephone 2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 Twitter https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 FaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@yahoo.com On Dec 28, 2015, at 11:04 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: Hi Joseph, This is useful, but I have a hard time to understand some of what you say since it appears you used SIRI without proof-reading afterwards. I get “colors” are probably supposed to be “callers”, but what do you mean by the following: “What I call beep saying “ “want you look at the calendar of eight” “slashing the button” Could you rephrase some of this so we can all get the full meaning? Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of joseph hudson Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:16 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Answering a telephone call while you are already talking to another caller on your iphone Hello Michelle, this is how I'm only do that. What I call beep saying, I normally hit the hold and accept button. Then if I want to navigate between the two, I use the swap button. I also just recently learned, that if you want.1 color on hold or both colors on hold, want you look at the calendar of eight or something of that nature, you can simply do this by holding down the mute button. The swap button, slashing the buttons, Can be found after you hide the keypad. I Hope this helps and if you need any more assistance, feel free to reach out. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com I device support Telephone 2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 Twitter https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 FaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@yahoo.com On Dec 28, 2015, at 12:52 PM, Michelle Bernstein <hamletsweetl...@gmail.com> wrote: Can someone explain the gestures that you employ to answer an incoming telephone call while you are already speaking with someone else on the iphone? How do you place someone on hold and switch back and forth between callers? Thank you. Michelle Bernstein -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any que
Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri
I find that you dare not pause too long when dictating directly to Siri or she will think you are done with the message. It helps to have no other noise around such as a tv or talking book. I also hold the phone close try to speak very clearly, sometimes pronouncing letters I would ordinarily not pronounce. An example of this is Beth. I would make a point to enunciate the th at the end of Beth . HTH, Sherry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
NPR One App Question
Hi all, I’ve been using the NPR One app and, as others have said, am finding it quite accessible. I am confused on one aspect though, the slider at the bottom of the screen when a program is playing. The slider gives percentages which I assume means how much of the program has completed. What is confusing though is that voice over says adjustable, swipe up down to adjust. There is already a rewind button so I’m not sure why one would want to decrease the percentage. And I’ve been totally unsuccessful at increasing the percentage complete or fast forwarding.Does someone know how to fast forward through a program? Or am I wrong as to the purpose of this slider? Also, sometimes a button labelled interesting appears. I’m guessing one can click this if you like the program the app will tend towards more programs of that type. Unfortunately this button does not show up all the time. Any ideas as to how this works? Is the button random? Thanks. Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Weather Notification Temperature Inconsistencies
Hi all, I have my location turned on. When I check the current temperature in the weather app that came on the phone I will get a totally different temp than that reported when I check the weather blurb on the notification screen. Last night the weather app said it was minus 2 on the notification screen the temp was 7. I would have guessed the notification center would use the weather app to get the temp but apparently not. This has not only happened when it has been extremely cold. Does anyone know an explanation for this difference which one should I rely on? Thanks, Sherry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Good color identifying apps
Can you tell us what the les than satisfactory apps are? I’m looking to get a color id app too would like to know what to avoid. Thanks, Sherry Wells From: Marie Lyons Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 7:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Good color identifying apps I have downloaded 2 free apps with less than satisfactory results. Could anyone recommend a good app? Marie Fixed income, hell mine is broken Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Calls Not Showing Up On Recent Calls Tab
Hi all, I recently got a call when I went to find the number in recent calls to call back, it was not there. Can a person do something on their end to prevent their number from showing up on the recent calls list? I don’t recall if the number was announced when I received the call. I did ensure I was in the All tab under recent calls. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
All Menus or All Access?
Hi, I’ve seen mentioned an app called All Access. I was going to go get that for use with reading menus. Then today someone mentioned All Menus. Are these separate apps? If so, what extra things does All Access offer? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
2 Notifications Received for One Text Message
Hi all, I hope I can explain this so it makes sense. When I get one text message, VO says 2 unread messages. The only thing I can figure out is that the message appears both in messages in the notification area. This is confusing as I’m never sure if I really did get 2 texts just can’t find the 2nd one. Is there some way to not have texts sent to the notification center? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: another example of Apple programmers sense of humor with Siri
I wasn’t even trying for humor got a great response. I had dictated a text message through Siri cancelled it as I had messed it up. Generally when I do this Siri just says ok, let me know if I can do anything else or something like that. This time when I said cancel she said okie dokie artichokie. What a pleasant delightful surprise! You gotta love those developers who came up with this stuff. Sherry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Email Lists for KNFB Reader and Blind Square
Can someone provide the subscribe address to the KNFB Reader users email list the Blind Square users list if there is one. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Blind Square Questions
Hi all, I am considering getting Blind Square so read through the frequently asked questions on their web site. I have a few questions for those of you using Blind Square. 1) The FAQs state that Blind Square does NOT offer turn by turn directions. Does this mean that wen walking, it will not tell me to turn right at the next intersection? This seems odd 2) FAQ says that if you carry your device in a vertical position to make sure the back of it points in your travelling direction. I carry my phone in a front pants pocket. Will this be a problem? 3) Do you need to install any other GPS apps in order for Blind Square to work well? I’ve seen references to Four Square, Googlemaps Open Street Maps but am confused as to whether you have to have these apps in order for Blind Square to work. 4) Lastly, what is the price? I could not find this on the web site. Thanks in advance for any info, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square Questions
Thanks for this info. So if I want to travel from point A to point B only use Blind Square, I will have to check out the route ahead of time and just remember to turn right on street A then left on street B. Blind Square will tell me when I reach my destination though. Is this correct? If I want actual directions that tell me when which way to turn, I can use Google maps. While using Google maps, can Blind Square run in the background tell me info about my surroundings? Will Google maps do that as well? Thanks, Sherry Wells From: Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 11:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square Questions Hi there. Blind Square will not give you turn by turn directions. That's not what's the feature for it. This goes into your question 3 I think, if you want turn by turn directions, I highly recommend Google Maps for turn by turn directions. The cost of Blind Square in the US is 30 dollars. You don't need the Foursquare App but it will add functionality specific to it if you use it. Lastly, if you want to carry it the way you have been, that's fine. Over all I highly recommend this app. On Nov 8, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Sherry Wells sherrywe...@ameritech.net wrote: Hi all, I am considering getting Blind Square so read through the frequently asked questions on their web site. I have a few questions for those of you using Blind Square. 1) The FAQs state that Blind Square does NOT offer turn by turn directions. Does this mean that wen walking, it will not tell me to turn right at the next intersection? This seems odd 2) FAQ says that if you carry your device in a vertical position to make sure the back of it points in your travelling direction. I carry my phone in a front pants pocket. Will this be a problem? 3) Do you need to install any other GPS apps in order for Blind Square to work well? I’ve seen references to Four Square, Googlemaps Open Street Maps but am confused as to whether you have to have these apps in order for Blind Square to work. 4) Lastly, what is the price? I could not find this on the web site. Thanks in advance for any info, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Solved - Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages
Thanks to all who suggested clearing out the text field while in messages. Doing this then going out back in gave me a screen with only text messages, no keyboard. Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages
Thanks Christopher, this does work. But how can I get rid of the keyboard? I only want to see the keyboard if I choose to type a message. I do not want to see it all the time. Thanks, Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages In addition to what was said below, even when the virtual keyboard is up, I can still go back and review my previous exchange of text messages. If I start from a recent message displayed on the screen, I can swipe left and go back through the list of previous messages in reverse chronological order. Note that using the various page advancing gestures didn't have any effect and just exploring the screen or swiping right from the top only got me to a few messages that were actually displayed on the screen. Like I said, I had to swipe left from a message on the screen to scroll back through previous messages. On 10/28/2014 12:36 PM, RobH. wrote: Ok, this is precisely it. A safeguard in case you really need to write that person and got half a message you don't want to lose. So, I did as said before - Get VO on to the text field, crank rotor round to Edit, flick up/down to select all and double tap, flick up/down some more to cut and double tap; then back out of that sender's thread and the text field will close and stay closed until you double tap it to edit in it again. Rh. - Original Message - From: Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreen...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages If you started a message to that person, just delet what you had written. I believe this should allow you to see previous messages. Sharonda On 10/28/14, Sherry Wells sherrywe...@ameritech.net wrote: The back button gets me back to the list of all people to whom I have texted. Once I go into this persons texts again, I am right back in the edit screen. Sherry From: Victor Hugo Gallegos Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 7:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages Hi, use the back button on the top left corner. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Sherry Wells sherrywe...@ameritech.net wrote: Hello all, When I click on a person under messages, instead of getting all the messages, I get a screen to edit a message. The keyboard is at the bottom of the screen. I cannot find an exit or cancel. I see the send right above the keyboard tried just sending a message thinking this would get me off of this screen .. No luck thogh, I am still in the edit screen when I open messages for this person. I have tried flicking around even the rotor but can find no escape. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself
Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages
Only a couple of the previous messages are displayed. I can't seem to scroll up at all. I just want the full screen back. -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages Aren't the previous messages above the message you're editing? On 10/27/2014 08:39 PM, Sherry Wells wrote: Hello all, When I click on a person under messages, instead of getting all the messages, I get a screen to edit a message. The keyboard is at the bottom of the screen. I cannot find an exit or cancel. I see the send right above the keyboard tried just sending a message thinking this would get me off of this screen .. No luck thogh, I am still in the edit screen when I open messages for this person. I have tried flicking around even the rotor but can find no escape. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages
The back button gets me back to the list of all people to whom I have texted. Once I go into this persons texts again, I am right back in the edit screen. Sherry From: Victor Hugo Gallegos Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 7:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages Hi, use the back button on the top left corner. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Sherry Wells sherrywe...@ameritech.net wrote: Hello all, When I click on a person under messages, instead of getting all the messages, I get a screen to edit a message. The keyboard is at the bottom of the screen. I cannot find an exit or cancel. I see the send right above the keyboard tried just sending a message thinking this would get me off of this screen .. No luck thogh, I am still in the edit screen when I open messages for this person. I have tried flicking around even the rotor but can find no escape. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Stuck in an Edit Screen for Text Messages
Hello all, When I click on a person under messages, instead of getting all the messages, I get a screen to edit a message. The keyboard is at the bottom of the screen. I cannot find an exit or cancel. I see the send right above the keyboard tried just sending a message thinking this would get me off of this screen .. No luck thogh, I am still in the edit screen when I open messages for this person. I have tried flicking around even the rotor but can find no escape. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Buying Apps with the Fingerprint as ID
Hi all, I am a new IPhone user bought my first app today. I wanted to use my fingerprint as id but that didn’t seem to work. I have set up the fingerprint went to settings turned use fingerprint in ITunes app store to on. Yet when I went to buy the app, I had to enter my ITunes password at least twice. My credit card info was there but I had to enter the security code expiration date. Is this just because this is the first time I have bought an app on the phone? How is being able to use the fingerprint as id supposed to work? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Any Way to Use Touch Typing on Numeric Keypad?
Hi all, When on a call and needing to touch numbers to go through an automated system, I would find it much easier to use touch typing than double or split tapping the numbers. Is there any way to set touch typing on the numeric keypad? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Any Way to Use Touch Typing on Numeric Keypad?
I’m fine using touch typing everywhere. I currently have touch typing on for text entry. It is not working for the numeric keypad though. Did I miss some setting that says set as default? Thanks, Sherry Wells From: Jennie Facer Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Any Way to Use Touch Typing on Numeric Keypad? You have to use touch typing on the whole thing if you're going to use it on the keypad. There's no way to set it for the keypad only. Jen TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMENE YOU ARE THE WORLD! On Sep 25, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Sherry Wells sherrywe...@ameritech.net wrote: Hi all, When on a call and needing to touch numbers to go through an automated system, I would find it much easier to use touch typing than double or split tapping the numbers. Is there any way to set touch typing on the numeric keypad? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Logistics of Taking Picture with KNFB Reader
Hello all, Per the podcast on KNFB Reader, you can place 2 fingers on the take picture button then lift one to take a picture. This is part of the app designed to make it easier to take a picture without moving your phone. The take picture button is quite large, taking up most of the left side of the phone. Now, having said all this, I do not have KNFB Reader yet. I am basing this info on 2 podcasts plus info I have read about the app. Someone who has it could verify that this works. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Logistics of Taking Picture with KNFB Reader
Hello all, Per the podcast on KNFB Reader, you can place 2 fingers on the take picture button then lift one to take a picture. This is part of the app designed to make it easier to take a picture without moving your phone. The take picture button is quite large, taking up most of the left side of the phone. Now, having said all this, I do not have KNFB Reader yet. I am basing this info on 2 podcasts plus info I have read about the app. Someone who has it could verify that this works. Regards, Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 3:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Hi Rob, I tried the volume button in KNFB Reader and at least for me it doesn't seem to work. ?But in any case, I actually find pushing the volume button is more likely to make me move the phone than a double tap or split tap. The iPhone's touch screen really requires a very light touch and with a bit of practice you can do a double tap and barely touch the screen. What I haven't tried yet is to use the headset. This is probably the best method for taking a picture as you can press the middle part of the headset to take the picture or start/stop video recording and you don't even have to touch your phone at all or press any button. As for holding the phone, I just hold it in my left hand gripping just the bottom half of the phone from underneath and I find this quite natural and then my right hand is free to do the tapping. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of RobH. Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions I just read this and had this image, begging a question:- Holding your phone in this unnatural position over a document, and feeling about the screen for buttons, and double tapping them to activate them... so how do you hold your orientation while fiddling with controls, and why don't this cause camera shake when doing the double tap to take the picture, don't the volume button shutter mehcanism work for this? It just struck me how such a combination of things at once could indeed make the whole process a little shaky and flaky to some. I was glad when I discovered the volume button could be used for the camera, since I never did any good trying to take photos while fiddling on the screen and tapping. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 11:28 PM Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions At one point on the AppleVis podcast, the demonstrator mentioned that it was important to first touch the screen with a finger to bring focus there, then to do a double tap. I don’t know if this is related to what you’re talking about, but it may be worth a try. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of BrianMiller Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 5:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Thanks Sieghard… I use the two-finger double-tap all the time in other contexts, though… It’s like there are two layers of activity going on at the same time… One layer is the text being read to me, and the other layer is the app elements. I can flick right and left and find a play/pause button, or a next and back button, but it absolutely will not respond to a two-finger double-tap. Is there a setting I need to toggle to make this work? Thanks, Brian M From: viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 4:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Hi Brian, First of all, in my opinion KNFB Reader is not designed to read a 300 page book by doing free-hand scans of each page or even double page. If you are indeed scanning entire bvooks I think a flatbed scanner is still the way to go. As far as using a 2-finger double tap to stop and start reading that does work for me. I suspect you don’t do the gesture quite correctly. If Voiceover tells you what is on the screen maybe it is just registering as a single 2-finger tap. I find it easiest to hold the phone with one hand and to use the other to do my tapping. Having tilt feedback on I think works great and I occasionally use the field of view report. Fortunately I find it not too difficult to hold the phne level and usually within 5 degrees skew which doesn’t seem to effect the scan quality very much if at all. I guess everybody is different here just as people use different methods to hold the phone and type, it is something we all have to figure out for ourselves. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone
Logistics of Taking Picture with KNFB Reader
Hello all, Per the podcast on KNFB Reader, you can place 2 fingers on the take picture button then lift one to take a picture. This is part of the app designed to make it easier to take a picture without moving your phone. The take picture button is quite large, taking up most of the left side of the phone. Now, having said all this, I do not have KNFB Reader yet. I am basing this info on 2 podcasts plus info I have read about the app. Someone who has it could verify that this works. Regards, Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 3:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Hi Rob, I tried the volume button in KNFB Reader and at least for me it doesn't seem to work. ?But in any case, I actually find pushing the volume button is more likely to make me move the phone than a double tap or split tap. The iPhone's touch screen really requires a very light touch and with a bit of practice you can do a double tap and barely touch the screen. What I haven't tried yet is to use the headset. This is probably the best method for taking a picture as you can press the middle part of the headset to take the picture or start/stop video recording and you don't even have to touch your phone at all or press any button. As for holding the phone, I just hold it in my left hand gripping just the bottom half of the phone from underneath and I find this quite natural and then my right hand is free to do the tapping. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of RobH. Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions I just read this and had this image, begging a question:- Holding your phone in this unnatural position over a document, and feeling about the screen for buttons, and double tapping them to activate them... so how do you hold your orientation while fiddling with controls, and why don't this cause camera shake when doing the double tap to take the picture, don't the volume button shutter mehcanism work for this? It just struck me how such a combination of things at once could indeed make the whole process a little shaky and flaky to some. I was glad when I discovered the volume button could be used for the camera, since I never did any good trying to take photos while fiddling on the screen and tapping. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 11:28 PM Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions At one point on the AppleVis podcast, the demonstrator mentioned that it was important to first touch the screen with a finger to bring focus there, then to do a double tap. I don’t know if this is related to what you’re talking about, but it may be worth a try. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of BrianMiller Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 5:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Thanks Sieghard… I use the two-finger double-tap all the time in other contexts, though… It’s like there are two layers of activity going on at the same time… One layer is the text being read to me, and the other layer is the app elements. I can flick right and left and find a play/pause button, or a next and back button, but it absolutely will not respond to a two-finger double-tap. Is there a setting I need to toggle to make this work? Thanks, Brian M From: viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 4:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Hi Brian, First of all, in my opinion KNFB Reader is not designed to read a 300 page book by doing free-hand scans of each page or even double page. If you are indeed scanning entire bvooks I think a flatbed scanner is still the way to go. As far as using a 2-finger double tap to stop and start reading that does work for me. I suspect you don’t do the gesture quite correctly. If Voiceover tells you what is on the screen maybe it is just registering as a single 2-finger tap. I find it easiest to hold the phone with one hand and to use the other to do my tapping. Having tilt feedback on I think works great and I occasionally use the field of view report. Fortunately I find it not too difficult to hold the phne level and usually within 5 degrees skew which doesn’t seem to effect the scan quality very much if at all. I guess everybody is different here just as people use different methods to hold the phone and type, it is something we all have to figure out for ourselves. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
Maps - Location Off
Hi all, I’m a new IPhone user have a 5s. I’ve been playing around with maps an noticed my location is always slightly off where I really am. At home maps has me in the address next door for instance. This isn’t even consistent as once, maps had me several addresses down the street. I have tried a couple of other locations too maps is always slightly off. Is this normal? And if one were to use maps to get anywhere, would you end up a door or two down from where you really wanted to go? At this point, I would not have any confidence in using maps. Do others use it or does everyone just get one of the better gps apps? Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Passbook App
Hello, I wanted to try using the Passbook app that came on my IPhone 5s. When I go into it, there is a button on the bottom that says apps for Passbook. When I double tap the button I am taken to an app store screen but it says it contains some free apps to get you started. These have nothing to do with using Passbook. They are apps like Garage Band, ITunes U, and Numbers. Why isn’t the apps for Passbook button taking me to a list of apps for Passbook? Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
IOS 8 - Will It Automatically Install?
HI all, I am a new IPhone owner so this question may be simplistic to many of you. I have already had one update to install on my IPhone 5s; it showed up in the notification area. I read somewhere that if you do not do these installs, they will install automatically after a certain time period has passed. Will this be the case with IOS8? Will it show up as an update in my notifications? If I do not want to upgrade to IOS8 quite yet, will I have the option to delete the upgrade? Thanks. Regards, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Apple Pay
Hi all, Will Apple Pay only work on the new IPhones, 6 6+, or will it work on the 5c 5s too? Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
