Re: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 22 updates in 7 topics

[Grant Downey]

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On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 7:54 AM Jessica Barr  wrote:

> Has StarplayrX been removed from the app store? I typed the name into the
> search field exactly as it is written in this field, and it said "no
> results".
>
> - Original Message -
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023 06:23 PM
> To: Digest recipients 
> Subject: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 22 updates in 7 topics
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> Today's topic summary
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> Group: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Url:
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> https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email#!forum/viphone/topics
>
>   - Haptic time on Apple Watch Ultra 2 [4 Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/4770035c7099cd4a
>   - Loss of Siri voices when iPhone is on charge. [2 Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/d066e78275a7fdc5
>   - connecting my iPhone 14 Plus and my iPhone 15 Pro [5 Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/b651a477c6ef4124
>   - How do I prevent my emails from being deleted on multiple devices [5
> Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/674687ccd5a7612d
>   - StarplayrX Working Again [4 Updates]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/16cf983da9021d2b
>   - 17.2 and recognising music [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/6f564424083a9cfd
>   - Walmart Black Friday deal [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/a95f9f92e24dcbfe
>
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> Topic: Haptic time on Apple Watch Ultra 2
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/4770035c7099cd4a
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> -- 1 of 4 --
> From: Sieghard Weitzel 
> Date: Dec 16 07:01AM
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/msg/157ab97db3c2b
> Hi,
> According to Apple, Voiceover users can use the haptic time feature by
> tapping the screen of the apple Watch twice with one finger to get the time
> in hours and minutes and tap three times if you know the hour and only want
> minutes indicated.
> The prerequesit is that the Apple Watch screen is off/asleep.
> In a recent discussion it seems many people say for them this works only
> reliably if you tap the screen 3 times for hours and minutes and 4 times
> for minutes.
> I found with my Apple Watch series 5 40mm that haptic time rarely worked.
> I now have an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and I discovered the following which
> probably applies also to my series 5, but I haven't checked it yet although
> I still have the series 5 because I'm a bit of a prograstinater when it
> comes to selling stuff.
> Here is what I discovered:
> I have a daily "sleep" focus set which starts at 10:30 PM and it stops at
> 7 AM.
> I found that if it is past 10:30 PM, e.g. the sleep focus is active, a
> 1-finger double tap does nothing except it wakes up the display, but a
> 3-finger tap starts hours and minutes in haptic time and a quadruple tap
> does just the minutes.
> However, during the day, e.g. after 7 AM and before 10:30 PM when the
> sleep focus is not active, the double tap Apple says one should use works
> just fine and the triple tap gives me just minutes even though when the
> sleep focus is active it will give me hours and minutes.
> I just wrote Apple Accessibility a message regarding this because I assume
> this is a bug, but not sure until they reply.
> What I don't understand is that why we can't use the regular gesture for
> haptic time. Yes, haptic time is not actually an accessibility feature, it
> is available to all Apple Watch users in Settings > Clock as long as you
> said "Speak Time" to "Control with silent mode" instead of "Always".
> According to the article, if you don't use Voiceover you simply rest 2
> fingers on the screen for a moment to get haptic time.
> Tell time with haptic feedback on Apple Watch - Apple Support<
> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/watch/apd2c755c294/watchos#:~:text=Open%20the%20Apple%20Watch%20app,Silent%20Mode%20under%20Speak%20Time
> .>
>
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
>
> -- 2 of 4 --
> From: Christopher Chaltain 
> Date: Dec 16 07:29AM
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/msg/15934fe357d8f
> Interesting. I'm not sure anyone other than myself has said they use three
> and four taps for haptic time. This works for me even when I don't have
> sleep mode on. Maybe there's another setting I have set somewhere that
> explains this. I do have sleep when wrist down is set to on, so maybe that
> explains it. My watch has also worked this way through multiple
> watchOS updates. I'll be interested to hear about the response you get
> from Apple. I have something that works pretty reliably for me.
> --
> Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
> Chaltain at Outlook, 

RE: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 22 updates in 7 topics

[Jessica Barr]

Has StarplayrX been removed from the app store? I typed the name into the 
search field exactly as it is written in this field, and it said "no results".

- Original Message -
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023 06:23 PM
To: Digest recipients 
Subject: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 22 updates in 7 topics

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Today's topic summary
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Group: viphone@googlegroups.com
Url: 
  
https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email#!forum/viphone/topics

  - Haptic time on Apple Watch Ultra 2 [4 Updates]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/4770035c7099cd4a
  - Loss of Siri voices when iPhone is on charge. [2 Updates]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/d066e78275a7fdc5
  - connecting my iPhone 14 Plus and my iPhone 15 Pro [5 Updates]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/b651a477c6ef4124
  - How do I prevent my emails from being deleted on multiple devices [5 
Updates]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/674687ccd5a7612d
  - StarplayrX Working Again [4 Updates]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/16cf983da9021d2b
  - 17.2 and recognising music [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/6f564424083a9cfd
  - Walmart Black Friday deal [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/a95f9f92e24dcbfe

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Topic: Haptic time on Apple Watch Ultra 2
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/t/4770035c7099cd4a
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From: Sieghard Weitzel 
Date: Dec 16 07:01AM
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/msg/157ab97db3c2b
Hi,
According to Apple, Voiceover users can use the haptic time feature by tapping 
the screen of the apple Watch twice with one finger to get the time in hours 
and minutes and tap three times if you know the hour and only want minutes 
indicated.
The prerequesit is that the Apple Watch screen is off/asleep.
In a recent discussion it seems many people say for them this works only 
reliably if you tap the screen 3 times for hours and minutes and 4 times for 
minutes.
I found with my Apple Watch series 5 40mm that haptic time rarely worked.
I now have an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and I discovered the following which probably 
applies also to my series 5, but I haven't checked it yet although I still have 
the series 5 because I'm a bit of a prograstinater when it comes to selling 
stuff.
Here is what I discovered:
I have a daily "sleep" focus set which starts at 10:30 PM and it stops at 7 AM.
I found that if it is past 10:30 PM, e.g. the sleep focus is active, a 1-finger 
double tap does nothing except it wakes up the display, but a 3-finger tap 
starts hours and minutes in haptic time and a quadruple tap does just the 
minutes.
However, during the day, e.g. after 7 AM and before 10:30 PM when the sleep 
focus is not active, the double tap Apple says one should use works just fine 
and the triple tap gives me just minutes even though when the sleep focus is 
active it will give me hours and minutes.
I just wrote Apple Accessibility a message regarding this because I assume this 
is a bug, but not sure until they reply.
What I don't understand is that why we can't use the regular gesture for haptic 
time. Yes, haptic time is not actually an accessibility feature, it is 
available to all Apple Watch users in Settings > Clock as long as you said 
"Speak Time" to "Control with silent mode" instead of "Always".
According to the article, if you don't use Voiceover you simply rest 2 fingers 
on the screen for a moment to get haptic time.
Tell time with haptic feedback on Apple Watch - Apple 
Support

Best regards,
Sieghard

-- 2 of 4 --
From: Christopher Chaltain 
Date: Dec 16 07:29AM
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/msg/15934fe357d8f
Interesting. I'm not sure anyone other than myself has said they use three and 
four taps for haptic time. This works for me even when I don't have sleep mode 
on. Maybe there's another setting I have set somewhere that explains this. I do 
have sleep when wrist down is set to on, so maybe that explains it. My watch 
has also worked this way through multiple
watchOS updates. I'll be interested to hear about the response you get from 
Apple. I have something that works pretty reliably for me.
--
Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
Chaltain at Outlook, USA
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2023 1:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Haptic time on Apple Watch Ultra 2
Hi,
According to Apple, Voiceover users can use the haptic time