Re: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps
to me, the easiest way of using the SiriusXM app is by adding all of the stations that you want to favorites. So my favorites is the only thing I access unless there is a new station I am looking for. And then after searching what I am looking for, I then add that one to my favorites. I do this because I have always found the screens in the app to crowded and not the easiest to navigate. I have not investigated yet, but I wonder if the Siri addition is so you can use Siri to play a particular station through the app? If so, this would be extremely helpful, and make it so you would very rarely have to navigate the app. As far as stopping the play of something, I have not tried this yet, but how about this: 1, If you have a 14 or 15 Pro, you should be able to use the dynamic island on the face of your phone. 2, What if you just tell Siri to stop. Will she stop playing it. 3, Will the play controls work on the today screen after hitting the side button when the phone is locked? 4, If you have an Apple Watch, you should be able to stop it with the now playing screen. I normally have a now playing icon near the top of my watch screen when playing something, but if not, I can find it in the watch app switcher. Chris > On Dec 14, 2023, at 8:47 PM, Christopher Chaltain > wrote: > > To get to the NFL channels, I was able to go into the search tab, type NFL > in the search field and then tap the last unlabeled button to get to all of > the team channels. Of course, I also have some of these channels marked as > favorites, so they show up in my library. > > -- > Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷ > Chaltain at Outlook, USA > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ron > Canazzi > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 7:01 PM > To: ViPhone List > Subject: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps > > Hi Group, > > I sent this one to another list, but that is a more general tech list and not > an Apple list. > > Hi Group, > > I also got the error with the StarplayrX app. It says 'error logging in; your > IP address has been blocked for 24 hours because of too many log-in errors.' > This is odd because I can still log in with my SiriusXM App and can connect > without any issues. > > As concerns the SiriusXM app itself, it is a definite decline in > accessibility. I can get to many areas, but the app is much more graphical > and has a huge amount of clutter that VoiceOver just doesn't handle properly. > When I wanted to go to the NFL portion of sports, it took me five minutes to > do this. Now maybe I'll get used to it and it will take less time over the > next weeks and months, but it is bad in several ways. I am not sure,but I > think that the screens are like a roller item because once I am on a > particular page, I never seem to reach the tabs at the bottom. I see the > various tabs, but I used to do a three finger swipe a few times and get to > the bottom where the tabs were located or I could move slowly with one finger > over the screen until I reach an area near the bottom and I would see the > tabs. It is as if the tabs are moving or in the middle of the page or > something I am not sure of. Using the three finger swipe up and down to turn > pages is now essential, but it is never as accurate as using the single > finger left/right to move item by item. More and more apps seem to be > switching to this method and display more information per screen but give you > less movement with screen reader commands. Spectrum TV app changed to that > kind of interface in September and I am finally getting somewhat use to it. > It is still much more difficult and less accurate to get to a particular > station than it used to be. > > I have reported this via the settings/feedback to both the SiriusXM App and > the StarplayrX app developers and hopefully (I doubt it) they may be able to > restore some accessibility. Yes, the items generally speaking do read and > identify, so given enough time, I can find things. > > When I first logged onto the SiriusXM app, it asked me to enable Siri for the > app. I thought this might enable me to give a command such as: > Siri, open the NFL portion of the SiriusXM app' but this does not work. > I wonder what you can do with the SiriusXM app and Siri. > > -- > Signature: > For a nation to admit it has done grievous wrongs and will strive to correct > them for the betterment of all is no vice;Hi Group, > > > For a nation to claim it has always been great, needs no improvement and to > cling to its past achievements is no virtue! > > -- > 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
RE: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps
To get to the NFL channels, I was able to go into the search tab, type NFL in the search field and then tap the last unlabeled button to get to all of the team channels. Of course, I also have some of these channels marked as favorites, so they show up in my library. -- Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷ Chaltain at Outlook, USA -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 7:01 PM To: ViPhone List Subject: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps Hi Group, I sent this one to another list, but that is a more general tech list and not an Apple list. Hi Group, I also got the error with the StarplayrX app. It says 'error logging in; your IP address has been blocked for 24 hours because of too many log-in errors.' This is odd because I can still log in with my SiriusXM App and can connect without any issues. As concerns the SiriusXM app itself, it is a definite decline in accessibility. I can get to many areas, but the app is much more graphical and has a huge amount of clutter that VoiceOver just doesn't handle properly. When I wanted to go to the NFL portion of sports, it took me five minutes to do this. Now maybe I'll get used to it and it will take less time over the next weeks and months, but it is bad in several ways. I am not sure,but I think that the screens are like a roller item because once I am on a particular page, I never seem to reach the tabs at the bottom. I see the various tabs, but I used to do a three finger swipe a few times and get to the bottom where the tabs were located or I could move slowly with one finger over the screen until I reach an area near the bottom and I would see the tabs. It is as if the tabs are moving or in the middle of the page or something I am not sure of. Using the three finger swipe up and down to turn pages is now essential, but it is never as accurate as using the single finger left/right to move item by item. More and more apps seem to be switching to this method and display more information per screen but give you less movement with screen reader commands. Spectrum TV app changed to that kind of interface in September and I am finally getting somewhat use to it. It is still much more difficult and less accurate to get to a particular station than it used to be. I have reported this via the settings/feedback to both the SiriusXM App and the StarplayrX app developers and hopefully (I doubt it) they may be able to restore some accessibility. Yes, the items generally speaking do read and identify, so given enough time, I can find things. When I first logged onto the SiriusXM app, it asked me to enable Siri for the app. I thought this might enable me to give a command such as: Siri, open the NFL portion of the SiriusXM app' but this does not work. I wonder what you can do with the SiriusXM app and Siri. -- Signature: For a nation to admit it has done grievous wrongs and will strive to correct them for the betterment of all is no vice;Hi Group, For a nation to claim it has always been great, needs no improvement and to cling to its past achievements is no virtue! -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/9afa5176-c4ec-064a-7895-c3a82d557589%40roadrunner.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit
RE: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps
So glad I did not update it this morning From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 8:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps Another accessibility issue is Sirius XM will not respond to the two finger double tap to pause or play. You have to open the app and find the play/pause button and do a one finger double tap. You can say, Siri, play the nfl on sirius xm and it will play. Today, of course, that is just the Thursday night game. We shall see on Sunday if you can select a particular team with Siri but again, to pause it, you have to open the app. Pretty irritating. You can use the search tab. I've not had any issues finding the tabs at the bottom. I simply touch the bottom edge of the screen and there is discover, search, and library. Richard, USA “Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.” -- Cedrick Bridgeforth My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ On Dec 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM, Ron Canazzi mailto:aa...@roadrunner.com> > wrote: Hi Group, I sent this one to another list, but that is a more general tech list and not an Apple list. Hi Group, I also got the error with the StarplayrX app. It says 'error logging in; your IP address has been blocked for 24 hours because of too many log-in errors.' This is odd because I can still log in with my SiriusXM App and can connect without any issues. As concerns the SiriusXM app itself, it is a definite decline in accessibility. I can get to many areas, but the app is much more graphical and has a huge amount of clutter that VoiceOver just doesn't handle properly. When I wanted to go to the NFL portion of sports, it took me five minutes to do this. Now maybe I'll get used to it and it will take less time over the next weeks and months, but it is bad in several ways. I am not sure,but I think that the screens are like a roller item because once I am on a particular page, I never seem to reach the tabs at the bottom. I see the various tabs, but I used to do a three finger swipe a few times and get to the bottom where the tabs were located or I could move slowly with one finger over the screen until I reach an area near the bottom and I would see the tabs. It is as if the tabs are moving or in the middle of the page or something I am not sure of. Using the three finger swipe up and down to turn pages is now essential, but it is never as accurate as using the single finger left/right to move item by item. More and more apps seem to be switching to this method and display more information per screen but give you less movement with screen reader commands. Spectrum TV app changed to that kind of interface in September and I am finally getting somewhat use to it. It is still much more difficult and less accurate to get to a particular station than it used to be. I have reported this via the settings/feedback to both the SiriusXM App and the StarplayrX app developers and hopefully (I doubt it) they may be able to restore some accessibility. Yes, the items generally speaking do read and identify, so given enough time, I can find things. When I first logged onto the SiriusXM app, it asked me to enable Siri for the app. I thought this might enable me to give a command such as: Siri, open the NFL portion of the SiriusXM app' but this does not work. I wonder what you can do with the SiriusXM app and Siri. -- Signature: For a nation to admit it has done grievous wrongs and will strive to correct them for the betterment of all is no vice;Hi Group, For a nation to claim it has always been great, needs no improvement and to cling to its past achievements is no virtue! -- 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 <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> . Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto: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 <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/9afa5176-c4ec-064a-7895-c3a82d557589%40roadrunner.com. -- The following information is important for all members o
Re: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps
Another accessibility issue is Sirius XM will not respond to the two finger double tap to pause or play. You have to open the app and find the play/pause button and do a one finger double tap. You can say, Siri, play the nfl on sirius xm and it will play. Today, of course, that is just the Thursday night game. We shall see on Sunday if you can select a particular team with Siri but again, to pause it, you have to open the app. Pretty irritating. You can use the search tab. I've not had any issues finding the tabs at the bottom. I simply touch the bottom edge of the screen and there is discover, search, and library. Richard, USA “Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.” -- Cedrick Bridgeforth My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ > On Dec 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM, Ron Canazzi wrote: > > Hi Group, > > I sent this one to another list, but that is a more general tech list and not > an Apple list. > > Hi Group, > > I also got the error with the StarplayrX app. It says 'error logging in; your > IP address has been blocked for 24 hours because of too many log-in errors.' > This is odd because I can still log in with my SiriusXM App and can connect > without any issues. > > As concerns the SiriusXM app itself, it is a definite decline in > accessibility. I can get to many areas, but the app is much more graphical > and has a huge amount of clutter that VoiceOver just doesn't handle properly. > When I wanted to go to the NFL portion of sports, it took me five minutes to > do this. Now maybe I'll get used to it and it will take less time over the > next weeks and months, but it is bad in several ways. I am not sure,but I > think that the screens are like a roller item because once I am on a > particular page, I never seem to reach the tabs at the bottom. I see the > various tabs, but I used to do a three finger swipe a few times and get to > the bottom where the tabs were located or I could move slowly with one finger > over the screen until I reach an area near the bottom and I would see the > tabs. It is as if the tabs are moving or in the middle of the page or > something I am not sure of. Using the three finger swipe up and down to turn > pages is now essential, but it is never as accurate as using the single > finger left/right to move item by item. More and more apps seem to be > switching to this method and display more information per screen but give you > less movement with screen reader commands. Spectrum TV app changed to that > kind of interface in September and I am finally getting somewhat use to it. > It is still much more difficult and less accurate to get to a particular > station than it used to be. > > I have reported this via the settings/feedback to both the SiriusXM App and > the StarplayrX app developers and hopefully (I doubt it) they may be able to > restore some accessibility. Yes, the items generally speaking do read and > identify, so given enough time, I can find things. > > When I first logged onto the SiriusXM app, it asked me to enable Siri for the > app. I thought this might enable me to give a command such as: Siri, open the > NFL portion of the SiriusXM app' but this does not work. I wonder what you > can do with the SiriusXM app and Siri. > > -- > Signature: > For a nation to admit it has done grievous wrongs and will strive to correct > them for the betterment of all is no vice;Hi Group, > > > For a nation to claim it has always been great, needs no improvement and to > cling to its past achievements is no virtue! > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/9afa5176-c4ec-064a-7895-c3a82d557589%40roadrunner.com. -- 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
