Open Camera or Photos, either will give access to camera roll.
I think the actions button is the key, tap that, go down and tap all the
pictures you don't want, then back to the bottom for the possible actions,
which includes Delete ## photos, images or whatever. Not done it for a
while.
Hi.
If you have a standscan pro, and would like to use it, there are some better
alternatives than digit-eyes, my experience with digit-eyes is that you will
have to be very patient if you do not know exactly where the barcode is
located. That works better with the help of standscan. with the
Hi.
Text grabber version 3 has been released, it is a free update. It seems that
text grabber now works much better than before, the OCR has been improved.
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I am interested in the VO-calendar but want more info
Can I still enter calendar appointments with Siri if I use VO-Calendar?
My main objective is to have the calendar read out in a list format so I can
skip all the dates that do not have events.
I also want it to start the list with a date
Hello I want to ask some questions
Ware I can buy scan stand I am in ksa
Second what better looktell or degetis
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Which is better? I believe they are for different things. If you want to
recognize items with looktell you can develop your own database.
Fred Olver
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Hi All,
How does one quickly enter unusual symbols such as asterist (*),
brackets, degrees symbols, etc? I know how to enter manually using the
touch pad, but this involves 3 different layers including More symbols
and then shift with more symbols. I'm actually hoping to use Siri
within Search to
No, in May 2011 I bought two books on Audible through the app, one was by
Michael Palmer and I think the other was by Jonathan Kellerman, I remember
because I did it from the surgery waiting room while waiting for my husband
to come back from surgery, they were not already in my library or on my
I don't think I want to be in the OR to find out, because if you are not
specifically working there you are a patient and I don't want to do that
right now.
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And you can choose from many formats. .AVI for watching on a laptop or MP4
for watching on your iPhone. It saves your expensive DVDs.
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I would use Tap Tap See but you need to make sure Tap Tap see can see all of
the label for best results.
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I want to be
It closed because I wanted to see what would happen. The video camera was
still showing recording even though I laid it on my desk. I suspect this is
what it's suppose to do after a time of not being used.
HTH
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The pictures Tap Tap See takes are not a part of the camera roll. They are
only temporary.
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Hi, I have only just come
Hi
Folks:
There appears to be an update to Blindsquare but I, for some reason, am not
able to download that animal. Anyone else having this issue?
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I broke down about 15 minutes ago and spent the buck to buy Talking Goggles.
That together with Tap Tap See should give me plenty of options. I tried
talking goggles on my new washing machine and dryer. Talking Goggles tells
me I have 20 minutes and 13 seconds remaining on the dryer before my
I use TapTap See and Love Love it!!! I use the app to identify boxes cans of
food, colors, read money other items around the home. I have found the app to
be very accurate with the results.
Donna
On Apr 8, 2013, at 5:56 PM, Paul Ferrara paul.ferr...@insightbb.com wrote:
I want to be able
I have been in that situation where spending a buck required asking myself do I
really need it or do I just want it. Often times it resolved my inner conflict
and yes, sometimes I ignored that inner voice and spent the dollar anyway.
It's no crime to be poor and I try to remind myself that
Hello, list. I have someone who just received to iPhone fives that have been
unlock I assume that this means they have been jailbroken.
When he tries to set up the phone, you get a message that says that it will not
work without a Sim card. Is there a way to run such a phone without a Sim card?
Hello Jordan, I know how to use this feature quite well so here's the following
instructions on how to do it. First of all AutoCorrect is on my phone so you
don't have to change that if you have changed it, going to settings general and
works as AutoCorrect and change that on. Then going to the
Ok either way it won't give me any directions to my house or even when
I put in State, City, street and so on. Thanks
On 4/7/13, Chris Bruinenberg cbrui...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm glad i wasn't the only one who was having this issue.
I kept asking myself, where was this particular lake and i
hi from where could I get geft card
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Hi, as has been suggested, a gift card will do if no credit care is
available.
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Hi,
How do you lock the mini into portrait mode? I went to app switcher, but when
double tapping the unlock button, it just says landscape lock or something like
that.
Thanks.
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Hi,
In this situation, the unlock won't have been because of the jailbreak
as a software unlock for the 5 hasn't been released yet.
The answer to your question depends on the version of iOs that the
phones are running. If they are running anything other than 6.1.3, you
may be able to use redsn0w
Hi, I got the app update just fine. Remember it's rather large. You
should be on wi-fi when updating, or you should do it from your iTunes
program directly on your computer.
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Do any of you know of an app with the functionality of Can I Stream it but
which is more accessible with voiceover?
Regards, Paula
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jailbreak an iPhone 5 as long as it's not running iOS 6.1.3, but I don't
believe you can unlock it. If you can, then I need to update what I know.
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I'm so good at sleeping, I can do it with my eyes
Hi all:
Please I need to ask if anyone find a good battery life saver for I phone? I
found some programs but they didn't do anything.
Any ideas?
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Thank you for looking into voice book, I really like it too and would like it
come back.
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On Apr 8, 2013, at 8:41 PM, Jim Shaffer jjs78...@gmail.com wrote:
I just got word from the voicebook developer that he's looking into the
voicebook error connecting to facebook that
Hello,
Talking Goggles would automatically close while,I was using it and not only
when is laid idle. Zesterday, I was using it to read the computer monitor
because I was place in a position where a windows screen blocked the screen
reader. It crashed about every couple of minutes. It made
Hi Annie,
Thanks for the TextGrabber version 3.0 release notice. The What's
New for TextGrabber includes:
• Improved recognition algorithm
• Full support for VoiceOver
• Recognized and translated text-to-speech with VoiceOver
• Sound tips for various interface elements
• Option to display
First, I must thank the many people who responded to my earlier
questions! I download MiniKeePass, and find it useful! I do have one
question about placing apps in folders. I do understand the concept of
how to move apps, and how to move apps into folders! But, is there
some trick to getting an
Hi,
I did once use siri to enter a pound sign when I couldn't find it. Tap the
Dictation button, speak the character you want, such as degree sign, and
double-tap with two fingers to stop the dictation.
Best,
Anna
On Apr 9, 2013, at 7:32 AM, Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com wrote:
I explore the screen a bit before moving apps around and moving them
into folders, but it sounds like you're already doing that. Sometimes
moving an app over next to a folder as an intermediate step helps. Also,
folders only hold a certain amount of apps and once a folder is full,
you can't
Hi,
I mean no offense, but you must have set something incorrectly or you are
not putting in a route. Navigon will not give you any voice feedback if you
just open the app and walk around. If you are at your house wherever that is
and you want to go to let's say the Best Buy which is a mile away,
Hi Steve,
If you don't have a credit card you obviously wouldn't be able to buy it
online from Apple. As Chris pointed out, many places sell them like grocery
stores, drug stores, probably Wallmart, Target, Best Buy etc.
Keep in mind that once you buy the gift card, you need a rather long code
A folder will hold twelve apps. Also, sometimes VO will simply tell you which
row and column you're on, so be sure to note where the folder's coordinates
are. VO will sound a series of tones when you're sitting on a folder. You can
pause there until the folder opens.
HtH,
Teresa
On Apr 9,
Hi Ramy,
I doubt such apps will do much despite their claims. I would just follow
normal battery saving techniques like making sure you turn off Bluetooth and
especially WiFi if you are out and about and don't use it. WiFi uses up a
fair amount of battery. Also make sure you don't have any GPS
I thought folders held 12 apps on the 4S and earlier, while folders on
the 5 held 16 apps. That's why I didn't give an amount in my post since
I didn't know what iPhone the questioner had.
On 04/09/2013 01:30 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
A folder will hold twelve apps. Also, sometimes VO will
Hi jordan,
The folders are exactly aligned in the rows and columns. I find it much
easier to move a folder next to an app I want to put in it then the other
way around. If you move an app and you accidently let go in the wrong spot
you may put it into another folder or create a new one. If you
In settings/general, there is a choice to use the side button as a mute button
or as a lock button, so you could set it as a lock button and lock the mini
into protrait that way.
If you want to use the mini in portrait mode and don't think you'll want it in
landscape mode much if at all, then
Hi, Recently there was a message about turning on screen curtain and saving
battery life. I didn't pay close attention to the message, but I'm guessing
this is also a possibility for having your battery last longer on a charge.
Neal
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Hi Seigar,
When this topic was first posted, I opened Navigon, set a rote, and tried to
set it to pedestrian with voice. However, the only option I found was
pedestrian. I remebered in previous versions that there were 2 options: one
with and one without voice. Has the pedestrian with voice
Hi Pamela,
I just got a copy of the iOS 5 book, and the text is showing up fine in
Read2Go. so it's definitely there. When you choose a section, check the screen,
and you should see the text for that section.
Best,
Anna
On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND
Hello All,
I have updated Text Grabber and the app is much quicker in producing the OCR
results. Also, there is only one button to take the picture, which is located
above the home button. It will also announce recognize text when the OCR is
completed. These are just a few of my observations
Slacker has been updated, and the update mentions improvements for use with
voiceover. I’m still at work trying it, but it looks to be accessible again.
Looks like Slacker listened to us finally. I canceled my acount, so depending
on how things go, I may reactivate it.
take care,
Kyle
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So do you have any solution for entering the following in an edit field like
in iPhone or iPod touch Search:
*.MP3
I specified in my original post that I did in fact try using Siri. I'm
looking for suggestions on how to have Siri enter unusual single characters
as is right now Siri is
You know, now that you say it, it totally makes sense. I'm not sure why I
didn't think of it.
Holly
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Hi,
In this case, there always needs to be a clear path for Robo-E to move. Push
the ball on the
This always generates a bit of discussion on the list, but the screen
curtain is a privacy feature and not a battery saving feature. It
doesn't dim or turn off your screen. I don't have anything but anecdotal
evidence, but I run with the screen curtain on all of the time, and I
don't find it
Well, after reading this, I decided to do a bit more research. It's still up
for grabs whether or not screen curtain saves battery power. I have read in
different sources that it does and I have read that it does not. The
following from the VoiceOver Wiki suggests that it does.
VoiceOver can also
Two questions.
1. Are there some apps that when working in them phone calls cannot come
through? It seems that both in mail and in Braille Touch that calls will not
cut off the app and give me a way to answer. The tone for a voicemail will
chime, but I cannot answer my phone. Maybe the way it
Hi Paula,
We'd love to make sure the Can I Stream.It? app is more accessible. What
features would you like to have voiceover enabled?
We will look into it for our next release.
Regards,
Alex Petrescu
Co-Founder of Urban Pixels Can I Stream.It?
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 6:33:57 AM UTC-7,
Try saying astrix, instead of star. This just worked for me. I have an iPhone
5. Don't kmow if this would make a difference.
Donna
On Apr 9, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com wrote:
So do you have any solution for entering the following in an edit field like
in
Where are these photos stored Kathy? I just looked on my iPhone and haven't
got any pictures?
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Subject: Deleting photos from Talking Goggles and Camfind
Hi,
In order to move quickly to the top of a list, you can double tap in the
status bar. Is there a similar shortcut for moving to the bottom of a list?
Thanks,
Scott Duck
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a battery saver, but effective?None of them actually can save you battery
power. They just monitor power consumption and the apps that your not using at
the time so you can close them and I'm not all that sure that works either.
I've tried deleting apps from the app switcher as somebody said
Hello!
I have tried to complete level 6 in Robo e game, but I want somebody to help
me how to do.
Thanks.
Mvh,
Fredrik
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I haven't used this app enough to say that assessment is wrong. I was doing
laundry yesterday and didn't have the time to check it out outside, and all
that.
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Thanks, Ben. I think he should probably buy the two sim cards, as you suggest.
Is redsn0w a program he can find somewhere, in case he chooses to look
into that option? The phones were purchased by his employer, so
seeling them and getting Touches is not really an option at this time.
Thanks
Hi,
Is there a app that can be used to listen to a set of MP3 files as a single
audiobook, like you can do with the VR Stream and similar players?
Thanks,
Scott Duck
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Thanks, Donna. I have never jail broken a phone, so assumed they meant
the same thing. I appreciate the clarification.
On 4/9/13, Donna merma...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Unlocked is not the same as jail broken. Unlocked means that the phone can
be used at any phone carrier for service. He will need
The standard is 5 volts.
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On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
wrote:
You can use them and interchange them. The USB has a standard for power. I
don't recall what it is off the top of my head but I do this all the time
If the files are tagged properly in iTunes, it can be done with the music
player.
It can also be done with DownCast, a pod catcher app.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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On 10/04/2013, at 8:24, Scott Duck
While not having done as much extensive research as Neil, grin, my brother, who
is sighted, says that the screen curtain effectively shuts off the display,
while still making it sensitive to touch, so, the less amount of light being
emitted by the cell phone only stands to reason that it would
In the latest update, facial recognition is supposed to be improved. That's
the only feature referenced as being new.
Les
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The four finger tap in the top half of the display moves VO to the top, whilst
the four finger tap in the bottom half of the display moves VO focus to the
end. Both of these commands are explained in the VoiceOver chapter of the
current iPhone manual.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email:
Hi Donna,
I'm sure that if you read the edit field character by character you will
find that the asterisk has been spelled letter by letter rather than the
single symbol being entered. There might also be a space between the period
and the letters MP3 rather than the entire string of
One should never compare a laptop or similar architecture with a note taker.
These different devices have completely different hardware and completely
different power needs; not to mention very different battery capacities.
This also applies to some extent with comparisons between laptops and
If you have a sim card to insert long enough to set the phone up, you should
be able to remove it after and it will essentially be an iPod Touch. You
won't be able to use the actual phone features.
DJ
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Thank you very much for being willing to make your app more accessible. I
really appreciate this. I don't have a lot of technical knowledge, so I can't
explain to you how to do this, but I know that Apple does provide guidelines
so that developers are able to make their apps work with
Hi,
Open blind square, tap on the Other button at the top of the screen, then tap
on Settings. In there you will see something about languages. Tap on it, then
tap on English. This will then show you the available voices for that language.
The Australian voice, Tylor is great.
Sent with
Hello all,
Is spotify vo friendly on ios? Is there anything a blind user can't do with the
app? If spotify isn't VO friendly what are the alternatives? I currently use
Pandora but I like the idea of making my own playlists and Pandora seems to get
very repetitive. Also as a side note, is
Nope. I guess for me and probably for lots of people, it's the idea we've
had engrained in us from using windows that less programs open makes it
easier to switch between applications on the fly. I'm thinking of people
who rely on the Alt+Tab keystroke to move between open programs.
But, I
I had an app I ran on my Symbian phone that took certain battery saving
steps as the battery wore down. It would start by turning off radios,
dimming the screen and closing applications. It was all configurable,
i.e. you could go in and configure it to turn off certain things or shut
down
Is Bluetooth really such a drain on the battery if there's no device being
used?
I've Got A Mind Like A Steel Trap - Rusty and Illegal In 37 States.
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What you're saying makes sense if the screen is actually turned off when
the screen curtain is on and requires less power than when the screen
curtain is turned off. I've heard though, that the privacy of the screen
curtain is handled by setting the background and the foreground colors
to be
I've heard that bluetooth being on doesn't drain the battery much, but
it has to use some power, and you might be in a situation where every
little bit helps. I turn bluetooth off if I know I won't be using it for
a while. I figure it saves some power and makes for a more secure device.
On
Christopher, what you are saying makes sense. The screen must be on in some
way in order to use gestures. I know a couple people who have developed
apps. I'll run this by them. That doesn't mean they are experts on screen
curtain necessarily, but they might know a bit about it. It does no harm to
In some rare cases, closing certain apps can indeed save battery
power. For example, Downcast, Instapaper, and even Dropbox can monitor
your location to perform certain tasks when your location changes.
They will continue to do this even if you switch to another app or
reboot your device. At times
Keep in mind, due to Apple's sandboxed approach the app you had for
your Symbian phone likely can do a lot more than equivalent battery
saving apps for iOS.
Grant
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I had an app I ran on my Symbian phone that took certain battery saving
Hi, Downcast is very good for this. You can add the various mp3 files
from iTunes file sharing. Then you can import them as one podcast and it
will keep your place and allow you to read audio books that way.
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I am having the same issue with Zello. I am available, but for some reason I
don't hear anyone. Reggie I added you as a contact.
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I agree, I use Downcast for this purpose when I may be traveling and don't
want to take along another device. Same goes for DVS content.
I wrote the dev once too about something else and inquiring about Daisy
support. He at that time said that he would be open to it. Perhaps if enough
people
With IOS 6, folders will hold 16 apps.
Andy
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Subject: Re: Moving apps into folders?
A folder will hold twelve apps. Also, sometimes VO will simply tell you
which row and column
I mispoke. IOS 6 allows for 16 apps per folder on the iPhone 5.
Andy
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From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 11:42 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Moving apps into folders?
Hi jordan,
The folders are exactly aligned in the rows and
Any advice for getting DVS content? I've been looking but can't find.
Thanks in advance. Keith
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Hi:
I am just curious as to whether anyone is still using text detective
or is it's quality inferior to it's competitors?
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Does anyone know of an accessible app that will download Youtube videos for
offline viewing? Thanks in advance.--Joe
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Contrary to the beliefs of several people, Bluetooth management in the iPhone
is extremely efficient. If nothing is connected, Bluetooth remains off. It is
able to switch on rapidly when a Bluetooth signal is obtained, but the
Bluetooth transceiver's system will only cause a couple percent per
I don't know of an app, but there is a PC application called Free Youtube
Downloader, you just open the program and paste in the YouTube link and it
will automatically start downloading the video. It works very well. Here is
the CNET download link:
I use an app called
InstaTube
by H Q Media.
Thanks,
Rob
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On 4/9/2013 10:07 PM, Joe wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone know of an accessible app that will download Youtube videos for
offline
I use an app called mctube pro
You can use the app to search for YouTube videos, and then save them to view
off-line
S ent from my iPhone
On Apr 9, 2013, at 11:57 PM, Rob musicmaker...@gmail.com wrote:
I use an app called
InstaTube
by H Q Media.
Thanks,
Rob
You can leave me a voice
I was under the impression that what it does is set the brightness to
0. This would be the simplest implementation as well if this is the
case. Setting colors the same would take possibly more programming
considerations. I'm not entirely sure how it works now, but the
brightness to 0 makes sense
I think when dictating, you can say something like no space, and it will take
the word you just said, along with the word you will say next, and not put a
space between them. I think I saw something about this in iPhone: The Missing
Manual.
Thanks,
Ari
On Apr 9, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Lauren
Hi Arianna,
Thank you for this no space tip as it actually works. For others, I
asked about a method of dictating a search query such as *.MP3 and
have it automatically entered as is without spaces. I have solved half
of my problem and still can't figure out how to use the dictation to
enter the
Apple officially told me, on more than one occasion, that the screen curtain
does not turn off the backlight. It merely adjusts the background and
foreground colours to black. So, the only benefit to power savings is that the
display is no longer making rapid alterations to match the
According to Apple, the background and foreground colours are set to black.
Just setting the brightness to 0 would not work. People can still see what is
on the display if there is much ambient light.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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Hi James,
I just turned the brightness up on my iPod Touch 5th gen to 100%.
I then activated the screen curtain with a triple 3-finger tap.
I then went into Brightness and wallpaper and the percentage of screen
brightness was still at 100%.
There might be a difference between iPod Touch 5th gen
Well, Text Detective works well. Unfortunately, because of its landscape
configuration, it only gets two thirds of the page at a time. I prefer Prizmo
by itself, or TextGrabber when I use my StandScan Pro.
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