Re: some hulu questions

Hi You hook up the Apple TV to an HDMI-compatible television set. You will hear VoiceOver out of your television set. You use the remote provided with the Apple TV, not the remote for your television set although you can instruct the Apple TV to “learn” your television set remote I believe. >

RE: Audible one more

Hello Chip, et al, I am posting this to let you know that one can purchase a book from Audible and have complete access to that book from any Audible app/portal, and at anytime without paying any kind of fee. A fee is only required if one enrolls in a plan. If, however, one chooses to

Re: some hulu questions

nice, I ahve been looking at the apple TV, So tell me about the apple tv. How would it hook up, do i hook it up to my regular tv, it has a remote, that i use to control? Where do i ehar voiceover, out of the tv set itself? On 4/27/2016 2:59 PM, christopher hallsworth wrote: Airplay allows

Re: Severe weather alerts

Hi, Just chiming in with my two cents. firstly to Chip yes lightning alerts are extremely beneficial to me and I would never be without them if I could help it as a totally blind person as often in the Summertime after nothing more than the heating of the day generates stormy weather we in

Re: some hulu questions

You might want to Google for reviews on Hulu and Netflix to find out what content is on one service versus the other. Netflix has their own content, which is obviously only available on Netflix. They each have their own exclusive deals with different networks and sources of streaming material.

Re: Calendar question

There are a couple of settings. First, go into Settings -> Mail, Calendars, Contacts and double tap your Google account and make sure Calendar is on. You should also be able to set your default calendar by going into Settings -> Mail, Calendars, Contacts and going down to the Calendar

RE: Question about problem with bluez 2 S

Yes, I've had Siri not go to the headset (different model). Turn it off and back on, and things are then ok. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ioana Gandrabur Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 4:03 PM To:

RE: Audible one more

Yes, or you can also purchase on amazon.com I don’t believe you have to take out a subscription however, I am pretty sure you can just buy individual books. You do however have to pay for some sort of active plan which allows you to login to get to the books you’ve purchased (I think

RE: Calendar question

Joseph, If you meant to say “select the google calendar within your IOS calendar app”, then I’d like to know how to do that? I just had a look at the IOS calendar app settings, and I did not see any way to select a google calendar? Thanks, Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Calendar question

Well, the answer here depends on the app. If you use the Outlook app, it integrates it's calendar events with the IOS calendar; there are likely other apps which also do this if you're no fan of Outlook ... but I do recommend the Outlook app, and it does work with a wide range of email

RE: WiFi Calling Dilemma Solved!

Oh, I am also having the problem, and my AT person did not know how to fix it!!! I guess I'll spend another hour on the phone with them trying for someone else. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther Levegnale

Re: Severe weather alerts

With all the pop-up storms we get in Florida, yes, I find the lightning alerts helpful. They often precede rain, and I know not to go outside or get inside if I am out. Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1

RE: Voice over not working after I turn it on using Siri

Just checking ... Could you be using the speech off jesture accidentally? You can test for this by telling Siri to turn voice over on; if it's already running but not speaking, Siri will tell you that it's already on. If it has stopped running, then Siri will start it speaking again, and

RE: Severe weather alerts

Keith, I don't know how this works, but I get alerts even when I cannot tell that it's running (but it must be). This is also true for one of my local news paper apps, which gives me "headline" notifications for breaking news, and it's definitely not running in any way that I can see it.

Re: Voice over not working after I turn it on using Siri

No, I have not tried that, thanks for the suggestion. However, I do have loud speech until I go out of the Siri screen and then everything goes silent. Sent from Wendy's iPhone On Apr 27, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote: Maybe the VoiceOver

RE: Severe weather alerts

Thanks for the lightning alerts info … I remember seeing someone asking for this recently. Living in Florida, I’m wondering if knowing about near-by lightning would really benefit me in some way … and would it come in time for me to do anything? Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Audio/Call not routing through headset Was Re: Plantronics Voyager Edge headset

You know, I’ve noticed a very similar issue when I turn on my bluetooth headset, where the voice over sound comes through the headset, but Siri does not; she’s still speaking out of the phone. I turn the headset off and back on, and all is fixed … and your description of the fix makes me

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Hi Keith, You can look back at your resting heart rate for the last 30 days, by default, but I do not see any place where Fitbit keeps track of heart rate trends over a a 24 hour period. Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in

Re: Audio/Call not routing through headset Was Re: Plantronics Voyager Edge headset

I've seen this problem with the Legend and the Edge, and I occasionally have the same issue with my Sennheiser Presence. This problem is definitely not specific to one headset or headset manufacturer. Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will

Re: voice dream reader question and braikle display

I figured those were blank lines in the text. It often happens between chapters or sections. You could write Winston and see if there would be an option to suppress blank lines. I kind of doubt it but who knows. Richard “The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be

Audio/Call not routing through headset Was Re: Plantronics Voyager Edge headset

I had recently gone through this same bug, with the sound and call coming through the handset instead of the headset, but it all started when I updated to 9.3, so I’m actually thinking that this may be an iPhone firmware/iOS issue, and not the headset issue. This is further bolstered by the

Re: some hulu questions

Airplay allows one to stream audio and/or video content wirelessly from one device to another, in some cases multiple devices. The cheapest product to support Airplay out of the box is the Apple TV. > On 27 Apr 2016, at 15:18, Jed Barton wrote: > > what exactly is airplay,

RE: FitBit Flex accessibility

I’m interested in looking back over the day to see how my heart rate changes. Is this look back option accessible? Thanks, Keith From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Lenartiene Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 10:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: voice dream reader question and braikle display

Is there also a way to get rid of these crazy linebreaks? I poked around in settings for VDR, but don't see anything obvious. Basically, when reading a BKS book, there are points in the text where the braille display shows nothing. I have to pan forward several times before anything will appear.

RE: Severe weather alerts

Does it have to be on in the background to send alerts, or will alerts get sent even if the app is closed? Thanks, Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 11:49 AM To:

RE: Voice over not working after I turn it on using Siri

Maybe the VoiceOver volume is very low. Have you tried doing a 2-finger swipe up on the Home Screen, or another, to get VO to start reading, then press the Volume Up button repeatedly? Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: Severe weather alerts

They're slightly different, but both are developed by Weather Decision Technologies. StormShield may have been developed specifically at the request of Scripts Company, since it seems to be affiliated with television stations around the country. I don't own Storm Shield, but I've seen it, and

Re: Voice over not working after I turn it on using Siri

Yes, I mean any screen that I go to after pressing the home button to get out of the Siri screen. No, I have not tried to open the app switcher. This is really puzzling to me, never having this problem before using voice over on her phone. Sent from Wendy's iPhone On Apr 27, 2016, at 11:15

RE: Severe weather alerts

I use Wunderground (from Weather Underground, free). It tracks your current location, and also allows you to specify multiple locations for notifications. It also gives you a lot of weather and forecast info on screen if you want it, along with the severe weather alerts.You can also

RE: Severe weather alerts

Don't think so. I learned about the Storm Shield app from my local TV station. Would be interested to know though if they are the same. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner

RE: Severe weather alerts

I also have dark sky and like it a lot. However, it just tells you that drizzle or rain or snow is starting unless I don't have it set correctly. It does not give a severe weather alert specifically. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Uverse

Can you transfer shows from your dvr to computer? Can you easily find the shows you’ve recorded on the dvr with your remote, or iphone apps? > On Apr 26, 2016, at 7:42 PM, Monica Jones wrote: > > Yes, both Uverse apps are accessible. The one that is simply called UVerse is

Re: Severe weather alerts

Hi, I have dark sky. It seems to be very accurate. I noticed that whenever I got an alert that rain or drizzle will start, it does. In the Winter, it alerts me that snow is about to begin and it does. The App keeps track of my location on my Street and local surroundings. I am very happy

Re: Where is for only !eeing the person's full name in Tweetings?

Hi, Go to More, choose Settings, and then choose Look and Feel. It's at the bottom of this section. Best, Anna > On Apr 26, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > > I'm trying out the Tweetings Client on which Jonathan Mosen did an excellnt > AppleVis podcast! I'm

Re: Do I have To Have SIM In The IPhone When Restoring Backup To A Different IPhone?

Hi Fazil, I don't think you can do anything with an iPhone unless there's a sim card in it. The card doesn't have to be active, though. So when the new phone comes, back up your current phone to iTunes. Then if the new phone doesn't have a sim card in it, you can move the one from the old

Re: Severe weather alerts

Hi, Aren't Storm shield and Weather radio the same app? Best, Anna > On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:27 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan > wrote: > > I really like storm shield. It's not available for all cities, but if you > can get it it's worth the cost. It's totally voice-over

Do I have To Have SIM In The IPhone When Restoring Backup To A Different IPhone?

Hi, list. I meant to send the following message to the list earlier but I'm not sure whether I had sent it or not as I did not get a reply. I am very sorry if I'm sending it again. Here is the message: Do I have to have SIM in the Iphone that I want to restore my backup to? The reason I'm

RE: Severe weather alerts

I really like storm shield. It's not available for all cities, but if you can get it it's worth the cost. It's totally voice-over friendly and the developer responds to voice-over questions and concerns. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Plantronics Voyager Edge headset

I just want to add that I have the collar-style bluetooth headset from LG (the BHS 900 I think), where the ear-buds pull out on retractable short wires when you need to hear something in your ear, and then can automatically be retracted. It is also bluetooth 4.0, and has buttons for

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Hi Lisa, I have the Fitbit Charge HR. It does show both the current heartrate and the resting heartrate. You can see both of these in the app. It's totally accessible, except for initial setup. The tracker generates a random 4-digit pin that you must enter in the app's setup wizard before it

RE: Voice over not working after I turn it on using Siri

What's the other screen? Do you mean any other screen, or a specific app? I've run into a few apps which seem to disable Voice Over when you make them active, and then I would do a quick double press of the home button to go to the app switcher, and Voice Over would return (have you tried

RE: Question about wifi

Hi Rena, It doesn’t cost much to buy a wireless router ($50 or so), and you could add wireless to your home internet, and then use the Iphone as Edward says. It takes some technical know-how to setup the wireless router … if you can’t do this yourself, maybe you know someone who can, or

Re: Severe weather alerts

Hi Traci, I use Weather Radio. It cost $9.99 when I got it a few years ago, but it tracks location. Lisa On 4/27/16, Traci wrote: > Hi, what are some severe weather alert apps people use? > > I'm looking for where I can receive alerts for multiple locations. > > Thank you, >

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Thanks, Cheryl. I never paid attention to that. I think you said you had the Fitbit One? Does that show pulse rate, and how does that work on the app? Lisa On 4/27/16, Cheryl Lenartiene wrote: > Hi Lois, > > No problem. It had been gone for so long that I gave up on

Severe weather alerts

Hi, what are some severe weather alert apps people use? I'm looking for where I can receive alerts for multiple locations. Thank you, Traci -- 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

Re: voice dream reader question and braikle display

Hi Rebecca, There's no way to make the percentage go away completely, but you can make it appear so briefly you barely notice it. To do this, open Braille settings, and set Alert Display Duration to .5 seconds. Best, Anna > On Apr 26, 2016, at 7:13 PM, Rebecca Ilniski

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Hi Lois, No problem. It had been gone for so long that I gave up on ever having this information again until I got my Kindle Fire. I found it by accident when I went in to change some settings on my Charge HR. Anyway, glad to help. Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Hi Lisa, On the main screen, flick past the daate navigation arrows and double tap where it says the name of your tracker. You'll land on the Back button. Flick once to the right, and you'll hear (or see with a display), the name of your tracker, the last sync or connection status, the firmware

Re: some hulu questions

what exactly is airplay, never used it. On 4/27/2016 6:49 AM, Brent Harding wrote: Yes, my Hulu does that as well, as it allows for more width for people to see the video, even though a phone is probably not the ideal screen to watch on for a sighted person either. The audio, when using

RE: 6s vs 6s+ camera revisit

I would think not, as OCR should be done using a single instantaneous image; while stablization is an affect to improves what you see over multiple images through time, as your hand is moving from one image to the next (it averages them out). Chip -Original Message- From:

Re: Question about wifi

Hello, That is true. If you don’t have cellular service on the old iPhone you will need to have a wireless connection via a router or cellular hotspot. If you don’t have any of those you will be unable to use SIRI or internet radio. I hope this helps. Ed Worrell > On Apr 27, 2016, at 7:11 AM,

RE: IPhone 6 screen acting strange when not on WIFI

Did you install a screen protector (glass or film?). Could it have a bubble, or something which could cause your phone to mistakenly register a touch on that spot? Does it happen often enough that you could take it in to the phone store and show the problem to them? Chip From:

Re: some hulu questions

Hello, I have a question. What do you get with Hulu that you don't with Netflix? I have a netflix subscription and I was thinking of trying out Hulu as well to see what it offers. Thanks, Greg Wocher On 4/27/2016 6:49 AM, Brent Harding wrote: Yes, my Hulu does that as well, as it allows

Voice over not working after I turn it on using Siri

Hi all, I'm having a problem with voice over. After I turn it on using Siri on my friends phone it stays on until I go to another screen and then it completely dies with no sounds or speech. Can anyone help with this? I did a reset all settings and this did not correct the problem. Wendy

Re: Question about wifi

What I really mean is this: my internet connection is only wired. I don’t use wireless. I thought to use my old iPhone 4S as an iPad. However, someone told me that as I don’t use wireless connection I can’t listen to the radio, or ask Siri, etc. Is this true? Do I have any alternative to use

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Thanks Sheryl, I didn’t even notice it was back. I appreciate you pointing this out. To answer someone’s question about where it is, you tap on where you see your product (Flex or whatever) connected. There it will tell you the battery level. I’m so glad it’s back. Take care, Lois From:

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

HI Cheryl, Where can I find this in the app? Thanks. Lisa On 4/27/16, Cheryl Lenartiene wrote: > The Kindle Fire will also, but to keep this on topic, the latest Fitbit > update for iOS restores the accessibility of the battery level indicator and > the currently

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

The Kindle Fire will also, but to keep this on topic, the latest Fitbit update for iOS restores the accessibility of the battery level indicator and the currently installed firmware. Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ

Re: Audible question

Using the Audible app, go to the top left and then flic right. You will come across buttons including one which will say recent or some other thing. That button has a hit that says sort your library. There's also a button to determine what books are shown. You can also choose between cloud and

Re: some hulu questions

Yes, my Hulu does that as well, as it allows for more width for people to see the video, even though a phone is probably not the ideal screen to watch on for a sighted person either. The audio, when using Airplay, can end up better than built-in TV speakers though, but the landscape orientation

Audible question

When an audible in my library are used to have it set to show the books by the most recent purchases. Somehow I changed it and now they are in order by author. Is there a way to change it back so that I can see the most recent books 1st? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone -- The following

Re: Plantronics Voyager Edge headset

The Voyager Edge sits in the outer ear, but it does not go into the ear canal. I recently purchased a Sennheiser Presence, which I also like very much. You can either use it with ear sleeves that fit inside your outer ear and go just slightly into the ear canal, or you can use it with an ear

A question about insight timer app

Hi All, I have a question for anyone who is using the insight timer app. One of the tabs at the bottom of the screen lists guided meditations. The list of offered meditations changes from time to time, but there is an option to bookmark meditations you especially like. I assume this is to make it

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Hi Lois, If, was chance, you have the Amazon Echo fitbit Flex skill will give you battery level. Lisa On 4/27/16, Lois Butterfield wrote: > Hi, > > You use the app on your phone to set up the alarms with any of the FitBit > devices, and it is very easy to do. > > I

Re: some hulu questions

I haven't used Hulu in a while, but the Netflix app goes into landscape mode when you start watching a show, so I'd think this would be normal behavior for Hulu as well. On 27/04/16 00:42, Jed Barton wrote: Hey guys, I decided to download hulu and try it for a month, wow, this is awesome. 1

Re: accessibility apps

First, it's spelled EyeNote. It's from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, and it'll recognize paper US currency. The link to it in the App Store is https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eyenote/id405336354?mt=8 On 27/04/16 02:14, Gordan Radić wrote: Hi, Donna! Can you share some more details on

Re: accessibility apps

Hi, Donna! Can you share some more details on iNote? I tried to search for it in App Store but with no luck. Thanks! S poštovanjem Gordan Radić

Re: FitBit Flex accessibility

Hi, You use the app on your phone to set up the alarms with any of the FitBit devices, and it is very easy to do. I used the alarm on my Flex for a long time, and now my One. Both alarms work well to wake me. One of the things that is not accessible is the battery level indicator. It