Re: The Drafts app: to buy or not to buy?

Hi, I do not have the app, but if you go to the link below you can watch videos on the various features. They are not designed for blind viewers, but they should give you a better idea if it is worth the money. http://agiletortoise.com/drafts/screencasts/ Noun: trumpery 1. (informal)

Re: Pairing an iphone 7 with a braille display

Hi, How at e you? Yes, the four zeros work. You need to be fast. First of all, fir you need to turn on braile display and go to terminal mode, and pick bluetooth, then press the space bar and e to leave, then go to options, and pick connectivity menu and leave that, and then go to Settings,

RE: Emergency contacts

Hi, If you go to the Health app, tap on Medical Id at the bottom right you can set up all sorts of important information including any medical conditions, medications, alergies, your height, weight, whether you are an organ doner and who your emergency contacts are. You can also specify at the

Pairing an iphone 7 with a braille display

Does anyone know the code for pairing a Braillenote Apex with an iphone 7? I thought it was four zeroes, but that doesn't seem to be working. Denise -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Does anyone know what the most accessible app is for using Facebook with VO?

I find that the native IOS facebook app is very accessible with VO. Setting up a facebook account is easy, but my big tip for you is to pay attention to how your security and privacy settings are sorted out. Keep everything you do on facebook shared with friends only. Sent from my iPhone

re: Emergency contacts

You can do this in the Health App. - Original Message - From: "Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA)"

re: Does anyone know what the most accessible app is for using Facebook with VO?

I just us - Original Message - From: "'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone"

Re: MYSMS

Did you read the description? You can only send to people who also have the app. The reviews are 80 percent 1 star. Mostly because of the restriction that others have to have the app. But here is just one of the reviews: Unusable on iphone, Apr 16, one star, by sergeythegreat, It isn't even

RE: Emergency contacts

Yes, I understand that but I thought you were indicating that if they get to the contacts they would be able to find them. Thanks -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 7:32 PM To:

Re: Emergency contacts

Yes they will if you use the Health app & add your emergency contacts in the app. The Health app info can be accessed when from the lock even if there is a pass code. Donna > > Yes but if the phone is locked and there is a password or finger print > required to unlock the phone they won't be

RE: Emergency contacts

Yes but if the phone is locked and there is a password or finger print required to unlock the phone they won't be able to get to your contacts on the phone. Thanks -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Badger Sent:

Re: Emergency contacts

I know several emergency medical technicians in a couple of different states. Note that I live in the United States. They have all told me that if you put a contact under capital I CE in your contacts list, this will be one of the first places that emergency personnel look. I CE stands for in

The Drafts app: to buy or not to buy?

I'm kind of a bit undecided on the Drafts app found at https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/drafts-quickly-capture-notes-share-anywhere/id905337691?mt=8 I'm wanting to buy it since it's attracting the prospect of not having to open up Twitter (remember I'm using an iPhone 5S so no 3D-touch

RE: Feedback on IOS applications

Blind Abilities is very helpful for giving you easy access to blindness podcasts, they've started a nice series for IOS beginners as well. AI Polyvision is interesting and fun to play with, but it drains your battery enormously quickly, and yet never has provided me with what I'd call useful

RE: Emergency contacts

Never-mind what I said about it being a graphic you cannot read, just tap the "emergency" button, then the "medical ID" button, and you'll be able to verify all the info you entered. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: Emergency contacts

Yes, there are articles you can Google for because this was added as a feature to one of the IOS updates (I've done it on my phone). It displays your emergency contacts as "wall paper" on your lock screen, so they are always visible without anyone needing to unlock your phone. You *must*

Re: can one mute apple watch speech but keep doubletap time on

Hello All, If you do a single finger double tap on the screen when it is asleep you will activate the taptic time option. This will give you the entire time. If you simply want to know the minutes, triple tap with one finger whilst the Apple watch is asleep. If you are worried about

Re: apple watch

The obvious place to learn what Apple sells is their website. Here is all you need to know. https://www.apple.com/watch/compare/ On 4/28/17 10:03 PM, Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) wrote: Hello I now have the iPhone 7 and I too am thinking of getting the watch. I have done a little

MYSMS

Hi All, Has anyone looked at the mysms apps for iPhone or the PC? It looks like a great idea to be able to send sms messages from a PC when you are using it but??? Thx -Steve -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: can one mute apple watch speech but keep doubletap time on

Hi all: I haven't tried it yet, my watch is charging. :-) However, I have been told, you can turn voiceover off on your Watch, and the tapping still occurs on the wrist. A friend of mine says he does this all the time. You might give it a shot. That way you don't have to mess with the volume

Re: can one mute apple watch speech but keep doubletap time on

Hi Fanus, You can turn the volume of VoiceOver all the way down and still use the taptic time. To adjust the volume, wake the screen, and then double-tap and hold with two fingers. Slide the fingers toward you to decrease the volume or away to increase it. Best, Anna > On May 2, 2017, at

Re: File from ibooks to voice dream

No, you cannot play iBooks invoice dream unless they don't have DRM, which the great majority of iBooks do have. If you have got one that doesn't have DRM, I'm not sure how you would get it out of iBooks. But chances are, what you have is not playable invoice dream. Mary Sent from my iPhone

Re: new accessible bank, app is great too!

It uses the money pass local. But if you go into the app, it will use your current location, and tell you what store or gas station has the one you are looking for. > On May 2, 2017, at 11:59 AM, Tom Rash wrote: > > How about TM’s? Are there certain one’s you have to

RE: new accessible bank, app is great too!

How about TM’s? Are there certain one’s you have to use? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new accessible bank, app is great too! Forgot to mention

File from ibooks to voice dream

Hi, I bought some books on ibooks app on my iphone. Can I play them on voice dream? How is this possible? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

RE: new accessible bank, app is great too!

I just signed up. This should be pretty cool. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 10:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new accessible bank, app is great too! You can use it anywhere

Re: new accessible bank, app is great too!

You can use it anywhere debit cards are excepted, so the answer would be yes. > On May 2, 2017, at 11:50 AM, doug oliver wrote: > > Can you use this with uber? > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: new accessible bank, app is great too!

Can you use this with uber? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 10:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new accessible bank, app is great too! Forgot to mention that it works with Apple Pay

Re: App questions

Here is a web page. I am not sure about its accessibility. https://kidtrol.com/ - Original Message - From: "Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA)" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 5:05 AM Subject: RE: App questions Thanks, I want to

Re: App questions

Here is part of your answer. I will look further for restricting for a period of time. hen you have Restrictions on, you might not see certain apps, features, or services. If you're missing an app or feature, or can't use a certain service, try turning Restrictions off. If you have any of these

Re: new accessible bank, app is great too!

Forgot to mention that it works with Apple Pay also. > On May 2, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Kliphton Miller wrote: > > Well, I found this by pure accident. I was looking for a conferencing app, > and this banking app popped up. It’s called “chime bank” without the quotes. >

new accessible bank, app is great too!

Well, I found this by pure accident. I was looking for a conferencing app, and this banking app popped up. It’s called “chime bank” without the quotes. There are a few unlabeled buttons, but if you tap them they are self explainatory. There is bill pay, a checking and a saving account, it

RE: Emergency contacts

No, I got it now. Thanks -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 10:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Emergency contacts I think that you misunderstood...If you put your contact &

Kindle Question

Good Afternoon, Is there a way to get the Kindle books to display page numbers rather than sections or percentages or is that strictly book dependent? Some of my books allow me search by page, others by section. Thanks. Vicki -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Emergency contacts

I think that you misunderstood...If you put your contact & other health info into the health app, energency personel will be able to view the health info from the lock screen, but only if your phone has a pass code. The emergency personell does not need your pass code to view your health info.

Re: Feedback on IOS applications

Hi Mike Thanks for the prompt revert. Well had got Be my eyes installed on my iphone about 3 months back, but couldn't connect to any help in many attempts. Has it improved lately? On 5/2/17, Mike Ulrich wrote: > I'll tell you one thing; Be My Eyes rocks much better than

can one mute apple watch speech but keep doubletap time on

Hello list I have to go for an operation which will keep me in hospital for about 7 days. I want to keep my applewatch on my arm during the nights but I do not want to annoy other patients, so I was wondering if it is possible to mute voiceOver but still being able to do a doubletap to get the

RE: Emergency contacts

Great! Thanks -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Ulrich Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 7:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Emergency contacts You can open the Health app, then go to the bottom and hit the

RE: Emergency contacts

You can open the Health app, then go to the bottom and hit the Medical ID tab. In this section you can add all sorts of your medical info; including emergency contacts. First though you must hit the edit button, in order to add info. Once you're done with this: If you keep your IPhone in the

RE: App questions

Thanks, I want to limit texting at certain times of the day as well as her ability to access some sites while in school. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:18 PM To:

RE: Emergency contacts

No I have not but I'm trying to find a way for my emergency contacts to be available if something happened without someone knowing my pass code on my phone. Thanks -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent:

RE: Feedback on IOS applications

I'll tell you one thing; Be My Eyes rocks much better than Bespecular. I have both and BME is much faster and if you've taken a bad picture; the BME volunteer will just tell you in real time to turn the can or whatever so they can get a better look at it. With Bespecular you have to take

Re: Emergency contacts

You can add emergency contacts & other important health info into the health app. The only drawback is that unless you have a pass code or use fingerprint to unlock your phone emergency personel will have to know about the app & will have to search your phone for the emergency info. With a pass