Re: Travel abroad

Hi, I would also recommend checking the cost for going to Africa with T-Mobile. With their current plans here in the US, they have good prices on international roaming for calling data and text. On 12/15/17, Marilyn Bland wrote: > Sieghard, > > I have a 5S and am with

RE: Ringer Volume Issue Seems Fixed

Interestingly enough I don’t recall this ever being an issue on my 6S. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hope Paulos Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 6:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Ringer Volume Issue Seems Fixed Hi Jerry. So glad

RE: Travel abroad

It's all GSM, in some way it might be easier with a 5S in such countries since more people may have phones which still use Micro SIM cards. You said you are going to South Africa, will you also go to other countries? I think Fanus might be better equipped to make statements about the risk of

Re: Announce Incoming Phone Numbers

It is working for me with iOS 11.2.1 on my new iPhone SE. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- Jane Wagner On Dec 15, 2017, at 6:08 PM, Mike B. > wrote: Hi All, Running iOS 10.33 on an

making games like pockett mortys and the family game accessible with vo.

Hi all. i am just wondering if any one elts has tryed the games for ios pockit mortys from the tv show rick and morty or the family guy game. i have tryed each of these games and they are not accessible with vo at all. i am just wondering if any one has ever tryed to talk to the game creaters

RE: Publix App

My Publix App went non-accessible about a month or two ago. On my 6S+. I have the latest version of the Publix app and IOS 11.2. I wonder if I should uninstall the app and reinstall it? Merv -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: Ringer Volume Issue Seems Fixed

Hi Jerry. So glad to hear this! Take care! Hope Paulos > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:58 PM, > wrote: > > I think the latest iOS update has fixed the problem with the ringer volume > getting low even though it is set so the buttons don’t affect it.

Announce Incoming Phone Numbers

Hi All, Running iOS 10.33 on an SE iPhone. I have the, Always, as my default setting in, Settings / Phone / Calls , Announce Calls, but my incoming call numbers aren't being announced. My volume is at 100%, so I know it's not a volume setting. Where else can I check, or is there somewhere

Ringer Volume Issue Seems Fixed

I think the latest iOS update has fixed the problem with the ringer volume getting low even though it is set so the buttons don't affect it. Jerry Berrier 508-735-4420 jerry.berr...@gmail.com http://www.birdblind.org -- The following information is

RE: Travel abroad

I was about to mention to check whether you had a CDMA or GSM phone, but since you said T-Mobile... Pretty much the entire world uses GSM, but I think a few Caribbean and Asian countries and the US use CDMA, but truth be told, I have no idea about Africa. You may want to check on that as well

RE: Siri is still pretty stupid

I think you meant quarter. Much as I hate football, let's put innings in baseball. I did love that sport at one time and have fond memories of it still. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Irons Sent: Friday, December

RE: Travel abroad

Sieghard, I have a 5S and am with T-Mobile. I think I am the only one still with a 5S. Marilyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 7:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Travel abroad

Who is your carrier here and when did you get your phone? I assume you are in the US? If so then as far as I know only Verizon phones are unlocked. Easiest way to find out for sure is if you have a friend or family member who has a phone with the same size SIM (most likely a Nano SIM unless you

RE: Travel abroad

Hello Sieghard, I will be going to South Africa too. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I know if my phone is locked or unlocked? What do I need to do to unlock it? Thanks. Marilyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

Weather App & Enhanced Icon Display

Hi All; I’m wondering if there is a weather app that will display basic information in the Icon display. I’m thinking of the Calendar app that displays the date in the Icon display and the Clock app that displays the current time of day with the Icon. I would appreciate an weather app that

RE: Travel abroad

Hi Marilyn, What african country or countries will you be visiting? Here some general advice from somebody who has travelled quite a lot. I haven't been to Africa, but I have been to the Philippines quite a lot because my wife is from there and also to Thailand and Laos and in travelling there

RE: Fing print problem solved

Yes, but that is something I turned off first, for me this is much more of an annoyance than a convenience. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 10:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Fing print problem

RE: Travel abroad

Hello everyone, I will be travelling from the US to Africa soon. Will I be able to use my iphone there? What will I have to do to have it function there as it does here? Thanks for any help on this. Marilyn -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

Re: Siri is still pretty stupid

It annoys me when I ask Siri about something and, instead of giving me an answer, he, merely, brings up a website which I have to sort out with my finger. I do remember that, in my early days as an iPhone user, he would ask me if I wantede him to read it to me, but I haven't had that request,

Re: Siri is still pretty stupid

Hi all, I agree with you in every way Siri is still pretty stupid she messes it all the time instead of knowing anything she always wants to look it up on the web and comes up with things that are not even relevant. I can also say Siri is not ever serious! About getting anything right six! If

Re: rainbow II color identifier now available

Louise, I'm in the UK and, if you get to talk to them and you can do it, I'd really like to know of other shipping options, but their web site (perhaps because they haven't yet got any) doesn't have a link (ikt seems) when I read the word "here" on their page. If anyone actually has one,

RE: Publix App

Hi Sherrie, What version of IOS are you using? Also, what version of the Publix app? Thanks. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [viphone@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Sherrie Gosling [nanagoose4...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 6:01 PM To:

Re: Publix App

The app works fine on my 6S. I had to get cited help to help me get signed in but then it works fine. Sherrie Sent from Sherrie's iPhone > On Dec 15, 2017, at 2:52 PM, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND > wrote: > > Has anyone who uses the Publix app been able to

Re: Siri is still pretty stupid

Yes, Mary said it very well for us all! I too feel there are just too many occasions when you ask a simple question and he/she just doesn't understand and give a meaningful answer. I'm tired of being asked if I want to read something on the Web. I want Siri to go on speaking what he/she reads

Sounds on ios 11.2

I've been experiencing this strange thing with sounds since 11.2 and I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this as well. There are times when sounds don't play when notifications come in. For example I've missed several texts lately that are there but the sound didn't play when they

Publix App

Has anyone who uses the Publix app been able to get it to work with VoiceOver since the most recent updates to the app? I am not able to get past the first screen. There was another recent update to the app, but this is still not fixed. The app used to be quite accessible until recent

Publix App

Has anyone who uses the Publix app been able to get it to work with VoiceOver since the most recent updates to the app? I am not able to get past the first screen. There was another recent update to the app, but this is still not fixed. The app used to be quite accessible until recent

My iMessage count is wrong

On the home screen it says that I have 10 messages, when I know there is only one. I even double checked that message to make sure that it didn’t contain messages with it. I have turned the device completely off, and did the thing where you press the top button, wait for the tone, and press the

RE: mystery of the disappearing apps?

These apps will stay on your phone if you upgrade to IOS 11, but I believe the situation applies more to when you get a new phone and restore from a backup. I recently upgraded from an iPhone 6S to an iPhone 8, and did a restore from an iCloud backup. The apps that were 32-bit did not get

Re: mystery of the disappearing apps?

That is not correct. I have shout cast installed on my phone and when I upgraded to 11 it stayed there. When I try to open it it says the app needs to be updated But the app still did not get magically disappeared Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2017, at 10:25 AM, goshawk on horseback

Re: google home on an iPhone

You can try asking Siri to search for Google Home. When you installed from the App Store you should have found an open button in place where there was the Get button. When you find this app in the App Store again, you will see the open button and you can use it to open the app. The app is

Re: Advantages of upgrading to a new phone

I even heard they sound much better than that of the iphone 8. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Anthony Vece Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 11:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Advantages of upgrading to a new phone Hi Andy; I upgraded to the iPhone 8 plus.

Re: google home on an iPhone

I think when it downloads it's just called Home. You can ask Siri to open it as Google Home I think. On 12/15/17, Janet Bell wrote: > this is a bit of a long shot but I have bought a google device and I am > supposed to download google home on my iPhone before I can start

RE: Fing print problem solved

Hi Sieghard, You can also turn on the raise to wake feature then all you have to do is raise your iPhone up and rest your finger on the home button and it will open. That way you do not have to push any buttons to open your iPhone. Mr. Ed From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: making iCloud for windows work

I just used the link Siegard gave us and noted the issue we have with the ICloud interface. I would encourage everyone on the list to write Apple on this issue. I may not help, but unless we all try, we will not know. John, retired in sunny southwest Florida From:

Re: Messaging App Question

Hi, Actually, I tapped on the offending message and, under 'Details', I saw that 'Hide Alerts' was toggled 'on'. I toggled it to 'off' and 'Muted' was gone. How it got toggled to 'on' for this one individual is a total mystery. Thanks for the reply. Dan The nice thing about science is

RE: Advantages of upgrading to a new phone

These are all good points ... I'll just add that a weak battery can be fixed much more cheaply with something like a Mophie battery/case than paying for a new phone. I can't remember for certain when NFC was added to iPhones, seems like it was the 6S models, so I would upgrade if I had a phone

google home on an iPhone

this is a bit of a long shot but I have bought a google device and I am supposed to download google home on my iPhone before I can start using it. Unfortunately I cannot find an app in the app store called google home. I can find google home entertainment but it downloads but it is not there

RE: mystery of the disappearing apps?

Can you give some specific examples of such apps? I assume what others said is correct, if you restored to an iOS 11 phone and these were 32 bit apps they would be gone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of goshawk on horseback Sent: Thursday, December

RE: making icloud for windows work

I did try convenient OCR which used to give some accessibility and it doesn’t even work any more. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 10:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: making icloud

RE: making icloud for windows work

Been there and done that. Though they did finally fix the search issue for apple music. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 10:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: making icloud for

RE: making icloud for windows work

Only way to get some access is via Jaws Convenient OCR, also write to accessibil...@apple.com and complain about it. Somebody said they received a reply that Apple is aware of the issue and a fix is coming, but who knows when. I am always baffled when a company

making icloud for windows work

Does anyone know how to makeicloud for windows 10 work. It now seems totally inaccessible. I'd like to manage storage-delete backups, etc. -- 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: Fing print problem solved

You go to Accessibility settings and then look for “Home button”. At the very bottom is a button called “Rest Finger to Open”, make sure this is set to “On”. It’s actually one item up from the bottom, the very last thing is the explanation for it: Open iPhone with Touch Id, without having to

An app that'll audiodescribe films outside the United States?

You guys have been talking about an app which I understand you install, and when going to the movie theater in the US., the film is audiodescribed, thus I wonder what infrastructure does the movie theater need to have in order for if the app in question would work here in Mexico, for

Re: Big Seeing AI update

Remember in order for all updates to show that it is sometimes necessary to do a 3 finger swipe down while on the updates screen to refresh the screen. Try this to see if it shows up for you. Hope this helps, Chris > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:47 AM, Kimber Gardner

Re: mystery of the disappearing apps?

the "no longer in the app store" thing I hope still only applies to iCloud backups, not iTunes ones, as I did have that issue when I first started off with iPhones. that's why I only use iTunes backups to restore from now, as until recently, there were no disappearing app issues. Simon

Re: Battery Plunge

Normally when you see behavior like this, it means that you need to recalibrate your battery. It is recommended to do this after every major ios upgrade for best battery performance. For more information, here is an article that list all necessary information.

RE: turning voice-over on with iPhone x?

If you get a brandnew phone SIRI won’t respond when you turn the phone on for the very first time, just saying. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 2:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: Battery Plunge

I would try the recalibration method I described and, if that doesn't help, do a Reset Network Settings. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 5:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: iphone, audio description, movies

hi the app is cald acctiveview the new starwars is not on the app yet though. hth. from Mich. From: Gianni Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 9:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iphone, audio description, movies Hi, I would like to go the movies, the new star wars is cool. But is there

iphone, audio description, movies

Hi, I would like to go the movies, the new star wars is cool. But is there an app on the iphone that provides audio description? 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

"Null" When Searching in Dropbox

Hi, I have a very large number of files on my Dropbox, some of which I'd like to access by searching them. However, when I type in something to the search field and then look at the results, everything comes up as "null". There is no file name. Is there a way around this? Will it be fixed

Re: Battery Plunge

Ever since updating to iOS11 my battery status has been doing really strange things. I've seen the dramatic plunges in percentage though not to 0 in a matter of minutes. I have also seen strange bounces in battery percentage like 93% that suddenly plunges to 50 or less then shoots back to around

Re: Big Seeing AI update

It seems a bit random because I am running iOS11 on an iPhone 7 and I never saw the update under the update tab. What I did was delete the app from my phone then redownload it. When it redownloaded I had the updated version. Very strange. On 12/14/17, Kay Malmquist

HOW TO DISABLE CAPS LOCK

IS THERE A WAY TO DISABLE CAPS LOCK OR TURN IT OFF WITH A BRAILLE DISPLAY? MY KEYBOARD SETTINGS HAVE CAPS LOCK ENABLED OFF BUT CAN"T FIGURE OUT WHY IT"S STILL ON> Rebecca and Zeb email: rilni...@gmail.com Twitter: applegirl1994 -- The following information is important for all members of the

Fing print problem solved

Well, I deleted my finger print and redid it and it works fine now. Don't know what was going on. Someone on the list mentioned to be sure and set it up so you can just put your finger on the home button rather than actually pushing it. If that is possible, where do you set that up at? I

RE: mystery of the disappearing apps?

If those lost apps were good back in the old IOS 10.3.3 timeline, then a person updated to IOS 11 ETC, then those lost apps might not have been compatible with the new IOS? Ergo; they wouldn’t remain on your IPhone. Just a thought and my 1.09 cents worth.. Michael D. Ulrich Just an

Re: mystery of the disappearing apps?

I don't know if this is your problem but this is my expeerience..When setting up a new phone or restoring a phone from a backup, if the apps are no longer in the app store or won't work on my current version of IOS the apps won't be installed onto my device. If Im incorrect hopefully someone

Re: turning voice-over on with iPhone x?

hit side button 3 times, or hold side button in and tell siri to turn voiceover on, the largest capasity on the X is 256GB. > On Dec 15, 2017, at 2:21 AM, Michael Maslo wrote: > > HIT SIDE BUTTON 3 TIMES > > Sent from Mail

Re: Seeing AI crashing after latest update

she doesn't. all of her apps, are closed, in the app switcher. Dave. -Original Message- From: Richard Turner Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 2:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Seeing AI crashing after latest update You also need to be sure you don't have a lot of other

Re: Seeing AI crashing after latest update

hi, she has already done that. Dave. -Original Message- From: M. Taylor Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 1:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Seeing AI crashing after latest update Hello Maria, For whatever reason, I suspect that the app is not getting automatic