Re: Questions regarding Google Home

2018-01-17 Thread Janet Bell
I have a google home mini and I have google play music as well if I get google assistant what difference will that make? Janet -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 10:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Questions regarding Google Home

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Jeff Samco
It happens occasionally for me on my iPhone 5s. Jeff At 12:26 PM 1/17/2018, you wrote: Jed, my SE is doing the same thing. Very intermittent and very frustrating! I hope somebody will give us some answers here. Good luck Sent from a land far far away in a not so distant time zone! > On Jan

Re: Making Siri work better for me

2018-01-17 Thread Richard Turner
I've not had too much trouble with Siri for calling people in my contacts. I use the first and last name fields. For businesses, I just put the business name in the last name field since using the company field gets very mixed results. For directions, I either say "give me directions to Fred

Re: Making Siri work better for me

2018-01-17 Thread John Panarese
Instead of saying, call "person name", try, dial "person name". I have had much more success. Also, for directions, I try to be specific. "give me directions to the closest IHOP to my current location" for example. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631)

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Lois Butterfield
I just have gotten used to it, I guess. I just place my finger in the right spot to hear what I said or what it thinks I said. The only time it will repeat is when I have used Siri. Take care, Lois -Original Message- From: Robin Frost Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:01 PM To:

RE: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and accessible app?

2018-01-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Most of these locks are available at Home Depot, Best Buy also has some, but at least Best Buy Canada does not seem to sell the Schlage Sense. Definitely if you want just a basic electronic lock with keypad Home Depot or another large building supply store is a good place to start. Amazon of

Re: Door locks with fingerprint technology with Bluetooth and accessible app?

2018-01-17 Thread Rebecca Sabo
Hi , where do you get this lock? Becky > On Jan 14, 2018, at 11:22 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Installing a basic electronic lock is not super-difficult, but you might want > to have a backup plan, somebody you can call and ask for help, just in case. > > > From:

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Speaking strictly for myself yes I can verify the not reading content back in native apps and this is running the latest operating system on an AT iPhone 8Plus just to be as detailed as possible. I've just gotten used to working around it so haven't fussed too much over it myself. This

Re: Making Siri work better for me

2018-01-17 Thread MONICA JONES
as far as I can tell, Siri was worse in Ios eleven with hey siri on. She does a lousy job when I ask her to call a contact. She/he was a little better in ten but not much. Siri will tell me where one option is located or that he/ can't find any such thing. Yes, I'm southern but I do know how to

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Candy Lowe
hi guys, I am using an iPhone eight running the latest iOS. I am experiencing this problem also. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2018, at 4:57 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Robin, > > I, too, have a new iPhone 8 Plus running the latest version of the OS. > However, I am

RE: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Robin, I, too, have a new iPhone 8 Plus running the latest version of the OS. However, I am not experiencing the problems discussed in this thread. I do know, however, that some third-party apps do not play well with VoiceOver via dictation. For example, when I dictate a title into

Re: Questions regarding Google Home

2018-01-17 Thread Andy Baracco
To get the most functionality from your Google Home, you should install the following apps to your iPhone. Google Home, Google Assistant, Google Maps, Google Calendar, and Google Play Music. Make sure you are signed in to these apps before setting up your Google Home. You will use the Google

RE: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread M. Taylor
Jed, Does this problem occur when you are dictating text in the native iOS Message, Mail, Notes, or Reminder app? Also, do you reboot your device at least once a day? Mark -Original Message- From: jedbar...@gmail.com [mailto:jedbar...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent:

RE: Making Siri work better for me

2018-01-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Terri, You know, since your first post on this matter, I have given a lot of thought to your problem. Can you tell us by what means you are accessing Siri? This is to say, are you speaking directly into the phone? Or are you using a headset. Is the phone in a case? Or not. If you

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I've observed this on an iPhone 8Plus running the latest version of the operating system. I find that if I insert a space after it makes the I'm out of dictation ding it'll then read it to me. I can then either leave the space or delete it as I wish. I don't like this problem but hate

RE: Questions regarding Google Home

2018-01-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The Google Home speakers including the Mini are similar to the Amazon Echo speakers. They are stand-alone devices and you can ask them for various information, set timers and so on. There are companion apps for both, but more used for Settings and so on. You can give the Amazon Echo access to

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Jed Barton
OK i feel better. Glad that i am not the only 1. On 1/17/18, Michael D. Ulrich wrote: > Jed, my SE is doing the same thing. Very intermittent and very frustrating! > I hope somebody will give us some answers here. Good luck > > Sent from a land far far away in a not so

Questions regarding Google Home

2018-01-17 Thread Terri Stimmel
Hello everyone, I was wondering, can the Google Home Mini work with my iPhone SE? If so, how does this work? Could I get Google to make calls and look up stuff for me, instead of having to use Siri? Also, what else could be done with it? Could I get it to play Apple music? Any thoughts

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Michael D. Ulrich
Jed, my SE is doing the same thing. Very intermittent and very frustrating! I hope somebody will give us some answers here. Good luck Sent from a land far far away in a not so distant time zone! > On Jan 17, 2018, at 2:57 PM, Jed Barton wrote: > > Hey guys, > Running the

Re: a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Paul Henrichsen
I'm not saying that problem on my iPhone X, nor did I see it on my iPhone a plus. The dictation is always repeat it to me after I double tap to stop the dictation. Sent from my Apple Watch On Jan 17, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Jed Barton wrote: > Hey guys, > Running the latest

a frustrating dictation problem

2018-01-17 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Running the latest IOS with an iphone 7. I seem to be having a problem where my phone is not repeating back to me what i dictate. For instance i use the linked in app a lot, and i'll hit the dictate button and it makes the ding and i'll say what i have to, then double tap again. My

RE: Making Siri work better for me

2018-01-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Have you set up Hey SIRI in SIRI Settings? If SIRI does not understand your speech this may help just a bit since setting this up involves you saying a few specific sentences to SIRI in order to train SIRI to respond to your voice. As for SIRI finding certain businesses by category, profession

Making Siri work better for me

2018-01-17 Thread Terri Stimmel
Hello everyone, As you all likely remember, I wrote last week and said that Siri was dumb. well, I still feel the same way, for the most part. I know how to speak to Siri. I know to wait for the tone. I understand how I need to speak to it. But 1 reason I get so upset with it is, because I

Piano Lessons

2018-01-17 Thread 'Martin Maidment' via VIPhone
Hi all Does anybody know of an accessable app for learning the piano. Mainly I need to be able to hear or read the letters of the notes. If there isn't one but anybody knows of a good website please privately e-mail me. Cheers Martin martm...@yahoo.co.uk

Re: Unsubscribing from Hulu?

2018-01-17 Thread Liz Ulrich and LD Hope
You can go to Hulu's web site or you can call HuLu customer service and cancel that way. Sent from my iPhone Liz Ulrich and leader Dog hope HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ELIZABETH.ULRICH.1 > On Jan 17, 2018, at 7:32 AM, dacia.l...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, how would I go about unsubscribing from

Unsubscribing from Hulu?

2018-01-17 Thread dacia . luck
Hi, how would I go about unsubscribing from Hulu? Can I do it on my phone? If so, where do I go? I’ve tried to look in settings, but don’t see anything that looks relevant. Thanks, Dacia Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Mac audio?

2018-01-17 Thread Harry Bell
For my new Mac mini, what combination of microphone and speaker works well? I can’t use in-ear earphones. Can anyone recommend either a headset with microphone or separate speaker and a microphone? Thanks Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If