RE: A little more about my iPhone voice and clarity

2020-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Are you sure the high quality voice had time to download? I don't know if you have a fiber connection in which case it should be very quick, but if you have a slower internet connection it can take a bit of time. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Tom

A little more about my iPhone voice and clarity

2020-01-08 Thread Tom Cramer
I realize that I probably didn't explain my question very well. When I reset my phone to factory settings, I went back into VoiceOver and chose the Ava voice, which is one I'd used for a while. However, she sounds kind of muffled or maybe compact instead of as clear as she once did. Is there an

RE: iPhone voice sounds funny

2020-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you were using Samantha High Quality or one of the SIRI voices you will have to go int Voiceover Settings and select it again, by default I think Samantha Compact is used. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Tom Cramer Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020

iPhone voice sounds funny

2020-01-08 Thread Tom Cramer
Hello, I recently had to take my phone back to factory settings. I didn't delete my data, but all of the settings went back and I'm having to re-do them. Right now, my VoiceOver voice sounds funny. It doesn't sound clear the way it used to, and I chose the voice I was using before. Is there

RE: Here is a Very Good AirPrint Laser Printer that I am Now Recommending

2020-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
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A really cool news app for local news

2020-01-08 Thread Gordon
So I've Ben using breaking news for years to get national news from multiple news sources. Earlier I was on face book and saw an advertisement for smart news. It's free and gives you local or national news for several sources. The only thing you have to do to make it accessible is to choose

RE: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Alan Lemly
Mark, Thanks so much for taking the time to give such detailed instructions. I very much appreciate it. I believe my issue was in item 4 of your example but I will admit that when going through the Apps Store updates today, I saw a Twitter update from a couple of days ago that I wasn't

RE: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Alan, Okay, first, I could not reproduce your findings as I was able to send a direct message without any difficulty. I will paste in your previously listed steps updated with my own. Second, when trying to reproduce your experience, I could not locate any account that starts with the

Re: update facebook and it is a good one

2020-01-08 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I wasn’t able to find the update listed but I still managed to find it by double-tapping My Account > Purchased, then locating Facebook and double-tapping on its name. My original intent was to look at the version history, but right away I saw the Update button so I double-tapped that and

Re: update facebook and it is a good one

2020-01-08 Thread Leo
Hi, it wasn't available for me either, but I went to the search tab, wrote "facebook"" in the edit box and when the facebook app came up I tapped in the app's name as if I were going to check the description, and I found that the update button was already available. Now facebook is working just

Re: annoying issue with voice dream reader, it keeps stopping when I don't stop it myself

2020-01-08 Thread Richard Turner
This is one of those situations that if this is the only book doing that, I'd suspect there is an issue with one of the files or something. You may want to write to wins...@voicedream.com and see if he has any ideas. He is the developer. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for

Re: Facebook Shutting Down

2020-01-08 Thread l . d . ethier23
Great! Lyne > Le 8 janv. 2020 à 16:28, Davy Cuppens a écrit : > > Hi bonjour Lyne > > Normally the bug has gone now. > Davy > > From: l.d.ethie...@gmail.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 10:19 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Facebook Shutting Down > > But I can

Re: How do I change the volume for voiceover while lowering it forPandora?

2020-01-08 Thread 'jan howells' via VIPhone
I have an iPad Mini 4. When I go into settings and then go to general and go to sounds and then volume, when I swipe up or down with one finger, I can either turn my volume all the way up or all the way down. I cannot adjust any further. I used to be able to adjust the volume in percents

Re: update facebook and it is a good one

2020-01-08 Thread Duane Steele
Thanks for the good news about Facebook. I went into the APP store just now and the latest update isn't available where I am just yet. But when it is, I'll download it and share your news with my friends. Peace & Blessings, Pastor Duane L. Steele Phone (276) 730-5194 > On Jan 8, 2020, at

Re: Facebook Shutting Down

2020-01-08 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi bonjour Lyne Normally the bug has gone now. Davy From: l.d.ethie...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 10:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Facebook Shutting Down But I can confirm that we are many to experimente this. Lyne Le 8 janv. 2020 à 11:20, Sieghard

annoying issue with voice dream reader, it keeps stopping when I don't stop it myself

2020-01-08 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi to all. I have just returned from lunch and while I was eating some pizza, I was using voice dream reader to listen to the book Treasure Island. This is a commercial book that I had zipped and it is in mp3 format. I began to listen to the book and I turned off voice over and locked my

Re: Facebook Shutting Down

2020-01-08 Thread l . d . ethier23
But I can confirm that we are many to experimente this. Lyne > Le 8 janv. 2020 à 11:20, Sieghard Weitzel a écrit : > > Davy, > > Please include the part where it is not a bug everybody experiences. On my > iPhone 8 it did this for a few days after I think version 251 came out maybe > a

update facebook and it is a good one

2020-01-08 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi folks Simple and short message. Update fb v252 fixes the issue of random crashes when reading ones newsfeed. Regards Davy -- 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 if you feel

Facebook update available in App Store.

2020-01-08 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hello, An update to Facebook is now available via the App Store. Although I have not extensively tested it my initial findings are favourable. The bug that crashed the app with VO running appears to have been fixed. Malcolm Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for

RE: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Alan, As you may know, I am a huge fan of the native Twitter app. I don’t have time in this moment but, later today, if you have not yet received any replies on this, I will reply with a comprehensive answer to your dilemma. Not to engage in a debate but don’t give up on the Twitter app,

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2020-01-08 Thread M. Taylor
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Re: Two email addresses on the same iPhone?

2020-01-08 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Agreed, I'm just used to manual or when I open the mail app to take a look. That is when I need to see them all and it doesn't do much to battery really when like that. Thanks, RobH. - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 4:23 PM Subject:

RE: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
If ever you get frustrated enough with the Twitter app, you could always give Twitterrific a spin. It’s completely Voiceover accessible and in my opinion at least a way better user experience than the native twitter app. No promoted tweets, a nice chronological stream and in general less

RE: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Alan Lemly
Francisco, Many thanks for your reply. I'm glad to know about the custom actions provided when swiping up and down on a Tweet. I'm still finding the Twitter app horribly unintuitive when using Voiceover and I'm going to give an example below so I can hopefully modify my procedures to get

Re: The bluetooth issue people are experiencing, it's not just bose

2020-01-08 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hello, I came across this site after listening to some demos of speakers on YouTube. Not sure whether it os use to anyone but if you like take a look at: http://switcher.oluvsgadgets.net/ There are recordings of various speakers and it is recommended to listen to them with headphones. I know

RE: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Alan Lemly
Gera, Thanks for confirming that the native Twitter app is less than intuitive with Voiceover. I have a policy that if an app requires another service in order to make it usable by the visually impaired, then I'm just not going to use it or use it on a very limited basis. The apps I use on

Re: how do I use ?Eyenote money app?

2020-01-08 Thread Holly
Josh: I just downloaded it and after it was installed, it asked me for permission to access the camera. I tapped 'allow' and then just pointed my phone at the bill and it read it perfectly and told me that it was a 20 and it was the front of the bill. -- The following information is

RE: Two email addresses on the same iPhone?

2020-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Just keep in mind that the more you have the more battery your iPhone uses especially if you have Push enabled. If you set up more than 2 I suggest it is better to set the checking for new mail to an hourly schedule or manual. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent:

RE: Facebook Shutting Down

2020-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Davy, Please include the part where it is not a bug everybody experiences. On my iPhone 8 it did this for a few days after I think version 251 came out maybe a week or 10 days ago, then it stopped and I have been using the Facebook ever since without a single crash. Why it doesn’t crash for me

Re: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Francisco Salvador Crespo
Hello Alan. The button for composing a new tweet is located in the bottom right corner of the screen, just above the messages tab. Each tweet has Voiceover custom actions that let you reply, retweet, like, open a link and much more by flicking up and down. To dm a specific account, go to their

RE: The bluetooth issue people are experiencing, it's not just bose

2020-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
To me a small loss of sound quality in this would be perfectly acceptable given the fact that at $299.99 the Bose neck speaker is 5 times as expensive as the other one. Of course that exact same one you provided the link for and which after applying the $10 coupon is $59.99 costs $188 on Amazon

Re: How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Gerardo Corripio
The native Twitter app isn’t that intuitive. Have you tried Twitterrific instead? Though it asks for a subscription if you’d like to support them, it can be used for free aside from occasionally asking you for. Good luck! Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > El 8 ene 2020, a la(s) 9:40

How do you send a new tweet with the Twitter app?

2020-01-08 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi List, I'm trying to use Twitter to send a direct message to @BeatsSupport but I'm finding the Twitter app less than intuitive on my iPhone 8 running iOS 13.3. I'm already following @BeatsSupport but when I swipe across any of the Twitter screens, I'll be darned if Voiceover announces

Re: Changing My Email Address for the viPhone Group

2020-01-08 Thread Mike B
Hi Rob, The switch was made successfully. My hope was to be able to make the change through the group website like I do with Group.io mail groups I'm a member of, but unsubscribing & resubscribing worked seemlessly this time. Thanks for your reply. Take care. Mike. Sennt from my

Re: how do I use ?Eyenote money app?

2020-01-08 Thread Richard Turner
Glad to hear it is working. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Jan 8, 2020, at 5:01 AM, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: I found my problem. My room is very dark

Re: how do I use ?Eyenote money app?

2020-01-08 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
I found my problem. My room is very dark and doesn't have a lot of light. I tried the eyenote in my kitchen with the light on and it worked great. I do have it set to speech. On 1/8/20, Richard Turner wrote: > Hopefully, it asks you for permission to use the camera when you first > launched

Re: how do I use ?Eyenote money app?

2020-01-08 Thread Richard Turner
Hopefully, it asks you for permission to use the camera when you first launched the app and you said yes. If so, you want to hold the phone anywhere from 4 to 8 inches above the bill and it should tell you the denomination and whether it is the front or back of the bill. You can go into the

Re: Two email addresses on the same iPhone?

2020-01-08 Thread l . d . ethier23
To add an e-mail address go to settings/pass word and account Lyne > Le 8 janv. 2020 à 03:17, 'RobH.' via VIPhone a > écrit : > > Settings/mail-something and whatnot accounts; I have 4 or more of different > services and check them all. > > RobH. > > - Original Message - >

Re: How do I change the volume for voiceover while lowering it for Pandora?

2020-01-08 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm sure there are multiple ways of doing this but two things come to my mind. First, go into VoiceOver settings and turn autoducking on. This will lower the volume of the media whenever VoiceOver is speaking. Another thing you could do is place volume in voiceOver's roter and then you can use

Re: how do I use ?Eyenote money app?

2020-01-08 Thread Christopher Chaltain
It's been a while since I've used this app, but while you're waiting for someone else to chime in, launch the app and then just point your camera at your bill. I think that's all there is to it. On 1/8/20 4:17 AM, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: Hi to all. I got the Eyenote app like Richard

how do I use ?Eyenote money app?

2020-01-08 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi to all. I got the Eyenote app like Richard suggested. I took out some money I know is a five after I downloaded and installed the app on my phone. When I open the app, it just says Eyenote and nothing else. What am I doing wrong? -- Joshua Hendrickson Joshua Hendrickson -- The

Re: What is the best bill reader?

2020-01-08 Thread PRAMIT BHARGAVA
BlindDroid Wallet is the one that I use and it is free. Pramit On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 5:22 AM Richard Turner wrote: > Before I answer this, you realize you are hitting reply to one thread, and > just changing the subject line, which means this and any other message will > appear under the

How do I change the volume for voiceover while lowering it for Pandora?

2020-01-08 Thread 'EVA PIMENTEL' via VIPhone
Hello. I hope I’m writing this message in the message body and not in the subject line like I did for my last few messages. I’m just getting the hang of using email on my iPhone 7. I recently started using Pandora, but I can’t figure out how to balance voiceover with the music. The music is

Re: Changing My Email Address for the viPhone Group

2020-01-08 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
We seem to be on emails lately, so if you have another address, send a subscription email from that, then once confirmed, send an unsubscribe message from current address. That's how I do such things. RobH, managing to answer questions at last. - Original Message - From: "Mike B."

Re: Two email addresses on the same iPhone?

2020-01-08 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Settings/mail-something and whatnot accounts; I have 4 or more of different services and check them all. RobH. - Original Message - From: "Ann Byrne" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 10:24 PM Subject: Two email addresses on the same iPhone? I activated my student's gmail