RE: Apple TV

2020-12-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Or if you can get one, Get the older remote from the apple tv 3 or 2nd gen and use that, I still think it works better for me. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Larry Lumpkin Sent: Sunday, 13 December 2020 4:23 pm To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: Apple TV

2020-12-12 Thread Larry Lumpkin
You can pair a Bluetooth keyboard with the apple tv 4. The apple tv 4k's remote is much the same. It is very accessible but takes some practice and patience -Original Message- From: 'Nancy Badger' via VIPhone Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2020 9:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Apple TV

2020-12-12 Thread 'Nancy Badger' via VIPhone
Hi everyone, We have an Apple TV fourth generation. We have never been happy with how the remote works. Does anyone know if the gnu Apple TV has the same remote or did it get better? Also, does anyone know if there is a way to pair the older remotes from version one through three with Apple TV

Re: Tracker for dogs?

2020-12-12 Thread Cathy Inglis
Is this tracking app in the app store? What is the full name of the app? Is the app free, and what do you put on the item or dog collar to have it work? Finely, if there is some kind of tag to use with the app, how much do they cost, and where do you buy them? Thank you all in advance for the

Re: Do I need to brick this phone

2020-12-12 Thread Donna Casteen
Here is how to recover your iPhone. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306 Donna > On Dec 11, 2020, at 3:46 PM, Tom Rash wrote: > >  > I gave an old iPhone to my mother. No pass word or Finger print. She’s 85. > Main just taking pictures and using it for emergencies. Now she can’t

Re: Tracker for dogs?

2020-12-12 Thread 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhone
Hey Reggie, We have the Tractive device on Keeva and it’s mostly accessible. I haven’t played around with it for awhile. Give me a call and we can dink around with it together. Kim > On Dec 12, 2020, at 2:23 PM, regina alvarado > wrote: > > thank you Robin. Really appreciate it. I’m

Re: Cosori Air Fryer question

2020-12-12 Thread 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhone
We’ve had our’s for a few weeks and are enjoying it. I am operating it from Alexa and talk about easy. I just tell Alexa what I want the air frier to do and it’s done. Good luck Kay. Sounds like you have some good help. Kim > On Dec 11, 2020, at 12:35 AM, wadham.house via VIPhone > wrote:

RE: Cosori Air Fryer question

2020-12-12 Thread Jeff Samco
Please let us know more about your Omni Plus unit after you get to know it. At 07:52 AM 12/12/2020, you wrote: It simply means that the device can be used as a regular toaster oven, but it also can be an air fryer where a very small amount of oil is used to do things like french fries or

Re: Questions regarding Apple TV

2020-12-12 Thread regina alvarado
Terry, if you actually ask for the subscription from the apple TV app you will not need to put your apple ID in, but the subscription will be in the app store for you to stop or restart as you wish. Yes, any programs you want to watch will be available in its app, but if you go through the

Re: Tracker for dogs?

2020-12-12 Thread regina alvarado
thank you Robin. Really appreciate it. I’m going to check into it. Thanks so much. Reggie Alvarado On Dec 11, 2020, at 6:05 PM, R Van Lant wrote: Reggie, I was waiting to see if anyone else had an idea before I chimed in. I wonder if the TrackR app would work. From what I understand,

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
To answer my own question I just found this. What is a KCAL in exercise? The number of kilocalories (kcals) you burn depends on the type of exercise you do. (A kcal is the same amount of energy as a calorie, except that the custom is to use the term "calories" when we're talking about food and

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hi, I am aware what the figures refer to and the difference between active calories and calories. My question is regarding the Kilo prefix to the value. Those of us that use the metric system will appreciate things like kilometre refer to 1000 meters. So if my reading was: Active

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Hi, Yes that is correct. There are two different types of calories when using Apple Watch. There is active calories and total calories. What you want to pay attention to is active calories. Also, calories burned is based off a couple of variables. time, body Wait, intensity etc Feliciano For

RE: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
That's what it's saying you burnt off during your cycle, And what ever else you've been doing -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Malcolm Parfitt Sent: Sunday, 13 December 2020 5:37 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Fitness and Health app readings?

RE: email on external keyboard

2020-12-12 Thread Richard Turner
Yes, the escape key is your back button key. Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas Adams, from Life,

email on external keyboard

2020-12-12 Thread 'Linda Gaitskell' via VIPhone
Hi i'm trying to get used to an external keyboard with my iphone and was wondering how once you have read an email if there is any way of getting back to the main list of emails other than keep pressing the left arrow to get to the previous message? is there a key stroke for the back button.

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Thanks for your reply’s, I understand the measurements are theoretical and are a guide only there are a number of variables that influence the actual value but it’s useful as a guide if nothing else. The Kilo bit threw me a Kilo Gram is 1000 Grams so not for the first time I was confused. I

Re: Reset on watch verses Unpair through watch app, was Apple Watch and installing apps

2020-12-12 Thread Richard Turner
This is what I found on the Apple support page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204568 Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Chris Chaffin
After Googling this is what I found. Of coarse, how many calories burned depends on several factors like weight, speed, etc. At a weight of 155 pounds, going 12 to 14 miles per hour for 30 minutes, you would burn approximately 298 calories. And, at a weight of 155 pounds, going 14 to 16

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Barbara Stahl
It probably is saying that you burned 750 calories. However, I'm not sure how reliable these sorts of things are. I would look up how many calories a person typically burns using a stationary bike per minute or per hour and go from there. On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 11:36 AM Malcolm Parfitt wrote:

Re: Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Chris Chaffin
>From what I read, KCal is the same as calories. Here is just one thing I found. What is the difference between calories and kilocalories? The "calorie" we refer to in food is actually kilocalorie. One (1) kilocalorie is the same as one (1) Calorie (upper case C). A kilocalorie is the amount

Fitness and Health app readings?

2020-12-12 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
I have just completed an indoor cycle workout after an absence due to medical necessity. Looking at the results in both the Fitness and Health apps it says: Active Kilocalories 750KCAL Is it really suggesting I burned 75 Calories or am I misreading it? Malcolm Parfitt -- The following

Reset on watch verses Unpair through watch app, was Apple Watch and installing apps

2020-12-12 Thread Chris Chaffin
Question, so what is the difference in using the Watch app on your phone to first unpair your watch then to repair it to your phone, verses going to settings / general / reset on your watch, reseting the watch, then repairing it to your phone? Is this basically just different ways of doing

Re: What banks mobile application is most accessible

2020-12-12 Thread SCOTT VAN GORP
The Wells Fargo app just went through a redesign, and it seems to work better than before. I'm sure it will improve over time. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2020, at 6:41 PM, John JD Denning wrote: > > I agree at the Bank of America, and also the capital one are good choices. > Out of

RE: Astreos

2020-12-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I installed Nightsky although I admit I did it primarily for the notifications it gives regarding sunrise/sunset, when certain stars rise and so on. However, if I open the app and point the phone at various points in the sky Voiceove ralso speaks the name of whatever star or constellation in

RE: Apple Watch and installing apps

2020-12-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I would go into the Watch app under General and do a Reset, then pair it again and see if that fixe sthe issue. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Chris Chaffin Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 5:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Watch and

RE: Cosori Air Fryer question

2020-12-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It simply means that the device can be used as a regular toaster oven, but it also can be an air fryer where a very small amount of oil is used to do things like french fries or other deep fried items, you get a very similar result to deep frying, but with maybe a spoonful of oil. I just

RE: Astreos

2020-12-12 Thread Richard Turner
Astreos is an app to help blind people understand the layout of the stars, planets, etc. If you have an interest in astronomy, you might also want to check out Skyview while Yuma gets Astreos to the point of releasing it again. Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on

RE: Messages on Dock Never Shows New Message Count

2020-12-12 Thread Debby
Hi Steve, I am hoping this helps, because I don't know what else it could be. Go into settings, notifications and look down the list to messages. Open that and look at the options. Change the badge setting if needed. I hope that is it! Happy holidays! Take care and stay safe! Debby

Re: Microsoft apps and auto language swiching in Voiceover

2020-12-12 Thread Lielle Ben Simon ליאל בן סימון
Hi Afik and everyone, Afik i haven’t the issue, in Voice Over Settings go to “Speach”, “Languages Recognize” and turn it off. נשלח מה-iPhone שלי > ‫ב-12 בדצמ׳ 2020, בשעה 15:33, ‏‏Afik Souffir ‏ > כתב/ה:‬ > >  > Hi > Do you have also this issue? > > From: Afik Souffir > Sent: Saturday,

Messages on Dock Never Shows New Message Count

2020-12-12 Thread Steve Matzura
This has been a problem for me back almost to iOS 12. I have obviously done something to my Messages setup and have no idea how to revert to standard Messages dock icon behavior. Any assistance greatly appreciated, with my thanks in advance. -- The following information is important for all

Fwd: Microsoft apps and auto language swiching in Voiceover

2020-12-12 Thread Afik Souffir
Hi Do you have also this issue? From: Afik Souffir Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2020 3:30 PM To: Apple Accessibility Subject: Microsoft apps and auto language swiching in Voiceover Hi, i’m blind and using voiceover on iphone 8. I’m using and reading in multi

Re: iOS 14 Users Report Missing Notifications from Messages App: 9 to 5 Mac

2020-12-12 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Well, I hadn't yet updated to IOS 14, because my iPhone 8 only has about 8 gigs free and it is a 256 GB model. Well, I'll not be updating any time soon to IOS 14 until I hear this issue has been fixed. Thanks very much for posting this article. On 12/12/20, Debby wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Thanks

Re: Astreos

2020-12-12 Thread Mickey Quenzer
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RE: iOS 14 Users Report Missing Notifications from Messages App: 9 to 5 Mac

2020-12-12 Thread Debby
Hi Mark, Thanks for sending this article. I have been having this problem on my iPhone SE 2020, and I was going to write to the list, but this has been a hectic week and the days kept running by. I notice it when I am using my phone for practically anything, but especially playing games. It