RE: A Question for those who have updated to iOS 17.1: Regarding Apple Music Song Lyrics and the new News Plus Crossword Puzzle Games

2023-10-31 Thread M. Taylor
Thank you for this information, William. I will file it away for when I, hopefully, someday soon, update to iOS 17.x. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of William James Sent: Monday, October 30, 2023 9:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Que

RE: How Apple gave people access to a library full of classical music – and tried to make it accessible

2023-10-31 Thread M. Taylor
This is a wonderful article, Richard. Thank you ever so much for posting it to the list. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 30, 2023 9:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How Apple gave people access to a library full of classical musi

Re: A Question for those who have updated to iOS 17.1: Regarding Apple Music Song Lyrics and the new News Plus Crossword Puzzle Games

2023-10-31 Thread William James
That is correct. Apple News Plus is where you can find the accessible crossword puzzles. I believe you can get a trial for a month. I recently got this iPad Air 5 so I got three months free. If you are with Verizon, I think they may have some offerings for Apple’s subscription services. Che

Re: iOS 17.2 Beta now has Journal

2023-10-31 Thread Loreal Lavigna
I actually discovered that about the year picker myself. You are right, though, Richard, you cannot, at least, as of now, select a specific time on your desired date. Loreal Sent from my iPhone Loreal lavigna Legal Transcriptionist Phone: (518)330-5188 > On Oct 31, 2023, at 17:24, Richard Turn

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Personally, I like just saying Siri. Also, you can now issue multiple commands to Siri, and she will respond. Just remember to pause and give her time to respond and you'll be good. On 10/31/23, Carolyn Arnold <2carolynarn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have 17.1, and it seems fine. > > -Original

Re: iOS 17.2 Beta now has Journal

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
I've never been someone who journaled. If you want to go back and write about something in the past, you will have a ton of swiping to do. Just as an experiment, I wanted to note something from May 25, 1990. Well, if you select custom date, you can scroll back by year, and then by month; but it

Re: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
What a puzzle. I'm not even sure Apple could explain it. At least you can be sure they aren't videos. Richard, USA —— "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." — John Wesley (Sent from my iPhone) > On Oct 31, 2023, at 1:45 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Well, that might be tru

Re: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
Well, that might be true. I looked in Audible just at the downloaded books. And there are 12 of them, although when I looked at the end in settings under that viewing the audios thing that you mentioned before, I only saw eight. And I didn’t see a more or next button. So you could be right which

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I have 17.1, and it seems fine. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Bentley Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 3:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem How are you getting along with 17? Th

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Alan Lemly
Fine and dandy. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2023, at 2:25 PM, James Bentley wrote: > > How are you getting along with 17? > > Thanks for your remarks. > > James B > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alan > Lemly > Sent: Tuesday,

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley
How are you getting along with 17? Thanks for your remarks. James B -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 2:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem James, For those of us who have u

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley
That's good to hear. James B -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 2:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem I find it interesting that so much misinformation accompanies each iOS

Re: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
I wonder if the .jpg file that is the cover of the book with Audible books is confusing iOS. Makes no sense. Richard, USA —— "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." — John Wesley (Sent from my iPhone) > On Oct 31, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Well, when I d

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Alan Lemly
James, For those of us who have updated to iOS 17 and prefer Hey Siri, we can go to Settings, Siri and search, and Listen for and select Hey Siri instead of Siri and Hey Siri to have it work as it did in earlier versions of iOS. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2023, at 11:38 AM,

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
I find it interesting that so much misinformation accompanies each iOS release. Apple has not removed Hey Siri, you have the choice of using either, unless you go into the Siri settings and set it to just Hey Siri or turn it off completely. The statement at the end of the Siri setting says: iPh

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley
Well. I sure hope that just saying Ciri works way to heck better than just saying Alexa to my Echo devices. And, of course, you are right about eventually being forced to update for several different reasons. James B -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of S

Re: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
Well, when I did find that thing for all downloaded audios and videos, I saw eight of them. They were all audible books, and they all said watched or partially watched or not watched, implying, as Gerardo said, that the damn thing thinks their videos. So there are eight audiobooks from audible.

Re: 17.1 just made iOS worse

2023-10-31 Thread Dave Grossoehme
Did you report this problem to accessibil...@apple.com or the apple support team? Dave On 10/29/2023 7:24 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Steve, I was going to update to 17.1 until I read your post and then, like a frightened turtle, decided to hide inside the protective shell of 16.7 for just

Re: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
I certainly have audiobooks downloaded, but also on my phone, where I have no videos noted in the “about “section. It’s a definite head scratcher. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > > Check if you've got any Audible titles downloaded? For some weird r

RE: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Maybe Apple Accessibility can help to locate them? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:46 AM To: via VIPhone Subject: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad Hi folks, I have an iPad mini, and to the

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If I had a Dollar for every time I heard that whatever new version of iOS apple released is the worst version ever I could go on a nice holiday. Yes, you can now say just "Siri, what time is it" and it works fine. But since I have been using iOS 17 which has been since the first public beta in ea

RE: iOS 17.2 Beta now has Journal

2023-10-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, and you can select the year, if you double tap on where it says, for example, October 2024 you then get separate month and year pickers. Only thing I don't think you can set at this point is a time, it will put it at the current time on whatever date you pick. -Original Message- Fro

RE: How Apple gave people access to a library full of classical music – and tried to make it accessible

2023-10-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
How old are your Studio speakers? When you buy a product from one eco system (Amazon) and you are primarily trying to use it with another (Apple) you may always run into issues. This is why sticking with brands which support multiple systems is always a better idea, Sonos comes to mind here, thei

RE: apple watch 9 and IOS 17 on iPhone 11

2023-10-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can certainly continue to use iOS 17, if there will be major security issues Apple will release updates even to versions of iOS which are long gone, recently updates were released for both iOS 16 and even iOS 15 for some security issue. And if you buy an Apple Watch 9 you can certainly updat

Re: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Gerardo Corripio
Check if you've got any Audible titles downloaded? For some weird reason, iOS thinks they're videos,r than Audiobooks. Good luck! Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel > El 31 oct 2023, a la(s) 9:46 a.m., Mary Otten escribió: > > Hi folks, > I have an iPad mini, and to the

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley
I love Hey Ciri. Not one single time in almost one year has any thing accidently triggered Ciri. All of my other devices, especially Alexa go off several times a day. I always have the TV, radio, or an Audio book going and Ciri has never noticed. Alexa sometimes, will start playing music or

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
It’s also possible that since they got rid of the hay in hey Siri, if your friend has that enabled, Siri could be listening and hear anything and quit, because it thinks you’re doing something. Try disabling hands-free Siri and just use the side button and see if that helps. I never have used he

RE: How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
Mary, One thing to try is to open the Photos app, and select the albums tab. There is a heading called Media Types. Perhaps it will identify videos. If not, then check further under General, iPhone Storage. If you keep flicking right through the iPhone storage, you eventually come to a couple t

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
Give that feedback to Apple. The new thing of Siri being available for follow up questions I think is essentially keeping the mic open and thus it cannot give a full answer if it hears anything. Pretty pointless. I find nothing in Siri settings to disable this. Though, he might try turning on sh

How to find the videos that are supposedly on my iPad

2023-10-31 Thread Mary Otten
Hi folks, I have an iPad mini, and to the best of my knowledge, I never download videos. I have none on my iPhone. Yet for the longest time now, whenever I go to check the amount of storage being used on my device, it tells me I have 12 videos. I would love to find them and get rid of them since

Re: Cannot find the audio button when sending a text

2023-10-31 Thread Thom Spittle
They moved it to where the apps are. So you need to go to where the apps are and Double Tap to expand it and it is in there.Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 31, 2023, at 11:28 AM, Mr. Ed wrote:Hi Everyone,I went in to compose a new text and could not find the audio button to send an audio text. Where di

Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread Lynn Schneider
I am trying to help a friend with a problem that has popped up since iOS 17.1. He uses Siri to get his sports scores. He says that, as she is reading back the information, any little noise will stop her from reading. It is like Siri has an open mic all the time. This behavior just started recent

RE: Lexie Bose Lumen, B1 or B2 Hearing Aids

2023-10-31 Thread Carolyn Arnold
My problem with over the counter hearing aids was that we could not adjust them. I could, of course, increase or decrease volume, although I was limited on how much I could decrease it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ric

Cannot find the audio button when sending a text

2023-10-31 Thread Mr. Ed
Hi Everyone, I went in to compose a new text and could not find the audio button to send an audio text. Where did the button go? I know I can use Siri to send an audio text. I know back in the day I use to go into compose a text message and click on the audio button. But cannot find it now. Any su

RE: A Question for those who have updated to iOS 17.1: Regarding Apple Music Song Lyrics and the new News Plus Crossword Puzzle Games

2023-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
He mentioned News Plus, which is the Apple News S\paid subscription. I don't subscribe so am just basing that on the use of the name "News Plus." Richard, USA. “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in

RE: A Question for those who have updated to iOS 17.1: Regarding Apple Music Song Lyrics and the new News Plus Crossword Puzzle Games

2023-10-31 Thread paekstrand
Do you have a link for the accessible crossword puzzles? I can't seem to find it. Thanks, Pam -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of William James Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 12:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Question for those who have u

Re: oticon device to connect to bluetooth

2023-10-31 Thread Les Kriegler
For anyone who might be interested, you can also purchase a TV adapter for the Oticon hearing aids. In my opinion, it’s been a game changer for me. I connected via Bluetooth and I can use it as well activating it right from my hearing aids. I would encourage anyone interested to check with your

apple watch 9 and IOS 17 on iPhone 11

2023-10-31 Thread Fanus
Hello list I am considering to purchase an apple watch 9 but my concern is that my iPhone 11 will probably not be upgradable to the next IOS version next year. So my question is if I would be able to use apple watch 9 and IOS 17 on the iPhone for a few years to come. Due to our week exchange r