Re: apple watch

Hello, One place you could look at is the Apple Store app itself. I know you can view the specifications for each watch and I think you can do a comparison. When I was looking into buying the Apple Watch, the simplest differences were that the Series 1 and Series 2 were pretty much identical.

Re: apple music

I believe you can, but only through iTunes. From: "Fanus" To: Date: 2017/04/27 4:36 AM Subject:apple music Hello listers Can one listen to apple music on the pc or is the service limited to apple devices? Regards Fanus -- The

Re: Tunein radio

ch for books, or a huge selection of books. But they do seem to have a variety. Finally, if I stop my TuneIn Premium subscription, is it easy to start it up again? Would I go to the same place in my account Settings? Thanks, Wayne On 2/8/17, Daniel L. Gervais <daniel.l.gerv...@inspection.gc.

Re: Tunein radio

Hi, In order to unsubscribe, you need to go into your device's settings, under iTunes and App Store and log into your account. Near the top, your u'll find your username, double tap on it and select view account, I think that is what it says. Once logged in, you can view different parts of

Re: Seeking ways to watch Netflicks on a TV?

Hi, I believe that there might be HDMI to lightning, but to be honest, the easiest and most inexpensive method of streaming Netflix to your TV would have to be the Google ChromeCast. At $35, it's hard to beat. From: Gerardo Corripio To: viphone Email List

Re: AirPods - first impressions

Has anyone tried these with an iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, and is there any lag? From: Kevin Chao To: Date: 2016/12/21 9:40 AM Subject:Re: AirPods - first impressions Sound and comfort quality of AirPods are the same as EarPods by Apple.

RE: Apple has a serious problem with software quality | ZDNet

Well said Sieghard! From: Sieghard Weitzel To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" Date: 2016/12/14 10:12 PM Subject:RE: Apple has a serious problem with software quality ZDNet Pablo and others, You can find bunches of articles on anything

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

there is always the Aftershokz Trekz Titanium which are a deent pair of bluetooth headphones. From: Shermeen Khan To: viphone Date: 2016/12/14 7:21 PM Subject:Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations? Hi, just resending this message

Re: How can I make folders for photos, and label photos

tion you put on the first one would be lost or associated with the second picture. In other words, the order and labels of the pictures would be messed up. Is this right? If I need to know what a picture has in it, I will generally use TapTapSee or perhaps the new iDentifi app. Wayne On 12/7/16, Danie

RE: How can I make folders for photos, and label photos

Hello, You can actually label a picture in your Photos app by performing the two-finger double tap and hold. This is the same gesture when re-labelling a button in an app. The only thing is that you will need to use either TapTapSee or iDentifi to get some information on the photo, or

Re: A Question About Spam Calendar Event Invitations

I unfortunately did press on the "Decline" button and now wished I hadn't. I haven't had any increase in spam mail or anything, and I only had spam calendar events for about 3 to 4 days, then they stopped altogether. I heard that you could go to iCloud.com, sign in and change the setting to

Re: voices for apple watch

Nope, you're stuck with Samantha compact I believe. From: "Pablo Cesar Morales" To: Date: 2016/12/05 8:22 AM Subject:voices for apple watch Hi all, People who are using the apple watch. Is on the apple watch a way to change

Re: iDENTIFI APP

It might not keep the photo, but if it did, it might be in the camera roll. Does TapTapSee still just give you a limited number of shots before you have to pay to get more or have they removed that? I had deleted the app as I could only take 25 pictures before I had to buy more. From:

Re: [BlindTech] Toronto teen uses app to give visually-impaired a new look at the world

It's free From: Casey To: Date: 2016/11/30 2:14 PM Subject:Re: [BlindTech] Toronto teen uses app to give visually-impaired a new look at the world Hi is there A cost for this App and if so how much? -- Casey -- The following

RE: [BlindTech] Toronto teen uses app to give visually-impaired a new look at the world

y-impaired a new look at the world But what is the name of this app? How can I find it in the appstore? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 11:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com S

Re: [BlindTech] Toronto teen uses app to give visually-impaired a new look at the world

In the app, you can either open a picture from your camera roll or take one from within the app. Within the settings, you can even change the mode to either have a generic description, detailed description or text. When selecting a mode, if you swipe to the right, there is a description of

Re: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models

Hi Pam, I struggled with the same delimma a couple of months ago. I decided to go for the Series 1, as for my situation, it was a better fit. The first item was the price, in Canada, the Series 1 is $399 while the Series 2 is $629, about $130 more. The second item was the brighter screen,

Re: ipad mini 1st version and can't find compose mail button in native mail app

Hi Jen, I am pretty sure that the only way you can see the "Compose" button is when you have an opened e-mail. I too was wondering about this and never found any other way of getting to the button. Sorry! From: "Jen ." To: "viphone@googlegroups.com"

RE: Voiceover volume on the Apple Watch

finger double tapping this ended the call. There is also a Mute button to the right of the End button. Hope this works for others, keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:42

RE: Voiceover volume on the Apple Watch

ume on the Apple Watch So what is that magic tap then, is it simply a 2-finger double tap? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:42 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject

RE: Voiceover volume on the Apple Watch

I am still trying to figure out the best way to pick up a phone call on the Apple Watch, a 2-finger double tap which works great on the phone doesn't seem to do it or at least not reliably. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegr

Re: Voiceover volume on the Apple Watch

Hi Aleeha, Thanks for the tip, I actually wasn't aware you could do that. I just thought you had to go to the Watch app on the phone to adjust the volume. Thanks for the tip! From: Aleeha Dudley To: Date: 2016/11/15 8:59 AM

Re: Voiceover volume on the Apple Watch

If you go to the Watch app on your phone and under the "My Watch" tab, in General>Accessibility>VoiceOver, you have an option for VoiceOver Volume. I've looked in the Settings on the Watch directly and could not find anything to increase or lower the VoiceOver volume. Hope this helps! From:

RE: Auto switching of calls from earpiece to speakerphone

Yeah, I've gotten that everytime I make a call, always makes me laugh. From: "Jim Ruby" To: Date: 2016/11/09 9:30 PM Subject:RE: Auto switching of calls from earpiece to speakerphone I wanted to mention too after I put the phone to

Re: Auto switching of calls from earpiece to speakerphone

Hi Sieghard, I too have noticed this since updating to iOS 10. Glad to hear I haven't been halucinating or imagining things. From: Sieghard Weitzel To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" Date: 2016/11/09 8:00 PM Subject:Auto switching of

RE: Phone app on Apple Watch

I believe he is referring to not having a dial pad on the Apple Watch, not the iPhone. From: "Todd Patkus" To: Date: 2016/11/08 6:26 PM Subject:RE: Phone app on Apple Watch Sieghard, Have your sighted friend see what is on your

Re: Got my new Apple TV, need a bit of help!

of help! Hi Slight correction, press the menu button three times to enable VoiceOver for first time set up. You can also set it this way as an accessibility shortcut in settings>general>accessibility. > On 2 Nov 2016, at 14:42, Daniel L. Gervais > <daniel.l.gerv...@inspection.gc.ca>

Re: Got my new Apple TV, need a bit of help!

Hi Terri, I think you will enjoy your new Apple TV, I know I bought the exact same one and I love it. As for the remote, below the gesture area, from the top left going down, you have the Menu, Siri and Play/Pause buttons. From the top right going down, you have the Home button and below

Re: Strange Problems Getting the NantMobile Money Reader

Hi Evan, Have you tried just holding the bill in front of the camera and giving it a couple of seconds? Sometimes, depending on the bill, it might not work. I know that here in Canada, some of the new types of bills don't work. Just a thought! From: "Russ Kiehne" To:

Re: voice over questions

Hi Louise, Screen Curtain is a feature that you can toggle with a three finger triple tap. If you keep your screen brightness at 10% or higher, screen curtain will simply make your screen black so anyone near you can't see your screen. I find that it is simpler just to bring your brightness

Re: IPad newest model

Actually, the newest iPad would be the iPad Pro 9.7 inch model. From: Chris Chaffin To: Date: 2016/10/26 1:00 PM Subject:Re: IPad newest model I believe the iPad Aire 2 is the latest model. It was released in October 2014.

Re: ios10.1 is out now

I am guessing it might be similar to the one in the Contacts app as well. If you are viewing a contact card and do a two finger swipe up, normally focus should start at the top left on the Back button, but with me, it would start with the photo of the contact and then their name. I had to

RE: install apps on iphone via itunes on windows pc nolonger possible?

e that mouse. Mouse pointers can sometimes be very sensitive to the slightest movement, so keeping the mouse still can be a challenge sometimes. This might at least be a workaround until Apple takes care of this problem. On 10/13/2016 1:08 PM, Daniel L. Gervais wrote: > Hi Davy, > > I have

Re: install apps on iphone via itunes on windows pc nolonger possible?

Hi Davy, I have tried everything but with no success. I too have encountered this issue with the latest version of iTunes and JAWS. I had recently reset my phone when iOS 10 first came out. I typically like to format and start over when a major iOS update is made available. All went great

Re: Start all over or use a backup, that is the question

Hi, I normally start from scratch, especially from one major iOS to another (e.g. iOS 9 to iOS 10). It ends up being quite a bit of work but at least I start with a fresh install. I call this my fall cleaning. It also allows me to download only apps I truly need and get rid of the extra

Re: safe to upgrade to 10??

It depends on whether or not your iPhone is a primary tool you use everyday, or a Daily Driver? If you have another iOS device, I would suggest that you could update that other device first. I did so for my iPad but have not yet finished setting it up. Like any new version, there will be

Re: Did you hear me and my SE squea?l

Hi Nancy, In order to view your voicemails, you have to open the Phone application, and at the bottom, there will be 5 tabs. The first one on the left is called Favourites. This one is to have phone numbers that you use frequently so they are easier to find. The second tab to the right of

Re: IPhone SE question

Same here, many of my phone calls were hung up in that fashion. Thank goodness that happens, or else I might still have active phone calls today. :-) From: "Dave Mitchel" To: Date: 2016/09/19 11:12 AM Subject:Re: IPhone SE

Re: IPhone SE question

Hi Nancy, Congratulation on getting your first touch phone. I am sure you will get the hang of it. It just takes time, patience and practice. As for hanging up a call, I to had some difficulties hanging up the call. Try waiting a couple of seconds once you pull the phone away from your ear

RE: deleting an unwanted voice

ime I tried it. I had to flick up twice to get to the delete button. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 3:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: deleting an unwanted voice

Hi, It's similar to how it was on iOS 9, I imagine if you swipe with one finger until you land on the voice itself, and then swipe up or down with one finger and you should hear an action to delete the voice. Hope this helps! From: "Paul and Paula Jordan" To:

Re: watch-OS3 very unresponsive on iPhone 5S

If you are encountering the keyboard thing after updating, you may have to change your Typing Mode. It may have reset it back to Standard Typing. I personally prefer the Touch Typing myself. Just go anywhere where the keyboard, whether it is the Qwerty keyboard or numerical keyboard, turn the

Re: Messages... adding an effect?

Hi, Even if you label their cell numbers in your contacts app as being an iPhone, that is not what the phone uses to determine if the recipient of your text has an iPhone. I believe someone on the list said something that the phone will just know based off of the telephone number. It also

Re: poorquality of voices

Wow, I kept getting teased by friends when I used to stay with Samantha, they kept saying that she sounded like she smoked a couple of packs of cigarettes a day and when iOS 9 came out last year, for some odd reason, she didn't sound the same as she once did, so I switched to the Siri Female

Re: Battery drain

Hi Mary, The paralax thing was something that Apple brought in a few iOS versions ago, I think it may have been iOS 6 or 7, but this is more for sighted users. If you choose a dynamic wallpaper, and have this paralax effect on, it makes your wallpaper 3-d or something. You can disable this

Re: Description of how Taptic Time works on Apple watch?

er On 9/14/2016 8:45 AM, Daniel L. Gervais wrote: > I am not sure how to set it up exactly but I did listen to a podcast on > AppleVis from David Woodbridge explaining that when you lift your wrist, the > watch does not automatically speak. You tap with one finger once to hear th

Re: Description of how Taptic Time works on Apple watch?

I am not sure how to set it up exactly but I did listen to a podcast on AppleVis from David Woodbridge explaining that when you lift your wrist, the watch does not automatically speak. You tap with one finger once to hear the time, double tap to have taptic time and he said that you could tap

Re: Strange observation about the Sero app

Yeah, instead of having to connect to SamNet each time we opened the app, we are already connected. The items that were visible before connecting to SamNet in the old version can be found in the Entertainment folder under the folder just before the Described Content folder, not sure what the

Re: Knees. Tv problem

Hi Terrie, I am not sure if you mean playing described content from your cable provider channels through the Apple TV, as you cannot connect the coaxial cable, that you normally connect into your HD Receiver, into the Apple TV. You will be able to stream described content from the Netflix,

Re: iPhone 7 4.7-inch or iPhone7 Plus 5.5-inch?

I went originally from the 4S to the 6 Plus, and although it does take some getting use to the larger phone, I think the extra battery life is worth it. It just depends on your budget and what you will use the phone for. I am also due for an upgrade and am trying to figure out the details

Re: Belkin's coming out with the adapter some of us need

I agree, I would doubt very much that Apple would go back on their change, there's enough Apple fanatics out there that just buy anything that Apple makes, so even if some of us boycott the 7, it will never be enough to affect the $$$ that they are raking in with the iPhone sales. We'll just have

RE: Can I Hook Up An External Portable Hard Drive to My iPad Mini?

Well it does depend on what you want to do with that external hardrive. If it is to expand the overall memory of your iDevice for apps and other data, then there isn't really any way of doing this. If you want to have the external hard drive to play media content, like movies or music, then you

Re: Canceling Apple Music

Oh, one other thing, once you've unchecked the auto-renewal, you will need to click on the Done button at the top right, this will bering you back to the area where you first selected to view your Apple ID, then click on Done at the top right again and that should be all. Hope this helps!

Re: Canceling Apple Music

Hi Don, Kim was right as you do have to open the Music app, and on the top left corner, you will find the My Account button. Click on that and then on View Apple ID. You will need to sign in with your password. Then when the page is loaded, find the section titled Subscriptions and below

Re: muting an iphone

I don't believe there is another way of muting the mic itself then to pressing the button on the screen. I normally have headphones on so if I use my phone while being in a call, the other person on the call will not hear VoiceOver, only I hear it. Hope this helps! From: Dan

Re: question about the alarm clock

if you jump out of bed the moment you hear the alarm things will be much easier. On 8/23/2016 12:37 PM, Daniel L. Gervais wrote: > I do believe that even though you have the snooze function enabled, you can > still use the home button or the power buttons. The only thing is

Re: question about the alarm clock

ome or power key right? You would need snooze off to be able to do that if I'm understanding. And if snooze is on you have to manually go into the alarm to turn it off. I set a Monday through Friday alarm to go off at 6:30 to get my daughter up for school. On 8/23/2016 12:21 PM, Daniel L. G

Re: question about the alarm clock

While setting up an alarm through the stock clock app, there is a toggle to enable the snooze function. If your alarm has already been created, just open the clock app, select the alarm tab from the bottom, select the edit button at the top left corner and double tap on the alarm you wish to

Escape from the Amazon - Rewinding the Story

I was wondering if anyone else out there has played or is currently playing this game. I've been playing this game for a little while now and was wondering if anyone knew how to rewind the story in the event your character dies? I know that in other similar games, you always had the option,

Re: Trivia Crack Update

Trivia Crack Kingdoms. -Original Message- From: Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Trivia Crack Update Did they finally release a Trivia Crack Kingdoms Ad-Free version?I've looked and the only Trivia Crack game that

Re: Trivia Crack Update

nal Message- From: Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 11:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Trivia Crack Update Hi to all, Thought I would let everyone know that the recent update to Trivia Crack has fixed the issue with the bottom tabs, they are now visibl

Trivia Crack Update

Hi to all, Thought I would let everyone know that the recent update to Trivia Crack has fixed the issue with the bottom tabs, they are now visible to Voicever. I know that probably everyone has growned tired of playing this game but I still enjoy it from time to time. On a similar note, in

RE: Jamb paring question

The best way to avoid the speaker pairing with your device is to turn off bluetooth on your device. I have both the Jambox Mini and the Big Jambox and this is the only way to connect the speaker through a wire. You can always remove the Jambox as a pairable device by going into your bluetooth

Re: Manamon - building outside of the city with the third stadium

What is this app exactly? Is this a game and is it available on iOS? From: Denny Schwab To: viphone Date: 2016/08/12 3:41 PM Subject:Manamon - building outside of the city with the third stadium Hi, I cannot seem to figure

Re: How to unfriend someone with the FB app

016, at 8:39 AM, Daniel L. Gervais > <daniel.l.gerv...@inspection.gc.ca> wrote: > > If your version of FB requires an update, might not be a bad idea to do so. > > I know that when I view the profile of a friend, if I start from the top and > swipe right, you should hear,

Re: How to unfriend someone with the FB app

w to unfriend someone with the FB app It looks like it should be clear enough, but I don't see a friends button or a follow button when I go to her profile. Maybe I need to update my FB app. I'm very confused. On 8/11/16, Daniel L. Gervais <daniel.l.gerv...@inspection.gc.ca> wrote: > Hi

Re: How to unfriend someone with the FB app

Hi, The easiest way I found is go through your friends list and select the person you wish to remove and view their profile. Swipe through and you should hear a "Friend" button that is selected, next to a "Follow" button that is also selected. If you double tap on the selected "Friend"

RE: amazon app, major bug

Hi, I also use the app whenever I make purchases through Amazon and I too have not encountered any difficulties when selecting an address. The only glitch I ever encountered was after purchasing an item, the item wouldn't be removed from my cart, I'd have to go to my cart and manually remove

Re: Audible books question

Hi Dan, Great name by the way, the only message you really hear when listening to a purchased Audible audiobook is at the beginning and near the end. The one at the beginning says something like "This is Audible" and then the narrator of the book starts speaking. The one at the end says

RE: Looking for any way to put audio books on iPhone 6

is a viable way to get books on the iPhone. I just hate to have to buy all those books again, I hope you understand. I am not trying to be ungrateful, I'm just fed up with iTunes. Thanks again, Jerry -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On B

Re: Looking for any way to put audio books on iPhone 6

Hi Jerry, The easiest way I found is to download the Audible iOS app and log in using your credentials. Whenever your credits arrive, simply log onto the site through a computer, purchase your audiobooks and once the purchase is complete, open the app on your iPhone and refresh. To Refresh,

RE: a little broken siri tip for you all

You can go into the Settings, then into General and then into Siri in order to turn her/him off or on. The dictation is found in Settings, General and then in Keyboard. I am guessing that if you turn this off, the dictation key on the keyboard will be hidden. Hope this helps! From: "Chip

RE: Ring doorbell app

You can always check the podcast that David Woodbridge did on AppleVis on the setup and use of the app and doorbell itself. Here it is... http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/installation-setup-and-use-ring-wi-fi-enabled-video-doorbell Hope this helps! From: Sieghard Weitzel

RE: What is with Audible?

Hi Rose, I apologize if I am trying to figure out what is happening. Are you downloading the book from the Audible site from your computer? I know that in the past, I used to download them using the Audible Download Manager, which once I began the download on the site, the download manager

Re: How to stop notifications from being read from the lock screen

t read aloud. What I want is to be notified that something just came in but not let the whole world know my business. Thanks On 7/22/16, Daniel L. Gervais <daniel.l.gerv...@inspection.gc.ca> wrote: > In order to stop notifications from being read, the simplest, but longest > way

Re: How to stop notifications from being read from the lock screen

Is there a similar way to ensure that notifications don't interrupt when you're reading something else? On 7/22/16, Daniel L. Gervais <daniel.l.gerv...@inspection.gc.ca> wrote: > In order to stop notifications from being read, the simplest, but longest > way, is to go into Settings

Re: How to stop notifications from being read from the lock screen

In order to stop notifications from being read, the simplest, but longest way, is to go into Settings and into Notifications. There you will have the list of all installed apps. You have to go through everyone of them, well those you wish to disable on the lock screen, and in the app

Re: Synchronizing contacts

Hello, You have to go into Settings>iCloud and turn on Contacts. You have to make sure to do this on all iDevices that you want your contacts to sync to. The same goes if you want to sync your calendar, photos and other items. Hope this helps! From: "Donald L. Roberts"

Re: Plenty of fish app

Hi Terri, I have been using the POF iOS app and find it to be very accessible, on both an iPhone and iPad. I've been able to do pretty much everything on the app fairly easily. I do know that when displaying a list of users, when swiping right or left with one finger, focus does land on

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

e place summary screen. There's a lot of information on the place summary screen so it pays to go through and explore. Also, if you do a search for restaurants, when going through the search results, BlindSquare will announce if there is a menu for a restaurant. If there's not a menu then it will not b

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

Hi Wayne, Quick question, how do you find the menus through BlindSquare? I am assuming that you would double tap on the place within BlindSquare and that there would be a button within the restaurant summary page that would say "Menu" or something? From: Wayne Merritt

RE: Netflix and audio description

Hi, I'll have to double check but when I enabled Described Video on Netflix, if the title had it, it would play the described track. I'll have to check as I have the 4th Generation Apple TV as well, I haven't played any titles on Netflix on my Apple TV in a bit. That sucks though that it