Re: problem, since upgrading to 8.3

2015-04-11 Thread Harry Bell
I am dictating this now on my iPhone 5S and it does not seem to be struggling. Harry > On 10 Apr 2015, at 15:56, Rebecca A Sabo wrote: > > Hi all, > I have had a problem doing dictation on my iPhone five s since I updated to > the new operating system on my phone. What can I do to fix the

Re: Whose ordering the Apple watch?

2015-04-09 Thread Harry Bell
And the Watch will enable an iPhone 5s owner to use Apple Pay? > On 9 Apr 2015, at 17:34, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > > Except that the watch will also interact with your phone over wifi thus > giving you much greater range than just using a bluetooth headset with your > phone, so not exa

Re: VoiceOver and sound

2015-04-01 Thread Harry Bell
in sounds. If this is off, your > alert tones and alarms will not change with the volume controls. > > Hope this helps. It can be confusing at times, but I do find Apple's > implementation of volume controls to be quite clever. > > Teresa > > Winging its way from m

Re: VoiceOver and sound

2015-03-30 Thread Harry Bell
Thanks for replying Teresa! "This message has no content" came up instead of your message. Could you try resend info? Thanks Harry > On 30 Mar 2015, at 17:10, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > This message has no content. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone lis

Re: VoiceOver and sound

2015-03-29 Thread Harry Bell
> ----- Original Message - From: "Harry Bell" > To: > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:05 AM > Subject: Re: VoiceOver and sound > > > Thanks, Nancy! I'll do that! Any clues on recovering speaker function after > unplugging earphones anyone? > >

Re: VoiceOver and sound

2015-03-29 Thread Harry Bell
tation software. Please excuse spelling errors. > >> On Mar 29, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Running iOS 8.2 on iPhone 5s. I have just been listening to a purchased >> iBook and had two typical problems: >> I started voiceover reading out the story by f

VoiceOver and sound

2015-03-29 Thread Harry Bell
Running iOS 8.2 on iPhone 5s. I have just been listening to a purchased iBook and had two typical problems: I started voiceover reading out the story by finding a line on the page with my finger then swiping down with two fingers. VoiceOver read fine for several pages but then announced Page Dim

Re: Importing into Writer

2015-03-23 Thread Harry Bell
27;d need > to convert them to plain text first. > > Best, > Anna > > > >> On Mar 23, 2015, at 3:38 PM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Writer app seems to make it possible to import documents from iCloud -- >> Pages. But when I get to the document I want i

Importing into Writer

2015-03-23 Thread Harry Bell
Writer app seems to make it possible to import documents from iCloud -- Pages. But when I get to the document I want in Pages and try double-tapping on it, nothing happens. Has anyone had better luck? Using iPhone 5s iOS 8.2 and latest Writer app update. Thanks! Harry -- The following infor

Re: Anybody Tried Latest Fleksy 5.3 Update Out Today?

2015-03-13 Thread Harry Bell
s between > suggested words, as in the Fleksy VO app. Nice to know that you can > alter punctuation though. > > Wayne > >> On 3/12/15, Harry Bell wrote: >> I am able to type this using Fleksy and VoiceOver. But I haven't played with >> it enough to be able to tel

Re: Anybody Tried Latest Fleksy 5.3 Update Out Today?

2015-03-12 Thread Harry Bell
I am able to type this using Fleksy and VoiceOver. But I haven't played with it enough to be able to tell what still doesn't work. I did have to change typing style in settings back to standard typing instead of direct touch typing. Fleksy can now use swiping down to change a full stop to questi

Re: Gmail 2 step verification

2015-03-11 Thread Harry Bell
e, such as if your phone is stolen or you get > a new phone and need a password again. You can make as many of these as you > want, for as many devices as yo have--Outlook, Mac Mail, and most other apps > don't natively support two-factor verification yet. >> On Mar 11, 2015, a

Gmail 2 step verification

2015-03-11 Thread Harry Bell
I have been thinking I should makey gmail email more secure by using 2 step verification. But I keep reading that getting the iPhone native Mail app to work with gmail 2 step is either fiendishly complex or impossible. I like the way iOS Mail can make the text nice and big so I can read emails w

Re: More 8.2

2015-03-11 Thread Harry Bell
Direct touch typing is now working normally on my iPhone 5s after turning off voiceover and putting phone into airplane mode over night. What fixed the problem is a mystery but I am glad it has come right at last! Harry > On 10 Mar 2015, at 10:16, Harry Bell wrote: > > On my iPho

Re: Direct Touch Typing, Not!

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what > they become by it." > -- John Ruskin, 1819-:1900 > > >> On Mar 10, 2015, at 7:56 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Touch typing on my iPhone reacts like Direct Touch Typing except for the >> r

Re: More 8.2

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
Curiously, Direct Touch Typing IS working normally on my iPad Air but not on my iPhone 5s. I wonder what the difference is? Harry > On 10 Mar 2015, at 10:16, Harry Bell wrote: > > On my iPhone 5s iOS 8.2, using voiceover, if I select Direct Touch Typing the > result is Sta

Re: 8.2 big?

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
t; > Hello Harry. I'm experiencing the same behavior. I've never used direct touch > typing. How should it work? > > >> On Mar 10, 2015, at 5:09 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> After installing the new update, direct touch typing is no longer working on >

Re: 8.2 big?

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
am using touch typing now. > > John Diakogeorgiou > >> On Mar 10, 2015, at 6:09 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> After installing the new update, direct touch typing is no longer working on >> my iPhone 5s. I tried changing settings to standard typing and then back to

Re: Direct Touch Typing, Not!

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
Touch typing on my iPhone reacts like Direct Touch Typing except for the return key, which demands a double tap. Harry > On 10 Mar 2015, at 14:03, Richard Turner wrote: > > OK, some have claimed they can still use Direct Touch Typing in iOS 8.2. I > don't think so. > I have tested it on bot

More 8.2

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
found something wrong? Harry Bell -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inapprop

8.2 big?

2015-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
After installing the new update, direct touch typing is no longer working on my iPhone 5s. I tried changing settings to standard typing and then back to direct touch typing but the only input is the old standard. Before I contact apple, is anyone else getting this problem? Harry -- The foll

Re: The speak screen command

2015-02-25 Thread Harry Bell
Sorry, I just realised that the two finger double tap Cheshier did not work because I had turned off voice-over while using speak screen! > On 25 Feb 2015, at 11:13, Harry Bell wrote: > > I've just started using speak screen on my iPad air iOS 8.1.3 and I found > that I

Re: The speak screen command

2015-02-25 Thread Harry Bell
I've just started using speak screen on my iPad air iOS 8.1.3 and I found that I could not get the two finger double tap to work to turn off the speaking voice. Then I tried asking Siri to turn off speak screen and she just told me there was nothing to read. Are these bugs? > On 25 Feb 2015

Re: Issue with newly purchased voice on voice dream reader

2015-02-24 Thread Harry Bell
The developer has told me that there is a bug he will fix very soon because I too updated both apps and downloaded all purchased voices but cannot get any of them to work in Writer. I look forward to the next update fixing this. Harry > On 24 Feb 2015, at 12:29, Devin Prater wrote: > > Hi.

Re: Dubious voice dream update

2015-02-23 Thread Harry Bell
I have had no success with purchased voices in Writer despite deleting the app and installing it again and turning phone off and on again. My newly re-downloaded purchased voices work fine in Reader and now not at all in Writer. Winston says there is a bug and he will fix it! Harry > On 23 F

Re: Dubious voice dream update

2015-02-22 Thread Harry Bell
I have just updated voice dream reader and writer. Reader voices newly downloaded work fine but none of my purchased voices now work on Writer at all! I have had to go back to using iOS voices in the writer app. Am I alone with this bug? Harry > On 23 Feb 2015, at 05:56, Cristóbal wrote: >

Re: Problem navigating fantastical II for iphone event list

2015-02-10 Thread Harry Bell
I find the same problem. When I swipe through today's events, all is announced correctly. But when I swipe on, tomorrow's date is announced but focus is lost and no further events are announced. Harry > On 10 Feb 2015, at 16:50, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > > Hi all, > Since a few updates ago I

Re: iPhone upgrade process

2015-02-06 Thread Harry Bell
You also have to turn off Find my Phone on your 4s before you do the encrypted backup otherwise iTunes will reef use to do a restore on your iPhone 6. Harry > On 6 Feb 2015, at 15:29, Daniel Miller wrote: > > Hi Charles, my suggestion is to make an encrypted iTunes backup. That way all > of

Re: Fleksy Update Released 1/21/15

2015-01-28 Thread Harry Bell
I'm glad they are still working on VoiceOver compatibility as Fleksy is still my favourite keyboard as I have RP and need good contrast white on black keyboard and I still have a tiny tunnel of vision to help when VO kicks Fleksy out (while writing this email, a text message alert popped up and

Update is out!

2015-01-27 Thread Harry Bell
IOS 8.1.3 downloading now! Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropria

Re: UK rail app

2015-01-22 Thread Harry Bell
I like UK Train Times which is fairly VO friendly UK Train Times by Agant Ltd. https://appsto.re/gb/n86rs.I > On 22 Jan 2015, at 16:51, RobH. wrote: > > Is anyone using a good UK rail app, like the bus service one, but trains of > course. > Would need to look up train times, check curre

Re: Writer and voices

2015-01-22 Thread Harry Bell
The developer of Writer is bringing out an update next week to fix the bug preventing Writer using voices purchased in Voice Dream Reader. Exciting app! Harry > On 22 Jan 2015, at 15:02, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > I'm actually confused. It was mentioned yesterday that you can use the voices

Re: Voice dream writer

2015-01-21 Thread Harry Bell
y bought for it in the writer app. I > look forward to hearing people's thoughts on this app. Is it really > woth getting when there are so many free word processors out there? > >> On 1/21/15, Harry Bell wrote: >> I have just bought this new app for iPhone 5s running iO

Voice dream writer

2015-01-21 Thread Harry Bell
I have just bought this new app for iPhone 5s running iOS 8.1.2 and, despite having various purchased voices in voice dream reader, voice dream writer only offers me iOS voices to choose from. I have contacted the developer but wondered meanwhile whether anyone else has noticed this or whether I

Re: Place holder for knfb?

2015-01-18 Thread Harry Bell
om/theblindman12v > Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > > > Sent from the Super-iPhone > >> On Jan 18, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> I am struggling to scan multiple pages of a hardback book using knfb reader >> on iPhone 5s.

Place holder for knfb?

2015-01-18 Thread Harry Bell
I am struggling to scan multiple pages of a hardback book using knfb reader on iPhone 5s. The more I bend back the page I don't need, the more the other page bends so I can't get a decent scan. Does anyone have any tips for flattening hardback books to make image capture easier? Thanks! Harry

Re: Microsoft word vs notes app

2015-01-17 Thread Harry Bell
The Pages app seems fine too and can export or import documents in Word format. Harry > On 17 Jan 2015, at 19:08, Paul Hunt wrote: > > Hello everyone. The word app works fine. I created an agenda for a meeting > and saved it to my One Drive. I accessed it on my computer, spell checked it >

Re: Flexi keyboard

2015-01-14 Thread Harry Bell
llo Harry. Thanks for your help. It's working but it's difficult to change > selections because the area is very small. Also, voiceover doesn't say the > word until I swipe right. Is this normal? > Thanks so much. > >> On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:57 AM, Harry Bell wrote:

Re: Flexi keyboard

2015-01-13 Thread Harry Bell
Access. Hope that helps! Harry > On 13 Jan 2015, at 20:08, Paul Hunt wrote: > > Harry how do you turn on the voice settings in Flexy? Is there a help screen > for flexy gestures? > > >> On Jan 13, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Open the Fle

Re: Flexi keyboard

2015-01-13 Thread Harry Bell
; > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 13, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Open the Fleksy app and ensure Voice Feedback is turned on. Go back to >> iPhone home screen then Settings --General--keyboard--keyboards--fleksy then >> turn on Allow Full Acce

Re: Flexi keyboard

2015-01-13 Thread Harry Bell
Open the Fleksy app and ensure Voice Feedback is turned on. Go back to iPhone home screen then Settings --General--keyboard--keyboards--fleksy then turn on Allow Full Access. Also in Settings--Accessibility--voiceover make sure typing style is set to Standard Typing. You should then be good to g

Re: Flexi keyboard

2015-01-13 Thread Harry Bell
ion marks > etc with Voiceover turned on. Remember that the keyboard area now isn’t as > big as it was in the old fleksy app making it necessary to make vary small > gestures. Sometimes i make too big gestures and then random characters appear. > /Krister > >> 13 jan 2

Re: Flexi keyboard

2015-01-13 Thread Harry Bell
I also use Fleksy all the time. I am a low vision user so sometimes I use VoiceOver, sometimes not. I find Fleksy works pretty well with VoiceOver off except that randomly (especially after listening to podcasts), Fleksy voice feedback stops working and I have to go back into Settings --keyboar

Re: Don't give up on Fleksy!

2014-12-21 Thread Harry Bell
t; > Alan Lemly > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Harry Bell > Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 7:53 AM > To: Abridged Recipients > Subject: Don't give up on Fleksy! > > I keep telli

Don't give up on Fleksy!

2014-12-21 Thread Harry Bell
I keep telling the developers what the problems are for me in their latest updates and they are still working to fix problems for low vision and blind users both on iOS and android. The more of us who show we are still interested, the more incentive they will have to make it usable for us, I rec

Re: IOS 8.1.2 and Ibooks announcing New Line

2014-12-21 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, I have noticed this too but have not found a fix! Harry > On 21 Dec 2014, at 13:16, Jim Fettgather wrote: > > Hello, I don’t know if anyone has run onto this phenomenon, but when > downloading a few Ibooks lately, Voiceover announces New Line every so > often, which is quite distract

Re: Fleksy update

2014-12-19 Thread Harry Bell
ng in iOS 8, is there really > any use for Fleksy? I'm really curious about this, since I don't have much > experience with the app. Does it do something that the feature in the > keyboard doesn't? > > Chris Nusbaum > >> On Dec 17, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Harry

Re: VoiceOver on fleksy

2014-12-19 Thread Harry Bell
ersion, they were not spoken at all. Only letters were. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 18, 2014, at 9:08 PM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Using Fleksy now with VoiceOver, the first letter you type in an edit field >> does bout register so you have to type it twice

Re: VoiceOver on fleksy

2014-12-18 Thread Harry Bell
he app > because I could not do this. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 18, 2014, at 8:37 PM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> Latest Fleksy update has far fewer problems using VoiceOver now that I have >> deleted and reinstalled the app. I can now activate the ch

VoiceOver on fleksy

2014-12-18 Thread Harry Bell
Latest Fleksy update has far fewer problems using VoiceOver now that I have deleted and reinstalled the app. I can now activate the change to numbers key by double tapping to activate it. Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to

One Fleksy fix

2014-12-18 Thread Harry Bell
Deleting and reinstalling Fleksy fixed problem of I double space deleting last word typed! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of th

Re: Fleksy

2014-12-18 Thread Harry Bell
this > happens. > /Krister > >> 18 dec 2014 kl. 19:31 skrev Harry Bell : >> >> Yes it is such a shame and this latest update has a big whereby if you swipe >> right twice to get punctuation it deletes the last word typed so I have >> reported it >

Re: Fleksy

2014-12-18 Thread Harry Bell
h voiceover. I > pretty much gave up on it completely. It used to be my favorite keyboard. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 18, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> A new update for Fleksy cane out yesterday but zero messages about it on >> this list s

Fleksy

2014-12-18 Thread Harry Bell
A new update for Fleksy cane out yesterday but zero messages about it on this list so I am wondering if anyone else has tried using it -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any qu

Fleksy update

2014-12-17 Thread Harry Bell
Fleksy has just brought out an update supposedly improving VoiceOver use but it seems a calamity to me as any attempt to insert punctuation by swiping to the right results in words or parts of words being deleted so don't get your hopes up yet for the big fix we have been waiting for -- The

Re: can no longer use canfind

2014-12-14 Thread Harry Bell
Cam find works fine on iOS 8.1.2 on iPhone 5S. Harry > On 14 Dec 2014, at 13:11, martin nelson wrote: > > Hello everyone: I am using an iphone 4s and ios 712. With the most recent > update of Canfind, now, when I take a picture I am knocked out of the app. Is > there anything that can be do

Re: How to stop Alex or Samantha from saying new line "

2014-12-12 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, I too fond this happens but only with certain books. No idea why! Harry > On 12 Dec 2014, at 05:12, Mary Otten wrote: > > I just started reading a new book in iBooks. And I have noticed a very > irritating thing. My reading voice says "New line" Every so often. I hate > that. It is unn

Re: next glass app

2014-12-09 Thread Harry Bell
The app appears not to be available in UK! Don't we drink enough? Harry > On 9 Dec 2014, at 15:09, Richard Turner wrote: > > I am writing to ask others to try an app, then write their support and > request VoiceOver accessibility. > The app is called Next Glass. It is an app that you are sup

Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Find My Phone

2014-12-08 Thread Harry Bell
phone" will still be on? > >> On 12/8/14, Harry Bell wrote: >> If Find My Phone is on and you also have a decent passcode on your phone, >> then you don't need to worry about any thief getting at what is on your >> phone. It is, nevertheless, useful to know how t

Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Find My Phone

2014-12-07 Thread Harry Bell
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2702 Regards Harry > On 7 Dec 2014, at 19:42, Don Risavy, Jr. wrote: > > Ok will check that out. > If it is then what? > It’s enabled or turned on in my IPhone 6. > Thanks. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] O

Re: [Bulk] Find My Phone

2014-12-07 Thread Harry Bell
Go into Setting then down to iCloud and see if Find My Phone is set to On or Off > On 7 Dec 2014, at 16:12, Don Risavy, Jr. wrote: > > How do you do this or find out if enabled or not? > Thanks. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behal

Find My Phone

2014-12-07 Thread Harry Bell
I have just found a solution to something that had long puzzled me : if you have turned on Find My Phone, then if your phone software gets messed up or you get a new phone after losing your old one, you will not be able to restore from the backup on your iTunes because a pop up will tell you tha

Re: Text Messages

2014-12-06 Thread Harry Bell
I have just discovered that my partner had set her new iphone 6 plus to use iMessages but, as she is on pay as you go, she turns off mobile data. Consequently, she did not receive the messages my iPhone sent her until she got home to our wifi connection! iMessages only get sent as regular text

Re: Emails from this List Going into Junk Folder

2014-12-06 Thread Harry Bell
But these emails are getting through: I'm puzzled!!?? Harry > On 6 Dec 2014, at 04:42, Kerri G wrote: > > In other words, sbcglobal.net could be blocking google groups. >> On Dec 5, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: >> >> I don't think it's a coincidence that both of you are usi

Re: Possible hidden bug in iOS 8.1.1, can you duplicate please? Thanks!

2014-11-22 Thread Harry Bell
I have just tried this on my iphone 5S running iOS 8. 1. 1 using VoiceOver and I had no problems. Harry > On 22 Nov 2014, at 08:25, Christopher Hallsworth > wrote: > > Hi all > Sorry for the long subject, friend and list member Hannah and myself may have > discovered a hidden bug under iOS

Re: SIRI asking to confirm "call" commands

2014-11-11 Thread Harry Bell
I do have this issue on a 5S iOS 8. 1 though not every time. Harry > On 11 Nov 2014, at 12:27, Tom Rash wrote: > > I've never had that issue. Is this only on the 6 and 6 plus. I'm on a 5 S > with 8.1. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Den

Re: Fleksy

2014-11-06 Thread Harry Bell
The Fleksy app now does work mostly with VoiceOver. There are a few problems still such as the change to numbers key not working and the initial letter in an email address or text body not registering, but it works pretty well. Applevis. Com has a good podcast explaining how to use the app. Har

Re: WIFI with new OS

2014-10-26 Thread Harry Bell
I am finding this issue on my 5S too on 8.1: mostly when I come out of an app that has not been using wifi (like a podcast app), I suddenly discover that wifi has dropped out and I'm on cellular data. I then have to go into settings, wifi and search and tap on my wifi network. Harry > On 26

Re: Migrating to Mac mini

2014-10-22 Thread Harry Bell
gt; is probably better anyways. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Harry Bell > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 3:48 AM > To: Abridged Recipients > Subject: Migrating to Mac mini > > I am awaiting d

Migrating to Mac mini

2014-10-22 Thread Harry Bell
I am awaiting delivery of new mac mini to replace my old windows 7 pc on which I have backed up my iphone 5s and iPad. I understand that one good way to transfer my iTunes library is to run windows migration assistant during set up of mac mini. If I do that, will iTunes on the new mac recognise

Re: assumptions? No way! - Re: Help navigating itunes 12 with no side bar

2014-10-20 Thread Harry Bell
Yes. Just click on Playlists and something like old sidebar does appear! Harry > On 20 Oct 2014, at 20:59, Pete Nalda wrote: > > I've heard that > If you click the drop down under playlists it'll bring the sidebar back. At > least temporarily. > > Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates

Re: iTunes shortcuts in RTF from the iTunes 12 help menu

2014-10-20 Thread Harry Bell
Doh! I had forgotten the obvious solution: save the file Dropbox and open it there! Sorry! Harry > On 19 Oct 2014, at 17:43, Richard Turner wrote: > > Greetings, > Because I find it helpful for myself to have the list of shortcuts in a handy > file, I copied everything from the iTunes 12 he

Re: iTunes shortcuts in RTF from the iTunes 12 help menu

2014-10-20 Thread Harry Bell
Sorry, I can't work out which app will open and read this document: voice dream reader and prismo won't. Could you suggest one? Thanks! Harry > On 19 Oct 2014, at 17:43, Richard Turner wrote: > > Greetings, > Because I find it helpful for myself to have the list of shortcuts in a handy > fi

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, I have also noticed this inn my iPhone 5s iOS 8. 0. 2. When I have reduced the brightness I sometimes randomly discover it has gone to full brightness without me doing anything consciously. > On 15 Oct 2014, at 09:02, Brett wrote: > > Hi, > > I have recently noticed that at times my

Re: Iphone 5s simm card

2014-10-15 Thread Harry Bell
I have a Giffgaff Sim and when Voiceover reads out the Carrier name at top right of my iPhone screen, it reads out "O2" not The word Giffgaff printed there! > On 15 Oct 2014, at 08:42, RobH. wrote: > > Still sounds like a coverage issue to me. Get Yourself a Giff Gaff simm to > try, cost

Re: A note on iCloud Mail, third party clients and two step verification

2014-10-12 Thread Harry Bell
sometimes > happened under 7 as well. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > >> On 12 Oct 2014, at 20:38, Harry Bell wrote: >> >> When I opened this email, all I got was a message saying that this message >> has no content which seems strange... Iphone 5s iOS

Re: A note on iCloud Mail, third party clients and two step verification

2014-10-12 Thread Harry Bell
When I opened this email, all I got was a message saying that this message has no content which seems strange... Iphone 5s iOS 8.0.2 > On 12 Oct 2014, at 20:23, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > > This message has no content. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone

Find My Phone

2014-10-12 Thread Harry Bell
Yet again an iOS device has frozen on me - my iPad this time. I tried plugging it into my pc to restore the iPad via iTunes but discovered that iTunes would not allow this because Find My Phone was turned on. I solved the problem by remembering how to do a hard reset. But this incident made me e

Re: ibooks across all devices

2014-10-07 Thread Harry Bell
I seem to recall that books are easy to sync but PDF's not so? Harry > On 7 Oct 2014, at 12:58, Joanne Chua wrote: > > If you have your icloud set up on both devises, it should show on both > devises with all your bookmarks in place and all content in tact. What happen > is that your books

Re: can someone please explain how to set up family sharing, and what it does?

2014-10-04 Thread Harry Bell
Oh, I thought the organiser paid for everything and the only people the organiser had any veto over were family members under 18? So the organiser has to be very trusting or generous? Or have I got this all wrong? Harry > On 4 Oct 2014, at 08:02, Christopher Hallsworth > wrote: > > Right.

Fleksy updste

2014-09-29 Thread Harry Bell
I just downloaded the new update for Fleksy for my iphone 5s iOS 8.0.2 - voice feedback is still not working when typing in the Search field of Safari but works fine in Mail or Messages. Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-28 Thread Harry Bell
rson, >> or >> 2. enable the option to send a text if iMessage is not available. >> When I try to text someone and they are not on wi-fi, the send iMessage >> button turns to send using text button. >> >>> On 9/24/2014 12:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >>&g

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-24 Thread Harry Bell
to text someone and they are not on wi-fi, the send iMessage > button turns to send using text button. > >> On 9/24/2014 12:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> My partner has an iPad at home and an android phone she carries everywhere. >> If I want to text her and I know the iPad i

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-24 Thread Harry Bell
rry about this particular issue, but couldn't you just > send the text message to her cell phone number? If you use this and not her > Apple ID, I'd think it would always go to her cell phone. > >> On 09/24/2014 12:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: >> My partner has an iPad at hom

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-23 Thread Harry Bell
My partner has an iPad at home and an android phone she carries everywhere. If I want to text her and I know the iPad is at home switched off, it can be a bit of a struggle to ensure the message is not sent as an I message!! Harry > On 23 Sep 2014, at 21:50, Rob wrote: > > Hi, > Why would y

Re: KNFBReader sluggish on iPad mini retina

2014-09-23 Thread Harry Bell
I have downloaded the app onto my iPad Air and it works well so far in English but it refused to change to Spanish. Harry > On 23 Sep 2014, at 12:53, Marianne Denning wrote: > > It may work on those devices like it works on 4S but the developer > does not support these devices at this time a

Re: Help with opened mails on iphone please

2014-09-21 Thread Harry Bell
I have a little sight left and am using Voiceover and I can see that when I tap once on the delete button at the bottom of the Mail screen, I can often hear a slight second noise and I see the VO focus actually jump over to the right to the Reply button. The workaround I use then is, after that

Re: Exporging with KNFB Reader

2014-09-20 Thread Harry Bell
It is brilliant on 5s running iOS 8 - I used it to snap an open book in Spanish, two pages each with two columns of text and Knfb had no trouble! Harry > On 20 Sep 2014, at 20:35, Pablo Morales wrote: > > What about KNFB running on the 5s? > It works properly? > > -Original Message-

Itunes and podcasts

2014-09-19 Thread Harry Bell
I back up my iPhone 5s to my PC using latest iTunes. iTunes on my PC shows 200+ podcasts in its Podcasts section (I.e. Not the section showing what is on my phone but what is on the PC iTunes when my iPhone is not plugged in) and these podcasts use up a lot of space. If I delete the 200 podcasts

Re: Using iTunes to update will take far less space

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
On the evening of the ios 8 release here in the UK, when I connected my iPad Air to my PC running tge latest itunes, itunes kept insisting that ios 7.1.2 was the current version when I asked it to check for updates but when I unplugged and checked on the iPad over the air, ios 8 was there to dow

Re: Family Sharing Purchased Apps

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I'm wondering about Family Sharing with my partner, but I am concerned that she only uses an easily guessable simple passcode on her iPad. Am I worrying unnecessarily about what I might be liable for if someone steals her ipad? Harry > On 18 Sep 2014, at 23:38, John Diakogeorgiou wrote: > >

Re: KNFB reader not working as expected

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I use Mophie juice pack case on my iPhone 5s and Knfb Reader works really easily. Harry > On 18 Sep 2014, at 19:57, Christopher Sabine wrote: > > Hello. I'm using a 5S and got similar results. I have a little bit of usable > vision, and it doesn't look as if the text I'm scanning is showing

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I have played a bit today with this app on my iPhone 5S and it really is pretty good. I just got it to read the instructions on a small bread mix bag where the text was incredibly tiny and brown on a beige background. The results were very quick and about 95% accurate! Harry > On 18 Sep 2014

Re: Pages in ios 8

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
so I have no idea why your documents > wouldn't show up. > I don't use the cloud but I don't know that it would make a difference. > Richard > > > "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor Hugo > > > > Sent

Pages in ios 8

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I have just updates the Pages app after installing iOS 8 on both my iPhone 5s and my iPad Air. When I opened the Pages app it says there are no documents - this is so on both devices. iCloud backup is turned on but can anyone guess what has happened to all my documents? Thanks Harry -- The

Re: Voice quality of Siri and iOS 8

2014-09-17 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, my 5s and my iPad Air both defaulted to compact voice and took ages to download high quality voices! Harry in UK > On 18 Sep 2014, at 02:38, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Hi. Most likely it defaulted back to the compact voice. Try plugging it in > and wait a bit and the high quality voice

Fwd: Transit 3.1.2 Feedback

2014-08-31 Thread Harry Bell
Hurrah! Transit App is likely to reach us in the UK in future - reply below: Begin forwarded message: > From: Guillaume Campagna > Date: 31 August 2014 21:25:50 BST > To: Harry Bell > Subject: Re: Transit 3.1.2 Feedback > > Hey Harry, > > We are working on

Re: iCloud Syncing in Voice Dream?

2014-08-26 Thread Harry Bell
I did a sync with iTunes on my PC and restored my iPhone from that with no problem - I had the impression that this would not work with icloud backup. Harry > On 26 Aug 2014, at 17:54, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > I contacted VDR support to ask about iCloud syncing, since I wanted to just

Re: Paris and Rome

2014-08-19 Thread Harry Bell
Search Podcasts too for Rick Steves Audio Tours - there are whole sets to download free on Paris, Rome and more which I have used and found fun and engaging. Harry > On 20 Aug 2014, at 02:30, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Richard, > > Trip Advisor is definitely a must-have app and for citie

Re: Poetry

2014-08-17 Thread Harry Bell
and then Voice Dream Reader will be one of the choices and > you'll be all set. > HTH, > Richard > > > "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor Hugo > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 17, 2014, at

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