RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Ron, The app is in the Canadian app store since I bought it first thing this morning. A search for KNFB did the trick for me, first result was Blio and then came KNFB Reader. Are you just typing it in and then check the matches or are you typing in KNFB and then double tap on the Search

Re: Family Sharing Purchased Apps

2014-09-19 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

RE: knfb reader on Iphone 4s?

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The 4S still has an 8 MP camera just as the 5, 5C, 5S,6 and 6 Plus do. Only difference is that it has a sensor with slightly smaller pixels and it doesn't have the true tone flash. Since the pixels seem to primarily be important when it comes to low light and the true tone flash is mostly

iOS and a smiling Face

2014-09-19 Thread Kelly Ford
Hello, Is this new to iOS 8 or something I just never noticed before? I needed a picture of myself so took one. What was new to me was that when viewing the photo VO now read Face 1: smiling when I touched the picture. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone

Re: Using iTunes to update will take far less space

2014-09-19 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

RE: BUG DETECTED

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, double tap twice or triple tap once will do the trick. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 3:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BUG DETECTED Hi Tom, it's just that the prompt is

RE: trouble entering a gift card on itunes

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Steve, If you have an iPhone it's much easier. Here is what I do: 1. Open the App Stor 2. Touch the bottom left of the screen and put focus on the Featured tab. Make sure it is selected and swipe left 4 times from there. First time you get to the Terms and Conditions, second swipe goes to

Re: Can't access some of the new Message app features

2014-09-19 Thread Earle
Yes, that is exactly how it works. The only problem I have found is, you can't tell which camera is currently chosen. I've also noticed that VoiceOver doesn't always give feedback on whether or not the face is centred. Earle On Sep 18, 2014, at 7:15 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote:

Re: family sharing

2014-09-19 Thread Mária Orovčíková
Hello list, please, could anyone explain what is family sharing and how does it work? Is it free or paid? How many members can I share with? Thanks in advance. With kind regards Maria Sent from iphone Dňa 19.9.2014, o 4:12, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com napísal: You can set it up before she

RE: For People wanting to downgrade back to 7.1.2

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can get the IPSW file at www.IPSWDownloader.com Please make sure you know exactly which phone model you have so you can download the appropriate file. It is not enough to know that you have an iPhone 5C or 5S since there are different models of these for different markets/carriers. The model

RE: my iPhone 4ws

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Rose, Just keep in mind that while the KNFB Reader app works fantastically well it will not do barcodes. I find that for recognizing food items and packages that Camfind often does a very good job and there is no need for Camfind to actually see the barcode. -Original Message- From:

RE: How do I delete a location in the weather radio app by WDT

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Anita and Wren, A much easier way is to just swipe down or up on the city, the action rotor works in the Weather app and a single finger swipe up or down puts you on Delete just like when you delete a text message or email, then double tap and it's done. Regards, Sieghard -Original

Re: Phone calls from your Mac

2014-09-19 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
will this also work with a ipod 5th gen? On 9/18/2014 10:54 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: Also, blotch must be enabled on both devices and paired. I know this because I called myself with my home line, and it only went to my phone. When I told my Mac to connect to my iPhone using Blutooth, the

Re: knfb reader on Iphone 4s?

2014-09-19 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
will it work on a ipod touch 5th gen? Hank On 9/18/2014 11:18 PM, Chuck Dean wrote: The cayenne FB reader will work on an iPhone for ass. I have an iPhone 4s and I loaded the KNFB reader on it this morning. It works fine! The differences is the processor is much slower. You do not get

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

Re: for those using the iphone 4s

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
I'm on a 4s and not had these issues,... yet. But I'm not being very demanding on my devices either. It gets a bit behind my roving finger when looking for controls and things, so just stop and wait forit to catch up. R. - Original Message - From: Stephanie

Re: Phone calls from your Mac

2014-09-19 Thread christopher hallsworth
What's blodch? On 19 Sep 2014, at 06:54, Shawn Krasniuk bbssh...@icloud.com wrote: Also, blotch must be enabled on both devices and paired. I know this because I called myself with my home line, and it only went to my phone. When I told my Mac to connect to my iPhone using Blutooth, the call

Re: for those using the iphone 4s

2014-09-19 Thread Brett
Hi, I am not really seeing these issues. I am writing this with braille. The only issue I am seeing regularly, is that VO is slow to start speeking again when I close an app. It takes about 3 to 5 seconds to start speaking again. Cheers, Brett. Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone On

Re: Moving apps from the row above the dock (was Re: have anyone noticed this serious problem with iOS8 on the 4S?)

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
I checked this, and it all seems right; though a risky business checking Delete, when you don't want to lose anything. But yes, I got to the last row and VO did say double tap to delete. Rh. - Original Message - From: Cheryl Lenartiene cheryl.lenarti...@gmail.com To:

Re: Apple Engineers in 'War Room' Tracking Down iOS 8 Issues on Social Media - Mac Rumors

2014-09-19 Thread christopher hallsworth
What's their Twitter ID? On 19 Sep 2014, at 05:05, Michael Reiser mike.rei...@icloud.com wrote: Apple Accessibility does have a Twitter account,@appleax. What encourage people to give feedback there, and also go to apple.com/feedback. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:03 PM,

Re: IOS 8 and MBraille

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
The one caveat we all keep missing, is the .sms, or the sms screen it takes you to, seems to have a glitch with a dead Send button. Several have commented on it. I found it too, might be a 4s user thing, but don't think so. Otherwise, yes, good for the little I've tried it. Rh. -

Re: Removing 1000 email at once via iphone? Is i t possible?

2014-09-19 Thread Gary Petraccaro
If you kill the account, you can do it that way. Might not be what you want to do, though. Good luck. - Original Message - From: ramy moustafa moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com To: V Iphone viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:53 AM Subject: Removing 1000 email at

Re: iOS8: Enter Passcode with Braille Screen Input?

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
I haven't done the calbrate thing, I use it as-is, and worked thus far. - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:46 PM Subject: Re: iOS8: Enter Passcode with Braille Screen Input? Ah,, ok, thanks, Alex.

Re: Apple Engineers in 'War Room' Tracking Down iOS 8 Issues on Social Media - Mac Rumors

2014-09-19 Thread Michael Reiser
The account is @AppleAX Sent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:06 AM, christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: What's their Twitter ID? On 19 Sep 2014, at 05:05, Michael Reiser mike.rei...@icloud.com wrote: Apple Accessibility does have a Twitter account,@appleax. What

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
I thought camera spec might have been the main issue with older models. surprised Protrait mode doesn't work better since it is the more natural shape of pages. R, thinking about it. - Original Message - From: christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com To: Viphone

knfb field of view, all those pictures?

2014-09-19 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi, I dont have the app yet but heard the applevis podcast. Just curious if anyone knows what happens to all those pictures that the field of view report makes? Are they automatically deleted when you have taken the picture? Thanks, Greetings, Anouk, -- The following information is important

OT: how to get that link into the podcast app in iOs8? - KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
How would I get that link, or any of these podcast links, into the new podcast app I found with ios8? Thanks, RobH. - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:33 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

Re: my iPhone 4ws

2014-09-19 Thread ram kalia
the knfb reader will not work on I phone 4s. On 9/19/14, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Rose, Just keep in mind that while the KNFB Reader app works fantastically well it will not do barcodes. I find that for recognizing food items and packages that Camfind often does a very

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
Hummmnmnm, the logic of it threw me too, so are we to understand the app can't learn to rotate and process the image the other way? I know some of the smarter pc based reader apps did this. Kertsweil springs to mind. Getting range or distence right would help too; wonder if they

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
Hummmnmnmnm,careful!... you'll be convincing a sceptic soon at this rate. Rh. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 6:56 AM Subject: RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions I purchased KNFB

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
Ok, For those who haven't got it yet, how do you take the picture? I've started snapping when out and about and using the iPhone like a conventional camera, landscape, and clicking the volume button. Rh. - Original Message - From: Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com To:

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I agree, and i’m surpriced actually that reading displays and the like has gotten so little attention, i mean now that we actually have a device capable of doing just that, i’m surpriced that there’s only a couple apps that can read lcd displays and the like. As it stands now, Talking Goggles

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
Does it keep or discard the pictures? this could soon gobble up storage. Rh. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean cadean...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:58 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions Whenever you change the screen,

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Chuck Dean
It deletes the photos and documents once you leave the screen, unless you decide to save them. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:58 AM, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: Does it keep or discard the pictures? this could soon gobble up

Re: upgrading from ios7.12 to ios 8 on iPhone 5

2014-09-19 Thread Cathy
I have an i-phone 5 and I am not having that many problems yet. What I am having, well, I can deal with them. Cathy Pilot Dog, Tiny: -- 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

Re: Phone calls from your Mac

2014-09-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
On my Mac, an IMac from 2011, niether the new airdrop nor the handoff feature work. /Krister 19 sep 2014 kl. 04:34 skrev Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org: Hi Bill, as long as both devices are signed into the same Wi-Fi network and Apple ID, I think it's all on by default. You can check

Sound volume?

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
I'm using all the ordinary or default sounds for things. The 4S that has just gone up to iOs 8 has a very loud new mail alert. The older 4S with 7.1.2 on has a good, if slightly quieter new mail sound. The iPad Mini with 7.1.2 is so quiet, I can hardly hear, and not at all if VO is muttering at

Re: for those using the iphone 4s

2014-09-19 Thread christopher hallsworth
VoiceOver does restart itself randomly. Annoying but can live with it. Can't say the same about Braille Screen Input being slow for you. On 19 Sep 2014, at 04:57, Stephanie natureloving...@gmail.com wrote: I'd noticed a terrible bug I think. Voiceover seems to cut on and off while I'm doing

Re: Sound volume?

2014-09-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
If you go into settings, sounds, you can set alerts to their own volume and then set it to ignore the volume buttons. I don't remember if the new mail sound is part of these, but I know the alarm and ringtones are. HtH, teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and

Re: Getting results with KNFB reader

2014-09-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Ok i have listened to the podcast and should know this, but i can't figure out where the flash settings are. /Krister 18 sep 2014 kl. 23:45 skrev Michael Feir michael.f...@gmail.com: Hello Olivia. So far, I've found the automatic flash setting works best. It all depends on the light

KNFB Reader Help?

2014-09-19 Thread Kerri Kosten
Hey Everyone: I excitedly purchased the KNFB reader app yesterday. However, I seem to be having a lot of trouble with it. I have tried to do several scans but can't seem to get good results. I tried holding the camera sideways. I tried holding it straight up and down. I tried holding it with the

Re: KNFB Reader Help?

2014-09-19 Thread Richard Turner
One technique that might help you is to put the phone flat on the page you want to scan with the back facing camera in the center of the page. Then grasp the phone with your thumbs and little fingers on the four corners of the phone and raise the phone up trying to keep it flat and the camera

Re: Apple Engineers in 'War Room' Tracking Down iOS 8 Issues on Social Media - Mac Rumors

2014-09-19 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Is that twitter feed an official one belonging to apple? I ask because it has no tweets no bio, nothing to indicate that it has any official affiliation with Apple itself. Robin From: Michael Reiser Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 5:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple

Re: iOS and a smiling Face

2014-09-19 Thread Alex Hall
Really? That's cool, and as far as I know, new to iOS8. On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:08 AM, Kelly Ford ke...@kellford.com wrote: Hello, Is this new to iOS 8 or something I just never noticed before? I needed a picture of myself so took one. What was new to me was that when viewing the photo

Re: Can't access some of the new Message app features

2014-09-19 Thread Alex Hall
Someone on Twitter also pointed out that you can double tap and hold, then slide your finger right for video, or up for a photo. For video, I believe it records automatically, then stops when you lift your finger. On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:36 AM, Earle rowdyameri...@shaned.net wrote: Yes, that is

Re: IOS 8 and MBraille

2014-09-19 Thread Alex Hall
It's not a 4S thing, and it's not an Mbraille thing either, I believe it's an Apple thing. One more bug we'll have to hope gets sorted soon. On Sep 19, 2014, at 4:12 AM, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: The one caveat we all keep missing, is the .sms, or the sms screen it takes you to,

Re: For People wanting to downgrade back to 7.1.2

2014-09-19 Thread Scott Berry
That's the same in the Mac as well it will be announced as Apple software update file Scott BerrySent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2014, at 00:43, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: You can get the IPSW file at www.IPSWDownloader.com Please make sure you know exactly which phone model

For Kerry!

2014-09-19 Thread Olivia Norman
So glad I'm not the only person experiencing issues with knfb reader! I'm having the exact same experience nice you are after being so excited! What are we missing? Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this

Where is the Spanish dictionary in iOS eight

2014-09-19 Thread Lea Langley
Sent from my iPhonehi all, and thank you for the help. Where can I find the Spanish dictionary that comes with iOS eight? I did not see it when I updated. Thank you very much for your help. God bless, Wren Langley -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list.

Re: For Kerry!

2014-09-19 Thread Les Kriegler
You both may want to send an email to supp...@knfbreader.com. You can ask for the manual if you like. I did this yesterday and they sent a copy of it to me. I also received in the email the phone number and I called support for assistance. It was very helpful to talk with somebody at the

What is audio ducking in iOS eight

2014-09-19 Thread Lea Langley
Hi all, and thank you once again for the help. I hope this will be my last message concerning iOS 8. I found audio docking in the road rotary and I don't know what it is at least I put it on my rotor so I could find out about it and use it if necessary. Thank you all very very much. God bless,

Re: What is audio ducking in iOS eight

2014-09-19 Thread Alex Hall
You know how the volume of audio, like a book or music, will get low whenever VoiceOver is speaking? That's ducking, where audio ducks under speech. That rotor option lets you disable it if you want to. On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:27 AM, Lea Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi all, and thank

RE: What is audio ducking in iOS eight

2014-09-19 Thread Richard Turner
That is where the volume of music or an audio book, etc., dims when VoiceOver speaks so you can hear VoiceOver more clearly. Apparently, now you can turn that off if you want. I haven't played with it yet. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: iOS and a smiling Face

2014-09-19 Thread Kelly Ford
Yes, this really does seem to be happening. I'm not sure what other types of faces are communicated? a bit more experimentation today I heard at least one other type where it said face one blinking On Sep 19, 2014, at 5:26 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Really? That's cool, and

turning off automatic updates?

2014-09-19 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Hi. wondering how to totally turn off automatic updates. I have turned it off in settings, but if I'm plugged in and on wifi My apps will still update automatically. I am running the latest version of iOS 7. and using a 5s. regards Maria and crew from australia bubbygirl1...@gmail.com

Re: Is iCloud Drive only accessible by web browser on Windows?

2014-09-19 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi all. I will be upgrading to icloud drive when 10.10 is released. Sent from my iPhone. Skype: graduater2004. Email and face time/iMessage: ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com On Sep 18, 2014, at 3:23 PM, christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: As I understand it you have to

Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Russ Kiehne
This problem started after upgrading to ios 8 on my 5th generation ipod touch. I have a shortcut on my home screen for the Amazon Kindle mobile store http://www.amazon.com/kindlemobilestore This 3 minute mp3 is the best way for me to show you the problem I ran into

RE: touch typing with ios8

2014-09-19 Thread Tom Rash
What is direct touch typing? Is it usable with voice over? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Berry Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 5:40 PM To: Vi Phone Subject: Re: touch typing with ios8 i swear by touch typing.

Re: Using iTunes to update will take far less space

2014-09-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hopefully this space will be recovered after the installation, so in the end it should end up the same, the issue may be that some users may not have enough space on the device for the actual download. Original message: Someone on this list has already reported this, but I just wanted to

Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Alex Hall
That's not specific to Kindle; I just tried it on a random website and the same thing happened. Thanks for pointing it out! On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com wrote: This problem started after upgrading to ios 8 on my 5th generation ipod touch. I have a shortcut on my

RE: BUG DETECTED

2014-09-19 Thread Tom Rash
Tried that. Still cannot delete on the confirmation button. Double tapped and repeated that. Also did a tripple tap. Any other suggestions? Thanks.. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday,

Re: The Mail app seems to close when I am reading messages using I OS 8 on an iPhone 5 S

2014-09-19 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, Not having this problem here. Matthew Sent from my iPhone. Skype: graduater2004. Email and face time/iMessage: ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com On Sep 18, 2014, at 6:56 PM, Lea Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi all, and thank you very much for the help. I had this problem

How do I access the new messenging features and I've noticed that the messages won't read messages when in the locked screen

2014-09-19 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I am wondering how to access the new features in the messages app? also, I’ve noticed that messages won’t read allowed in the locked screen anymore. Jen -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by

App store issue in IOS 8.

2014-09-19 Thread Mária Orovčíková
Hello list, my friend, who is not on this list has the following issue. she has updated her ipad 3 to IOS 8. When she opens app store to download apps, before downloading she is required to agree to new terms of use. However, she is not able to click on agree button using Voiceover. I had the

Re: Sound volume?

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
Ok, gotit, still low, but better. This is a Mk1 iMini i'm fiddling with. Ta, R. - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 11:54 AM Subject: Re: Sound volume? If you go into settings, sounds, you can set

Re: touch typing with ios8

2014-09-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
yes, it's a Voiceover function. It allows you to tap the letter you want to use once you reach it. It's kind of similar to typing on a keyboard. I think it feels quite natural, but I'm experiencing some issues with it. It doesn't work for entering my passcode. In fact my iPod 5G defaults to

Re: I updated my iPhone five ass to iOS 8 with the phone this morning is there a way to redo the update on iTunes to take up less space?

2014-09-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unless something has changed, the downloaded file is still on your computer, on a mac at least, I think it's under libraries, application support files, itunes, or something similar. You may want to check this and delete the file if it's still there. Original message: Hi, once you have the OS

Re: turning off automatic updates?

2014-09-19 Thread Kayaker
Hi, In the Settings, iTunes and AppStore preferences, make sure you have unchecked both applications and updates. Also note that if you share an account with someone else, and they update an app, if applications is checked, you'll get the newer version. I've not heard of anyone who has had

RE: IOS 8 Released

2014-09-19 Thread Rose Combs
Yes, ovens are a pain, mine has some Velcro pieces on it and still sometimes I can't get the temperature to set right. Annoying since now no one here to take a look if I am uncertain. My late husband was giving me grief about it once and I told him to turn off his eyes and do it all perfectly,

RE: IOS 8 Released

2014-09-19 Thread Rose Combs
Isn't that the truth, I had to learn to use a slate and stylus so I could take notes but I was never fast, and an old cassette recorder from RadioShack that did not have a fast forward, and of course the Sony 105 with reels of tape. I had to pay for readers, some were wonderful, many were not.

Re: turning off automatic updates?

2014-09-19 Thread RobH.
Took me ages to find this, so which ones did you set, I turned off two itemsi n there settings/itunes and appstore; automatic updates:- music, apps, updates. Rh. BDA is still doing Ok. - Original Message - From: Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com To:

RE: Phone calls from your Mac

2014-09-19 Thread Bill Holton
Ah, What I didn't realize, you hav to do it through Facetime. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Phone calls from your Mac Hi Bill, as long as

RE: When Apple sends me my Verizon iPhone 6, will I need to transfer the sim card from 5 to 6?

2014-09-19 Thread Rose Combs
When I trade in my phones for a new one, will my network password be saved? I sort of think not, but it is huge and on the bottom of the router, I will want my wifi, of course. Probably will have to wait until someone can read it to me, I tried taking a picture of it last spring when I was having

enhanced voices

2014-09-19 Thread Tom Rash
I downloaded Alex and love it. I was seeing if there was an enhanced voice. for Alex. Saw next to Alex an enhanced button. Clicked on that and an English female voices started reading the progress for downloading a voice. When it was done Alex was gone as my default voice.. Got Alex back. How

Re: What is audio ducking in iOS eight

2014-09-19 Thread Scott Berry
Audio ducting is when your sound level drops for instance when Voiceover talks and your music lowers. On Sep 19, 2014, at 7:33 AM, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: That is where the volume of music or an audio book, etc., dims when VoiceOver speaks so you can hear VoiceOver more

iOS 8 download

2014-09-19 Thread gs
I had been unable to get the download for iOS 8 to proceed at a reasonable pace since it was released. I finally used a VPN and connected to a server in Los Angeles and the download is progressing as it should! Apple's CDN seems to be problematic for some locations. -- The following

Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Russ Kiehne
Thanks for confirming this issue. If I knew about this ahead of time, I would not have upgraded to ios 8. From: Alex Hall Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 6:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari That's not specific to Kindle; I just tried it on a

Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Alex Hall
Sorry it didn't get onto the AppleVis bug list before the release; none of us noticed it. I'll go add it now, though. On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:29 AM, Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for confirming this issue. If I knew about this ahead of time, I would not have upgraded to ios 8.

Re: IOS 8 Released

2014-09-19 Thread Charles Rivard
I used to do repair work on the Sony TC105 machines. Always having to replace those darned O rings! The machines were well built, though. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Rose

Re: IOS 8 Released

2014-09-19 Thread Charles Rivard
The phones are doing more and more. The problem I fear, sort of, is that, if your phone breaks, all this independence is also broken until a replacement can be gotten. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original

Jail Break Help

2014-09-19 Thread Blind Treasures
I'm wanting to give IOS 8 a try but my phone is currently jail broken. I would like to save my jail break settings and apps. Can someone who has gone through this tell me what is the best way to go about making a copy of my settings and app so I can restore it back later when IOS 8 has been jail

Re: For People wanting to downgrade back to 7.1.2

2014-09-19 Thread gs
Hmm. Is there no way to get the model of the phone from iOS? On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:43 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: You can get the IPSW file at www.IPSWDownloader.com Please make sure you know exactly which phone model you have so you can download the appropriate file. It is not

RE: Phone calls from your Mac

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Are you running the Yosemite public beta? I am pretty sure that at least handoff is a feature which will only work between an iOS 8 device and a Mac running OS X Yosemite. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent:

seeing purchases by a family member

2014-09-19 Thread Donald Bishop
Hi all, I set up family sharing and my wife upgrade to ios 8. She was able to accept my invitation into the family sharing, but I can't see her purchases and she can't see mine. I probably forgot a step somewhere, but don't know what it is. I'd think I could easily find a list of her

RE: iOS and a smiling Face

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I tried it the other night after I came home from the bar and had a few too many. It said “One face, wasted”. OK, so I did make that up, I was tempted not to say that, but I didn’t want to start a 100 message thread and be the cause for half the people on the list getting drunk *smile*.

RE: App store issue in IOS 8.

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mária, Maybe the button is not actually on the screen and there are issues with Voiceover not doing anything when you double tap on links or buttons which aren't visible on the screen. Tell your friend to try and do a 3-finger swipe up until she gets to the last page as I assume that the I

RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Rose Combs
You do have to update to IOS8, correct? I was not going to do it but, if I can get it to work I may, even though I really want a new 6 or 6 plus. More urgent need than I had last year at this time for the most part. No helping eyes here any longer. -Original Message- From:

Re: App store issue in IOS 8.

2014-09-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
You can also touch 4 fingers near the bottom of the screen and that will almost always go to the I Agree button as well. Sometimes I have to do this gesture twice before it works, but it does work. Wayne On 9/19/14, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Mária, Maybe the button is not

RE: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Rose Combs
Oh, Wow! I really don't want to put IOS8 on this 4S but would like to have the app, price is high but if it works at all better than my results over the past few years well worth it, maybe I will go get it and try on my 4S. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: When Apple sends me my Verizon iPhone 6, will I need to transfer the sim card from 5 to 6?

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No, you will have to enter the password for your WiFi. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rose Combs Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 7:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: When Apple sends me my Verizon iPhone 6, will I need to transfer

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Anouk Radix
As far as I know this will work with 7 as well. Greetings, Anouk, On 19 Sep 2014, at 18:11, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com wrote: Oh, Wow! I really don't want to put IOS8 on this 4S but would like to have the app, price is high but if it works at all better than my results over the past few

Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Jim Fettgather
I am not happy about it, but I am having to use Chrome to do any reliable online ordering. From: Russ Kiehne Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 10:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari Thanks for confirming this issue. If I knew about this ahead of

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Gmail
No, upgrading to iOS 8 is not necessary. The app was designed to work with iOS 7 and above. Thanks, Ari On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:06 AM, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com wrote: You do have to update to IOS8, correct? I was not going to do it but, if I can get it to work I may, even though I really

RE: For People wanting to downgrade back to 7.1.2

2014-09-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No, you will have to get a sighted person to tell you the model on the back of the phone, I think it's near the bottom. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of gs Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 8:47 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Rose, No you do not have to update to iOS eight. I installed the cayenne FB reader onto my iPhone for S and I am running iOS 7.12. works pretty good, however the processing is a little slow. Once I take a picture it takes 5 to 6 seconds before it starts speaking. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x

Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, I listened to the mp3 and this reminds me of an issue I have in iOS 7. It happens when I'm doing Google searching, it is as if there is nothing VoiceOver can focus on. Flicking does nothing. What works for me is to tap the status bar at the top. Tap the time or something, this seems to

Re: For People wanting to downgrade back to 7.1.2

2014-09-19 Thread Anthony Vece
If you go into General, Settings and, About it will be there. Sent from my ATT iPhone 5s! On Sep 19, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: No, you will have to get a sighted person to tell you the model on the back of the phone, I think it's near the bottom.

Apple Encryption goes to another level

2014-09-19 Thread Neal Ewers
How Apple and Google are protecting privacy. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29276955# Neal -- 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

Music information on lock screen

2014-09-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm enjoying some music via bluettooth on my iPhone. The way that the music is displayed on the lock screen, do we have any options here? It seems to go Artist, track, Album. I would love to have the track first. Thanks, Traci -- The following information is important for all

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-19 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Rose, I would hold off upgrading to IOS 8. I upgraded my iPad mini, and it has more bugs than my very first apartment in Chicago! Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:06 AM, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com wrote: No, upgrading to iOS 8 is not

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