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I have always rebooted with my phone in the case, although I haven't had to do it lately. Glad it works either way. :) Ann Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2016, at 1:12 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: > > I try to reboot at least once a week, usually with the case on. I'm >

Re: How can you tell if an iPhone is a 6+ or 6s+

The sixPlus is a larger phone; then there are some camera differences from what I was told at the AT store when I got my 6Plus. Some folks don’t like the bigger size of the plus, but I find it gives me more room to spread my hands. I have arthritis and some other tings going on, so it’s really

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I have it and have listened to others broadcast but have not broadcasted myself. I’m not sure what I might broadcast that would be noteworthy, but I enjoy listening just the same. From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: perescope

Re: best internet browser for blind on iPhone?

Do I understand this correct that firefox on iphone can play flash? One of you wrote this. Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 13-mei-2016 om 03:51 heeft Christopher Chaltain het > volgende geschreven: > > Well, it used to be the case that 3rd party

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Woe, folks, I didn’t realize I had posted this earlier, and I just asked it again. Please forgive me. I’ve been away from the computer pretty much since the death of a very close aunt and illnesses of my own. I’m trying to get back on track. I never had this with my old 3G, my 4s or my 5S; I

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I really enjoy this game, but after I play one player, I get an ad screen. Sometimes there will be a done button, but mostly, there is no way to leave the ad screen without removing Kingdoms from the app switcher and restarting it. Thanks bunches for feedback and/or tips. Monni, the coffee gal

A Good Calendar App

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This is why I purchased to remove ads, even though I rarely play it anymore. From: Monica Jones Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 5:04 AM To: VIPhone Subject: Trivia Crack Kingdoms I really enjoy this game, but after I play one player, I get an ad screen. Sometimes there will be a done button, but

Re: So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your iPhone

Scott, how does Roger, which I love, help you get Alexa? Thanks bunches. -Original Message- From: Scott Davert Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your iPhone Just use the Roger app, which is free,

Re: TCL App is it broken?

I’m not familiar with this app. If I know what it is, maybe I can help. Thanks bunches. From: Pinky Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 9:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: TCL App is it broken? Hi Everyone, I tried to open the TCL Pulse app on my iPad and iPhone and it will not open. It

Re: Facebook questions; what do tagging and sharing mean?

Thank you, I just followed you. Tagging is just what you said, but it’s kind of like getting a mention on Twitter. From: Feliciano Godoy Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 9:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Facebook questions; what do tagging and sharing mean? When you tag someone,

Re: A concerning voiceover problem

You know, I've had something like this happen. It will seem as though it's hung up, but then there comes a sound like someone breathing, lol, but I'm not kidding. I do the magic key, then if that fails, I look for the end-call button. If this fails, I hit the sleep[wake button twice quickly.

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After using my 6SPlus for awhile, my VO begins talking with two voices, sometimes three. I turn VO off and back on which resolves the problem for the time being, but is this is a bug with the phone, or is there something to stop this? thanks bunches for help. Monni, the coffee gal Twitter,

Re: How can you tell if an iPhone is a 6+ or 6s+

That’s not different form the plus; it’s there as well. I’m not sure I like 3D touch anyway. From: Feliciano Godoy Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 9:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How can you tell if an iPhone is a 6+ or 6s+ The iPhone 6s models have 3-D touch under the

Re: best internet browser for blind on iPhone?

I’ve heard that some like one called the Atomic browser. I don’t know myself because I’ve not used it. I just thought it might be something the person asking might check into. I might try Firefox myself. Thanks for the idea. I didn’t know it was available for the phone. From: Merv Keck Sent:

Re: iPhone make a squish sound.

Reachability? I don’t think I’ve run up on that one in accessibility settings. From: Daniel Miller Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 9:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone make a squish sound. Go to settings, general, accessibility to turn off reachability. What you're doing is

Re: Trivia Crack Kingdoms

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Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

Hi All, When entering text on my Focus braille display in apps like draftpad, is there a command for backspace and delete? Thanks, Kimber -- Kimberly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: best internet browser for blind on iPhone?

I know photon can play flash on iPhone. I use it often. Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 13-mei-2016 om 11:17 heeft Monica Jones het volgende > geschreven: > > I’ve heard that some like one called the Atomic browser. I don’t know myself > because I’ve

RE: TCL App is it broken?

This is the correct app. Right now I have it on two devices. I was informed that an update was happened about a week or so ago and now the app is broken. Ed -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent:

Re: TCL App is it broken?

Searching for TCL Pulse in the App Store takes me to https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tcl-pulse-by-amplifyze/id944544749?mt=8 where it says the following in the description: The TCL Alarm App is the newest and most innovative solution for those who want the most advanced and flexible way of

Re: iPhone make a squish sound.

It's only on the plus sized phones. It's definitely in the accessibility settings though. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus > On May 13, 2016, at 5:24 AM, Monica Jones wrote: > > Reachability? I don’t think I’ve run up on that one in accessibility settings. > > > From:

Re: Canadian news apps

Agreed when it comes to moving within the main body of a story. I've never had trouble playing videos though. If you go to the about section, there's a "contact us" button. Guess I tend to just pick times when I can read through the articles without pause. They aren't overly long so it's never

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Re: Facebook questions; what do tagging and sharing mean?

Yes. People referred to as timeline, wall or profile. This is the place where you would see the statuses, pictures or postings that have been on your timeline. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > On May 12,

RE: So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your iPhone

How do you "get at Alexa" via Roger? Thanks, -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your

Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

d with space deletes the previous character. Hope this helps. Rebecca and Zeb email: rilni...@gmail.com > On May 13, 2016, at 8:11 AM, Kimber Gardner > wrote: > > Hi All, > > When entering text on my Focus braille display in apps like draftpad, > is there a

Re: iPhone make a squish sound.

I have an iPhone 6, and I have reachability in settings, general, accessibility" Bob Hill Sent from Bob's iPhone > On May 13, 2016, at 8:50 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: > > It's only on the plus sized phones. It's definitely in the accessibility > settings though. > >

RE: iPhone make a squish sound.

It’s also on the 6S phone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Miller Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 8:51 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone make a squish sound. It's only on the plus sized phones. It's definitely in the

Re: Canadian news apps

Hi. These are all valid points and I have had a very similar experience. However, I do have a contact for accessibility stuff so will see what fires I can start. Brian. Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 05/13/2016 1:29 AM, Sieghard

Re: Facebook questions; what do tagging and sharing mean?

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Re: Canadian news apps

Hello. Here is the response I just received from my attempt to contact CBC about their app. I didn't expect anything this soon. Hi Michael, Thanks for your email and for notifying us of this issue. I'm discussing with a couple of digital app managers now and will hopefully have a fix or at least

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Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

Hi, chord or space with dot 7 should also allow you to delete the previous character. On 5/13/16, Kimber Gardner wrote: > Hi All, > > When entering text on my Focus braille display in apps like draftpad, > is there a command for backspace and delete? > > Thanks, >

RE: So long, Siri: How to get Amazon Alexa on your iPhone

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Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

Thanks all for the delete key combo. I have a further question. Is there a setting I can change so VO doesn't read the entire line each time I press space at the end of a word? It's driving me a little crazy. Thanks, Kimber On 5/13/16, Jennie Facer wrote: > Hi, > > I

Re: iPhone make a squish sound.

Ah. I stand corrected then. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus > On May 13, 2016, at 9:34 AM, Edmonds, Lucy (LARA) > wrote: > > It’s also on the 6S phone. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Daniel Miller > Sent: Friday, May

Re: A Good Calendar App

I have Fantastical 2 and I use it all of the time and have no proble;ms. Jenn Sent from Jennie Facer's iPad Pro! > On May 13, 2016, at 2:46 AM, Monica Jones wrote: > > I don’t like the native calendar app. I’ve heard that Fantastical2 is great, > but then I heard it was

Re: organizing apps on watch

AppleVis has a podcast on this, but I still have not totally understood how to move them to end up in the order you want them on your watch. One thing that has not been explained is how to move them in regards to how voice over will read them. Since the shape of the screen is not traditional,

Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

Hi, I have the same Braille Display you do and yest dots 7 chord and D Chord will delete a character. Have a great day! Jenn Sent from Jennie Facer's iPad Pro! > On May 13, 2016, at 6:11 AM, Kimber Gardner > wrote: > > Hi All, > > When entering text on my Focus

organizing apps on watch

Hi: Any tips on how to organize apps on the watch? I understand how to go to app layout, double tap and drag apps; however they do not end up where I want them! Any tips? Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -- The following information is important for all members of the

RE: Canadian news apps

Hi Brian, Could you share the contact information of your accessibility contact if it's an email? I am glad Michael received such a quick reply from the Contact Us form in the About section, I tried this a couple of times in the past and never heard anything. I think the more people contact

Re: A Good Calendar App

Hi I also have fantastical but, having a hard time utilizing it. Do you add information in the app itself or, other places. It seems that it finds information in other apps and crawls into fantastical. Andy From: Jennie Facer Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 12:52 PM To:

Re: App to monitor battery health

Hi, Thanks, I'll have to have another play with it. Sent from my iPhone 5S > On 13 May 2016, at 10:20 pm, Mary Otten wrote: > > The menu gives you choices what you want to see, such as settings, in app > purchase, battery where, Rod data, I forget all of them. > Mary > >

Re: App to monitor battery health

Hello, A handy app to have. a question, though. What does the menu do? Double tapping didn't do much. Sent from my iPhone 5S > On 13 May 2016, at 9:02 pm, Grant wrote: > > Hi all, > > I normally do not cross-post, however a question was asked both on the > Viphone

Re: major linked in problems

OK so it's not just me. That is a huge bug, ouch, not good at all. I wonder if there is a way we can let them know about it? Glad you said you are having a problem as well. On 5/13/2016 3:37 PM, Keith B. wrote: I can't shed any light on this, but I can confirm that is a problem I am having as

RE: I would like to change my gmail password on my iPod 5th generation.

I tried logging in on line but I don't remember my password. Is there any way to recover my password if I forgot it? Thank you Connie -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 10:23 PM To:

Re: I would like to change my gmail password on my iPod 5th generation.

Hi, Earlier I replied back saying I forgot my password. Well, fortunately I remembered it so all is well. I'm back up and running. Thank you. Connie Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2016, at 10:23 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > You can only change your gmail password by

considering upgrading to the IPhone SE, thoughts?

Hey all, I currently have the IPhone 5S. I am do for an upgrade in June, and was thinking of upgrading to an IPhone SE. I was wondering what you guys think of the SE? I welcome good or bad experiences, just looking for different viewpoints. should I wait till the 7, or the 7 SE comes out?

I would like to change my gmail password on my iPod 5th generation.

Good evening all. I need to change my gmail password but I'm not seeing an option to change it? Thank you for your assistance. Connie -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

RE: I would like to change my gmail password on my iPod 5th generation.

You can only change your gmail password by logging into your Google account online. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Connie Mohney Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 7:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: I would like to

Re: major linked in problems

You're right. It is a huge and devastating bug! I've seen an accessibility link when I've logged onto the web site on the computer. We might want to see if there is an email contact link on that page. Keith Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Jed Barton

Re: major linked in problems

I know that the head of their accessibility team is a blind person who is well known in the AT industry. You should follow that accessibility link and see where it leads. Andy -Original Message- From: Keith Bundy Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 7:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: considering upgrading to the IPhone SE, thoughts?

That DependsOn YourPreference(s) If you prefer the PetiteFactor (that is TheSize) of the iPhone5S-iPhoneSE, Then you should GoForIt But, if you are UnSure, then you should probably SitBack for the iPhone7 And, make YourDecision after it is Released, so you don't have any Regrets At 08:38 PM

Re: iPhone make a squish sound.

Go to general, accessibility, and then flick about 20 times. It is after shake to undo. I turned it off with great joy. Thank you again for clarifying this. Terry Thank you for explaining reachability. I have had trouble with this squish sound ever since I got my iPhone 6 Plus. I just found

Re: considering upgrading to the IPhone SE, thoughts?

Yes I would suggest you to wait till iPhone 7. As iPhone SE is a great device, but can not beat iPhone 6S in various aspects. On 5/14/16, Robin wrote: > That DependsOn YourPreference(s) > > If you prefer the PetiteFactor (that is TheSize) of the > iPhone5S-iPhoneSE,

Re: considering upgrading to the IPhone SE, thoughts?

I Beg2Differ as the iPhoneSE is VeryComparableTo the iPhone6S WithExceptionTo its 3DTouch-ForceTouch & ReachAbility Features & OfCourse TheSizeDifference Guess SizeMatters I Tend2Beleive GoodThings(SexyThings) ComeIn PetitePackages, but I UnderStand if BiggerIsBetter At 09:30 PM 5/13/2016,

Re: considering upgrading to the IPhone SE, thoughts?

SE has first gen touch ID. and in comparison to 6S its little bit slow. there is difference in microphone also. The problems which one used to face in 5s, those problems exist in SE also, for instance issue of voice message cut off in between on whatsapp. On 5/14/16, Robin

RE: considering upgrading to the IPhone SE, thoughts?

Hi Chris, Upgrading from a 5S to an SE 3 months before the new phones are released would be very unwise unless your 5S for some reason isn’t working well any more at all and you really need a phone asap. If your 5S is working and I assume it is, then ask yourself what the SE gives you that the

Re: A Good Calendar App

Hi, thank you for this information. I will work more with the app. Everyone I hear that has fantastical loves it. Andy From: Chris Chaffin Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 5:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Good Calendar App Fantastical does get information from more than

Re: A Good Calendar App

Thank you for your reply. I will try what you mentioned here. I am sure it will help me greatly. Andy and Shubert From: Jennie Facer Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 6:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Good Calendar App I love the fact that you can just type a sentence in

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Re: App to monitor battery health

The menu gives you choices what you want to see, such as settings, in app purchase, battery where, Rod data, I forget all of them. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2016, at 2:00 PM, rajmund wrote: > > Hello, > A handy app to have. a question, though. What does

Re: organizing apps on watch

I so agree. Totally confused. > On May 13, 2016, at 12:24 PM, Chris Chaffin wrote: > > > AppleVis has a podcast on this, but I still have not totally understood how > to move them to end up in the order you want them on your watch. > One thing that has not been

Re: A Good Calendar App

Fantastical does get information from more than one app, like it will also bring in your reminders, so you will be able to see everything in one app rather than having to look in multiple apps. But you can also control what information Fantastical displays in the settings, so be sure to go

Re: A Good Calendar App

I love the fact that you can just type a sentence in Fantastical and it will add the whole event in there. I can type something like, Doctor Harmoney on Friday at 4 PM There are many other examples, but that is one that I use a lot. Like Chris said, you can also put an appointment in Calendar

Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

What I do is turn speech off while I'm typing in Braille with the display. This seems to help. Jenn Sent from Jennie Facer's iPad Pro! > On May 13, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Kimber Gardner > wrote: > > Thanks all for the delete key combo. I have a further question. > >

Re: TCL App is it broken?

Hi to everyone affected by this. The TCL people suggested completely removing the app and reinstalling it. This has done the trick for me and now I can use my alarm again. Hope this works for others as well. The new version of the app actually includes a bunch of VO fixes, so it's worth doing.

Re: major linked in problems

I can't shed any light on this, but I can confirm that is a problem I am having as well. I hope someone can assist us with this. On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 1:57:00 PM UTC-5, Jed Barton wrote: > > Hey guys, > > OK, i really need some help ehre, cause i'm getting nowhere. I am > starting to use

Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

Hi, try too use b7 with space key on your braille display. it's a backspace key. Sent from my iphone ‫ב-13 במאי 2016, בשעה 22:23, ‏‏Kimber Gardner ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > Wow, that seems like a pretty primitive solution. But I'll try it > anyway if it's the only option. > >>

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major linked in problems

Hey guys, OK, i really need some help ehre, cause i'm getting nowhere. I am starting to use linked in a lot, and have run in to a major accessibility issue. My connections seem to have gone away. I click on the my network tab, and it says view invitations and connections. It says my

Re: Is there a backspace and delete command to use with a braille display?

Wow, that seems like a pretty primitive solution. But I'll try it anyway if it's the only option. On 5/13/16, Jennie Facer wrote: > What I do is turn speech off while I'm typing in Braille with the display. > This seems to help. > > Jenn > > Sent from Jennie Facer's iPad

App to monitor battery health

Hi all, I normally do not cross-post, however a question was asked both on the Viphone and Mac Visionaries list about monitoring your battery's health information on an iOS device like total charge cycle count, temperature, and remaining battery capacity. I've just downloaded the following

Re: major linked in problems

ah, well, we now have a solution. For those of you that use linked in, there i guess have been changes to the app. I was having a problem viewing my network. So, here's what you do. Go to my network tab. There is a thing that says view invitations and connections. Click on that. What use