Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

Hello Sieghard, No, I didn’t try that, but I turned VoiceOver off and the battery drain stopped. I turned it back on again and the battery drain started again, so it was VoiceOver causing the problem. Cheers, Anne > On 31 Oct 2016, at 19:22, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > >

HELP, VIP LIST...

Hi there to all, I used to happily add friends to my VIP list in mail as I love alerts specifically on occasions, but I've just tried with IOS10 and can't do it! I must be doing something wrong but have tried all the ways I can think of. Has this changed? Anyone tell me how to do it then,

Re: Problems updating iPhone 6 over the air to ios 10.1

Hi all Just to let you all know that I have now succeeded with my download of ios 10.1. I have tried so many times, and last night when I tried again, it actually downloaded the update and I could install it after that. Why it would not work for so many times, I just do not know. Thank you

Re: Backing Up Multiple iThings in iTunes with Different Apple IDs?

Hi Danny, Yes, there is a way. I have created mutiple iTunes libraries on my laptop. That way, you can back them up. To create a new library, hold down the shift key before pressing enter on the iTunes icon on your desktop. You get presented with a dialogue and one of the options is to create

Re: Problems updating iPhone 6 over the air to ios 10.1

Hi Thanks, I did not even know there was a smaller update out again. Hopefully it will work without problems this time then. Jan - Original Message - From: "Shai" To: Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 7:20 PM Subject: Re: Problems

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

Hello Anne Thanks for letting me know. I was hoping not to have to do this. I hear there is a further update IOS10.1.1. I think I’ll install that and see if it maybe fixes the problem. Regards Fanus From: Anne Robertson Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 8:02 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Accessing links on Facebook that are posted by more than one person

This is a tramendous bug they refuse to solve for at least 2 or 3 years now. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 3:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Accessing links on Facebook that are posted by more than one person When

Re: Accessing links on Facebook that are posted by more than one person

It's seems to be a bit random, but if you double tap with one finger frequently there is a link (or maybe it's a button) that says something like "see one more" and if you then double tap on that the link will be accessed. As I said, it's somewhat random but seems to work for me much of the time.

Apple tv 4th generation size

Hello everybody, Well I think within the next couple of weeks, I will most likely be purchasing the new Apple tv. I believe I will go with a 32 gig model. I really appreciate everybody's help and advice, when it came to this decision. I'm still nervous about it. But I think once I start

echo link

Hello, I am having difficulty loving in to echo link. I entered my call and email and created a password. I am unable to log-on. I may have had this app before and that might be my problem. Is there any way to reset this app or other suggestions as to what I might do. I hope the app is

Re: Apple tv 4th generation size

When you get it, if you have problems or questions, just ask, we are all here to help each other with stuff like this. -Original Message- From: Terri Stimmel Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple tv 4th generation size Hello everybody,

Re: Problems updating iPhone 6 over the air to ios 10.1

jan, the best thing is to go to apple store, or vreizon, or att, or best buy as they have some technicians who hep apple or might be authroized to help solving the problem. let technicians hep fo rfree.no charges for this. sincerely, rich From: Jan Kleinhans Sent: Tuesday, November 01,

Re: echo link

Hi lary. If you have not created an Echolink account in the past, you have to verify your callsign. If you think you created your account before about 2004, this is possible, but I think 2004 was about the time they started requiring lisence validation. There is also a way to send yourself a

Did I miss something?

Hi. It's been a while since I had need to use CrowdVis, but now I cannot get a callback. Is the service still available or did it go under? Thanks. Bill -- 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: Trivia Game For Apple TV

To all: I do not really like AppleVis due to too much little things there that have nothing to do with deafblind but too blind. Plus, it is difficult to find specific information or specific tips there such as Braille commands for the iPhone, so I never bother that site. Unfortunately,

Re: echo link

As Scott said in his email, you do have to have your license verified. I recently did this. I had to go to the FCC website and enter my PRN and have my password reset. Then I was able to download the license and then upload it to EchoLink. I found it quicker to do the password reset and

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

Is there anything like this for the ipad, ipod touch and iphone? From: MamaPeach Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 6:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Trivia Game For Apple TV I have found a great trivia game for the Apple TV. It is called Super Trivia Challenge. It is sort of set up

Re: Is this a good price for an Apple TV?

hi guys, Just wondering, if Apple is the only place I can purchase an Apple tv here in the UK?, bBilly On 31/10/2016 19:54, Terri Stimmel wrote: Hello Mary, and mama peach, I appreciate both of your thoughts on the subject. I appreciate what you had to say, and that you supported what you had

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

Have you visited the applevis site? A lot of great games, including trivia games, can be found there. Anytime I come across an accessible game, I post the information there. It helps to to sign up for notifications so anytime something new is added, you will receive an email letting you know. I

RE: HELP, VIP LIST...

Hi Carol, I just checked it out and it seems the same as always. In the Mail app go to the button to the right of your VIP mailbox that says "More Info for VIP". Here you see a list of all your VIP contacts and underneath is "Add VIP". Voiceover does not say it's a button or link, but when I

adding favorites from contacts to the phone list

Subject says it all. I had to set up my phone as a new phone and lost my favorites list. I can't seem to remember how to add a favorite from my contacts. I've gone into the contacts, found one I want to add, then swipe to add to favorite, but nothing happens. I'm sure I'm missing something

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

No, it isn’t in the app store, just in the app store on the Apple TV. From: Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 10:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV I looked up that title in the App Store and did not find anything. Strange, because you would

RE: Problems updating iPhone 6 over the air to ios 10.1

On my 6S Plus the 10.1.1 update is only 48 Mb. Interestingly enough you still can download it only over WiFi even though it's very small. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan Kleinhans Sent: Monday,

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

Plus, if you go to the link given below, it will take you directly to the games page. http://www.applevis.com/ios-app-directory/games From: MamaPeach Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 10:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV Have you visited the applevis

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

Is this game single player only? Or can two people play as in with jeopardy? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2016, at 7:51 AM, MamaPeach wrote: > > No, it isn’t in the app store, just in the app store on the Apple TV. > > From: Mary Otten > Sent: Tuesday, November 01,

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

I looked up that title in the App Store and did not find anything. Strange, because you would think like there would be more of a market for that on the phone or iPod then for the TV. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2016, at 6:26 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: > > Is there

RE: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

Hi Fanus, I doubt it would and so far Anne’s post is the only one I saw on this list that there is a battery drain issue. I didn’t ask if she just updated or if she followed the few precautions I usually like to follow, primarily to close all apps from the app switcher and to at least reboot

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

If you could just get signed up for the notifications though, you would be notified when something new is added that is accessible and you wouldn’t have to check the site. From: Todd Patkus Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 10:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Trivia Game For

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

to all, I follow what todd has to say. to you all, it is wonderful to provide support for blind who are able to use siri as the follow voice as they can listen since many of them are not braille users. they rely on voice like siri. so far, if I have yo wearing blindfolds and earplugs at

RE: Apple tv 4th generation size

It has the same footprint, but it's just a bit taller. The connections on it are almost the same except that it does not have the optical audio out, the only output it has is HDMI. If your TV doesn't have an HDMI input you have to somehow get a converter, I believe it was either on Applevis or

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Hi John, In a word, no. On iOS 9, with an iPhone or an iPad, you could open an email and do a two finger swipe up. The result? The body of the message is red. In iOS 10, including with the beta before the final release, the result for the iPhone is the same. The result for the iPad is as

Re: echo link

Is it necessary to install and set up Echolink on the PC before you do so on the phone? Andy -Original Message- From: Bobby Druesedow Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 6:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: echo link As Scott said in his email, you do have to have your

Fwd: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Hi, First, let me recompose myself. Second, sorry for the strong language. Third, just how the hell is this a feature request? Please please, everyone, write them. This iPad is happy on IOS9, but still. 4) this reminds me of when trying to write humanware tech support, they were just as bad.

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Hi John, I was, hence the reason why I'm asking, what they're on about? I'm not asking for a feature request, I'm asking for what has broke, fix it. Sent from an iPad Air > On 1 Nov 2016, at 3:52 pm, John Panarese wrote: > >Feature request? Aren’t you describing

Even more questions re Apple TV4

1. Do you still have to contact Netflix to activate descriptive audio on the Apple TV4? 2. Is the original remote still included with the device ? I actually prefer it to using the IPhone. Can you delete any of the services you do not want? Is the Voiceover volume still ridiculously loud?

Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV

It is a single player game. I wish they would make it a multi player game. From: Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Trivia Game For Apple TV Is this game single player only? Or can two people play as in with jeopardy? Sent from my

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Feature request? Aren’t you describing the expected behavior of VoiceOver with the two finger swipe gesture? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

figured out how to add favorites

Subject says it all. Was missing one step. God bless! Paula and Boston -- 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 feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact

Re: echo link

No, I don't have it on my computer. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 1, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Andy Baracco wrote: Is it necessary to install and set up Echolink on the PC before you do so on the phone? Andy -Original Message- From: Bobby Druesedow Sent: Tuesday, November

RE: Bluetooth Headset with Extendable or Boom Microphone

Hi Charles, I like the Logitech H800. They work on Pc, IOS devices and any Bluetooth device. They are also wireless and have a USB Nano to connect to the pc. You can get them on Ebay for around $40.00. Mr. Ed -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: echo link

Hi Andy. I think so, as there is no way to create an account from the iPhone itself. But I didn't look very hard at it, since I have been on Echolink since it was called iLink back in 2002. Yes, the app is very easy to use and works well with VoiceOver. Scott On 11/1/16, Andy Baracco

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Yes, my point is they are saying, feature request, but it’s expected behavior to have the message read. I will have to try it on my iPad when I am back in the office. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Re: What kind of apps can be put on the new Apple TV?

One that you did not mention which is really cool is the WWDC app from Appple. This is cool because you can watch past Apple events and presentations given at their World Wide Developer Conference in June each year. You can also watch live Apple events through this app. I am not home often when a

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Hi, Just a quick note, it happens with thread view, so in answer to that, no, it doesn't happen because of the threading. As for the 2 finger swipe down, that didn't work for me, when I tried. Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Debby To:

Re: Even more questions re Apple TV4

Though you can use the Siri remote that comes with the 4th Gen Apple TV, the swipe area at the top of that remote is very small. The gestures you have to use are a lot smaller and shorter than the ones you use on the iPhone. You may find that you prefer using the Apple TV remote app on your phone

RE: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

I have an iPad Air 2. I like the idea of what Apple did with the mail in OS10, but the execution is weird. I miss the two-finger swipe up for reading. Is it possible that it is gone because of the way the messages are threaded? Also, When I open a message it will start reading, but stop when it

Re: Issues with Notifications and Music Resolved!

Hi, Carol, Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner, but all I had to do to get my music back was to interact with the Sidebar on iTunes and VO-arrow right to "Sync entire library" and my problem was solved. For notifications I just had to go into the apps and answer whether or not I wanted

what are your experiences with braille displays and ios/bluetooth?

Hi Everyone, I am doing a lot more with my iphone these days but want to keep my braille reading skills in tact. I use voicedream a lot and a lot of the books that I have in there are epub or text so no problem to read those with a braille display. Only the one that I have now the humanware

KNFB Reader Question

If I receive a scan of a PDF where the scanner didn't correctly paginate, is there a way to tell this to KNFB Reaer? Example: someone scans me a 50-page document, but for whatever reason when the scan was made into a pdf the facing pages weren't broken correctly so the PDF shows as 25 pages. In

Voice dream reader update and a problem

There was a voice dream reader update on the App Store this morning, so I updated it. I just open the app, only to be told that iCloud was not available. That seems strange, since iCloud Drive is on my phone and I can see things on it. So I opened up Voice Dream again, and now the document

Re: iOS 10.1.1 Is Now Available:

Did this update fix the problem with the cursor not moving when editing text in an edit field? I still am running 10.0.1 until they get this situation resolved. Thanks for any information. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone On Oct 31, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Gary Bowers

is there a recording time limit on the voice memos app?

Hi everyone, I was wondering, is there a recording time limit on the voice memos app? also, can you record while the screen is locked, and does it still record? Thanks for any help, Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

Re: is there a recording time limit on the voice memos app?

In the memos app, what is the format of the memos? Reggie and Lex On Nov 1, 2016, at 9:03 PM, ‫ליאל בן סימון‬‎ wrote: Hi! No, there is no limit in Voice memos app. Just a 1 thing, it indepandeds in how much you have free storage on your device. It records when the screen

RE: what are your experiences with braille displays and ios/bluetooth?

Anouk, What Braille display from HumanWare are you using? What type or kind of bluetooth are you using? I am a strong Braille user. I have a HIMS Braille Sense U2 Mini with an iPhone 6s. they work excellent. I am sure Rich will tell you something. Let him tell you about his devices. Todd

RE: iOS 10.1.1 Is Now Available:

Everyone, In order to expedite this issue, contact Apple Accessibility to report the bug. The more folks the more the issue becomes known to them, they might do something. Send an email to them at: accessibil...@apple.com Todd From:

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

I've reported this iOS10 bug with every beta release. I no longer read mail on my iPad because of it. On 11/1/16, Rajmund wrote: > Hi John, > Please do try it, as we say, IOS10 broke the expected feature. > > > > Sent from a Braille Sense > > - Original Message -

Radium

I have a Radium on my iPhone and on the Mac. I have used it recently on the Mac, but I hadn't used it in a while on my phone. Just now, I did try to use it, and was greeted with a message that radium may slow down my phone's performance, and that the developer needs to update it for iOS 10. I

Re: Radium

Hi Mary, Well, I had not used Radium in a long while because of issues with it not playing, when TuneIn would play just fine. I just duplicated that problem. I launched Radium and BBC Radio 4 Extra, played, though after a longish pause. Then I tried BBC World Service. Nothing came through. I

回覆﹕ Radium

how does it work? Ming msn/window live messenger chung_chiming_2...@hotmail.com skype: chungchiming9950 face book: http://www.facebook.com/mingcm1 2016年11月2日 週三，Mary Otten 寫道﹕ 主題: Radium 收件人: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: what are your experiences with braille displays and ios/bluetooth?

Hello, Anouk. I too have noticed the sluggish bluetooth connection with the Brailliant BI 40, running IOS 10 on an iPhone 6. I called Humanware about it, and they told me it's an issue with the operating system, which I doubt. I got a chance to try a Brailliant BI 32 on an iPhone 7 last night,

Re: KNFB Reader Question

No. KNFB Reader isn't that fancy. If the original file is 25 pages, that is what you will get. Richard (Sent from my iPhone 5S) On Nov 1, 2016, at 4:12 PM, kelby carlson > wrote: If I receive a scan of a PDF where the scanner didn't

RE: Calendar question

A friend of mine did this trough the Outlook app. She was new to the iphone, but couldn't seem to gget it to work with the native calendar and mail app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Frischenmeyer Sent:

Re: Issues with Notifications and Music Resolved!

Thank you, Esther, I appreciate that very much and it does help! Well done! And thanks forgetting back to me! Carol P - Sent from my iPhone :) On 1 Nov 2016, at 7:23 pm, Esther Levegnale wrote: Hi, Carol, Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner, but all I had

mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio

I have a question about Echo Link and ham radio. I would like to look into this and perhaps be available in emergencies. How do I find a course to get me ready for testing, and does Echo Link take the place of an actual radio? Has the technology made it any easier since the 60s when a huge

updated iPhone to 10.1 but can't reactivate my phone

Hello: I'm a newby Voice Over user and just updated to version 10.1. The update message says update complete, but I need coaching on what to do next to reactivate my cellular service. Does this happen everytime the phone is updated? What do I do from here? Thanks for your help. Louise

Re: iOS 10.1.1 Is Now Available:

Hi! No this update doesn't fix this bug. Sent from my iphone ‫ב-2 בנוב׳ 2016, בשעה 0:45, ‏‏Arnold Schmidt ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > Did this update fix the problem with the cursor not moving when editing text > in an edit field? I still am running 10.0.1 until they get this situation >

Re: is there a recording time limit on the voice memos app?

Hi! No, there is no limit in Voice memos app. Just a 1 thing, it indepandeds in how much you have free storage on your device. It records when the screen is locked. Sent from my iphone ‫ב-1 בנוב׳ 2016, בשעה 23:35, ‏‏Chris Judd ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > Hi everyone, > > I was

Re: updated iPhone to 10.1 but can't reactivate my phone

If you get the getting started button, that she continued to using your iPhone. Joseph Hudson Group administrator for the following groups chat http://list.ntxability.org/mailman/listinfo/chat_list.ntxability.org blind apples

volume differences between VO and Siri

Anyone else having issues with volume differences between Siri and Voiceover. The two times I particularly notice odd issues is after dictating and sometimes when asking Siri for something. Can't say that it's consistent or at least that I notice a consistency, but it's sure irritating. Any

Re: Radium

Mary, I just deleted Radium and re-downloaded it again and it is playing much better, and I didn't get the warning this time. I re-downloaded it from my purchases. So, you might give that a try. Richard (Sent from my iPhone 5S) On Nov 1, 2016, at 8:35 PM, Mary Otten

re: volume differences between VO and Siri

Hi, VO and siri allow independent volume settings. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: R Van Lant

Re: volume differences between VO and Siri

Hi. Did you try adjusting the volume with the buttons on the phone while Voiceover's speaking? That's the only thing I can think of. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com

Re: Radium

Hi Mary and Richard. I have Radium on my iPhone because I use it for Sirius XM as well and every station I have in favorites plays including stations outside Sirius. I too got the warning but I shrugged it off and used it anyway as I have other apps on it that do that and they still work. This

Re: Voice dream reader update and a problem

Hi Mary, mine loaded orrectly--no problems. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2016, at 4:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > There was a voice dream reader update on the App Store this morning, so I > updated it. I just open the app, only to be told that iCloud was not >

Re: Radium

Thanks, richard. I have serious XM stuff in radium. It's much better than the serious app, at least the last time I tried it. And I have a lot of Russian things they're all in one place. A lot of that is available elsewhere, but it's scattered. So I will also write radium. Unfortunately, there

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Hi Mary, 3 of your iPads, my iPad air, a friend's mini 2, the same friend's air, someone's pro on list, and I could go on and on. I also reported it once or twice, but after seeing it still present in the 10.1 beta cycle, I reverted it. Unfortunately, you can't, now. So, I'm waiting for the day

Re: Even more questions re Apple TV4

I don’t use descriptive video, so can’t answer that one. But no voiceover is not real loud unless you turn it up. Yes it comes with the siri remote. And lastly, the appleTV4 does not come with apps on it like the 3rd gen, anything you want, you have to go to app store and get. Except for

Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus while reading email (iPad only); Follow-up: 651292328

Hi John, Please do try it, as we say, IOS10 broke the expected feature. Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: John Panarese To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 5:08 pm Subject: Re: IOS10 bug report, voice over loses focus

Re: Even more questions re Apple TV4

I did not have to contact NetFlix to initiate description. No, it is a different remote, but I have heard that the old one can be used, but I don’t know how you would use Siri if you used the old remote. You can remove anything you don’t want, except for the native apps which are not very many.