Re: Battery Usage

thanks for that. Dave. -Original Message- From: rajmund Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Battery Usage Hi, If on 9.3, definitely worth waiting. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "Dave"

Re: Battery Usage

Yep, that is what I am planning to do. T hanks. Deidre > On Jan 30, 2017, at 6:55 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > The current version is 10.2.1, which fixed some VoiceOver issues. > At this point, you may want to wait for 10.3 to come out. > Richard > > >

RE: talking multimeter

Good morning Rick, Say I picked up that multimeter and it did have a milliamp setting. Do you think I could get a test lead with a male USB end, along with an end to plug into the multimeter? I might give General Tool a call this morning. They sell all kinds of milliamp testers for USB

Re: Battery Usage

i am still running 9.35, on my 6s. is it still worth me waiting for 10.3, before updating? Dave. -Original Message- From: Deidre Muccio Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Battery Usage Yep, that is what I am planning to do. T hanks.

Re: Battery Usage

Hi, If on 9.3, definitely worth waiting. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "Dave"

Getting notifications from Facebook about Facebook live mentions?

Hi everyone, first of all I'd like to say thank you for all the help that you have given me with my questions, secondly, I wonder if there is a way to get notifications when somebody is doing a Facebook live mentioned? For example, let's just say I liked Joel Rosenberg's page, and I know he is

Re: Battery Usage

I have done that already. An I absolutely refused to call Apple accessibility. They have never once been able to help me solve a problem; in fact, Apple has some of the worst customer support I've ever experienced. I also don't have time to go into an Apple store. On 1/31/17, Richard Turner

RE: Bizarre Battery Issue

As I said before, do a reset network settings, this can have amazing effects on battery drain. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelby Carlson Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 11:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

IPhone and quick Mac

Hello. I'm having a new and rather weird issue with my iPhone. Now, sometimes I use an iPhone Bluetooth keyboard with it, especially if I'm going to type long emails or documents. I know that when that happens, quick Mac gets turned either on or off. Of course, I know how to toggle that as

Re: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

I assume the command key is next to the space bar. Don't know for sure since I don't have this particular keyboard, but the one I have where the control key is all the way to the left, the function key is between the control and option, and the commend key is to the right of option and left of

Re: Ulysses was Re: Text editing/word processing

To say an app is straight forward is hard, since it depends on how detailed you want to be. The manual is very good and learning the mark down symbols, for me, was pretty easy. If you want a bulleted list, you simply put a hyphen before each item. To get the document on dropbox, you would then

Re: Battery Usage

I probably have not called Apple Accessibility in a good nine months or so, but each time I did they were very committed to solving my problem, and each time they did. Deidre > On Jan 31, 2017, at 7:12 PM, kelby carlson wrote: > > I have done that already. An I

RE: Neato app update mentions VoiceOver improvements, but this appears far from usable still

Hi, I’m not entirely sure. I know that sometimes, after it has gotten stuck or I had to clear the brushe because an object got caught in it, I had to touch along the bottom edge of the screen, which is parallel to the flat edge of the bot. Never, and I mean NEVER, touch to the right side of

RE: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

I don't know that keyboard, but control and option are the keys for VoiceOver commands. Did you try control+option+h to go to the home screen? Or control+option+spacebar to activate an icon, app, etc. HTH, Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Reviewing subscriptions

I don’t think you can subscribe to Netflix or Spotify via the app store, you have to do it on their respective websites and in such cases of course the services will not be listed under Subscriptions on the app store since they have nothing to do with Apple. If a company offers a subscription

Re: Battery Usage

I have called them four or five times with issues. Each time I was forced to spend over two hours on the phone, and none of the times resulted in the problem being solved. I have more luck emailing this list. On 1/31/17, Deidre Muccio wrote: > I probably have not

Re: Clock App Recommendation

Hello, I went into google and typed: Qoo app clock. Here is the link I got. www.qooapps.com › apps Hope this helps. If it isn't the right thing their were other results in that search thread. Connie Sent from my iPod > On Jan 31, 2017, at 8:36 PM, Mauricio Molina

Re: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

Thanks! I may have figured out one thing. The far bottom left key seems to be the control key. While the option key seems to be the third key from the bottom left. I have no idea what they key inbetween the control and the option key is. On my Mac the far bottom left key is the function key,

Downloading a YouTube file

I want to use a small YouTube file in a place where I don't have a very good connection. It doesn't look like you can download a file from within the YouTube app. I am a YouTube read subscriber, but that doesn't seem to help. Is there anyway to easily download and then access on my iPhone a

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

Keep in mind that the Voyager products are single ear pieces, and not headsets. Andy -Original Message- From: Kelby Carlson Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations? I would love to know of anything that

RE: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

A friend recently showed me his Voyager Legend because I showed him my Voyager Edge and he was amazed by how small they are. When he handed me the Legend it was like somebody giving you a gallon jug of milk instead of a 1 Liter pack, they are positively huge compared to the Edge.

on screen keypad

When I’m on a call and need to select a number the keypad keeps disappearing. I have the iPhone 7 with the last 10.1… I am not sure what the number is. Any thoughts? Marie Lyons -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Please Join Me in Requesting That The New Explorer Feature, introduced in the Latest Version of the iOS Twitter App, Be Made VoiceOver Accessible

Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. Recently, Twitter introduced a new Explore feature in its iOS mobile app. In short, the new Explore feature encompasses Twitter Moments, allowing one to easily track trending topics, search patterns,

RE: Battery Usage

I've had the exact opposite experience. I'd say they have the best customer service around. I hope someone on the list can help you. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of kelby carlson Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Clock App Recommendation

Hi All, I have been a very happy user of the QOO app. With this app I am able to schedule a chime every hour, at the top and bottom of the hour, or every quarter hour. I can also schedule the chime for certain days of the week as well as specific hours of the day. Perhaps my favorite feature

Re: Battery Usage

Bad signals will consume more battery no matter whether your cell data is on or off. You may try to put a Sim card from Verizon for one day and see if the battery runs for a longer time. Apart from bad signals phone calls will be the worst consumers of battery. Keep the Low Power Mode on all

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

I would love to know of anything that easily fits in a pocket but £ has decent playtime. I know the Titaniums do. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:24 pm Subject:

Re: Ulysses was Re: Text editing/word processing

Scrivener didn't seem to let me enter apostrophes. It kept giving a short beep whenever I tried. Also, I found it tricky to import all the files I wanted to from Dropbox. I love the basic philosophy behind Scrivener but I just didn't have the experience I thought I would. I've had a much smoother

Re: Neato app update mentions VoiceOver improvements, but this appears far from usable still

hi all. Thank you Keith for the information on the update. I have a quick question. If you get an error message and you fix the error how do you then restart the bot vac. What I have had to do was tap on the screen and then press the home key because pressing the home key by itself did not

help with keyboard command Vo Keys

Hi all, I just purchased my first bluetooth keyboard for the iPhone. It’s a logitech K380 compact keyboard. It’s the size of a laptop keyboard. The description says it fully supports iOS. I thought control plus option were the VO keys to perform various tasks. All I get is a bonk when I try to

Re: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

My guess is that it is the function key. On a keyboard that I have, this is the case. :) Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2017, at 9:28 PM, Christina wrote: > > Thanks! I may have figured out one thing. The far bottom left key seems to be > the control key. While

Re: Bizarre Battery Issue

So I learned that you can tell if you have a battery problem if your standby and usage times are exactly the same. Mine are, so there's clearly something going on. On 1/31/17, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > As I said before, do a reset network settings, this can have amazing effects

RE: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

isn't it 'Command' key? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christina Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: help with keyboard command Vo Keys Thanks! I may have figured out one

Re: Battery Usage

It sounds like it is time to call Apple Accessibility or go into an Apple Store and see if they can figure out what is happening. You could also search the web for tips to save battery life and go through all the settings to see if something is running in the background that you don't want.

Re: Bizarre Battery Issue

Yes, it did not help. On 2/1/17, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Have you tried my suggestion? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of kelby carlson > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:29 PM > To:

RE: Bizarre Battery Issue

Have you tried my suggestion? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of kelby carlson Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Bizarre Battery Issue So I learned that you can tell if you

iBooks on the PC

Hi all, I have a question about iBooks. I've downloaded few books from the iTunes, but I'm wondering if there is any way to read those books on my PC, in txt or any other format... -- Best regards, Daniela -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

Re: Copy and paste from windows to iPhone, need an app:

Hi Sieghard, Zero tap stopped working for me a while back after one of my iOS upgrades so I started using snippets since I use this functionality all the time. I never found zero tap as useful for copying text from the iPhone to the computer and snippets handles this well too. Alan Lemly

RE: Copy and paste from windows to iPhone, need an app:

With Snippets, can you copy word documents to be read using word on the iPhone? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 6:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Copy and paste from windows to iPhone,

RE: VDR and pdf's with text in them.

Great! Glad that worked. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 7:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VDR and pdf's with text in them. Richard, you're a lifesaver! I totally

Re: some home button questions on the iphone 7

ah i've noticed that haha. That's what i kind of figured. On 1/31/2017 1:06 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Press the home button with a finger that you didn't register with Touch Id or use the power button on the side to wake up your phone. On the newer iPhones Touch Id is so good and fast that

Text editing/word processing

Hi all, OK, so a few of my abs are becoming obsolete. I've learned that nebulous is ending, and apparently draft pad ended quite a while ago. I am looking for a new text editor/word processor. Any recommendations? All the better if it can link up with dropbox. Oh, and no subscription-based

RE: Copy and paste from windows to iPhone, need an app:

I am sure you could copy an entire Word document and then paste it into the Word app on the iPhone, but whether it would preserve the formatting is another question. Why not just use OneDrive, save your document to OneDrive on the PC and it is instantly available to the Word app on your iPhone.

Re: Text editing/word processing

Hi Tracy, VoiceDream Writer costs $9.99, but it is so worth it. You can spellcheck and proofread your documents. I'm not sure if it syncs up with DropBox, but it does sync with iCloud so whenever you edit a document, it is automatically updated. Also when you create the document, and name iot,

Re: bug in the accessibility of apple tv 4

Neither of those bugs happen to me. With pairing of a bt keyboard, it doesn’t send me a pairing request, it just pairs, and when done it says “keyboard connected”. As for the other bug, I just turn my rotter to words or characters, and that seems to take care of reading what is in focus. > On

Reviewing subscriptions

Hello everyone, I wanted to view my subscriptions. I thought I went the correct way to get the information. But now I am not so sure. I went in to settings, and to ITunes and Apps. Then I entered on my ID. Once i did this, I saw a subscriptions link. So of course, I entered on it. However, all

Re: Text editing/word processing

I don't have Ulysses but I thought I'd mention it costs $24.99. It does have an extensive feature set but does much more than I would ever do when writing with my iPhone. I prefer to do the heavy lifting with my computer. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2017, at 11:13 AM,

Re: Text editing/word processing

Hello. I recommend Ulysses. It's fully accessible now. Since Apple figured out how to improve text selection, I haven't found any good reason to use Voice Dream Writer. It's easy to select, cut and paste chunks of text in Pages or other mainstream writing apps. Proof-reading is quite possible

bug in the accessibility of apple tv 4

I have discovered a bug in TVOS accessibility for apple tv 4. It manifests itself in two areas that I know of: 1. If you are attempting to pair a blue tooth keyboard that is sent a pairing code request by the system, voice over won't read the pairing code though it is displayed on the

RE: Text editing/word processing

Hi Michael, WordBook sounds interesting, but when I searched for it I found two apps from different developers with the same name. What is the developer for the one you are recommending? Thanks, Joe Thibault From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: Reviewing subscriptions

Hi no that is the correct place to view subscriptions maybe you don't have any active at the moment? If so double tap on the subscription and choose the appropriate option(s) to resubscribe. > On 31 Jan 2017, at 17:44, Terri Stimmel wrote: > > Hello everyone, > >

RE: bug in the accessibility of apple tv 4

The keyboards that pair automaticly work fine. It’s just the ones that request a pairing code. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: bug in the

Re: Bizarre Battery Issue

So, I'm still having this issue even after switching the apps off. I left my phone on but didn't use it for about four hours and it lost 20 percent of its battery. It's only about three months old. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To:

Re: Text editing/word processing

The company who produced Wordbook is called TranCreative Software. Agile Tortoise produces the Terminology app and other apps which have attracted attention from blind users. Hope that gets you on the right path. Should have included that information in my initial message. -- Michael Feir

Re: Reviewing subscriptions

Hello Christopher, and list, No, that's the odd thing, I currently do have some subscriptions. Such as Netflix, and Spotify. Now, they are on my Ipad, and not my Iphone. But would this make a difference? I wouldn't think so. But maybe I am incorrect? Thank you, Terri Get Outlook for

What can the AppleyTV do for me that the iPhone can't?

Hi, I have an AppleTV 4th gen and like it very much. I mostly use it for watching audio described movies with sighted family members. Mostly, when it's just me, I use the iPhone. Am I missing out on some accessibility and or content that the Apple TV offers but that the iPhone doesn't? I'm

Re: What can the AppleyTV do for me that the iPhone can't?

Well, some apps are more accessible on Apple TV than their equivalents on iOS. The reverse is also true so your mileage may vary. > On 31 Jan 2017, at 18:42, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > wrote: > > Hi, > > I have an AppleTV 4th gen and like it very much. I mostly

Re: Reviewing subscriptions

No it wouldn't. Try signing out of your Apple ID and signing back in. > On 31 Jan 2017, at 19:40, Terri Stimmel wrote: > > Hello Christopher, and list, > > No, that's the odd thing, I currently do have some subscriptions. Such as > Netflix, and Spotify. > Now, they

RE: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

Hi, Is it the same form factor and weight as previously? Thanks, Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 2:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: bluetooth earbud

Re: Question about the Nook ap

I think it's a bug in the app, I have the same issue, double tapping on the button that goes to the contents or library does not work. At this point, you can try turning voice over off and tapping in that area but that's the only way I can think of to work around this at the moment, other than

Question about the Nook ap

Is anyone using the Nook ap who hopefully can answer a question? I just finished a book and want to get back to my list of books and delete that particular book. The ap seems to be stuck in Book Page even though it says I'm at the end of the book and I can't seem to get it to go anywhere else.

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

How does the portability of the Voyager compared to something like the Trekzz? Can you put the Voyager in your pocket easily? This is why I typically go for earbuds rather than a headset in that if I'm going out without a backpack it's tougher to take one. On 1/31/17, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.

Re: Text editing/word processing

I really like Voice Dream Writer. It also uses mark down language. It is designed for the blind, so extremely user friendly. It is worth the $9.99. Richard "By doing what you love, you inspire and awaken the hearts of others." - Satsuki Shibuya Sent with my iPod Touch 6) On Jan 31, 2017,

Celular Data Question

All, To avoid maximizing my data, I've started having cellular data in settings turned off most of the time. What's weird is that I'm still seeing "t-mobile network" and the number of signal bars in the status bar on my phone. Is this normal or am I still using data somehow? -- The following

Re: Celular Data Question

Hello, no this is normal. When you are honor network or 3G depending on if you have LT on or not. The T-Mobile network thing is the cellular network you're using. And the signal strength bars, or how good the coverage is in your area for cellular calls. I hope this explains everything you

RE: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

I have been using a voyager legend since 2013, and absolutely loved it. Recently my headset took a one way trip to the great electronics graveyard in the sky. I found that Plantronics released a newer version of the legend, the voyager 5200 series. It is great. Simeler to the Legend, but

Re: Voiceover gestures for going to the bottom of the list in a big long scroll area

Hello, my experience is flicking left from the first bottom tab, brings me to that 999 channel. Actually, now there’s some 1995 service check channel. This flick left from the bottom row of tabs is working whether I have all channels showing or if I narrow the list to my favorites. I agree

how can i copy a link to my face book profile

how can I copy a lin toy face book profile? -- 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 the owners or moderators

Neato app update mentions VoiceOver improvements, but this appears far from usable still

Hi, New Neato app update today mentions VoiceOver improvements, but to my review it appears to still be a long way from usable. Some features are now announced when flicking through the bot options, but I noticed that selections of Home, Spot, or Manual do not indicate Selected when tapped

Re: Text editing/word processing

I'd say Wordbook compares quite nicely to Wordweb. For some reason, Wordweb got harder to use for me on iOS. It's a great app and I'd be happy to learn it was back to being fully useable. It was great on Windows too. Wordbook gives comparable definitions. There have been times when Ulysses has

Re: Voiceover gestures for going to the bottom of the list in a big long scroll area

Well, after further experimentation, I really don't know what is going on. It has actually worked once or twice to put me at the bottom where I wanted to be with the foreign-language channels. Other times, no dice. I have no idea why this might be. It's very weird. Mary Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Celular Data Question

To clarify, even though that information still appears the phone won't e using data? On 1/31/17, Joseph Hudson wrote: > Hello, no this is normal. When you are honor network or 3G depending on if > you have LT on or not. The T-Mobile network thing is the cellular network >

Re: Celular Data Question

i think that pertains to your signal strength for voice calls. Andy -Original Message- From: kelby carlson Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 1:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Celular Data Question All, To avoid maximizing my data, I've started having cellular data in

Re: Celular Data Question

hi, no, you're not using data, unless it says, for instance, 4g. this is just your carrier, and signal strength. it's normal. Sent from Thunderbird On 31/01/17 9:30 PM, kelby carlson wrote: All, To avoid maximizing my data, I've started having cellular data in settings turned off most of

Re: Text editing/word processing

Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I have a few follow up questions. Word Book sounds cool. How would you compare it to WordWeb? That’s the app I’ve been using for years. Ulysses is $19.99 in IOS App store and $44.99 in Mac App Store. Am I understanding correctly, if you wanted both

Re: Celular Data Question

How yes, that is correct. If you don't believe me, turn off yourself data, go out of range of your Wi-Fi, and then tried to do something Internet related. Joseph Hudson Group administrator for the following groups chat http://list.ntxability.org/mailman/listinfo/chat_list.ntxability.org blind

Ulysses was Re: Text editing/word processing

Hey there, If you don’t mind can you please tell me, especially from a blindness/voiceover user’s perspective as to why you chose or prefer ulysses over Scrivner. Currently, I am trying to decide which word processor I want to invest the time to learn as well as the money in. Also, is it

Re: Battery Usage

So I'm checking my battery usage stats now, and it looks like I'm getting a lot of drain from no cell coverage even when I have data turned off. What's going on? On 1/31/17, Dave wrote: > thanks for that. > > Dave. > > -Original Message- > From: rajmund > Sent: