IPhone charge cycles

2018-03-31 Thread Daniel McGee
Hello everyone Since we only have so many charge cycles until our iPhone batteries start to degrade and find it more difficult to hold a charge. I was just wondering if many of you leave it on a charger all the time. Until you need to go out somewhere or at least find yourself in a situation

Number of signal bars showing since 11.3

2018-03-31 Thread Agent086b
Hi all, one thing I have noticed since installing the latest update is the number of signal strength bars. before the update I could see 2 out of 5 bars. Since the update I now see 2 out of 4 bars. So they have reduced the number of bars. Not important but just interesting. Max. -- The

Re: Looking for a good recording program for the iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi Kristeen, There are a couple of options available that I have. Honestly, I can't say which one would work better than another because I don't do much recording on the phone as of yet. I have audio memos and hq recorder pro. I believ either one of these apps will let you append. Hope this

Re: iPhone voices

2018-03-31 Thread Richard Turner
You can only have one default voice, but if you go to the speech settings and go to rotor languages, you can add more voices, then, turn the rotor to languages, and you will be able to flick up or down through the different voices. HTH, Richard “The secret is not to make your music louder,

RE: Number of signal bars showing since 11.3

2018-03-31 Thread Don Risavy, Jr.
Have noticed the same thing on my iphone 8+ with Verizon. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Agent086b Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 5:33 PM To: iPhone List > Subject: Number of signal bars showing since

Re: Netflix and audio descriptions

2018-03-31 Thread Daniel MacDonald
hello Jenn, to enable Audio Description on Netflix, on iOS, go to accessibility>Media, and find enable audio descriptions. turn this option on and it should work. if not, go to the more options menu when a show is playing and turn on audio descriptions from their. if you google Netflix audio

RE: Amazon Kindle, can I buy using the app?

2018-03-31 Thread Cris Ali
Thanks a million Russ, The links you sent are extremely helpful. I truly appreciate that. Regards, Cris Twitter @JerusalemBoy From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 9:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Why stop with Facebook? The download of my Google data was even more revealing, USA Today

2018-03-31 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am posting the following article because it references several apps that are available on iOS. Mark How to download your Google data and what you'll find By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Updated 3:44 p.m. PDT Mar. 30, 2018 Curious to see how much a sprawling Internet company

Re: IPhone charge cycles

2018-03-31 Thread Anthony Vece
I only charge my battery when it needs to be charged Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Mar 31, 2018, at 4:34 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > > Hello everyone > > Since we only have so many charge cycles until our iPhone batteries start to > degrade and find it more

Re: recycling an iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread Arlene
Actually, Terri, while you have a solution of using the phone as a music and book player, you could also use it as a phone with t-mobile's digits service. You would pay $10 a month if you chose to purchase the service, and the phone number would be the same as your existing phone number. I have

Re: Number of signal bars showing since 11.3

2018-03-31 Thread Lielle Ben Simon‫ליאל בן סימון‬‎
Hi, no, apple solve the bug of VoiceOver doesn't reported correctly on the signal bars. For sites people it has bin changed to 4 bars. Sent from my iphone ‫ב-1 באפר׳ 2018, בשעה 0:33, ‏‏Agent086b ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > Hi all, > one thing I have noticed since installing the

Re: Netflix and audio descriptions

2018-03-31 Thread michv
hi jen. if you have a apple tv you start the movie playing then arrow up and then right up to where it says languwige then arrow down untill you hear inglish audio description and press enter. hth. from Mich. -Original Message- From: Jennie Facer Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 6:00

strange iMessaging issue

2018-03-31 Thread Terri Stimmel
Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this issue. I can't say for sure when it actually started. Anyway, sometimes when I text others who have I devices, I noticed that if they send a couple of texts back to back, that I usually can't read the 1 before the last 1. Has

iPhone voices

2018-03-31 Thread Jewel
I have several voices on my iPhone, but I listen to only one, Karen. I would like to be able to listen to the others from time to time: I am sure that Karen will understand, but how do I make the change from, say, Karen to Lee? Jewel -- The following information is important for

Re: IPhone charge cycles

2018-03-31 Thread Gordon
It's not a good idea to leave it on the charger all the time. It doesn't hurt the battery if you top it off even if it's not low. So for example, you're getting ready for your Easter dinner and your battery is at 76. It's not going to hurt to put it on the charger while you're in the shower to

Looking for a good recording program for the iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Often, Voice memos works fine, but what can I use if I want to be able to append to a file or do other simple editing? Thanks for any info. Kristeen -- 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

Netflix and audio descriptions

2018-03-31 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi, How do you enable the audio descriptions for Netflix? I just signed up and wanted to watch a movie with it. Do I have to just look for ones that describe? Thanks for any help you can give. Jenn Jenn and Kumi -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

Re: Looking for a good recording program for the iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Thank you very much for this information. Kristeen > On Mar 31, 2018, at 6:04 PM, Jennie Facer wrote: > > Hi Kristeen, > > There are a couple of options available that I have. Honestly, I can't say > which one would work better than another because I don't do much

Re: strange iMessaging issue

2018-03-31 Thread Donna
Hi I have noticed this ONLY when the other person sends a link to something. Otherwise iMessages sent in quick sucession shows the entire message in each message I receive. Donna > > Hello everyone, > > > I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this issue. I can't say for > sure when

Re: Made decision regarding my iPhones

2018-03-31 Thread Andy Baracco
If you are a T Mobile customer and are over 55 years old, take advantage of the unlimited 55 plus program. You can get one line for $50 per month, with unlimited talk, text, and data. And you can get two lines for $60 even if the second line is for someone who is under 55. Also, if you are a

Re: Echo?

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Ok, thanks for this. RobH. - Original Message - From: "Joe Paton" To: Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 4:50 PM Subject: Re: Echo? Hello Robert, Now i am no expert. Music unlimited is 4.99 Month. Spotify is 9.99. Don't know what amazon

Re: iPhone voices

2018-03-31 Thread Jewel
Thanks Richard! I confess that, except for changing between letters and words, the rotor is a deep mystery to me. I don't think that I have ever seen a heading such as languages. I will look, with a measure of trepidity I must say, for it! Jewel From: Richard Turner Sent:

Re: iPhone voices

2018-03-31 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Jewel, You won't find it until you have at least one voice besides the default voice, then languages will show up in the rotor. HTH, Richard “The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.” - Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1 On

Re: Phone stopped ringing

2018-03-31 Thread Russ Kiehne
My brothers wife had the same thing happen with her phone. She restarted the phone and it worked as it should. -Original Message- From: Richard Turner Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 3:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Phone stopped ringing Hi, Two things to check. One,

Re: Amazon Kindle, can I buy using the app?

2018-03-31 Thread Russ Kiehne
Here is how I buy Kindle books on my ios device. From the book: Kindle for iOS Accessibility Gestures - Quick Reference Guide Kindle Store: Buy & Download to your iOS Device You can shop from the Kindle Store using the Safari browser and deliver Kindle titles to the Kindle reading app on your

Re: Echo?

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
My pet music genre is latin American, not something over wide spread in other countries; Paraguayan harps in particular, so I might have an issue finding in these services? BobH. - Original Message - From: "Merv Keck" To: Sent:

Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
I lvoe this, and feels to true - Phone is about the worst aspect of an iPhone!. But I take both routes, keeping an old button Nokia handy on the one hand and an old ipad on the other. Echo is about to encroach on the entertainment side next; so my solutions are getting quite eclectic now.

Re: Echo?

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Ok, I'm UK, so which of these cost? Thanks, BobH. - Original Message - From: "Dave" To: Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 12:00 AM Subject: Re: Echo? in the UK, amazon prime music, has over 2 million songs and growing, and if you

Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
This is where we use a previous phone, or get an iPad Mini, which has bigger speaker output than a phone if you don't want it connected to other bits; though bluetooth and speakers is almost agiven these days. I keep meaning to move into a spare 6+ MrsH abandoned, so I took for repair. Agree

Re: recycling an iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
For spares if necessary; I know they do go on eBay under that thread. Back street repair shops have to get cheap bits from somewhere. BobH. - Original Message - From: "Anthony Vece" To: Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 5:30 AM Subject: Re:

Re: couple of IPhone questions if I may!

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
I thought it was something like up.down arrows together, or something like that. - Original Message - From: "Arlene" To: Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 7:10 AM Subject: Re: couple of IPhone questions if I may! Janet, for those of

Re: Phone stopped ringing

2018-03-31 Thread Judy Pryor
Yes Rob you were right. I put my phone a drawer which is full of clutter when I go to bed. It must have touched something to turn it off, as I have never knowingly put the phone on mute. Many thanks Judy Sent from my iPhone > On 31 Mar 2018, at 07:53, 'RobH.' via VIPhone

Re: Phone stopped ringing

2018-03-31 Thread Judy Pryor
Thanks Richard, I am feeling very stupid the mute was on. I have never knowingly pressed that button. I put the phone in a drawer when I go to bed I think the phone touched some of the other clutter in that drawer. Many thanks Judy Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Mar 2018, at 23:53, Richard

Re: couple of IPhone questions if I may!

2018-03-31 Thread Arlene
Janet, for those of us that are really knew, how would you put mav on? I would really appreciate knowing this because whenever I've tried typing with my bluetoothkeyboard, no letters appearently are written and I didn't know why, so what you wrote about here, as simple as it is was something

Re: Echo?

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Do these service cost? Do you get to download and keep? I have my own music, and can't really play it. An SD card slot on one of these owuld be like - Wonderful, especially if you could talk it through a lengthy folder structure. Thanks, BobH. - Original Message - From: "Joe Paton"

Re: Phone stopped ringing

2018-03-31 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Check the mute switch on the side?... they do still have a mute switch on the side?! BobH, not checked for ages. - Original Message - From: "Judy Pryor" To: Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 11:45 PM Subject: Phone stopped ringing Today

Re: recycling an iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread lenron brown
Um if it still comes on then it's good for at least an audio book player or something. On 3/31/18, 'RobH.' via VIPhone wrote: > For spares if necessary; I know they do go on eBay under that thread. Back > street repair shops have to get cheap bits from > somewhere. > >

RE: recycling an iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread Tom Rash
Also Best Buy might give you store credit. I just took an old iPad there yesterday. It only had 16 GB on it and was running real slow. I was going to keep it but decided to take it to Best Buy. I got a $65.00 gift card to use at Best Buy. -Original Message- From:

Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?

2018-03-31 Thread lenron brown
If you don't have so much extra cash I would say just buy the battery pack and call it a day. The IPod 6g is a bad buy because of how old it already is. On 3/31/18, 'RobH.' via VIPhone wrote: > I lvoe this, and feels to true - Phone is about the worst aspect of an >

RE: recycling an iPhone

2018-03-31 Thread Cristóbal
They explained that it's bricked due to it being stolen. Doubt any store's going to give out any credit for a black listed phone. Probably sell for parts at this point. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rash Sent:

Made decision regarding my iPhones

2018-03-31 Thread Terri Stimmel
Hello everyone, First of all, I appreciate the advice I got, regarding rather or not to recycle my 1 iPhone. i also appreciate the thoughts and advice, regarding rather or not to purchase an iPod. I hadn't realized that it had been 3 years since the last iPod Touch was released. I also

Re: Echo?

2018-03-31 Thread Joe Paton
Hello Robert, Now i am no expert. Music unlimited is 4.99 Month. Spotify is 9.99. Don't know what amazon prime is, around seven ten uk pounds I think. When you have bought music from amazon, then that music can form part of your library and be available on-line. To play your local music,

Re: couple of IPhone questions if I may!

2018-03-31 Thread Joe Paton
Left, right arrows, turns on, then off, quick nav. This is not my problem. As I wrote, I believe the problem is a setting on the Iphone, because, on a second Iphone, the magic keyboard works. I use same keystrokes on both devices, this should rule me out as the culprit..smile. Still need to

Hulu app and VoiceOver

2018-03-31 Thread Conrad Bennett
Is there anyway to make the Hulu app voiceover accessible it used to be now does not want to work correctly please help thanks. -- 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