RE: Moving icons.

Since you told me that with 14, our most used ones will be on Page two, I am going into my preferred ones every day, just so that whenever that time comes, it can happen. Will it be automatic, or will I have to do something? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: apple's equivalent of the echo

I think a lot depends on how it’s going to be used. I have 2 Home Pods and love them .. but I generally use them for listening to music .. or playing my Apple TV through them .. controlling my smart plugs and such .. I think they have superior sound to the Echo .. that being said, there are a

Speak Screen?

Hi, Everyone. Every once in a while I manage, usually in YouTube, to bring Siri up while VO is talking, and I get two readers for the price of one. I think this is the Speak Screen thing, but I don't know what I do to bring it up. I think there's a "stop" option. Does anyone know what this is, and

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

I totally agree with Peter. I have a pair of HomePods, and they totally blow the echo away. But they really are music listening devices, or podcasts, or playing your Apple TV, like Peter said. If you’re into all that other stuff, the trivia games etc., then the HomePod isn’t what you want.

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

Another option is the google home which I own. My mom got it for me as a gift. I like it because I can listen to music from youtube which you can't do with the echo. I also use mine to answer questions, as well as help me get the correct spelling of words when I'm composing email messages. It

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

Janet, I thought Apple's digital assistant is Siri. I would strongly recommend you stick with the Amazon Echo rather than investing in a Home Pod running Siri. All of these devices and systems have issues from time to time but my opinion is that the Amazon Echo is the best of the lot. Alan

RE: Speak Screen?

Speak screen is primarily for non-VoiceOver users in my opinion. It allows the screen to be spoken when you do a two finger swipe down from the top of the screen, i.e. the status bar. When this is on, you can then lock your phone and it will keep reading. Some people find this useful when reading

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

Well, considering your investment in your two Home Pods, I would agree that the sound quality of music, etc should greatly exceed the sound of an Echo. I primarily use my Echos as an online digital library and enjoy its ability to answer my questions accurately. I think Amazon's system works

apple's equivalent of the echo

please would someone tell me whether apple’s equivalent of the echo is any good as they are having trouble with the echo and wonder whether it is worth changing. Janet -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: Copying a text message into an email

Richard: Yes, I do have ‘action’, but when I double tap on ‘copy’, nothing happens. What do I have to do next? -- 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

RE: Playing music on the iPhone: unable to access anything in the for you tab

Alan, That must explain why I don’t have a for you tab. I turned off apple music so it doesn’t offer it. I’m pretty sure that is an Apple music tab. If those who are having issues have Apple Music, it is time to call Apple Accessibility. Richard "He that cannot forgive others breaks the

Re: Copying a text message into an email

Richard: Thanks. I thought that when I double tapped on ‘copy’, I would hear something like 'copied to clipboard, but didn’t so wasn’t sure it was copied. Anyway, that worked. Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions

RE: Moving icons.

Well, I don't know how this feature will work or whether it will be automatic or not. I'm guessing it'll leave your home pages alone, but you'll have the option of installing an app without having an icon show up on any home pages. For apps that you don't place on your home page, you'll be able

Re: adjusting touch sensitivity

I think what you are looking for is under Settings, Accessibility, Touch, Touch accommodations. If you turn that on, you will find several options that you can experiment with to see if they help. I've not used any of them, but they might help if you are finding things not responding the way

Copying a text message into an email

Hi guys: Remember last week I was trying to send a text message to a email address, but it would not go through. It was suggested that I copy and paste the text into an email, but I didn't try that until today. I opened the text and turned the rotor to 'text selection', but that option did

Re: Playing music on the iPhone: unable to access anything in the for you tab

Yes, that’s happening to me, too. > On Jul 25, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Kimberly wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’m wondering if anyone can confirm this behavior in the music app on the > iPhone. When i access the for you tab, I can’t play any of the suggested > music. If i double tap any of the

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

I have really given up on the echo for answering most questions. Google is better in my opinion. And my Google mini only cost me 20 bucks. I wouldn’t listen to Sirius music on it. But for questions, and other voice only listening, it’s fine. Most people in the tech press got it all wrong when

Playing music on the iPhone: unable to access anything in the for you tab

Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone can confirm this behavior in the music app on the iPhone. When i access the for you tab, I can’t play any of the suggested music. If i double tap any of the suggested selections, instead of playing that song or album or artist the browse tab open to a completely

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

Also, the amazon echo. Now has HQ music. and you can add external speakers, if you wish. Dave. From: Alan Lemly Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2020 5:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: apple's equivalent of the echo Well, considering your investment in your two Home Pods, I would

RE: apple's equivalent of the echo

Again, it depends on the type of questions you're asking. I have access to Alexa, Siri, and a Google Home and find that Alexa consistently answers the type of questions I'm asking. But like all things, these digital assistants have a learning curve and I've no doubt gotten better at phrasing my

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

I have an echo and mine is working great. I have never used the Apple home pod which is Apple's answer to the smart speaker, but every review that I have read about it says that it does not have nearly as man features as the Amazon Echo or Google Home, also, you can play Apple music on your

people you may know entries in facebook

I frequently get these among my other posts by my friends.  I can't figure out how to look at the people listed in these entries though.  Do any of you know how to do this? thanks. -- Dan Beaver (KA4DAN) -- The following

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

I think the best one is a toss up between Amazon Echo and Google Home, I have both, but both have far more features than the Home Pod, the sound quality may be better on the home pod but for me having the most features is most important. > On Jul 25, 2020, at 11:33 AM, Alan Lemly wrote: > >

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

I like the echo better than Siri. She consistently answers my questions correctly and doesn't send me to the web as much as Siri does. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Peter Logan wrote: > >  > I think a lot depends on how it’s going to be used. I have 2 Home Pods and >

Re: Copying a text message into an email

Do you have actions on the rotor? If so, try flicking up or down to copy and double tap. Then paste it into an email. Richard "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient hatreds among peoples.

RE: Playing music on the iPhone: unable to access anything in the for you tab

When I open the Music app on my iPhone SE 2020 and select the For you tab, I'm presented with a button to try Apple Music and get three months free. I have no intention of signing up for Apple Music but am curious whether those of you who are unable to get anything to play from this tab have an

RE: Copying a text message into an email

Go to your email and paste it by turning to edit, flicking up or down to paste and double tap. It didn’t give me any confirmation that it was copied so I just went and tried pasting and there it was. Richard "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself,”

RE: apple's equivalent of the echo

I have a friend who has an Echo Show, and it reads boxes of crackers, stuff like that for her. Also, some way or other, I think she can order on Amazon and maybe from Wal-Mart with the thing. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: Problem With Auto Lock

    If you buy the phone and you get it in just press tripple home and you are in God's hands. On 7/25/2020 7:19 PM, 'cwc' via VIPhone wrote: I am having a problem with my screen not locking when the phone is not in use. When I sit the phone down, it usually will lock the screen after a

Re: Problem With Auto Lock

I've got auto lock turned off on my iPhone. I like to decide myself when I want to lock my iPhone. On 7/25/20, Donald ball wrote: >     If you buy the phone and you get it in just press tripple home and > you are in God's hands. > > On 7/25/2020 7:19 PM, 'cwc' via VIPhone wrote: >> >> I am

RE: apple's equivalent of the echo

Then I think you may not have heard a Sonos system yet and while there a few limitations, you can set up a Sonos One or some of th eother newer speakers either as an Alexa or Google Home speaker. One limitation is that you can't use features like Drop-In which you can do between actual Echo

Re: people you may know entries in facebook

Hi, I only use the Facebook app. Hopefully my instructions will somehow lead you to where you need to be, if you use the Facebook website.. 1. Launch Facebook 2. Tap on Facebook Menu (lower left) 3. From the top, swipe down to Top Shortcuts & tap to expand the list of items 4. Swipe down to

Re: Problem With Auto Lock

This is not a solution to the autolock, but why not just press the power button when you set it down? You may want to make sure all the background activities are off, the app switcher is clear, and reboot the phone. Or, call Apple Accessibility and ask them to do a screen share with diagnostics.

Re: apple's equivalent of the echo

hi, Alan, I totally agree with you. The echo has a tremendous sound. Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Jul 25, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Alan Lemly wrote: > >  > Janet, > > I thought Apple's digital assistant is Siri. I would strongly recommend you > stick with the

RE: apple's equivalent of the echo

I don’t really think you can compare the home pod to an echo as they are for different purposes, More of a comparison would be the home pod and the sonos products which are meant for music / media playing. And now with the new sonos products having alexa built in thye do compare more to apple

Problem With Auto Lock

I am having a problem with my screen not locking when the phone is not in use. When I sit the phone down, it usually will lock the screen after a short period. I have had it set at 1 minute with uncertain results. It has been a problem for some time. Now it is getting worse I have

RE: Problem With Auto Lock

Why don't you just lock it? I never just sit mine down, have lock set on 30 seconds. The Apple guy suggested 5 minutes, which is OK, but right now I have mine on 30 second, battery saver. Still, whenever I put it down, I lock it. -Original Message- From: 'cwc' via VIPhone

RE: apple's equivalent of the echo

Nothing compares to the actual audio produced by the Homepod, nothing. Except maybe for the Amazon Studio Speaker. The Amazon devices certainly have a few more skills, no doubt about it, but Homepod sounds fantastic, far better than most Amazon devices. Just an opinion. From: