RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

I have a number of Bluetooth and wired headphoens Including the airpods second gen and the airpods pro, And they work fine when the phone is locked. >From all my apple airpods and my bose frames I use hey siri to do everything I >need, Be that make a phone call or play music etc. So if the

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

The Apple Airpods Max, and any bluetooth earphone or speaker on the planet work fine while the iPhone is locked. Whomever said that they don't was passing along misinformation. Locking the iPhone has no impact on audio output unless the app you are using doesn't allow it. For example, if you do

Re: Using iPhone Microphone While Using AirPods?

Yes, but how do you have the iPhone microphone be used instead of the AirPods microphone? Brandon “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven” – Satan, from Milton’s Paradise Lost > On Mar 27, 2021, at 2:55 AM, Afik Souffir wrote: > > She can doing it. Voiceover comes thrue the airpods

Re: Using iPhone Microphone While Using AirPods?

She can doing it. Voiceover comes thrue the airpods From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Brandon A. Olivares Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 8:31:24 AM To: VIPhone Subject: Using iPhone Microphone While Using AirPods? Hi, Is there a way to use the

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

If you can't use the apple max when your iPhone is locked, I would not get one. I usually lock my iPhone when listening to audio books. I'm thinking of getting a set of anker earbuds. Anker makes some great products which don't cost to much, but work very well. I also like wearing headphones

Creating folders on the iPhone so they go into personal instead of like underneath the inbox.

Can someone please give instructions on how to do this? Because I forgotten. Thank you. Thanks for your prompt attention! Sent from my iPhone -- 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,

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Alan, That is a great issue you have found with SuperSense. It has lots of apps you can import from, some that make no sense at all, but no Dropbox. First, write to them through the app and request Dropbox access. They default to iCloud, though OneDrive is another possibility. Have you tried

control centre

please could someone tell me how to turn off control centre when you are playing blindfold games to stop it interfering with the game please?  thanks a lot Janet -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

Hollie, I've had that problem even with yes. So, Gene Asner on the tech list said to say yes period. I did yesterday. That worked! She simply read yes, and asked if I was ready to send, and I said yes I am. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: control centre

Control Center isn't something you can turn on or off. There is a gesture sliding your finger up from the bottom of the screen that can bring up the control center. I suggest you write to the developer of the games if this is a constant issue. Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to

RE: Creating folders on the iPhone so they go into personal instead of like underneath the inbox.

If you are talking about creating a filter that would put certain messages into one folder, and other messages in another folder, you cannot do that on the iPhone. Depending on which mail service you are using, you could create folders in your application on its web interface or on a computer

Re: VenMo

Hello, I had the same problem and so try to login using the website. I didn’t realize I had a missed type in my email address. which meant I couldn’t verify my account that way either. They are owned by PayPal and I don’t remember ever having a Venmo account with my phone number, but did

Re: Creating folders on the iPhone so they go into personal instead of like underneath the inbox.

If you want to create different folders using your iPhone, these are the steps someone gave on how to do this and you then just move your email to the particular folders you have created. If this isn’t what you were asking, then disregard my message. 1. When focus is in the inbox list of

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

Um, yes it is, which is why I predominantly use google. � From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 11:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Is Siri really that worthless? � Well, that is truly worthless. � I’d write Apple

RE: control centre

O right, you can turn it off while in apps, I forgot all about that. That way, when you want the control center, you have to go to the home screen first. Probably the right setting for these games. Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize

RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

Hi Richard, I’d be interested to hear what you find out. I’ve wondered about my pair, as it was not as seamless to connect to my iPhone as I thought it would be. Also, I had a lot of difficulty connecting the Pods to my PC. However, everything is working well, so I guess I will continue to

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

You know, I tried to get Siri to send a group text, but somehow, it was not working. I tried writing it in, but I was not sure the three names all came up on the To field. So, I really condensed the original, rather detailed message, and got her to send it, and already have had a reply, so I

Re: Is Siri really that worthless?

Carolyn: Thanks for the tip! Siri can be very frustrating at times, especially with dictating a text message. I find dictating a message from the messages app using Voice Over is much more accurate, and you can edit your message if there are any errors. -- The following information is

Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Hi List, I'll admit up front that I'm a bit old school and prefer using my desktop computer to do most of my email. I often get scanned PDF image files that I want to run OCR on while preserving as much formatting as possible. I will save these attachment images to an applicable Dropbox folder

Volume issue

I don't know what's going on with my SE2020, but I need to figure out how to control two separate volumes.  That would be the voiceover volume and the music I may be playing.  Lately the music overpowers the voiceover, and of course without voiceover, I can't lower the volume of the music.  I

RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

Hi Richard, I did play some music which came through the Air Pods Max and my hearing aids. With Noise Cancellation on, I did hear on occasion certain instruments coming through my right ear. It was quite an experience, as I got an extra sound boost from my aids. This means that I can certainly

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

I did say yes on one, but my reply was no, so she said, I won't send it. So, now, I know to say no period. When she reads my reply, she just says no. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, March 26,

Re: control centre

Hi Richard and all, There’s a setting in the control center settings that you can turn off. It says something like when apps are on, you can’t swipe up to control center. It is in the main settings and under control center. Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Mar 27, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Richard Turner >

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

I had to wrestle with her to send a group text this morning. I even tried writing it, but could not tell if I got all three recipients in the To field, even though I did type them. I need some 101 on group texting, I think. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: control centre

> > Janet, If you go to settings, control center, here you can unselect to be able to access control center while in apps. Disabling this still lets you have access to control center when no app is open. Donna > please could someone tell me how to turn off control centre when you are >

RE: Volume issue

Unfortunately, the Music is controlled by the volume buttons and VoiceOver volume is controlled on the rotor. Generally speaking, the iOS will remember the volume you last set. So try adjusting the music volume where you want it, and then put VoiceOver at 100% see how that works. Chances are,

RE: How to install the latest update

Go to settings, General, Software update and you should find the install or download buttons there. The current one that dropped yesterday is 14.4.2, a critical security update. Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize that you are in a hurry.

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

Yes, Hollie, that is what happened to me, and Gene said to say no period. It worked with a yes period, and I think it is going to with no period. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:22 PM

RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

That’s OK Les, I’m glad that worked for you, but I’m trying to scope out if I have a defective set. I don’t think any mic should be live when in noise cancelation mode. I’ll be calling apple today. Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize that

vo cursor problem in last fb ios update or not

Hi folks A friend of mine reports that there is a voiceover cursor problem with the last fb app update. When you are in the reports section maybe it is called different in english that section is placed in the very down area of the screen left tot he facebook menu tab. When you click i

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

I think you all are making a big deal of one little isolated event. I have criticized SIRI often enough myself, but let's face it, none of these digital assistants are perfect and each has strength and weaknesses. We have both Google and Echo smartspeakers at home, but the fact is that the

RE: Trouble answering phone calls

Have you tried flicking to the right or left to see if you could get the key pad back, so you could answer? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon A Fogarty Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 1:24 AM To:

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Alan, This may be more easily done when the PDF file is an email attachment, rather than a file in a dropbox folder. Once you have accessed the file, and have it open on your iPhone, you should find super sense in the share sheet. If not you should be able to add it to the share sheet. - Brad

How to install the latest update

Hello everyone, My phone is an 8. Right now it says IOS 14.4.1 is ready to install. But it just sits there and does nothing. In the past, I have also read, “Install now?” But this time I hear nothing like that. I have no sight so not sure what may be on the screen that isn’t being read. Any ideas

Re: Volume issue

Volume in the rotor is for controlling voiceover volume. You can't change this. - Brad - On Mar 27, 2021, at 11:03, Maria Campbell wrote: I don't know what's going on with my SE2020, but I need to figure out how to control two separate volumes. That would be the voiceover volume and the

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

I've never tried that. I have a friend, who has dictated all of her contact information. I don't think she has 234 like I do, but I can't quite imagine dictating contacts. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Holly Sent:

Re: Volume issue

My suggestion is to put audio ducking into the rotor, so that if you need the volume of whatever you are listening to turned down so you can hear voice over better, turn the rotor to audio ducking and do a one-finger swipe down to turn it on. Being that you won't want audio ducking on all the

RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

Good news. For those who have not read earlier message, my new, fabulous, Airpods Max developed an issue where sound was coming in the right ear microphones even when Noise Cancelation was on. I called Apple support and the first thing the man had me do was to reset the headphones. You reset

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Thanks, Malcolm. I think I must have used your method at least once but with my aging brain, my memory seems to forget a lot more than it retains. When I followed your steps and selected the Import PDF option, the browse screen which opened was already on iCloud drive. All I had to do was go

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

A hard reset, holding down crown and noise button might help here too. I had a connection problem Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda > On Mar 27, 2021, at 10:09 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: > >  > Hi

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Malcolm, that is good to know. I didn't want to be alone in my confusion. Later, Richard "Living by answers is a form of death. It’s only questions that keep you living." -From, The Cross of Lead by Avi, chapter 24- "I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired?'

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

OK, apparently Apple thinks any and all cloud services should be called iCloud. How humble of them, . Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize that you are in a hurry. My web site, www.turner42.com From:

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

I am sorry! Someone had come in saying they were having connection problems adding another little branch to the thread, I was directing my advice and towards them, that maybe they needed to do a hardware reset. That may not fix the transparency problem, Although I think it did in that case as

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

I thought the In iCloud message may have been Voiceover generated, but if you turn the Rotor to characters when focus is on a folder and read a character at a time it appears that the words “In iCloud” are actually there. My first thought was it may be an interpretation of a symbol but

Re: How to install the latest update

Hello Shirley, because 14.4.2 has come out since your phone downloaded 14.4.1, go to Settings/General/iPhone Storage. Delete the 14.4.1 update from there. Then go to Software Update again. It should offer to download and install 14.4.2. Best, Anna > On Mar 27, 2021, at 11:31 AM, Richard

RE: Volume issue

Maria, try going into Accessibility, Audio, and then to Audio Ducking; toggle Audio ducking off. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 12:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Re: control centre

thanks Donna.  Janet On 27/03/2021 16:27, Donna Casteen wrote: Janet, If you go to settings, control center, here you can unselect to be able to access control center while in apps. Disabling this still lets you have access to control center when no app is open. Donna please could

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

I completely agree with you Richard, it makes no sense or should that be Supersense? Equally confused on that one. Malcolm Parfitt > On 27 Mar 2021, at 18:50, Richard Turner wrote: > >  So, does it make sense that after getting Dropbox turned on in SuperSense, > (Thanks Malcolm) that when

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

If you are on a phonecall or zoom call should you turn on transparency? Andy - Original Message - From: Pete Nalda To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 11:26 AM Subject: Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours A hard reset, holding down

RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

That is a personal choice. If you want to hear what is happening around you, yes. With noise cancelation on, all you will hear is the person on the phone. And, the other people I have talked to say I come through loud and clear. Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

I think it is an Apple thing from what Malcom said. You may have missed that piece of the thread. He pointed out that if you enable DropBox in the Apple Files app, it does the same thing. To which I said, OK, apparently Apple thinks any and all cloud services should be called iCloud. How humble

RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

I just did another test. I called my wife on our land-line from my iPhone while wearing the Airpods Max. She couldn’t tell any difference in my voice whether I had Transparency Mode or Noise Cancelation on. So it has no impact on how someone hears you on their end. HTH. Richard Ralph's

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Yes, I saw Malcolm's and your replies after my reply. I agree that Apple is responsible for the errant terminology and I'll adapt my brain to ignore the iCloud reference going forward. Alan From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Brad, Thanks for that suggestion. I considered it might be an option but was looking for other approaches since I've already saved the original attachment to my Dropbox folder using my computer. It is good to know that I can fire up my email app on my iPhone, find the source message with

Re: Trouble answering phone calls

Also, remember that if the keyboard is on the screen, the answer call button is just above where the home button is, or was if you don't have a home button. This button turns into the end call button if a call is in progress. I probably use the two-finger double tap to answer most of the time,

Re: Browser In The Dock?

Hello Marty, You can manage all your applications! Try to flic down on the application you'd like to moove and choose edit. Do it again and choose the option you are looking for. Lyne > Le 27 mars 2021 à 15:44, Marty Hutchings a écrit > : > >  > How did you get phone in the dock? I have

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Richard, I agree that Supersense saying each Dropbox folder is in iCloud makes absolutely no sense but it does that for me too. I'm not sure who to report such a Voiceover anomaly to. Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

This is how I got Supersense to import a pdf stored on my Dropbox. Launch Supersense and choose Import Image or PDF. Now select import pdf. You will have a browser window open like Apple’s Files App. Locate the More button and double-tap this. You should have a list of available options that

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

Hi, I use Siri all the time to send text messages or audio messages. I just say hey Siri, send a audio message to X then she will say recording and I just start talking and when I stop talking for about five seconds or longer Siri comes on and says do you want me to send it. At that point

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Hi Richard, I will write to Supersense through the app and request Dropbox access. I did attempt to share the file to Supersense using the Dropbox app with the only difference being that I placed focus on the file and single finger swiped down until Share had focus and double tapped. But

RE: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Hello Alan, Richard and list. An update to my earlier post on getting pdf files into Supersense. Now that my PC has condescended to talk to me I can clarify my earlier post. Launch Supersense and choose the Import Image or PDF option. Now select Import PDF. Voiceover should

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

So, does it make sense that after getting Dropbox turned on in SuperSense, (Thanks Malcolm) that when I open dropbox from supersense's dropbox option that each dropbox folder says "in iCloud?" Confusedly yours, Richard "Living by answers is a form of death. It’s only questions that keep you

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Hello Richard, Strangely enough if you enable Dropbox in Apple’s Files App the announcement is the same. Dropbox folders are reported as being in iCloud. Malcolm Parfitt > On 27 Mar 2021, at 19:18, Richard Turner wrote: > >  Malcolm, that is good to know. I didn't want to be alone in my

Re: Browser In The Dock?

How did you get phone in the dock? I have messages instead. Love in Christ Marty The Gospel is fully accessible to all. From: Fazil Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Browser In The Dock? Hi, Group. I have iPhone8 with iOS14.41. In the dock, I have

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

I can speak to this, but with the pros. Once I turn on noise canceling to hear the color better and all the sudden she could not hear me. So I turned it back off to transparency mode I don’t have yeah nerve to try that with the max to somebody yet. I think it opens the mics more to be in

More obsessing over Airpods Max

I put up a kind of dumb, but hopefully helpful, short sample recording to help folks hear what the Airpods Max sound like if you are on a call or recording. www.turner42.com/JPR.mp3 Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

Richard, glad you got your max working correctly. For $550, they shouldn't have any problems. On 3/27/21, Richard Turner wrote: > I just did another test. > I called my wife on our land-line from my iPhone while wearing the Airpods > Max. > She couldn’t tell any difference in my voice whether

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

Hi Les, I've lost track of what emails I answered and which I didn't. A hard reset did the trick. And, I too had to work at getting them connected, but I think that was user error on my part. Holding the digital crown and noise cancelation buttons down for severl seconds reset them and they have

RE: How to install the latest update

Thanks Anna. I’ll do it.   Shirley Tracy From: Anna DresnerSent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 12:39 PMTo: VIPhone Mailing ListSubject: Re: How to install the latest update Hello Shirley, because 14.4.2 has come out since your phone downloaded 14.4.1, go to Settings/General/iPhone Storage. Delete the

Re: Help needed getting image PDF in Dropbox folder to Supersense

Supersense developers and apple. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2021, at 4:52 PM, Alan Lemly wrote: > >  > Richard, > > I agree that Supersense saying each Dropbox folder is in iCloud makes > absolutely no sense but it does that for me too. I'm not sure who to report > such a Voiceover

Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours

Joshua, All electronic products are going to have problems. Thousand dollar computers, 3 thousand dollar computers, billion dollar space crafts, etc. The question is whether the problem is resolvable. In this case it was an easy solution. I can easily recommend these for those who can afford

RE: How to install the latest update

Thank you and also Anna. I’ve got it.   Shirley Tracy From: Richard TurnerSent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 12:31 PMTo: viphone@googlegroups.comSubject: RE: How to install the latest update Go to settings, General, Software update and you should find the install or download buttons there.The current

Re: More obsessing over Airpods Max

I respect you love these but for the price could never justify Sincerely, Michael maslo > On Mar 27, 2021, at 16:34, Richard Turner wrote: > >  > I put up a kind of dumb, but hopefully helpful, short sample recording to > help folks hear what the Airpods Max sound like if you are on

RE: Is Siri really that worthless?

And they all act differently to each voice or accent I’ve found siri works better in some cases if I try to sound like an American But she’s not great with the kiwi accet. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, 28 March 2021 4:08 am To: