RE: status of activation lock website

2014-10-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I think it's quite funny, but I just tried to go to https://www.iCloud.com/ActivationLock on my iPhone and I get the following message: Your browser is not supported To use iCloud, we recommend using the latest version of Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer. I guess Safari in iOS 8 is not

Re: Problem with new iPhone

2014-10-05 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Did you try connecting it back to iTunes and doing a restore again? Doing this should also get rid of your passcoe which you can't use anyway. Sent from my laptop On 05/10/2014 02:15, Kristeen Hughes wrote: This afternoon I got an iPhone 6. I set it up with fingerprint security and a

Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread Cathy
Hi: Has any one tried to use the viah app? I can not get it to work at all. Everything is gone. Cathy Pilot Dog, Tiny: -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or

Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread Flor Lynch
Do you mean, viA, from Braille Institute? It still works on iOS 7.1.2, although there've been no recently added apps (as of now). . The other categories seem to work. I haven't used it much, though. No search results returned for 'Viah' -- v i a h. - Original Message - From:

Re: Estimation

2014-10-05 Thread ramy moustafa
This is a known card game, and am asking for iphone version. Ramy moustafa saber Musicc instructor at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone On Oct 5, 2014, at 3:31 AM, Donna merma...@bellsouth.net wrote: Is this a computer game or an iPad/iPod

Deleting items from my bard library

2014-10-05 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi all. Using ios 8.02 has anyone had any luck deleting books from there bard library? I selected the book I want to delete and doubletap the delete button but the book is still in my library. Any suggestions? Jenifer Barr Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all

Re: Deleting items from my bard library

2014-10-05 Thread Lois Butterfield
Deleting worked for me. I double tapped on audio books, then edit, then delete, and delete again. I then heard, empty list. I have an iPhone 6. Take care, Lois Lois Butterfield, Certified Scentsy Consultant http://loisbutterfield.scentsy.us lbutterfie...@cfl.rr.com 407-276-4173 Wonderful

Re: Problem with new iPhone

2014-10-05 Thread Kristeen Hughes
I appreciate all posts. Obviously, my choice would be to take it back to the Apple store and let them fix it for me. However, transportation is extremely difficult and this store was quite far away where some friends live whom we do not see often. There is no sighted help, so the best thing for

Re: Problem with new iPhone

2014-10-05 Thread Richard Turner
Have you called Apple Accessibility? That would be worth a try. (877) 388-0879 I got some excellent help from them on Friday. Good luck, Richard The fact that an opinion is widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd. - Bertrand Russell *Sent from my iPhone 5S On Oct 5,

Re: best hard case?

2014-10-05 Thread Kelly Pierce
Otterbox keeps the I device in place with little clamps around the edge of the phone. The clamps can break and loosen. Ballistic holds the I device in snugly by form fitting the device in between the upper and lower parts of the case. The Ballistic cases have much thicker reinforced corners

Re: Problem with new iPhone

2014-10-05 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Kristeen, I googled this and found this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4451which indicates trying a reset, and if that doesn't work, check your network settings or connect directly to the Internet using iTunes on the computer. It has instructions for bringing up the host list on

Re: best hard case?

2014-10-05 Thread Billy
hi Kelly, will this case do the apple mini ipad as well?, and does it have a built in keyboard?, Billy - Original Message - From: Kelly Pierce To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 1:17 AM Subject: Re: best hard case? I bought the Ballistic Hard

Accessible UK radio app?

2014-10-05 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Does any list member know of an accessible comprehensive Uk radio player? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Calendar and going to a date

2014-10-05 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Brian, I usually just double-tap on the date that I want to look at. Tom - Original Message - From: Brian Albriton autoharp...@gmail.com To: vIphone List viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 7:34 PM Subject: Calendar and going to a date How can I go to a date

Re: Accessible UK radio app?

2014-10-05 Thread Flor Lynch
Hi, yes. there are several. We had a thread hon it six or seven weeks ago, which will be found in the group's archive. If you do a search in the App Store for UK Radio you'll get a number of hits. One that I particularly like for its ease of use is called, Radio in britain for iPhone. The

Re: Vacation mode for this list.

2014-10-05 Thread Flor Lynch
You'd get better accessibility with Firefox there. - Original Message - From: Paul and Paula Jordan To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 2:21 AM Subject: RE: Vacation mode for this list. Hi all. I'm totally frustrated right now

Re: Problem with new iPhone

2014-10-05 Thread Eve
Hi Kristeen, My 5S was doing the very same thing last Monday night as I tried to download and install the update. I kept getting that same error message that my phone was in recovery mode and it had to be restored before I could use it with ITunes. After about 4 hours trying everything I

Re: Foregoing iOS 8 on 4S

2014-10-05 Thread Flor Lynch
When the next release comes out, that'll download. What you could do, i guess, is turn off automatic software updates in Settings general, etc. - Original Message - From: David d.becke...@ntlworld.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 12:55 PM Subject: Re:

Re: Email scam alert

2014-10-05 Thread Flor Lynch
Ah, Chris. you forgot to take out the 'list admin' at the bottom of the message! LOL - Original Message - From: Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 5:40 PM Subject: Email scam alert Hi all Just to let you know

Re: Foregoing iOS 8 on 4S

2014-10-05 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
That doesn't work for software updates, just app updates. Sent from my laptop On 05/10/2014 17:09, Flor Lynch wrote: When the next release comes out, that'll download. What you could do, i guess, is turn off automatic software updates in Settings general, etc. - Original Message -

Re: Email scam alert

2014-10-05 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Lol yes I did! Sorry about that! Sent from my laptop On 05/10/2014 17:14, Flor Lynch wrote: Ah, Chris. you forgot to take out the 'list admin' at the bottom of the message! LOL - Original Message - From: Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com

An iPhone Question

2014-10-05 Thread Noe Villeda
Has anyone else noticed that when the iPhone is muted, it does not vibrate when a text or call is received? I have an iPhone 5s with the latest I O S update. Noe -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by

Re: BARD Mobile and IOS 8.0.2

2014-10-05 Thread Yolanda
I could get the search field to work with the tip someone here posted about swiping up--until I got my six plus, and now I am not able to get it to work no matter. Hope they come out with an update soon. On 10/4/2014 5:04 PM, Jim Ruby wrote: Actually mine is working but for the search fields

Re: An iPhone Question

2014-10-05 Thread Lois Butterfield
Maybe you have vibrate off in settings under sound? Take care, Lois Lois Butterfield, Certified Scentsy Consultant http://loisbutterfield.scentsy.us lbutterfie...@cfl.rr.com 407-276-4173 Wonderful scents without the flame. From: Noe Villeda Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 1:01 PM To:

Re: best hard case?

2014-10-05 Thread Kelly Pierce
Ballistic offers a case called the Tough Jacket for the iPad. I would strongly encourage you to tactily evaluate the hard cases you are considering. Since I bought my Ballistic Hard Core iPhone case for the iPhone 5, companies have begun designing cases to the rigorous specifications of the

Re: Two Finger Double Tap and Answering the Phone

2014-10-05 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey S, Not sure who in the world the Scott is you are referring to, but I was talking about this report by Bloomberg News and carried on 9 to 5 Mac both fairly trusted sources when it comes to news. Who knows if the report is true, but this was the moron I was referring to and again I have no

Re: Two Finger Double Tap and Answering the Phone

2014-10-05 Thread Brian Fischler
Happy to help Gary, hopefully in the next update Apple gets it working all the time again as it was a fantastic and quicker command then locating the dictate button all the time. Best, On Oct 4, 2014, at 6:05 AM, Gary Petraccaro garypet...@gmail.com wrote: Never knew about the two-finger

RE: App to convert money.

2014-10-05 Thread Cristóbal
I just ask Siri for conversions. There is also the Amount app that can do this along with almost any other type of conversion. Be it weight, distance and so on, but I just find asking Siri to be faster. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

RE: best hard case?

2014-10-05 Thread Cristóbal
Ballistic's cases are great. Another advantage they have is that there's a bumper around the edge of the phone so that the screen isn't flush with the case. They're also super light not adding much if any real weight to the device. I don't recall the name of the iPad Air version my wife was

Re: An iPhone Question

2014-10-05 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Check the vibrate on silent setting in settings sounds. Sent from my laptop On 05/10/2014 18:01, Noe Villeda wrote: Has anyone else noticed that when the iPhone is muted, it does not vibrate when a text or call is received? I have an iPhone 5s with the latest I O S update. Noe -- The

Re: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus camera gets top rating

2014-10-05 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Sorry part of my previous message was cut off. I would still like to know how much better the camera on the 6+ is than on the 6 because of the stabilization feature. On 10/4/14, Terje Strømberg terjestrmb...@gmail.com wrote: Recently i heard on tv that less pixels makes less noise in the

Voice Memos questions

2014-10-05 Thread Donald L. Roberts
My 4S is running IOS 7.1.2. I hadn't played with voice memos until last night. I thought I might use it to record something in church, using my blue tooth ear piece to listen to the voice over prompts. However, each time I attempted to load voice memos, my ear piece would say call

Question about Anker Astro E4 13,000 MAH External Battery Pack

2014-10-05 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Hi all I have a question regarding the Anker Astro E4 13,000 MAH External Battery Pack. On the unit there is a push button. What does this do? Does this activate some kind of torch or something? Asking as when friend and list member Hannah Day used it to charge her iPhone 4s, the battery

Phone unlock question

2014-10-05 Thread Donald L. Roberts
I am considering the purchase of a used 5S from Glyde which I know to be a reputable vender. This phone is listed as a Verizon phone. Is my understanding correct that the sim is what locks the 5S to Verizon? Stated another way, I want to activate it on Page Plus which uses the Verizon

Archives

2014-10-05 Thread Gary Petraccaro
How back do the archives go? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

Re: Question about Anker Astro E4 13,000 MAH External Battery Pack

2014-10-05 Thread Charles Rivard
Is the case designed for the blind? I don't understand what you mean by the button whose function you do not know as being a waste. If the case is not designed for use by blind people, then there must be a function of the button. But to call it a waste when you don't know it's function

Re: Phone unlock question

2014-10-05 Thread Brent Harding
I thought VZ didn't let you use any kind of iPhone on Pageplus. It may work, but I've heard it could be turned off at any time if one tried. I thought the VZ ones could be sim unlocked due to some settlement with the FCC for spectrum they purchased, so maybe ATT or TMobile, or any of their

Re: Problem with new iPhone

2014-10-05 Thread Gary Petraccaro
877-204-3930 Apple Accessibility hotline. - Original Message - From: Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 9:12 AM Subject: Re: Problem with new iPhone I appreciate all posts. Obviously, my choice would be to take it back to the

webvisum and iTunes / iCloud

2014-10-05 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Does webvisum within FoxFire give additional functionality to JAWS users besides the mentioned captcha benefit and finding the button for visually impaired users at the iCloud unlock status screen? Thanks in advance. Keith -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Phone unlock question

2014-10-05 Thread Anthony Vece
I'm using a Verizon iPhone 5s on ATT! Sent from my ATT iPhone 5s! On Oct 5, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Brent Harding br...@hostany.net wrote: I thought VZ didn't let you use any kind of iPhone on Pageplus. It may work, but I've heard it could be turned off at any time if one tried. I thought the

Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread Cathy
I uninstalled it and installed it, and now it works. Cathy Pilot Dog, Tiny: -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

Voiceover not announcing caller ID since iOS 8 update

2014-10-05 Thread Carla Laesch Etheredge
Not sure if this topic has been discussed, but my husband and I have iPhone five's and ever since we updated we don't get any caller ID announcement when anyone calls via voice over.The only way we can figure out who is calling, is to put our finger on the screen. And of course you cannot

Re: Question about Anker Astro E4 13,000 MAH External Battery Pack

2014-10-05 Thread Jeff Samco
I have a much smaller Ankor portable battery, but it also has a single button. On mine itt powers up the battery's USB port and a small LED lights up for a couple seconds. The USB port remains hot for about 30 seconds, but powers down after that if nothing is plugged in. HTH, Jeff At 02:00

Re: Voiceover not announcing caller ID since iOS 8 update

2014-10-05 Thread Alex Hall
That's a confirmed bug which Apple will have to fix. On Oct 5, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Carla Laesch Etheredge ckethere...@inebraska.com wrote: Not sure if this topic has been discussed, but my husband and I have iPhone five's and ever since we updated we don't get any caller ID announcement when

Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
What does this app do? From: Cathy Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 7:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more, I uninstalled it and installed it, and now it works. Cathy Pilot Dog, Tiny: -- The following information is important for all members

Re: webvisum and iTunes / iCloud

2014-10-05 Thread Flor Lynch
Hi, WebVisum is an external add-on to Firefox. (You have to login or be logged into it.) it is screen-reader independent. It does not change or add any functionality to or of the screenreader. - Original Message - From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread Ezzie Bueno
This app makes people to find accessible apps in the App Store. :-) Sent from my iPhone On Oct 5, 2014, at 4:31 PM, Andrew J. LaPointe alapoint...@comcast.net wrote: What does this app do? From: Cathy Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 7:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Buying Apps with the Fingerprint as ID

2014-10-05 Thread Rose Combs
Been there, have not been able to complete verifying this device is legit, Waiting for some eyes to arrive her, hopefully eyes that are not afraid of a computer. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of RobH. Sent: Saturday,

Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread Johnna Simmons
What type of app is this Sent from my iPhone On Oct 5, 2014, at 3:53 AM, Cathy cats.car...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: Has any one tried to use the viah app? I can not get it to work at all. Everything is gone. Cathy Pilot Dog, Tiny: -- The following information is important for

RE: status of activation lock website

2014-10-05 Thread Rose Combs
Got that a while back and have the latest version of Internet Explorer. Not sure about Firefox. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 11:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Viah app, doesn't work any more,

2014-10-05 Thread cathy harris
Cathy, I had that very thing to happen to me recently. Then, one day, for no reason-which- made sense to me, it came back as normal. Keep trying. It will return. C - Original Message - From: Cathy cats.car...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 3:53 AM

Re: Voiceover not announcing caller ID since iOS 8 update

2014-10-05 Thread David Chittenden
Try going to settings, general, accessibility, VoiceOver, and set speak notifications to always. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 6 Oct 2014, at 10:14, Carla Laesch Etheredge ckethere...@inebraska.com wrote: Not sure

Re: Calendar and going to a date

2014-10-05 Thread brian albriton
Hi Tom. Let me give an example. I want to find out for instance which day December 16 is on. How would I go to that particular date? On Oct 5, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Tom Lange lang...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Brian, I usually just double-tap on the date that I want to look at. Tom -

Re: Voiceover not announcing caller ID since iOS 8 update

2014-10-05 Thread Carla Kay Etheredge
Thank u for that suggestion. That setting was not checked so I'll try it and c if it works. Carla Kay Etheredge Sent from my iPhone On Oct 5, 2014, at 7:45 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: Try going to settings, general, accessibility, VoiceOver, and set speak

Re: Calendar and going to a date

2014-10-05 Thread Anthony Vece
You slide your finger until you find it. I mean this isn't rocket science. Sent from my ATT iPhone 5s! On Oct 5, 2014, at 9:21 PM, brian albriton autoharp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom. Let me give an example. I want to find out for instance which day December 16 is on. How would I go to

Streamer for Oticon Hearing Aids

2014-10-05 Thread Barry Abbott
Hello everyone. I'm wondering if anyone out there is using the Streamer 1.02 which allows you to link your Hearing Aids with your iPhone. It is a remote controller for the hearing Aids that can also be connected to devices via patch cord or bluetooth. I am using the bluetooth connectivity. I

Re: Calendar and going to a date

2014-10-05 Thread Agent086b
Hi, I have not been following this thread so sorry if this has beefed mentioned before. You could ask Siri. Max. On 6 Oct 2014, at 12:21 pm, brian albriton autoharp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom. Let me give an example. I want to find out for instance which day December 16 is on. How would I go

Re: Calendar and going to a date

2014-10-05 Thread Jeff Samco
Just a suggestion, if you only want to know the day of the week for any future date, just ask Siri, for example: What day of the week is this December 16? HTH, Jeff At 06:21 PM 10/5/2014, you wrote: Hi Tom. Let me give an example. I want to find out for instance which day December 16 is on.

Re: Streamer for Oticon Hearing Aids

2014-10-05 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hello, I can answer your main point question your device, does not support étude DP which means that you were not it would hear voiceover through this device. On Oct 5, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Barry Abbott bpabbo...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone. I'm wondering if anyone out there is using the

Re: How to tell if your phone is unlocked

2014-10-05 Thread David Chittenden
The only way to be certain your iPhone is unlocked, without using Apple's website tool, is by putting in a new SIM card and seeing if the phone accepts it. This is what I had to do with my old Htc when I moved from the US. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21

Re: How to tell if your phone is unlocked

2014-10-05 Thread Brent Harding
I don't think the website tool tells you if it's sim unlocked, just activation, or icloud unlocked. - Original Message - From: David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 9:47 PM Subject: Re: How to tell if your phone is unlocked

camfind

2014-10-05 Thread Trea Abma
Hi, when I try to take a picture in camfind, it doesn’t use the flash anymore and therefore I get no usable results. This is on a 4S and a 5S both with iOs 8.0.2. can’t find flash in settings. I didn’t have this problem with iOs 7. -- The following information is important for all members of

Curious about the barometer in iPhone 6?

2014-10-05 Thread Jan Kleinhans
Hi Has anybody that owns a iPhone 6 or 6+ looked at the barometer function of the phone? I am curious as to whether it can be used by users using voice over? I read somewhere that it is used mainly for elevation, but I am interested in the weather functions of the barometer, meaning can one

Re: Streamer for Oticon Hearing Aids

2014-10-05 Thread Barry Abbott
Hi Joe. Thanks for this. On Oct 5, 2014, at 11:33 PM, Joseph Hudson jhud7...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I can answer your main point question your device, does not support étude DP which means that you were not it would hear voiceover through this device. On Oct 5, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Barry

Re: Streamer for Oticon Hearing Aids

2014-10-05 Thread Joseph Hudson
You're welcome, glad I could help. On Oct 5, 2014, at 10:46 PM, Barry Abbott bpabbo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Joe. Thanks for this. On Oct 5, 2014, at 11:33 PM, Joseph Hudson jhud7...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I can answer your main point question your device, does not support étude DP which

Re: webvisum and iTunes / iCloud

2014-10-05 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Yes, it does, just go to http://www.webvisum.com/ and read about it's features. On 10/05/2014 05:29 PM, ~ , Keith G., M.D. wrote: Does webvisum within FoxFire give additional functionality to JAWS users besides the mentioned captcha benefit and finding the button for visually impaired

Re: Voiceover not announcing caller ID since iOS 8 update

2014-10-05 Thread Carla Laesch Etheredge
Well turning on notifications to always speak to on has fixed the ID issue for now. However I still think that is something Apple cld improve. I don't always like my notifications to be spoken. Thanks for the responses they r appreciated. Carla -- The following information is important for

RE: Question about Anker Astro E4 13,000 MAH External Battery Pack

2014-10-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Correct, the button has to be pressed once the phone is plugged into the battery for charging to start. If you press the button twice quickly it turns on the LED Flashlight. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Samco Sent: