RE: issues with uber update

Hi Pablo, Not sure why you are not getting better results. I just asked SIRI "What is my current location and it told me I was at 3635 14th Avenue. I am in my house but at the back of the house and my address is 3623 14th Avenue, 3635 is actually my neighbour, but the property is 50 feet wide

Activating an item in the Apple TV 4 Rotor

Hi, This morning my Apple TV 4 started randomly raising and lowering voiceover volume when navigating on the home screen and in app menus. Streaming volume is fine. It is just voiceover that goes up and down seemingly at will. I am not using a sound bar. Just the HDMI on the TV. I did a little

Re: issues with uber update

When i get receipts for my rides, sometimes the addresses shown are as much as two blocks away from where I actually was. Andy -Original Message- From: Pablo C. Morales Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 7:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: issues with uber update

RE: issues with uber update

Sorry, but it is no what is happening around the world with GPS. Myself as well uber drivers all the time are hearing wrong indications through the GPS. For some reason uber has been hiring different satilite serveces in the last months. Here where I live, is no huge buildings, My building Is

RE: unable to get iheart radio for apple tv 4 to work

It’s the apple tv that won’t move past the first screen. The web site is there but I see no way to create an account. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: question about using Speed Dots with an Otterbox case on an iPad Air II

OK, hadn’t used them in a while; thanks for clarifying. Paul From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 9:42 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: question about using Speed Dots with an Otterbox case on an iPad Air II The dots are a screen protector by themselves.

RE: unable to get iheart radio for apple tv 4 to work

There could very well be a button that your screenreader can't see, you may want to ask a sighted person. If you use Jaws you could try Convenient OCR on that screen or window. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Lumpkin Sent: Wednesday,

unable to get iheart radio for apple tv 4 to work

I got the activation code the iheart app sent me into the activation screen on the computer and the app now says my device is activated as guest. Then I can go no further. The screen has no controls or no way out. Am I missing something? Any ideas? -- The following information is

RE: issues with uber update

After the driver accepts a trip request, you can double-tap "contact driver". Then you can either call the driver or send a text message. Rob -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, December 07,

Re: Question about Alex

I've noticed the mispronunciation of words, even on the mac for the short time I had it. I use the sirim male voice for u.s. English. On 12/5/16, Richard Turner wrote: > No you can't change that, or at least, I haven't been able to even with the > pronunciation

RE: issues with uber update

I highly doubt we will see driverless cars out in the public as a every day normal thing for a while yet lol. I myself use UBER constently and have had no problems with it. I also have had to make comments about certain drivers as well with no problems. -Original Message- From:

RE: issues with uber update

No worries, Keith, driverless cars have cameras, they'll be able to see you and run you down and I'm sure they'll install a speaker underneath to let you know your car has arrived once it's on top of you *smile* -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: issues with uber update

Hi: I just used Uber today without issues. Try downloading the app again. > On Dec 6, 2016, at 6:34 PM, SCOTT VAN GORP wrote: > > Hi List: > > Anyone else having issues with the latest update to the uber app? Now, > instead of taking me to the familiar screen that would

Re: iphone and NLS bard for braille

I have had the same issues as you throughout the beginning of Bard Mobile. I must write again to nlsdownl...@loc.gov On 12/7/16, alia robinson wrote: > I just..canot get reliable results with nls for reading on a braille > display. I understand you’re supposed to turn quicknav

Re: issues with uber update

Hi, Scott. It is possible you have your original login under an email address. As far as the app over all, I have had issues for a couple of months with submitting comments with a four star rating or less. There is no button to submit the comment. I only find this button available if I give

RE: issues with uber update

Yes there is. But, once they switch to driverless cars, I'm not sure how this will work. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 4:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: issues with uber update

Well, if I can't see it it could be 10 feet away and it is the same issue. If I am somewhere and order a cab I usually tell dispatch that I am visually impaired and have a guide dog and to please let the driver know they may need to let me know when they are there. Is there no way to include a

RE: Philips Hue Lights - first impressions

If you don't mind sharing, what sort of problems did you have? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pholdstock Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 12:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Philips Hue Lights - first impressions I'm glad to

Re: iphone and NLS bard for braille

Kindle app is perfect, imo. it remembers your place, and the menus/nav buttons work like they should. NLS has made it needlessly complicated. > On Dec 7, 2016, at 4:27 PM, Edmonds, Lucy (LARA) > wrote: > > I agree with you! I think they need to make it a whole lot

RE: iphone and NLS bard for braille

I agree with you! I think they need to make it a whole lot easier to read BARD Braille books with a refreshable Braille display! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of alia robinson Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 4:14 PM To:

Looking for Voice Recording Software

Hi, Everyone. I have ClearRecord on my iPodTouch, but it won't let me record with it. I think the app crashes. Is there another alternative I can use? I want to be able to capture my nieces and their parents. I'm on a trip to Seattle and want to use the sound bites as ring tones for my parents'

Re: iphone and NLS bard for braille

yes, I did that. when I press R to go to reading window it just takes me to the nav buttons everytime. I’m honestly about to give up on this app. > On Dec 7, 2016, at 4:05 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hello, > > Be sure to turn off single-letter Quick Nav as well, which

Re: New app for finding traffic lights

Hey Don, The timing on the traffic lights is one of my goals as well, is not that difficult to implement it but it will take more than one man to do it, so far i'm the only one working on this new idea. If you guys can share it i'm sure it will help me to get there faster and help you after.

Re: iphone and NLS bard for braille

Hello, Be sure to turn off single-letter Quick Nav as well, which is Q-chord plus dot 7. Then the letter commands will work correctly. Best, Anna > On Dec 7, 2016, at 3:00 PM, alia robinson wrote: > > I just..canot get reliable results with nls for reading on a braille

iphone and NLS bard for braille

I just..canot get reliable results with nls for reading on a braille display. I understand you’re supposed to turn quicknav off, and use L for last r for reading area etc, but for the life of me I just can’t get this app to work. I can never stay in the right volume, and it has yet to go back

Re: issues with uber update

This wouldn't be an issue for sighted folks, but if the vehicle is 100 feet away and you can't see it, it could be a deal breaker. Andy -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 6:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: issues with uber

Re: Philips Hue Lights - first impressions

I'm glad to hear it's going well. Just a word of warning that if you do you have any problems, which I did further down the line, do not do a factory reset by pushing the button on the bridge as this has caused me significant problems and I still don't have my lights working. I've tried

bluetooth earbud recommendations?

Hello all, With the recent addition of an infant to our family, my husband and I are in the market for some Bluetooth ear buds (the kind that suction into your ear, not the hard, round ones that typically come in the IPhone box), as a wireless option would be best and not easy to grab onto with

Re: Braille to speech apps?

Hi Tim, I was going to send you a link to the app, but I got a message saying it's not available to share. It was quite expensive; I'll bet not enough people bought it. It's a shame, though, as an app like that is needed. Best, Anna > On Dec 7, 2016, at 1:52 PM, Timothy Emmons

Re: Braille to speech apps?

Anna, I've looked in the app store. Unless, it's either IPad specific, and I can't find it on my phone, it looks like that is no longer there. Thanks for the pointer though. I'm on the lookout for one if something comes along, I find myself using Voice Dream Reader, Kindle, Ibooks, and Bard a

Re: how to make webpage favorite and how to access the favorite

Hi Reggie, When you have the page up on your device, along the bottom of the screen you will find a series of buttons. Double tap the button that says "share." You will be presented with a number of options for what you want to do, one is add to favorites and there's another that says add to

Re: Braille to speech apps?

Hi Tim, There is only one app that can read braille files aloud, as far as I know. It's called Voice Braille Reader. Best, Anna > On Dec 7, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Timothy Emmons wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhoneGuys, I have a curious question. Since I'm reading more >

Braille to speech apps?

Sent from my iPhoneGuys, I have a curious question. Since I'm reading more with my phone, I'm looking to find an app that will translate braille to speech, like voicedream, but for braille files or documents. I dont Voicedream will translate them, not sure if read2Go would either, but looking

Re: Whatsapp

? El El mié, 7 dic 2016 a las 1:08, Danijela Popović escribió: > No problem. Thanks in advance... > > On 12/6/16, Afik Sofir wrote: > > Off course, but I'll do it tomorrow morning if you don’t mind, because in > > Israel its late. > > > > > >

Re: An Accessible App for reading PDF files

Perhaps Microsoft Word or Pages from Apple. Both of these are free word processors. How accessible they are for editing PDF files though may be another question. If you have a 64 gig device, then you should have gotten Pages when you first got your device. If you don't have it, then go to the App

how to make webpage favorite and how to access the favorite

Can someone here please give a step-by-step on how to make a favorite on Safari and then where to find the favorite? I have never totally figured it out, believe it or not, but now I need a quick and sure way to immediately get to a certain site and not have to put in address bar each time. No,

RE: How can I make folders for photos, and label photos

Hello, You can actually label a picture in your Photos app by performing the two-finger double tap and hold. This is the same gesture when re-labelling a button in an app. The only thing is that you will need to use either TapTapSee or iDentifi to get some information on the photo, or

RE: How can I make folders for photos, and label photos

I don't know of any really good way to do this with iOS. There are various apps like Photo Voice which let you attach an audio label to a photo, but basically they convert the picture into a small video file which includes your spoken label, but I never found them intuitive to use. If you allow

Re: Stopping Payment on a Subscription

This is not obvious at all, but here’s what you have to do. Go into settings in iTunes and App store and double tap on your Apple ID, then on the View Apple ID button. After siting in, you will see a subscription link, press on it and you will see your TuneIn subscription. You can cancel it

Re: An Accessible App for reading PDF files

Hi Terry, YOu can read text-based PDFs in iBooks and Voice Dream Reader. KNFB Reader can scan image-based PDFs. I don't know of an accessible app for editing PDFS, though. Best, Anna > On Dec 7, 2016, at 9:11 AM, Terri Stimmel wrote: > > Hello once more

Re: Unsent messages?

Hi, Use the Back button or scrub gesture to go to the list of all your mailboxes. Under the heading Accounts, choose your account. Then choose Drafts. The messages should be there. Best, Anna > On Dec 7, 2016, at 4:23 AM, fzlmahmoo...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, list. > > I use the native

RE: Stopping Payment on a Subscription

Go to the app store and select view your account. After you sign in I think you look under accounts. You should see subscriptions. There will bea a list of all of your subscriptions, You should be able to cancel any subscription there. I hope that helps. -Original Message- From:

How can I make folders for photos, and label photos

Hello everyone, If this topic has already been covered, then I do apologize for bringing it up again. Anyway, I would like to put certain photos in to certain folders. Are there any accessible Apps out there, that would let me do this. I don't mind paying a small fee for 1, as long as it is

An Accessible App for reading PDF files

Hello once more everyone, I was wondering, is there a pretty accessible App out there, for reading, and possibly editing PDF files? If so, I wouldn't mind paying a small fee for such a thing, as long as it was pretty accessible, and easy to use. Thank you, Terri -- The following

Stopping Payment on a Subscription

Hello everyone, I want to terminate my subscription with Tune-In. I think the cost of it is about 7, or 8 dollars. I don't remember at the moment. Anyway, I can never remember where to go to stop paying for a subscription. I do know for some things, I would go in to my Apple account. I know

RE: issues with uber update

I can't speak for the Uber app or the service as it is only available in a few cities in Canada, but as far as GPS goes it should be accurate enough for this purpose. Provided you have a good view of the sky and aren't in a building or a super-narrow area surrounded by high-rise buildings GPS

RE: Apple watch and charging

Jim, the charger is slightly concave and the back of the watch is slightly convex and as you figured out the watch attaches magnetically to the charger. If the charger is plugged in to either a USB port on the computer or a wall outlet adapter and you stick the watch on the charger then you

RE: question about using Speed Dots with an Otterbox case on an iPad Air II

The dots are a screen protector by themselves. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Ferrara Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: question about using Speed Dots with an Otterbox case on an iPad Air II

Re: A Question About Spam Calendar Event Invitations

I unfortunately did press on the "Decline" button and now wished I hadn't. I haven't had any increase in spam mail or anything, and I only had spam calendar events for about 3 to 4 days, then they stopped altogether. I heard that you could go to iCloud.com, sign in and change the setting to

Re: iPhone users of the mail app think twice before upgrading to 10.2 when it comes out

Yes Rajmund feel free to contaq me via EMail too at gera1...@gmail.com and let me know of the mysterious Mail bug and new feature! I was thinking of upgrading Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone 5S > El 06/12/2016, a las 1:59 p.m., Helga Schreiber > escribió: > > Hey

Re: issues with uber update

I have recorded a podcast that is featured on applevis about Uber if you guys would like to check it out. http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/demonstration-recent-uber-update-ios Chris Chris Judd Twitter administrator for the Missouri Council of the blind. Follow us on twitter

RE: issues with uber update

I have been getting difficulties with uber since more than one month ago. Before I was able to select my pick up in a list of choices, now I have to find where I am. The current position doesn't work very well, because we know that GPS are no so accurate. Moreover before I had more control on

Re: New app for finding traffic lights

I think in somewhat rural areas this is a good idea especially where there are no sidewalks or curb cuts. I however live in New York city where it is perfectly obvious where the traffic lights are. I do think however there is a way to tell the state of the traffic light and I would

Unsent messages?

Hi, list. I use the native email client off iPhone fife S. When I go to my inbox, I hear Voiceover say two unsent messages. How can I access those unread messages, please? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have

RE: OverDrive Help

Hello Richard, After receiving your post, I downloaded several e-books from Over Drive and attempted to read them via VoiceOver and via my Braille display. For a host of reasons, including display bleed-through, it is my opinion that, at this time, while the iOS version of Over Drive is