Re: Mark on iPHone X: Left-Handed Low Vision, Display Accommodation Users, Beware

Just Saying Apple's Next MobilePhones will MoreThanLikely be referred to as iPhone9 Followed by iPhone10 ... Note: Apple used the RomanNumeral for 10, which is X probably because they intend to Label a Future MobilePhone,iPhone the iPhone10 At 04:07 PM 11/5/2017, you wrote: Hello All,

Need some help with the M braille app

Hi all, I have just started playing with the M braille app and I seem to be having some trouble. First, the swiping gestures often don't work for me or they don't do what the user manual says they should. For example, a single finger swipe down is supposed to enter a new line while a single

RE: some questions on the messages app in IOS11

In my case this only worked if I tapped on the actual button, it was not enough to put Voiceover focus on the button and then double tap and hold and drag down anywhere. Find the Messages Apps button by exploring the screen, once you found it, double tap on that exact spot, hold on the second

RE: using a passcode

Hi Vicki, 1. If I lock my screen manually, do I need to type in the passcode every time I want to unlock it? Yes, but as Anna has said, set up Touch Id or, if you already have an iPhone X, Face Id, and unlocking your phone is very easy. If you have a phone If you have a phone with Touch Id I

RE: alternative music player for iPod

That sounds like you have some sort of malware or even a virus and I would definitely look into this since it might compromise your system in terms of security in other ways. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017

RE: Exchanging simm cards

Yes From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie N. Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 7:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Exchanging simm cards I have an IPhone 7 and an SE. At times I would like to transfer from one phone to the other and I would

Exchanging simm cards

I have an IPhone 7 and an SE. At times I would like to transfer from one phone to the other and I would like to know if the simm cards are the same in these two phone. Thanks, Marie -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

RE: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

My experience using AT (which might or might not make a difference) is that the audio of the message is translated into text, often not especially well, but translated nevertheless. Since, for me at least, it’s not often accurate enough to use, I might well try to change the Siri voice to

Re: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

What do you mean by transcription? Is it reading the screen or is it transcribing the actual voicemail? Deidre > On Nov 5, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Why not just mute speech with a 3-finger double tap, much better than > actually totally turning off

Re: iPHone screen Braille input

Hi, Go to VoiceOver Settings, choose Rotor, and select Braille Screen Input. Move it if you want it in a different place on the rotor. To use it, turn the rotor to Braille Screen Input to use it. Best, Anna > On Nov 5, 2017, at 6:15 PM, Tom Rash wrote: > > I

iPHone screen Braille input

I haven't done this in a long time. I forget how to set it up. Any suggestions? Want to use Braille for input using he iPhone screen. 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,

Mark on iPHone X: Left-Handed Low Vision, Display Accommodation Users, Beware

Hello All, Well, I now have an iPHone X, on loan for a few days. I must say, as has been reported by others, that the new Home/App switcher gesture commands work beautifully with VoiceOver. Also, Face ID was a breeze to set up, however, I would like to note that I have enough vision to see

Re: some questions on the messages app in IOS11

When I found the button that says "messaging apps" and double tapped and held, I heard the tri-tones, then slid my finger down and there was another sound and the buttons along the bottom disappeared as advertised. Richard (Sent from the iPod Touch 6) On Nov 5, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Jed Barton

Re: some questions on the messages app in IOS11

OK so i double tapped, held it, it didn't san anything, then i dragged to the bottom of the screen and it still didn't say anything. Am i missing something? On 11/5/17, Chris Chaffin wrote: > > In the messages app in ios 11 there is a doc like on your home screen. You

Re: using a passcode

Hi, It is in the VoiceOver settings, it is probably on standard typing, which is the default. Look for Typing Style. Double tap it and select touch typing, not direct touch typing. Touch typing means when you touch a letter or number, and lift your finger it is entered. So if you touch the

RE: using a passcode

Richard, where in settings is the control to turn on touch typing? Thank you in advance for the response. John From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 4:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: using

RE: deleting siri voices

Well, IOS is supposed to automatically remove them if they aren't being used after a certain period of time. This was a bug in earlier versions of 11 where it would delete them even if they *were* being used, at least with some models of iPhones. I was hoping this had been fixed with 11.1.

Re: LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

Looktel's support email is: i...@looktel.com This came from: http://www.looktel.com/support HTH, Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in

Re: using a passcode

Hi, If your phone is running iOS 11, you have Touch ID or FACE ID available, with Touch ID the most likely. So when you set up your passcode, set up Touch ID as well. Then you can unlock your phone with your fingerprint most of the time, and so using a passcode isn't that annoying. Best, Anna

Re: using a passcode

I think iOS 11 may require a 6 digit passcode. If you lock the screen, manually, or if it locks itself after so many minutes, yes, you will have to enter the passcode to unlock the phone which is the whole point of a passcode, so no one but you can unlock the phone. If you use touch typing,

using a passcode

Good Afternoon, I have never used a passcode on my phone, but am thinking I will begin. I have a couple of questions first. 1. If I lock my screen manually, do I need to type in the passcode every time I want to unlock it? 2. Do notifications and text messages show up on the locked screen

Re: some questions on the messages app in IOS11

In the messages app in ios 11 there is a doc like on your home screen. You can make it disappear if you want. To do this, you have to find the message apps button on the actual screen. I believe it is to the left of the message edit field. Once you find the message apps button, just do a

Re: New iPhone 8, Not Receiving Notifications

Hi, I always make it a point to be sure to launch all such apps from which I’m used to receiving notifications from to be sure they wake up and reconnect once on a new device. Try that and then exiting out of all you don’t need to keep running and see if that doesn’t revive your notifications.

Re: what happened to airdrop

As far as I know, it only works with Mac computers and iOS devices. Devin Prater Assistive Technology Instructor in Training JAWS, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint certified by World Services for the Blind > On Nov 5, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Woody Anna Dresner

some questions on the messages app in IOS11

Hey guys, OK, i made the plunge to IOS 11 and all seems to be working well. Question on the messages app. When i am typing a message, the send button doesn't seem to be in the usual spot. Across the bottom of the messages app there seems to be buttons like twitter, youtube, etc. Any reason why

Re: continuous reading with vo and ibooks under ios 11.1?

Hi, oh i though ttwo finger swipe down was the ovo command for this but I will certainly try that. Greetings, Anouk, > On 4 Nov 2017, at 19:45, Richard Turner wrote: > > Anna, I am sure you meant two finger swipe up to read from the top. > > Richard > > >

Re: LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:34 AM, Michael Irons wrote: > > Hello everybody what is look tell recognizer and where you get it and how > much does it cost and what does it recognize. Air? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Anne

Re: LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

Hello Michael, LookTel Recognizer allows you to create a collection of images with voice tags explaining what they are. I use it to distinguish between coffee mugs that are identical apart from the pictures on them. You can use it to identify clothing, too, but you need the help of a sighted

Re: what happened to airdrop

Hi, Sorry, yes, it has to be a Mac. Best, Anna > On Nov 5, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Fanus wrote: > > Hello Anna > So, is there then an airdrop version for the pc or how do you do this or by > computer do you mean an apple mac? > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Woody Anna

Re: what happened to airdrop

Hello Anna So, is there then an airdrop version for the pc or how do you do this or by computer do you mean an apple mac? Regards Fanus From: Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 7:54 PM To: VIPhone Mailing List Subject: Re: what happened to airdrop Hi, In addition, Airdrop is

Re: what happened to airdrop

Hi, In addition, Airdrop is fantastic if you have an iOS device and a computer. I often donwload MP3 files on my computer, for example, and Airdrop them to Voice Dream Reader on my phone. The transfers are very quick. If you and a friend have iOS devices, it's also great for exchanging contact

Re: alternative music player for iPod

Hello Sieghard Thanks much. For some reason I can not google for anything or serve on the internet. It seems someone is targetting me because whenever I open a site popups appear which just take over. I tried everything but apart from perhaps reformatting and reinstalling everything I do not

RE: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

Sideguard, excellent alternative and works like a charm. John From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 12:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8 Why not just mute

Re: LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

Hello everybody what is look tell recognizer and where you get it and how much does it cost and what does it recognize. Air? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone know whether Recognizer is going

LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

Hello everyone, Does anyone know whether Recognizer is going to be updated? I read here a while back that it would be, but we’re already on iOS 11.1 and there’s no sign of it. I use it almost every day so it would be very annoying to be without it. Cheers, Anne -- The following information

RE: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

Why not just mute speech with a 3-finger double tap, much better than actually totally turning off Voiceover. If you first put focus on the Play button, then mute speech and then you can still double tap to activate the button since Voiceover gestures still work. You unmute it the same way, do

RE: iPhone question

If this is a Dropbox folder on your PC I don’t think the problem is that it won’t let you copy the tone. What you say is that after you paste it is not listed in your list of Tones? Could you send me one of your Tones then I could try it and see if it works for me or if there might be a problem

Re: Innocent question: mail badge app icon

That's correct. Same thing with the messages app. Maria Reyes Owner of the following groups: Apple 411: apple411+subscr...@groups.io iMessage/FaceTime: the.big.apple.n...@gmail.com > On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:22 AM, John R. Vaughn wrote: > > Maria, Thank you. I also use

RE: what happened to airdrop

Hi Fanus, Since nobody else replied yet, here the short version: Airdrop allows you to transfer things like pictures,videos, contacts or other files from one iOS device to another using bluetooth. My wife and I both have iPhones so if, for example, I have a picture I want to send to her, I go

RE: alternative music player for iPod

Hi Fanus, Here are a few options I found, you find tons more if you Google “Play music from Dropbox on my iOS device” or something like that, there will also be articles from places like CNET which list their top picks and I would definitely suggest you check

RE: Innocent question: mail badge app icon

Maria, Thank you. I also use Outlook for mail now and this must be like reading the status line to see how many messages in the folder. I will look at the mail program and check out the mail badge. John -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

Re: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

Transcription is supposedly only available in US and Canadian English, so one suggestion from the web is to change the Siri voice to Australian English and that is supposed to stop transcription since Apple doesn't provide a way to turn it off. Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Re: iPhone x is excellent!

How is the sound quality of the eight against the x? Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Kliphton Miller Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 10:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iPhone x is excellent! So, I will skip the story on how I got my iPHone x. But verizon

Re: Innocent question: mail badge app icon

A mail badge tells you how many unread emails you have Maria Reyes Owner of the following groups: Apple 411: apple411+subscr...@groups.io iMessage/FaceTime: the.big.apple.n...@gmail.com > On Nov 5, 2017, at 8:38 AM, John R. Vaughn wrote: > > Sieghard, what is the

RE: Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

Diddo here. When I try to listen to a voice message and the screen changes to play the message, voice over starts reading the screen. My solution has been to turn voice over quickly with three presses of the home key. I am running iOS 11.1 on a 5S. So agree, nice to figure out another

New iPhone 8, Not Receiving Notifications

I am delighted with the new iPhone 8 plus acquired a couple of days ago, but there is something amiss with notifications, I don't appear to be getting any notifications, except for text messages, but none from the various news outlets that I had previously set up on the prior phone. I have

Voice Mail on the iPhone 8

Hello: I am having a problem when I attempt to play a message from voicemail. When I hit the play button, a transcript appears, which I'd like to get rid of. I looked in settings and there doesn't seem to be a way to disable it. The transcript makes it difficult to hear the actual voice message.

Re: iPhone question

I will try that the next time i want to put a new ringtone in. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 5, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > > Assuming they are m4r files, is it possible that DropBox is not letting you > copy that way? > Try copying the files,

Re: iPhone question

Assuming they are m4r files, is it possible that DropBox is not letting you copy that way? Try copying the files, or at least one file, somewhere else on your c drive. Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying. There is an art, it says, or rather,

Re: iPhone question

when I do this process, I don’t paste them where the other tones are. What I do is go to the context menu, the 1st option is paste, I hit inter on that, and it takes care of the rest. > On Nov 5, 2017, at 1:13 AM, Simon Wong wrote: > > I installed 12.7, I copied the

Innocent question: mail badge app icon

Sieghard, what is the "mail badge"? I do not want to assume it is the icon, if it is not. Thanks for helping this old guy learn the good ways of using the IPhone. You and this list have been a blessing for my learning the IPhone. John in sunny southwest Florida, where the retirees roam

Re: iPhone question

I dont think so. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 5, 2017, at 7:43 AM, David Whitehead wrote: > > hello again, > just a thought, however, could there be a problem with any of the files your > trying to paste to the iPhone? > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iPhone question

hello again, just a thought, however, could there be a problem with any of the files your trying to paste to the iPhone? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Wong Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 7:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Re: iPhone question

Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 5, 2017, at 7:15 AM, David Whitehead wrote: > > hello; > after tabbing to the summary, > then arrowing or pressing t=tones, > are you then tabbing to the list of ringtones before pasting? > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iPhone question

hello; after tabbing to the summary, then arrowing or pressing t=tones, are you then tabbing to the list of ringtones before pasting? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Wong Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 1:14 AM To:

Re: what happened to airdrop

Hello Anna While on this topic. Can you please explain in a few sentences what is the purpose of airdrop or point me to a website or podcast where I can learn more? Regards Fanus From: Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2017 4:53 PM To: VIPhone Mailing List Subject: Re: what

alternative music player for iPod

Hello list After loading a few songs on my iPod via dropbox I notice there are apps on the iPod, like Voice Dream, to which I can share the songs. My question is thus if there is an alternative music app which would let me play music. I tried everything to load old music from my pc via iTunes

Re: iPhone question

I installed 12.7, I copied the ringtones from a folder I made in Dropbox control c, then I shift tab to iTunes make sure I’m in the tones section of the iTunes by selecting my device and tabbing to where it lists of the items like summary etc, then went to the tone section a paste the item