RE: How do you8u turn off two factor authentication?

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Here is what is says in the Two-Factor Authentication FAQ section: Can I turn off two-factor authentication after I’ve turned it on? If you already use two-factor authentication, you can no longer turn it off. Certain features in the latest versions of iOS and macOS require this extra level of se

RE: Encrypt Local Backup, Check, or Not Check, That Is the Question?

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You should check it, if you encrypt your backup it will also backup passwords and such which otherwise will not get backed up. Keep in mind that as soon as you check it you will be asked to enter a password and then to confirm it. Make sure you use a password you can remember because if you ever

Encrypt Local Backup, Check, or Not Check, That Is the Question?

2019-08-02 Thread Fazil
Hi, list. I have iPhone8 with iOS12.4 Using iTune, when I try to back up the phone, I find a check box says Encrypt local backup and it is not checked. Should I check or leave it unchecked? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

RE: Question about Siri

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It was probably a waste of money because whoever they had listening to SIRI must have been either asleep or maybe they were playing video games on their phone because one should think otherwise SIRI should be better than it is now. Maybe once they get rid of the human listeners SIRI will finally

RE: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I don’t need Invision AI for help spending money! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 12:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Downloading envision AI? It will empty your bank account faster than Seeing AI. It will empty your bank a

Re: OT; Facebook commands

2019-08-02 Thread Wes Smith
When you find a post that you wanna share,turn the rotor to actions, then flick up until you get to share, then double tap, it also could be in the more Menu, but I am unsure, I haven’t used Facebook in a while! Hope this helps :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Anthony

Re: How do you8u turn off two factor authentication?

2019-08-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
I accidentally turned on two factor authentication while setting up a New Mac computer, and have regretted it ever since. I do not think there is a way to turn it off, I find it highly annoying! From: Alex Stone Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 5:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How

OT; Facebook commands

2019-08-02 Thread Anthony Vece
Hi everyone; I am trying to figure out using voiceover on my iPhone 10r how executesome Facebook commands that are not readily available such as copying a post and sharing a post to my time line. Please help? Thank you in advance Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! -- The following information i

Re: Question about Siri

2019-08-02 Thread Richard Turner
No, they are not getting rid of anything. They are stopping a program of quality control because they had human staff listening to recordings to determine if Siri was getting things correct, but that meant people's privacy was being compromised. HTH, Richard Arthur C. Clarke's third law says:

RE: How do you8u turn off two factor authentication?

2019-08-02 Thread Robert Wright
Yes, once it is on it cannot be removed.     If all I have left in this world is God, I have everything!    

Question about Siri

2019-08-02 Thread GARY WILLIAMS
Hi, I heard something on the news tonight about Siri. Not sure exactly sure what they said, but it seemed that they might be doing away with either Siri or Hay Siri. Does anyone know anything about that? It had something to do with Privacy. Surely they are not doing away with Siri. Thanks for

Re: How do you8u turn off two factor authentication?

2019-08-02 Thread Alex Stone
Unfortunately I don’t think you can. I tried to do this a couple of months ago. It looks to me like, once its on youre stuck with it. Sent from my iPhone On 2 Aug 2019, at 23:21, Cris Ali wrote:  Hello folks, Does anyone know how to turn off the two factor authentication? I tried to do that

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone
just don't ask the device for 30 thousand pounds of bananas. See the late harry Chapin for the reference. -Original Message- From: Jim Fettgather Sent: Friday, August 02, 2019 14:07 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dick Tatian problem Perhaps instead of trying to improve Siri

How do you8u turn off two factor authentication?

2019-08-02 Thread Cris Ali
Hello folks, Does anyone know how to turn off the two factor authentication? I tried to do that from the iPhone settings and I was not able to do that. I also logged on to the AppleId site on my desktop and I could not find any check boxes or drop down menus to turn it off. It shows under sec

Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone
I have the botac connected I really don't remember how I set it up now, but I think I needed cited help for the very original setup. mind you, the app was much less access a ball then. One time, when I got into a mess with it, and there was no one here with me, are used be my eyes to sort it ou

RE: How do I keep from muting Sounds?

2019-08-02 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Thanks. I tend to have problems with Rotor. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 1:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How do I keep from muting

Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Marie
Sandy, Which model Neato do you have and were you able to connect to wifi without sighted assistance? From: 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums s

RE: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Fazil, I had previously downloaded Envision AI to my iPhone 8 but had never set up an online account with them. When I opened the app yesterday to look into the steep discounts they've been promoting, I went ahead and selected the option to create an account using my email address and the

Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone
Sieghard, Now any kind of collie is going to be a challenge to a lot of hoovers especially those with rotating brushes. even though your mum had the task of completely emptying and re-systemising the brushes and the bin, her floors did get hoovered! if a person is a bit arthritic or, like me, d

Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Esther Levegnale
I also have a central vacuum system, plus a Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner. The Roomba goes all over the house and if there is extra cleaning to do, it may do some areas twice, but most of the time it vacuums once. I have a little bird which is a cockatiel and I often wonder what he thinks when

Re: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Richard Turner
It will empty your bank account faster than Seeing AI. It will empty your bank account faster than seeing AI. Richard Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." (Sent from the magical iPhone SE) www.turner42.com On Aug 2, 2019, a

Re: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Penny Reeder
As do i. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2019, at 2:19 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Just curious, but what specifically does this app do for you that Seeing AI > and other apps don’t do just as well or better? > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Anthony Vece > Sent: Fr

RE: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Fazil
You are absolutely write, Sieghard. I think the only benefit is that it reads .pdf and it is said that it can give you barcode, for me it is still to be verified. Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, August 02,

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Holly
Siegardt: I get what you mean there. When I am facing a dictation that I am sure Siri will not be able to understand, I then go to the message app and dictate the message by using the dictate button. That way, I can go back and edit the text. Siri has a very hard time with names of people

Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Kay Malmquist
Yup, I've been thinking about going the central vac route and even have a bid on what it will cost. I'm thinking that is the way I will go. ,Daily memo; Handle stress like a dog, if you can not eat it, or play with it, pee on it and walk away!! Kay malmquist Skype name: kayleebuttercup Ema

RE: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Exactly, we have a central vac system which is very powerful and getting out the hose and vacuuming our entire 1,100 square foot upstairs takes maybe 10 or 15 minutes. Then maybe every 3 or 4 month I go downstairs, take off the bucket and dump it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ka

RE: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Holly, Yes, SIRI can do this just fine as can Alexa or the Google Assistant. But what I am talking about is to get SIRI to spell a word while I am dictating text for example in a text or iMessage or an email. I live in northwestern BC and we have a mountain range here called the Babine Mounta

Re: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Kay Malmquist
That is to bad. I have read a lot of reviews about them and they are pretty favorable. With having several cats and dogs, that was my complaint about the Roomba's I had as well. Cleaning the brushes and roller took more time then the vacuuming did. ,Daily memo; Handle stress like a dog, i

Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone
No joke Sieghard. I looked at the accessibility settings on an Android the other night that a friend had, and paid very little for, since it was through Virgin Mobile. Right off, there were 3 options, none of which indicated anything you could intuitively select. I hand it to Apple that

RE: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Just curious, but what specifically does this app do for you that Seeing AI and other apps don’t do just as well or better? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 7:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Downloading envision AI? Yes, I a

RE: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The claim of “easy to clean” is debatable. My Mom has one and while her border collie has now gone to doggie heaven, when she still had him she said she pretty much had to take the thing apart after at least every cleaning/use and completely clean out the brushes and everything or it would not

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Holly
Hi Siegardt: I always ask Siri to spell words. Usually for the Jumble puzzle in the morning paper. Just say 'Siri, how do you spell.. say word. She usually gets it right most of the time for me. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
Perhaps instead of trying to improve Siri's voice in IOS 13, maybe the dictation could be fixed? It is not horrible, but dictation is far more accurate on other platforms. On 8/2/19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > There are lots of dictation tips and tricks, but some of them never work for > me. For e

RE: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
There are lots of dictation tips and tricks, but some of them never work for me. For example, if I dicate to SIRI something like this: Buy 6 bananas SIRI always or usually writes the number six as a word and not the number 6. I read you should say the word "numeral" in front of a number if you w

RE: setting up iPhone8 As New Phone?

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you don't do iCloud backups then no, but I believe iCloud backup is on by default. You can check it by going to Settings, tap on your name/Apple Id at the top and find iCloud, then swipe down that list until you find iCloud Backup and see if it's on and when the last backup was. Also, if you

RE: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Your message is empty or you wrote your reply at the end of the thread. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 11:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard Sent from my iPhone > On

RE: How do I keep from muting Sounds?

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You probably have your rotor turned to Sounds and every time you swipe up or down you mute the sounds. My suggestion is to go to Voiceover Settings > Rotor and find Sounds, if it is selected double tap on it to unselect it and it will no longer be an option in the rotor. -Original Message-

Sonos and Ikea partner up - the result: Symfonisk WiFi Table lamp and bookshelf Speakers

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
For the Sonos fans out there who haven't heard yet, you can now buy a speaker which integrates into your Sonos system from Ikea. You can even get a table lamp with a built-in speaker. These don't appear to integrate with Alexa or Google Home or anything like that, but at $149 and $249 Canadian,

Scratch ticket games you can play

2019-08-02 Thread Jen .
Hi I have a few friends who are cited and play scratch ticket type games online on their devices so my question is are there any that are accessible for us voiceover users. Jen -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns

RE: Test

2019-08-02 Thread Robert Wright
Good test     If all I have left in this world is God, I have everything!   

Re: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Anthony Vece
Yes, I also have the same scenario.. Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > On Aug 2, 2019, at 10:32 AM, Dave Jones wrote: > > I open the app to check out an extended free trial as suggested in a prior > email. I ran into the same obstacle. No free trial extension after logging > back into the

Re: Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Dave Jones
I open the app to check out an extended free trial as suggested in a prior email. I ran into the same obstacle. No free trial extension after logging back into the app. On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 10:16 AM Fazil wrote: > Hi, list. > > I have iPhone5S with iOS12.4. > > I tried to download Envision A

Downloading envision AI?

2019-08-02 Thread Fazil
Hi, list. I have iPhone5S with iOS12.4. I tried to download Envision AI today. It says it is a 14-day free trial but it does not give me a download option. It says get in app purchases. When I double tapped on get button, it wanted me to sign in to itune Store with my Apple ID and Password. Does

From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s

2019-08-02 Thread Richard Turner
Neato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET) Neato, a company that specializes in robotic vacuums, has announced that it will be adding in support for Siri shortcuts in the fall. If you've got yourself a Neato v

Test

2019-08-02 Thread Cox
Sent from my iPhone this is a test to see if I’m still on the list. -- 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 post is inappropriate, please contact the o

Re: 11 inch iPad pro

2019-08-02 Thread Cox
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2019, at 5:41 AM, Larry Smith wrote: > > >> Hi list members. Is anyone using the latest iPad Pro? If so, what are your >> thoughts regarding the iPad? Also, do you have any thoughts regarding the >> apple smart folio case vs some of the others like the Zag o

11 inch iPad pro

2019-08-02 Thread Larry Smith
> Hi list members. Is anyone using the latest iPad Pro? If so, what are your > thoughts regarding the iPad? Also, do you have any thoughts regarding the > apple smart folio case vs some of the others like the Zag or logitec. -- The following information is important for all members of the V i