Re: Weather app

2020-01-12 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I also endorse Weather Gods and its developer as being one of the most responsive I've ever encountered. I find The Weather channel to be accurate both with temperature and weather alerts. It is free but has a paid subscription to go ad free should one wish to do so. Take good care.

Re: Weather app

2020-01-12 Thread Richard Turner
I too use Weather Gods and the native Weather app. Right now, for my part of Portland, they both say it is 38 degrees. With Weather Gods I can set it to a fire station that is about 8 blocks from my house. HTH, Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with

Re: Weather app

2020-01-12 Thread Jeff Samco
Mary, I use and like Weather Gods. The developer has worked hard & successfully to make it VoiceOver accessible. And, it has been quite accurate. I believe it does have a modest cost in the App Store. HTH, Jeff At 08:38 PM 1/12/2020, you wrote: I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the

Weather app

2020-01-12 Thread Mary Otten
I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the weather app that comes with the iPhone. It seems like I almost never get a temperature reading. It’s usually blank. I also have the dark sky. Are used to really love that app, as it provided accurate information and precipitation etc. But these

RE: query

2020-01-12 Thread Rob Armstrong
I like to use iTunes to perform iOS updates, especially for a major update. You get more status announcements during the update process using iTunes. I do not understand the question about setting a default voice. Please tell us more about what you want to do. Rob -Original Message-

RE: accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread sarai.bucciarelli
App is very accessible. I have a bunch of capitalone360 accounts. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Evan Reese Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 12:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: accessibility of Capital One Don’t know about the app, but their website is quite

Re: Greeting for Voicemail question.

2020-01-12 Thread Johnna Simmons
I just tried recording my greeting with my EarPods, and it does not get rid of that stop that comes on before the greeting is recorded or played. The only way that I know to get rid of that is to record your greeting from my landline. Some carriers allow you to call your cell phone number from

RE: Changing My Email Address for the viPhone Group

2020-01-12 Thread Mr. Ed
Hi Mark and Richard, I stand corrected. Sorry I blew up.  Mr. Ed -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 4:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Changing My Email Address for the

RE: Changing My Email Address for the viPhone Group

2020-01-12 Thread Mr. Ed
Hi Mark, They were both approved a while back. Mr. Ed -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 1:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Changing My Email Address for the

Re: text of language books

2020-01-12 Thread Deidre Muccio
The problem with Bookshare is that the texts are not verified and if their accent marks which there are an awful lot of in Spanish probably there’s going to be 1 million errors. Deidre > On Jan 11, 2020, at 10:13 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > I would check with Bookshare. > They are

Re: Reader available?

2020-01-12 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Ann, Reader View is a simplified view that shows text and links without a lot of extraneous information. It's great for reading news articles, for example. To turn it on or off, choose the Format Options button at the top of the screen, and use the Reader button to turn it on or off. Best,

Reader available?

2020-01-12 Thread Ann Byrne
What does "Reader available" in Safari mean? How does one make use of it? Thx -- 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

RE: accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
iOS App is completely accessible. In fact, I was able to open a personal checking account via the app last year with no issues. I have a couple of credit cards and that one checking account and have no problem doing what I need to do via the app on my iPhone. There have been a couple of

Re: accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread Evan Reese
Don’t know about the app, but their website is quite accessible. I pay my bill up there, when I have one, with no problems. Evan From: Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 10:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: accessibility of Capital One We are thinking of moving our

Re: Voices and updating, was Re: query

2020-01-12 Thread Richard Turner
You may want to call Apple Accessibility 877-204-3930 Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Jan 12, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Anthony Borg wrote:  Hi richard

RE: Voices and updating, was Re: query

2020-01-12 Thread Anthony Borg
Hi richard Apologies if I didn’t express myself well but you understood quite well my explanation, Now my problem is that when I plugg the iphone to the computer the itunes it isn’t showing me my iphone full details as usual. I really can’t understand what might have happened. Many

Re: accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread Laury, Shawnese (LEO)
I have Capital One and I have the mobile app on my phone and I find it to be very accessible. Very Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Richard Turner wrote:  We are thinking of moving our savings over to Capital One. How accessible is their app and web site? Richard

Voices and updating, was Re: query

2020-01-12 Thread Richard Turner
Anthony, you really do need to make your subject match what you are asking. But, under VoiceOver speech settings, the voice you select under Voice is the default voice. You can then add other voices on the rotor. Updating over Wifi is fine if you have enough room on your device, though some

Re: accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread John Panarese
I’ve been using the app for three or four years now and it is very accessible. It’s very easy to use and allows you to really keep a good handle on your cards and finances. The last time I checked and had to use it, the website was accessible. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for

Re: audible app issue anyone?

2020-01-12 Thread Dave
You need to set your library, to download, in the enhanced format. Dave. -Original Message- From: Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 3:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: audible app issue anyone? If you are using format 4, then you have to download your

RE: query

2020-01-12 Thread Larry Lumpkin
It would be very helpful if you would make your subject descriptive of what you were asking. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Borg Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 10:20 AM To: Anthony Borg Subject: query Hi listers can anyone explain to me how to

query

2020-01-12 Thread Anthony Borg
Hi listers can anyone explain to me how to make the voiceover voice the defult voice please? Also, wich is the best way to do the iphone software updates, through icloud or itunes? Thanks in advance for any help Anthony -- The following information is important for all members of the V

Re: accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread 'Louana Sterling' via VIPhone
I use the app and it’s very accessible. I haven’t use the webpage in a while so I don’t know about that. Hope this helps. > On Jan 12, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > >  > We are thinking of moving our savings over to Capital One. How accessible is > their app and web site? >

Re: audible app issue anyone?

2020-01-12 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
If you are using format 4, then you have to download your book in parts, but if you use the enhanced format, then you can choose to download your book as one part. What book are you trying to download? The only book I've heard that is that large and has so many parts is a version of the Bible.

has anyone recently had to make their iPhone use bluetooth to make phone calls when connected to a bluetooth device?

2020-01-12 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi to all. For the last couple of days, when using one of my bluetooth headsets, my iPhone hasn't been routing calls through the headset. Even siri has spoken through my iPhone instead of the headset. I spoke with apple accessibility and I was told about the audio setting where I chose

accessibility of Capital One

2020-01-12 Thread Richard Turner
We are thinking of moving our savings over to Capital One. How accessible is their app and web site? Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner -- The following

Re: audible app issue anyone?

2020-01-12 Thread Richard Turner
Somewhere, a long time ago, I set my books to always download as one part. You may want to call their customer service, which is usually quite good, and see if they can help sort out your issue, and if you want, to get books as one part. The one part has all the chapters, sections, etc.

audible app issue anyone?

2020-01-12 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi all. Has anyone else ran in to this issue? I'm downloading a book that has 10 parts. The download gets stuck so it keeps trying... well, now each part has duplicated itself. I'm trying to delete the parts but cannot. I'm trying to cancel the downnload but again cannot. Any suggesttions?

RE: Loadstone GPS

2020-01-12 Thread Richard Turner
Lazarillo is worth a look at. It is free. It can provide turn-by-turn walking directions within the app or you can choose to use Google or Apple Maps for the walking directions. If you are navigating for a driver, it can launch Google or Apple Maps for those turn by turn directions. Lazarillo

Re: Loadstone GPS

2020-01-12 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I’ve never found it very usable in York! Try Lazarillo, which does provide rough turn by turn directions and is free. Or Blindsquare (paid) and rely on Google Maps for the link to get directions. Harry > On 12 Jan 2020, at 11:12, Ian Harrison wrote: > > Dear All, > I am thinking of paying

RE: text of language books

2020-01-12 Thread 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone
Harry the native Books App with voice over does not read the text. Too bad. I guess it's back to my recorded books which are easy and require no fussing with. Duo Lingo is so repetitive, it's tedious. I've found the same to be true of other audio course work like the Pinzler series. I guess

Loadstone GPS

2020-01-12 Thread Ian Harrison
Dear All, I am thinking of paying for the Loadstone in the UK. I want an app I can rely on and get used to. I have tried many of the free options and they seem quite complex to use, especially when out on the street. What is your experience and is it good enough to use in the UK? With thanks