RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
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RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread lists
Hi Mark and all, As mentioned to another list member on here directly after the event, I'll be staying put this year and watching to see what happens with iPhone 14 and beyond. It's very disappointing that there is no finger print reader once again. I love using this feature on my Google

Re: A Question About Apple Fitness Plus for VoiceOver Users

2021-09-16 Thread CHELA Robles
Hey Mark Taylor, it’s very interesting you bring up this topic because I just tried it out not too long ago in fact I think I tried it out on Monday and I quickly gave up because there weren’t any audio descriptions during the video as to how to do certain things that’s why I chose to do the

Re: Updated "7 Little Words" problems

2021-09-16 Thread Donna Casteen
Debbie, if you have an iPhone XR or newer check to make sure that screen recognition is off. I have an iPhone 11 with screen recognition turned off & I'm not having any problems playing the game. Donna > >  > Hello, > > Some of my friends and I have updated the puzzle game “7 Little Words”

Re: What is Vertical Navigation

2021-09-16 Thread Dan Yates
Thanks Richard, I will check it out Dan Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2021, at 9:02 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > >  > If you are on the first row of your home screen, on the second icon. If you > turn the rotor to vertical navigation and flick down, you will land on the > second icon

RE: What is Vertical Navigation

2021-09-16 Thread Richard Turner
If you are on the first row of your home screen, on the second icon. If you turn the rotor to vertical navigation and flick down, you will land on the second icon in each row. You are going straight down the column. It works anywhere you have columns. HTH, Richard "Reality is the leading

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Richard Turner
Simon, I know what Yoda said. I was taking a bit of liberty with the original; but I guess that must not have been clear. I suppose the word "paraphrase was the wrong word to describe my "spin-off" from Yoda's original quote. O well. Richard “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
I'm changing a word in this line. You know, I never heard of one, but I think that a pretty, shity chocolate brown phone would be fine. I only changed a letter! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Friday, 17 September 2021 3:30 am To:

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Ah but Sieghard What green is apple green? And some apples are red, Or a mixture, But yes browns, Or karkey or kakk I’m sure as you state there could be interesting names in the brown range! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, 17 September 2021 3:34

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Richard, Yoda said, Do or do not, There is no try! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, 17 September 2021 3:40 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective Angie, That is at least two

RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Kelly, I hope the new phones don't sound like ahrleys That would be off putting some what. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Friday, 17 September 2021 4:09 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Initial thoughts after today's

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Interesting article I read this morning on mac rumours, The iPad mini new has the a15 bionic chip, But they are saying its been clocked down to make it slower than the a15 bionic in the phones. Kind of a low move I think in the tablet if they have actually done that. -Original

RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Is it covid 19 I thought it was toward aids research. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Friday, 17 September 2021 7:25 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event All due respect to fashion,

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Carolyn, Yeah I'm think ing the same thing, And have pretty much decided to wait until next year to replace my 11 pro max. It's still in great working condition But it's the watch I'm currently waiting for as my s4 is slowly dying with it's battery only lasting up to 12 hours per day,

A Question About Apple Fitness Plus for VoiceOver Users

2021-09-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Question: does anyone use or has anyone used Apple Fitness Plus? If so, how was / is your experience? So much of the content is video-based, at least, that is how it appears in all of the Apple Keynote Presentations. I know that they mentioned something about adding more

What is Vertical Navigation

2021-09-16 Thread danneyyates
Saw this as an option for rotor and wondered what it was. Dan -- 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 owners

RE: iPhone list

2021-09-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
So did you send this using a Bluetooth keyboard? Try turning the bt keyboard off and your phones keyboard should come back. -Original Message- From: 'Dulce Weisenborn' via VIPhone Sent: Friday, 17 September 2021 9:58 am To: Listserv Viphone Subject: iPhone list I have lost my

RE: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Alan Lemly
If QuickPath was the original buzz term Apple chose for Slide to type, I notice that the more descriptive Slide to type is what appears in the settings for this feature. Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 10:28 AM

Re: iPhone list

2021-09-16 Thread Gerardo Corripio
Firstly make sure that no bluetooth keyboard or Braille display is connected to the Phone. IF yes, at least with a Bluetooth keyboard, press Contffol+Option to goggle the virtual keyboard off/on. If no bbbuetooth devices are connected, restart the iPhone. Good luck! Gera Enviado desde mi

iPhone list

2021-09-16 Thread 'Dulce Weisenborn' via VIPhone
I have lost my keyboard on my iPhone 12. What setting do I have to turn back on to get my typing back Sent from my iPhone -- 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

Re: HomePod problem

2021-09-16 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Ed. I didn’t have to do anything with my router. I did a whole lot of Google searching, and finally went into the app for my router and found out that my HomePods were not online, even though they should be on the same network as my iPhone. I ended up having to unpaired the speakers and

Re: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Matthew Janusauskas
I’ve also had fairly good results with the QuickPath keyboard feature. As with most things it deftly requires some practice and getting used to, but it is completely compatible with VoiceOver. The initial required delay after the tap and hold to begin QuickPath input can also be adjusted in

Re: Updated "7 Little Words" problems

2021-09-16 Thread Judy Holloway
Hi. I play Seven Little Words on my iPhone 11 with my Braille display, Humanware BIX20, and I just love it! I play this game every day. Thanks. Judy On Sep 16, 2021 3:41 PM, Debby wrote:Hello, Some of my friends and I have updated the puzzle game “7 Little Words” to version 7.0.11 with not very

Updated "7 Little Words" problems

2021-09-16 Thread Debby
Hello, Some of my friends and I have updated the puzzle game "7 Little Words" to version 7.0.11 with not very good results. We have tried it on iPhone 8s, iPhone 12s and iPhone SE 2020s. When you first load it, it asks if you want to do text-to-speech. You need to use it because if you tell

RE: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Ed, My initial experience with the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard was not good. I'm used to having the ability with the native on screen keyboard to be able to cycle through my various software keyboards and change them using a button to the left of the spacebar. If this button was available

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Carolyn
They will go away in spring 2022? My problem is between a 13 mini and a 14, if a 14 might have fingerprint ID. Of course, I'm living without fingerprint, but this is way sooner than I wanted to replace my 11 that I bought in January of 2020. -Original Message- From:

Re: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Wayne Merritt
All due respect to fashion, but if you get a red phone, you are now contributing 10% of the purchase price to fighting the global Covid-19 pandemic. That was why I got a red iPhone 11 last year. Kindly, Wayne Merritt On 9/16/21, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > Oh yes, to my delight,

Re: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Pete Nalda
Too bad about the mini, I love my mini V! Oh it’s so perfect I don’t know how much they could improve, safe for camera maybe and processor. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda > On Sep 16, 2021, at 12:53

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I don't have a mini, but I do prefer braille screen input on my iPhone 11 over my iPhone 7, especially when using it in landscape mode. The larger screen just gives me more room so my fingers aren't so cramped. The home button also gets in the way when using braille screen input on the iPhone

Re: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Kelly Pierce
the rumor for the end of the Mini is extremely strong. Apple confirms almost nothing. Apple is planning a big upgrade to the camera system for the 14, increasing to 48 megapixels from the current 12. They do not want to put resources trying to figure out how to cram this into a phone that is just

RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Carolyn
Oh yes, to my delight, I read the sky blue - F I N E! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Initial thoughts after today's

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Carolyn
LOL, Seigard. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 11:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective Hmm, and other

Help needed with slide to type and punctuation

2021-09-16 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi List, I'm starting to play around with the slide to type keyboard setting with the upcoming demise of FlickType. For those interested, I highly recommend the 9/18/19 podcast by Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse at AppleVis. The title of the podcast is How to use the iOS quick path

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread therealsandyfinley
I suppose it varies from person to person, but have any of you mini users use Braille Screen Input? I like the idea of a small phone but wonder if (1) BSI is harder and (2) how is the audio? Is the speaker also smaller? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

Re: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Kelly Pierce
The blue for the regular iPhone and the mini paired with a black leather case reminds me of rugged men on motorcycles wearing black leather jackets and blue jeans. It will be either a blue or Midnight for me. My iPhone 7 is black and I am a Nia list so black goes with my personality. Kelly

RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Richard Turner
Carolyn, IN a later message, I pointed out that my wife said the Sierra Blue is a light Sky Blue... Richard “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” – Jane Wagner My Web site: https://www.turner42.com -Original Message- From:

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Richard Turner
Angie, That is at least two of us on this list who were born on a Friday the 13th. Great day to have been born! All this nonsense about avoiding the number 13 is just that. Rather than being extra careful on the 13th, people would be wise to be careful in general, . Whether one buys a new

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hmm, and other descriptive terms could also be applied to the colour brown, maybe Apple could start a contest to see who comes up with the best term 藍 And then why has there never been an iPhone in colour Apple Green? -Original Message- From:

RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Carolyn
You know, I never heard of one, but I think that a pretty, shiny chocolate brown phone would be fine. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Angie Nutt Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:16 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It is actually called "QuickPath" and you use it by finding the first letter of the word you want to type and holding down your finger for a couple of seconds, when you hear a little sound it is active and you then very quickly slide your finger to the other letters in the word you want to type

RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Carolyn
I was hoping the blue was sky blue. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 7:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event Simon,

RE: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Carolyn
I would not want a red phone. I remember, when I had partial sight, and my aunt and uncle had a red on on their wall. This was in the 50's, when colored phones were not common, but I did not like the look of that red phone. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It works quite well and just as any of these keyboards it takes a lot of practice to be any good at it, just playing around with it for 5 or 10 minutes will not be encouraging. From: 'Crayton Benner' via VIPhone Sent: September 16, 2021 8:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Anyone

RE: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Star Gazer
Hat is slide to type? From: 'Crayton Benner' via VIPhone Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 11:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard? I will have to try this out. It sounds pretty awesome to me. On

Re: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread 'Crayton Benner' via VIPhone
I will have to try this out. It sounds pretty awesome to me. > On Sep 15, 2021, at 15:46, Alan Lemly wrote: > > Hi LeDon, > > I might have to revisit the slide to type setting. When I tried it with iOS > 14, I wasn't impressed but I was comparing it to FlickType which I will no > longer

Re: Anyone using Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard?

2021-09-16 Thread Ed Worrell
Hey Allen, I have used Swift Key in the past. I love the Emoji section of the keyboard, as far as the standard qwerty side of the keyboard there is nothing fancy for Voiceover users. It’s simply a normal keyboard. We don’t have access to the swift key swipe functions. The keyboard always

Re: HomePod problem

2021-09-16 Thread Ed Worrell
Hey Mary, I have had this issue as well. I actually had to go as far as restarting my wireless router for anything to help. I can proudly say I’ve only had this issue once. I guess it was luck, maybe… Ed > On Sep 15, 2021, at 9:33 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I have a stereo pair of HomePods

Re: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Angie Nutt
I keep hearing that the 13 mini will be the last mini; wondering if this is official or a rumour. As to battery: I get a day out of mine, often a bit more but of course it does depend on what I’m doing. It’s good enough for my needs. All the best Angie > On 16 Sep 2021, at 12:40, Gordon

Re: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Gordon
I like the idea of the mini, but Apple discontinued the 12 mini pretty early on because of poor sales. So I hope this one does better. I just think that particular phone could always be dealing with battery life issues since it's so small and trying to handle the daily demand users put on it.

Re: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Angie Nutt
I’m totally the opposite about the number 13; just love it for some reason. Was originally going to wait for it but when the 12 mini came out I got that as I love small phones. Also last Christmas I had no idea they’d bring out another mini so soon. I suppose one reason I love the number 13 is

Re: Initial thoughts after today's Apple Event

2021-09-16 Thread Angie Nutt
I never use a case and don’t care about coordinating it with my clothing as it’s in a bag when I’m out. I can see a little; don’t know if I’d care about the colour if I couldn’t; doubt it though. All the best Angie > On 15 Sep 2021, at 17:46, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > And by the time

Re: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi to all. I totally agree with you Mark. I will also wait another year before upgrading my iPhone8. I will have something to look forward to. Last night I had a question and called apple accessibility and I found out something totally awesome about the iPhone 13 pro. It can go as high as one

Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I've enjoyed reading all of the comments on iPhone 13. To say that I was disappointed that this year's iPhone models do not have any kind of fingerprint reader, would be the understatement of the season. So, as for me, I have updated my beloved 8 Plus to iOS 14.8, had a new