Considering the new Apple Watch

2021-10-11 Thread Renee Patete
Hi readers, I am a new member here, so I hope this email goes to the right place. The Apple Watch series 7 arrives in my country this week, and I am considering getting one to replace my now broken series 4. However, I have heard somewhere that the screen reader may no longer be very good on the

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-11 Thread Kay Malmquist
I meant control center, not notification center. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com "Where focus goes, energy flows." Bob Proctor - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 10:22 PM Subject: RE: gesture to get to

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-11 Thread Kay Malmquist
You said to let go after the first haptic feedback, then to slide down farther to get to the notification center. I thought you were just supposed to slide down until you got to the second feedback without picking your finger up. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com "Where focus goes,

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I have an iPhone 11 and my wife has an iPhone 11 Pro and even if I turn on Voiceover on my wife's iPhone I don't have an issue with the Wallet app crashing. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com Sent: October 11, 2021 4:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-11 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Much easier to touch the status bar and drag your finger down until you feel the first haptic feedback and then let go, drag it down a bit more to the second time it vibrates and you have notification centre. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: October 11, 2021 6:23 PM

Re: Updating Air Pod Pro firmware

2021-10-11 Thread CHELA Robles
Speaking of AirPods Pro, I hear that Apple might be coming out with a second version and if that’s the case I will wait until it’s released to the public as for sale to get a pair. I used to have the AirPods second generation before it conked out on me the batteries stopped working internally

RE: Updating Air Pod Pro firmware

2021-10-11 Thread danneyyates
Thanks, Richard, That’s great to hear, I was in hopes that this was the case! Dan From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Updating Air Pod Pro firmware They update while connected to

Re: Updating Air Pod Pro firmware

2021-10-11 Thread Richard Turner
They update while connected to your phone at some point on their own. Every now and then check under bluetooth more info on your Airpods and fbbick right until you get to the firmware number. It should end in 400. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with

Updating Air Pod Pro firmware

2021-10-11 Thread danneyyates
Hey, I got Air Pod Pros last fall and recall something about firmware occasionally being updated. Does this occur during charging process or are there steps needed to do this? Dan -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: hey siri

2021-10-11 Thread Richard Turner
I am responding using hey Siri on 15.0.2 Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- Jane Wagner website: www.turner42.com (Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro) On Oct 11, 2021, at 6:15 PM, Paula Jordan wrote: Hey Siri seemed to work on 15.01, but not

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-11 Thread Mike B.
Hi Paula, Remember before doing the 3 finger swipe from the bottom of the screen upwards you need to touch the Status bar. Stay safe & take care. Mike. Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say: "Close Enough!" - Original Message - From: Paula Jordan To:

gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-11 Thread Paula Jordan
I keep trying to slide up with 3 fingers to get to the control center on my home screen, but it doesn't seem to work. I can get to the spotlight and to the notifications center, but not the control center. What am I missing? Thanks. God bless! Paula and the pups -- The following information

hey siri

2021-10-11 Thread Paula Jordan
Hey Siri seemed to work on 15.01, but not on 15.2. Interesting. God bless! Paula and the pups -- 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

RE: New hand gestures on Apple watch

2021-10-11 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I can't understand this message, so let me just provide some more information. It seems that I need to toggle on hand gestures in the VoiceOver settings on my Apple Watch. You might need to do this through the Watch app on your iPhone. That might have been what got it working for me. Note I

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread sarai.bucciarelli
It crashes as soon as you hit the more cards button. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mark Brett Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 6:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out Hi, if you swipe it crashes for me. Try feeling around the screen and double

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Mark Brett
Hi, if you swipe it crashes for me. Try feeling around the screen and double tapping on the item you want that seems to work for me Mark Brett Sent from my iPhone Email: markbr...@gmail.com SMS: 0796243 Phone: 08432086070 Twitter: markbrett1 Zello: markbrett1 Skype markbrett1 On 12 Oct

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread sarai.bucciarelli
iPhone 8Plus for me and iPhone 11 Pro for a friend of mine. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 6:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out I do not use the Wallet; but for those who do; to help others

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Richard Turner
I do not use the Wallet; but for those who do; to help others duplicate the issue, it would help if you said which phone you are using. It would appear some issues in iOS 15 happen on some phones/iPads but not on others running iOS 15... Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread sarai.bucciarelli
Wallet still crashes when choosing card. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 6:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out The hey siri still doesn't work on the locked screen. Maria

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Maria Campbell
The hey siri still doesn't work on the locked screen. Maria Campbell lucky1i...@gmail.com All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. --Edmund Burke On 10/11/2021 3:58 PM, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: The wallet crashing bug is still here. -Original

RE: New hand gestures on Apple watch

2021-10-11 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Sorry but I'm missing something ere, You ae tese gestures atiated and you an use your and to enable different tings on your wat? Tat is something I missed alogn te way, I 'll ae to ek tis out. Please keep us more informed wit tis one. -Original Message- From:

RE: New hand gestures on Apple watch

2021-10-11 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I am running Watch OS 8. Under Settings -> Accessibility -> VoiceOver -> Hand Gestures, I have them toggled on. Under Settings -> Accessibility -> Assistive Touch (which is in the Motor section) the option to toggle this on is greyed out. I'm not sure what I just did, but they just started

Re: New hand gestures on Apple watch

2021-10-11 Thread Wayne Merritt
I believe that in order to use the new gestures, you have to enable Assistive Touch in WatchOS 8. If you have not updated your watch to version 8 of the operating system, then these new gestures will not work. Be well, Wayne Merritt On 10/10/21, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > I'm also curious if

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It should be said that for you and others the Wallet crashing bug is still there, I have never experienced this since the initial release of iOS 15. Do you have Reduced Motion turned On or Off? I know this fixes the app switcher issue where Voiceover sometimes doesn't say the name of the app

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Holly
Siri not responding on lock screen still there. -- 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 or moderators

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Ken Brown
Yes, the wallet crashing bug is still there, but you can get by it by going into settings and then wallet and Apple Pay and you can do the same things you normally do with Wallet. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2021, at 2:58 PM, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: > > The wallet crashing

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread sarai.bucciarelli
The wallet crashing bug is still here. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Gordon Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 12:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out You normally don't see bugs being introduced in versions like this. These

Re: commas instead of names?

2021-10-11 Thread Vicki W.
No, no problem with deleting characters, just replacing entire words or names of apps with the word comma. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 6:02 PM Subject: RE: commas instead of names? If you

RE: My travails of setting up a new iPhone 13 Mini

2021-10-11 Thread Richard Turner
Yes Alan, You just make sure and check only sync selected songs/music, whatever it says and then you can select that which you want to have sync. 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 From:

RE: SIRI on locked screen

2021-10-11 Thread Carolyn
I am finding that with Hay, Siri, that I have to ask her something, then ask for what I want. On the second attempt, Siri works. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 8:58 PM To:

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Gordon
You normally don't see bugs being introduced in versions like this. These versions fix things and close security gaps. On 10/11/2021 12:15 PM, Michael McKay wrote: Hi! Gordon, and List: I just received this in my email a few minutes ago or rather just found it in my email a few minutes ago

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Michael McKay
Hi! Gordon, and List: I just received this in my email a few minutes ago or rather just found it in my email a few minutes ago concerning iOS 15.0.2, and that it is out. I’m wondering if anybody is having any problems that I should be aware of. So far in all of the iOS downloads that I’ve

IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-11 Thread Gordon
It says bug fixes and important security updates. -- 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 or moderators

game center

2021-10-11 Thread Paula Jordan
Hi everyone. Just wondering if there's a way to opt completely out of game center. I play some games against the phone and don't want to be bothered with the game center stuff. Thanks. God bless! Paula and the pups -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone

Re: My travails of setting up a new iPhone 13 Mini

2021-10-11 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Richard, So you were able to use iTunes to sync your music to your 13 Pro but ended up with it twice because it also came over with the phone to phone transfer? My only concern is that I have a lot more music in iTunes than I want on my iPhone and use selected playlists to control the

RE: IOS 15 with the iPhone 8

2021-10-11 Thread dm-hill
Yes, you can install iOS 15 on an iPhone 8. The only problems you will have is with any glitches in iOS 15, There really aren't that many this time around. Take care and stay safe! Debby -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of John J. Fioravanti, Jr. Sent:

RE: My travails of setting up a new iPhone 13 Mini

2021-10-11 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Alan, My issue was that all my music transferred with the phone-to-phone transfer, then when I synced my phone a few days later, the computer put all my music on the phone for a second time, so I had two copies of everything. I hope to have time to call them today. Richard "Reality is

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread Richard Turner
Try calling Amazon Accessibility support. 888-283-1678 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 From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Johna Gravitt Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 6:25 AM

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread Johna Gravitt
Thanks, tried restarting everything including unplugging and plugging my devices back in. and restarting my SE. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of dm-h...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 9:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread Johna Gravitt
I’m not using IOS 15, but I did restart everything and tried again with no luck. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Gerardo Corripio Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 9:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: question about iPhone and Alexa using Ios15 and everything connects

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread Gerardo Corripio
using Ios15 and everything connects as it should in terms of my Alexa devices; I'm able to hear the content on the devices as usual, on my SE2020. Maybe restarting the phone might help? good luck! Enviado desde Correo para Windows De: Johna GravittEnviado: lunes, 11 de octubre de 2021 08:18 a.

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread dm-hill
Very mysterious! I would try turning off your phone and then back on and also unplugging one of the Alexa devices, wait about 30 seconds and plug it back in. I am not sure it will work, but it is worth a try. Debby From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Johna Gravitt Sent: Monday,

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread Johna Gravitt
I have not updated to IOS 15 yet. It was working fine up until yesterday and the only thing that is different is that I started using my pluggable Bluetooth keyboard, but when that is not connected I still can’t seem to connect to any of my Alexa devices. Johna From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread dm-hill
Hi Johna, Are you using iOS 15? That is what I have on my iPhone SE 2020, but I haven’t tried connecting to Alexa yet. If you are using iOS 15, and if no one else has responded, I will give it a try later and see what happens. Debby From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Johna

IOS 15 with the iPhone 8

2021-10-11 Thread John J. Fioravanti, Jr.
Hi: can I install IOS 15 on the iPhone 8? Just concerned that it might create a problem. 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, or if you feel that a member's post is

RE: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard

2021-10-11 Thread Johna Gravitt
How would I change the caps lock to be my vo key? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Hill Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 5:07 AM To: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone Subject: Re: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard Hi all, With VoiceOver, on a regular keyboard you

Re: New watch hand gestures

2021-10-11 Thread Jenifer Barr
What are you referring to? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2021, at 6:35 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: > > Hi all, > I’ve enabled this on my watch series 6 in IOS 15 but the watch is not > reacting. I’ve restarted both watch and phone. Any ideas? > Thanks > Ian > > -- > The following

question about iPhone and Alexa

2021-10-11 Thread Johna Gravitt
Hi, I recently started having trouble with getting my iPhone to connect to any of my Alexa devices. I've reset the, turned off Bluetooth and turned back on, and my phone will connect then disconnect. If it does manage to stay connected nothing plays through it via when I hit play, sounds

New watch hand gestures

2021-10-11 Thread Ian Harrison
Hi all, I’ve enabled this on my watch series 6 in IOS 15 but the watch is not reacting. I’ve restarted both watch and phone. Any ideas? Thanks Ian -- 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

Re: Advice needed on new iPhone 13 setup and how patient to be

2021-10-11 Thread Mickey Quenzer
Hello Richard: Thanks for that information. What I’ve learned from all of this is that in case you need it it’s a good idea to have your windows or Mac computer running the latest iTunes in case you need it. As far as the thing about having antivirus software turned off, I had to do this when I

Re: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard

2021-10-11 Thread Robert Hill
Hi all, With VoiceOver, on a regular keyboard you can also use CAPSlock as the VO key, don't know if the keyboard you're talking about has caps lock, but it might be worth a try. Bob Hill > On Oct 10, 2021, at 10:07 AM, Christopher Chaltain > wrote: > > I’m not familiar with this

My travails of setting up a new iPhone 13 Mini

2021-10-11 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi List, I fully intended to write up and post an iPhone 13 setup document as I did when setting up my iPhone SE 2020 in late April of last year. However, after my dreadful setup experience with my 13 Mini, I became so frustrated with just getting it done that I stopped taking notes. As a