October 18 Apple Event

I am surprised that I didn't find a single message tonight about this morning's Apple Event. I didn't have time yet to listen, but saw a few headlines about new Airpods, HomePods with new colours, better SIRI integration with Apple Music and a new "voice only" subscription for Apple Music in

RE: Can anyone send me a list of idiot-proof instructions for the gestures I need to know for an IPhone with no physical home button please?

Hi Richard, There is one mistake in your list of commands, you write: * Power off the iPhone by holding in the power button until the power off icon appears, release the side button and double tap on the Power Off button. Or, go to Settings, General, Shut down and double tap on shut

RE: iPad Question?

Containers are areas on the screen, on an iPad the left and right windows are separate containers as is the dock and the main home screen. I am pretty sure by default containers is in the rotor, just go to it and then flick left or right. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Les

RE: iPad Question?

And the dock is also its own container and as Richard said, especially on the iPad I think using containers is very important and necessary. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: October 18, 2021 1:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPad Question? I

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

Well Carolyn, It will eventually happen But hey have fun now while you stil can. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2021 7:33 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Old List Messages Reappeared And, I thought that

RE: iPad Question?

Sorry Richard, You think wrong, The layout on the iPads is the same as on the iPhone, But on the ipads you get a few extra items now on the dock / frequently used But otherwise the same. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2021 9:14 am To:

RE: off topic: Blind shell phone

Hi Rob. Thanks for the info. My friend isn't sure who would be the carrier for such a phone. If you want you can write me off-list at pau...@roadrunner.com. I've forwarded your information to her. God bless! Paula and the pups -Original Message- From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone Sent:

RE: Logitech K480 Question

I couldn’t ever get the fn+f3 to work. And, those two buttons, the one on the left is for Android or PC, the one on the right is for iOS or MacOS. Very nice keyboard. Richard “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” – Jane Wagner My Web site:

Re: Logitech K480 Question

Hi, I use Fn+F3 on my K480 to do this. I also have the IOS keyboard chosen using the small buttons on the upper right front area of the keyboard. There are two buttons, one for an IOS keyboard and one for a PC keyboard. I hope this helps. Dave Clement Winnipeg MB On Oct 18, 2021, at

Re: Logitech K480 Question

The best and easiest way I found was to simply turn off the keyboard then turn it on when I wanted to use it. Or just turn the dial to a slot that isn't paired to the phone. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- Jane Wagner website:

Logitech K480 Question

Hi, Group. How can I hide/sho soft keyboard when using K480 with iPhone8? 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 inappropriate,

Re: Old List Messages Reappeared

Yes, same thing happened to me. - Original Message - From: dm-h...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 6:58 AM Subject: Old List Messages Reappeared Hi Everyone, When I looked at my email this morning I realized that a lot of

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

Yeah I got a few I would say about 30 from a couple of weeks back, Wasn’t a big issue, They invented a key press to get rid of t them all. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of dm-h...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2021 2:58 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Old List

RE: iPad Question?

Hi, on my ipad mini 5th gen, my dock is on the bottom of the screen. Matthew From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 4:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPad Question? I think the iPad dock is usually at the top. So,

RE: Can anyone send me a list of idiot-proof instructions for the gestures I need to know for an IPhone with no physical home button please?

Eleanor, press the Power Button three times to get VoiceOver to come on. I never missed the Home Button at all ever. I[m probably old enough to be your grandmother, so my bet is that you'll do fine with the phone. Richard's instructions will show you exactly how. Believe me when I tell you,

Address-bar In iPad?

Hi, group. I have iPad Mini 2019. When I go to address-bar in iPhone and swipe right once, I get an option to delete the selected text. I am not finding this option of deleting the selected text. In iPad. How can I delete the text in the address-bar to make room for new address, please? Thanks!

Re: iPad Question?

Hi Pam, I actually have the new iPad mini on order. Could you explain what containers are and how you would navigate them. Do you swipe left and right the same as you do with other elements? Thanks for the assist. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2021, at 4:34 PM, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND >

RE: Can anyone send me a list of idiot-proof instructions for the gestures I need to know for an IPhone with no physical home button please?

This is taken from my version of the VoiceOver Gestures which is on my web site. But here is the sections relating to phones with no home buttons. For devices without a home button: Side button replacing Home button commands * Unlock Phone: Facial Recognition, or tap the Side button and

RE: iPad Question?

I have an iPad mini. It’s not the very newest one but the one prior to that. My dock is actually at the bottom of the screen, like my iPhone. I do find that navigating by containers can really be helpful on the iPad. Pam From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent:

Can anyone send me a list of idiot-proof instructions for the gestures I need to know for an IPhone with no physical home button please?

Hi all Apologies for this, as I’m sure many of you will probably think I’m seriously behind the times. Basically, I’m getting a new IPhone as part of a job I do with/for my local council. Problem is that this new IPhone doesn’t have a physical home button. I’ve never encountered this

RE: iPad Question?

I think the iPad dock is usually at the top. So, most things you think of on an iPhone at the bottom, are at the top on the iPad. 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: Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSim instead of a physical SIM?

HI Brenda, I suspect you might be right about eSIM only working on Verizon postpaid accounts. I ended up not even attempting to activate my new iPhone 13 Mini using the eSIM option. I had ordered a physical SIM from Verizon which was good since my account is Verizon Prepaid. I had a hard

RE: iPad Question?

Thanks much, Richard. May I also know the dock location in iPad, please? Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 12:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPad Question? When in settings, the main settings list is on

Re: iPad Question?

When in settings, the main settings list is on the left, whatever is selected there, will show up on the right hapf of the screen. Navigating by containers may help, but just touch on the right half of the screen and you should find what you want. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of

RE: off topic: Blind shell phone

Paula, The Blindshell phone gets a good bit of discussion on the PhonesForTheBlind list. You can subscribe by sending a blank email to: phonesfortheblind+subscr...@groups.io Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

iPad Question?

Hi, Group. I have iPad Mini. This morning, I asked Siri to go to Accessibility in Settings and she opened accessibility. I turned Audio description on there and then I ended being out of that Accessibility settings. I tried to go back there but I could not because Voiceover kept saying selected

Re: off topic: Blind shell phone

Hi, I have these, I liked them from the start. www.blindshell.com is their site I think, worth checking. they have 3 main button models; plus one they call the "Boroque" I think, hwich implements the BS on a touch screen. Tapping on virtual number buttons repeatedly to get letter is bit of

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

Evidently, server is not the issue with Comcast, Spectrum, and I have Windstream, so no duplicate there. Could be a Google Group glitch, you think? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, October 18,

RE: activating MBraille on a new iPhone

I'm not sure of the current pricing, you can check that on the app store. Be sure you check everything the description in the app store says and see if there is a button about in-app purchases at the end so you can read any details about options. Third party keyboards are added by going to

RE: [EXTERNAL] Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSIM instead of a physical SIM?

Yes, that EID number, I think, is around 32 digits long or something like that. As a small tip, this is one of those occasions where I’d use the 3-finger tap 4 times after flicking right on that about page to the EID to copy exactly what VO said to the clipboard. One can then either paste it in

Re: Old List Messages Reappeared

It’s strange, as it didn’t happen on any other google groups I’m on. From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Stewart McKay Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 7:31:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Old List Messages Reappeared as did i this

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

And, I thought that finally, old age was catching up to me - LOL. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 10:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Old List Messages

Re: [EXTERNAL] Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSIM instead of a physical SIM?

hi ALAN, Yes, I did this successfully. I did have cited help at the time, but there really wasn’t much about the process that made me concerned that I could not have done it. Originally, I had been told I needed to take a photograph of a QR code, but that did not prove necessary in this process

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

Yes. For some reason, I have a slew of them. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of dm-h...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 9:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Old List Messages Reappeared Hi Everyone,

Re: Old List Messages Reappeared

as did i this morning.  kind of freaked me out since i had deleted all of them and then this morning here they were back to haunt me. On 10/18/2021 2:30 PM, br...@hostany.net wrote: I thought it was something with the email server I use, as later last week, the hosting provider I use for my

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

I thought it was something with the email server I use, as later last week, the hosting provider I use for my domain had an outage for a couple hours or so, and I thought it was queued mail finally coming through. However, I think it’s a different issue, as I got these old messages last night

Re: Old List Messages Reappeared

I doubt the isp makes any difference, I’m in the U.K. Sent from my iPhone On 18 Oct 2021, at 19:23, Andy Baracco wrote:  I received them as well. i am on Spectrum. Andy] - Original Message - From: dm-h...@comcast.net To:

Re: Old List Messages Reappeared

I received them as well. i am on Spectrum. Andy] - Original Message - From: dm-h...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 6:58 AM Subject: Old List Messages Reappeared Hi Everyone, When I looked at my email this morning I

RE: Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSim instead of a physical SIM?

I am on the Apple upgrade program. I used the Esim to activate my service transfer from the 12 to the 13. I am on Verizon also, but on a postpaid account. It’s working fine, but I kind of wish I could just have kept the physical sim, which is a lot easier to deal with in the event of repair

RE: activating MBraille on a new iPhone

Hi how much does mbraille cost and how do you add it to the phone as a full keyboard? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 11:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: activating MBraille on a new IPhone I’m copying Harri Pasanen

RE: activating MBraille on a new IPhone

I'm copying Harri Pasanen the MBraille developer. Do you have the full purchased copy of MBraille? If so, did you restore your purchase under the menu when you do a three finger swipe up in the main MBraille screen? Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch

RE: Apple Refund?

Only Apple can answer that question. 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 Fazil Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 9:17 AM To:

Re: Apple Refund?

I've done the same thing, and normally their credits are back in movie rentals. Not unless they change their policy. > On Oct 18, 2021, at 11:16 AM, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > I purchased an app other day which is not supported much by Voiceover. So I > went to Apple Website and requested

Apple Refund?

Hi, Group. I purchased an app other day which is not supported much by Voiceover. So I went to Apple Website and requested for refund. I did not delete that app yet. I got the email and was told that my refund was approved but the money was not credited back to my creditcard. This email I got

off topic: Blind shell phone

Hi all. I know this is a little off topic, but I'm wondering if anyone has any information about the blind shell phone. I know of someone who is looking for one for her dad who is not able to manage an iphone. If you'd like you can write me off list at pau...@roadrunner.com

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

Thank you, I thought I was dreaming when all these old messages showed up as unread. Apparently GoogleGroups had a hiccup. 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

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

Ok, Thanks! I will stop torturing my computers with virus scans and stuff! Debby From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 10:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Old List Messages Reappeared Yes, I also noticed this. _

Re: Old List Messages Reappeared

Yes, I also noticed this. From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of dm-h...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 2:58:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Old List Messages Reappeared Hi Everyone, When I looked at my email this morning I

Old List Messages Reappeared

Hi Everyone, When I looked at my email this morning I realized that a lot of old list messages had reappeared in my inbox. This happened around 3:09 through about 3:13 am, I guess eastern time. Did anyone else experience this, or was this a problem with Comcast or something of mine? Thanks