Re: what to choose

2022-03-22 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
I heard today that when talking to someone at apple accessibility, that the 13 pro iPhone goes up to one terabyte in size. The cost for this phone is about $1500. Of course this price doesn't include apple care, or any tax. Who knows, maybe this time next year, there might even be a phone with

RE: Printing Vaccine Passport from Wallet?

2022-03-22 Thread Fazil M.
Ok, Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Printing Vaccine Passport from Wallet? You have to set it up in the Health app and you either require a printed version of your

RE: unable to get apps from the store

2022-03-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I saw a few news articles about Apple having some sort of major server outages a couple of days ago. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 10:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: unable to get apps from the store Apparently, The

Re: what to choose

2022-03-22 Thread Kelly Pierce
Half of the usefulness of iPhones is iOS. To get the biggest bang for your money, go with the most recent processor. These phones would be from the 13 series and the SE 2022. The original SE was introduced in 2016 and is still receiving updates six years later. I have the iPhone Mini and love the

RE: Troubles with my iPhone 11 Pro

2022-03-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Here are the 3 things to try before going any further: 1. Reboot the phone, i.e. close all apps in the app switcher, turn it off, wait 30 seconds or so and turn it back on. If that doesn't help try the next. 2. Turn the phone off, pop out the SIM tray and reinsert it, then turn the phone back

RE: How to Increase Volume of Text Notification Sound

2022-03-22 Thread Alan Lemly
Sherry, You might check Settings, Sounds and haptics, Sound volume and make sure it is set to 100 percent. This setting is just below the Ringer and alerts heading so relates to them. Next, swipe right once past the sound volume to Change with buttons and make sure this is turned off. With

RE: Printing Vaccine Passport from Wallet?

2022-03-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It was the same for me and yes, you can of course just have the Federal vaccine passport in your Files app as a PDF and open it or print it from there. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Fazil M. Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2022 7:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Printing

RE: Printing Vaccine Passport from Wallet?

2022-03-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You have to set it up in the Health app and you either require a printed version of your vaccine passport or have the file on a different device since you have to scan the QR code, it will then ask you if you want to add it to Wallet. There is also one other thing to remember and that is

RE: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If set up correctly Face Id will recognize you with glasses although some people set up Face I d without and then set up an alternate appearance wearing glasses, sort of like setting up the same finger twice with a Touch I dphone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Esther Levegnale

RE: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
There is absolutely no need at all to set up Face Id in sunshine or even outside. It seems to be better to not do it in complete darkness, but just in a room with normal light from a window or artificial light is just fine. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

Re: Anyone purchasing the new iPhone SE2022

2022-03-22 Thread Gordon
Sorry you're going through that! how annoying that must be. I hope you get your phone soon. Did you give UPS a ring and ask them what the heck is going on? On 3/22/2022 10:52 PM, SoonerAnnie wrote: I did order the phone but unfortunately I am unable to report on battery status or anything

Re: Anyone purchasing the new iPhone SE2022

2022-03-22 Thread SoonerAnnie
I did order the phone but unfortunately I am unable to report on battery status or anything else as it has not yet arrived at my home even though it was out for delivery with UPS last Friday, the 18th. They never showed up with it and the estimated date of delivery changed to Monday, the 21st.

RE: recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking thermometers

2022-03-22 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
I've been using the drop scale https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Scale-Connected-Step-Step/dp/B00TTY34KG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18IP048LO8JAV=drop+scale=1648004603=dropscale%2Caps%2C173=8-1 for the past four years. It measures to the gram. It's completely accessible or at least for what I use it for. I

Re: Charging My New iPhone 13 Pro Max

2022-03-22 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Esther. I don't know why you would think it would be a bad idea to charge a brand new iPhone to 100%. I do it all the time with my iPhone 8, and my battery lasted me for over 2 years before needing to be replaced. I hope you have apple care for your new iPhone. I didn't have to pay a thing for

recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking thermometers

2022-03-22 Thread Keith Kramlinger
hello, What recommendations do folks have for kitchen scales and cooking thermometers? I would also appreciate learning of recommended sources for these. Thanks in advance. Keith -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: Charging My New iPhone 13 Pro Max

2022-03-22 Thread Anthony Vece
Hi Esther; I usually charge my iPhone 12 PRO anywhere between 90 and 100%. Their is no problen. Hope this helps Anthony Sent from my iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Mar 22, 2022, at 8:43 PM, Esther Levegnale > wrote: > > Hi, Everyone, > > Is it safe to charge my iPhone 13 Pro Max to 100% or

Re: Opening the Alexa app on my iPhone results in a loss of speaker volume.

2022-03-22 Thread Mike B
Here's the other fix, turning on Hands Free, steps. 1. Once you have the apps voice coming through the speakers again, Go down to the bottom right corner of the screen, and do a single finger double tap on the More tab. It's tab 5 of 5 on the bottomline tool bar. 2. Go to the top left corner

Re: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread julie dawson
thank you so very much for the doordash number. - Original Message - From: kheve...@fuse.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:49 PM Subject: RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App 855-300-8985 From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf

RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread khevener
855-300-8985 From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of julie dawson Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 11:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App What is the doordash accessibility number? - Original Message - From:

Charging My New iPhone 13 Pro Max

2022-03-22 Thread Esther Levegnale
Hi, Everyone, Is it safe to charge my iPhone 13 Pro Max to 100% or perhaps close to it? Just thought I'd ask. Thanks, and hope all of you are doing well. Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! -- The following information is important for all members of the V

Re: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread julie dawson
What is the doordash accessibility number? - Original Message - From: kheve...@fuse.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:19 PM Subject: RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App Interesting, I have never seen the xx more control in that

Re: Opening the Alexa app on my iPhone results in a loss of speaker volume.

2022-03-22 Thread Mike B
Hi Mary, One way to get around this is to, after you open the Alexa app go to the app switcher and single finger double tap the Alexa app again. Now the sound will come through your speakers. This has to be done every time you use the Alexa app like this. There's another work around and

RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread khevener
Interesting, I have never seen the xx more control in that app. I typically have trouble accessing my cart. So, I look over the choices then call doordash accessability number and place the order by phone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Tuesday, March

Re: playing voice mails on speaker

2022-03-22 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi Marty. I'm not sure why your voice mails aren't playing through your iPhone speaker. However, I highly recommend the YouMail app. That app makes listening to and checking voice mails extremely easy. Good luck. On 3/22/22, Marty wrote: > I have an iPhone 8 running IOS 15.1 and I can't seem

Re: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread Andy Baracco
I've never seen XX more. Andy - Original Message - From: Peter Logan To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:12 PM Subject: RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App I think the app itself isn’t all that usable. I was ordering with my sighted

RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread Peter Logan
I think the app itself isn’t all that usable. I was ordering with my sighted daughter the other day and she was also having difficulty finding and adding things. What I have found is that if you click on the XX more .. that seems to work a little better. I keep meaning to go out and

RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND
Thanks, Debbie. I was afraid of that. I thought I had it working when flicking from the bottom up instead of top to bottom, but it still wouldn't let me pick the item. We have had good luck with Uber Eats, but unfortunately the restaurant we want to order from only uses Door Dash. From:

Re: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread Andy Baracco
I'm having exactly the same issue. The app is unusable except to reorder previously ordered items. Andy - Original Message - From: Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 3:46 PM Subject: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

RE: Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread Debbie Downey
HI Pam, This app has had its accessibility problems for a long time. I also have an iPhone 8 and I can reorder items but I can’t buy anything new. I’ve had the same experience just last night; tried to add 2 cookies to my cart from McDonalds and when I double tap on the item it doesn’t

Re: Opening the Alexa app on my iPhone results in a loss of speaker volume.

2022-03-22 Thread Andy Baracco
This happens to me. What happens is that the output switches from the speaker to the earpiece. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To: "via VIPhone" Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 3:25 PM Subject: Opening the Alexa app on my iPhone results in a loss of speaker volume.

Difficulty Ordering with Doordash App

2022-03-22 Thread Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND
Has anyone had success ordering from DoorDash recently? It seems this app is very hit or miss as far as accessibility. When trying to flick through the available items, focus jumps to other places on the list. Also, if I do land on an item I want, double tapping it to choose it seems to do

Opening the Alexa app on my iPhone results in a loss of speaker volume.

2022-03-22 Thread Mary Otten
I’m pretty sure this came up a while ago, and I really didn’t pay that much attention. I wonder if anybody has found a workaround for the problem which occurs when you open the Alexa app. All of a sudden, the volume only goes through the earpiece which is very quiet. Mary Sent from my iPhone

RE: How to Increase Volume of Text Notification Sound

2022-03-22 Thread Kenny Nead
My wife has a door bell sound, and it is very loud. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of sherrywells1...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:36 PM To: 'VIPhone' Subject: How to Increase Volume of Text Notification Sound Hello, I have an IPhone 8

How to Increase Volume of Text Notification Sound

2022-03-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello, I have an IPhone 8 & am current on IOS. My volume is fine & easily adjusted except for the text notification sound. At times it will be fine then it will suddenly be quite soft such that I don't notice when I get a text. Everything else has the volume I want. I even turned the volume

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi Brandon, What I was trying to say is that I recommend typing with uncontracted Braille. I also changed my typing feedback to characters under hardware keyboards and then it would tell me what I was backspacing. I hope this helps a little bit. I gave up and went back to my trusty Bluetooth

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Jennie Facer
I would recommend typing in uncontracted Braille. That help. Shouldould Jenn and Kumi > On Mar 22, 2022, at 2:05 PM, Brandon A. Olivares > wrote: > > So what do you recommend then? I just got my wife an orbit writer and I'm a > bit nervous about this if backspacing is buggy. > >> On

playing voice mails on speaker

2022-03-22 Thread Marty
I have an iPhone 8 running IOS 15.1 and I can't seem to get my voice mail messages to play through the speaker instead of the ear top speaker.  Any ideas? -- Thanks, Marty Hutchings -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Troubles with my iPhone 11 Pro

2022-03-22 Thread 'Dulce Weisenborn' via VIPhone
Lately, I've been having lots of trouble with drop phone calls on my 11 Pro. I have T-Mobile. Is anyone else experiencing this? 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

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
So what do you recommend then? I just got my wife an orbit writer and I'm a bit nervous about this if backspacing is buggy. > On Mar 22, 2022, at 4:00 PM, Christopher Chaltain > wrote: > > I'm not quite following your message, but like I said, if you're using > contracted braille, VoiceOver

RE: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not quite following your message, but like I said, if you're using contracted braille, VoiceOver will get confused when you start back spacing. -- Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain at Outlook -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jennie Facer Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread Esther Levegnale
Thanks, I'll try the Face ID again. EstherThanks, I'll try Face ID again. Take care. Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! > On Mar 21, 2022, at 9:44 AM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Esther, when I bought my 11, the guy at Walmart could not get me

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Anthony Vece
Try turning voiceover on and off, maybe that will help. Sent from my iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Mar 22, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Jennie Facer wrote: > > Hi, > > For some reason, I can't get the Orbt writer to tell me what I am > backspacing. I may toy turning my settings to words or something to see if

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Jennie Facer
Wow! When I changed my typing feedback to characters, my Orbit writer does tell me what I am backspacing, but it does something rather weird. When I backspace something, it puts in wesrd characters. I'm playing with it now trying to figure it out. When I typed in characters andthen backspaced

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi, For some reason, I can't get the Orbt writer to tell me what I am backspacing. I may toy turning my settings to words or something to see if that works, but for now, I can't tell what I'm writing. jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Mar 21, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Christopher Chaltain > wrote: > > My

Re: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread Esther Levegnale
Hey, Carolyn! Way to go! In other words--you go, girl! Good for you. I'll never forget the words my Dad instilled into me. He said, and I quote: "Never stop learning." He said these words to me when I graduated college way back in 1965. My iPhone 13 Pro Max is a gem and it didn't take

RE: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread Star Gazer
Also check your ccessability settings to make sure that the attention aware feature is turned off, you may not be looking at the phone the way it wants. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:24 AM

RE: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread catwacky via VIPhone
Ah, thanks, Carolyn, I'll try all that. Need to get this done! Karen -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID Karen, I got out in afternoon

Re: Uber airport run

2022-03-22 Thread caspicer3
Hello I just looked into the same type of ride. Once you choose your destination in the Uber app it will show you an opportunity to book in advance for the airport. I would allow at least two hours due to traffic in and around Orlando. You should be able to schedule this week for next week and

Uber airport run

2022-03-22 Thread William Outman
Hi,list. I thought I would ask a few things about scheduling a ride through Uber. Next week I need to catch a flight just after 5 am, and Siri tells me the trip is a little over an hour in light traffic at that hour. So first I need to know about how far ahead to schedule pick up at my place

RE: Having Trouble Putting in Face ID

2022-03-22 Thread Carolyn
Karen, I got out in afternoon sunshine, did not have a bit of trouble. The phone will give instructions, move head this way and that way, kind of like, when entering a fingerprint one, how it had you keep entering a finger print again and again. They say you don't have to be in bright sun,