Re: NLS E-Reader and the iPhone

2023-07-20 Thread Devin Prater
Nah, you're still good. The command list still works that's on the website. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 6:52 PM Robert Doc Wright wrote: > I wonder how much of my problem may be due to my running the iOS 17 > developer beta. > > - Original Message - >

Is it possible to change the Siri language on just one device?

2023-07-20 Thread Mary Otten
I don’t think this is possible, but I sure would like to do it. I have occasion to change my language to Russian on sometimes. But I really don’t want that my watch or my homePod. So I’m just wondering if it’s possible somehow to change that only on one device. I don’t think so, I haven’t

Re: NLS E-Reader and the iPhone

2023-07-20 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I wonder how much of my problem may be due to my running the iOS 17 developer beta. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 3:51 PM Subject: Re: NLS E-Reader and the iPhone With other displays, when you double

Re: NLS E-Reader and the iPhone

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
With other displays, when you double tap on a category, it tells you the command for each item in that category. Like Next Rotor Option Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space barRichard, USA.“What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what

Re: NLS E-Reader and the iPhone

2023-07-20 Thread Robert Doc Wright
Out of curiosity is there any explanations for the braille commands listed in settings/accessibility/voiceover/braille/nls e-reader/braille commands? - Original Message - From: Anna Dresner To: VIPhone Mailing List Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 8:47 AM Subject: Re: NLS

Re: problem with Menus 4 all

2023-07-20 Thread Tom Lange
Hi,I’m in the West San Ferando Valley here in L.A.When I loaded the app it showed me well over 50 restaurants in my area. Going into the Search tab, I searched for several other restaurants that I know about and had pretty good luck; it didn’t find a seafood restaurant in Callabasas and it didn’t

Re: problem with Menus 4 all

2023-07-20 Thread Jessica Dail
Hi, I’ve gotten it to work in my area but only a few restaurants are currently supported. When the app first came out, the developer said that if we email them, they’ll do their best to add the menus we request. Thanks, Jessica Dail > On Jul 20, 2023, at 16:12, Dave Lehnis wrote: > > I have

Re: problem with Menus 4 all

2023-07-20 Thread Dave Lehnis
I have been using Menus4All for 4–5 months. It seems to work quite well most all of the time if not all of the time. I have used it in the state of Washington, the state of Idaho, and the state of Montana. I have had no problems. I really like it. My only wish is that they had even more

Re: I need an app

2023-07-20 Thread Alex Stone
Richard, thanks for this, Vlc did the trick! > On 20 Jul 2023, at 19:56, Richard Turner wrote: > > I did a quick search on the web using Duckduckgo for WMV iOS app. > One that came up was VLC media player for iPhone. > There were others. > > Here is the search results page; >

Re: Using TicToc with VO?

2023-07-20 Thread Gerardo Corripio
Great! This worked the 3-finger upAnddown to go between videos, but how about if we want to interact (liking, sharing.::)? Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel > El 20 jul 2023, a la(s) 12:28 p.m., Delia Avina > escribió: > > Hello, > To move to the next tiktok, swipe

RE: I need an app

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
I did a quick search on the web using Duckduckgo for WMV iOS app. One that came up was VLC media player for iPhone. There were others. Here is the search results page; https://duckduckgo.com/?va=r=hg=wmv+ios+app=web Richard, USA. “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in

I need an app

2023-07-20 Thread Alex Stone
I need an ios app that will play .wmv files. Does anyone know of an app that will do this? -- 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: Using TicToc with VO?

2023-07-20 Thread Delia Avina
Hello, To move to the next tiktok, swipe up with three fingers. Hope that helps Delia Sent from my iPod > On Jul 20, 2023, at 12:16 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > > A few days ago, I finally decided to give TicToc a try, dus I linked it to > my Facebook so as not to have a whole bunch of

RE: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
I would think you could pair them with any Bluetooth device. I don't pair them with anything but my iPhone. If the Echo or Google Device has the option of using Bluetooth headphones, I don't see why not. I think you may be able to switch between two devices, but I would check with the

Re: Answering questions on attachment on email and sending back

2023-07-20 Thread Dave Grossoehme
If this person has away to save this to a Word document it can be saved to text from the PDF to text.  However, the configuration of this document maybe lost.  Then it could be answered from Word. Dave On 7/18/2023 2:35 PM, Richard Turner wrote: I don't use Pages, etc. but it sounds like a

Re: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Jenny Bomareto
With your shockz, open comm headphones, can you listen to the Google or Alexa with them as well?Thanks for reading regarding this matter.Jenny BomaretoSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 20, 2023, at 1:12 PM, Richard Turner wrote:I certainly agree with all this.I've said as much to Apple, both through

Using TicToc with VO?

2023-07-20 Thread Gerardo Corripio
A few days ago, I finally decided to give TicToc a try, dus I linked it to my Facebook so as not to have a whole bunch of accounts! The thing is, that I can't seem to perform the left/right flicks while a video is playing to explore the options of liking a video, etc. So I'm having to use

RE: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
I certainly agree with all this. I've said as much to Apple, both through Accessibility and their feedback page. But, they could be limited on what they can do for non-Apple brands. I have the Shockz OpenComm headphones and they are fabulous. I do have the Apple Max too, but they are not my

RE: Is there any difference between Envission and Seeing AI?

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
Only install Envision if you want to see if it does anything better for you than Seeing AI. I only have it because I was curious. My go to app for things like product bar codes, quick scans with the Short Text channel and once in a while the document scanner but I usually use VDScan for that.

RE: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Rick, definitely think this should work if somebody wears an Apple Watch, but I can sort of understand how Apple can make this work with their Airpods but not with other Bluetooth headsets as they may not include the required hardware for this. Just my guess. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
Totally agree here. Perhaps a step in the right direction but of no use to anyone using other earphone other than AirPods. Id love to see other options like perhaps a user defined gesture or spoken word or phrase. I’d also like to see an option to allow messages to come through other

RE: IOS 17 public beta question

2023-07-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Very easy to install it via Settings > General > Software Updates > Beta Updates, definitely a bit more complicated to restore back to iOS 16. Also, keep in mind that you cannot report Beta bugs to Apple Accessibility, you have to use the regular Feedback app to report any beta feedback, if you

RE: IOS 17 public beta question

2023-07-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can easily find the steps to go back, but essentially they arte the same as always. You are of course correct that you must have a backup from iOS 16 because if the only thing you have is a backup from iOS 17 you will not be able to use it to restore your iPhone and you end up having to set

RE: IOS 17 public beta question

2023-07-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can, but of course iPad OS is not exactly the same as iOS, but you still can get a sense of some of the new features and hopefully contribute to the Beta testing process by submitting feedback to Apple which really is the point of having public betas. -Original Message- From:

Re: IOS 17 public beta question

2023-07-20 Thread Michael Irons
I now have an iPad Pro that I inherited from my deceased sister. Could that be an OK device to run the betas of these iOS versions on? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2023, at 8:53 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > You absolutely would need to have a backup of your phone if you want to go >

Is there any difference between Envission and Seeing AI?

2023-07-20 Thread Rena
I already have Seeing AI. Would be useful to install Envision also? Rena -- 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

problem with Menus 4 all

2023-07-20 Thread Kay Malmquist
Hi people: Has anyone actually gotten menu's 4 all to work correctly? One time I actually got it to load restaurants in my area, but today it will not even find that. When I did a search for Olive Garden, trying to make it simple it said it could not find that. Any ideas? Thanks much. Kay

RE: IOS 17 public beta question

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
You absolutely would need to have a backup of your phone if you want to go back to the regular iOS after using the beta. Unless things have changed since I last used a beta, you basically have to wipe your phone and reinstall the backup so you would lose any changes you made during the beta,

RE: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Richard Turner
Agreed. Have you expressed your comments to Apple? That is good feedback for them. Richard, USA. “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe My web site:

IOS 17 public beta question

2023-07-20 Thread Mária Orovčíková
Hello list, I have been thinking about installing IOS 17 Public beta, but the thing is I have only one Iphone device which I am using. The reason I want to instal Public Beta is that I want to know if a particular Voiceover bug. has been fixed and if not, I would like to report it while the

RE: The New Redesigned Envission App

2023-07-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
What is clunky about Seeing AI? I find it pretty simple and straight forward. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ed Worrell Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 12:55 PM To: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone Subject: Re: The New Redesigned Envission App Interesting, I hate the new interface. The

RE: iOS 17 solves ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ accessibility hurdle, 9 to 5 Mac

2023-07-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Solved yes, but only solved if you own Airpods. Too bad they don't consider somebody wearing an Apple Watch equal to wearing your Airpods. On the one hand you can use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch without having to authenticate as long as the watch is unlocked and on your wrist, but you can't