Sure, you can always manually update any app you want and skip others, of
course then they will always be there showing that they have updates.
I wonder how many Sirius XM users who are upset about the lack of accessibility
are in touch with the company on a regular basis lobbying for better
Then vote with your wallet and cancel your subscription. It is in my opinion
not up to Apple to police accessibility or force companies to follow
accessibility guidelines. If Sirius XM doesn’t care about visually impaired
users then it should be their loss. I remember when I first started using
No issues here, either, I just had some Christmas music playing, in particular
the song "Holy Night", and both Siri and the music recognition feature in
control panel came back with "Holy Night by Nina Nesbit" which I thought was
pretty good since there are probably a hundred artists who have
You know, well I suppose this is totally not realistic, I do wish Apple would put pressure on companies like SiriusXM, which had a really crappy app that sort of got better overtime until now. This is an audio centric app. They have to know that blind people use audio centric apps. It be nice if
I had to use the searched tab and do a search for the word all and then I
found the complete channel list. The thing that annoys me, the double tap
does not work to stop playback. So you either have to close it in the app
switcher, or search for the place/pause button to stop it. I love the way
it
Not if automatic updates is on. I don't use automatic update. I check for updates by doing a single finger triple tap on the app store icon, then flicking right to updates and double tapping. Then I touch near the bottom of the screen and do a three finger swipe down to refresh the screen. Then I
If I turn off automatic app updates then nothing will get updated. Is there a
way to not update an individual app such as Sirius XM?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 8:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Sirius XM
Here is what it says in the app store about which iOS is required:Compatibility, iPhone,Requires iOS 16.0 or later., iPad,Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later., Apple TV,Requires tvOS 16.0 or later.Richard, USA“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it on the other
I do not know if it is geared to iOS 17, but do not be in a hurry to update. It has issues. Richard, USA“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”-- Cedrick Bridgeforth My web site:
I had to go into the App Store and after going into my account I flicked up
with three fingers to refresh my apps that had an update, and it showed up then.
--
Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
Chaltain at Outlook, USA
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Debbie
Downey
Sent: Thursday, December
To get to the NFL channels, I was able to go into the search tab, type NFL in
the search field and then tap the last unlabeled button to get to all of the
team channels. Of course, I also have some of these channels marked as
favorites, so they show up in my library.
--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
HI folks,
I've got an iPhone 8 and have not seen an update for Sirius XM today. The
app seems the same to me and there is nothing in my account under recently
updated apps. Is the update geared toward iPhones that can run IOS 17?
Thanks!
Debbie
--
The following information is
So glad I did not update it this morning
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 8:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: My Analysis Of the SiriusXM and StarplayrX Apps
Another accessibility issue is Sirius XM will not
Another accessibility issue is Sirius XM will not respond to the two finger
double tap to pause or play. You have to open the app and find the play/pause
button and do a one finger double tap.
You can say, Siri, play the nfl on sirius xm and it will play. Today, of
course, that is just the
SiriusXM listener care is a joke.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary
Otten
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 8:16 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Sirius XM support is less than helpful
I am not surprised, richard. I have found that the SiriusXM Customer
I am not surprised, richard. I have found that the SiriusXM Customer Service “is not. They’re awful. At least they have been. I have had many discussions with them over the years. And mostly they were a pain in the backside. I hope they fix the damned app.Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 14, 2023, at
In one of the emails here, there was a video on Siri and health from applevis.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 3:57 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: how to
Hi Group,
I sent this one to another list, but that is a more general tech list
and not an Apple list.
Hi Group,
I also got the error with the StarplayrX app. It says 'error logging in;
your IP address has been blocked for 24 hours because of too many log-in
errors.' This is odd because I
Today's update from SuperSense ads AI and an auto translate feature. It appears
to me they have adopted pretty much the same thing that Be My Eyes added with
the AI descriptions. It also uses AI in text scanning. And, as always, they
promise more exciting updates to come. Don't hold your
When I called Sirius XM earlier today about the ton of unlabeled buttons, the
person put me on hold to check. When she came back she said they removed all
the labels for everyone.
I just had my wife look at the screen. The buttons are clearly labeled for
sighted folks.
With StarplayrX broken,
I will agree with you that the app layout is better.
I will be happier if they fix the button labels themselves rather than trying
to create my own.
Richard, USA
“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go
Try that App :
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/bible/id282935706?l=fr-CA
Lyne
> Le 14 déc. 2023 à 18:32, Sharonda White-Goode a écrit :
>
>
> Have you had any great experience adding some of the dictionaries,
> encyclopedias and such that you can buy from their website? Are those things
>
Not sure how many people will agree with me, but I really like the new SiriusXM
app. There were things about the old app that I really hated, and I try not to
use that word. If I couldn't bring up something on my smart speaker then I
would dread having to bring up my app to look for something.
Have you had any great experience adding some of the dictionaries,
encyclopedias and such that you can buy from their website? Are those
things accessible as well?
On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 4:07 PM Robert Doc Wright
wrote:
> Look for E-Sword bible
> - Original Message -
> From: "M.
Lynn,
Your message is blank.
Richard, USA
“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”
-- Cedrick Bridgeforth
My web site: https://www.turner42.com/
Microsoft Windows
Look for E-Sword bible
- Original Message -
From: "M. Taylor"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 2:44 PM
Subject: Seeking Recommendations for a Good VoiceOver Accessible Bible app
for iOS
Hello Everyone,
Okay, I asked, a couple of years ago but, as you know, much can change in
Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 14, 2023, at 1:40 PM, Richard Turner wrote:Apparently, with the new Sirius XM app, StarplayrX is broken.Like others, I get the login error, too many login attemps even though there was only one.It also shows Canada unchecked, with no other countries listed.I thought
I just tested both Siri and Shazam and both worked immediately.
Check your internet connection or clear your app switcher and try again.
Richard, USA
“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell
Yes, that is the correct battery.
I've replaced mine a few ties in the years I have had the thermometer. They
tend to last a long time. I always make sure I turn it off when I am done
using it and confirming in the app that it says Probe not connected.
Richard, USA
“Grandma always told
Another great Bible app, is bible.is. That Bible app has a lot of
great audio versions of the Bible. I have that app as well as
Uversion.
On 12/14/23, Duane Steele wrote:
> Hello Mark,
>
> As a retired clergy-person who loves Bible study and uses a braille display
> every day, I strongly
Hello Mark,
As a retired clergy-person who loves Bible study and uses a braille display
every day, I strongly recommend using Voice Dream reader and downloading
preferred Bible translations from Bookshare. That's what I do these days. I
used to use Bible Gateway until one day, like so many
Haven't had to change mine yet so couldn’t say.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Tom Lange
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 2:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Digital meet thermometer with Bluetooth
Hi,
The battery on my iGrill died when I
I second You version Bible app it works very well with a braille display. I
usually connect my e-reader from NLS and take it obviously to church with me
and read the Bible that way when I follow along with the congregation when the
pastor reads certain passages.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec
Hi,
The battery on my iGrill died when I was getting ready to smoke a beautiful
rack of pork ribs. What kind of battery do I need?If I remember correctly, it
is a CR2032 3-volt battery and I can get a 10-pack of those on Amazon for 5
bucks. Is that what I need?
Thanks,
Tom
> On Dec 14, 2023,
I like Dwell.
It is a paid app, but it offers the Bible in several versions and many kinds
of daily devotionals all read in human voices with several voices to choose
from.
Andy
- Original Message -
From: "M. Taylor"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 1:44 PM
Subject: Seeking
I was afraid of this happening
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 2:41 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: SiriusXm issue
You may not want to update yet.
It is usable, but lots of unlabeled
Hi all,
since installing 17.2 Siri and Shazam will not recognise music. Siri says try
again later and Shazam appears to do nothing.
I am using a 13 Pro. I have a friend who has a iPhone SE who is having the
same problem. My wife who doesn’t use VO has not trouble with her 14 Pro it
works
The bible app from You Version
-Original Message-
From: M. Taylor On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 4:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Seeking Recommendations for a Good VoiceOver Accessible Bible app for
iOS
Hello Everyone,
Okay, I asked, a couple
Hello Everyone,
Okay, I asked, a couple of years ago but, as you know, much can change in
that amount of time so:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, stand-alone, Bible app for iOS
that, hopefully, can display different versions of the Holy Bible? The app
does not have to be free.
I
What does health information have to do with the default tone?
If Siri says it can't tell you then possibly this is not something you can ask
Siri yet or you aren't asking the right thing or if it concerns Health
information you may not have allowed Siri access.
When I just tried (I had never
This is what I use when roasting coffee. The nice thing about the app is that
VO speaks the temperature change when VO focus is on that element.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave
Lehnis
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 11:20 AM
To:
You can't use Siri to do it!
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 3:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: how to change the default tone in IOS answer
I need yo set something in Siri, but I can't
I need yo set something in Siri, but I can't figure how to get it to tell me
health information. I followed Tom's steps, but there is something in Siri or
somewhere else. Siri keeps telling me I can't tell you that.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com
No issues here, but this can just be a temporary glitch and I have even noticed
at times when peopl epost about difficulties with Siri that they can be
location based, e.g. if you have issues where you are that may not mena others
have issues elsewhere, maybe it goes through a different server
Hello everybody I’m just wondering if you guys have any issues with Siri in iOS
17.2 where in you launch an app and it says it’s having difficulties. I
restarted my phone thinking that that would solve the issue and it’s not
solving the issue so I have to manually start my apps, or at least
Thanks Richard. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who can no longer use StarPlayrx. If I find the oew APP unuseable, I'll just cancel it. I don't listen to too much football anymore, anyway. We'll see.On Dec 14, 2023, at 2:40 PM, Richard Turner wrote:Apparently, with the new Sirius XM app,
Thanks Christopher. It didn't show up in today's updates for my iPhone. Also,
I'm still not able to log into the Starplayrx App that's meant to be the more
user-friendly Sirius app. In that APP, once you're logged in, you're always
logged in, that is, until this morning. Thanks for what you've
You may not want to update yet.
It is usable, but lots of unlabeled buttons...
Richard, USA
“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”
-- Cedrick Bridgeforth
My web site:
Apparently, with the new Sirius XM app, StarplayrX is broken.
Like others, I get the login error, too many login attemps even though there
was only one.
It also shows Canada unchecked, with no other countries listed.
I thought maybe it was needing me to reenter my password.
Well, I somehow
The reports I'm seeing on Mastodon are not encouraging. No one has said they
can't use it, but they are complaining about accessibility. I'm sure I'll be
checking it out soon.
--
Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
Chaltain at Outlook, USA
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Chaltain
Sent:
I haven't seen the new update yet either, but I've been tooting with someone on
Mastodon who is using it, and his biggest complaint so far seems to be
unlabeled buttons. That's only been a few hundred of characters exchanged, so
don't read too much into that.
--
Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
May I say that after many years of using StarPlayrX, I am also getting this
login error.
I hope it might be temporary, time will tell.
Thanks.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Duane
Steele
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 10:07 AM
To: IPhone List
Hello Listers,
Recently, there was discussion about the forthcoming "improved" SiriusXM APP
due for release today. So far, there's been no change. However, I also use the
simple StarplayrX APP, and, today, when opening the APP, I received an error
message that because of so many incorrect
I use the iGrill Mini from Weber that is a leave-in thermometer. The wire
connecting the probe to the brains of the unit is close to 4 feet long so is
works in ovens, on grills, etc.
This is a single probe. I gather you can buy a set from 2 to 4 probes if you
are cooking multiple things at
Thanks for your email!
On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 8:37 AM Kliph wrote:
> There his a free app called, MCBackup, it scans your contacts, and has
> them email them to yourself, you tap on the file, and import them, just
> make sure iCloud or the account you want them to go to is the default, here
>
Thanks for your email!
On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 6:26 AM Malcolm Parfitt
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have some contacts that for some reason are stored in my Gmail account.
>
> I would like to move these into my iCloud account but cannot see an easy
> way to achieve this.
>
> For some reason my default
Hello,
I have some contacts that for some reason are stored in my Gmail account.
I would like to move these into my iCloud account but cannot see an easy way to
achieve this.
For some reason my default account for contacts had been changed to Gmail but I
would like them all to be stored in
I am having the same issue and I am waiting on Apple support to contat me as we
have an acall appointment.
I will share any info I get. Its really driving me crazy.
Linda Knight
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard
Weitzel
Sent: Thursday,
A 1-finger double-tap almost always gives me the haptic time. I have an Apple
watch ultra and I'm running the latest version of Watch OS.
Earle
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 14, 2023, at 2:34 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
> wrote:
>
> One finger double tap has worked for me for about a year,
Ah! Mary, Mary, Mary!
As difficult as it is to believe, Apple continues to exclude messages, on Apple
Watch, from the across-device deletion ecosystem. It drives me mad, also.
Mark
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary
Otten
Sent: Wednesday, December
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