Re: Weather widget and current temperature in iOS 7

Of course, the scrub gesture also works to back out of the control and notification centers. Jeffrey On Sep 24, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan pau...@roadrunner.com wrote: I just hit the home button once to get out of the notifications center or the control center. Don't know if

Seven cool Siri tricks in iOS 7

Hi, Here's an article with some cool tips. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57604187-233/seven-cool-siri-tricks-in- ios-7/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and

IOS Installed Voices in VoiceDream

Hello, I just experimented with the IOS installed voices in voiceDream mentioned earlier on this list. I enabled the U.K. English, Austrailian English, and U.S. English voices. By just doubletapping on the enable buttons, they very quickly became available to me. I suspect though, that these are

Creating Folders on my Home Screen

Hello, I'm trying to combine my Tap Tap See ap with my Google Goggles ap in a folder on my home screen. This is the first time I've attempted to create a new folder since upgrading to IOS7.02, and even though I'm able to move the ap and it tells me, On Goggles, it's not creating a new folder for

RE: Creating Folders on my Home Screen

. Good luck. Regards, Gadget Girl Anita Sent from my Apple gadget. Apple, take a bite, express yourself. On Oct 19, 2013, at 3:43 PM, Jeffrey Turner jturner...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I'm trying to combine my Tap Tap See ap with my Google Goggles ap in a folder on my home screen

VoiceDream Tip for Latest Update

Hi, I've been in touch with the VoiceDream developer to report that I can't use the gestures in the latest release to move back or ahead by sentence. The documentation says to use a two finger swipe left or right, and I couldn't get either to work. He responded that VoiceOver hijacks the

RE: Is this a bug in VO?

A similar thing just happened to me with two Capital One aps. One is specifically for the Capital One 360 checking account, and the other is a more generic ap allowing access to Capital One credit cards as well as the 360 checking account ap. Capital One, in its infinite wisdom, named both aps

Chess-wise to be fixed next month

Hello, Here is the response to my reporting that the 8th rank is not accessible in the current version of Chess-wise. Jeffrey Turner -Original Message- From: Marcel Nijman [mailto:mar...@marcelnijman.eu] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 7:15 AM To: Jeffrey Turner Subject: Re: Chess

Pandora without Table Index Now

A word to the wise: Pandora has seen fit to do away with the table index in its latest release. Too bad, because I relied on this quite a bit with my 99 stations. Jeffrey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by

RE: Muxic is an App Worth Checking Out

Yes, iFarkle is much more sluggish when I listen to music with the Muxic app. This does not happen when using the native Music app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:39 AM To:

RE: Muxic Question

I know at least one possible cause for crashes with Muxic, because it's happening on my phone. Somehow, when I moved music to my phone with iTunes, one of 11 songs on one album didn't come across, even though there is an entry for that song in both Music and Muxic. When Music hits that song, it

Confirmation of Capital One app not working

I tried it here this morning and found, as reported, that the app no longer works. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send

Requirements for notification of email arrival while phone is locked

us know what is needed to provide notifications of incoming email while the phone is locked? Thank you, Jeffrey Turner -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone

RE: Activating the Notification Center

Make sure VoiceOver is focused on one of the items along the top of the phone. I use the time. Do your 3-finger swipe down from there, and it should work. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Wilson Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:37 AM To:

RE: Looktel apps do not work accurately for me

Hate to state the obvious, but you do know the bill reader uses the camera on the back, right, not the front facing camera? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 1:35 PM To:

RE: Free app for sending sms to multiple recipients

You are absolutely right. This was pointed out on the list yesterday. Does anyone have a method for removing recipients from a thread that started with multiple recipients? Can you send a message to two people, get a reply back, and continue on with only one of the two? From:

Re: Lire Update Performing Badly

It's working properly here. Jeffrey On Aug 6, 2013, at 3:45 PM, SSEric sseri...@gmail.com wrote: I took the download for Myree today, and now when I open the app and it refreshes feeds it kicks right back out to the home screen. I have tried this a half-dozen times. I have not yet tried

Selecting Expanded Phrase

Hello, Thanks to Garth's iBlindTech podcast, I learned that I can use the keyboard feature to create a shortcut for my email address. Instead of typing the whole thing out, I can just type gml, and it will voice my entire email address. My question is, how do I select that and have the 3-letter

RE: 2 apps seem to be hun on Installing in Updates

Another thing to check is that the aps are on your phone. Make sure they are checked to sync in iTunes, because if they aren't on your phone, they can't be updated there. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rex wisdom Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012

Where is the setting for delete folder instead of archive in mail?

For the life of me, I can't find this setting, even though it seems like I've looked everywhere. Can somebody please help? Thanks in advance, Jeffrey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: Where is the setting for delete folder instead of archive in mail?

@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner Sent: Wednesday, 17 April 2013 4:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Where is the setting for delete folder instead of archive in mail? For the life of me, I can't find this setting, even though it seems like I've looked

Re: Where is the setting for delete folder instead of archive in mail?

folder. Negoslav - Original Message - From: Jeffrey Turner jturner...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:48 PM Subject: Where is the setting for delete folder instead of archive in mail? For the life of me, I can't find this setting, even though

RE: Stereo Headset

I have another question on a related topic. Does anyone have any experience with the LG HBS730 Tone+ stereo blue tooth headset? It's available from Amazon for about $45 and a client just told me about it today. It is A2DP compliant, so should work with VoiceOver and play content from Audible.com,

Possible Ssolution for VoiceOver Volume Problem

Hello, After reading on this list about the problems people were having with the VoiceOver volume getting stuck at 35% with the only fix to reset the phone, I disabled the VoiceOver volume changed using buttons. Then, the other night, while playing iFarkle, I needed to lower my VoiceOver volume,

Chess-wise 3 available in App Store

Hello List Members, A new upgraded version of Chess-wise can be found by searching for Chess-wise 3. This week, the in-app purchase price is only $1.99. Next week it goes up to $3.99. This upgrade fixes some issues that appeared when IOS 7 came out, and provides other enhancements the developer

RE: iOS7.0.6

Lest people are hesitant to upgrate to the latest version, here is an article explaining why it was released: Apple security flaw could allow hackers to beat encryption Published Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:04:28 -0500 Yahoo! News By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A major flaw in Apple Inc

iTunes not finding downloaded music

Hello, Could there be any setting on my iPhone I could change to affect a problem I am having with iTunes? Any music I buy directly with my phone that's downloaded later by iTunes, when I try to play it using iTunes, I'm told the music cannot be found, and I'm asked do I want to locate it? Well,

Latest Kings Corner Update Work-around

Hello King's Corners fans, I have just played a game successfully using the latest update, and would disagree with the previous posts recommending that we avoid the update. It is different, but still works just fine with a bit of extra tapping. After you use the gesture to move a card on top of

FW: The Joey voice skips in voiceDream

with him is that he skips over text periodically, and that never happened to me with James, or any other voice I've used in VoiceDream. Thanks, Jeffrey -Original Message- From: Jeffrey Turner [mailto:jturner...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:18 AM To: supp...@voicedream.com

Containers and reading mail

Hello, I was surprised to read comments on this list advocating the use of containers for reading mail. I'm sure that works quite well, but wonder if people recommending this method have tried just flicking up with two fingers from within the body of the message to read it. This easily avoids the

Re: Is either the CBS News app or the SixtyMinutes app accessible?

If all you need is the audio, you can subscribe to the podcast and get it every Sunday night using downcast or another podcatcher. On 5/18/14, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote: Hi, I'm looking for the ability to watch SixtyMinutes on my own time. Does anyone know if

Seeking collaborators on efficient VIPhone list reading

can work it out. I hope three people out there will join me and give this a try, and I really, really hope this doesn't generate unnecessary list traffic. Warmly, Jeffrey Turner jturner...@gmail.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members

Problem accessing the Google Docs using Voice Dream

Has anyone else gotten this error, and figured out what to do about it? The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.google.HTTPStatus error 400.) Jeffrey -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If

RE: This Accessory May Not Be Supported

Hi, I got this error message for a while while charging my iPhone 5, but if I flipped the charger connector over and plugged it in the other way, it charged just fine. I surmise that some dust got in there and queered the connection. Since then, it cleared itself up and I haven't gotten the

RE: Delete button on the phone app

No, I've never heard of any ability to move buttons around on the screen, other than reordering the options within the rotor. Jeffrey -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of TaraPrakash Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 5:23 PM To:

Re: transferring from iPhone to iTunes library

I have the same thing happened and never found the solution, but it didn't matter. I was able to restore from that back up anyway. Jeffrey On Sep 22, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: When trying to do a full encrypted backup of my iPhone 5 using iOS8, I get a

Voice Dream Reader in Locked Screen

Hi, I've lost ability to start reading a document, lock the screen and have the speech continue in Voice Dream Reader. I've checked the settings within the app, and don't see anything relevant in there, and looked in the phone settings, and haven't found what I need there either. It has to be

Current use for FacelyHD?

Hi, I still have FacelyHD on my phone, but wonder if the native Facebook app has progressed to the point that it's now redundant. Does anyone find it can do anything better than the native Facebook app at this point? Thanks, Jeffrey -- The following information is important for all members of

Difficulty saving new event using Fantastical2

for me? Thanks, Jeffrey Turner -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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: Difficulty saving new event using Fantastical2

that fantastical will know what you're talking about. For example if I want to have lunch with Betty this Friday at noon, I would say something like, lunch with Betty this Friday at noon. Imagine how easy that is. On Nov 11, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Jeffrey Turner jturner...@gmail.com wrote

Fantastical2 Mystery Solution

I had to go into my privacy settings and allow Fantastical2 access to my calendars. I had forgotten those settings were in there. I'm now a happy camper, at least for now. Jeffrey -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list

Re: iOS 8.1.1 has been released

On 11/19/14, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: I still have the bug on my iPhone 4S where touching the delete button, or any button in the Mail app, doesn't actually give that button VocieOver focus. I have to swipe to a button to make sure that a double tap will activate the

iOS 8.1.1 has been released

is to touch it twice, and then do a single finger double tap. This is much more annoying than it used to be, but not nearly as annoying as having to dismiss the reply dialog when what you wanted was to delete the message. Jeffrey -Original Message- From: Jeffrey Turner [mailto:jturner

RE: knfbReader for iPhone is on sale

Does this app qualify for home sharing? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rex wisdom Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 6:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: knfbReader for iPhone is on sale What is the us sale price? From:

Siri breaks after AirPlay

Hello, Every time I use AirPlay, Siri and dictation functionality breaks. The only way I have found to get them back is to reboot my phone. Has anyone found a less drastic way to regain these features after using AirPlay? Thanks, Jeffrey -- The following information is important for all

Mint Personal Finance

Hello, Over a year ago, it was reported that the update to this app broke accessibility. I have held off from updating since then, but wonder but wonder if they have fixed things with the updated version. Anyone use it? Thanks, Jeffrey -- The following information is important for all

RE: is there a streaming audio app like the former flipzu out there?

Yes, Check out meercat which is spelled m e e r c a t. It allows you to broadcast a live stream over Twitter. JDog -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cory Kadlik Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:10 PM To:

RE: Dictation Function Not Working

I find that the dictation feature stops working after I’ve connectted to our Airport Express using the Airplay feature. The only way I can get it back is to reboot the phone by turning it off and back on again. Jeffrey From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

Mixed review of update to Downcast?

Hi, I believe downcast was updated during the past few days. I was very glad to find that the percent played indicator works again, but rather dismayed that 4 of the 8 segments of the PBS News Hour from last night did not play to completion, even when restarted a second time. Is anyone else

RE: BARD Mobile Finally Recieves an Update

When I click on the sleep timer to activate it, the book starts playing, which seems like a bug to me, but may be a misguided feature. To increment the sleep timer, you must double-tap repeatedly on the button, but it’s hard to hear what the new setting is because the book is blabbing away.

Back to mail button

Hello List, I have recently spotted a return to mail, and sometimes a return to messages button in the status bar when I have opened a link in either of those aps. It's tucked way up in the upper left-hand corner of the screen, and returns you right back to where you came from, without having to

FW: Getting back on the VIPhone and Mac lists

-Original Message- From: Antonio Guimaraes [mailto:anto...@accesstoplaces.com] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 6:17 AM To: Jeffrey Turner Subject: Getting back on the VIPhone and Mac lists Hi Jeffrey, I’ve unsubscribed from the VIPhone and Mac Visionaries lists from my gmail address

Re: two finger swipe up; was RE: Fleksy

Hi Chip, That's true, except in some apps. For instance, if you're reading an email and do it to flick up it will read the text of the email and not all the header information. Jeffrey On Apr 18, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Chip Orange wrote: Hi Bill. What I learned was two

RE: itunes 12.3.4 or whatever it is isa mess

I totally support the idea of a blitz of Apple to bring their attention to the iTunes and iCloud accessibility deficiencies. This is absolutely unacceptable given how much horn tooting they are publishing about having blind people involved in their accessibility efforts. Jeffrey Turner

RE: iPhone Seven adapter?

Found in the archives using the search "7 adapter": Belkin Lightening Audio + Charge Rockstar Adapter Alan Lemly Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:27:17 -0800 Hello List, I purchased one of these $39.95 adapters directly from the Apple Store so I could both listen to and charge my iPhone 7 using my

RE: Airpod question.

And another question, can they be used while the iPhone is charging? Thanks, Jeffrey -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 2:53 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com'

RE: Adding iPhone to a contact?

, Jeffrey Turner <jturner...@gmail.com <mailto:jturner...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi, I just tried to add an iPhone to an existing contact, and couldn’t find anything to add but a work number. Where can I choose to add an iPhone instead? This is using IOS10.2, and the press and ho

Weather Widget

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Adding iPhone to a contact?

Hi, I just tried to add an iPhone to an existing contact, and couldn't find anything to add but a work number. Where can I choose to add an iPhone instead? This is using IOS10.2, and the press and hold gesture I tried didn't bring me any joy. Thanks, Jeffrey Turner

RE: Voice Dream Reader and Using Siri Voices?

I’m using Alex on mine now, and enjoy it very much. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 11:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice Dream Reader and Using Siri Voices? Hi. I’m

RE: Rest finger on home button to open.

. Not sure what that would be though. Any ideas? Ed From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 6:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>

RE: Rest finger on home button to open.

on home button to open. What model of iPhone do you have. I have a 6s plus. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jeffrey Turner Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 5:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailt

Re: Rest finger on home button to open.

I do not have the raise to wake feature enabled, but have the rest finger on the home button working properly. I do not need to press the home button, just rest of my finger on the home button, and the phone opens up to my homepage. On Oct 10, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Mr. Ed

facebook on IOS10

iPhone settings. Anybody know? Thanks, Jeffrey Turner -- 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

Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5?

My clients do not have the upgrade available to them in software updates. Is this because they are using iPhone 5? Thanks, Jeffrey -- 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

iCloud on Windows and iPhone Interfacing

Hello, I noticed that the contacts on my iPhone do not reflect the changes I've been making in Outlook contacts. But, hwen I open the iCloud program on my Windows 10 desktop, I find nothing to initiate any kind of syncing. I do have bookmarks and contacts checked, so that looks right.

RE: iCloud on Windows and iPhone Interfacing

, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 7:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iCloud on Windows and iPhone Interfacing Hello, I noticed that the contacts on my iPhone do not reflect the changes I’ve

VoiceOver in left ear only, sometimes

this on the list, and it's hard for me to believe I'm the only one having this happen. Thanks, Jeffrey Turner -- 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

RE: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5?

ahead. Thanks to all on the list who provided answers to my inquiry. Jeffrey Turner -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 9:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Is IOS 10.3

RE: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5?

ow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v <http://www.twitter.com/theblindman12v> On Mar 31, 2017, at 12:51 PM, Jeffrey Turner <jturner...@gmail.com <mailto:jturner...@gmail.com> > wrote: My clients do not have the upgrade available to them in software updates. Is this because they are

Re: Easy to use recording app free today

How do you get the Settings and player buttons to undim? Jeffrey On Apr 6, 2017, at 2:52 PM, Sherrie Gosling wrote: This app is free today. I downloaded it and it is quite voice over friendly. You can even set it to start recording when you open it. Can also save

Re: Create Free Ringtones On iPhone From Songs In Music Library

If you search the archives, you’ll find them there, I’m sure. > On Apr 22, 2017, at 9:20 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > If someone figures out how to do this with VoiceOver, please post directions. > > Richard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com

BARD Mobile might work again...but you might want to wait

I was just able to log on to the BARD site, but it was sluggish as all get out. No way to know if it's extreme traffic from all the pent up users hitting the site all at the same time, or residue from the systems problems that caused the outage. I'd recommend waiting a while before trying BARD

RE: Bard Mobile app question

The Bard website is experiencing system problems, so the Bard Express program won’t work until they are fixed. This afternoon’s update said they expect it to be back online Wednesday afternoon, but Monday they said it would be today, so we’ll just have to wait and see. From:

RE: I just tapped the record button and then once more to stop recording. Then the player and settings buttons were undimmed. Re: Easy to use recording app free today

then while holding the >> button swipe left, then let go. Both buttons will be undimmed after you do >> that. >> >> >> >>> On 4/6/2017 6:19 PM, Shaf Patel wrote: >>> No idea, left a comment on the developer's blog letting him know of >>>

RE: The new NLS website is currently scheduled to go live this coming Sunday, July 9th.

What up with this? I don’t see any changes on the Arizona version of the site. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:14 PM To: ViPone list Subject: The new NLS website is

Re: King's Corner

Find the card you want to move with your finger. Then, lightly double tap and hold until you hear a little sound. Then, slide your finger to the target destination, and lift it, and the card should slide to that spot. Jeffrey On Aug 8, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Roger Frischenmeyer

Setting to check for email on opening mail?

Hello, Since updating to 11.1, it seems like my phone is checking for mail when I am not in the mail app,. I used to have it only check when I opened mail, or refreshed the messages with a 3-finger swipe down. The current setting is distracting and an unnecessary drain on battery. I looked

Re: Setting to check for email on opening mail?

to 30 minutes instead. You can also use the Manual mode, which only scans for new messages when you actually open the email app. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 6:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sub

Finding a misplaced app on the iPhone

grateful to have avoided the pesky issues with the email app by reading this list. Jeffrey Turner -- 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: Finding a misplaced app on the iPhone

us bar. That will bring up notification center. So place your focus on maybe the first app on your home screen. I hope this helps. enjenn Jenn and Kumi > On Oct 31, 2017, at 3:24 PM, Jeffrey Turner <jturner...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello list, > > After upgrading to 11.1,

RE: Making sure you capture yourself in a video

Wow! Where did you ever find this? It’s fascinating. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Moore Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Making sure you capture yourself in a video You sure can know

Plea for more descriptive subjects

I know this is really the job of the moderators, but I already asked Mark to remind people about this, and he hasn’t. It is so much more helpful to use more descriptive subjects on your posts than something like “Question” or “My phone won’t” because those shorter subjects don’t really give

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

A flick up with one finger capitalizes a letter. On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: I believe it’s done with a gesture of some sort. From: viphone@googlegroups.com