Re: Problem with Native Apple Podcast App

2023-09-05 Thread Jonathan Cohn
What I would suggest is you do the following. 1. Unsubscribe from Living Blindfully. 2. Switch to the Library tab at the bottom of the iPhone screen. 3. Just under the battery level for your phone you should find a “more” button Press this button to open a menu. 4. The second item in this menu

Re: Bard app doesn't remember my place

2023-09-14 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Is this for audio or braille books? And, no I have not experienced this. Any loss of position was my own except for the time when I picked up a phone call while listening to a book, and the book continued to silently read in the background. An I have had that behavior with other audio

Re: VoiceOver and iOS 17

2023-09-16 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The video says that speech stops talking with voiceover at random points. I believe this did happen to me once, but it is significantly more reliable than the early versions of iOS 16.Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 16, 2023, at 5:13 PM, Dennis Long wrote:It isn’t broken I’m using it now. From: 'John

Re: Mail app

2023-09-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
And at least iOS 17, when Ken adjust Mail rules in the iOS mail settings, application for iCloud account. I don’t think this is available for Google or Microsoft accounts. iCloud Mail Rules, Apple ID → iCloud → iCloud Mail → iCloud Mail Rules Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2023, at 9:20 

Re: Saving stuff from someone else's phone

2023-09-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe there is a Take Control Book called Take Control of your Digital Legacy that should address these things. It is probably available on BookShare. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-legacy/ content list 13 items • What strategies can I use for sorting and preserving email and

Re: Questions regarding my Apple watch

2023-08-29 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, Sleep focus is actually quite good at not making any noise while it’s activated. In order for any real actions to happen, you have to press the crown for a few seconds unlock the watch. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2023, at 6:57 AM, Tom Rash wrote: > > I click the crown three

Re: couple of questions about EERO Router

2023-09-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Usually when an App is asking for permission, it will be changing something in the permissions area. A WiFI configuration application will need to talk directly to your WIfI devices in order to work so this should be OK. Generally, apps are not allowed to see certain network parameters, since

Re: assistive touch questions for se 2020

2023-09-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I believe that is the expectation for assistive touch. I believe focus is supposed to move and when it is over what is of interest you tap a controller to activate it. I might be mistaken. What functionality were you hoping to get? > On Sep 28, 2023, at 3:13 PM, Louise Peyton wrote:

Re: How can I have it in English

2023-10-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe it probably is a legit email. Perhaps the email is in both English nd French? After all, doesn’t Canada require official notices to be in both? If the message is not bilingual then look at the communications area of the iCloud account settings and see if there is a selector somewhere

Re: Phone audio with various headsets

2023-10-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have equivalent experience with a lighting to 3.5 mm jack with iPhone 11 and SE. Not much help, but at lest least another data point. > On Oct 1, 2023, at 7:14 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Hi, > > If I connect wired USB-C headphones to my iPhone, and make a phone call, the > audio for the

Re: E-mail search Frustration and my Gmail Dilemma

2023-10-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
There is actually a slightly different way that I have always done. 1. Open Mail settings 2. Click on the Gmail account 3. Just below the Gmail account heading, there is a button labeled with account and the name of your account, click on this button. 4. Click on the advanced button near

Re: an oddity with messaging after 17.0.1 updateIt turns out

2023-09-26 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If you were on a beta channel, 17.01 did not come out on that. If you want the latest, you have to move to the regular channel. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2023, at 3:51 PM, Richard Turner My 13 pro is on 17.0.1. The 15 pro and pro max got 17.0.2 at least I think > it was just the

Re: apple Airpods

2023-09-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Might be worth looking to see if the information for this old TidBITS article is still available. They did battery replacements for $60.Refresh Your Old AirPods with a Podswaptidbits.comSent from my iPhoneOn Sep 19, 2023, at 9:06 AM, Richard Turner wrote:Call Apple. They ctell you how much it

Re: IOS 17.03 and side button sound when talking to siri

2023-10-21 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Try looking at the classic voice control, setting in accessibility for Siri. Classic Voice Control will respond when you press and hold the Home button. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 21, 2023, at 12:07 PM, Fanus Buys wrote: > > Hello > Well, I do not feel a vibration on my iPhone 11 when I

Re: Can't Unlock SE 2020

2023-08-16 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Actually, I am feeling sure that with the SC 2020 you cannot tell Siri to stop while it is active unless you’re using AirPod pros. This is because the processing is not powerful enough to separate voice input from the sound output. Certainly my wife’s iPhone 11 can do this though. Sent from my

Re: Can't Unlock SE 2020

2023-08-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
ay > types of use. > The main differences are in the size, the camera and the fact that the iPhone > SE has Touch Id instead of Face Id. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 3:17 PM > To:

Re: Siri Disappears Quickly?

2023-01-16 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Perhaps you would like to use the translation app instead. It should be in your home folder assuming that you were running this year’s or last year’s iOS version. The results from Siri or just coming from that app.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 16, 2023, at 5:56 PM, Fazil M. wrote: Hi, Group.I ask

Re: Example email where continuous reading inappropriately stops

2023-01-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I often find the read all commmand are interrupted partially through where they should be reading to. I especially find this occurs when there is a graphic that is split between two screens. I think it might also occur more often when I am in the “group” presentation mode for VoiceOver

Re: Printing QardioArm Result history?

2023-01-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This message means that the column is not wide enough for the content of the column. You can change the date format for that column, or make it wider. Use the contextual menu to find the properties of the cell and adjust as you see appropriate.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 17, 2023, at 4:16 PM, Fazil

Re: NFC Tag Manager

2023-01-26 Thread Jonathan Cohn
NFC (Near Field communication) is very limited in the distance it will talk to your other devices. The chips in credit cards are using NFC, as are a lot of the entrance badges used to provide access to buildings. Bluetooth, works up to about 10 meters, so is more likely to help on a that

Re: "Do Not Disturb" question

2023-01-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Yes, for the past 15 months, the IOS operating system has transformed Do Not Disturb into a more flexible system called focus. You can have up to 10 focus types. Focus can be enabled when a program starts, at a specific time or location, or manually. For each focus you can specify what apps

Re: CVS Pharmacy Spoken Rx for iOS and Android

2023-01-22 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Here is a New York Times article from September 2021 about the Spoken RX and other services for the disabled that pharmacies are providing. There should be a listen button that allows you to hear the article read. Feel free to share this link as you see fit, it should allow access without

Re: CVS Pharmacy Spoken Rx for iOS and Android

2023-01-22 Thread Jonathan Cohn
they are re-inventing the wheel. JMO > God bless! > Paula and the pups > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2023 5:51 PM > To: Viphone > Subject: Re: CVS Pharmacy Spoken Rx for iOS an

Re: SIRI

2023-01-22 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Yes, iPhone 8 and iPhone Se 2020 will not respond to Siri requests while something is playing on them. A hack around this is to get headphones that support Hey Siri. > On Jan 21, 2023, at 7:46 PM, Debbie Downey wrote: > > Carolyn, > > What model of iPhone do you have? I have an iPhone 8 and

Re: Sharing Voice Dream files?

2023-03-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, the application to the best of knowledge does not have its own format, but instead can read PDF, Word and daisy files. (There are probably other formats too). Sighted people are very familiar with PDF and word files. The daisy format is essentially a precursor toe pub which is the format

Re: Problems with the Music app

2023-03-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Are you saying that you never intentionally use the music app? Some standard Apple apps can be deleted from your IOS device, so this might be the ultimate solution. > On Mar 19, 2023, at 6:40 PM, Kay Malmquist wrote: > > I had one album in my music app from several years ago when I

Re: How do I start a new conversation in this group using my iPhone and not using Mail?

2023-03-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
There can be a “New Conversation” button on the web page, but it needs to be enabled by the Admin of the group. I believe the vi-phone list does allow this. But I could not find this button for the macvisionaries list. > On Mar 19, 2023, at 3:11 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > > Once again, the

Re: iOS measuring room

2023-03-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I’m not sure how accurate it is, but I can use my iPhone SE 2020 to measure things. Once the phone is focused on an item the “add point” near the bottom of the screen is activated. You then move until your phone is focused on another point and click add point again. At this point

Re: Looking for mail app that can filter messages

2023-03-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The problem with Mail Rules is that one wants some to be server side and some to be on your device. Outlook on Windows with Microsoft Exchange servers gives a very robust set of rules and generally keeps them on the server unless there are actions like save attachments or notify with a specific

Re: PLEASE DO DO REPORT to Apple - nolonger possible to manage subscriptions under the hood updates of Apple become more and more a drama for VIPS

2023-02-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I would consider reporting, but I have no idea what subscriptions you were talking about? Which application and what service? Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2023, at 4:01 PM, davycupp...@gmail.com wrote: > > Dear folks > > Even with ios15 it is nolonger possible to manage ones

Re: Important, No Text Verifications

2023-03-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, In regard to the SSA web site, they don’t do authentication directly but rely on either id.me or the general government site that I believe is id.gov . I know for the government version that you can set up a passkey as the second factor. I don’t remember if it is specifically called

Re: Logitech k380 Bluetooth keyboard

2023-02-23 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Apparently it is the key I have been calling the fn key. I belirrl Logitech keyboards have that, and it automatically moves appropriately when connected to a Macintosh. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2023, at 1:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > What is a "global" key? > > -Original

Re: Is Anyone Using the Google Authenticator? or the Microsoft Authenticator?

2023-04-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Mark, if you’re using this just generate six digit codes and you might be able to use Apple‘s passwords to do it. That would be far easier to use the Apple password app automatically fill them in. Sometimes site say they’re using Microsoft or Google authenticator when they’re just using the

Re: Pit boss grilling app

2023-04-23 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You say 80 degrees F? That is the temperature outside most of the summer here in DC. Could I just leave the Salmon outside with a stack of wood under it? I guess So interesting. > On Apr 23, 2023, at 6:31 PM, Bobby Druesedow wrote: > > I guess I did miss that part of the questions. Smile!

Re: Differences in iPhone 14 models

2023-04-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I am not very experienced with wireless chargers, but my Muffy three and one is not great with my iPhone SE second generation. If I don’t take the case off, then it keeps turning charging on and off and doesn’t constantly charge. This is not the case when I use my phone with my wife’s wireless

Re: I cannot Get the Spectrum Access App for iOS / iPad OS to Play the Audio Description for a Movie

2023-04-06 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello. Every time I’ve done this, I was using a wired headset like the Apple earPods. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2023, at 8:55 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Well, as the subject states, I tried for over 30 minutes to get the Spectrum > Access ap to work on both my beloved

Re: please follow me DO ALL complain with Apple accessibility dictation feedback bug still not solved

2023-03-29 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Sounds like a complaint to Facebook accessibility is in mind here too. Both applications you mention I Meta apps. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2023, at 12:53 PM, davycupp...@gmail.com wrote: > > Yes Lyne that in particular with this app, is true but also on whatsapp but > overall in the

Re: Does any one know if the noise icesalation feature wil work in the newest i pad update that came out today

2023-03-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
My understanding is that this feature was already enabled for FaceTime calls and it is only calls made with the phone app that now have active noice cancelation. I believe it is on by default and that if you want to share music or talk with multiple people in the room you need to disable or

Re: Siri’s selective hearing problem still prevails at the end of the iOS 16 cycle

2023-06-13 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, In terms of opening applications, I have found that using the phrase “switch to application”, works better for most applications. Mail is an exception to this. Consistency of SIRI did degrade when Apple switched to having several commands processed locally. This increases privacy and

Re: Strange letter showing in may address

2023-07-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This appears to be where your full name should be. Every user agent does this a little differently, are you using Apple‘s mail app? And if so, on the Mac or on an iPad or on an iPhone? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 10, 2023, at 6:58 PM, N wrote: > > Hi again, > I have only just noticed in my

Re: Addition to the saga RE: iPhone not responding well to my touch gestures

2023-07-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If focus modes or "Do not disturb” are enabled then some or all calls can be directed to voice mail. You can usually test this by having the person who is going to voice mail try calling you again almost right away and then seeing if it rings. It is possible to disable this break through on

Re: SIRI, alram sound.

2023-07-09 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If you tell Siri to “set a timer for two“ then it will end up setting an alarm for 2 AM. Perhaps you did that? Timers and alarms in. My experience are never affected by the mute button.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 8, 2023, at 5:24 PM, Richard Turner wrote:Make sure the mute switch is not on. Also,

Re: Generating email addresses for Apps

2023-07-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I’m not sure I have always seen this available, but if you click on the enter e-mail address field then you should find a list of auto-fill choices just above the touch keyboard and one of these should be to create a random address. > On Jul 10, 2023, at 6:53 PM, N wrote: > > Hi all, > I

Re: Strange letter showing in may address

2023-07-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
the information in the contacts application. > On Jul 10, 2023, at 8:53 PM, N wrote: > > His, thanks for the reply I am using Apple Mail on a Mac. > Max. > >> On 11 Jul 2023, at 09:08, Jonathan Cohn wrote: >> >> This appears to be where your full name

Re: Voiceover command question

2023-07-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This does not sound familiar I would try turning on keyboard help and see what it says that chord does. > On Jul 10, 2023, at 11:44 AM, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Hi, > > I was assigning a braille keyboard command and received the following > message about the key combination already being

Re: IOS 17, is it worth it?

2023-07-16 Thread Jonathan Cohn
That is a very good idea, but right now we don’t have 17 now we have 17 better one or better too. It’s gonna be at least one more virgins before 17 comes out. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2023, at 4:16 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > You can, but it's not quite so deasy when you upgrade

Re: Question about the weather app

2023-07-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
On the bottom, right of the Weather app, there is a locations button click on that and then adjust as needed.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 4, 2023, at 9:28 AM, Rena wrote:Hello, Since I updated to the latest version, when I open the weather app, instead of seeing my location, I find NY, India, or

Re: help with Uber

2023-05-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I don’t think it is an accessibility issue, but it is hard to reproduce your results. If you could provide a zip code, somebody could at least try entering a fake address and see if it works. Another possibility is that somehow the UBER app is unable to send data back to get search results.

Re: What's the best way to delete a contact in iPhone?

2023-06-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Apple has a way of thinking about merged contacts. Especially if you are using both Google and iCloud for contact services. Near the bottom of the card (possibly only when in edit mode) there should be a merged and duplicate contacts information. Contact management is easier in Google contact

Re: Can't Unlock SE 2020

2023-06-03 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, a two finger double tap will definitely stop music if you are in the music app and VoiceOver is on. But incoming calls and facebook along with some other apps will cause that gesture to do something else. In any case, it sounds like you figured it out. > On Jun 2, 2023, at 9:06 AM,

Re: accessing screen shots on iPhone and then making them readable by sighted folks

2023-07-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe you will find that the photos app is actually better at finding screenshots. There is a list of auto selected types of photos, including Selfies, and Screenshots. There is a number after the name of that grouping saying how many photos match that type. You can then just double tap on the

Re: Texting question.

2023-07-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You probably canceled the message by using two finger. Swigle motion that is put two fingers on the display and swipe forward and back. This cancels, several actions close the keyboard, working, cancel, sending, or in Safari, it goes back to the previous page. I usually do the rotor actions

Re: Syncing Overcast between devices?

2023-08-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This app does not use iCloud for thinking, but instead uses its own set of protocol. When you open the settings menu the third or fourth item is SYNC need to tap this where you will be prompted for username and password. This would need to be the SYNC need to tap this where you were gonna be

Re: Creating a phone shortcut

2023-08-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This is quite easy. It will be a one item shortcut. There should be a button to create a new shortcut. Then search for actions there will be a call contact or something closely equivalent. Once you have an action in the actions list you swipe up and down to select the specific items that can be

Re: A weird SIRI transformation.

2023-08-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
tion, let us do what is possible." — John Wesley > (Sent from my iPhone) > >> On Aug 7, 2023, at 3:00 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: >> >> I’ve generally stayed out of the Siri bashing discussions but this is >> really weird. >> For a long time telling Siri to &

Re: Voice dream reader, TTS update

2023-08-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The update message sounds like they need a native english speaker to describe updates. > On Aug 3, 2023, at 9:30 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Well, I suspect they will have to start asking everyone to subscribe at some > point. Again, Winston was going to do that at some point because in

Re: Contacts Editor for iPhone iOS 17 or Other Recent iOS

2023-08-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
So it sounds like you want to just remove Outlook contact syncing and not remove the contacts. I would give you specific instructions on doing this, but my IOS devices are not available at this time. But the search functionality in the settings app can probably help. > On Aug 6, 2023, at 3:27

A weird SIRI transformation.

2023-08-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I’ve generally stayed out of the Siri bashing discussions but this is really weird. For a long time telling Siri to "play w t o p radio" was working for me once I had it in my favorites in the music app. Today, in trying to get the latest status on the severe storms approaching DC it decided

Re: Seeking Suggestions for a Good Breaking News App for iOS that will send push notifications for topics or a specific story currently in the News

2023-06-22 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I think you can do this New York Times. There is certainly a link that says follow the story. But I get so many notifications from the New York Times right now, but I don’t know if it really works. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2023, at 9:13 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > >

Re: Voice Dream Reader and Family sharing

2023-06-24 Thread Jonathan Cohn
OK, I pulled up Speech Central for the first time in three months, because I found it not very useful for me. When the app is not playing anything, it is impossible to adjust the speaking rate, you have to have it playing in order for the adjustable value actually adjust. That is a frustrating way

Re: ot: problems using a windows keyboard on a mac

2023-06-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, there is the Mac visionaries mailing list that be more specific. But in any case, the VO down arrow key would does not work in this case you either have to first activate the menu item with PO space control option, space, or just hit the down arrow key. Also, the interact key control

Re: Apple watch question - watch face direction or signpost does not give the latitude longitude or hight

2023-06-19 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If I am understanding you correctly, this is not a watch face exactly, but a complication that by default is associated with the face. It might be one of the complications associated with the compass app. If you edit the watch face, you will find an area listing the complications available for

Re: taking notes in a PDF book

2023-05-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe Voice Stream Reader has the ability to take notes as a blind user. I believe that Adobe Reader and Preview both have ways of note taking but I would expect them to be less straight forward then the first option. However I have never really used these features in a PDF reader. > On

Re: Tracking distance walked

2023-08-13 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Look in Privacy and Security settings. There is a “Motion and and Fitness” button in this First the checkbox at the top has to be on or else no apps can track your steps. I then see that the following apps on my phone have access to motion and fitness: • Health • Seeing AI • Sound Scape •

Re: More indications iTunes may soon be gone

2024-02-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The services of iTunes are not going away, just the one single application to handle video, music, movie purchases, iPhone backup/restore. All your music from iTunes should be available in the Apple Music app Though I have never used Apple products on a Windows system this is what Apple did

Re: for CCleaner.

2024-02-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
It sounds like it mostly does things that are available in IOS 17. Duplicate contacts Duplicate photos > On Feb 18, 2024, at 9:19 AM, alban hoxha wrote: > > hi all. > how can use CCleaner on ios device? > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

Re: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps

2024-02-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If you exclusively use Apple devices, you can even use the Apple password manager / keychain for these authentications, then a simple arrow key will auto fill the value on Mac and the same features used to save your password will be used for the one time 6 digit code. I’ve only done this once,

Re: With VoiceOver enabled, Can anyone locate the Speech Screen controller in iOS 17.2?

2023-12-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Siri does have a new command “read this to me”. But as far as I can tell this only works on Web pages that can use reader mode. I actually dumped my NYTimes app so that I could use this feature. > On Dec 27, 2023, at 6:54 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Gentlemen, > > There are several

Re: Rotor action default in iOS 17.3 beta

2024-01-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I did notice a VO setting to change the default rotor location. Perhaps changing this will give you back the old behavior.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 2, 2024, at 4:17 PM, Richard Turner wrote:This is likely the same in iOS 17.2... but has anyone else been bothered by the fact that the rotor,

Re: Playing Music

2024-01-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I’m not sure about music…For podcasts, if I say play JTS podcast siri  podcast Siri says “playing the daily podcast on Overcast”. And these are the applications I use to play these podcasts respectively.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 2, 2024, at 3:10 PM, Jessica Dail wrote: Richard, Yes, you are

Re: keyboard disappearing issue on Iphone. Help needed.

2024-01-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I believe it is standard behavior for the onboard keyboard to hide itself when a bluetooth input tool is available. There is a checkbox in the VoiceOver settings for Braille displays that should change this. > On Jan 1, 2024, at 12:37 AM, Ron Canazzi wrote: > > Hi Group, > > I also

Re: Question: Trying to Remember the name of an iOS App that Allowed Off-Road Navigation for the Blind and Low Vision

2024-01-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe Good Maps has a off-road version. > On Dec 31, 2023, at 7:08 PM, Jennie Facer wrote: > > I believe it is. I don't think it has been updated for a long time, but I > think you can still download it. > > Jenn > Jenn and Kumi > >> On Dec 31, 2023, at 5:06 PM, M. Taylor wrote: >> >>

Re: keyboard disappearing issue on Iphone. Help needed.

2024-01-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
So you are saying that when you have a bluetooth keyboard or Braille display connected you see the on-screen keyboard, but as soon as it is disconnected the onscreen keyboard disappears? I have seen this a few times all the way back to IOS-10. Toggling the show keyboard option in a setting

Re: keyboard disappearing issue on Iphone. Help needed.

2024-01-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello Anne, If focus is on the keyboard and one does a two finger forward/back movement, (which I believe is mapped to VO-escape) then the keyboard is supposed to hide itself. Moving away and back to a text field should re-expose it. When this happens VO says keyboard hidden, but it is not a

Re: Question: Trying to Remember the name of an iOS App that Allowed Off-Road Navigation for the Blind and Low Vision

2024-01-03 Thread Jonathan Cohn
e spring, but I fear >> not being able to find my way back to my building. Would either of these >> apps help? Or would another app be better? Or does anyone have any >> solutions for this problem >> >>>> On Jan 1, 2024, at 5:26 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: &g

Re: Apple watch and sleep focus

2024-01-03 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I finally got taptic time to work for me on my SE watch. I had to turn off raise to speak time in the VoiceOver settings, which didn’t seem to do anything. Thanks for all the notes, otherwise I would have just thought it was an unreliable service when VoiceOver is running. I was only able to get

Re: Hard drive or SD card access via an iPhone?

2024-01-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe you can do this fairly with the iPhone 15 since it uses USB-C. I understand there is a camera kit for Lightning based iPhones that allows one access to usb based storage, but i don’t know if that provides all the services you need. > On Jan 15, 2024, at 5:33 PM, Goshawk On

Re: Screen Shot

2024-01-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Just take a picture with your iPhone, what does Jaws have to do with it. This is an iPhone list. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 14, 2024, at 3:14 PM, regs2...@rogers.com wrote: > > Hello all. Wondering how easy or difficult it is to take a screen shot > while in TD Web Broker, using Jaws? > Any

Re: Webex calling app on iPhone

2024-01-16 Thread Jonathan Cohn
can answer them with a two finger double tap or a press of my headphones button. So I would expect that WebEx should have this level of integration too. Good Luck Jonathan Cohn > On Jan 16, 2024, at 12:50 PM, R Van Lant wrote: > > At work, we use Webex softphones on our laptops.

Re: Out going Phone Calls on my iPhone.

2024-04-26 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Yes > On Apr 26, 2024, at 6:20 PM, janet gross wrote: > > Hi Jonathan, > > So if I turn off both these features, you mean I should just use the cellular > for when I make a call? > > Janet > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Jo

Re: Out going Phone Calls on my iPhone.

2024-04-26 Thread Jonathan Cohn
:23 AM, janet gross wrote: > > Hi, > > No, I don’t have any other calling systems on my phone. > This is quite concerning to me though. > > Janet > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:04 PM &

Re: Out going Phone Calls on my iPhone.

2024-04-24 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Do you have any other calling systems on your phone like teams or Google voice? He can put entries into your call history, and usually they are indicated in the field after the number of calls and before the date of the call.Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 24, 2024, at 7:23 PM, janet gross wrote:

Re: an email folder question

2024-04-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, First hit the back button until you are on the list of folders. Nw click the edit button in the top right of the screen. In the toolbar at the bottom there is only one button listed as "New Mailbox”. This will put focus on an edit box for the name of the new mailbox. Below the edit box

Re: Question regarding simulating double tap and hold using Bluetooth Keyboard

2024-05-08 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, first thing to do is discover what command that is being run.Press capslock k to bring up help mode. Then try the command.Once you discover the command “Perform long press” in this case, you can assign it to a keystroke in the voiceover settings or try and discover the  default

Re: Facebook App and Its Web Browser

2024-05-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, in my current version of Facebook there is still a way to do this. In the upper right hand corner, you should find a more options button.Press this and one of the items will be “Open in external browser”. I believe this used to say “Open in Safari”Sent from my iPhoneOn May 7, 2024, at 4:42 

Re: rss reader

2024-05-14 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I really like Net News Wire. It is 100% freee and has a related Macintosh version. > On May 14, 2024, at 11:22 AM, > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I just tried feedly, and feeder rss iphone apps but they are not very good > can anyone recommend something that is good? I would like feeder’s

Re: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
1. Go to Settings, Tap Phone 2. Press Show My Caller ID 3. Use the toggle switch to show or hide your number > > Apparently this does not work with Verizon > On May 2, 2024, at 6:51 PM, janet gross wrote: > > Hi Carolyn, > > What do you mean when you say your card? > I am talking about

Re: creating a folder for gmail

2024-03-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
What are you using as your client? I believe Apple Mail, Google Mail and Outlook apps can all support gmail, and then of course you could be using the web page. Sorry, but not quite enough information. Gmail does call its folders “labels” because instead of considering a set of folders that one

Re: creating a folder for gmail

2024-03-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
pups > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 10:01 PM > To: Viphone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: Re: creating a folder

Re: Internet's conectivity status on IPHone's Status Bar?

2024-03-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
For Wi-Fi connection you can see status in settings under Wi-Fi for the connected router. Like below Group TP-LINK_Power Strip_8089, No Internet Connection, Unsecure network, Signal strength 3 of 3 bars rows 1 to 8 of 9 Top of screen, Settings Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2024, at 8:43 

Re: does anyone have a tutorial or chart for the Apple Magic Keyboar?

2024-03-21 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Apple keyboard simply do not have a delete key, but there is a way to do that using one of the modifiers and the backspace key.  Research your keyboard is probably easiest done with pressing K with caps lock  to put you in  keep  help mode then then just try every key. Sent from my iPhoneOn Mar

Re: weather app

2024-04-05 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have done this. I believe there is a locations bar near the bottom of the app and one should be able to control default and add additional locations or notifications for locations there. > On Apr 2, 2024, at 5:06 PM, Vicki W. wrote: > > Hi, > > Is there any way to keep the IPhone

Re: T-Mobile Phone Number.

2024-03-23 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I just reviewe! d this thread. First off, newer phones don’t have a sim tray. My SE has a very small hole on the left side to eject the sim card. There are time when a sim card can get corrupted and need replacing. And often the diagnostic codes sent to the phone will disconnect the network

Re: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-24 Thread Jonathan Cohn
he system, a process of education and advocacy could cause the company to commit to such a service. Getting AppleVis or Living Blindfully to promote the voices that are currently available would be a good start. cc: Jonathan Mozen Warmly, Jonathan Cohn -- The following information is impo

Re: Med Minders

2024-02-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The Health App has a medications area that can help with this. In IOS 17 one can even say “siri I-took my gonzo medication” and it might understand you. > On Feb 28, 2024, at 3:40 PM, Sandra Finley > wrote: > > Hello. I am in need of a way to remind myself that it is time to take meds.

Re: Calls disconnecting, when I barely touch the screen of my iPhone.

2024-02-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I believe there is an option to hang up call on pressing the side / lock button. Do you think this might be your issue? I generally have the opposite issue where i think I have hung up using the two finger double tap only to continue hearing sounds coming from the speaker. > On Feb 27, 2024,

Re: Which iPhone App Allows The Creation Of level 1 2 and so on of Headings that is accessible with VoiceOver?

2024-05-18 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Look for markdown editors I believe both drafts and Ulysses have this feature. > On May 18, 2024, at 7:59 AM, Ron Canazzi wrote: > > Hi Group, > > I want to make a document as part of a game I am creating that will quickly > allow me to access aspects of the game via a document using header

Re: Exporting contacts list

2024-06-03 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I expect this will be a start to your process. It appears to be that one logins to icloud.com/contacts/ and then can export contacts from there. Personally while trying to guess how to do this I found the select all in the more menu, but did not find a way to export the selected

Re: Cannot sign into I cloud with Chrome.

2024-06-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
That 6 digit code entry can be annoying. Generally, once you do it though you won’t need to repeat the process. As you indicated there are 6 fields. I would make sure you are on the first one, and then just behave as though it is one contiguous text field. It might be helpful to turn off the

Re: Questions regarding HBO Max, Hallmark Movies, and PBS

2024-06-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
PBS does have an Apple TV app, and is really usable. I personally have only used it with a PBS membership where I get access to lots of historical shows. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2024, at 5:31 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Audio Description on the iPhone using the Prime app works

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