Moderator Note: Re: changing topic how to stop harassment

2016-11-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, As I am fighting a terrible case of the flu, I'll keep this extremely brief. If you have any problems with a list member, contact Cara or me, off-list, and we will deal with it. This is an extremely hi traffic list and I'm certain that some posts get by me, from time-to-time. If th

RE: Latest version of iTunes with windows 10 and jaws for windows

2016-11-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Denise, You ask an excellent question and you have received some very good advice. I would like to offer another suggestion that you may find useful. If you use Microsoft Outlook on your new computer, you may wish to install the iCloud Control Panel. This simple tool is completely

RE: Latest version of iTunes with windows 10 and jaws for windows

2016-11-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Richard, On my PC Notebooks, I use the latest version of Jaws, only. However, on my Desktop PCs, I use both Jaws ans Zoomtext. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 6:18 AM To: viphone@googlegrou

MODERATOR NOTE: RE: Delete & remove in iOS

2016-11-21 Thread M. Taylor
Everyone, Please close this thread. There have been a great deal of views expressed on this subject and now it's time to move on. Thank you, Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rajmund Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016

From Moderator Mark, to the List

2016-11-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am primarily posting this for the benefit of our newest list members who may not be aware of our general list policies. Earlier, in a different post, I requested that the thread with the subject of "Delete & remove in iOS", be closed, in part, because it would appear that everyo

UPDATE TO: From Moderator Mark, to the List

2016-11-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Out of respect for all of our members, I will not provide specific names in this post but, based on recent post behavior, I have restricted the posting privileges of some of our newest members until such time as they can better observe the posting decorum expected in this forum.

RE: Overdrive app and pop up

2016-11-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marie, As a huge fan of the Over Drive, app, I am delighted that you have decided to give it a try. I use this app, every single day, to listen to audio books. Now it just so happens that 4 days ago, I added a new library to my app. 1. >From within the app, select the Main Menu butto

How An iOS App Notification Really Made A Difference

2016-11-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I've been meaning to post about a recent event, that happened to me, for a few days now, but am having a difficult time shaking this flu. By the way, I am cross posting this. Anyway, about 10 days or so ago, I had a bit of an emergency in which I needed some cash. As it turned o

A Question About Spam Calendar Event Invitations

2016-11-25 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Just so you know, I am cross-posting this email. Earlier today, I received a calendar sales event invitation from an unknown sender. Upon opening the invitation from within my iOS Calendar app, it was clear that this was a spammer as I could see the list of invitees all of which

MODERATOR NOTE: It's true that Eden Kizer has scammed a lot of unsuspecting people

2016-11-26 Thread M. Taylor
Everyone, The thread with the subject line of, "It's true that Eden Kizer has scammed a lot of unsuspecting people", is to be closed, immediately. As Shaf has not honored my off-list request that he refrain from commenting on the off-list behavior of other members, I have suspended his group po

RE: A Question About Spam Calendar Event Invitations

2016-11-27 Thread M. Taylor
article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/technology/personaltech/fighting-ios-calendar-spam.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/ Chris On Nov 25, 2016, at 9:45 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, Just so you know, I am cross-posting this email. Earlier today, I received a cale

RE: Saving messaging conversation

2016-11-28 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Brian, I, am countless others have, for many years, begged Apple to add a means by which text messages can be saved in the native iOS SMS app. To date, as far as I am aware, they have not complied with this request. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto

RE: How do I turn this into digest mode?

2016-11-30 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Maria, Welcome to the group. This is Mark and I am the moderator of this community. The easiest way to change your delivery settings for this group is to go to http://groups.google.com How you proceed from their will depend upon if you already have a Google account or not. Visit thi

RE: Following Donald Turmp term using Twitterrifiz?

2016-12-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, I’m not exactly certain of what you actually wish to accomplish. This is to say, do you want to follow him in the sense that you want his tweets to be included in your timeline? Or do you wish to receive either a text message, containing his tweets and/or app notifications when he tweet

RE: OverDrive Help

2016-12-06 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, With regard to Over Drive: The simple answer to your question is, "Yes." There is a way to change the location in an audio book by other than the 15-second buttons and the section heading buttons. However, it kind of depends upon how much useable vision, if any, you possess. If yo

RE: OverDrive Help

2016-12-07 Thread M. Taylor
looking as bookmark is not very helpful. if over drive do provide page numbers, then it would be great deal to be hepful and it would cut down tensions and then can enjoy finishing the book. thank you! sincerely, rich -Original Message----- From: M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016

RE: IOS 10.2 and phone keypad issues:

2016-12-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, Just a quick note to remind you that we're all on the same accessibility team, here; so let's take it down a proverbial notch or two and be gracious in how we express ourselves. I am requesting that we keep this thread on point, said point being the issue of the disappearing keyp

RE: Gboard

2016-12-15 Thread M. Taylor
Mary, As always, my greatest concern about using third-party keyboards is the fact that everything one enters can be accessed by the developer. I believe there is a ULA that one must agree to when installing a third-party keyboard, is there not? Mark -Original Message- From: viphone

RE: Gboard

2016-12-15 Thread M. Taylor
ve no idea. I have m braille installed. I didn't have to sign anything or do anything. Of course Google is always after data. So it wouldn't surprise me. But they're going to get what they get anyway. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Dec 15, 2016, at 6:43 PM, M. Taylor wrote: M

RE: Gboard

2016-12-15 Thread M. Taylor
anything or do anything. Of course Google is always after data. So it wouldn't surprise me. But they're going to get what they get anyway. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Dec 15, 2016, at 6:43 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Mary, As always, my greatest concern about using third-party keyboar

RE: new itunes update supposedly working with latest jaws

2016-12-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I just updated to the latest version of iTunes for Windows on my Windows 10 Enterprise notebook. I’m running the latest version of Jaws 18. I cannot say that I have seen any improvements from the previous version of iTunes and the one that just came out this past week or so.

RE: Creating Apple ID?

2016-12-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, One can create an Apple ID on any Apple device that allows text entry. When attempting to login to iCloud or any Apple online resource, there will be an option to either login or create an Apple ID. The direct URL to the website that will allow one to create an Apple ID via a web bro

RE: Restoring an unresponsive phone

2016-12-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Brian, You did not tell us which version of iTunes you are using; this is to say, Mac or Windows. I will assume you are using iTunes for Windows. Given the scenario you describe, I would suggest that you first completely remove iTunes and all Apple products from your computer. This

RE: accessible keyboard w/ number row

2016-01-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, I and many, many others have been lobbying Apple, for years, to add a number row to the default keyboard. For whatever reason, they choose not to do so. It is very frustrating--especially to those of us who have Android devices and become used to the convenience of not having to switc

RE: messages

2016-01-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Lois, Assuming that you have rebooted the phone, I suggest that you go into the notifications area of the phone and confirm that you have notifications turned on for the Messages app. Also, be sure to set the Badge App Icon to. on. To do this: 1. >From the Settings area, select Notifica

Please Join Me in Requesting That a Significant VoiceOver and iOS Twitter App Bug Be Resolved

2016-02-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. A couple of months ago, a new feature was added to Twitter, called Moments. Essentially, Twitter Moments is a birds-eye view of current events happening around the world. It's really quite an exciting

RE: Visual Voice Mail Freezing. Iphone cable recommendations, please

2016-02-06 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Wren, As for third-party cables, I cannot advise you as I only use Apple accessories with my Apple devices. However, as for the visual voicemail problem, it may simply be a matter of data corruption. Were it me, I would: 1. Dial into my A T & T voicemail system from a landline and

RE: Please Join Me in Requesting That a Significant VoiceOver and iOS Twitter App Bug Be Resolved

2016-02-08 Thread M. Taylor
s me very angry that we are left out of enjoying the videos and pictures on that very popular app. Thanks, Kerri On 2/2/16, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries > mailing list. > > A couple of months ago, a new f

RE: can't get into the tv guide app

2016-02-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Larry, While I’m not certain as to what you are referring to when you write ,"I can get past the screen where you choose to use e-mail," I can tell you that the TV Guide Mobile app is VoiceOver accessible once you get past the introductory screens. Also, make certain that you are running

RE: can't find airplay button on any apps

2016-02-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Melissa, Getting a new WiFi modem is a major change. When I think of Air Play, I generally think, Apple TV. Is that your objective? To stream media to an Apple TV? Since you have a new WiFi modem, you may need to unplug your Apple TV for about 45 seconds or so, then, reboot it. Make

RE: SnapChat

2016-02-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Rajmund, The person who posted the message, containing profane language, has been banned from the group. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rajmund Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:58 PM To: viphone@googlegrou

RE: Frustrated with Apple Pay

2016-02-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Sarai, I am sorry you have had difficulty in using Apple Pay. Rest assured that once you get the hang of it, it will quickly become your payment method of choice. There are a couple of things to keep in mind when using Apple Pay. First, because of various security policies, some vendors

Which Apple TV Offers Audio Description?

2016-02-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I have an Apple TV second or maybe third generation. It is running version 6.2.1 of the TV OS. Question: Will it play the audio description of a movie? I explored all of the menus and was unable to locate any audio description toggle. I am interested in either purchasing or ren

RE: IOS 9.2.1 and iTunes.

2016-02-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kevin, Do not worry. Nothing is wrong. You, like me and hundreds of thousands of others are currently running iOS 9.2.1 Build 13D15. A couple of days ago, Apple released a new build of iOS 9.2.1 which is Build 13D20. Build 13D20 is not available for over-the-air updates. This new

RE: IOS 9.2.1 and iTunes.

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
this even show up on the 5s? Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 5:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: IOS 9.2.1 and iTunes. Guys, I have updated m

RE: creating contact groups

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hi Paul, How does one create a contact group via Outlook for Windows that will show up on the phone? I am using the iCloud Control panel with Outlook. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hunt Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:03 PM To:

RE: creating contact groups

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Ryan, The only way I've done it so far is to go to iCloud.com, login there, and create the group. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.c

RE: creating contact groups

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Gordon, That’s a good idea. Personally, I don’t like giving third-party apps access to either my Calendars or Contacts list. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gordan Radic Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 2:58 PM To: viphone@googlegro

RE: Time Warner App

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Andy, Can you give a general description of how one would watch a television show via the Time Warner app? Just some general steps would be most appreciated. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 201

A Question About Audio Descriptive Movies in iTunes

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am posting this question to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. My primary question: Is the audio description track included when renting a movie from iTunes? or must one purchase the movie in order to receive the audio description track. My secondary question: If a

Adding or Moving Contacts Between Groups in iOS

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this. I feel as though I am in the Twilight Zone, today. (smile) Is there a natively Apple iOS method of moving Contacts between groups? >From what I can discover, there is not. If I go to iCloud.com I can manage groups and move contacts between them usin

RE: read deeming an iTunes gift card using the phone's camera

2016-02-27 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Jen, Generally speaking, there are two types of iTunes gift cards. The first type of gift card is sold with a pre-paid amount already established on the card. For example, were you in a store such as Target, the card would be hanging on a display with an amount such as $25, $50, or $100

MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

2016-02-28 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am delighted to see that the MeetUp app, for iOS, is now VoiceOver accessible. This is a free app. The app is free to use in order to find and join meet ups, however, one must pay a fee in order to actually create/organize a new meet up group. I will paste in the direct link t

RE: MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

2016-02-29 Thread M. Taylor
for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles have you actually managed to sign up on this app? have been trying for some time, and just can't get the sign up button to do anything. Simon - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016

RE: MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

2016-03-01 Thread M. Taylor
ick around for long to give us time to read it, it was only by pure luck that I actually found it. Simon - Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 8:28 PM Subject: RE: MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

A Question About Safari Reader in iOS 9.x

2016-03-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am truly embarrassed to ask what must be, to some, a very basic question but ... Exactly how does one use the reader feature in Safari for iOS? Sometimes, I land on a page at which point VoiceOver says, "reader available". What exactly does this mean and what steps do I take i

RE: A Question About Safari Reader in iOS 9.x

2016-03-02 Thread M. Taylor
your content. I hope this helps. Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Mar 2, 2016, at 3:44 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I am truly embarrassed to ask what must be, to some, a very basic > question but ... > > Exactly how does one use the reader feature

RE: How to transfer Somethig Else games to iTunes to be coppied to my new iPhone (when I eventually get it)?

2016-03-02 Thread M. Taylor
You're quite welcome, Ari. Alan, thanks for re-posting this information. For the record, I continue to use the technique described in the listed steps I posted. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.

Tim Cook Introduces a New Way to Receive Support for Your Apple Products

2016-03-03 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. Those of you who follow Tim Cook on Twitter, as I do, saw a tweet from him, earlier today, introducing, @AppleSupport. @AppleSupport is yet another way Apple customers can now receive support for all o

RE: How is accessibility in the Overdrive app?

2016-03-07 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Keith, There was an update to the Overdrive app, today. Your question is difficult to answer, at least, in my opinion. Let me say the following: While I like the app for reserving and downloading/enjoying audio books from my local library system, I do have some residual vision that plays

RE: is amazon music for I devices and pc accessible?

2016-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Larry, I have not used the iOS Amazon Music app. However, I can tell you that the Windows version of the app does not play nicely with ZoomText. In fact, I recently installed it on my Windows 10 computer only to remove it about an hour later. To be honest, assuming that you are using

RE: App for Transfering Music from i Device to Mac iTunes

2016-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marc. Although I haven't used it in over a year, the Senuti app, used to be marvelously VoiceOver accessible. This is not a free app. Senuti is simply iTunes spelled backwards. It was a life-savor for me a while back when I lost my iTunes Library and had to copy all of the media fro

RE: is amazon music for I devices and pc accessible?

2016-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
. Have you tried using a screen reader instead of Zoom text to access your music and downloaded from the web, without using the downloader program? Thanks, Ari > On Mar 9, 2016, at 1:00 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Larry, > > I have not used the iOS Amazon Music app. However

RE: is amazon music for I devices and pc accessible?

2016-03-10 Thread M. Taylor
creen reader instead of Zoom text to access your music and downloaded from the web, without using the downloader program? Thanks, Ari > On Mar 9, 2016, at 1:00 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Larry, > > I have not used the iOS Amazon Music app. However, I can tell you that the

RE: A Question About Using the BARD App for Reading a Braille Book with a Focus 40 Blue Braille Display

2016-03-18 Thread M. Taylor
App for Reading a Braille Book with a Focus 40 Blue Braille Display On 3/17/16, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello All, > > I recently downloaded a Braille title in the BARD app on my 6 Plus > running the latest version of iOS. I am using my Focus 40 Blue as the > Braille display. The

A Question About Using the BARD App for Reading a Braille Book with a Focus 40 Blue Braille Display

2016-03-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I recently downloaded a Braille title in the BARD app on my 6 Plus running the latest version of iOS. I am using my Focus 40 Blue as the Braille display. The firmware on my Focus is v4.59. My questions are: 1. Can I jump from page one to page 2 using only the display, itself? If so

RE: A Very Surprising Suggestion by an Apple Accessibility Technical Support Representative

2015-10-15 Thread M. Taylor
Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A Very Surprising Suggestion by an Apple Accessibility Technical Support Representative Hello Everyone, As I have

RE: A rant about KNFB Reader and my very, very small brain

2015-10-16 Thread M. Taylor
Krister, When using the Field of View report, it is not necessary to receive a zero degree rotation. My experience has been that as long as I get either a plus or minus 6-8 degree rotation, I take the picture and have excellent results. Why is the degree of rotation important. The short a

RE: Resetting iphone 5C to pass on to somebody else

2015-10-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Andrew, You do not need a SIM card in the phone in order to reset it. In fact, I strongly suggest that you reset the phone after removing the SIM. Why? Because, if you completely reset the phone after removing the SIM card, then it cannot be activated until a new SIM is inserted. Thi

A Question About Games for iPhone

2015-10-16 Thread M. Taylor
There has been quite a discussion about accessible games for iOS, on-list. There used to be a game called Aurify that was, in my opinion, the best audio game ever developed for iOS. The game stopped working and stopped being supported many years ago. To those of you who may remember it, is the

A Quick Reminder about Visual Voicemail in iOS 9.x

2015-10-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Just a quick reminder that in iOS 9.x, if you have visual voicemail as part of your cell service, you can bring up the share sheet on any voicemail message. This is an extremely useful feature. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list.

BARD Mobile Finally Recieves an Update

2015-10-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I'm glad to see that the sleep timer was finally added to the recently updated BARD NLS app. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post

RE: since I updated

2015-10-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Michelle, As for your non-TV Guide issues, I can tell you that the only way I was able to get my 5 S running as smoothly as possible after first updating to iOS 9.0.2 via the Over-the-air method, was to restore the phone, setting it up as a new device, then installing iOS 9.0.2 via iTunes

RE: since I updated

2015-10-19 Thread M. Taylor
egards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 12:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: since I updated Hello Michelle, As for your non-TV Guide issues, I can tell you tha

RE: Using Apple Maps For Exploring

2015-10-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Destene, At present, I do not believe that Apple Maps will automatically announce intersections. At one point, I would have gone so far as to state that such a feature is not likely to be forth coming but, after several discussions I had with others, Apple may, at some point, add such fu

RE: question regarding TV guideRE: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 6 topics

2015-10-19 Thread M. Taylor
like the games that are simple, easy to play on the fly when you may only have a few minutes. Jen -Original Message- From: M. Taylor Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 10:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A Question About Games for iPhone There has been quite a discussion about ac

Moderator Note

2015-10-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone,, Thank you all for your efforts in keeping the list conversations both courteous and on-point. As I have suspended the policy of placing all new members on moderated status and as I have recently approved many new people to the list, I just wanted to remind everyone to please refr

RE: Using Apple Maps For Exploring

2015-10-20 Thread M. Taylor
, find the "tracking" button, and double tap it until it is set to "on with headings". Now, so long as Maps is open and the phone is unlocked, you'll hear streets and some POIs as you move. > On Oct 20, 2015, at 02:39, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Destene, > >

RE: question regarding TV guideRE: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 6 topics

2015-10-20 Thread M. Taylor
feature. Tom Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2015, at 11:45 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello, > > Just so you know, it is still possible to display the program schedule for > one channel, for an entire day in the current version of the TV Guide Mobile > App via VoiceOv

RE: problem with gmail

2015-10-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Terrie, I can tell you that Google has been experiencing problems with its servers for the last couple of weeks or so, I have encountered the same error messages in Outlook, on my Windows computers, on my Android devices, on my Macs, and on my Windows phones. I have herd the same compla

RE: BARD Mobile Finally Recieves an Update

2015-10-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Jeffrey, Unfortunately, the implementation of the sleep timer in the latest version of the iOS NLS BARD Mobile app is not a bug. Like you, I find the fact that initiating the timer causes the playback to automatically begin, totally annoying and somewhat inconvenient but, obviously, th

RE: Audio books in iBooks Question.

2015-10-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Emilio, As I read your question, several things came to mind. Assuming you are choosing to sync your audio books via iTunes, then, upon opening the iBooks app, find the Collections button. Upon activating this button, select audio books and then choose the done button. You will now see

RE: unwonted contact sharing

2015-10-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Sandy, You know, the simplest solution is for you to use separate Apple IDs. If you're concerned about purchased items from the App Store, you can turn on Family Sharing and be in business. Regardless of how often either of you use iTunes on a computer, separate IDs offer the best inte

A Quick Word On Beta Testing

2015-10-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I just want to let those of you, who are not beta testers, know, is that with any company, be it Apple, Microsoft, Sony, etc, reporting a problem, regardless of how important it may appear to be to the tester, is not always addressed immediately or, in some cases, ever. It has b

RE: screen lock seems to ignore user settings

2015-10-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, Well, I can tell you that the phone respects every screen lock setting I choose. That is to say, when I set the screen to lock after 4 minutes, it does not lock until 4 minutes have passed. When I then set it to lock after 30 seconds, so, too, does it perform. Mark -Original Mess

Mark on iOS 9.1, So Far

2015-10-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Well, last night, I finally installed iOS 9.1 on my 6 Plus. For me, there are no proverbial show-stoppers. 1. However, given that I have been in an ongoing dialog with Apple engineers, I am a little disappointed that the camera app zoom VoiceOver bug still persist. However, on

RE: Stop force closing apps on your iPhone, it's not making it run faster or last longer

2015-10-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Alan, What you described is exactly what exists on most of the recent Samsung Android phones. I find the close all button extremely useful. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Thursday, Octobe

RE: A Quick Word On Beta Testing

2015-10-22 Thread M. Taylor
said > >>> before i think it's strange that Apple gets so many complaints > >>> about things that aren't even their fault like apps that are not > >>> upgraded and so don't work or such. In my time on Windows there > >>> wasn

Another Small Bug that May Be Related to the Loss of Automatic Time Announcement in iOS 9.1

2015-10-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, In addition to the fact that waking the phone up no longer causes the current time to be automatically announced, by VoiceOver, there is now also the loss of sound effect feedback when either locking or unlocking the device. I strongly suspect that the two issues are directly related.

RE: iOS 9.1 available

2015-10-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Christopher, If you have confirmed that you have, indeed, updated your device to iOS 9.1, and you are still continuing to experience the VoiceOver incoming call bug, which occurs when the included Apple wired headset is attached, then you will most likely need to perform a fresh install

RE: Resetting iCloud account on iPhone

2015-10-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Nancy, Your question is, believe it or not, somewhat vague, You see, the solution to your husband's problem will greatly depend upon how and why he changed his original iCloud account I.D. There are several ways to resolve this issue. The short answer is that he should just delete the

RE: iOS 9.1 available

2015-10-23 Thread M. Taylor
lose. I'm not optimistic this will solve the problem, but I'll give it a try. On 10/23/2015 02:43 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Christopher, > > If you have confirmed that you have, indeed, updated your device to iOS 9.1, > and you are still continuing to experience the VoiceO

RE: Mark on iOS 9.1, So Far

2015-10-23 Thread M. Taylor
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Mark on iOS 9.1, So Far Hello Everyone, Well, last night, I finally installed iOS 9.1 on my 6 Plus. For me, there are no proverbial show-stoppers. 1. However, given

RE: Calls: EndingCalls-iPhone

2015-10-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Sieghard, While I agree with you in that I do not find it difficult to either answer or hang up a call, on iPhone, I will say that I do greatly appreciate the hardware button call and answer feature on my A T & T Samsung Galaxy S6. I use my S6 for most of my business calls and when I re

RE: correcting a number in a text

2015-10-25 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Patty, Please do not feel stupid. These things are not easy, at times. The easiest solution to your problem is to do the following: 1. Since you have attempted to send the message, containing a photo, albeit unsuccessfully, you can now save the attached image, as though you had receive

RE: "OFF topic, slightly

2015-10-25 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Regina, I am not a big fan of using ISP routers, wireless or wired. Because I prefer to use my Windows computer to manage my home network, I use a Cisco router, combined with a Cisco extender. The extender costs about $20, from Best Buy and is, of course, wireless. Because the route

RE: VO fails after playing voicemail

2015-10-25 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, I cannot reproduce your problem. Visual voice mail is working perfectly with VoiceOver on two of my iPhones, a 5 S and a 6 Plus, both running iOS 9.1. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Has Sent: Sunday, October

A Question to A T & T Wireless Customers with an Unlimited Data Plan, Regarding WiFi Calling

2015-10-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, Before I enable the new WiFi calling feature in iOS 9.1, I want to make certain that doing so will not automatically kick me off of my unlimited data plan. For years, A T & T Wireless has been trying to do anything that will cause one to lose their grandfathered unlimited data; I don't wan

Is Anyone Using Twitter Moments in the Native Twitter App?

2015-10-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Is Anyone Using Twitter Moments in the Native Twitter App? If so, how did you enable the feature and how do you use it? I see an option for Moments in the settings area of the app but can find no evidence of it as a Tab or anything from within the app. The Moments page, list onl

RE: Accessible Credit Card Apps Revisited

2015-10-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Rhonda, I have been very happy with the web form accessibility of the Pay Pal Pay Flow payment system. Of course, using this method requires that you access your Pay Pal account in order to manually enter the credit card number. I know that Pay Pal has a credit card reader but I choos

RE: Accessible Credit Card Apps Revisited

2015-10-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Karl, The Pay Pal Pay Flow system, that I posted about in an earlier message in this thread, requires a monthly fee whether one uses it or not. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karl Smith Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 12:11 PM To: vipho

An Update for A T & T Wireless Customers with an Unlimited Data Plan, Regarding WiFi Calling

2015-10-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello My Fellow A T & T Wireless Unlimited Data Plan Subscribers, I am delighted to report that, after paying a visit to my local A T & T Wireless corporate store and after having concluded a 20 minute phone call with A T & T Wireless technical billing support, I am comfortable stating that there

RE: UTube App

2015-10-27 Thread M. Taylor
Hello John, I am a big fan of the native YouTube app. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 9:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: UTube App I've ignored this in t

RE: How does the new credit card chip and pin process impact ApplePay?

2015-10-27 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Keith, Receiving your new credit card, with a chip, will not affect your Apple Pay settings. That is to say, when you activate the new card, assuming it is an update to an old card that was previously authorized for Apple Pay, you will not have to reauthorize it, at least, I did not nor

A Question About Using/Enabling Keychain Access on iPhone

2015-10-27 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, While I do have keychain access enabled on my Macs, I seem to recall reading, online, a couple of years ago, that enabling keychain access on iPhone could sometimes cause some unexpected, and not at all beneficial, side-effects when either logging into the Mac or onto web sites or

RE: Apple ID/keychain (was: Apple ID verification prompt asking for 2FA recovery key?)

2015-10-27 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Rajiv, The problem you are describing, in which you are prompted to enter your Apple ID upon each reboot of the phone was a bug in the beta version of the program that, if I remember correctly, was reported on the iPhone 5 series. I, too, encountered this phenomenon at one time or anothe

RE: An Update for A T & T Wireless Customers with an Unlimited Data Plan, Regarding WiFi Calling

2015-10-27 Thread M. Taylor
; > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > M. Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 3:23 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: An Update for A T & T Wireless Customers with an Unlimited Data &g

RE: An Update for A T & T Wireless Customers with an Unlimited Data Plan, Regarding WiFi Calling

2015-10-28 Thread M. Taylor
viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 2:56 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: An Update for A T & T Wireless Customers with an Unlimited Data Plan, Regarding WiFi Calling Hello Ray, On which iPHone model did you atte

RE: ATT wifi calling

2015-10-29 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Ray, I suspect you are correct with regard to the phone preferring the native LTE signal over WiFi calling.. I, too, have WiFi calling enabled on my 6 Plus after having A T & T Voice Dial service disabled, and being switched over to the HD voicemail system. On my account, voice over

Some Information for A T & T Wireless Customers Who Recently Enabled WiFi Calling or Who Were Recently Switched to HD Voicemail

2015-10-29 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, As the following is extremely important to my enjoyment of iPhone and in so much as I think it an important tool for many of us, I am going to post this to both the Mac Visionaries and V iPhone mailing lists. Please note that I can only verify the following on the A T & T Wireless

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