4, 2014 4:20 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Dark Sky verses native Weather app
Which dark sky are you referring to? The $3:99 or the $2:99?
Kathy and Seeing Eye dog Wilda
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Ro
I'm confused you're sorry you bought it but you like the precip alerts? If
the latter than why are you sorry?
As for threshold it's like a picker control you change by flicking up and
down zero is off I.E. less or no alerting 100 is the highest and most
accurate level of alerts. I hope that help
com
Subject: Re: Dark Sky verses native Weather app
Seems to depend on the type of search that one does. If you press search
at the bottom of the screen, you'll get more results (in my country's
App Store 82 results for Dark Sky: These include games, etc.)
- Original Message -
From:
Hi,
Note: it only gives alerts for the on set of falling precipitation. It does
not alert for other severe weather alert events. Thus I would view it as a
complement to those that give severe alerts not a replacement for them. I
hope that clarifies the difference.
Robin
-Original Messag
Hi,
It is my understanding that it currently only works in the UK and the USA.
If I'm wrong perhaps someone can correct.
Robin
-Original Message-
From: Krister Ekstrom
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:42 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Dark sky alerts
Hi,
I wonder if
Hi,
there are two pulse apps one regular and one which accepts voice log in and
subsequent prompts on the order of Siri.
Both are accessible I’ve found.
I’ve also found them to be responsive should there be an accessibility issue as
I ran into one early on in the life of the app and they fixed it
Hi,
It is possible to do this.
Firstly add a second location whether you're at your former "current"
location or not it needs there to be two locations in the app.
Then make sure all audio playing apps are closed out if they were not closed
you might need to exit out of weather radio and come ba
Hi,
I took your suggestion to heart and though I’ve emailed Apple Accessibility
about this issue before I just did so again citing current device and iOS
version number. Here’s hoping others will join in as well.
Robin
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 12:12 PM
To: viphon
Hi,
I don’t think what you want is possible. It’s either in play in both scenarios
you outlined or not at all.
I don’t believe you can have it in use in the app store for instance but not
governing locking and unlocking your device.
Robin
From: Alan Lemly
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 12:36
Hi,
I absolutely can corroborate your findings almost to the letter though my
extension cable a well-known name brand one to boot was plugged into Apple’s
own AC Adaptor.
As soon as I took the USB extension cable out of the mix I have never gotten
that message since. My work around for this was
m my iPhone
On Feb 10, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
I absolutely can corroborate your findings almost to the letter though my
extension cable a well-known name brand one to boot was plugged into Apple’s
own AC Adaptor.
As soon as I took the USB extension cable out of the m
Hi,
I’m running the most current version of iOS8 on an iPhone 6Plus and recently
I’ve experienced a few incidents where VoiceOver related sounds on my device
have gone silent. by that I mean that voiceOver is still speaking but the
related sounds VoiceOver uses to communicate things such as the
nd up getting $25 per month off of our bill. So I'm not
certain what you have set up, but if you think you might qualify for any of
these, I'll call the Verizon would be a good idea. Good luck. Hope I
broughtsome more good news.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 12, 2015, at 9:17 PM, Robin Frost
Apple had control of the sounds. I
did not believe it, but it almost seems that way. I have an iPhone 6 running
the newest update.
reggie and Allegra
On Feb 12, 2015, at 9:17 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
I’m running the most current version of iOS8 on an iPhone 6Plus and recently
I’ve
Hi,
I agree I don’t detect any change whatsoever and that’s running the latest
version of the iOS on an iPhone 6Plus.
Not sure what I’m missing here but obviously I’m missing something as she’s as
she’s always been to me.
I wonder how many complaints people will be motivated to send Apple
Access
was corrected with a reboot.
The next time it happened, I tried turning voiceover off and back on, and that
worked.
Have a good day!
Candie
Sent from Candie's iPhone
On 13 Feb 2015, at 6:03 am, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
Thank you for replying. My apologies as I might have missed your ea
Hi,
I read in an earlier message an admonition to contact Apple in regards to
requesting that this be fixed and in light I ask the following not to be
argumentative but truly in a sincere effort to better understand the matter at
hand such that it is.
when it is classified as something that need
s not working right, it should be looked into and fixed.
Sent from my iPhone 6
On Feb 18, 2015, at 7:02 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
I read in an earlier message an admonition to contact Apple in regards to
requesting that this be fixed and in light I ask the following not to be
argumentativ
has lost all of that. I hope that makes better
sense.and sorry, that should've said expressive not expensive.
Sent from my iPhone 6
On Feb 18, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
but again I’m not clear on whether it’s not working right or if it’s merely a
matter of preference.
Hi,
Yes the description below is exactly how it’s done at Starbucks for instance if
one is scanning their starbucks card from their app. Hold the phone up clerk
swipes a device past the face of the phone which is towards them but it never
leaves the owner’s hand.
I would be very surprised if ot
Hi,
thanks to Alan for the shortened link and Mary for informing us of this
deal. I'm curious how she became aware of it in the first place as it seems
like a neat thing to be able to monitor. Again thanks for sharing so many of
us could benefit.
Robin
-Original Message-
From: Alan
, so
if you don't follow them on Twitter, it might be worth doing as they often
tweet deals like this.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org
On 25/02/2015, at 12:56 pm, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
thanks to Alan for the shor
Mary
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 24, 2015, at 3:56 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
thanks to Alan for the shortened link and Mary for informing us of this
deal. I'm curious how she became aware of it in the first place as it
seems like a neat thing to be able to monitor. Again thanks for s
Hi,
wow really? while I did find the app most accessible I must admit to having
run into a serious problem when attempting to refill a prescription via the
app. I had renewals left and was in the process of submitting the refill
order when I got to the screen where it asks you to select your sh
Hi,
Really? Once listening to a channel I'm having difficulty getting back to
where I can choose a channel or search for one and I'm having difficulty
swiping through my favorites. What am I missing?
Robin
-Original Message-
From: david gross
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:46 AM
T
Hi,
I have the twc max which I think is the paid version of this app. It isn’t the
best out there but it is definitely useable much more so in my opinion than
that offered up by Accu Weather which I’ve never found easy with which t work.
Robin
From: Cristóbal
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 1:33
Hey Ms. Cara or anyone else who might know I ask the following:
As it pertains to this Amazon accessibility email address is this
specifically for iOS app related concerns or can one contact through it to
report a problem with the web site and screen readers as well?
I'm not trying to stray from
Hi,
Have you emailed them through
supp...@wdtinc.com
to make them aware of the issue as well?
I've found them to be quite responsive.
Robin
-Original Message-
From: Wren Langley
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 6:33 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Question about the lightning aler
Hi,
firstly has anyone taken the time to augment their posts to this list by
also informing the audio boom folks of this issue?
Secondly I've been told that a way around this problem of titling boos
accurately involves temporarily turning on airplane mode titling your boo as
you wish and then t
Hi,
Do push notifications from Posted work for you I’ve never gotten them to work
yet even though it asked for permission to send them.
Robin
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 1:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Accessible Apps to Track Packages
I personally pr
Hi Arnold and all,
I just encountered the change in rating and I will report the issue to them as
well. I took a chance and figured out the sequence in which the stars were in
but I agree it isn't as easy as the picker. Further when requesting a refund
the elements for choosing account credit or
Hi,
Perhaps they're referring to the voice isolation setting for the mic mode when
on facetime or other calls which appears in control center. This has nothing to
do with VoiceOver however but it's all I could think that they meant.
Take good care.
Robin
-Original Message-
From: viphone
Hi,
I might be late to the party here so if someone else mentioned
this already pardon the repetition. My most significant issue
with iOS 15 through to 15.0.1 is tap to wake is broken on my 13
Pro Max but is working on another device running a beta version so
with it." -- Jane Wagner
website:
www.turner42.com
(Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro)
On Oct 3, 2021, at 5:24 PM,
Hi,
I actually thought this was a new
feature rather than a bug but I could be wrong. Interestingly
however, it doesn't always happen. There seems to be no
discernible pattern to when audio messages give you the
attachment designation and then give you
21 6:19 AM, Larry Smith
wrote:
If you turn the device off and back on again,it will fix that
problem. That’s what worked for me and two others who was
experiencing that issue.
On Oct 3, 2021, at 8:24 PM, Robin Fr
Hi,
Yes sir I have and not that it’ll matter in the end but I have an open ticket
with them about it and the reason I got escalated to an open ticket with them
because I could prove that this isn’t just impacting custom ringtones but also
ones purchased from their own store as well. Sorry I have
like apps with no need to use iTunes.
Robert, can you send me one of the tones you made, I’d like to try here and see
if it works.
Regards,
Sieghard
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robin
Frost
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 6:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re
l not
show up in iTunes after transferring. I will try importing the MP3
files into GB. I had more. I re-saved them as m4r files and a number
of them then transferred to the iPhone.
Kelly
On 6/24/19, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
You ask:
“How can it impact tones you buy from their store, they
them then transferred to the iPhone.
Kelly
On 6/24/19, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
You ask:
“How can it impact tones you buy from their store, they get
added/downloaded
just like apps with no need to use iTunes.”
Yes they do but if you wish to then delete one you’re left with the same
conundr
Hi,
This probably strays from the topic of the list so if you wish to write
privately feel free to do so. I was just curious what you like better about
outlook.com versus gmail as I've toyed with migrating to it fully but hadn't
as of yet. for changing email address for everything is akin to mo
ack after a bit. When I deleted one and then
after I heard the tri tone I closed iTunes and disconnected the phone the
ringtone was gone on my phone as well. I haven't had time yet to see what
happens if I reconnect it.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf O
Hi,
Interesting you bring this up as in recent weeks the short text channel has
been very underwhelming for me. It's quite the mystery as nothing has
changed on my end. But VoiceDream Scanner is blowing it out of the water in
terms of accuracy and responsiveness. Again I'm only speaking of the
ciently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic."
(Sent from the magical iPhone SE)
www.turner42.com
On Jul 9, 2019, at 4:58 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
Interesting you bring this up as in recent weeks the short text channel
has been very underwhelming for me. It's quite the m
Hi,
Sieghard says:
"I still think an otherwise able-bodied blind person should go out from time
to time to interact with others, not only is there a social aspect to this,
but after all one cannot sit around at home all day doing nothing and
exercise is important."
While such comments are the so
Hi,
If vibrate with sounds was on wouldn't that allow the device to vibrate
along with the sound emitted?
If not it's disappointing because those who are deaf blind should have
equal access to this as well.
Take good care,
Robin
On 9/8/2022 10:25 AM, Scott Davert wrote:
I wish we could
Hi,
I can still search for a place and place an order but I agree it
has degraded in its ease of use over the past few months and I'm
genuinely not sure they care sadly. I and another person I know
did politely and with as much detail as we could provide report it
Hi,
I'm way behind in list mail so if others have mentioned this I
beg your pardon in advance.
I have loved Weather Bug for many years but its most recent 2
updates have significantly broken accessibility and I've told them
so via feedback within the app itself and
Hi,
Sonos does have an email announcement thing to which you can
subscribe. Since I've purchased directly from them I believe i saw
its option to subscribe during check out.
I believe it might also be found once you log into your Sonos
account at their site under y
Hi Everybody,
I hope this finds all happy and well.
I myself am an Xfinity Voice subscriber for my home phone line. And one
of the neat features they had was an Xfinity Connect app for iPhone
through which you could access a log of prior calls in and outgoing as
well as push notifications for
Hey Richard and others,
How on earth do you get big Ben to work? I bought it, installed
it set its notifications as it asked and nothing doing here. I
miss having my quarter hours chimed if it does that. As I said
here it's doing a bunch of nothing making me kind of
Hi Everyone,
I hope this finds all happy and well.
My question regarding smart thermostats people might be using is this.
If the thermostat loses WI-fi connectivity have you found that some
models just have an easier time re-establishing connectivity once again
after having been lost?
I hav
ed to their tech support? I only have a T5, but all I
have to do if it disconnects which happens maybe once a year if not
less is to pull the main unit off the wall cradle and stick it back on
and it reboots it and then it also reconnects.
*From:* viphone@googlegroups.com *On Behalf
Of *Robin
Hi,
I was so excited when a friend brought me this news this morning. all
is working well on my 2 devices and I'm very pleased. As such I took the
time to email the app's developer at
supp...@luthersoft.com
and tweet to him
@luthersoft
to express my gratitude for its restoration. I also
Hi,
I don't have one but curious if anyone is using the Qardio Base scale?
Perhaps they could comment further.
I have their blood pressure monitor and find their app to be quite
accessible which is why I thought I'd mention this scale in case it
might fit the bill.
Take good care.
Robin
ike that it has the rechargeable battery which seems to only
require an annual charge.
If anyone does have this, how easy was it to set upt he WIFI portion
in the first place?
On 11/2/21, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi,
I don't have one but curious if anyone is using the Qardio Base scale?
Perhaps th
Hi,
Hmm interesting I turned all off but sounds including notification
center and it seems to be fine here I didn't want to see it in
notification center so gave it a go. Perhaps others can report how it's
working for them.
Take good care.
Robin
On 11/3/2021 9:49 AM, Donna Casteen wrote:
Hi,
I wanted to mention that I thought they'd made it possible to use older
models with the newer Honeywell Home app too that app is quite
accessible by and large I'd say and yes you can mark the unit for the
most necessary icons you'd need to interact with in an emergency. I
have the Lyric
Hi,
I know this has been covered before but in the world of tech things can and
often do change over time. As such I was curious what if any blood pressure
monitors that work with iOS apps anyone might be using? Which ones and why? Can
they be set up independently how accessible are their apps a
Hi,
Microsoft was having an outage only impacting #iOS it isn't just you.
Hopefully a fix will be forth coming soon. Just wait it out and it
should resolve shortly.
Take good care.
Robin
On 12/15/2021 9:37 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
/I just had an odd experience and wonder if any of you have
Hi Everyone,
I hope this finds you all happy and well.
I was reading this page about the CVS Spoken RX audible prescription
label platform
https://www.cvs.com/content/pharmacy/spoken-rx?nis=3
and it says the following:
It says:
"Go to the app's Pharmacy section and tap the Spoken Rx icon.
r anything that says spoken rx.
I used to be a smart person ah well.
🤣
Take good care,
Robin
On 12/22/2021 7:02 PM, Dennis Long wrote:
Its buried under utilities i think.
Dennis Long
Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro
On Dec 22, 2021, at 6:56 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I hope
Hi,
Yes I've noticed this along with the fact that now you can't always read
the replacement item a shopper has picked during shopping or when rating
an order. I too used to report things that broke in relation to
accessibility only to see them fixed in short order. However, this is no
longer
but I'm glad I could
finally follow the path to get there.
Thanks everyone for your help.
Take good care.
Robin
On 12/22/2021 7:02 PM, Dennis Long wrote:
Its buried under utilities i think.
Dennis Long
Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro
On Dec 22, 2021, at 6:56 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
t regards,
Anita 🧑🏽🦯
On Dec 22, 2021, at 9:05 PM, Robin Frost
wrote:
Hi,
Oh dear utilities? I don't even see that. Across the bottom the
only tabs I have currently are:
Home, Show card, account and find store 4 of 4. When I explore the
rest of t
Hi Esther,
Open settings, general and keyboards and near the bottom of the list of
all choices on that screen you'll find dictation. Once turned on here
the button should appear on all edit fields for you.
I hope that helps.
Take good care,
Robin
On 3/13/2022 9:51 AM, Esther Leve
Hi Vicky,
I think as you do I appreciate the time developers put into these apps
and I realize that not everything worth having is free thus I have no
problem supporting their efforts to either get multiple types of alerts
in Weather Gods or to go ad free in The Weather Channel app. Of course
Hi,
Yes you can use the app to speak to someone outside though sometimes it
takes a few more seconds than I'd like to open the app and get to the
right button. But I also wanted to mention that if you had an Amazon
Echo you can use newer models to say wake word answer front door or
wherever y
Hi,
I hope this finds all happy and well.
I write today because I’m having the strangest issue with an edit field within
this app. Specifically in the bible plans area when one is in the talk it over
area I am finding that the edit field for entering your thoughts activates just
fine with a dou
You Version Bible App
Hi,
I have this same problem. How I get around it is do a double tap and hold on
the edit field and then it will work. I don’t know hwy this happens, but that
is how i fix it.
Jenn
Jenn and Kumi
On Dec 15, 2020, at 5:02 AM, Robin Frost
mailto:robin...@outlook.com>>
ouble!
*** MQ ***
***270-776-9871 ***
From:
viphone@googlegroups.com on
behalf of Robin Frost
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 8:22:21 AM
To: vi
ist+subscr...@groups.io
So if you believe Christ died and rose for our sins, then come
join our family of believers! Doesn't matter what
your religion is, as long as you believe in Jesus!
On Dec 15, 2020, at 6:02 AM, Robin Frost <robin...@
of believers! Doesn't matter
what your religion is, as long as you believe in Jesus!
On Dec 15, 2020, at 6:02 A
dn’t have to be that difficult to use, in my
opinion.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 15, 2020, at 8:22 AM, Robin
Frost wrote:
--
The following information is importan
and edification as
well. 😂
The email address to which to write would be:
h...@youversion.com<mailto:h...@youversion.com>
Best of luck getting their attention. Here’s hoping for a fix.
Take good care.
Robin
From: Robin Frost
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 12:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegrou
Hi,
I'm reading reports that the google outage of yesterday was
larger than first reported and many gmail users are still being
impacted and are thus bouncing on numerous email list types of
groups. This could sadly mean the original poster might not see my
messa
Hi,
So were you able to grab any use by dates in the end?
Robin
On 12/23/2020 5:41 PM, Richard Turner
wrote:
Hi Shane and all,
I was experimenting with the Smart scan
mode on some items in the kitc
Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen."
-- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
On Dec 26, 2020, at 3:11 PM, Robin
Frost wrote:
Hi,
It should be noted that this app is no longer supported by its maker
who's been bought out by another company. Thus no new in app purchases
will go through.
The Weather Channel offers lightning alerts as does Storm Shield though
the latter is a paid subscription but it is very similar to
Hi,
This poster stole my thunder I was gonna post and say wait till
you hear the sub but since he got here first I'll just say I
resisted it for ages because I didn't want to spend the money and
I thought that I'd not be able to move it into place due to my
petit
Hi,
I hope this finds all happy and well.
My first question has to do with listening to radio stations via Sonos. I'm
curious why it is that when searching for a station many often have entries
appearing under "SonosRadio" as well as "TuneIn." There doesn't seem to be any
advantage of picking on
really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I
was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen."
-- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To Th
My
web site,
www.turner42.com
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
On Behalf Of Robin Frost
Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 8:36 AM
To
Hi,
I've noticed recently that when
composing a new iMessage when I hit add contact and select my
contact instead of announcing both their name and number in the
to field VoiceOver is only saying the number. I've looked
everywhere to see if a setting gove
n the Universe, by Jane Wagner
On Feb 20, 2020, at 1:21 PM, Robin
Frost wrote:
Hi,
I've noticed recently that
when composing a new iMessage when I hit add co
g cause of stress for those who are
in touch with it."
-- from The Search for
Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner
On Feb 20, 2020, at
Hi,
I just wanted to chime in and say
that you can use any Amazon Echo now it need not have a screen
and it is a great way to answer the bell quickly.
Take good care.
Robin
On 2/25/2020 9:33 PM, Holly wrote:
Terry:
The r
Hi,
This is not true. It was announced
a few months ago that it will work with any echo device. I just
answered and ended a call to my Ring doorbell 2 with an echo dot
third generation.
Perhaps those who already have the
skill enabled but can't get i
Hi,
I believe they rolled this out
around November. It worked with my 2nd gen dot before I
upgraded. Like I said sometimes I've found more times than not
lately that if a skill is acting funny disabling and re-enabling
it might cause things to link up so
ection has been made? Thanks much.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
- Original Message -
From:
Robin
Frost
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:43 PM
Subject
Hi,
I apologize in advance it feels like
I've posted more in the past month to this list than I have in
the entire preceding year. However, I just keep running into
things that seem to be broken. Today it's found in the app
store.
If I am in t
App Store if
you want to dictate review
I don’t know
if someone reported it but it should be reported
Sent from my iPhone
On 2
b 29, 2020, at 4:59 PM, Rafał Marzec wrote:
I can confirm it
This problem exist since version 13
Dictation is not working in App Store if you want to dictate review
I don’t know if someone reported it but it should be reported
Sent from my iPhone
On 29 Feb 2020, at 6:48 am, R
Hi,
I'm wondering if something is broken
or if it's just user error on my part. If I have an iMessage
that has audio if I swipe down on it I'm presented with a copy
or save option but when I double tap either of those nothing
seems to happen. Is there a
M UTC-4, robin frost wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if something is broken or if it's just user error on my
> part. If I have an iMessage that has audio if I swipe down on it I'm
> presented with a copy or save option but when I double tap either of those
>
Hi,
I was just wondering from those who
have iPad Pro 2018 or are getting 2020 which size you chose and
why? Which case if any do you use with yours and do you prefer
to use it in portrait landscape locked in or let it switch
depending on your desire at a
Hi,
I could be wrong but I somehow
suspect that a thermometer might not be returnable being deemed
a personal health item if not before this virus business then
definitely afterwards.
And how lovely of Mary to help her
friend that way though were it m
(Sent from my iPhone SE)
C
On Apr 11, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Robin
Frost wrote:
Hi,
I could be wrong but I
Hi,
I'm on the opposite coast of the USA
from Mary and I can report the same here. No paper products, no
cleaning supplies, no alcohol, no hand sanitizer and no over the
counter cold or allergy medicines to be had.
Wishing all on this list are well
an
Weitzel
wrote:
Hmm, what do over the counter cold and
allergy medications have to with the Corona virus?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
On Behalf Of Robin Frost
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