RE: Watch OS 9.4 extremely sluggish

[rick.alfaro]

Appreciate the suggestion but I did this as well but in my case, it made no 
difference.

 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 2:07 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Watch OS 9.4 extremely sluggish

 

In trying to mess around with other voices, I also stopped and restarted 
VoiceOver, which definitely seemed to help with the sluggishness. Try this 
before doing anything more drastic.

 

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Chaltain at Outlook, USA

 

From: Christopher Chaltain 
Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:15 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Watch OS 9.4 extremely sluggish

 

Turns out I was using Samantha after all. I improved the sluggishness by doing 
a power off and restarting. I hope that helps others.

 

I now see that I can choose from all of the same voices I have on my phone. I 
don’t recall seeing this before. I’m now experimenting with the same voices I 
like on my phone.

 

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No issues with series 5.I say reset watch after iCloud back up.

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On Apr 4, 2023, at 7:36 AM, rick.alf...@gmail.com 
  wrote:

 

Has anyone noticed the increased sluggishness with Watch OS 9.4? I have a 
series 7 watch and after upgrading to OS 9.4, swiping or tapping when using VO 
has really affected responsiveness in a big way. This is the same with all of 
the American siri voices. I’m wondering if it’s just me watch and need to reset 
it or if it’s an issue with the latest OS  upgrade.

 

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Watch OS 9.4 extremely sluggish

[rick.alfaro]

Has anyone noticed the increased sluggishness with Watch OS 9.4? I have a 
series 7 watch and after upgrading to OS 9.4, swiping or tapping when using VO 
has really affected responsiveness in a big way. This is the same with all of 
the American siri voices. I’m wondering if it’s just me watch and need to reset 
it or if it’s an issue with the latest OS  upgrade.

 

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RE: Apple Watch Question

[rick.alfaro]

Richard, I kept getting a poor recording message but finally got it to work 
after resting my hand on my lap and keeping my finger very still. I used my 
index finger if that makes any difference.

 

 

 

 

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Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 2:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Apple Watch Question

 

Thanks,

That helps.  IN that exact situation, the two finger double tap does indeed say 
live audio on or off… however, I’m getting nothing from the ECG app no matter 
how long I hold my finger on the crown.

 

No big deal, but I may call Apple to see if something is wrong with my Series 6.

 

It is good to know though, that Magic Tap, truly means, Magic Tap on all 
devices.

 

 

 

 

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Chris Chaffin
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 11:32 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Apple Watch Question

 

I think it is more a feature of the OS, not the version of watch.  I have a 
series 6 running OS 9.2 and it works for me.

 

After starting the ECG app, touch near the bottom of the screen.

It will first say, hold your finger on the crown, pause for a second, then say, 
magic tap for live audio.

On that screen, if you do the magic tap, it will either say live audio on, or 
live audio off.  The magic tap is a toggle.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Chris

 

 

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  wrote:



Hi Richard. Is this new for the series 8 watches? I have a series 7 and it does 
nothing here at all. Curious.

 

 

 

 

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---Rick Alfaro

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Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 1:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Apple Watch Question

 

It is the same as on the phone, two finger double tap.

 

 

 

 

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Subject: Apple Watch Question

 

Hi All,

I was taking my heart rate with the ECG app. I was asked to perform a Magic tap 
to activate live audio. How does one perform a magic tap on the watch? Thanks.

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RE: Apple Watch Question

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Chris, thanks much. That worked. Seems it’s only while in the ECG app. Not sure 
what it meant by live audio really as the only audio I get beside VO is a chirp 
when it’s done doing its thing. Interesting though.

 

 

 

 

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Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Chris 
Chaffin
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 2:32 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Apple Watch Question

 

I think it is more a feature of the OS, not the version of watch.  I have a 
series 6 running OS 9.2 and it works for me.

 

After starting the ECG app, touch near the bottom of the screen.

It will first say, hold your finger on the crown, pause for a second, then say, 
magic tap for live audio.

On that screen, if you do the magic tap, it will either say live audio on, or 
live audio off.  The magic tap is a toggle.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Chris

 





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  wrote:



Hi Richard. Is this new for the series 8 watches? I have a series 7 and it does 
nothing here at all. Curious.

 

 

 

 

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---Rick Alfaro

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Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 1:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Apple Watch Question

 

It is the same as on the phone, two finger double tap.

 

 

 

 

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Subject: Apple Watch Question

 

Hi All,

I was taking my heart rate with the ECG app. I was asked to perform a Magic tap 
to activate live audio. How does one perform a magic tap on the watch? Thanks.

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RE: Apple Watch Question

[rick.alfaro]

Hi Richard. Is this new for the series 8 watches? I have a series 7 and it does 
nothing here at all. Curious.

 

 

 

 

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Warmest regards

 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 1:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Apple Watch Question

 

It is the same as on the phone, two finger double tap.

 

 

 

 

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Subject: Apple Watch Question

 

Hi All,

I was taking my heart rate with the ECG app. I was asked to perform a Magic tap 
to activate live audio. How does one perform a magic tap on the watch? Thanks.

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RE: A Question about corrupted TVOS VoiceOver Output when Heard through a Sound Bar that is Connected to Television via Optical Cable

[rick.alfaro]

I've experienced this issue quite often and resolve it in the same way you do. 
This works for me every time.



-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Tom Rash
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2022 9:00 AM
To: Viphone 
Subject: Re: A Question about corrupted TVOS VoiceOver Output when Heard 
through a Sound Bar that is Connected to Television via Optical Cable

When the happens to me, I usually hit the home key twice and close all of the 
apps. 


> On Nov 25, 2022, at 5:29 PM, M. Taylor  wrote:
> 
> Hello Simon,
> 
> To answer your question:
> 
> When I listen to VoiceOver via my sound bar, connected by optical cable, the 
> first parts of words are cut off or, not heard.  This is not constant but it 
> happens enough so that, if one was not familiar with the text that is being 
> spoken, one may not understand the words.
> 
> Now because I can enjoy audio output from both the television's built-in 
> speakers and the sound bar, simultaneously, I simply lower the volume on the 
> sound bar when navigating the Apple TV via VoiceOver.  Again, this does not 
> happen consistently but it does happen on a regular basis.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: vipho...@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Simon A Fogarty
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2022 12:47 AM
> To: vipho...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: A Question about corrupted TVOS VoiceOver Output when Heard 
> through a Sound Bar that is Connected to Television via Optical Cable
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> When this problem happens,
> What actually happens?
> 
> I'm asking now as you've made me wonder about something that is happening on 
> my tv and sound bar when streaming to another speaker.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: vipho...@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. 
> Taylor
> Sent: Friday, 25 November 2022 7:00 pm
> To: vipho...@googlegroups.com
> Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: A Question about corrupted TVOS VoiceOver Output when Heard 
> through a Sound Bar that is Connected to Television via Optical Cable
> 
> Hello Simon and thank you for following up on this.
> 
> Well, I changed my Apple TV's TTS to my beloved Samantha and, while doing so 
> greatly reduced the degree of the drop-outs, the issue remains.
> 
> However, I discovered a couple of things that lead me to believe that the 
> problem is not VoiceOver.
> 
> First, I realized that this problem does not occur when the television's 
> native screen reader speaks.  For the record I have a Sony X85K model which 
> is running the latest version of Android 10.  This television is considered a 
> Google TV, as opposed to an Android TV.  I have set the television's OS to 
> use Google's original TTS engine, my favorite one, of course.  
> 
> Second, I discovered, today, that my DVD player's native screen reader, which 
> I believe is developed by Samsung, has the same drop-out issue as the TTS on 
> my Apple TV.
> 
> Again, the drop-out problem only occurs when using anything other than the 
> TV's native TTS when connected to my sound bar via the optical cable.
> 
> I would conclude that the problem may be with my sound bar, which I purchased 
>  for a mere $39, but the fact that the native television's TTS works just 
> fine, would not seem to support such a conclusion.
> 
> Regardless, while the issue may be a bit annoying, it is certainly not a 
> show-stopper by any means.
> 
> Again, thank you for the follow-up.
> 
> Oh, before I forget, this problem occurs even when I disable the television's 
> native TTs.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: vipho...@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Simon A Fogarty
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 4:36 PM
> To: vipho...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: A Question about corrupted TVOS VoiceOver Output when Heard 
> through a Sound Bar that is Connected to Television via Optical Cable
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I've got my apple tv 4k gen one connected to my tv with an HDMI 1.4 cable,  
> Then my tv to my sonos play bar with an optical cable,
> 
> This is one of the older original sonos play bars from probably 10 years 
> back,  I have my ATV updated to the latest prod tv OS version, And I'm using 
> I think it's karen the Australian voice now for the tts,
> 
> And I'm not noticing this like you are,
> 
> Have you tried changing your aTV voice to something other than alex?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: vipho...@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. 
> Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2022 4:42 am
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Cc: vipho...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: A Question about corrupted TVOS VoiceOver Output when Heard through 
> a Sound Bar that is Connected to Television via Optical Cable
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I know this was discussed in the distant pass but I do not remember if a 
> resolution was determined.
> 
> Okay, here is the scenario:
> 
> 1.
> This problem only occurs with the TVOS TTS speech engine.  All other audio 
> from Apple TV is heard as expected.
> 

RE: Series 7 watch and InfoGraph complication

[rick.alfaro]

Chris, thanks very much. Don’t know how I missed that one. I looked everywhere 
except for VO settings. (lol)

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Chris 
Chaffin
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2022 12:06 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Series 7 watch and InfoGraph complication

 

 

This can be changed in Settings.  You can get to it in the Watch app on your 
phone, or through Settings on your watch.

 

Just go to Accessibility / Voiceover / Speak Seconds, and you can choose either 
Always or Never speak the seconds when displayed.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Chris

 





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I’ve been using the InfoGraph complication lately and can’t figure out how to 
change the time display format. It insists on showing hour:minutes:seconds 
where I would prefer to just show hours and minutes without the seconds and 
haven’t found a way to change this. Is there a way or is this not possible? 
Thanks.

 

 

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Series 7 watch and InfoGraph complication

[rick.alfaro]

I’ve been using the InfoGraph complication lately and can’t figure out how to 
change the time display format. It insists on showing hour:minutes:seconds 
where I would prefer to just show hours and minutes without the seconds and 
haven’t found a way to change this. Is there a way or is this not possible? 
Thanks.

 

 

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RE: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

[rick.alfaro]

This is exactly what I was thinking. Although I am a fan of switching sim cards 
to play with other phones, I do imagine that someone will come up with a way of 
easily transferring an ESim from one phone to another. Question is would this 
be a user accessible possibility? I have no idea but I imagine some resourceful 
hacker type person will come up with a way.



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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022 12:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max 
with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

And if all you have to do is transfer your e-SIM from your old iPhone to your 
new one during the setup process of your new phone it would be just as easy 
peasy.
I understand why people who make a living reviewing products have multiple 
phones and want to transfer a SIM from one device to another a lot, but I never 
understood why somebody would want to spend all that money to buy 2 or 3 
high-end phones and use one this day or this week and another the next. I would 
venture a guess and say that this is a pretty small minority among phone owners.
I haven't really read up on this, but I understand that transferring an e-SIM 
from an old phone to a new one is a pretty easy and straight forward thing. I 
actually switched to an e-SIM on my iPhone 11 because I wanted the physical SIM 
tray to be available for when I travel to the Philippines with my wife. I 
haven't bought a new phone since then so I didn't have to transfer said e-SIM. 
Anyways, if there is an easy way to transfer an e-SIM between 2 or 3 devices 
whenever one wants to do so then the argument about the physical SIM becomes a 
mute point. From the little I did read all it may take is a QR code from your 
carrier and then to scan said QR code to transfer the e-SIM and before I would 
moon over the lack of a physical SIM I would certainly want to inform myself as 
to how easy or not it is to switch e-SIMs between the devices I have.

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chrisjudge1...@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022 1:00 AM
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Subject: RE: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max 
with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

I have had the same sim card now since my iPhone 5S. Each time I get a new one 
I just pop the card out and put it in the new one. Easy peasy.

Chris Judge


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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Julian
Sent: October 19, 2022 8:17 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max 
with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

The sad reality is, every time Apple shows "courage " look out, it means that 
somethings about to get taken away. Just like every time something is done in 
the name of "safety" it usually means some right or liberty is about to get 
taken away, that's as far as I'll go into that on this list though. Good luck 
in being able to get the phone that you want with a Sim tray. For my part, I'm 
going to hold onto my SE3 which is working quite nicely and suiting my needs. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 19, 2022, at 3:57 PM, Christopher Chaltain  
> wrote:
> 
> I'd expect it to just work. I get the situation where people want to be able 
> to use multiple phones by just switching out the SIM card, but that's not 
> something I'm interested in doing. When I got my iPhone 11, the person at the 
> AT store basically just handed me my phone and I could walk out of the 
> store with it. I asked if there was something we needed to do, like swap the 
> SIM card, and he said no, it was all good. It was the easiest it's ever been 
> for me to get a new phone, and it was the least amount of time I've ever 
> spent in a carrier's store.
> 
> --
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> Chaltain at Outlook, USA
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Joshua Hendrickson
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 5:14 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max 
> with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?
> 
> When I got my 13 pro max, I put in my sim card from my iPhone 8 for the first 
> time.  It was surprisingly easy.  I wonder what would happen if I took the 
> sim card from my 13 pro max and put it back into my iPhone 8.
> 
>> On 10/19/22, dandrews...@comcast.net  wrote:
>> I am not an expert in these things, but I think that phones in 
>> specific countries are set up to use the cell bands in use in that 
>> country, so if you buy one from outside the United States, you could have 
>> problems, in theory.
>> I could be wrong, but if it were me, I would investigate.
>> 
>> Well, actually if it were me which I am, I just got a simless 14 Pro.
>> 
>> Dave

RE: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

[rick.alfaro]

I also would be annoyed by not being able to use a sim tray. What if you have 
another phone that you want to switch to like possibly an Android model? This 
used to be easy because all you have to do is simply switch the sim card from 
one phone to the other. Now, as far as I know, you can't do that any longer 
without jumping through a bunch of hoops. Hopefully, there will be a way of 
achieving the same result easily.

 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
llump...@austin.rr.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 9:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max 
with a Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

My question, why a physical sim tray when an electronic sim works just fine?


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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 8:39 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: And So It Begins: Does Anyone Know How to Buy iPhone 14Pro Max with a 
Physical SIM Tray from within the United States?

Hello Everyone, 

And so it begins.

I was in one of my local Apple stores, yesterday taking a look at iPhone 14 Pro 
Max.  

It is my hope to purchase an iPhone 14 model with a physical SIM tray.

While discussing this with a store manager, I was somewhat surprised to learn 
that, according to him, the store has been inundated  by customers who only 
want to buy iPhone 14 with a physical SIM tray.  He told me that they are 
working on crafting an in-store response to the enquiries designed to 
discouraged customers from seeking a physical SIM tray.  He followed that up by 
saying, "I know you, Mark, and no response is going to keep you from getting 
that SIM tray model, if that is what you want."  (smile)  He is a very smart 
man (smile).

So, the search begins.

Does anyone know away to purchase an iPhone 14 Pro Max with a physical SIM 
tray, from within the United States?

Some people are saying that if you buy a model from the Apple online store, 
without designating a wireless provider, that Apple will ship you a model with 
a physical SIM tray.  However, I cannot locate anyone to confirm this.

Make no mistake, I'm not above taking a short trek up to Canada to pick up a 
model but if I can avoid it, I would prefer to do so.

I have a friend who is heading to Japan in a couple of weeks and, of course, I 
could have the friend pick up a model, in Japan, but that makes me somewhat 
uncomfortable; I don't know why.  I think I'd rather go to Canada, in person, 
to grab a model.

All replies greatly appreciated. 

Mark  

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IOS16 and delayed siri responses

[rick.alfaro]

I’m wondering if anyone else has noticed this with IOS16. Siri responses are 
more delayed for some reason whenever I press and hold the power button to   
invoke Siri. In the past, the alert tone was heard almost immediately where 
now, there is quite a delay after the tone. I know the tone is different which 
I really don’t care for but the delay is quite annoying. Anyone else seeing 
this?

 

 

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RE: Correction to my app switcher issue

[rick.alfaro]

Hi.

Yes, I am seeing this as well. My workaround until this gest fixed is to do a 4 
finger tap at the bottom of the screen which puts focus where you need to be in 
the app switcher. At least this seems to work for me consistently.

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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Correction to my app switcher issue

Yes, I'm seeing this as well, and this was mentioned in the Applevis post that 
came out when IOS 16 was released.

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Abbott
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Correction to my app switcher issue

What I meant to say, was using the mail example what I would first here is the 
word mail and then I would swipe right and I hear mail active and I have to go 
there in order to close the app. I am using the iPhone 13 Pro. 

Sent from Barry Abbott's iPhone

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RE: OT: Accessible Ice Maker

[rick.alfaro]

Sighard, the cojntertop ice makers usually have at least a control for power 
on/off and size of ice cubes, small or large. They are stand alone machines 
with their own water reservoir.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 4:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: OT: Accessible Ice Maker

 

First of all I don't think there is any need to label your message as off topic 
if you are asking about an accessible device.

I am just amazed that such icemakers have settings which require controls 
whether digital or analogue, what sort of stuff can you adjust?

. We have an icemaker in our fridge and as far as I know you can't set anything 
except turn it on or off, when it's on it makes ice cubes and when it's off it 
doesn't.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
blindfait...@gmail.com  
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 1:09 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: OT: Accessible Ice Maker

 

Hello,

 

My wife and I are looking to buy a counter top ice maker and we are wondering 
if anyone makes a machine that is accessible to someone who can’t see. I have 
been researching this on Amazon and the Internet, but I can’t seem to locate 
one that has real buttons instead of a flat panel which we cannot feel the 
difference between the various settings. Is there anyone on the list that has 
been able find such an accessible ice maker?

 

Thank You,

 

 

 

 

Scott Rumery

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RE: Accessible Ice Maker

[rick.alfaro]

Hello. We recently purchased a countertop ice maker from Best buy made by 
Insignia. It was on sale at the time for $99. I believe it usually sells for 
$120. It has real buttons and perfectly accessible. It can make up to 26lbs of 
ice per day which was more than enough for our needs.

 

 

 

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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 4:09 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: OT: Accessible Ice Maker

 

Hello,

 

My wife and I are looking to buy a counter top ice maker and we are wondering 
if anyone makes a machine that is accessible to someone who can’t see. I have 
been researching this on Amazon and the Internet, but I can’t seem to locate 
one that has real buttons instead of a flat panel which we cannot feel the 
difference between the various settings. Is there anyone on the list that has 
been able find such an accessible ice maker?

 

Thank You,

 

 

 

 

Scott Rumery

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RE: Alternate SiriusXM player, was about the NFL stream ...

[rick.alfaro]

Terrific app Chris. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. So much nicer than 
the SirusXM app.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Chaffin
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 12:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Alternate SiriusXM player, was about the NFL stream ...

 

 

A couple of tips about the StarPlayrX app.

 

*  After selecting a channel, on the channel screen, you will see a preset 
toggle button.  This is the favorites button, so just double tap on it to turn 
it on and add it to your favorites.

 

* Now to find your favorites, just double tap on the All Stars choice on the 
main screen.  You will have 3 or 4 default stations that the app puts there, 
but after that will be listed your favorites.

 

So once you find the stations you want, add them to your favorites, and then 
there is no more searching.

 

Chris

 





On Aug 5, 2022, at 12:33 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote:



Thanks to Chris Chaffin for this:

A good and accessible app to play SiriusXM is called StarPlayrX.   It is simple 
and easy to use.  If anyone has questions let Chris know. 

 

For 99¢, it seems to be more intuitive than the SiriusXM app in many ways.  I 
easily found the channel for Seattle Mariners and any other baseball team you 
would like, as well as NFL, etc.

It is far less cluttered than the SiriusXM app.

 

 The app store link is:

 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starplayrx/id1453335612

 

HTH,

Richard

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought 
which they seldom use.” - Søren Kierkegaard

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com  

礪

 

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RE: labeling an unlabeled button

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Yes, I've also experienced what you describe with some apps. Not sure if it's 
due to funky focus issues or what but when they do work and stick properly, 
they're a big help.





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Thanks, I did get it to work, well, somewhat. I'm wondering if these screens 
are generated dynamicly or something because for some of the buttons, after 
closing and reopening the app, the labels aren't sticking, so it's possible the 
controls may change slightly each time, but I did get some of them to work.

> On Jun 27, 2022, at 10:53 AM,   
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mike. Focus the button you want to label and do a 2 finger double tap and 
> hold to bring up the label item dialog and take it from there.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Warmest regards
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> Rick Alfaro
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> 
> Hi everyone, I'm wondering if there is a way to label unlabeled buttons in an 
> app. Unfortunately several of the buttons in some of the apps for my robot 
> vacuums are not labeled and so Voiceover just says "button" when swiping to 
> them, I've emailed the companies about this issue but who knows if they will 
> address it so thought I might try labeling them myself.
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RE: labeling an unlabeled button

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Hi Mike. Focus the button you want to label and do a 2 finger double tap and 
hold to bring up the label item dialog and take it from there.





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Hi everyone, I'm wondering if there is a way to label unlabeled buttons in an 
app. Unfortunately several of the buttons in some of the apps for my robot 
vacuums are not labeled and so Voiceover just says "button" when swiping to 
them, I've emailed the companies about this issue but who knows if they will 
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RE: Apple TV

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Hi. Yes it can. I purchased one for a second 4k Apple TV that I have that had 
the older touch remote. I believe I paid around $50 or so for it. Just pair it 
up and it works great.





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Hey Rick. Do you know if these newer remotes can be purchased to work with 
apple TV devices that originally had the siri remote with the pad?

Thanks.

Chris Judge


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Subject: RE: Apple TV

Hi Patti.

The newer remote is much easier to use because it has directional buttons you 
can push instead of using swipes. It can actually be configured to use both 
methods if you desire.  





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I am thinking of getting hte latest Apple TV device.  I didn't care for the 
previous one, I did really like the 3rd generation of Apple tv though, the 
remote was easier to use, in my opinion.

I couldn't fit the usb thing in the end to charge it.  I hope the newer remote 
is easier to use.


Patti


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RE: Apple TV

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Hi Patti.

The newer remote is much easier to use because it has directional buttons you 
can push instead of using swipes. It can actually be configured to use both 
methods if you desire.  





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Subject: Apple TV

I am thinking of getting hte latest Apple TV device.  I didn't care for the 
previous one, I did really like the 3rd generation of Apple tv though, the 
remote was easier to use, in my opinion.

I couldn't fit the usb thing in the end to charge it.  I hope the newer remote 
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RE: Accessibility issue with the Alexa app:

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Don, I had the same problem a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, there is a button  
that you have to tap to get past this screen which is totally inaccessible with 
VoiceOver. I had to have my sighted wife tap on it to get past it. You can’t 
help but wonder if Amazon does any accessibility testing when making changes.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Don Breda
Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 8:01 AM
To: VIPhone google group 
Subject: Re: Accessibility issue with the Alexa app:

 

Thanks very much.

 

Donna I have an iPhone 8 so screen recognition is not an option.

 

James,

 

I did try that once  and it didn't work but of course I probably didn't tap the 
exact spot.

 

I will give it another shot.

 

Don

 

 

On 1/7/2022 6:34 AM, Don Breda wrote:

Hi listers,

 

I wanted to add a speaker to a group I previously created in the Alexa app a 
long time ago.

 

I found I was unable to do that.

 

When going to the devices tab I now get a screen that says introducing 
favorites and I can't find a way to get rid of it or do anying with it at all.

 

This prevents me from working with my devices and speaker groups.

 

Has anyone found a way around this?

 

I did try the pass through gesture with no luck and the amazon website doesn't 
have the alexa control interface as it used to.

 

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

Don

 

 

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RE: Back tap on new iPhone

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Hi. I’ve seen a few folks state that they find the back tap to be unreliable. 
That just hasn’t been me experience so I can’t help but wonder where folks are 
performing the back tap? I always do it on the back camera and it works for me 
%99 of the time. I use this spot because there never is any kind of case to get 
in the way. JMO.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Lemly
Sent: Friday, December 3, 2021 10:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Back tap on new iPhone

 

Like Chris, I have the backtap twice set to home and the backtap three times 
set to app switcher. I also seldom use them because they are not as reliable or 
as quick as other screen gestures. 

 

Instead, I have customized my gestures so a four finger tap goes to the app 
switcher and a four finger double tap goes home. I find these much easier to 
use than the backtap or the new slide from the bottom gesture used by phones 
without a home button. 

 

I encourage everyone to go to Settings, Accessibility, VoiceOver, Commands, All 
commands and get familiar with how extensively these can be customized. You can 
pretty much set up your phone to work in the way that best suits you. 

 

Alan Lemly 

 

Sent from my iPhone with Outlook   for iOS

  _  

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Subject: RE: Back tap on new iPhone 

 

Hi. I have mine set double tap for home and tripple tap for app switcher 
although I always forget about back tap and rarely use it.   

 

Chris Judge

  

 

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Subject: Back tap on new iPhone

 

Hi everyone,

 

TGIF!!! 

 

I just traded in my iPhone XR for an iPhone 13 Pro, and I am debating what to 
commands to use for the back tap. I am inquiring to what others have enabled 
and why. I love the idea to have expanded gestures and just can’t decide which 
ones to choose.

 

All feedback is welcome.

 

Thanks,

Joe

 

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RE: Back tap on new iPhone

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Personally, I like assigning the triple back tap to start and stop VoiceOver. 
Even though it can be done with a “Siri command, there are times I’d rather do 
it without having to speak anything.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Subject: Back tap on new iPhone

 

Hi everyone,

 

TGIF!!! 

 

I just traded in my iPhone XR for an iPhone 13 Pro, and I am debating what to 
commands to use for the back tap. I am inquiring to what others have enabled 
and why. I love the idea to have expanded gestures and just can’t decide which 
ones to choose.

 

All feedback is welcome.

 

Thanks,

Joe

 

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RE: Wayaround question

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Hi Amy, I have to WayLink you are referring to and find I don’t use it very 
often at all as simply scanning the tag via NFC on my iPhone is just as quick 
if not a little quicker. The WayLink device does not work without your phone. 
It would have been great as a standalone device if it could speak the contents 
of the tag but that’s not the case.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Amy Ruell
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 12:27 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Wayaround question

 

Hello,

For those of you who use this, does the machine sold for $99 allow someone to 
use the system without an Apple or Android device? I wouldn’t think so, but 
then I don’t see the use for it.

Thanks.

Amy

 

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RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[rick.alfaro]

I have a 2020 LG TV with Web OS 5.x and the screen reader actually works quite 
well for all settings and menus. I wonder if LG offers an iPhone app? Never 
checked into that.





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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:39 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

So does your lg tv have a screen reader built in to let you know where you are 
on the menus etc?

Or you just let the wife drive those  things?

And yeah the sonos app advises you to turn off the tv audio and set it as the 
sonos audio only.
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Weitzel
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

As I just posted, we bought an LG TV pretty much exactly a year ago and have no 
issues with the TV and the Arc, but my wife did have to go into the TV settings 
because by default after we hooked up the soundbar it was set for audio to come 
from the external connection (the soundbar) and the internal TV speakers, but 
once that was done all has been good. I spend quite a bit of time reading about 
the slightly higher-end OLED TV's last year and more less had narrowed it down 
to this LG and a Sony model, but the LG I felt had slightly better specs and 
reviews and we have been very happy with it although I guess I should say my 
wife has because I just benefit from the audio and it comes from the Arc. I 
only briefly played around with the screenreader which is part of the LG Web OS 
platform and I didn't really learn how to use it, but it seemed OK. One thing 
the sales person at our local electronics store said was that he felt LG's Web 
OS platform was more user friendly than some of the Android ones and this TV 
has pretty much everything from Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime to Apple TV 
built in and we haven't used our Apple TV since we had the TV. But as I 
mentioned, I only watch TV with my wife so she always does the driving so to 
speak and all I find useful is to know how to do Play/Pause and turn the volume 
up and down which on the LG remote are nicely shaped buttons in the shape of a 
Plus and Minus symbol, but of course when I sit on our couch I just have to 
reach out with my right arm to where the Sonos SL is mounted on the wall and I 
can use it to turn the volume up or down as well.



-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: October 26, 2021 8:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Sonos app is completely accessible.

If you can afford the roughly $650 for the Arc, (and have room for it) give it 
a try.  It has Alexa or Google Assistant if one wants it, and it sounds amazing.

IN fact, I would call Sonos and talk with them about issues that may be present 
with LG and see if they have a solution.





Richard
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Jane Wagner

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Subject: Re: Soundbar app accessibility

Soundbars range in price from the cheapest in quality and sound at about $99 to 
the best in quality and sound upwards of hundreds of dollars to a thousand or 
more. The Sonus ARC is quite pricey but most likely worth the cost if you 
choose to pay that amount. I've not heard the Sonus Beam but people claim it's 
quite good as well at a price tag of about $400. I'm looking at various models 
of soundbars comparing various features ... but I'm very interested in how the 
apps are accessible. I've got a LG TV and I find the LG apps less than 
accessible. And, although I'd prefer the Sonus product ... I've read where the 
Beam tends to have issues working properly with the LG OLED TV sound output. 
Therefore, I'm also looking at Bose and Samsung soundbars but avoiding LG due 
to their app issues. As a side note ... most lower quality soundbars or cheap 
ones don't often work with Alexa. Working together with Alexa is a must for me. 
I'm all about making my home smarter.

Melanie

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RE: Good Maps Outdoors POI issue

[rick.alfaro]

Yes, I get the same when opening a POI category. Glad to know it’s a known 
issue.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 5:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Good Maps Outdoors POI issue

 

I discovered, and have confirmed with Good Maps, that if you open the POI 
(Points of Interest) tab and pick a category to find the nearest places to you 
in that category; you get a Good Maps Outdoors has reached its limit of 62 
miles … OK.

 

They may have maxed out the allowed number of POI’s.

 

Stay tuned.

 

 

 

Richard

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RE: Voice Clock won't start at my appointed start time.

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VoiceOver clock has been working quite well since the author updated it to run 
properly under IOS 15. Are you referring to Voice Clock or VoiceOver Clock?

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 10:23 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Voice Clock won't start at my appointed start time.

 

I think it needs to be either running all the time in the app switcher, or 
something.  I gave up on it and am hoping something else comes along.

 

I like Big Ben, but it does kind of take over your world when it is gonging the 
hours as they get larger and larger.

 

 

 

 

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Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 7:17 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Voice Clock won't start at my appointed start time.

 

Hi.

 

I’m trying to get Voice Clock to work with no stop time. What I mean is I have 
it start at midnight, and it stops at 11:59 p.m., essentially going 24 hours a 
day. When it’s working, it works great. Problem is it stops at the indicated 
time, but it doesn’t start back up. The only way I can get it working is to 
open the app, and it works again until the next night.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Kevin, Valerie and Jilly

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RE: For anyone using VoiceOver clock?t didn’t talk at noon

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Thanks much. I think I finally got this working. The key was to turn off 
notifications on the Apple Watch. Let's see if it continues to work without 
having to fiddle with it any more.





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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Gerardo 
Corripio
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: For anyone using VoiceOver clock?t didn’t talk at noon

Great! I’ll keep the list posted then. No wonder I never heard the time speak! 
I had notifications off.

Gera
Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel

> El 22 sep 2021, a la(s) 1:00 p.m., Malcolm Parfitt  
> escribió:
> 
> If you have an Apple Watch and are wearing it, you will get a notification 
> via the Watch rather than spoken output from your iPhone.  That is why I turn 
> notifications off for VoiceClock from within the Watch App.
> 
> If you don’t have an Apple Watch and have notifications set to anything other 
> than sounds for VoiceClock on your iPhone then VoiceOver may talk at the same 
> time as VoiceClock’s spoken output.  I have notifications set to sounds only 
> for that reason.
> 
> Yes, VoiceClock’s speech can sound at the same times as other output without 
> problems.
> 
> Malcolm Parfitt
> 
>> On 22 Sep 2021, at 18:50, Gerardo Corripio  wrote:
>> 
>> So turning on the notifications isn’t necessary, except for if you’ve got 
>> an Apple Watch? Also can you be listening to Whataspp messages and the like 
>> (with Talkin clock2) and it’d give yu the time? I’ll try having my phone 
>> without doing anything, hoping it’ll work at one. I set the interval toe 30 
>> minutes while trying it out. it’s a lot more intuitive and flexible than 
>> “Talkin Clock2”! Thanks for sharing!
>> 
>> Gera
>> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel
>> 
>>> El 22 sep 2021, a la(s) 12:12 p.m., Malcolm Parfitt 
>>>  escribió:
>>> 
>>> Yes, you have to double-tap the Start button on the main screen to begin 
>>> your voiced announcements.  When activated, the Start button will become 
>>> Stop.
>>> 
>>> Malcolm Parfitt
>>> 
>> On 22 Sep 2021, at 18:08, Gerardo Corripio  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for recommending the Voiceover clock app! Very easy to set up, 
> but am wondering if I’m missing a setting somewhere?
> I set it up, and saved the setting for the Start and Stop time, and 
> exited; no talking at noon! So I wonder if I’m maybe missing a step 
> somewhere? Because I went back in, and on the main screen, I see a slider 
> with intervals and a Start and Stop button next to these.
> 
> Gera
> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel
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RE: Long dead apps that I miss, was about talking clocks

[rick.alfaro]

I truly miss List Recorder. I wish someone picked it up for further 
development. It was a brilliant app and so very useful. There hasn’t been 
anything like it since.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 1:45 PM
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Subject: Long dead apps that I miss, was about talking clocks

 

List Recorder, from I think Sixth Sense software, or something like that, died 
when Apple made the change to 64 bit architecture. The developer's husband was 
severly ill and she just did not have the band-wid to do the work. 

She offered the source code to anyone who would pick up the project, but there 
were no takers.

It was a brilliant app!

Nothing yet has matched its features with the ease of use.

 

 

Richard

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RE: Looks like some talking clocks no longer work in iOS 15

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Richard, I couldn’t find a way either. It looks like the last update was 6 
years ago so hopefully we can find a good replacement.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:54 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Looks like some talking clocks no longer work in iOS 15

 

Rick,

I couldn’t find a way to write the Chime developer.

If you can, let us know.

That was probably the best for doing what you want and I know others who will 
be very sad when they update and find it no longer works.

 

 

 

 

Richard

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Jane Wagner

 

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com

 

 

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rick.alf...@gmail.com  
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 7:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Looks like some talking clocks no longer work in iOS 15

 

I’m having the same issue here. One app that I’ve used for a long time now 
called Chime no longer speaks the time in IOS 15. I had it set to use a very 
human sounding female voice which was great. 

 

If anyone knows of a good talking time app that uses a really good voice to 
speak at preset interval’s, please let me know. Thanks.

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Looks like some talking clocks no longer work in iOS 15

 

Hi.

 

I read in another message that someone no longer got the time automatically 
spoken with a talking clock in iOS 15. I’m also having this happen with 
Speaking Clock. Not sure what’s up.

 

Just letting people know.

 

Kevin, Valerie and Jilly

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RE: Looks like some talking clocks no longer work in iOS 15

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I’m having the same issue here. One app that I’ve used for a long time now 
called Chime no longer speaks the time in IOS 15. I had it set to use a very 
human sounding female voice which was great. 

 

If anyone knows of a good talking time app that uses a really good voice to 
speak at preset interval’s, please let me know. Thanks.

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Kevin 
Minor
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Looks like some talking clocks no longer work in iOS 15

 

Hi.

 

I read in another message that someone no longer got the time automatically 
spoken with a talking clock in iOS 15. I’m also having this happen with 
Speaking Clock. Not sure what’s up.

 

Just letting people know.

 

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RE: Apple TV

[rick.alfaro]

I totally agree with Mary here. The Roku speech is absolutely horrible. Just 
think MicroSoft Sam with a hangover. Really annoying.





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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 12:12 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Apple TV

I can’t speak to Roku and it’s absolute latest incarnation, but what I do know 
about it for my experience is that the voice they use is hideous. I had a Roku 
stick, and it was sluggish. And although I have been using synthetic speech 
since the DOS days, I found their speech is hard to understand is anything I’ve 
ever heard in the synthetic speech world. In other words, avoid it like the 
plague.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 29, 2021, at 8:35 PM, jimfettgat...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> May I suggest that especially with the new remote, Apple TV is wonderful, 
> and the only part that is sometimes a bit tricky, are the third party apps, 
> like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney, HBO Max, and perhaps others, but it is so 
> simple to turn on Audio Description for many of these apps that I would not 
> use any other device.
> Of course, if you have Apple TV Plus, all of their original programming is 
> audio described,  as is just about all Netflix programming as well.
> 
> 
> I do know, but not from firsthand experience, that the Roku  app with a Smart 
> TV is supposed  to be accessible, but there are so many different Roku 
> devices, that each one is different,  and you turn on accessibility options 
> differently, depending on the Roku device that you are using.
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 9:24 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Apple TV
> 
> Karen; I can say with certainty that the Apple TV is very accessible.
> I’ve never used a Roku so I’m not sure. Take care Stay safe Anthony
> 
> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!
> 
>> On Jun 29, 2021, at 10:19 PM, Karen Poulakos  wrote:
>> 
>> I know there have been lots of messages on this topic in the past.  
>> However, I didn't really pay attention to them because I wasn't 
>> needing the information.
>> 
>> We currently have a Roku, and are thinking about changing to Apple 
>> TV.  I have to admit that I never concerned myself with 
>> accessibility, and just let my husband control the remote, since we 
>> seemed to enjoy much of the same programing.
>> 
>> For those of you who have had experience with both; Which do you 
>> prefer, and why?
>> 
>> Would the Apple TV be as accessible as other Apple devices?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

Hi. The Frames Tempo doe not have the directional features of the earlier 
models. Not sure why Bose decided to abandon that idea. The Frames do have very 
good microphones and work re4ally well for making and receiving phone calls. I 
wear my Tempos literally all day.





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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Beverly 
Wieland
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2021 4:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

I am a month behind in reading mail from this list.  Hope you will forgive me 
for asking questions on Bose Frames.
I didn't know about them and am absolutely fascinated by the idea!  I want 
headphones I can wear while walking outside that would allow me to listen to 
GPS directions from my phone as well as sounds in the environment.  The open 
ear technology sounds like it will do that.

Since I have no vision, not even light perception, the lenses are not important 
except that polarized do seem to be better than non-polarized.
The Tempo seems to be highly recommended by list members.  However I noticed 
that the older alto has two features not mentioned in any of the newer models:
Integrated microphone
Multi-directional motion sensor

Do the newer models have microphones for taking calls or giving commands to the 
phone?
What is the advantage of a multidirectional motion sensor, either in general or 
for me as a blind user?
I hope someone has tried the alto and knows what this does.

Thank you in advance for your help, as well as for bearing with me on this 
subject.
Beverly Wieland
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

I believe he was referring to head tracking which the Tempo doesn't support 
currently. Other than the head tracking, the Tempos work great with SoundScape.





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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Robert 
Doc Wright
Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:40 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bose frames

yes, they do.
- Original Message - 
From: "Yohandy" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: Bose frames


Hey there all,

Any idea if these glasses support Microsoft Soundscape? I think the old
model did, that's what I read anyway, but not sure about these new sport
ones. apparently it uses their accelerometers and such to pinpoint
things, which sounds super cool. I was thinking of picking up a pair.
thanks in advance for any help!



On 5/3/2021 3:35 PM, rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have to Bose Frames Tempo and I purchased them on Amazon for $249. There 
> are other models but the Tempo has the longest battery life at 8 hours 
> whereas the others have 6.
>
>
>
>
>
> Warmest regards
>
> Rick Alfaro
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Casey Wollner
> Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 7:43 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Bose frames
>
> Hi witch Bose frames do you have and where can you purchase them?
> And about how much do they cost?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> rick.alf...@gmail.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 9:39 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Bose frames
>
> Hi. Afte4r trying a few different Bluetooth glasses and open ear type 
> headsets I finally decided on the Bose Frames Tempo. They are a wrap 
> around style set of sun glasses with awesome battery life compared to some 
> of the others and the sound is decent given the size of its speakers. I 
> wear them every day and use them for listening to podcasts or audio books 
> and they also work great for making and answering phone calls. They are 
> expensive but work the best for me.
>
> My next favorite are the AfterShokz AeroPex but don't care for the way 
> that AfterShokz headphones  work with Siri because you have say "hey Siri" 
> when issuing a Siri command via its multifunction button which is totally 
> unnecessary with other brands.
>
>
>
> Warmest regards
>
> Rick Alfaro
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Andrew J. LaPointe
> Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:40 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Bose frames
>
> Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will not 
> block my hearing during my walks?  I believe that there is another headset 
> by Bose do not cover your ears also.  I need something that sounds great 
> so I can use Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps.  What I am doing 
> now is, I have my I Phone in my backpack on the strap.  It works well but, 
> I would like to have a bit more privacy but at the same time have total 
> ability of hearing traffic and other sounds around me.  Although I 
> mentioned Bose, it doesn't need to be.  I just want a quality piece of 
> equipment that will be comfortable and sounds great and looks good. 
> Thanks so much for your time and any suggestions.  Andy and Leroy
>
> Andrew J. LaPointe, President
> Friends of the Salem Council on Aging
> 34 Raymond Ave.
> Salem, MA. 01970
> Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

Hi. If you are referring to what they call head tracking, sadly no, the Frames 
tempo are not supported. I'd love to see this added if possible in a future 
firmware update but not sure if the Tempo has the necessary AR sensors. The 
models that are supported are the Alto and Rondo which are older models.





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Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Yohandy
Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 12:03 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bose frames

Hey there all,

Any idea if these glasses support Microsoft Soundscape? I think the old model 
did, that's what I read anyway, but not sure about these new sport ones. 
apparently it uses their accelerometers and such to pinpoint things, which 
sounds super cool. I was thinking of picking up a pair. 
thanks in advance for any help!



On 5/3/2021 3:35 PM, rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have to Bose Frames Tempo and I purchased them on Amazon for $249. There 
> are other models but the Tempo has the longest battery life at 8 hours 
> whereas the others have 6.
>
>
>
>
>
> Warmest regards
>
> Rick Alfaro
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Casey Wollner
> Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 7:43 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Bose frames
>
> Hi witch Bose frames do you have and where can you purchase them?
> And about how much do they cost?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> rick.alf...@gmail.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 9:39 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Bose frames
>
> Hi. Afte4r trying a few different Bluetooth glasses and open ear type 
> headsets I finally decided on the Bose Frames Tempo. They are a wrap around 
> style set of sun glasses with awesome battery life compared to some of the 
> others and the sound is decent given the size of its speakers. I wear them 
> every day and use them for listening to podcasts or audio books and they also 
> work great for making and answering phone calls. They are expensive but work 
> the best for me.
>
> My next favorite are the AfterShokz AeroPex but don't care for the way that 
> AfterShokz headphones  work with Siri because you have say "hey Siri" when 
> issuing a Siri command via its multifunction button which is totally 
> unnecessary with other brands.
>
>
>
> Warmest regards
>
> Rick Alfaro
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Andrew J. LaPointe
> Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:40 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Bose frames
>
> Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will 
> not block my hearing during my walks?  I believe that there is another 
> headset by Bose do not cover your ears also.  I need something that 
> sounds great so I can use Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps.  
> What I am doing now is, I have my I Phone in my backpack on the strap.  
> It works well but, I would like to have a bit more privacy but at the 
> same time have total ability of hearing traffic and other sounds 
> around me.  Although I mentioned Bose, it doesn't need to be.  I just 
> want a quality piece of equipment that will be comfortable and sounds 
> great and looks good.  Thanks so much for your time and any 
> suggestions.  Andy and Leroy
>
> Andrew J. LaPointe, President
> Friends of the Salem Council on Aging
> 34 Raymond Ave.
> Salem, MA. 01970
> Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185
>
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> Notebook Talking Information Center
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

I would imagine that if you have to volume all the way up it would be possible 
for others to hear your conversation. Kept at a reasonable volume, there could 
be some chance of others hearing but not much. They are open speakers so I 
think it's to be expected.





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Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 4:15 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

Hi about these frames.
What I would like to know is if you are on A call and using them.
Can others hear your conversation as well or just you?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
rick.alf...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 2:35 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

I have to Bose Frames Tempo and I purchased them on Amazon for $249. There are 
other models but the Tempo has the longest battery life at 8 hours whereas the 
others have 6.





Warmest regards

Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 7:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

Hi witch Bose frames do you have and where can you purchase them?
And about how much do they cost?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
rick.alf...@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 9:39 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

Hi. Afte4r trying a few different Bluetooth glasses and open ear type headsets 
I finally decided on the Bose Frames Tempo. They are a wrap around style set of 
sun glasses with awesome battery life compared to some of the others and the 
sound is decent given the size of its speakers. I wear them every day and use 
them for listening to podcasts or audio books and they also work great for 
making and answering phone calls. They are expensive but work the best for me.

My next favorite are the AfterShokz AeroPex but don't care for the way that 
AfterShokz headphones  work with Siri because you have say "hey Siri" when 
issuing a Siri command via its multifunction button which is totally 
unnecessary with other brands. 



Warmest regards

Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Andrew 
J. LaPointe
Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bose frames

Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will not block 
my hearing during my walks?  I believe that there is another headset by Bose do 
not cover your ears also.  I need something that sounds great so I can use 
Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps.  What I am doing now is, I have my 
I Phone in my backpack on the strap.  It works well but, I would like to have a 
bit more privacy but at the same time have total ability of hearing traffic and 
other sounds around me.  Although I mentioned Bose, it doesn't need to be.  I 
just want a quality piece of equipment that will be comfortable and sounds 
great and looks good.  Thanks so much for your time and any suggestions.  Andy 
and Leroy

Andrew J. LaPointe, President
Friends of the Salem Council on Aging
34 Raymond Ave.
Salem, MA. 01970
Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185

Editor, Commission Commuter Update and the Safe Disabled Traveler Notebook 
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

I have to Bose Frames Tempo and I purchased them on Amazon for $249. There are 
other models but the Tempo has the longest battery life at 8 hours whereas the 
others have 6.





Warmest regards

Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 7:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

Hi witch Bose frames do you have and where can you purchase them?
And about how much do they cost?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
rick.alf...@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 9:39 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bose frames

Hi. Afte4r trying a few different Bluetooth glasses and open ear type headsets 
I finally decided on the Bose Frames Tempo. They are a wrap around style set of 
sun glasses with awesome battery life compared to some of the others and the 
sound is decent given the size of its speakers. I wear them every day and use 
them for listening to podcasts or audio books and they also work great for 
making and answering phone calls. They are expensive but work the best for me.

My next favorite are the AfterShokz AeroPex but don't care for the way that 
AfterShokz headphones  work with Siri because you have say "hey Siri" when 
issuing a Siri command via its multifunction button which is totally 
unnecessary with other brands. 



Warmest regards

Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Andrew 
J. LaPointe
Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bose frames

Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will not block 
my hearing during my walks?  I believe that there is another headset by Bose do 
not cover your ears also.  I need something that sounds great so I can use 
Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps.  What I am doing now is, I have my 
I Phone in my backpack on the strap.  It works well but, I would like to have a 
bit more privacy but at the same time have total ability of hearing traffic and 
other sounds around me.  Although I mentioned Bose, it doesn't need to be.  I 
just want a quality piece of equipment that will be comfortable and sounds 
great and looks good.  Thanks so much for your time and any suggestions.  Andy 
and Leroy

Andrew J. LaPointe, President
Friends of the Salem Council on Aging
34 Raymond Ave.
Salem, MA. 01970
Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185

Editor, Commission Commuter Update and the Safe Disabled Traveler Notebook 
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

Hi. In my case they are sun glasses with tiny bluetooth speakers inbeded into 
the stems of the glasses and pointed toward your ears. The speakers are 
actually pointed towards your ears and not on them or in them so you can hear 
all of your surroundings.





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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Barbara 
Stahl
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 5:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bose frames

So just for clarification, are these devices headphones or some sort of speaker 
system? I've never heard of them.  

> On May 2, 2021, at 10:39 AM, rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Hi. Afte4r trying a few different Bluetooth glasses and open ear type 
> headsets I finally decided on the Bose Frames Tempo. They are a wrap around 
> style set of sun glasses with awesome battery life compared to some of the 
> others and the sound is decent given the size of its speakers. I wear them 
> every day and use them for listening to podcasts or audio books and they also 
> work great for making and answering phone calls. They are expensive but work 
> the best for me.
> 
> My next favorite are the AfterShokz AeroPex but don't care for the way 
> that AfterShokz headphones work with Siri because you have say "hey Siri" 
> when issuing a Siri command via its multifunction button which is totally 
> unnecessary with other brands.
> 
> 
> 
> Warmest regards
> 
> Rick Alfaro
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Andrew J. LaPointe
> Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:40 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Bose frames
> 
> Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will 
> not block my hearing during my walks?  I believe that there is another 
> headset by Bose do not cover your ears also.  I need something that 
> sounds great so I can use Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps.  
> What I am doing now is, I have my I Phone in my backpack on the strap.  
> It works well but, I would like to have a bit more privacy but at the 
> same time have total ability of hearing traffic and other sounds 
> around me.  Although I mentioned Bose, it doesn't need to be.  I just 
> want a quality piece of equipment that will be comfortable and sounds 
> great and looks good.  Thanks so much for your time and any 
> suggestions.  Andy and Leroy
> 
> Andrew J. LaPointe, President
> Friends of the Salem Council on Aging
> 34 Raymond Ave.
> Salem, MA. 01970
> Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185
> 
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RE: Bose frames

[rick.alfaro]

Hi. Afte4r trying a few different Bluetooth glasses and open ear type headsets 
I finally decided on the Bose Frames Tempo. They are a wrap around style set of 
sun glasses with awesome battery life compared to some of the others and the 
sound is decent given the size of its speakers. I wear them every day and use 
them for listening to podcasts or audio books and they also work great for 
making and answering phone calls. They are expensive but work the best for me.

My next favorite are the AfterShokz AeroPex but don't care for the way that 
AfterShokz headphones
 work with Siri because you have say "hey Siri" when issuing a Siri command via 
its multifunction button which is totally unnecessary with other brands. 



Warmest regards

Rick Alfaro

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Andrew 
J. LaPointe
Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bose frames

Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will not block 
my hearing during my walks?  I believe that there is another headset by Bose do 
not cover your ears also.  I need something that sounds great so I can use 
Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps.  What I am doing now is, I have my 
I Phone in my backpack on the strap.  It works well but, I would like to have a 
bit more privacy but at the same time have total ability of hearing traffic and 
other sounds around me.  Although I mentioned Bose, it doesn't need to be.  I 
just want a quality piece of equipment that will be comfortable and sounds 
great and looks good.  Thanks so much for your time and any suggestions.  Andy 
and Leroy

Andrew J. LaPointe, President
Friends of the Salem Council on Aging
34 Raymond Ave.
Salem, MA. 01970
Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185

Editor, Commission Commuter Update and the Safe Disabled Traveler Notebook 
Talking Information Center


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RE: A review of the soon to ship Sonos Roam portable smart speaker

[rick.alfaro]

I’ve been watching reviews on YouTube on this speaker. Man, it almost sounds 
like the perfect portable speaker. Definitely ordering one.

My wife thinks it would make a great birthday present and I agree! (lol)

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:49 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: A review of the soon to ship Sonos Roam portable smart speaker

 

Sonos announced this new addition to their speaker line-up back in March, here 
a good review of what promises to be a popular product. For once Sonos ha s 
also gone away from their ultra clean design and have incorporated tactile 
markings for the volume and play/pause buttons, a welcome feature for us blind 
users. I have reordered my Roam more or less right away after it was announced 
so hopefully it will ship next week and I get to try it for myself. Here now 
the initial impression of the reviewer followed by the link to the full review:

 

If I could sum up the   Sonos Roam in a 
single sentence it would be: Well worth the wait. I’ve been trying the $169 
smart speaker, which is available for pre-order right now and will be released 
on April 20 for a couple of weeks. After putting the Sonos Roam through its 
paces I wish all portable speakers worked this well, and sounded this good.

 

Sonos Roam Review: The New Standard for Portable Smart Speakers 
(rollingstone.com) 

 

 

 

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RE: Smart cooker app does not work with iOS 14.5

[rick.alfaro]

So sorry to hear that. Very annoying as my Instant Pot Bluetooth cooker has 
been working just fine.





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Otten
Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 12:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Smart cooker app does not work with iOS 14.5

Well, bummer. I guess that means they’ve discarded it and we won’t see more 
updates. How annoying! Now I wish I had made a back up using a computer before 
I put the beta profile on my device. But I actually don’t know how to do that 
on windows, so I didn’t bother. Oh well.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 4, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> I tried to find the app in the app store and it was not there.
> 
> 
> 
> Richard
> 
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> Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in 
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> was young."
> "Why, what did she tell you?"
> "I don't know, I didn't listen."
> -- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
> 
>> On Mar 4, 2021, at 9:52 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> I just looked in the app, which opens on this phone, because it’s not on 
>> the damned beta. I don’t see anything in here that would let you write to 
>> the company or the developer. Unfortunately, I have not been able to pair 
>> this phone with my IP. Not sure why. But this is also my real phone, and I 
>> don’t want it stuck on 14.4 forever. I put the beta on my old phone, because 
>> they say if you’re going to do beta, you should do it on an older device. It 
>> was working great until the app didn’t work anymore. It won’t even open.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Mar 4, 2021, at 9:40 AM, Penny Reeder  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Oh no! I love my IP, and i use it at least once a week. There’s a way to 
>>> contact the company the company from within the app i think. I had been 
>>> thinking of replacing the IP, now that the new WI FI model  works
>>> 
>>> With Alexa, but i really don’t want to do it right now. Penny Sent from my 
>>> iPhone
>>> 
> On Mar 4, 2021, at 12:07 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
 
 For anyone who has the Bluetooth instant pot, when the version of iOS 
 that is not beta, 14.5, comes out, do not update. The app that makes that 
 Bluetooth thing work does not work anymore. They need to update it. Since 
 they don’t make this pot anymore, my guess is the update won’t be 
 happening. I wish I knew where to write. My instant pot is now a 
 paperweight thanks to the developers and to iOS.
 
 
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RE: Cosori air fryer review

[rick.alfaro]

That’s a great tip. Thanks much for that.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Kay 
Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:48 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Cosori air fryer review

 

Hey Jenny,

If you have an echo or dot and you have it connected to the air fryer, you can 
tell it to resume the air fryer after you have the recipe programmed in and 
even though you haven't started it yet, it will start the fryer.  We have 
Highmarks just below all of the buttons, but we rarely use them.  I love that 
air fryer. 


Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com  

 

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear"
Author Unknown. 

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From: Jenny Wood   

To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:18 PM

Subject: Re: Cosori air fryer review

 

Hi Richard,

 

Wow, I actually have one of these air fryers myself, having just purchased it 
within the past couple of weeks, and I still loved your review. LOL I’ll just 
say that my family and I use ours pretty much every day. We have cooked a wide 
variety of things in it so far, cinnamon rolls, biscuits, pork chops, chicken 
tenders and nuggets, several types of fish, pizza rolls, etc. We have also 
reheated several things such as leftover pizza and even shepherds pie. I did 
put a tactile dot on the start/stop button, because apparently even if you try 
to start cooking through the app, which is pretty well accessible by the way, 
it still requires a press of the Start button on the touch screen. But for the 
most part, I use Alexa for most functions. I loved your whole chicken recipe 
though, and am tempted to try it myself. LOL I am also curious about how steak 
would turn out, but I digress. :-) 

 

Jenny 

 

 

 





On Feb 24, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote:

 

My wife and I have been thinking about an air fryer for a long time.  She 
decided to do some shopping via the internet.  She came across one called:

 

 COSORI Smart Wi-Fi Air Fryer 5.8QT(100 Recipes), Digital Touchscreen with 11 
Cooking Presets for Air Frying, Roasting & Keep Warm ,Preheat & Shake Remind, 
Works with Alexa & Google Assistant,1700W

It is $107.99 at amazon.

The user guide is a fully accessible pdf that you can download from the Cosori 
web site.

The setup could probably be done with the app without sighted assistance 
because if you have the app open when you first plug it in, you can select add 
a device, pick your model from the list and it walks you through connecting it 
to your Wi-Fi network.

It even noticed we have an eligible Alexa device and connected it.

>From a blindness perspective, the iOS app could use some adjustments, so I 
>decided to do my first experiment, using Alexa, which  worked well.

Before your first use, you remove all tags, remove the basket, wash the basket 
and the pan that the basket sits in, wipe off the surfaces of the air fryer 
inside and out.  After drying the washed basket, insert it again into the air 
fryer.

I told Alexa, to preheat the Cosori at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.  It did.

The air fryer is not any noisier than our microwave oven.

After 5 minutes, it beeped.

You pull out the basket and set it on a heat resistant surface and let cool for 
at least 5 minutes.

Then, you put it back in and tell Alexa you want to cook a steak for 5 minutes 
at 400 degrees.  (leave the basket empty, this is just a test.)

When it is done, remove the basket and again set it on a heat resistant surface 
and let it cool for 10 to 30 minutes.

It did not take 10 minutes to cool.

You are then ready to cook your first dish.  we decided to cook bacon.

Note, I let my wife put the bacon in the hot pan as I haven't gotten my 
silicone gloves yet.

We use thick sliced apple wood smoked Hempler bacon.

You preheat it to 320 degrees for five minutes.

Remove the basket and place the bacon in the basket with at least 1/4 inch of 
space between the pieces.  6 slices fit with 5 left-to-right and one vertical.

There is a bacon preset that cooks for 6 minutes at 320 degrees, we ended up 
doing 8 minutes which had it done, but not burnt, and there was very little 
grease.

(interesting factoid: bacon fat’s smoking temperature is 374 degrees.  So 
keeping it at a lower temperature reduces the smoke.)

We are hooked.  Tonight, we did a whole roasted chicken.

It does not have a rotisserie attachment, so you cook it in the basket and flip 
it half way through.

It says a 5 to 6 pound chicken will take one hour at 320 degrees.

 Our chicken was a little over 5 pounds.

I used a herb and brown sugar dry-brined that is from the Once Upon A chef web 
site that was designed for a 12-14 pound turkey.  I cut 

RE: Cosori air fryer review

[rick.alfaro]

Ahhh, I see you ran into the same thing I did with the app. It would be nice if 
they fixed this as  there are occasions when I really don’t want to use my 
voice to set it up.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Jenny 
Wood
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Cosori air fryer review

 

Hi Richard,

 

Wow, I actually have one of these air fryers myself, having just purchased it 
within the past couple of weeks, and I still loved your review. LOL I’ll just 
say that my family and I use ours pretty much every day. We have cooked a wide 
variety of things in it so far, cinnamon rolls, biscuits, pork chops, chicken 
tenders and nuggets, several types of fish, pizza rolls, etc. We have also 
reheated several things such as leftover pizza and even shepherds pie. I did 
put a tactile dot on the start/stop button, because apparently even if you try 
to start cooking through the app, which is pretty well accessible by the way, 
it still requires a press of the Start button on the touch screen. But for the 
most part, I use Alexa for most functions. I loved your whole chicken recipe 
though, and am tempted to try it myself. LOL I am also curious about how steak 
would turn out, but I digress. :-) 

 

Jenny 

 

 

 





On Feb 24, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote:

 

My wife and I have been thinking about an air fryer for a long time.  She 
decided to do some shopping via the internet.  She came across one called:

 

 COSORI Smart Wi-Fi Air Fryer 5.8QT(100 Recipes), Digital Touchscreen with 11 
Cooking Presets for Air Frying, Roasting & Keep Warm ,Preheat & Shake Remind, 
Works with Alexa & Google Assistant,1700W

It is $107.99 at amazon.

The user guide is a fully accessible pdf that you can download from the Cosori 
web site.

 

The setup could probably be done with the app without sighted assistance 
because if you have the app open when you first plug it in, you can select add 
a device, pick your model from the list and it walks you through connecting it 
to your Wi-Fi network.

It even noticed we have an eligible Alexa device and connected it.

 

>From a blindness perspective, the iOS app could use some adjustments, so I 
>decided to do my first experiment, using Alexa, which  worked well.

 

Before your first use, you remove all tags, remove the basket, wash the basket 
and the pan that the basket sits in, wipe off the surfaces of the air fryer 
inside and out.  After drying the washed basket, insert it again into the air 
fryer.

 

I told Alexa, to preheat the Cosori at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.  It did.

 

The air fryer is not any noisier than our microwave oven.

 

After 5 minutes, it beeped.

You pull out the basket and set it on a heat resistant surface and let cool for 
at least 5 minutes.

Then, you put it back in and tell Alexa you want to cook a steak for 5 minutes 
at 400 degrees.  (leave the basket empty, this is just a test.)

When it is done, remove the basket and again set it on a heat resistant surface 
and let it cool for 10 to 30 minutes.

 

It did not take 10 minutes to cool.

 

You are then ready to cook your first dish.  we decided to cook bacon.

Note, I let my wife put the bacon in the hot pan as I haven't gotten my 
silicone gloves yet.

We use thick sliced apple wood smoked Hempler bacon.

You preheat it to 320 degrees for five minutes.

Remove the basket and place the bacon in the basket with at least 1/4 inch of 
space between the pieces.  6 slices fit with 5 left-to-right and one vertical.

There is a bacon preset that cooks for 6 minutes at 320 degrees, we ended up 
doing 8 minutes which had it done, but not burnt, and there was very little 
grease.

(interesting factoid: bacon fat’s smoking temperature is 374 degrees.  So 
keeping it at a lower temperature reduces the smoke.)

We are hooked.  Tonight, we did a whole roasted chicken.

It does not have a rotisserie attachment, so you cook it in the basket and flip 
it half way through.

It says a 5 to 6 pound chicken will take one hour at 320 degrees.

 Our chicken was a little over 5 pounds.

I used a herb and brown sugar dry-brined that is from the Once Upon A chef web 
site that was designed for a 12-14 pound turkey.  I cut the recipe in half.

You do not need to preheat the air fryer for the whole chicken.

 

You put it in the basket and either set it for 1 hour at 320 degrees or tell 
Alexa to cook for 1 hour at 320 degrees.

Half way through, you pause the cooking and flip the chicken over.

After it is done, you let it set for 15 minutes.

 

Let me just say that I will never use the regular oven for a whole chicken 
again!

 

It was perfect.  Very moist and the skin was quite crispy, but not burnt.

 

When my gloves arrive, I will be able to do the whole 

RE: Cosori air fryer review

[rick.alfaro]

Hi Richard. We have this air fryer and love it but there is one strange quirk 
that I found to be very odd when setting up a cook via the app. The app is 
quite accessible but when you are done setting your options and hit “start 
cooking” you are told to press start on the air fryer control panel. A real 
shame as the whole process via the app is completely accessible except for the 
last step.

Thankfully one can use Alexa which is great but if you want to use the app you 
are out of luck unless you’ve placed a marker on the start button.  Have you 
run into this at all?

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Cosori air fryer review

 

My wife and I have been thinking about an air fryer for a long time.  She 
decided to do some shopping via the internet.  She came across one called: 

 

 COSORI Smart Wi-Fi Air Fryer 5.8QT(100 Recipes), Digital Touchscreen with 11 
Cooking Presets for Air Frying, Roasting & Keep Warm ,Preheat & Shake Remind, 
Works with Alexa & Google Assistant,1700W

It is $107.99 at amazon.

The user guide is a fully accessible pdf that you can download from the Cosori 
web site.

 

The setup could probably be done with the app without sighted assistance 
because if you have the app open when you first plug it in, you can select add 
a device, pick your model from the list and it walks you through connecting it 
to your Wi-Fi network.

It even noticed we have an eligible Alexa device and connected it.

 

>From a blindness perspective, the iOS app could use some adjustments, so I 
>decided to do my first experiment, using Alexa, which  worked well.

 

Before your first use, you remove all tags, remove the basket, wash the basket 
and the pan that the basket sits in, wipe off the surfaces of the air fryer 
inside and out.  After drying the washed basket, insert it again into the air 
fryer.

 

I told Alexa, to preheat the Cosori at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.  It did.

 

The air fryer is not any noisier than our microwave oven.

 

After 5 minutes, it beeped.

You pull out the basket and set it on a heat resistant surface and let cool for 
at least 5 minutes.

Then, you put it back in and tell Alexa you want to cook a steak for 5 minutes 
at 400 degrees.  (leave the basket empty, this is just a test.)

When it is done, remove the basket and again set it on a heat resistant surface 
and let it cool for 10 to 30 minutes.

 

It did not take 10 minutes to cool.

 

You are then ready to cook your first dish.  we decided to cook bacon.

Note, I let my wife put the bacon in the hot pan as I haven't gotten my 
silicone gloves yet.

We use thick sliced apple wood smoked Hempler bacon.

You preheat it to 320 degrees for five minutes.

Remove the basket and place the bacon in the basket with at least 1/4 inch of 
space between the pieces.  6 slices fit with 5 left-to-right and one vertical.

There is a bacon preset that cooks for 6 minutes at 320 degrees, we ended up 
doing 8 minutes which had it done, but not burnt, and there was very little 
grease.

(interesting factoid: bacon fat’s smoking temperature is 374 degrees.  So 
keeping it at a lower temperature reduces the smoke.)

 

We are hooked.  Tonight, we did a whole roasted chicken.

It does not have a rotisserie attachment, so you cook it in the basket and flip 
it half way through.

It says a 5 to 6 pound chicken will take one hour at 320 degrees.

 Our chicken was a little over 5 pounds.

I used a herb and brown sugar dry-brined that is from the Once Upon A chef web 
site that was designed for a 12-14 pound turkey.  I cut the recipe in half.

You do not need to preheat the air fryer for the whole chicken.

 

You put it in the basket and either set it for 1 hour at 320 degrees or tell 
Alexa to cook for 1 hour at 320 degrees.

Half way through, you pause the cooking and flip the chicken over.

After it is done, you let it set for 15 minutes.

 

Let me just say that I will never use the regular oven for a whole chicken 
again!

 

It was perfect.  Very moist and the skin was quite crispy, but not burnt.

 

When my gloves arrive, I will be able to do the whole process indepentently 
with Alexa.

 

 

Happy eating,

 

Richard

 

Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
realize that you are in a hurry.

 

 

My web site,   www.turner42.com

 

 

 

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RE: Looking for a good medicine reminder app

[rick.alfaro]

Bingo Richard. That’s a good one. Very flexible and very VO friendly. Thanks 
for the suggestion. I did try MedSafe along with a few others but did like it 
much. Lots of unlabeled buttons and funky focus issues. Pill reminder is a 
keeper.

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 12:31 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Looking for a good medicine reminder app

 

Try Pill Reminder.

It works quite well.

‎Pill Reminder - All in One on the App 
  Store 
(apple.com)

 

 

 

Richard

 

Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
realize that you are in a hurry.

 

 

My web site, www.turner42.com  

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
rick.alf...@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 8:15 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Looking for a good medicine reminder app

 

I know this is a huge category on the app store so I thought I would ask the 
list first. I need a good med reminder app that will allow me to configure 
several meds with flexible scheduling and the ability to nag me until the med 
is taken. I’ve already tried a few of them and unfortunately many of them 
suffer from unlabeled buttons and other accessibility issues. 

 

Any suggestions based on your experiences welcomed.

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

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Looking for a good medicine reminder app

[rick.alfaro]

I know this is a huge category on the app store so I thought I would ask the
list first. I need a good med reminder app that will allow me to configure
several meds with flexible scheduling and the ability to nag me until the
med is taken. I've already tried a few of them and unfortunately many of
them suffer from unlabeled buttons and other accessibility issues. 

 

Any suggestions based on your experiences welcomed.

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

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RE: Best app for recording a doctor visit

[rick.alfaro]

Very true. I've started recording more than once by mistake without realizing 
it and wound up for a recording that was hours long. (lol)





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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 5:48 PM
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Subject: RE: Best app for recording a doctor visit

But one thing to check when doing it this way is that the recording doesn't 
just stop 

I've had this happen for a number of things I've recorded and I can't figure 
out why.

But still it is a good option 

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Hi Mary. If you have an Apple Watch, I would personally use Just Press Record. 
Since the watch is on your wrist you don't have to worry about where you place 
your iPhone as long as it's within range of your watch. JMO.





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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best app for recording a doctor visit

I have 34.8 GB free on this phone. I have way too many audiobooks from way too 
many sources, plus a bunch of music that I have downloaded.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 16, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Voice Memos should do fine for you. the files are not huge, and the sound 
> quality is good. Plus, it is pretty easy. 
> How much memory do you have on your phone? 
> Just Press Record will also do a fine job and you should find the files are 
> not much larger than with Voice Memos. 
> 
> 
> Richard
> 
> "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a 
> Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in 
> deep space, that I 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 The Galaxy
> 
>> On Jan 16, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> I have a couple of recording apps on my phone, including that one provided 
>> by Apple voice memos, and just press record. But truth to tell, I really 
>> never use either one of them. But I have a visit with a surgeon this coming 
>> Wednesday, and I have a feeling I’m going to want to record the meeting, 
>> assuming he allows it. I don’t know how long this meeting will be. And I 
>> don’t know how much space recordings from these apps take up. I just want 
>> the Fidelity to be decent enough that I can replay it for myself, and I 
>> don’t want it to be so huge that it won’t record because I run out of space. 
>> And of course, I would like the recording quality to be decent. It doesn’t 
>> have to be studio koality.
>> 
>> 
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RE: Best app for recording a doctor visit

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Hi Mary. If you have an Apple Watch, I would personally use Just Press Record. 
Since the watch is on your wrist you don't have to worry about where you place 
your iPhone as long as it's within range of your watch. JMO.





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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
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Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best app for recording a doctor visit

I have 34.8 GB free on this phone. I have way too many audiobooks from way too 
many sources, plus a bunch of music that I have downloaded.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 16, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Voice Memos should do fine for you. the files are not huge, and the sound 
> quality is good. Plus, it is pretty easy. 
> How much memory do you have on your phone? 
> Just Press Record will also do a fine job and you should find the files are 
> not much larger than with Voice Memos. 
> 
> 
> Richard
> 
> "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a 
> Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in 
> deep space, that I 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 The Galaxy
> 
>> On Jan 16, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> I have a couple of recording apps on my phone, including that one provided 
>> by Apple voice memos, and just press record. But truth to tell, I really 
>> never use either one of them. But I have a visit with a surgeon this coming 
>> Wednesday, and I have a feeling I’m going to want to record the meeting, 
>> assuming he allows it. I don’t know how long this meeting will be. And I 
>> don’t know how much space recordings from these apps take up. I just want 
>> the Fidelity to be decent enough that I can replay it for myself, and I 
>> don’t want it to be so huge that it won’t record because I run out of space. 
>> And of course, I would like the recording quality to be decent. It doesn’t 
>> have to be studio koality.
>> 
>> 
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RE: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction

[rick.alfaro]

I was originally very interested in the Bose Tempos but held back due to fear 
that they just wouldn't last a whole day of normal every day use like making 
and receiving several phone calls, occasional streaming, and frequent Siri 
usage. I don't mind recharging every night but running out of battery during 
the day would be a deal breaker for me. I wear sun glasses every day for 
several hours a day.

What has been your experience in terms of battery life? I'd be interested in 
anyone else's experience regarding the Bose Tempo Frames.







Warmest regards

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-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Jennie 
Facer
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 4:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction

I love my Bose Frames tempo. I have an alto pair as well, but i like the tempo 
pair better. If anyone is interested in them, let me know.

Jenn

Jenn and Kumi

> On Jan 10, 2021, at 4:31 PM, Robin  wrote:
> 
> JustWonderin':
> Would Bose's BoseFrames be a  Possible solution for this? 
> MyRecommendation would be to give Bose's BoseFrames Tempo a  Try
> 
> Bose's  BoseFrames Tempo is an Audio SunGlasses that provide 
> QualitySound WithOut IN-the-Ear  that Allow its Users to Hear 
> TheirEnvironment & Listen to TheirDevice too At 03:17 PM 1/10/2021, you wrote:
>> Amazon retails them, but they don't always give you the best price.  i 
>> bought mine from the AT Guys.  They sometimes offer discounts, especially on 
>> models that are not necessarily the latest, but are completely functional.
>> www.atguys.com
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Simon A Fogarty" 
>> 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 3:07 PM
>> Subject: RE: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction
>> 
>> 
>> I'm sure there are a lot of companys retailing the after shockz but amazon 
>> is probably one of the better ones if you are in the States.
>> 
>> Music,
>> I've heard different comments on listening to music, Seemingly the 
>> older after shocks weren't great for music but the aeropex are I've 
>> heard are ok, but then the bose frames tenor and tempo are even 
>> better again for music
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf 
>> Of Richard Turner
>> Sent: Monday, 11 January 2021 9:00 am
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction
>> 
>> Ther are several models and Amazon is the best resource.
>> 
>> They are not very good for music if you want a quality sound.
>> They are primarily designed for people doing things outdoors so they can 
>> hear their surroundings.
>> They are marketed to runners, joggers, and other outdoor activities where 
>> being aware of your surroundings is important.
>> After they were out for a while, they were made aware that they can also 
>> help visually impaired people stay safe when walking outdoors.
>> 
>> The last I heard the Aeropex were their most recent model with 8 hours of 
>> battery life, but someone just mentioned one with 16 hours of talk time.
>> Just be sure if you buy some to try out, you have time to return them for a 
>> refund if they don't work for you.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
>> realize that you are in a hurry.
>> 
>> 
>> My web site, www.turner42.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: jedbar...@gmail.com  On Behalf Of Jed 
>> Barton
>> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 11:55 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction
>> 
>> So I've ehard a ton about these aftershokz, where do you get them, are there 
>> several different models?  How are they in terms of listening to on line 
>> music streams, stuff like that?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Jed
>> 
>>> On 1/10/21, Richard Turner  wrote:
>>> Thanks for all the feedback.
>>> As I said, they don't fit.
>>> Thanks, I won't be getting any bone conduction headphones since all 
>>> the reviews point to Aftershokz and the secondary models are clearly 
>>> not that good.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical 
>>> object<>to realize that you are in a hurry.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My web site,
>>> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.
>>> tu
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RE: Alternatives to AfterShokz bone conduction

[rick.alfaro]

What about Siri? Any trouble invoking Siri?

 

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Nimer 
Jaber
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 10:35 AM
To: Viphone 
Subject: Re: Alternatives to AfterShokz bone conduction

 

Hello,

 

Yes, the first sound is cut off, unfortunately, with the Aeropex, and so far as 
I know, this has been the case for Aftershokz products for the past couple of 
years or so.

 

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 10:32 AM mailto:rick.alf...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hello.

 

I’ve recently been on the hunt for either bone conduction or audio glasses to 
use with my iPhone 12 pro and VO. I just returned a pair of Echo Frames. They 
were actually quite good and I would have kept them but battery life was dismal 
only going for a few hours, nowhere near a full day of useage. 

 

I just received and have been using the Aftershokz Open

Comm. Although they have several different models now, I got the OpenComm due 
to their longer talk time of 16 hours. They are pretty good but with a couple 
of issues.

 

1.  Using the multi function button to involk siri doesn’t work although 
the button work fine for other functions.
2.  The first part of a word is often cut off, maybe some sort of battery 
saving logic.

I’m wondering if you have run into either one of these issues with the AeroPex 
model? 

 

I’d appreciate any thoughts on this. I’ve already done things like forgetting 
and re-pairing the headset and also have done a reset as well. Unfortunately 
not working with Siri is a deal breaker for me but I really like the headset 
otherwise so am terying to see if there is anything I can do to get it working 
properly. Aftershokz support thus far has not responded to me regarding these 
issues.

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 9:48 AM
To: Viphone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction

 

Hello,

 

I've tried a number of different ones, but the Aftershokz were the best in 
terms of audio quality, sound leakage, and comfort. I use the Aeropex, and find 
them to be the best ones yet.

 

Thanks.

 

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 9:26 AM Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote:

Has anyone tried and liked any bone conduction headphones other than those made 
by Aftershokz?

Aftershokz do not fit me.

 

 

Richard

 

Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
realize that you are in a hurry.

 

 

My web site,   www.turner42.com

 

 

 

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RE: Alternatives to AfterShokz bone conduction

[rick.alfaro]

Hello.

 

I’ve recently been on the hunt for either bone conduction or audio glasses to 
use with my iPhone 12 pro and VO. I just returned a pair of Echo Frames. They 
were actually quite good and I would have kept them but battery life was dismal 
only going for a few hours, nowhere near a full day of useage. 

 

I just received and have been using the Aftershokz Open

Comm. Although they have several different models now, I got the OpenComm due 
to their longer talk time of 16 hours. They are pretty good but with a couple 
of issues.

 

1.  Using the multi function button to involk siri doesn’t work although 
the button work fine for other functions.
2.  The first part of a word is often cut off, maybe some sort of battery 
saving logic.

I’m wondering if you have run into either one of these issues with the AeroPex 
model? 

 

I’d appreciate any thoughts on this. I’ve already done things like forgetting 
and re-pairing the headset and also have done a reset as well. Unfortunately 
not working with Siri is a deal breaker for me but I really like the headset 
otherwise so am terying to see if there is anything I can do to get it working 
properly. Aftershokz support thus far has not responded to me regarding these 
issues.

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Nimer 
Jaber
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 9:48 AM
To: Viphone 
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Aftershokz bone conduction

 

Hello,

 

I've tried a number of different ones, but the Aftershokz were the best in 
terms of audio quality, sound leakage, and comfort. I use the Aeropex, and find 
them to be the best ones yet.

 

Thanks.

 

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 9:26 AM Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote:

Has anyone tried and liked any bone conduction headphones other than those made 
by Aftershokz?

Aftershokz do not fit me.

 

 

Richard

 

Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
realize that you are in a hurry.

 

 

My web site,   www.turner42.com

 

 

 

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RE: Can’t get Back to Watch Face After Updating

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Same thing here with the same solution with my wife. Actually, rebooting the 
watch did not remedy it. In fact, I actually went through the process of 
unpairing and re-pairing my watch which didn't fix it either.





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Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:40 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Can’t get Back to Watch Face After Updating 

Same happened for me, I turned off Voiceover and my wife was able to tap the OK 
button. I assume you could probably power off your watch and then turn it back 
on and this would also resolve it.


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Hi all,

I had the same problem. It definitely is a bug. You should be able to flick 
right to the OK button but you can't. I called Apple care and spent 2 hours on 
the phone trying to figure it out and couldn't do it either. After all this, I 
found it myself by trial and error. 
I reported it to Apple but, if I'm the only one, it won't get fixed. I urge 
everyone who has had that problem to call and report it so they can fix it.

Ron & Danvers


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I have messed with this thing all day long. Then save a reset. Then save a hard 
reset. End it was this easy. Definitely should’ve looked here first. Thanks for 
the info. :-) First time I’ve ever had a problem with an update with the watch.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 15, 2020, at 8:28 PM, Shirley Baker  wrote:
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> Good instructions. Just wish I’d had them before updating. Next time I’ll 
> check my email before updating anything to see if there’s anything different.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Dec 15, 2020, at 7:09 PM, blindfait...@gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> I had this issue as well and it appears that the solution is to do a 2 
>> finger swipe up on your watch. You may have to do it several times to get it 
>> to work. Once you hear Voice Over say something like first row simply flick 
>> right and you should land on an ok button which when you double tap on it 
>> will dismiss the what's new screen.
>> 
>> I hope that his helps.
>> 
>> Scott
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RE: can anyone tell me about curiosity stream?

[rick.alfaro]

Regarding accessibility, I access it via either the app for Apple TV or Amazon 
Fire device.



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I am considering signing up for the service curiosity stream.  Can anyone give 
me some thoughts on the service, and how accessible is it with voice over?
Thanks,
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RE: can anyone tell me about curiosity stream?

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Hi Chris. Basically, it's tons and tons of documentaries on just about any 
subject you can think of. If you enjoy watching documentaries, you will 
probably love Curiosity Stream and the price is quite reasonable. I believe I 
paid $14.99 for 1 year via a coupon I found somewhere. Regular price is $19.99 
I believe.

 



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I am considering signing up for the service curiosity stream.  Can anyone give 
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Thanks,
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RE: Screen locks when on phone call

[rick.alfaro]

Yes, I did forward to accessibility support and let them know I was able to 
reproduce it the issue.





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Thanks for confirming tgat, Rick! Yet another bug to report to Apple!
Harry

> On 15 Oct 2020, at 14:36, rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
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> I'm seeing exactly the same behavior on my iPhone 11 running IOS 14.01. Very 
> annoying.
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> Warmest regards
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>>> On my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.0.1, even though I have autolock set 
>>> to never when I am on a phone call the screen locks and therefore thes two 
>>> finger magic tap does not work to end tge call. I have to first of all wake 
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>>> or not?
>>> Thanks
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RE: Screen locks when on phone call

[rick.alfaro]

I'm seeing exactly the same behavior on my iPhone 11 running IOS 14.01. Very 
annoying.





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> 
>> On my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.0.1, even though I have autolock set to 
>> never when I am on a phone call the screen locks and therefore thes two 
>> finger magic tap does not work to end tge call. I have to first of all wake 
>> the phone with my finger ID before the magic tap will work. Is this a bug or 
>> not?
>> Thanks
>> Harry

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RE: Access to charging sensor while having belt clip on case?

[rick.alfaro]

Hi. I think the nub will probably interfere with the wireless charging. I would 
rtry and find a belt case that doesn't require any sort of attachment. There 
are a ton of them on Amazon but make sure it's either a Universal case or one 
that is made for your particular phone model.





Warmest regards

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Subject: Access to charging sensor while having belt clip on case?

In preparation for getting a new iPhone and case when the new ones come out, 
I'm upgrading from a 6s plus. If I go the route of finding stands or charging 
pads to rest the new phone on, can this coexist with something like those 
stick-on nubs that click into a belt clip? Right now, the nub I have on my case 
is on the far left edge of the case at the midpoint. Would this put the phone 
off-center so it wouldn't connect to the charging pad? I really find it helpful 
to connect to a belT clip to free up my hands. If I would need to use another 
solution, what have others done?
Thanks,
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RE: An alternative to Audible for future purchases

[rick.alfaro]

Hi Richard. This looks very interesting. I especially love the drm-free policy 
which allows us to play our books on any device we want without having to go 
through annoying conversions. 

Thanks for sharing the info.

 

 

 

 

Warmest regards

 

Rick Alfaro

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:41 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: An alternative to Audible for future purchases

 

sGreetings,

Since Audible has been discussed a lot lately, I wanted to mention an 
alternative resource that I am seriously considering.

It is called Libro.fm.

They seem to have everything Audible has, minus the audible originals of 
course, at roughly the same price; but you can pick a local bookstore to 
support and they get half of the money.  They have a membership that gets you 
one book a month for $14.99 per month, first book free.

They are non-DRM books, so can be played on any player.

I’ve not started my membership yet because the first book I want to try is not 
available yet do to the pandemic.  The reader hasn’t been able to go into the 
studio to record the book, Riviera Gold, by Laurie R. King.  The 16th book in 
the Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes series.

 

Finding the search area of their web site is tricky and I have given them 
feedback about the accessibility, and they always respond quickly; but getting 
their web designer to make changes may take longer.

Since I have not actually started my membership, I cannot speak to how easy it 
is to get the books either in their app, or as I would likely due, into Voice 
Dream Reader.

 

I’ve pasted the info about membership below if anyone wants to take the plunge.

 


Start Your Membership


Get your first month for free and support local bookstores.


Membership Details


*   First month free!
*   Ongoing support of your local bookstore
*   Over 150,000 titles, including New York Times  
 bestsellers
*   One audiobook every month for only $14.99, regardless of the list price
*   Flexible credits: they never expire and can be shared as gifts
*   30% off additional audiobooks and gifted audiobooks
*   Expert   recommendations from booksellers
*   Free   iOS and  
 Android App
*   DRM-Free—own your audiobooks
*   Audiobook specific gifting
*   Customer support. Email us anytime, day or night at  
 he...@libro.fm

 

Main site at: https://libro.fm/

 

 

 

 

Richard

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Creating a command on IOS 13

[rick.alfaro]

Hi Listers. I'm trying figure out the best way to create a custom command in
IOS 13. Here is what I am wanting to do and I need suggestions on the best
way to accomplish this.

 

I want to be able to speak a command that will trigger the following
actions.

 

1.  Open settings
2.  Open accessibility
3.  Open hearing devices
4.  Open Rick's hearing aids
5.  Read the contents of that screen

The end result would be the announcing of my hearing aid's battery level.

 

What is the best way to tackle this? Using Voice Control, using shortcuts,
or using IFTTT?  If anyone out there is familiar with any of these methods
and can give me a step by step, it would be terrific. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

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Disregard my last message. The voice commands started working when I  reran the 
app. Still amazed by the speed and quality of the OCR.

 

 

 

From: rick.alf...@gmail.com  
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:55 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

 

Hi Richard. I already had the app installed so got the update. The OCR is truly 
impressive. I wasn’t able to get the 2 voice commands to work at all however. I 
did allow access to the mic when running the app. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 3:32 PM
To: ViPone list mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Voice app for iOS announcement

 

This is an app developed a few years ago by a 15 year-old. I just received the 
following from him and downloaded the app. While it doesn't do all that Voice 
Dream Scanner does, it is quite impressive. Read on and act quickly on June 14, 
2019.

Hey Richard,

I'm really sorry about the bad experience you had with the last version of 
Voice. Four years ago, when I had released the app, I was only 15. 
Unfortunately, since I was still learning programming, the app itself was still 
very buggy and crashed a lot. I tried my best to give you guys the best 
features for free but my programming skills were not good enough at the time. 
As years went by and it was time for me to apply to colleges, I slowly stopped 
being able to support Voice and it slowly stopped working. Over the last year, 
I have received thousands of emails from you guys saying the app is completely 
broken.


I've got huge news today.  Over the past few months, Voice was completely 
remade from the ground up, with the best and latest technology. The OCR quality 
is spectacular, even on completely distorted, badly focused, and incorrectly 
angled photos with poor lighting. There are new voice control features. You can 
simply say the words "Take Picture" and Voice will take pictures for you. You 
simply say "Read" and Voice will start reading it to you. Voice will give 
extremely accurate field of view reports when it detects a document in front of 
you. It works in over 30 major languages and gives you the most powerful OCR 
reading tools right in your pocket. 

I have decided to make the app free for only the next 24 hours. After that, it 
will be on the app store for $4.99. I have always wanted to keep this app free 
for you guys, but the problem is that maintaining the app becomes very 
difficult when it is completely free. I would rather give you guys an extremely 
low-cost app that is the absolute best and regularly supported, rather than a 
completely free app that is mediocre and unsupported. Those of you that install 
it while it is free will also get future updates for free. Let your friends 
know so they can also get it while it's free!

Here's the link: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-take-picture-have-it/id903772588?mt=8 

 .

I hope you find this application helpful. I am open to any suggestions and 
feedback, feel free to be as brutal as you like. I will try to respond to your 
email in less than an hour. I plan to bring even more exciting stuff in the 
very near future. Thank you for your time.

 

- Shalin Shah

 

 

Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com 

 

“The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of 
flying.  There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies 
in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas Adams, 
from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59

 

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RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

[rick.alfaro]

Search for voice OCR and it should come right up for you.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Julie 
Dawson
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 7:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

 

I can't find this app in the app store. There are so many Voice selections but 
I can't seen ti barrow it down. Is it called anything else besides just Voice?

 

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- Original Message - 

From: Richard Turner   

To: ViPone list   

Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 11:31 AM

Subject: Voice app for iOS announcement

 

This is an app developed a few years ago by a 15 year-old. I just received the 
following from him and downloaded the app. While it doesn't do all that Voice 
Dream Scanner does, it is quite impressive. Read on and act quickly on June 14, 
2019.

Hey Richard,

I'm really sorry about the bad experience you had with the last version of 
Voice. Four years ago, when I had released the app, I was only 15. 
Unfortunately, since I was still learning programming, the app itself was still 
very buggy and crashed a lot. I tried my best to give you guys the best 
features for free but my programming skills were not good enough at the time. 
As years went by and it was time for me to apply to colleges, I slowly stopped 
being able to support Voice and it slowly stopped working. Over the last year, 
I have received thousands of emails from you guys saying the app is completely 
broken.


I've got huge news today.  Over the past few months, Voice was completely 
remade from the ground up, with the best and latest technology. The OCR quality 
is spectacular, even on completely distorted, badly focused, and incorrectly 
angled photos with poor lighting. There are new voice control features. You can 
simply say the words "Take Picture" and Voice will take pictures for you. You 
simply say "Read" and Voice will start reading it to you. Voice will give 
extremely accurate field of view reports when it detects a document in front of 
you. It works in over 30 major languages and gives you the most powerful OCR 
reading tools right in your pocket. 

I have decided to make the app free for only the next 24 hours. After that, it 
will be on the app store for $4.99. I have always wanted to keep this app free 
for you guys, but the problem is that maintaining the app becomes very 
difficult when it is completely free. I would rather give you guys an extremely 
low-cost app that is the absolute best and regularly supported, rather than a 
completely free app that is mediocre and unsupported. Those of you that install 
it while it is free will also get future updates for free. Let your friends 
know so they can also get it while it's free!

Here's the link: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-take-picture-have-it/id903772588?mt=8 

 .

I hope you find this application helpful. I am open to any suggestions and 
feedback, feel free to be as brutal as you like. I will try to respond to your 
email in less than an hour. I plan to bring even more exciting stuff in the 
very near future. Thank you for your time.

 

- Shalin Shah

 

 

Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com 

 

“The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of 
flying.  There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies 
in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas Adams, 
from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59

 

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have 
any." -- Alice Walker

 

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RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

[rick.alfaro]

Hi Richard. I already had the app installed so got the update. The OCR is truly 
impressive. I wasn’t able to get the 2 voice commands to work at all however. I 
did allow access to the mic when running the app. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 3:32 PM
To: ViPone list 
Subject: Voice app for iOS announcement

 

This is an app developed a few years ago by a 15 year-old. I just received the 
following from him and downloaded the app. While it doesn't do all that Voice 
Dream Scanner does, it is quite impressive. Read on and act quickly on June 14, 
2019.

Hey Richard,

I'm really sorry about the bad experience you had with the last version of 
Voice. Four years ago, when I had released the app, I was only 15. 
Unfortunately, since I was still learning programming, the app itself was still 
very buggy and crashed a lot. I tried my best to give you guys the best 
features for free but my programming skills were not good enough at the time. 
As years went by and it was time for me to apply to colleges, I slowly stopped 
being able to support Voice and it slowly stopped working. Over the last year, 
I have received thousands of emails from you guys saying the app is completely 
broken.


I've got huge news today.  Over the past few months, Voice was completely 
remade from the ground up, with the best and latest technology. The OCR quality 
is spectacular, even on completely distorted, badly focused, and incorrectly 
angled photos with poor lighting. There are new voice control features. You can 
simply say the words "Take Picture" and Voice will take pictures for you. You 
simply say "Read" and Voice will start reading it to you. Voice will give 
extremely accurate field of view reports when it detects a document in front of 
you. It works in over 30 major languages and gives you the most powerful OCR 
reading tools right in your pocket. 

I have decided to make the app free for only the next 24 hours. After that, it 
will be on the app store for $4.99. I have always wanted to keep this app free 
for you guys, but the problem is that maintaining the app becomes very 
difficult when it is completely free. I would rather give you guys an extremely 
low-cost app that is the absolute best and regularly supported, rather than a 
completely free app that is mediocre and unsupported. Those of you that install 
it while it is free will also get future updates for free. Let your friends 
know so they can also get it while it's free!

Here's the link: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-take-picture-have-it/id903772588?mt=8 

 .

I hope you find this application helpful. I am open to any suggestions and 
feedback, feel free to be as brutal as you like. I will try to respond to your 
email in less than an hour. I plan to bring even more exciting stuff in the 
very near future. Thank you for your time.







- Shalin Shah

 

 

Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com 

 

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flying.  There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies 
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from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59

 

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RE: Instant Pot app

[rick.alfaro]

What about other settings like time, pressure level, and other settings that 
were very accessible in the BlueTooth version but not in the WiFi version of 
the app? With the BT version of the app, all of these settings are accessible 
via the dashboard and there is no need to use any of the hardware buttons to 
setup your cook session.



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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Aleeha 
Dudley
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 3:00 PM
To: viPhone 
Subject: Re: Instant Pot app

I have done most of my selection using the hardware buttons on the device. 
However, the cooking mode buttons are labeled in the app. 
Aleeha 

> On May 13, 2019, at 12:13 PM, Penny Reeder  wrote:
> 
> Are the buttons labeled, and can you select the pressure level, sautee 
> low or high, warming time, and cooking time using the app and 
> VoiceOver? Thanks so much for any information you can share. I 
> currently use, and enjoy using, the Bluetooth model, and I am hopeful 
> that the WiFi model will become as accessible as the Bluetooth one 
> using the app.
> Thanks.
> Penny
> 
> On 5/13/19, Sharonda Greenlaw  wrote:
>> Is it possible to give some instructions on how to connect the 
>> Instant Pot Wifi. I will be purchasing one in the next two weeks. Thanks!
>> 
>> Sharonda
>> Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes
>> 
>>> On May 13, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Aleeha Dudley 
>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I just bought an Instant Pot WifI and find that I can use the app 
>>> fairly easily. I don’t know what it was like before, but I’m hearing 
>>> from friends that it is much better than it used to be.
>>> Aleeha
>>> 
 On May 12, 2019, at 11:23 AM, Vicki W.  wrote:
 
 Good Afternoon,
 
 Has there been any improvement to the wifi Instant pot app as far 
 as accessibility?
 
 Vicki
 
 
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