may have missed some things

Hello everyone, Even though I know I think about going back to my Android. I remember why I found an older iPhone I could afford to purchase. However, I don't pay attention to every thread that comes across. I know I should pay more attention than I do. But I receive a lot of email. First

Re: may have missed some things

You can turn passcode off. Go to Settings and then to Touch ID and Passcode. Type in your code and once it lets you in, there is an option to turn it off. It will ask for your passcode again and once you type it in again, it will be turned off and you won't have to enter it again.

Re: iPhone 8 and speaker lightly crackling

This happens in particular when I am using AIRA. > On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Kimberly wrote: > > Yes, I have a 7. > > Sent from Kimber's iPhone > > On Sep 25, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Debby > wrote: > >> Kimber,

Re: may have missed some things

If you are ever anywhere where you want to use passcode, just set one and then it can always be turned off. It is safer to use it when you are out. You never know when you might accidentally drop your phone or something. -Original Message- From: Terri Stimmel Sent: Monday, September

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

I guess I just don't have the magic touch any more (lol) Try as I may, following your tip to the tee, I still couldn't get that doc to go away. I have a tempered glass screen protector on my 8 plus. Wonder if it's interfering somehow? Or, is this maybe an iphone 8/8plus issue? -Original

IOS11 and moving apps not working

I upgraded my iPod Touch to IOS11 so I could get used to any new processes before messing with my iPhone, and I cannot seem to time the double-tap and hold gesture to initiate the editing of apps. Every time I try it, the app in focus opens instead of editing being invoked. Has anyone else

Re: rainbow II color identifier now available

I recently got the first-generation Rainbow color identifier. What's new, if anything, in the second version of this product? Thanks, Ari > On Sep 25, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Louise Peyton wrote: > > For the week of Sept. 25-29, it’s $68. In Oct., charge will be $70. > >

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi Rick, I have a glass screen protector on my 6S Plus as well, but it could definitely be different for different hardware. I think somebody said instead of a double tap and hold they did a harder press on the button and swiped down, maybe give that a try. I definitely had to tap right on

RE: may have missed some things

Terri, No, you don't need a passcode, if you are not concerned about security you can certainly go to Settings > Touch Id and Passcode and double tap on "Turn Passcode Off". Note that you have to enter your passcode to get into Touch Id and Passcode. I find that with Touch Id it is just as fast

Re: IOS11 and moving apps not working

As was also pointed out by someone else, you have to have a light touch on the double tap. If you do it too hard, you envoke the 3D touch response. It took me a few tries to get the hang of it. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email,

RE: ... DIFFICULTIES WITH INCREASING LACK OF SPEECH FROM PHONE RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF 6SE

Hi Carol, I know this may not be of much help, but for whatever it is worth I have absolutely no issues with Voiceover disappearing on my 6S Plus, it wasn't a concern in iOS 10 and it is not a concern in iOS 11. OK, after the update Voiceover was gone once, but it was simply a volume issue and

Re: notifications not speaking on lock screen

Hi Davy, my setting was set to “Always” and it didn’t work, i switched the setting to “never” and back to “Always” and now it works like it used to. I will say that the phone behaved strangely for about 30 seconds when I first switched the setting to “Never”. Hopefully this helps someone.

RE: may have missed some things

Hi Terri, There is an iPhone 5S and there is an iPhone SE, but there is no iPhone 5SE. If you ever have a sighted person around and the phone is out of the case you could ask somebody to look at the back of the phone. All iPhones have model numbers which start with an "A" and then are followed

Re: may have missed some things

Hello Mama Peach, Sieghard, and list, I just wanted to thank you both for helping me. I really appreciate it. Right now, I don't feel I need the pass code on. I rarely go to too many places. When I do, my phone never leaves my side. So I think for now I am ok without this. Also, I am using

Re: Creating mail foldersGood morning everyone, good morning everyone, I have lots of emails I would like to save but would very much like to get them out of my inbox. Is it possible to create folde

Hi Donna, Adding new message folders is simple and straightforward. Here’s what you do: 1. While in any mailbox, locate the Back button and double-tap it to get to your list of mailboxes. 2. Double-tap the Edit button. 3. At the end of your folder list is a New Folder button. Locate the New

Re: IOS11 and moving apps not working

Hi Marcia. I've never had an issue making the double-tap and hold gesture. Simply tap twice but keep your finger down after the second contact until you hear a short sound and the device say "started editing" After that, life your finger and proceed to use the rotor and Voiceover gestures to drag

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hello Richard, I cannot reproduce your findings. Is it possible you have the Zoom view enabled in display settings? Note that this is not the same as the accessibility Zoom tool but the Zoom that is offered in conjunction with Standard view in the display settings area. Mark From:

Re: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hi Mr. Ed, This is where you'll find the setting for when the phone switches to the speaker phone when you move the phone away from your ear, & it switches to speaker phone. Settings / General / Accessibility / Voice Over / Audio If you want the phone to switch to the speaker phone when you

RE: Strange voice feadback problem.

Hello Jim, The issue you describe has been long documented in the Apple bug reporting system. Yes, sometimes, after disabling VoiceOver, a user will hear actual letters being spoken as they type. When this happens, just reboot the phone. This bug has been around for a very, very long

Fwd: Your Apple Store Work Authorization & Service Confirmation

Hi, how do I know which phone I have based on the message below: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Apple Sainte-Catherine > Date: August 26, 2017 at 6:14:35 PM GMT-4 > To: simonwo...@sympatico.ca > Subject: Your Apple Store Work Authorization & Service

RE: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hello Mike, This is great info. I guess I misunderstood the question. Thank you, Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 6:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How to turn speaker on when holding

Re: Siri female voice iOS 11

Hi Rick, No. As far as I know none of the Siri voices have been made available to developers. It might be worth writing both Winston and Apple Accessibility and see what happens. Richard On Sep 25, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Rick Alfaro > wrote: Hi

RE: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Yes, I don't think the majority of the sighted world would like it in fact and in any case it's so easy for a sighted person to press the speaker button if they have to that it wouldn't make much sense. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

RE: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hi Mike, Those options are available, it is the Voiceover Settings > Audio > Auto-select speaker in call which is not available unless Voiceover is running simply because unless voiceover is on the other Voiceover settings are also not available. Regards, Sieghard From:

How to force restart the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus - CNET

CNET How To - Monday, September 25, 2017 at 7:56 AM How to force restart the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus - CNET With the iPhone 8 ($699.00 at Apple) and 8 Plus, Apple has once again changed the button combination used to force restart a frozen phone. Up until the iPhone 7 ($720.00 at Amazon

Extra tone when exiting apps

Hi List, I'm surprised none of you with sensitive ears have brought this up, but in iOS 11 when you press the home button to close an app and return to the home screen, the little tone you hear now plays twice. It plays when you press the home button, then Voiceover speaks the name of the app

RE: IOS11 and moving apps not working

That shouldn’t apply to her iPod Touch, I don’t think even the sixth generation iPod Touch has 3D touch, but then again I haven’t kept up too much with the iPod Touch devices. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Monday, September

Re: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Yes, it's in call audio routing. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 8:44 PM, Mr. Ed wrote: > > Hi Group, > When I receive a call I can hold my iPhone 6s plus away from my face and hold > the phone flat and the caller will come out of the speaker. Then I can put

RE: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hello Ed, As far as I am aware, what you are describing is a function of the proximity sensor located near the earpiece of the phone. Unless one is using an ill-fitting case that disrupts the proximity sensor functionality, what you describe will always occur. For the record, I have seen

RE: Your Apple Store Work Authorization & Service Confirmation

Hi Simon, It says “iPhone 5S GSM 32 Gb Gold”, the line where it says iPhone 5S/SE is in the place where they list the repair cost of $349 which you didn’t pay as it was covered under warranty. I assume they show it as iPhone 5S/SE because the repair cost for these two models would be the same

RE: transferring an app

Sorry, Vicky, that’s a no go, apps are tied to the Apple Id they were purchased by and you can’t give somebody a physical copy of an app. At best they might get it to work if you also gave them your Apple Id and password, but I’m not even sure how realistic that might be even if it were

Re: IOS11 and moving apps not working

No, I don't think it does. I have an iPod Touch and I don't think it has 3D Touch. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED

Re: Your Apple Store Work Authorization & Service Confirmation

But where it says replacement its says 5s/SE. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 9:31 PM, Mike B. wrote: > > Hi Simon, > > It says: > > Model: IPHONE 5S > > Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! > Sent from my iBarstool. > Arguing with a woman is like reading a

selecting text, copying and pasting text in Facebook.

Hello everyone, I am trying to select text, copy, and paste some text that someone has posted to facebook. I see no way to select the text even though text selection is in my rotor. I am sure that you all have seen people ask others to copy and paste text to their status on facebook, and

Re: selecting text, copying and pasting text in Facebook.

Candy, The best help that I can offer is to do a 3 finger quadruple tap to copy last spoken phrase to paste board. Then when you are in the field to post your status with the edit field in “is editing” mode, you can rotor to edit flick down to paste, and double tap. You might need to clean up

Re: Recommendations for around $100 In-ear Wired Headphones

Thank you, Chip, for your recommendation of the Sennheiser P100 headphones. I am trying to limit my search to in-ear headphones but will keep your over-the-ear suggestions in mind as I wade through the multiple products available for around $100. I hope others will weigh in if this subject

RE: How to force restart the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus - CNET

Mark, this sounds like a button combination which works much better on Sundays between 7 and 8 AM and while you are performing a headstand in the batht ub. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Monday, September

RE: Strange voice feadback problem.

Hi Jim, Do you mean he still hears the clicks or does the phone actually speak the letters as in A, B, C etc. Maybe I should ask how he turns off Voiceover. If he hears the clicks then he doesn't turn off Voiceover, he just mutes Voiceover with a 3-finger double tap. The only ways to turn off

How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hi Group, When I receive a call I can hold my iPhone 6s plus away from my face and hold the phone flat and the caller will come out of the speaker. Then I can put it back up to my ear and it will automatically come out the hear piece speaker. So my question is how or where do you turn this

Re: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Also check in audio settings. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Simon Wong wrote: > > Yes, it's in call audio routing. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 25, 2017, at 8:44 PM, Mr. Ed wrote: >> >> Hi Group, >> When I receive

RE: Voice over and zoom bug

Thank you for posting this valuable information, Douglas. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Cameron Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 9:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Voice over and zoom bug Hey

RE: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hi Ed and others, Most of the feature has been explained. The person who said she hates it and wish she could turn it off can now do so following Mike's instructions, the ability to turn it off was introduced in iOS 10. The only other thing I would add here and that's quite important is that if

Re: Your Apple Store Work Authorization & Service Confirmation

Hi Simon, We must be reading the lines differently. I'm reading this on a desktop computer, & it sounds like, to me anyways, that this phone info below is the phone you received as a replacement: iPhone 5s, GSM, 32GB, Gold Replacement Serial No: F97SQ01WFFFM Replacement IMEI: 013968007687927

Re: Strange voice feadback problem.

Jim, Have your client check the Settings, General, Accessibility, Speech, Speak selection setting. If it is on, turn it off and see if the issue goes away. Richard On Sep 25, 2017, at 6:11 PM, M. Taylor > wrote: Hello Jim, The issue you describe has

RE: IOS11 and moving apps not working

Hi Marcia, Just a little thing, but first of all, do you use a screen protector or a case like the Otterbox Defender which covers the screen? Secondly, have you cleaned your screen lately? I know all sorts of weird things can happen when the screen gets dirty. Regards, Sieghard From:

RE: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hi Sieghard, I finally figured it all out. I could not get it to work on a friend of mines until I figured out you had to have VO on. He would have like that feature. I am surprise they only have that feature work automatically with VO on. I guess the sighted world is out of luck. They will

Re: Can I Get the Canada Radio Player from the U.S. App Store?

Hello, Sieghard. Thanks very much for taking the time to provide helpful information about two apps that feature access to multiple Canadian radio stations. Actually, I did perform a search early on for apps that featured Canadian radio stations and, as you said, there are a whole lot of

Re: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

Hi Sieghard & Mr. Ed, I don't know if this setting requires Voiceover to be activated, but it might be worth taking a look at. To change the auto speakerphone settings do the following: Open Settings / General / Accessibility, & swipe to the, Interaction Heading, & the option to change the

Re: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face.

I hate it and would love to know how to turn it off. Any ideas? I have looked everywhere. From: Mr. Ed Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 8:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How to turn speaker on when holding phone away from face. Hi Group, When I receive a call I can hold my iPhone

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hello Sieghard, You are quite right. One has to actually double-tap and hold on the precise icon/button in order to move it. Whether one has to double-tap and hold or long-press the button may depend upon the status of the 3D touch setting. Just a guess on that as I have not experimented

Re: notifications not speaking on lock screen

Paul, I tried what you said and it worked. I had my messages said to always. I changed to never. Then I changed back to always. At first, it didn’t work. Then I close out the app switcher and tried again and it worked fine. thank you. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Paul

Re: IOS 11 and Braille Displays

I’m not having any problems with my Smartbeetle14. > On Sep 24, 2017, at 10:37 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > > AppleVis warned about braille display issues in their blog the day iOS 11 was > released. They mostly mentioned very sluggish performance. They did

RE: Stopping email from auto fetching and resolving battery drain

Richard, Sorry, but this isn’t clear to me … you will need to set it to what? Push, or fetch manuallly according to some schedule? Thanbks, Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017

RE: bug with new Siri voices phone crashes IOS 11 having very same problem with Siri male voice went back to Tom

Yes, it looks like the problem is related to the Siri male voice. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rebecca Ilniski Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: bug with new Siri voices phone

Re: 7 settings to change right away on iOS 11 - CNET

Hi Mark  Taylor, This is gold! Many thanks for posting. Sadam Ahmed On 25/09/2017 4:28 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello my friend. As usual, you are absolutely correct. Only the newer devices have the option to save media in an enhanced, compressed format. Mark -Original Message-

RE: Recommendations for around $100 In-ear Wired Headphones

I have a lot of experience with over-the-ear open-backed headphones from Sennheiser and I love the p100 model for well under $100. In addition to great warm sound, it allows some ambient noise to pennetrate (which I consider a bonus for blind people who don't want to be completely cut off from

RE: 7 settings to change right away on iOS 11 - CNET

Yes, after I sent the message I Googled this a bit more and found an article where this was explained. I am surprised, though, that the 6S/6S Plus don't have this, after all, they are only two years old and as far as video is concerned they support 4K recording. -Original Message-

RE: Can I Get the Canada Radio Player from the U.S. App Store?

Hi Craig, If you are such a fan of canadian radio, do a search for exactly that in the app store. Of course I don't know what will come up for you, but when I just did this it shows a bunch of results, too many to list here, one of them is this: Radio Canada: Canadian Radios FM", by Sebastian

RE: bug with new Siri voices phone crashes IOS 11

Yes, I called Apple accessibility hotline, they told me to go through the "reset all settings" (which caused me to loose an incredible amount of data/settings), and it did not help at all! It happens whenever I use Siri male voice. Chip -Original Message- From:

Re: enable and disabling watch digital crown.

I don’t believe you can. I spoke with Apple’s Accessibility department and, they could not tell me how. > On Sep 24, 2017, at 7:24 PM, Larry Smith wrote: > > Got it! Thanks > >> On Sep 24, 2017, at 6:50 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> >> A

RE: Stopping email from auto fetching and resolving battery drain

I think it is push manually. It will only get email when you open the email app. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 7:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Stopping email from auto fetching

Re: Curious question about iPhone upgrade life

You have to count the original version, so 4S worked on 5,6,7,8&9. 4 additional versions beyond the launch one then. R. - Original Message - From: "Robin" To: Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 1:12 AM Subject: Re: Curious question

RE: iPhone 8 and speaker lightly crackling

I think I have heard the crackling briefly in a couple of other places, for instance, in Seeing AI. But it is very consistent in the Blindfold games. I usually play Solitaire and Color Crush with the background music on. I turned the music off because with the game, the music and the crackling,

Re: iPhone 8 and speaker lightly crackling

So it looks like the crackling sound appears when there's multiple tasks for the sound chip to perform. For example playing games with music in the background and the game changing and playing different sounds. Definitely sounds like a hardware issue to me as well. the only other phone that

Creating mail foldersGood morning everyone, good morning everyone, I have lots of emails I would like to save but would very much like to get them out of my inbox. Is it possible to create folders f

Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than

RE: List Recorder App and IOS 11

Hi Christopher, I believe Richard contacted the developer and she has tried to sell the app to another developer since she can’t continue the work, but nobody wanted to buy the app from her. You have to understand that just because you paid for an app that does not mean it will definitely be

RE: rainbow II color identifier now available

Hi Do you know if they have a website and if you can order it to be delivered to the U.K. Cheers Martin From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Louise Peyton Sent: 25 September 2017 17:05 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: rainbow II color

Re: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi Mark, Richard, and all, How odd about the buttons in Mail. I had no problems replying to an email or accessing the buttons at the bottom of a Mail screen on my iPHone 7 after getting rid of the Messaging Apps dock. Best, Anna > On Sep 25, 2017, at 7:30 AM, Richard Turner

Re: iPhone 8 and speaker lightly crackling

Yes, I have a 7. Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Debby wrote: > > Kimber, but you are using a 7 right? I have an 8. If that’s true then it has > something to do with how the Blindfold games interact with iOS 11. > > Debby > > From:

Voice over and zoom bug

Hey guys! Wanted to let ya’ll know about a bug that is in iOS 11, one that occurred during the beta, and was worked out; however reappeared in the final release. If you are both a VO user and a zoom user, you can not have both enabled at the same time, or you will be unable to enter your home

Cross Posted: Orbit Reader 20 and Apple Devices?

Hello all: If anyone scored an Orbit Reader 20 at one of the blindness consumer organization conventions and is using it with a MacBook or iPhone, could you please comment, perhaps off-list if no one else is interested, on what you think? I have been awaiting its release for months now; APH has

RE: List Recorder App and IOS 11

I believe that someone on this list mentioned that they contacted the dev and indications were that they for personal reasons had stopped developing the app. Unless another dev works something out with this app’s creator and takes it over, then that’s probably it for List Recorder. Considering

rainbow II color identifier now available

Hello, all: For those who've inquired about color identifiers, the Rainbow II color reader is now available as of today from Edmondsen Engineering. Call: (760) 329-0282. I just purchased one. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

RE: Siri female voice iOS 11

Hi Richard. Regarding the new Siri Female voice, I'd like to use this voice in Voice Dream Reader but don't see it listed as a possibility. Have you found a way to accomplish this? It would be a fantastic voice for reading books due to how natural she sounds. -Original Message- From:

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi all, Thanks, Mark, I thought it was the “Store” button which I guess is in the messaging dock. Anyhow, I now found the correct cutton and was able to hide that dock, just as Anna said, I went to the mail app afterwards and opened a message and all the buttons along the bottom were there.

RE: Changes in WatchOS 4

Totally agree here. If I had a series 2, I probably wouldn't upgrade either but I have the original Apple watch and it's really become unacceptable in terms of performance, especially under Watch OS 4. It's gotten so clunky feeling that I have gone back to my Tissot silent T for now. My series

Re: notifications not speaking on lock screen

Hi all This is a major bug in ios11. Therefore I do not advise to update if you find this feature important. Regards Davy 2017-09-24 23:05 GMT+02:00, SSEric : > I have an I phone 6S running iOS 11. My notifications setting is set to > always, and it still is not reading in

Re: iPhone 8 and speaker lightly crackling

On my iPhone 7 the crackling is not constant and it doesn’t hinder play. It wouldn’t keep me from upgrading had I not already done so. Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Sep 25, 2017, at 8:30 AM, Chris Chaffin wrote: > > > Plus, unless I am mistaken, Kimberly said that

RE: enable and disabling watch digital crown.

Hi Anthony, You say "I don't believe you can." What does this refer to? If it refers to the question about enabling digital crown navigation then Mark had already explained when he asked whether this was still available in Watch OS 4 how to enable it. Larry asked because I assume he didn't read

RE: bug with new Siri voices phone crashes IOS 11

First of all, the SIRI voices while nice are a bit less responsive. Having said this, I have had absolutely 0 issues having the US femal SIRI voice on my rotor. This means by default Samantha High Quality is used, but if I turn the rotor to languages and flick down I get the SIRI voice and

RE: rainbow II color identifier now available

Hi, How much is this new unit? Mr. Ed From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Reg Sullivan Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 12:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: rainbow II color identifier now available Martin, give them a phone call.

RE: rainbow II color identifier now available

For the week of Sept. 25-29, it’s $68. In Oct., charge will be $70. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 1:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: rainbow II color identifier now available Hi, How much is

Re: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi Rick, Try a long press instead of double-tap and hold. I had to do that on my iPHone 7 to make it work. Best, Anna > On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: > > Hi Mark. I just tried this on my 8 plus and it didn't seem to work. I double > tapping and

... DIFFICULTIES WITH INCREASING LACK OF SPEECH FROM PHONE RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF 6SE

I upgraded to iOS11 last night and certainly shouldn't have done so. I felt too tired and weary to battle with iTunes (my dreaded hate) so decided to do without since I've never been locked out with the over the air download. It went well and I was back in successfully, having got rather

RE: IOS 11 and Braille Displays

I'll call hims. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 7:20 AM To: Blind iPhone MailingList Subject: Re: IOS 11 and Braille Displays I'm not having any problems with my Smartbeetle14. On

RE: Stopping email from auto fetching and resolving battery drain

Hello Chip, I’m not Richard, but if you want to maximize battery life and don’t care if you get emails instantly when they arrive you can either set it to fetch according to a schedule, say every 30 minutes or every hour or you can set it to fetch manually which means it only looks for new

RE: rainbow II color identifier now available

Martin, give them a phone call. You will likely get either the visually impaired owner or her husband who did the design for her. They are very nice folks to deal with. I have had two great experiences with them, they are very flexible and will surely let you know what they can and can’t do!

RE: rainbow II color identifier now available

Hi, Martin: The website is: http://www.rainbowcolorreader.com They don’t show product availability online which is why I called them and was told they were available. All you can do is to contact them through their website. Best: Louise From: 'Martin Maidment' via VIPhone

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi Mark. I just tried this on my 8 plus and it didn't seem to work. I double tapping and holding then swiping down but nothing changed with regard to that annoying dock. This should be an option under messages in settings IMHO. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: rainbow II color identifier now available

Not sure how much the new version is. I got the last one of the old version which was $70 or $75 US I believe. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 1:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

Re: IOS 11 and Braille Displays

I can confirm AppleVis's findings. Using my BI40   with my iPhone has become very bad. I type quite fast, and the translation just can't keep up. The result is a disgusting mess. Best, Sadam Ahmed On 26/09/2017 12:19 AM, Anthony Vece wrote: I’m not having any problems with my

RE: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi Anna. Thanks for the suggestion but that didn't work for me either. Very strange. This was with VO running. Did you have to turn VO off first? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Monday, September

Re: Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11's Messages app - CNET

Hi Rick, No, I had VoiceOver on. Best, Anna > On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:52 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: > > Hi Anna. Thanks for the suggestion but that didn't work for me either. Very > strange. This was with VO running. Did you have to turn VO off first? > > > >

Re: Cross Posted: Orbit Reader 20 and Apple Devices?

I too, am interested in the response to the posed question. Donna > On Sep 25, 2017, at 11:26 AM, Christine Grassman > wrote: > > Hello all: > If anyone scored an Orbit Reader 20 at one of the blindness consumer > organization conventions and is using it with a

RE: 7 settings to change right away on iOS 11 - CNET

You are quite welcome, Sadam. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sadam Ahmed Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 5:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; M. Taylor Subject: Re: 7 settings to change right away on iOS 11 -

RE: IOS11 and moving apps not working

It doesn’t have 3-D touch, but the app in focus always opens for me. The strange thing is that I can get the gesture to work to invoke a share page, but not to get into editing mode. I just wish they would have left the other mode alone—add this one for those who want it but keep the other

Re: Your Apple Store Work Authorization & Service Confirmation

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Re: Smart battery case will it fit on the new iPhone 8 ?

Hi, I am going to advice you to please contact directly to Hims. Hims will be able to answer to your question. Hope this help you. Cheers, Scott Dollar Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2017, at 4:23 PM, Sadam Ahmed wrote: > > Hi all, > > > Will my current smart

transferring an app

I have two questions about transferring an app, not from one device to another, but from one person to another. My friend has an earlier version of an app and I have the latest version. The app is no longer available in the App store, but still works with IOS 11 for me, but not for him. My

RE: IOS11 and moving apps not working

Marcia, I was having the same problem you described on my iPhone 7 running iOS 10.3.3 while cleaning off 32-bit apps getting ready for the upgrade. I noticed I kept getting a shortcut menu for the app with focus instead of the move/edit action starting. As someone else has answered, making

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