Re: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread lenron brown
Same thing I said about time. That made me so mad for ages. It's a lot better than it use to be for sure. I still prefer whatsapp because you can lock the record button. On 3/29/19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > One feature I thought was interesting: > Apple has boosted the quality of the audio

RE: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Each has its advantages, you may not be able to lock the record button in the Messages app, but I like the fact that I can record an audio message and listen to it before I send it if I feel so inclined. In WhatsApp the message gets sent as soon as you let go of the button or tap Send if you

Re: manage subscriptions on iphone

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
You no longer have to go through your Apple ID to deal with subscriptions Open the App Store, double tap on my Account, and you will find a manage subscriptions. But calling Apple Accessibility is the best thing to do when things don't make sense like this. Richard The most common way people

RE: Apple Pay

2019-03-30 Thread Tom Rash
If the party you want to pay is in your contacts, you can just say “Siri, pay John Smith 25 dollars”. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Susie Stageberg Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 5:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Pay I have the card already entered

Digital Signature

2019-03-30 Thread blindfaith38
Hello, I have recently started working for a company in which I need to submit monthly reports that I will have to sign. Does anyone no if there is an iOS app that is accessible for signing my reports? I know that DocuSign is out there and that it is probably the most used app for this, but I

RE: After Updating To iOS 12.2 Question Please.

2019-03-30 Thread Bill Outman
Might be the phone or connection, I suspect. I just updated my 8 Plus overnight and had no problems. Bill Outman -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:27 AM

RE: Apple Pay

2019-03-30 Thread Fazil M.
What about if the payee does not have an apple product, can the payment still be paid to them? Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rash Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 6:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Pay If

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread lenron brown
I think they could have made it work but they didn't. Companies have failed products sometimes it is what it is. On 3/30/19, ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com wrote: > A lot of people are going to be up in arms 9over it. Another case of > announceing and not delivering. What will do now? Tim

Re: manage subscriptions on iphone

2019-03-30 Thread Anthony Vece
Call Apple Accessibility. You can’t go wrong. Sent from my iPad > On Mar 30, 2019, at 6:38 AM, Davy Cuppens wrote: > > Hi folks > > I know how to manage my subscriptions in the itunes and appstore clicking and > activating my own appleid. > > I’ve been using my iphone for 5 years now and

RE: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread ilovecountrymusic483
A lot of people are going to be up in arms 9over it. Another case of announceing and not delivering. What will do now? Tim cook will have some explaining to do. IMO. From: '鍾 智明' via VIPhone Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 9:24 PM To: viphone Subject: Apple cancels AirPower wireless

Re: FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, ordering information

2019-03-30 Thread Holly
Thank you Richard: One question. How adjustable is the phone holder? i.e. Could you set it to an angle to look at a monitor? Thanks, Holly -- 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,

manage subscriptions on iphone

2019-03-30 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi folks I know how to manage my subscriptions in the itunes and appstore clicking and activating my own appleid. I’ve been using my iphone for 5 years now and in that time I have signed up for several subscriptions. But sometimes one could forget which subscriptions you all posess. Therefore

RE: After Updating To iOS 12.2 Question Please.

2019-03-30 Thread ilovecountrymusic483
Hi, I have am running ios 12.2 and did not receive such a message on my iphone 8+. Wondering if that is a bug? Matthew -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of janet gross Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 1:48 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: After

FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, ordering information

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
Tomek Wardega, the creator of the FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, has updated his web site with the order form and instructions on how to use the stand when it arrives. The order form is fairly straight forward. You will enter your Email address, check the item that says you are blind,

odd vibration happening

2019-03-30 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I’m hoping I can describe this in a way that makes sense. Occasionally my phone starts to vibrate in short vibration bursts. This may go on for a minute or so and I can’t figure out what it means. I close out all apps but the vibrations continue. They’re almost like the vibrations when

Re: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread Jenifer Barr
And thank you Jesus! They fixed the mail threading issue! :) That was so annoying! lol Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2019, at 10:03 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > One feature I thought was interesting: > Apple has boosted the quality of the audio messages you leave in Messages by >

Re: manage subscriptions on iphone

2019-03-30 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I wish there was a way to hide subscriptions that are no longer active. It’d be nice to either hide or delete them but as of now I haven’t found a way to do this. Robin From: Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 9:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: manage

RE: FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, ordering information

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
No, It is purely designed to do documents. You would need a tripod type stand like perhaps what Sieghard had recommended to focus on a monitor. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 8:21 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: FOPYDO

RE: manage subscriptions on iphone

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
Robin, I agree. Perhaps it is time for everyone to write Apple, either through the standard Apple Feedback form on their main page or to Apple Accessibility, or both. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 9:54 AM To:

Re: FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, ordering information

2019-03-30 Thread Holly
Thanks Richard. I already have a Pearl camera, so would probably be better off with the tripod that was suggested. I see they are on Amazon for about $27. Holly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns

Can you use whatsapp on an iPad mini or iPod touch

2019-03-30 Thread Jen .
Hi can you use WhatsApp on an iPad mini or iPod touch? If so how since you don’t have a phone number. Jen -- 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

Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: odd vibration happening

2019-03-30 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
I get that exact thing sometimes when listening to a YouTube video. I don’t know why it works that way sometimes and not others. It seems like it’s more likely when I click on a link within a Mail message and it begins to play in YouTube. On Mar 30, 2019, at 11:31 AM, Bill Outman

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Cannot find it in the UK. Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Mar 2019, at 20:39, Mary Otten wrote: > > Voice stream scanner is now in the App Store, along with an updated version > of voice dream reader which works together with the new scanning app. The > scanning app is six dollars in the App

RE: Apple Pay

2019-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Susie, As far as I know, in order to use person-to-person money transfer, you must have a virtual Apple Cash card setup on your account. Also, unless I am mistaken, the recipient must also have Apple Pay Cash setup on her/his account. In order to setup the Apple Cash card, you must

Re: Swimming pool collision avoidance system?

2019-03-30 Thread goshawk on horseback
exactly. I like those, as I love to swim underwater as well. Simon - Original Message - From: "Carolyn Arnold" <4carol...@windstream.net> To: Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 5:52 PM Subject: RE: Swimming pool collision avoidance system? Right, and lakes aren't bad, especially if you

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, I also have KNFB and just downloaded Voice DREAm Scanner. I also updated VDR. I am totally impressed with Voice Dream Scanner. I was worried that I would be disappointed because of all of the hype while it was in beta. Even on the KNFB list. In my opinion, after using Voice Dream Scanner on

RE: printers

2019-03-30 Thread 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone
Whew, what a resource you are Keith. I've got to let this sink in. Thanks for the effort you've made here. It's too beautiful out to spend much more time sifting through this for a second time. Deidre From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith

Re: odd vibration happening

2019-03-30 Thread kitty hevener
Paula, do u have any push notifications on either intentionally or not? Am asking cuz it sounds like ur phone is trying to alert you to something. From: Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: odd vibration happening Hi all. I’m

RE: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I tried sending a few audio texts, and people couldn't really understand them, so soon will be downloading the update. I don't know if I'll try the audio now though, since I have begun to use the keyboard for text messages. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From:

RE: Swimming pool collision avoidance system?

2019-03-30 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Right, and lakes aren't bad, especially if you know how to swim for those drop off places, where they get deeper. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of goshawk on horseback Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019

Re: Digital Signature

2019-03-30 Thread Andy Baracco
Do you have to do this on your phone. Docusign is the gold standard and is completely accessible on the PC. Andy - Original Message - From: blindfait...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 7:58 AM Subject: Digital Signature Hello,

Re: Can you use whatsapp on an iPad mini or iPod touch

2019-03-30 Thread Maria Reyes
Hi. No you can't. Unless you use another app and use the code scanner in WhatsApp. There is no official WhatsApp app for the iPad. Sent from my Sprint iPhone X!!! see: tech4theblind+subscr...@groups.io if you want to talk blind technology!! > On Mar 30, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Jen . wrote: > > Hi

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Chris, No proof, just a hypothesis that seems more and more plausible due to the mounting number of patent suits filed against them by one company or another. Victor -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 3:10 PM To:

Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
Voice stream scanner is now in the App Store, along with an updated version of voice dream reader which works together with the new scanning app. The scanning app is six dollars in the App Store, well $5.99, and is, at least in my opinion, worth it by a long shot better than KNFB Reader, for

Re: Auto-inputting String of Telephone Digits after Call Is Answered

2019-03-30 Thread Craig Werner
Thank you, Sieghard, for your reply. You bring up a good point when you mention how easy it could be for someone stealing a phone to gain access to an account if the "comma pause" feature were to be implemented. This drawback coupled with the possible difficulty of precisely managing the number

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
That’s interesting. I heard about it released from somebody in Australia. So apparently it’s on their App Store. Maybe it will show up for you guys in the very near future. I certainly hope so. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2019, at 1:51 PM, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > Cannot find it in

RE: odd vibration happening

2019-03-30 Thread Bill Outman
The other thing to check is to make sure your phone is not in fact muted, since you described the problem as if it is acting like a call coming in when the phone is muted. The mute switch could easily get bumped if you don’t have the phone in a case, or if the case you have leaves it

RE: Apple Pay

2019-03-30 Thread pdllogan77
I don’t believe so .. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Fazil M. Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 11:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Pay What about if the payee does not have an apple product, can the payment still be paid to them? Thanks! From:

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Yuma Decaux
I got the AirPods 2 a few days ago, and to be honest it doesn't affect me negatively not to have the wireless charger. if anything, I move around a lot, so both classic and wireless methods of charging require a cable of some sort. having a cable that works also as my iphone charger makes it

RE: FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, ordering information

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
O, I thought you were looking for something to do OCR with your phone. The Pearl camera doesn’t work with the phone does it? You could use Jaws build-in Convenient OCR to capture the computer screen, right? Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Saturday, March 30,

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Victor Gouveia
Or they may have been sued over patent rights from another company offering wireless charging products and lost, so they had to develop their own alternative that isn't near what the patent offered. Victor -Original Message- From: lenron brown Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 11:35 AM

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I assume there will be some people  up in arms over it since that's what some people do, but it's just a product from Apple. Apple still supports wireless charging on their latest iPhones. IMHO, the fact that Apple doesn't offer their own wireless charging pad isn't that big a deal. On

Re: FOPYDO Scanning Stand for the Blind, ordering information

2019-03-30 Thread Holly
Richard: No, the Pearl camera doesn’t work with the phone, but it works for about everything I need to read except labels on cans, etc. Actually, I am not sure how much I would need the phone stand, and don’t travel much. I was just thinking that the tripod would be more versatile than the

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Hmm, this seems like a stretch, and I haven't seen anything in the article that was posted or anywhere else to indicate this. Do you have any references that might point to this? On 3/30/19 2:00 PM, Victor Gouveia wrote: Or they may have been sued over patent rights from another company

Re: Can you use whatsapp on an iPad mini or iPod touch

2019-03-30 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
If you have an Android phone or an iPhone, there is a workaround: https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iosapps/whatsapp-ipad-3636728/ Harry > On 30 Mar 2019, at 19:13, Maria Reyes wrote: > > Hi. > No you can't. Unless you use another app and use the code scanner in > WhatsApp. There is no

RE: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
I suspect it is a matter of hours before it will show up in those countries whose language uses Latin characters. That is the only limitation he stated in the app description. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, March 30,

FW: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
-Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com Subject: Voice dream scanner has been released Voice stream scanner is now

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Victor Gouveia
Also, the sheer number of patent suits Apple gets has got to be astronomical, especially after the Qualcom loss. Patent owners have got to be looking to cash in, whether they have a claim against Apple or not. The apple legal team has got to be overworked, or at least, their interns. LOL.

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread John's Gmail
VoiceDream Scanner reads the whole page like Seeing AI does in document mode but VoiceDream does it faster and much more accurately. It also keeps the information on your phone so things like credit card numbers are not shared with the world. VoiceDream Scanner has been the only device that I

Question for users of MLB at bat

2019-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
It’s baseball season yet again. In years past, I have been able to get notifications from the At Bat app about “condensed game“. I know it is early days, only three games in, but I have yet to see a notification for a condensed game. These were combined sometimes for multiple audio sources, but

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
True, but it's also hard to keep a law suit like this a secret. On 3/30/19 7:00 PM, lenron brown wrote: It's not like they would come out and say that's the issue. On 3/30/19, Victor Gouveia wrote: Hi Chris, No proof, just a hypothesis that seems more and more plausible due to the mounting

RE: Apple Pay

2019-03-30 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Sending money to somebody via Apple Pay is not yet supported in Canada whether they have set up Apple Pay or not. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Fazil M. Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 8:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Pay What about if the payee does not

RE: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Exactly, it's all speculation and who cares. They announced it won't happen and that's that. All the speculation about people being upset and all that is also just over-rated. It's a very small percentage of all people who will be upset, they are the ones who keep tabs on this type of stuff.

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Dave
it's voice dream scanner, not voice streamm. Dave. -Original Message- From: Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 8:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice dream scanner has been released That’s interesting. I heard about it released from somebody in Australia. So

Upgrade to new AirPods? Here's how to rename the 'AirPods #2' default, 9 to 5 Mac

2019-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
Upgrade to new AirPods? Here's how to rename the 'AirPods #2' default By Michael Potuck Pre-orders for Apple's second-generation AirPods have been shipping out over the last few days and in-store stock also popped up yesterday. If you have used the original AirPods, your new ones will default

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread lenron brown
It's not like they would come out and say that's the issue. On 3/30/19, Victor Gouveia wrote: > Hi Chris, > > No proof, just a hypothesis that seems more and more plausible due to the > mounting number of patent suits filed against them by one company or > another. > > Victor > > -Original

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread pegkane52
I think they are two different apps. Seeing not seeing AI has many more components to it, such as hand writing short tax documents product identification color identification and currency identification. Voice stream scanner is for reading documents it does not have all the other components,

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
Also, comparing Voice Dream Scanner with Seeing AI is like comparing apples to oranges. Voice Dream scanner allows for multipage documents, you can save them as one document, it is fast, accurate, and does it all on the phone. Seeing AI; which is fantastic for some things, is not designed

Re: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues

2019-03-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not sure Apple gets sued any more than the other big guys, and they bring their own share of law suits. Sounds to me like people are just feeling sorry for Apple. Remember, no one has provided any evidence that this product was dropped due to law suits, and the fact that it was delayed

Re: Question for users of MLB at bat

2019-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
OK. I will see about writing the atbat folks. But for those folks who have the atbat app and have notifications active, have you found a way to get the individual video highlights that are pointed out in notifications? Thus far, when I go there, I double tap on things and I’m not getting any

Re: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread Maria Reyes
it's still in the latest beta and its annoying! Sent from my Sprint iPhone X!!! see: tech4theblind+subscr...@groups.io if you want to talk blind technology!! > On Mar 31, 2019, at 12:14 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > > I'm not sure which bug they were referring to; but the one I'm still

Shortcuts 2.2 brings support for Apple Notes with handwriting recognition, iMore

2019-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
Shortcuts 2.2 brings support for Apple Notes with handwriting recognition The Shortcuts app has a few new features to make your experience better than ever. By Matthew Cassinelli, 28 Mar 2019 Apple has released version 2.2 of the Shortcuts app, bringing with it new actions for the default Notes

Apple Watch Explorer face lost its numbers after watchOS 5.2? You're not alone, 9 to 5 Mac

2019-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
Apple Watch Explorer face lost its numbers after watchOS 5.2? You're not alone By Zac Hall Notice something weird about your Apple Watch since updating to watchOS 5.2? There's a software bug affecting the Explorer watch face on the latest Apple Watch update. The Explorer face, recognized for

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Ryan Mann
Do you think Voice Dream Scanner does a better job than Seeing AI or about the same? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2019, at 4:39 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Voice stream scanner is now in the App Store, along with an updated version > of voice dream reader which works together with the new

RE: Auto-inputting String of Telephone Digits after Call Is Answered

2019-03-30 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If he wants to try it he should just use 1 comma, then test it and only if that is not long enough would I add a second comma. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Craig Werner Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 1:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
I'm not sure which bug they were referring to; but the one I'm still bothered by is still there. When you turn the rotor to messages and flick down say to message 3 of 5, focus may jump back to message 1 or 2. It can take two or three tries to get the focus to stick on the third message; or

Re: Voice dream scanner has been released

2019-03-30 Thread Ryan Mann
Yes they are two different apps, but not having to use the internet is a plus, so Voice Dream Scanner and Seeing AI are both good for different things. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2019, at 10:25 PM, pegkan...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I think they are two different apps. Seeing not seeing

Re: Question for users of MLB at bat

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
It looks like there are just video highlights with the MLB TV subscription, but not with the audio subscription. That is a drag. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Mar 30, 2019, at 7:47 PM, Mary Otten

RE: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com

2019-03-30 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Sorry to ask, but apart from Jesus not being involved in any way, was wrong with mail threads? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 8:16 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try

Re: Question for users of MLB at bat

2019-03-30 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I don’t think I understand. Last year I had MLB TV through T-Mobile, just like I do this year. And last year I got these notifications for condensed games. And what you got when you hit the condensed game could be a mix of audio and video. Sometimes it wasn’t even your home team

Re: Question for users of MLB at bat

2019-03-30 Thread Richard Turner
No Mary, I'm the confused one. This falls under what happens when you assume. I didn't pay attention to the fact you have an MLB TV subscription. So, ignore what I said, and yes, I know there were condensed games before with the TV subscription. Sounds like it is time to talk to the At Bat