RE: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Ian Robinson
Hi Anna, I used to use an app which would allow me to access files on my Windows laptop from my phone. I can't recall the details now, but for the feature to work I think I had to enable File sharing within Windows 10. Once that was done, back in the app, I had to enter my Windows user name

RE: It keeps asking for my passcode

2019-09-26 Thread Brian K. Lingard
Dear Susie & List: Try calling Apple Accessibility 1 877 204-3930. I am not aware of a setting to control this, however if there is one, Apple Accessibility Support should know of it. Brian K. Lingard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf of Susie Stage erg Sent: Wednesday, September 25,

RE: choosing a Mac, was Re: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Robert Wright
What I need help with is letting them know why a Mac over a Windows PC. **If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why?  then where does the learning start?***  From: Anna Dresner Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 10:15 PM To: VIPhone Mailing List Subject: choosing a Mac, was Re: SMB

Re: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
One app I use to share files that is quite versatile is: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/filebrowser-document-manager/id364738545 Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Sep 2019, at 11:33, Ian Robinson wrote: > > Hi Anna, > > I used to use an app which would allow me to access files on my

Re: It keeps asking for my passcode

2019-09-26 Thread Sandy Finley
Suzie, several things here: 1. In iOS 13.1, go to Settings > Display Brightness to check your setting for Autolock. If you set it to Never. your phone will lock only if you push the side button to lock it yourself.I see no reason to have Apple lock it for me. 2. Go to Settings > Touch ID

RE: Voice control on the 6S

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Maybe I'd be better off to just turn it off? Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice control on

RE: 8 or XR?

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you are trying to decide between buying an iPhone XR or 11 my advice would be to buy the iPhone 11 unless you really can't afford what it costs more. But then again if money is a big issue you really might want to consider the iPhone 8 which will be much cheaper and it still is a very nice

RE: Voice control on the 6S

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Personally I find it more trouble than it's worth at this point to use Voice Control. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 11:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice control on the 6S Now, what

Re: choosing a Mac, was Re: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Keith Bierman
Do you need (or would have great benefit) from portability? If so, the iMac shouldn't be under consideration. Lovely machine, but at the far end from portable. But I agree with the suggestion to hit up the local Apple store. Don't neglect asking about older/refurbished models ... often not on

Re: VoiceOver not speaking ETA in Uber app

2019-09-26 Thread 'Annelie Robledo' via VIPhone
I believe that it’s a problem with the app not voiceover. You need to double tap on the drivers name and then it will take to another screen and at the top it shows you the ETA. Hope this helps Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2019, at 6:07 AM, Harshit Jaithwar wrote: > > hello friends, >

RE: VoiceOver not speaking ETA in Uber app

2019-09-26 Thread Francisco Salvador Crespo
Hello. This isssue hasn't been resolved for several weeks. The screen where you select the car, origin and destination, doesn't allow to see the ETA and the selected pickup point, which are shown in the same field. At the same time it doesn't allow editing origin or destination. A workaround

Re: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread lenron brown
sometimes turning off and on voice over a few times fixes it, other times I end up having to reset the phone. I can't wait for this one to be fixed because it happens a few times a day. On 9/26/19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Davy, > > It is no the iPhone which crashes totally, this bug seems to

Re: VoiceOver not speaking ETA in Uber app

2019-09-26 Thread Harshit Jaithwar
Hello, my ETA issue is before requesting the ride and not after booking the right. After the booking I can get all the details of my driver ETA license plate number etc. please let me know any way out from this problem. Thank you! Sent from my iPhone > On 26-Sep-2019, at 21:22, 'Annelie

Question on making calls from VOIP apps and Siri shortcuts

2019-09-26 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
Hello list, So I haven’t really gotten into the whole shortcuts aspect of iOS, but I had a question and was wondering with the new iOS 13.1 and the enhanced shortcut capabilities if it were or if it’s been possible to initiate a call from a VOIP app/service strictly with a voice command? I mainly

Phone upgrade and carrier settings

2019-09-26 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, a couple questions. I’m having terrible phone reception. Does anyone have experience using the wifi calling option? Do you find it gives you better reception? Does it drain battery life? Secondly, I’m using an iPhone 6s. Has phone reception improved with the newer iPhones? I’ve

RE: Phone upgrade and carrier settings

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you have a strong and good WiFi with a fast internet connection it almost certainly would improve things and no, I don't think this will make a significant difference on battery. If you have a 6S from when it came out 4 years ago and have never replaced the battery, battery life is likely

RE: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Davy, It is no the iPhone which crashes totally, this bug seems to effect Voiceover and other sounds. I have had this happen, but afterwards my sighted wife said everything worked as normally on the phone except there was no sounds, i.e. Voiceover obviously was not talking, but also if I said

RE: Pass code.

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you can dial a phone number you can also enter a passcode. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 2:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Pass code. If I make a pass code, how am I going to know which

RE: Nearby Explorer crashes in IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I would agree with that, even a small developer could put the Beta on their device a month or 6 weeks after the June event, once it goes into the public beta phase and we get to public beta 2 or 3 around mid July it’s definitely stabile enough to be used on a daily bases and it’s not like it

RE: Question about getting my Alex voice back on Apple TV HD

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I am pretty sure there is a Reboot option in the menu somewhere, otherwise pulling the power cord and plugging it back in after 20 or 30 seconds works just fine. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:06 AM To:

RE: 2 ios13.1 bug questions

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
You said: 1. what about brail editing and typing in ios13.1 with a brail display, is it buggy or as smooth as it was in ios11 and ios12 after updating to 13.1? 2. What about the bug of the voiceover sounds sounding much harder than the voiceover speech level. is this bug still there or

RE: I am really taken with your signature at the end of your email messages

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And why not send such messages off list to begin with? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 5:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: I am really taken with your signature at the end of your email

RE: Voice control on the 6S

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
I agree with Sieghard. I've stated several times, it is focused at people who cannot manage the touch gestures. It includes blind people who cannot do the touch gestures. Where I work, we have several clients who, for a wide variety of reasons, cannot do the touch gestures and so have been

Overdrive app with IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread Marie
I have not heard anything about problems with the Overdrive app so not sure if I am alone on this. But I have tried everything to get this app to work and it crashes every time I try to add a title or a library or basically just to use it. I have been using this app successfully for quite some

RE: Instant Pot Bluetooth

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The Bluetooth model hasn’t been sold in at least a year or two, you can sometimes find used ones on Amazon. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Wright Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 3:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Instant Pot Bluetooth I learned today

RE: It keeps asking for my passcode

2019-09-26 Thread Susie Stageberg
Sandy and all, I have Touch ID set (on a 7S). I am running 12, haven’t done 13.1 and am hesitant after some of what I’ve seen here. No, haven’t tried braille screen input; if I can’t even type on the number pad, I don’t have much faith in being able to do Braille! (grin) I’d love to

Re: VoiceOver not speaking ETA in Uber app

2019-09-26 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Hi’, On ios 13.1 with the latest Uber app. I typed my destination and I’m on the screen where I can choose the type of Uber vehicle. I could see the estimated time if I work to request the ride. Feliciano For tech tips and updates: LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow

RE: Phone upgrade and carrier settings

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
OK, 1bar is not enough for a phone call. You need at least 2 bars. I’d move around your house and spot for several minutes in each location and see if you can sort out where the areas are that only have 1 bar. Avoid those areas for phone calls. Or, check with tMobile to see if they have a signal

Re: Nearby Explorer crashes in IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread Julian
Not only that, you could also have a group of beta testers to give you this info. Nearby explorer used to have a beta program that I used to be part of. Perhaps that needs to be brought back. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > >  > I would agree

2 ios13.1 bug questions

2019-09-26 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi folks 1. what about brail editing and typing in ios13.1 with a brail display, is it buggy or as smooth as it was in ios11 and ios12 after updating to 13.1? 2. What about the bug of the voiceover sounds sounding much harder than the voiceover speech level. is this bug still there or

RE: Phone upgrade and carrier settings

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
Also, when you say terrible reception, how many cell bars are you seeing in the top left of the status bar? Is this new? Sieghard's suggestion of having someone else check their signal in your house would help. I doubt a new phone will make that much difference, unless your phone is having

RE: iPhone SE and I always 13 and above and folders

2019-09-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Same here, I also tried to open the folder first, I then had options to drop the folder I was dragging before or after the app I was in and which was inside the other folder and when I tapped to drop it before the app and then checked it was not there. Then again this was just done for

Useful tip from Apple Accessibility to rescue upgrade problem

2019-09-26 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I upgraded my iPhone XS and iPad Air 2 from iOS 12.4.1 to iOS 13.1 and on both devices the Settings app crashed every time two seconds after launching. Apple Accessibility suggested using tge new Find My app, find tge My Devices tan, find my affected device and choose to erase tge device. This

Re: Instant Pot Bluetooth

2019-09-26 Thread Feliciano Godoy
The. the Instant Pot Smart WiFi Is what you need. Feliciano For tech tips and updates: LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Follow www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs

Re: Phone upgrade and carrier settings

2019-09-26 Thread Traci Duncan
My signal strength often fluctuates. It can be one out of four bars, then it can be three out of four bars. Frequently, people tell me I am cutting in and out. The other day while on a phone call, I was super garbled apparently. We switch to T-Mobile in June, and I swear for the first week it

Re: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Michael Feir
I've experienced this bug. Provided you have your accessibility shortcut set for VoiceOver, recovery is pretty simple. Click the home button three times quickly if your device has one. If not, do this with the action button on the right side of your iPHONE. You need to do this once to turn

RE: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
I had a client who was on the beta of iOS 13.1 last week who has an iPhone 7, who experienced this issue several times. When he came in for our training session, I called his phone and I answered it and the phone worked fine. I called his phone again and he answered it and it locked up. He did

My automation shortcut did not run

2019-09-26 Thread Ryan Mann
I am running IOS 13.1. I created a personal automation shortcut in the Shortcuts app. TuneIn Radio supports an action to play the last played station, so I added that action to the shortcut. I set it to run at 6:30 AM on week days. I thought that at 6:30 this morning, TuneIn would start

iOS 13 Battery Life Bad? Tips to Fix Battery Drain in iOS 13

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
iOS 13 Battery Life Bad? Tips to Fix Battery Drain in iOS 13 By Paul Horowitz How’s your battery life since updating to iOS 13? If you recently updated to iOS 13 and now feel like iPhone battery is worse or draining faster than usual, then you’re probably not alone. Every year, when a new iOS

face book

2019-09-26 Thread Janet Wright
hi does any one know how to create a pole on the face book ap i can't find where to do it it used to be with the options like back ground color feeling activity ect -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

VoiceOver not speaking ETA in Uber app

2019-09-26 Thread Harshit Jaithwar
hello friends, My voice-over not speaking ETA before requesting the ride in Uber app. I also tried to delete and reinstalling the app but the issue persist. This is the issue I am facing from iOS 12.4 and now facing in iOS 13.1 It is worth to note that vo speaks ETA after booking the right but

for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi folks Are there people affected by the bug that causes iphone to crash totally and are to be restarted from a cold reset after ending a phone call out of the telephone or facetime app? And mybe a workaround : what about asking siri to call someone and hang up later without the bug? Regards

Re: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
I think I experienced this a couple of nights ago. I don't get many calls, but when my wife called me back after us getting disconnected, I was not able to use the magic tap gesture to answer the call, and did not get any feedback from VoiceOver at all. I did not have to totally restart my phone

how to start receiving my notifacaions

2019-09-26 Thread Casey
Hi okay I have two i Phones A six S plus and a 10 X. so yesterday I upgraded my six S plus first to 13.1 and then I did my 10 X. Now I had to put the 6 S plus on our WI-FI to upgrade the IOS cause i use the 10 X as my main phone. So when i got the 6 S plus up and running with the 13.1 IOS I

Re: is there a way to get rid of this message when I open an email from an email list?

2019-09-26 Thread Davy Cuppens
That has nothing to do with accessibility. Sighted people get this message too. Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 9:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: is there a way to get rid of this message when I open an email from

RE: Overdrive app with IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marie, I, too, love the Over Drive app. I am currently running it successfully on both my iPad Pro with iPad OS 13.1 and on an iPhone 11, with iOS 13.1. Currently, based on all of the wonderful threads in this group, I have no plans to update my 8 Plus to 13.1. This is to say, I have

RE: I am really taken with your signature at the end of your email messages

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I could not find his address. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: I am really taken with your

RE: Voice control on the 6S

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I decided that too and turned the thing off. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice control on

RE: How to Fix Call Volume Obscuring VoiceOver on iPhone 7

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Tell your friend to turn on Bluetooth. Your friend can ask Siri to turn it on, then off, but that eliminates the problem. Also, a headset does, but Bluetooth is right in the phone - say to Siri, turn on Bluetooth; when through, say to Siri tyrn off Bluetooth. No problem at all. Best regards,

Re: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Gerardo Corripio
Or turn off VoiceOver, and ask Siri to call someone? This way, we could see if it’s a VO bug, or a general one. Or also ask the person to hang up first since we’ll have VO turned off? ON my SE (I knock wood this won’t happen), but so far, no bug as such! Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de

Re: Voice control on the 6S

2019-09-26 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, One cool thing you can do with Voice Control is reboot your device. You can use Siri to turn on Voice control, then say, "Reboot device," say "Tap restart," and it reboots. I wouldn't use it on a regular basis at this point either. It's really exciting for people who have limited use of

RE: Phone upgrade and carrier settings

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I am happy with Wi-Fi for calls. The only difference I can see is no more missed or dropped calls. People like Richard and Siegard would know better than I would, but I think it has to do with signals and what can be received more than another phone. Best regards, Carolyn -Original

Re: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Davy Cuppens
Wow, I can eventually confirm this bug. My phone ran into recovery mode just a few moments ago resetting it while plugged in. Regards Davy From: Deb Cook Lewis Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 10:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the

Voicedream and Pocket/Instapaper

2019-09-26 Thread kelby carlson
I am having trouble syncing articles from Pocket and/oor Instapaper to VoiceDream. In each case I get the same result: the articles appear but it says "not available" and will not let me open them, even if I wait for a considerable time. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is

Re: choosing a Mac, was Re: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, Your answer to that question will depend on what you use your computer for and why you specifically want a Mac. Best, Anna > On Sep 26, 2019, at 4:23 AM, Robert Wright wrote: > > What I need help with is letting them know why a Mac over a Windows PC. > > **If we can't look at

How to Fix Call Volume Obscuring VoiceOver on iPhone 7

2019-09-26 Thread Evan Reese
Hey Guys, I don’t own an iPhone myself, I have an iPad Mini 4, so I have not encountered this problem personally. I’m asking for a friend of mine. She is pretty new to the iPhone and got an iPhone 7. She says that one frustration she is having is that when she calls a number and is prompted to

RE: 8 or XR?

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
My husband has a Moto G 5, but it seems to still work. Financially, waiting one more year is appealing. We would not be able to get any trade for either phone, I don't think though. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Texting Problem

2019-09-26 Thread Bonnie Blose
I am having a strange problem with texts. I can send most without difficulty, but a close friend of mine who does have an IPhone is the one person I geg a failure to send every time I try. She just got an Iphone about six months ago. Before updates, we were exchanging them just fine. I don't

Re: How to Fix Call Volume Obscuring VoiceOver on iPhone 7

2019-09-26 Thread Evan Reese
Thanks Carolyn, I will tell her that. But, just wondering, why does turning on Bluetooth change the volume of a call? Thanks again. Evan -Original Message- From: Carolyn Arnold Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How to Fix Call

Question About Dictate

2019-09-26 Thread Shirley Baker
I just updated my phone successfully, which is a 6S plus but my question is when I open the mail app, the first thing I see is dictate. Is there a way to move that or remove it from that spot or turn it off? Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the

RE: Question About Dictate

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
Not that I'm aware of. That is there to help people searching for Emails that cannot use the touch screen very well. Richard  Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Shirley Baker Sent:

What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Shirley Baker
What is vertical scroll bar and is there a way to keep my phone from reading that and it also says something like square and pencil so can I stop that from reading too? Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

Re: Overdrive app with IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread Marie
Thanks Mark. I am running it on an IPhone 8 only. I just can't understand what is going on. It works flawlessly with 12.4.1 on my other devices. Perhaps I need to consider doing a full factory re-set on the phone and not even restore from a backup. I am somewhat reluctant to go to all that

RE: is there a way to get rid of this message when I open an email from an email list?

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
I've never run across an option to stop it. Perhaps writing Apple Accessibility as well as providing feedback directly through www.apple.com/feedback would be good. I just ignore the message. Richard  Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original

Siri voice on watch

2019-09-26 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Since updating to watch Os 6 my Apple Watch series 4 the only Siri voice I can get is American female even though my iPhone has British female voice. Is this normal? Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns

Apple Watch Update changed something. How do I change it back?

2019-09-26 Thread Kathy Blackburn
I updated my Apple watch to OS Version 6 last night. The watch face I use had the weather in the top left corner. Prior to the update, it would say something like, "Sunny, 94 degrees." Now, it just says, "Fair" or "cloudy" or whatever the case may be. I know I can get the temperature by

RE: Texting Problem

2019-09-26 Thread sherrywells1157
Do you leave the unsent text in your messages app? If not, try leaving it there. I find that if someone has messages in my messages app, the message goes through. Also, apparently using the dictate option in the send message screen seems to work when using Siri does not. This does seem

I updated ios 13.2 from a real pain to just a fine release here is my story

2019-09-26 Thread Davy Cuppens
Sieghard I took the plunge and updated my phone. I did the update over itunes after I first rebooted the phone. I am a lucky bastard, I cannot encounter any of these bugs. However the notification center is a bit bumpy and the vo cursor is not that accurate but then again it is workable if

is there a way to get rid of this message when I open an email from an email list?

2019-09-26 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
hi, I get the following message whenever I open an email from this list, or other email lists. This message is from a mailing list., Unsubscribe Button I have looked in the settings app under mail, and cannot find a way to turn this off. I have tapped on the accompanying close button several

Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, The vertical scroll bar goes along the right edge of your device. It tells you where you are on the screen, and you can use it to move around the screen. If you touch it and flick up, you move 10% of the way up the screen. flick down to move down 10%. Or you can move more quickly by doing

Where is Samantha?

2019-09-26 Thread karuna Chopra
Since I upgraded to iOS 13.1, I cannot use Samantha as my default voice for voice over! I do not like this new voice, and want to get Samantha back! Where is she? How can I find her? Can I get a back or have I lost a forever? Please help! -- The following information is important for all

RE: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Deb Cook Lewis
This happened to me. Iphone 8+. I called Apple Accesibility because I had not read about this problem. They advised me that the recommended solution was a hard reset. But they further recommended to do the hard reset with the phone unplugged because sometimes the phones are going into recovery

RE: Voicedream and Pocket/Instapaper

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
You probably need to write Winston directly on this one. wins...@voicedream.com Richard  Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kelby carlson Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:34 PM To:

Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Shirley Baker
I sent a message and it was blank so I will start again. If we don't want vertical scroll, is there an option to turn it off, as well as system font? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2019, at 2:31 PM, Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > The vertical scroll bar goes along the right edge of your

Re: A question about which braille display to buy.

2019-09-26 Thread Eden
Hi Annie, I would recommend a qbraille. I found the Focus unpaired rather frequently from my iphone. I've had the qbraille for almost a year and x it pairsseamlessly and even if it loses connection, it connects back without help from you. It also works well with the computer and there's not

RE: Overdrive app with IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marie, I just posted a reply on the list under a different subject, before seeing your message under this subject. Sorry for any confusion. I just updated to the latest release of Over Drive on my iPad Pro and, after doing so, the Over Drive menu bar is completely inaccessible to

RE: Where is Samantha?

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
Well, make sure your phone is plugged in and on WiFi. Wait a few hours and your voices should be back. Samantha hasn't gone anywhere. Sometimes after updating, it takes many hours for the iPhone to finish the background tasks in updating. Richard  Live long and prosper Check out my web

RE: Texting Problem

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Goodness, all that message clutter would drive me back to a flip phone! Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of sherrywells1...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:52 PM To:

Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Viola
Shirley, I wish there was. there's too much clutter on the text message and the email app. -Original Message- From: Shirley Baker Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 3:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar I sent a message and it was blank so I

Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Albert Ruel
Are we talking about the Vertical Navigation button on the Rotor? If so, I mostly use it on the Home Screen to move focus up and down the columns so I don’t have to do as many swipes to the right and left. I also arrange my apps and folders on the main screen so that I have quick and easy

Deleting in VDR

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
For those who missed being able to flick up or down on a file in Voice Dream Reader to delete it, update to version 4.9.2 and you will have it back. Winston fixed that bug. Richard Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. -- The following information is important for all

Re: for ios13.1 updaters who is affected by the severe telephone call bug

2019-09-26 Thread Mama Peach
I had this happen to me today when trying to place a call. My phone freaked totally out and no matter what I tried, I could not get Voice Over to work. I had to reboot the phone and even then I had trouble getting Voice Over back. Somehow or another after a little wait, it fixed itself. I sure

Pocket Menus

2019-09-26 Thread kelby carlson
I reinstalled Pocket recently, but it seems it has taken a step backward in accessibility. There is no "main menu" button, so I am unable to access anywhing beyond my home list such as archive. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

RE: Question About Dictate

2019-09-26 Thread Carolyn Arnold
That darn dictate thing drives me crazy. I do not like dictating other than some of the time to Siri for messages and emails, but not all the time. 13.1 is sort of like getting another kind of phone in a way. Some things look way different, like Reminders. Best regards, Carolyn

Issues with Series 3 watch following Os Update

2019-09-26 Thread Deb Cook Lewis
I have two major problems with my Apple Watch since updating both my Iphone 8+ and the series 3 watch. First, I cannot adjust any increments in the workout app. So, if you're going to do something for ten minutes, you can't use the picker item to adjust it to 15 or 5. It just does nothing.

RE: choosing a Mac, was Re: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Robert Wright
I am looking at audio production and also as a way of monitoring the web sites I develop to make sure of accessibility across the board. I also do tech support and wish to expand into the Mac world. I was reminded this morning about the Mac mini. **If we can't look at ourselves, and ask,

Re: is there a way to limit the number of notification announcements that are red out before it stops?

2019-09-26 Thread Alex Stone
i dont think there is. I think they’re either read out or not read our. Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Sep 2019, at 00:32, 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone > wrote: > > hi, > I receive add an announcement every minute after a notification is received, > until I am able to get to the

Re: is there a way to limit the number of notification announcements that are red out before it stops?

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
try turning on do not disturb before you get in the shower. Richard Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. On Sep 26, 2019, at 4:32 PM, 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone wrote: hi, I receive add an announcement every minute after a notification is received,

Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Shirley Baker
No, it's vertical scroll bar. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2019, at 6:09 PM, Albert Ruel wrote: > > Are we talking about the Vertical Navigation button on the Rotor? If so, I > mostly use it on the Home Screen to move focus up and down the columns so I > don’t have to do as many swipes

Re: Deleting in

2019-09-26 Thread Holly
Thanks Bobbette: I have a lot of research to do. Sure nice to have all of you listers to toss things back and forth with. As you say, it is just a relief to finally have a definitive diagnosis. Am in the data base now, and I will upload the new info to My Retina Tracker site. -- The

Re: A question about which braille display to buy.

2019-09-26 Thread Richard Turner
>From what I've seen of the Focus 40 5th Generation, it looks like a really >good display. It is very well made, much better than the previous versions. On the other hand, the Qbraille has great potential with all the Windows Keys, but my experience with it is not great. If they have improved

Re: Update to: RE: Overdrive app with IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread Marie
I have not yet contacted them because I had not found anyone else having a problem. I just did a factory re-set on the phone for no good reason since it still does not work. Thank goodness I have devices running IOS 12 which are having no problem. I will see about contacting the developers on

Update to: RE: Overdrive app with IOS 13.1

2019-09-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marie, I just updated to the latest release of Over Drive on my iPad Pro. Wow! VoiceOver is definitely broken. This is to say, the main menu area is completely inaccessible. So disappointing. Marie, you said you were going to contact the developers. Can you please share any contact

Re: What is Vertical Scroll Bar

2019-09-26 Thread Shirley Baker
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2019, at 2:31 PM, Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > The vertical scroll bar goes along the right edge of your device. It tells > you where you are on the screen, and you can use it to move around the > screen. If you touch it and flick up, you move 10% of

Re: how to start receiving my notifacaions

2019-09-26 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Casey, Open the apps from which you expect to get notifications. They may ask for permission to use notifications. even if they don't, often opening an app gets it started receiving notifications again. Best, Anna > On Sep 26, 2019, at 2:55 PM, Casey wrote: > > Hi okay I have two i

Re: choosing a Mac, was Re: SMB file sharing

2019-09-26 Thread Anna Dresner
Sounds like you've got good reasons, then. Good luck with the paperwork. > On Sep 26, 2019, at 6:10 PM, Robert Wright wrote: > > I am looking at audio production and also as a way of monitoring the web > sites I develop to make sure of accessibility across the board. I also do > tech support

A question about which braille display to buy.

2019-09-26 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi all. I need a new braille display. It is really not easy what are people suggesting. I need the display for my phone, but also for my computer. I am considering a focus 40 a QBraille or something smaller. What would you suggest. 14 cells are very small to me but 40 cells display are very

RE: Instant Pot Bluetooth

2019-09-26 Thread Robert Wright
I disagree. It is not as accessible as the Smart Bluetooth. This seller stated that they have the Smart Bluetooth but they accidently sent the wrong thing. **If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why?  then where does the learning start?***  From: Feliciano Godoy Sent: Thursday,

is there a way to limit the number of notification announcements that are red out before it stops?

2019-09-26 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
hi, I receive add an announcement every minute after a notification is received, until I am able to get to the phone to turn it off. This is a problem when I’m in the shower and listening via Bluetooth speaker. Is there a way to limit the number of notifications that I received before it goes

Here is the Contact Info for the Developers of Over Drive; Please Join me in requesting that VoiceOver Access be Restored in iOS 13

2019-09-26 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marie and Everyone, Okay, here is the contact info for the Over Drive people. I called the number, the other day for another purpose, and spoke to the operator so they do answer the phone. If you call, and I hope some of you will, ask for the support team. Their twitter handle is

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