Mine doesn't, at least with ICloud. Every time I try I get the message that it
cannot back up messages because I'm not using 2 factor authentication.
I'm wondering if there is a way to back up or copy my messages to dropbox or my
computer from my phone?
Vicki
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As I pointed out in another message, I cannot select to back up messages unless
I have 2 factor authentication set up, which I don't and right now, I don't
want to.
Vicki
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From: Feliciano Godoy
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019
In the last week or so, my phone's battery has been behaving extremely oddly.
When not charging, the battery drains very quickly; it can often lose at least
5% in a couple of minutes. Conversely, when I have it plugged in, it charges
very slowly, maybe 1% every five minutes or so. It is an
Really a different strokes for different folks kind of deal.
I use Overcast for some podcasts, but the majority of the stuff I listen to is
through Downcast.
Downcast has more settings for customization and such, whereas Overcast is a
bit more simplified. That and yes, Overcast does have
I'm looking for a way to back up everything, including my messages, without
using 2 factor authentication on my phone.
I was hoping that ITunes backup might do the trick since ICloud does not.
Vicki
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From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Is there a way to check the warranty status of the phone or do I just need to
call Apple?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 2:37 PM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> Assuming there is no warranty you can take it to any place that does smart
> phone batteries.
> Check with your carrier.
>
Call Apple with your serial number, or call Apple Accessibility and have them
do a screen share so they can see it.
HTH,
Richard
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To check the status of your phone Wwarrantyeag into settings, Wgeneral, and
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Turner
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 7:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: groups app - to send messages to multiple recipients
ABC groups can do either text messages or emails.
I use it for
Hi Shirley,
Overcast is really good at speeding up content and keeping the audio quality
intact. A smart speed feature also saves time by shortening pauses in the
audio. There's also a Voice Boost feature that helps equalize podcasts, which
can be helpful if, for example, one person is louder
So I still have neither the dexterity nor coordination to get into the control
center reliably and the hardware keyboard shortcut doesn’t work. While trying
to get into the control center, I inadvertently created a productivity folder.
How do I go about removing that?
Ray T. Mahorney
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Hi Wayne,
There is nothing on your email accept your name. My friend had the same issue
with his gmail account on his iPhone. When he sent messages there was nothing
being sent even though voice over on his end read that what he had dictated was
there but when the message was sent there is
We're using the beta, and it works wonderfully.
Karen
At 11:20 AM 10/12/2019, you wrote:
Has anyone downloaded the ScripTalk Mobile
app? I can’t seem to find it in the app store. Thanks.
God bless!
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hi, I got lot of pictures in my iPhone And seems like iCloud free storage is
very small for me and I don’t want to upgrade it.
So can you guys suggest any free accessible unlimited photo storage app
Thanks!
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Your responses are ending up at the bottom of the thread and not up with your
signature.
Vivian and Sallie
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:05 AM
To:
It sounds like it's the battery optimization. If you are using IOS 13. I turned
mine Woff and that seemed to solve Wthe problem. Go into settings, battery,
Wbattery health, battery optimization on. Click on that. There ar
two options Where. Turn off until tomorrow or turn Woff Wfor good. I
Definitely, I was about thinking not to open any more from you, Wayne.
I did not check to see if they are at the bottom - never do that, just delete.
Best regards,
Carolyn
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Vivian
Assuming there is no warranty you can take it to any place that does smart
phone batteries.
Check with your carrier.
Or, call some place like Batteries Plus, and if they don't do it, they will
likely tell you who does in your area.
If it is under warranty, you may need to find an authorized
You will have to drag files out of the folder until it disappears.
If there are just two apps in it, dragging one out should do the trick.
You could call Apple Accessibility and do a screen share with them so they
could direct you through the process if you are not sure how to do that.
I managed to make the productivity folder go away but in the process I killed
my calendar icon.
From: Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 15:56
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: inadvertently created a productivity folder
You will have to drag files out of the folder until
Kelby,
Is your peak performance capability section displaying normal peak
performance? Check by going to your iPhone settings, battery, and battery
health.
There, it will indicate that or it will let you know that it isn’t. If it is
not supporting peak performance, your battery is shot
Hi,
give this a shot. Open the Phone app, contacts and locate the contact that you
wish to delete. Open the contact, activate edit and then move your focus to the
very bottom left corner where you have the favorites tab, do not double tap it,
flick left from there. You should have delete
I am not using iOS 13 so this option does not apply.
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 1:31 PM, Vivian Conger wrote:
>
> Wayne,
>
> Got it.
>
> Vivian and Sallie
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
>
ah doing a screen share requires me to get into the control center which I can
not do reliably.
From: Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 15:56
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: inadvertently created a productivity folder
You will have to drag files out of the folder until
Ron,
I have two different lightning cables; one from Apple that came with my
original iPhone, so about two years old, and one Anker cable for on-the-go
charging, about two years old as well. Both evidence this problem.
On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:19 AM Ron Pelletier
wrote:
> Kelby,
>
> How long
I downloaded one password but don't know how to use it. Does it create your
password or save the ones you have created and how do you use it say on a
website where you have to enter a password?
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How exactly do you check battery health? When I go into battery, I see that I
can check activity for the past 24 hours or the past 10 days, and I can read
the percentage of battery used by each app, but not the specific figure that
says what my battery capacity is. The last time I checked it
I think Google or Amazon offers a lot of free space for photo storage.
Personally I consider the cost for Apple's 50Gb of iCloud storage so small, 99
Cents a month in the US I think, that both my wife and I have it and this way
we don't have to worry. If you take tons of videos maybe 50Gb isn't
Wayne, none of your comments are coming through, just your signature. Please
make sure when you are writing that your comments are in fact at the beginning
of your message.
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 1:04 PM, Wayne Scott wrote:
>
>
>
> Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
>
>
> On
I have rebooted the phone and reset network settings to no avail. I am
wondering if the battery case I tried for a few days damaged something somehow,
though I can't see how that might have happened. But this level of battery
drain is just not acceptable for daily use.
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>
Mine is in Battery, and was 99 the last time I checked.
Best regards,
Carolyn
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Kathy Brandt
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 11:51 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Battery
As an example of what I'm talking about, I charged my phone to 80% and put it
in airplane mode for 1 hour. In that time the battery drained 5% which is
extraordinarily unusual for this phone.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 11:35 AM, Wayne Scott wrote:
>
>
>
> Wayne Scott
If memory serves, if you've got Amazon Prime, unlimited photo access is
included. I think there's a nominal fee for unlimited files and video, but
can't recall at the moment what it is. My wife deals with all that stuff.
She uses Google Drive for the pictures she takes for our online arbitrage
I don't use it myself, but Google Photos does allow for free and
unlimited storage of photos. To get the unlimited storage, you do have
to use Google's compression and restrict your photos to high resolution.
https://www.google.com/photos/about/
Google gives you 15G of free storage across
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 15, 2019, at 10:07 AM, Vivian Conger wrote:
Wayne,
Not sure if others are having this issue but your last 4 messages didn't seem
to have your message except your signature.
Vivian and Sallie
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From:
Hi, list.
Does Apple Card accept US addresses only? Would it accept a non-US address
too?
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Hi Shirley,
Double-tap the podcast name, and then double-tap the episode you want to hear.
Double-tap Play, and it starts playing.
To delete an episode or a podcast, touch its name, flick up or down until you
get to Delete, and double-tap.
Best,
Anna
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 10:26 AM,
Hi Shirley,
The Delete button is the last element on the Edit contact screen. A four-finger
tap near the bottom of the screen should take you to it.
Best,
Anna
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 12:54 PM, Shirley Baker wrote:
>
> I am trying to delete a contact. Went to the contact, double tapped on
Kelby,
How long have you had the lightning cable? Before going to the extreme of
changing the battery, I would try to borrow a lightning cable from friend or
family member and try it like that. Sometimes, cables are intermittent
Ron & Danvers
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 10:14
It's a dot 4, or a shift+2 on the qwerty keyboard.
Karen
At 04:22 PM 10/12/2019, you wrote:
Wayne, just got your signature. Please resend your message. Thanks.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Scott
Sent:
Wayne,
Not sure if others are having this issue but your last 4 messages didn't seem
to have your message except your signature.
Vivian and Sallie
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15,
Is there a reason why you can’t do an encrypted iTunes backup?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicki W.
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 7:08 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: ITunes Backups
Mine doesn't, at least with ICloud. Every time I try I get the message that it
that's 3 posts now, without anything in the body.
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From: Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 5:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Battery Draining Fast and Charging Slowly
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 15, 2019, at
Wayne,
Got it.
Vivian and Sallie
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:27 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: regarding battery draining very fast and charging very slowly
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:22 AM, Kelby Carlson wrote:
Ron,
I have two different lightning cables; one from Apple that came with my
original iPhone, so about two years old, and one Anker cable for on-the-go
charging, about two years old as
Have you rebooted the phone and, if that didn't help, tried a Reset Network
Settings?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kelby
carlson
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 7:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Battery Draining Fast and Charging Slowly
In
You probably need to find the tab or link that will allow you to edit the
payee. You probably cannot edit the payee while in the process of making a
payment.
If you can't figure it out, let us know which banking app you are using. Then
maybe someone has the app and can help further.
Rob
Great, Wayne! It came through.
Best regards,
Carolyn
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:27 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: regarding battery draining very fast and
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Kathy Brandt wrote:
How exactly do you check battery health? When I go into battery, I see that I
can check activity for the past 24 hours or the past 10 days, and I can read
the percentage of battery used by
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 15, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
Have you rebooted the phone and, if that didn't help, tried a Reset Network
Settings?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kelby
carlson
Sent:
You may want to check Applevis.com for tutorials or Podcasts about Overcast and
1Password, they would most likely give you much more detailed instructions. A
general question like "How do I use Overcast" basically would require somebody
to write a full tutorial and I am pretty sure one exists.
Hi, just wanted to thank everyone who gave me ideas on making the "at" sign in
braille. Using a braille keyboard, I discovered that I could use dot 4
followed by dot 2. I was using ueb braille. I found that this worked when
filling in an email field. Don't know if it would have worked in
I am trying to delete a contact. Went to the contact, double tapped on edit and
looked for delete contact but didn't see that. I am using an iPhone 6S plus
with the latest update. Thank you.
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On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:37 AM, kelby carlson wrote:
As an example of what I'm talking about, I charged my phone to 80% and put it
in airplane mode for 1 hour. In that time the battery drained 5% which is
extraordinarily unusual for this
Well, the Apple store in Portland, Oregon, won't replace a battery until it
drops below 80 percent.
But, that is if they are under warranty.
For about $49 you can have a battery replaced out of warranty.
At least, that is my understanding.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for
Thanks, Anna. Those are the same steps I used for listening to a podcast before
I got the overcast apSo I guess my question would be what is the purpose of
overcast then?p.
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 12:52 PM, Anna Dresner wrote:
>
> Hi Shirley,
>
> Double-tap the podcast
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 14, 2019, at 8:45 PM, Feliciano Godoy wrote:
Hi,
Consider purchasing a certified Apple charging cable for your phone as it seems
like your current cable is on its way out. I personally like the anker brand.
These can be had on
i can't find any comments, in the body of your last 2 posts.
Dave.
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From: Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 4:38 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Battery Draining Fast and Charging Slowly
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On
Apple considers 84% battery capacity sufficiently reduced for replacement. The
battery on my 6S Plus was at 84% last year when I asked at an Apple Store to
have it replaced when they offered the $29.99 battery replacement and the
technician said they can certainly do this given it's at 84%.
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From: Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Battery Draining Fast and Charging Slowly
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
On Oct 15, 2019, at 10:07 AM, Vivian Conger wrote:
Wayne,
Not
Wayne, what is going on with your messages?
Best regards,
Carolyn
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Battery Draining Fast and
Even worse, there don't seem to be any Apple stores at all in my area. Can you
get the battery replaced at a carrier store like T-mobile?
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 1:24 PM, kelby carlson wrote:
>
> I have rebooted the phone and reset network settings to no avail. I am
>
I will be interested to hear. If there is improvement, I will download it, and
if not, maybe not.
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Larry Smith
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:59 PM
To: 'Marcio' via VIPhone
Subject: IOS
Donald:
Just tell Siri to set the reminders for you. Say Hey Siri, set a reminder
every Friday at 3 p.m. to file a status report, or say Hey Siri, remind me
every day at 11 a.m. to work for a half hour.
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I looked at the updated reminders app, but couldn't figure out how to
set an occurrance. Maybe I will use seri to set one up and then look
at how it is configured :)
On 10/15/19, Richard Turner wrote:
> If you are on iOS 13, take a good look at the updated Reminders app.
> You can set them with
I personally hate it! it makes my screens too cluttered. I wish there were a
way to have it or not.
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From: Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:39 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Vertical Scroll Bar.
HI,
In my opinion, the implementation
Actually, no it doesn't.
That is different.
If you call Apple Accessibility and they want to do a screen share, they will
send you a notification that you accept, and then double tap on agree, and now
they can see your screen and tell you what to do.
HTH,
Richard
"Reality is the leading
I'm not exactly sure how it works. Do I have to get beyond it every time I use
my phone?
Vicki
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From: Anna Dresner
To: VIPhone Mailing List
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: ITunes Backups
Hi Vicki,
I would suggest setting up
I have done an encrypted backup. Does it compress the files to make them
smaller?
I have emailed them but unfortunately I haven't gotten a response.
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> Well, it might if you do an encrypted backup.
> But, I'd
I have an iPhone 8 plus for work that I just updated to 13.1.3 and I think;
fingers crossed, the navigating message threads might be fixed.
I only had one thread I could test quickly, so I hope others can test more.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch
Off the top of my head, downcast allows you to shake the device to skip
forward, there are multiple buttons where you can fast forward and rewind with
different time intervals, you can mass delete/Mark as read or unread, there are
many more customization and configuration options as well. For
Ios 13.1.3 is now available for download. I don’t know what has been fixed or
not fixed with VoiceOver. I am currently running iOS 13.2 beta.
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In my opinion, the implementation of the vertical scroll bar is great! There
are many occasions where I use it to scroll through pages to find what I am
looking for rather than having to scroll up/ down with three fingers.
Feliciano
For Tech tips and updates from a Blindness Perspective,
If you are on iOS 13, take a good look at the updated Reminders app.
You can set them with Siri, but take some time going through the app's options.
You can get rather creative on setting up reoccurring reminders.
If on iOS 12, the Reminders will still work, or just set reoccurring
appointments
Hi Vicki,
I would suggest setting up two-factor authentication. It's a lot more secure
than previous methods, and it's not intrusive once it's set up.
Best,
Anna
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 1:39 PM, Vicki W. wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a way to back up everything, including my messages, without
Hi Vicki,
No. Once it's set up, you only have to enter a code occasionally, such as if
you get a new device.
Best,
Anna
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 6:31 PM, Vicki W. wrote:
>
> I'm not exactly sure how it works. Do I have to get beyond it every time I
> use my phone?
>
> Vicki
>
>> -
Hi,
What is the best app to use for setting recurring reminders. For
example, each week on friday afternoon, I need to file a status report
by 3:00pm, or each day at 11:30 I need to spend half an hour working
on a particular presentation.
I want my phone to alert me, but not have to do anything
If you open voice dream reader and go into settings, you will see something
called cloud sink. Double tap that and turn it on. That should back up your
entire library to iCloud. So if you get another phone, you should be able to
get your voice stream library back when you do a restore from
Do you mind sharing what some of the features are you like better in Downcast?
I have mostly been using the native app and was thinking of switching over to
the Overcast app because of the sound quality and compression features, but
before I make the switch I am interested to know your thoughts
understood. Well I figured out what I was doing wrong while trying to get into
the control center. The mistake I was making was to keep one finger on a status
bar item while swiping. That did not work I found after several hours of
frustration.
From: Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, October 15,
Hi Carolyn,
YOu can use it to navigate a page. Flick up or down to move through the page,
or double-tap and hold, and then slide your finger. It also tells you where you
are on the page.
Best,
Anna
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 5:18 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote:
>
> Why in
If you do an entire iTunes backup (not just backing up VoiceDream), will
VoiceDream back up its library that way? When I did my last backup, the size
iTunes reported was smaller than the size of my library, which uses the most
space.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 7:43 PM, Mary
I'm not sure if it compresses them. Apple could answer that, or maybe someone
here knows.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it."
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On Oct 15, 2019, at 5:32 PM, kelby
For what it's worth, I have been having the same problem with the
rapid drain and slow charge of the battery on my iPhone 8. After
resetting the network and rebooting the phone it was still happening.
After turning off battery optimization as was suggested earlier in
this thread, the battery
Donald:
Just tell Siri to set the reminders for you. Say Hey Siri, set a reminder
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1) Bring up a list and then double tap on new reminder at the bottom.
2) Double tap on the time button.
3) Double tap on custom, and repeat will be one of the options.
On 10/15/19 10:38 PM, Donald Raikes wrote:
I looked at the updated reminders app, but couldn't figure out how to
set an
Is there a way to backup my VoiceDream Library to iCloud? I have tried in the
files app, but I get a message saying "couldn't connect to helper application".
I've also been getting an error message when backing up with iTunes.
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Well, it might if you do an encrypted backup.
But, I'd probably do both, sync with iCloud in Voice Dream and do an encrypted
backup; but first, I'd write the developer to see what he says.
wins...@voicedream.com
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with
I have no idea. I never use it and wish I could hide it.
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El 10/15/2019, a la(s) 5:19 p. m., Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net>
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Why in the world did they put that thing on the phone? Do
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