Re: Any improvements for voice over in 13.2.3

2019-11-21 Thread 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone
hi, Jumping in here… I have updated my iPhone 8 to the latest iOS, but I'm still having great difficulty when doing my emails, the cursor still jumps around when in the list of emails, so, if I go into a message do you what I want with it and come back out of it, I am was placed at the

RE: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Carolyn
Well, those crackling sounds and other sounds that the phone makes to let us know, and the little clicks, like when entering the passcode. Those sounds come out in my phone speaker, not through my hearing aids like they used to do. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iPhone 6s question

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You may find that if you took the time to do a full restore of you r phone and set it up as a new device its performance may increase. As I said, only do this I fyou have the time because depending on how many apps you have, how many services you have like OneDrive, Dropbox, online banking,

Viewing posts in a facebook group

2019-11-21 Thread Jen .
Hi, I am wondering how to view posts in order in a facebook group. 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 is inappropriate, please contact the

Re: Viewing posts in a facebook group

2019-11-21 Thread Donna
Hi, If you mean in order from newest to oldest, No. Post are moved closer to the top, depending on the date/time & the number of the most recent comments to a post. Example, if I comment on a post in a group that was shared on September 2nd & another person or so comments on the same post, the

Re: Any improvements for voice over in 13.2.3

2019-11-21 Thread Lois Butterfield
Hi Sandy, I am certainly having that problem as well. It’s driving me crazy. I hate looking at the email. Take care, Lois Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2019, at 4:00 AM, 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone > wrote: > > hi, > Jumping in here… I have updated my iPhone 8 to the latest iOS, but

RE: Need to replace iPhone 8 looking for pros/cons of iPhone 11 vs iPhone X

2019-11-21 Thread Carolyn
I will upgrade, as soon as I find out whether or not a SE comes out in the spring, unless my carrier happens to have a bang up sale on Black Frifay or Cyber Monday, and if so, will get an 11 Pro. I do not have Apple care, but a problem I have is that my Volume Up Button is broken. I have to

Re: Keyboard command to go to notification center

2019-11-21 Thread Richard Turner
Control+options+m will take you to the status bar. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Nov 20, 2019, at 10:09 PM, TaraPrakash wrote:  Sorry if it is off

RE: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Carolyn
Oh my, my deceased husband had a beautiful voice - how fine it would be to get his voice for VoiceOver, of course, not happening. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 9:25 PM To:

RE: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Debby
Hi All, I have an iPhone 8 and a Bose mini 2 Soundlink speaker. (Four years ago I got it as a freebie from Verizon.) However, voiceover not coming over the speaker seems to be an iOS 13 thing. I know it worked with iOS 12.4 because I used it during baseball season. What could be the

Re: Any improvements for voice over in 13.2.3

2019-11-21 Thread Davy Cuppens
Sandy Please report immediately to accessibil...@apple.com and please to everybody really do report after each new update the persisting bugs. All bugs that are reported by less than 1000 people are denied by Apple and won't be considered as a problem. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk

Re: Any improvements for voice over in 13.2.3

2019-11-21 Thread Alan Lemly
Sandy, I've reported the Mail app loss of focus to Apple Accessibility after upgrading to iOS 13.2 and they replied acknowledging the issue and its reporting by numerous users. Apparently, they are still working on it since it's still present in iOS 13.2.3. I think it's a good idea for

RE: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Carolyn
I saw an interview with her on an Eyes episode. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 11:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Can you get someone's voice as a

RE: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I just asked my Google Home Mini "Can you speak in a different voice" and it told me I should open the google Assistant app, tap on a bunch of things (forget now what) and then I can change it. I listened to this Issa Rae voice and she sounds too southern for my Canadian ears. -Original

accessible tuning apps that can be used to help tune a piano

2019-11-21 Thread Cory Jackson
Hi, I know apps like this exist. Are any of them accessible? Thanks for your help in advance. Cory -- 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

Re: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread lenron brown
Yes you can. I use the Issa Rea voice. As well. I think you just tell it to speak like said person. I would check but I am not near my google home at the moment. On 11/21/19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > How do you change the voice of the google Assistant? Are you saying I can > change the voice

Re: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Albert Ruel
Yes, I did switch it to a male voice once, however I don’t recall the steps to do so. At the time I wanted to try it I did a Google search and found the directions quite quickly. Thx, Albert Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2019, at 8:42 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >  How do you change

Re: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Gordon
I'm not sure how they do it, but Google uses some celebrity voices with their assistant. the one I use is Issa Rea. It's actually cool. On 11/21/2019 10:36 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Kevin, While the original SIRI voice was done from voice samples, it is my understanding that the new

Re: New watch, iphone 8 and notification

2019-11-21 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi, This is a feature of the watch. When you are wearing the watch, it chimes for messages and notifications but the phone does not. This is something you cannot change. Jenn Jenn and Kumi TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > On Nov 21, 2019, at 10:14 AM,

RE: Need to replace iPhone 8 looking for pros/cons of iPhone 11 vs iPhone X

2019-11-21 Thread Carolyn
I understand that the 11 Pro is the smallest in size of the 11 models. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donald Raikes Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Need to replace

Re: accessible tuning apps that can be used to help tune a piano

2019-11-21 Thread Terry Nord
Hi Corey, Try, tuner plus. That’s tuner with a T and a + at the end. See if that works for you. Thanks You can fill your ears with music and your mouth with food, but, music won’t make you fat. ternor...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2019, at 12:26 PM, Cory Jackson wrote: > 

Re: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Gordon
I'm not sure about IOS, but you can definitely change it on your google devices including home devices. Type in Issa Rae in you tube and you'll hear a short video. On 11/21/2019 10:42 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: How do you change the voice of the google Assistant? Are you saying I can

New watch, iphone 8 and notification

2019-11-21 Thread jkt4960
Hi, As of last Friday I have a new series 5 watch paired with my iphone 8 running ios 13.2.3. So now when I get a text I hear the notification on the watch but the phone doesn't chime. If I have the watch off and on the charger the phone will chime. How do I get both the phone and the watch to

RE: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Alan Lemly
Debby, I'm getting the same behavior with my iPhone 8 and my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 speaker. Ever since I upgraded to iOS 13, Voiceover comes out of the phone speaker and not the Bose Mini when my iPhone is connected to it. I assumed this was by design with iOS 13.x but perhaps we should report

RE: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Kevin, While the original SIRI voice was done from voice samples, it is my understanding that the new SIRI voice is a fully synthetic voice. In any case, if you ever listen to that article/interview with the lady who did the SIRI voice you’ll understand why Apple could never just take

Re: Need to replace iPhone 8 looking for pros/cons of iPhone 11 vs iPhone X

2019-11-21 Thread Donald Raikes
Tom, I have had 2 iPhones with the swelling battery problem. This current phone is the last replacement for aone whose battery swelled up and popped the face off the phone. It is apparently a known issue with the iPhone batteries and apple will replace the battery and screen at no charge for

Re: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Anthony Vece
I have that problem with my JBL Clip2. Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > On Nov 21, 2019, at 11:36 AM, Alan Lemly wrote: > > Debby, > > I'm getting the same behavior with my iPhone 8 and my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 > speaker. Ever since I upgraded to iOS 13, Voiceover comes out of the phone

RE: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
How do you change the voice of the google Assistant? Are you saying I can change the voice used by the iOS Google Assistant app or that on my Google Home Mini? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Gordon Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Alan, I don't think this is by design, my Logitech Wonderboom 2 and Outdoor Tech Turtle speakers work as expected with all audio coming from the Bluetooth speaker. I am not saying it doesn't effect other speakers, but it seems Bose speakers really seem to be mostly affected by this and I

RE: New watch, iphone 8 and notification

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I also wish Apple would make it possible to receive notification sounds on the watch only or both phone and watch. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jennie Facer Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New watch, iphone 8 and notification

Re: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Davy Cuppens
Wow that is a great standard chatbot message that just tells nothing at all but then again it is very good and clever you report this bug. From: Alan Lemly Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 10:34 PM To: 'VIPhone Email List' Subject: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out

iPhone 8 and triple click home

2019-11-21 Thread Debbie Downey
Hello, I just got a new iPhone 8 last Friday and today I had the occasion to turn off Voiceover. I tried the triple click home and it just took me to the App Switcher. I played with the speed of the home click and tried several times with it being on the default or the slowest and it made no

Re: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck?

2019-11-21 Thread Dave
yes i know. Have you read the total thread? Dave. -Original Message- From: Davy Cuppens Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck? 12.4.3 is only for iphone6 and lower.

RE: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Carolyn
What about calling them for help and get screen share? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Davy Cuppens Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:35 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover

Re: accessible tuning apps that can be used to help tune a piano

2019-11-21 Thread Richard Turner
I copied the description below, but if you want to tune to a string sound being played,, this is very good as it repeats the note until you stop it and you can switch octaves. I would think this would be good for piano and it says it is specifically accessible with VoiceOver. Description: tuner

downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck?

2019-11-21 Thread Moop Curran
Hi, I’m extremely tired of having sounds and voiceover routed through my iPhone 8’s internal speaker, despite a Bose SoundWear neck speaker being connected. I’ve just about had it, the only way I know to fix it is to go back to iOS 12.4.1. Can I still restore to 12.4.1 if I have the .ipsw, or

Re: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Gordon
Yes that's a generic response I've seen copied and pasted many times by Apple, however this stuff does get fixed much faster than it would if it were Google. So they do listen and work on this stuff. On 11/21/2019 3:35 PM, Davy Cuppens wrote: Wow that is a great standard chatbot message that

RE: accessible tuning apps that can be used to help tune a piano

2019-11-21 Thread Karen Poulakos
I use Talking Tuner to tune my 44 string harp. It will tell you whether a note is sharp or flat, and how far off it is. Karen P From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cory Jackson Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:26 PM To:

Re: iPhone 8 and triple click home

2019-11-21 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I have noticed that the triple click home is not always set to turn on Voiceover, so I have had to go to settings, then accessibility, and way down at the bottom,, in fact, the last option, is Accessibility Shortcut. This is the one you may want to activate to ensure Voiceover is

Re: iPhone 8 and triple click home

2019-11-21 Thread l . d . ethier23
Hello, You can ask Siri to turn off voiceover are you should go to settings/accessibility/short cut and mark voiceover to be able to use as short cut. Lyne > Le 21 nov. 2019 à 16:55, Debbie Downey a écrit : > > Hello, > > I just got a new iPhone 8 last Friday and today I had the occasion

RE: iPhone 8 and triple click home

2019-11-21 Thread Debbie Downey
Thank you Jim and Lynne! That did it! I know that I can tell Siri to turn Voiceover on and off but sometimes I find it easier just to do it manually! Thanks again! I love this list! Debbie -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent:

Re: accessible tuning apps that can be used to help tune a piano

2019-11-21 Thread Richard Turner
Talking tuner is great for many stringed instruments, but the developer does not recommend it for pianos. Two limited of a range I think was the reason. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the

Re: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Moop Curran
Hi, It’s not just Bose, because my soundBlaster roar and my Sound Freakz pocket kick don’t play nice either. On 20 Nov 2019, at 18:03, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: I have often heard people are having problems with Bose Bluetooth speakers/headsets which would indicate this is a problem with how

Re: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck?

2019-11-21 Thread Dave
you are out of luck. Apple stopped signing iOS 12, some time ago. and the last version, was 12.4.3. Dave. -Original Message- From: Moop Curran Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:08 PM To: Viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out

Re: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck?

2019-11-21 Thread Davy Cuppens
12.4.3 is only for iphone6 and lower. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Dave Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:14 PM To: Viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck? you are out of luck. Apple stopped signing iOS 12, some

Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Alan Lemly
Hello List, I wrote to Apple Accessibility about the issue of Voiceover coming out of the phone speakers instead of from a connected Bose Mini Soundlink Bluetooth speaker and received the following reply: Hello Alan Thank you for your email. I apologize for the issues you are

Re: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Moop Curran
Hi, I’ve been using iOS 13 since dev beta 1 (yes, I have a dev account, because I’m spoiled and I don’t like to wait for things, which got me in trouble this time because of the Bose bluetooth issue), anyway, this bug has been present since dev beta 1, and I’ve reported it through the

Re: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Kathy Brandt
Yes, that’s the same response I got when reporting the mail app issues. I haven’t actually updated, but wanted to lend my support,, since I want to see this resolved. > On Nov 21, 2019, at 4:40 PM, Gordon wrote: > > Yes that's a generic response I've seen copied and pasted many times by >

Re: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Denise Barajas
I have the very same thing happen to me with all apps, but audio. Even iPhone sounds play through my phone. I've been sending log after log to Apple. Strangely, this behavior switched on me when using Pandora. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2019, at 14:28, Alan Lemly wrote: > >  > Davy,

RE: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Alan Lemly
Davy, Well, at least my message communicated that Apple Accessibility is aware of the issue whereas yours communicated that you are capable of a snarky reply with no further information. Alan From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Davy Cuppens

Re: downgrading from the latest iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1, am I out of luck?

2019-11-21 Thread Richard Turner
I'm afraid you are out of luck. Apple stopped signing iOS 12 several weeks ago. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Nov 21, 2019, at 12:08 PM, Moop Curran

Re: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Moop Curran
Hi, I sent an email to Bose, and they said it’s apple’s issue, which I really believe it is. I’ve left MULTIPLE MULTIPLE MULTIPLE feedback emails to apple and Apple Accessibility, they said they’re aware of the problem and cannot comment on when it will be fixed!! Give me a break! Anyway,

RE: Qardio Arm Help

2019-11-21 Thread ' clarence carter' via VIPhone
Thanks! I will give it a try. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dan Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:41 PM To: 'cwc' via VIPhone Subject: Re: Qardio Arm Help I have one and I put the cuff on so that the battery cover is down toward my elbow. I use it on my left arm because

Re: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Robin
Yeah, it's possible to Change "The Voice" of Google's GoogleAssistant on Apple's iOS Just Go InTo "The Settings" of Google's GoogleAssistant on either your GoogleHome MobileApp or your GoogleAssistant MobileApp & Select your Desired CelebrityVoice (either JohnLegend or Issa Rae) At

Re: Qardio Arm Help

2019-11-21 Thread Dan
I have one and I put the cuff on so that the battery cover is down toward my elbow.  I use it on my left arm because I am too clumsy with it on my right arm. Dan  Beaver On 11/21/2019 7:56 PM, 'cwc' via VIPhone wrote: I have

Re: Getting notifications to not speak when talking on the iPhone

2019-11-21 Thread Richard Turner
Go to settings, Accessibility, VoiceOver, Always Speak Notifications and double tap it to off. That should stop all speaking of notifications. Of course, that turns them off entirely. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for

Question about the Zillow app?

2019-11-21 Thread dacia . luck
Hi, Does anyone know if the Zillow app is accessible? My husband and I are wanting to start looking at houses, and I was curious if there Zillow app is accessible. I think it is also available on the computer, but I don’t know if it is more clunky on the computer and it is on the phone. I have

Getting notifications to not speak when talking on the iPhone

2019-11-21 Thread Debbie Downey
Hello again, I have another question. Other than turning off speech when on a call, how can I keep notifications from speaking in my ear or through the speaker phone while I'm on a call? This is very annoying! I don't believe this happened on my old iPhone 5S but it does happen on the

Re: iPhone 8 and triple click home

2019-11-21 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
I use the tripple click of the home button on my iPhone 8 all the time especially when I'm listening to a bard book. I do that, or I turn off my voiceover speech by doing a 3 finger double tap. On 11/21/19, Debbie Downey wrote: > Thank you Jim and Lynne! > > That did it! > > I know that I can

Qardio Arm Help

2019-11-21 Thread 'cwc' via VIPhone
I have a brand new Quardio Arm and the AP is on my phone. I have reviewed the directionsHowever, I am not sure how to place the Quardio Arm. The directions only say to use the logo as a guide. Since I am totally blind, that is not going to work. Can someone who uses it give me some guidence?

Re: Any improvements for voice over in 13.2.3

2019-11-21 Thread 'cwc' via VIPhone
The strangest thing that I have found is the Rotor does not stay wher I put it. I usually keep it in Headings, but I have found it moving sommewher else when I go to another web page or ap. On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 8:41:58 PM UTC-5, Cris Ali wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Any improvements in

Re: Question about the Zillow app?

2019-11-21 Thread lenron brown
Yes it is accessible. On 11/21/19, dacia.l...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know if the Zillow app is accessible? My husband and I are > wanting to start looking at houses, and I was curious if there Zillow app is > accessible. I think it is also available on the computer, but I don’t

Re: Can you get someone's voice as a Voiceover voice?

2019-11-21 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, On a related note I’ve been asking Apple to give us more VoiceOver voices such as those offered for purchase in VoiceDream reader app for years now via their feedback site. www.apple.com/feedback . I’d be willing to pay for more voices were they to become available but that’s just little

RE: Apple Accessibility reply to Voiceover no longer coming out of my Bose Mini Soundlink 2 bluetooth speaker since upgrading to iOS 13.2

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Apple has several such standard responses and if they reply that they are aware of the issue and that it is being worked on that is better than if they reply that they cannot reproduce the issue. I received the same reply when I send a message about the American female SIRI voice mispronouncing

RE: VoiceOver not Playing with iPhone 7 and Bose Soundlink 2 Speaker

2019-11-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No, you cannot downgrade anymore, usually that window closes a few weeks after the release of the new iOS. I am curious to see how the new Sonos Move which I ordered today behaves in Bluetooth mode. I won't get it for another week or so, but I'll definitely test it. -Original Message-