Re: Adding Contact Card To Contacts

Thank You! That did it! Seems to me I tried everything, can't think how I missed tapping. Although I had started by focusing on getting it done on the Mac. No matter, I'm all for simple so this is great! Thanks again! Joy *** Hi Joy, all you need to do is when you have the email

RE: Supersense first impressions.

Yes, Supersense just does its thing when it thinks it is time which is usually correct, though sometimes jumps the gun, or takes a little longer, see below. Seeing AI will say hold steady as soon as I put it on the Scanner bin with a document in the bottom. Try setting your FOPYDO at 11.5

RE: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai

Agree, specially when we have several options are available around for free. Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dennis Long Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai Envision is simply

Re: Adding Contact Card To Contacts

Hi Joy, all you need to do is when you have the email open with the contact in it, double tap on that vcf file, then keep swiping right to where you hear voice over say add to contact. From: Joy Cyr Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 8:37 AM To: iPhone List Subject: Adding Contact Card

Re: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

Turn the rotor to screen recognition & flick to turn off. Do the same for image description. Always check these 2 settings when installing a new app. The settings are on by default. Donna > >  > I put it on my SE 2020 and started it. It of course came up with the setup > settings. > > >

Supersense first impressions.

I have just been trying Supersense with my iPhone XR running the latest release of IOS. Using the app free hand I was able to obtain excellent results on a single page document I had printed with my HP laser printer. OCR was accurate and having followed thee instructions on document placement

RE: Supersense first impressions.

Hello Richard, I did update Seeing AI this morning and it was the update I used. Strangely enough when I use the stand with Seeing AI it always tells me that not all edges are visible. I’ve tried adjusting the hight of the stand but never got it to work. From:

RE: Supersense first impressions.

Hi Richard, I have seeing eye on my phone but I went to the app store and found no update for me. Andy and Shubert From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Supersense first impressions.

Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

I put it on my SE 2020 and started it.  It of course came up with the setup settings. It asked for access to bluetooth and I told it no.  I do not see why it would need bluetooth access, I don't have any bluetooth devices it would use. 

RE: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

Malcolm is correct. I just retested with screen recognition on and nothing other than the menu button speaks correctly. Here's hoping this is resolved in 14.4 when it comes out. Richard, in the U.S. "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a

RE: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai

Envision is simply not worth the money in my opinion. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kitty hevener Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:59 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai Richard, glad to share, thanks. When I saw the

Re: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

Supersense is unusable with Screen Recognition on using my iPhone XR. All I get is the Menu button spoken then just Button as I swipe Around the screen. So if anyone has problems with Supersense I would suggest you try turning off Screen Recognition and see if your problems are solved.

Re: Supersense sample and the reason I just bought the life time subscription

Malcolm, Thanks so much for giving the app a try! I am currently in conversation with our developers about the bugs and issues you've reported, and am looking into whether or not we have a size limit on pdf documents. We definitely shouldn't! Richard, We are also working on the setting for you

Re: Mostly For Shane - Issue, privacy questions and suggestion for SuperSense

Cara, Thanks so much for reaching out with your suggestions and concerns. I have noted down your suggestion about Supersense's speech rate, which is particularly timely since I was discussing this with our developers last week! :) I believe I have the answers to both of your privacy questions,

RE: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

Hi Shane, Donna is talking about the new "feature" in iOS 14 for image and screen recognition, which is available on newer devices. It is called VoiceOver Recognition in the VoiceOver settings and has a few options you can turn on and then if it is on the rotor, you can turn it on or off for

Re: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai

Thank you, for telling about your experiences with the glass, way too expensive for me. As much as I appreciate all the scanning apps, and also scanning software for the computer, it would be really wonderful if being able to read the experation dates on products could be done or worked on.

Adding Contact Card To Contacts

Good morning, Someone sent a contact card to me from their iPhone contact's list via email and I haven't been able to figure out how to add it to my contacts, or how to open it. I'd be happy to learn how to do this on either (or both) my iPhone and/or my Mac. All help most appreciated! Joy

RE: Supersense sample and the reason I just bought the life time subscription

Hello, I have this app on my iPhone for about nine months never used it. But hearing how good it is how can I get a trial for the app? I am interested in getting the lifetime offer. ALBERT Jaws Home Eddition 2021 Operating System Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 20H2 (build 19042.685)

Re: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

Donna, thanks for a solution to this! I am unfamiliar with this issue, could you please give me more details so I can better help anyone in the future who reports it? On 12/23/20, Donna Casteen wrote: > Turn the rotor to screen recognition & flick to turn off. Do the same for > image

Re: Supersense first impressions.

Malcolm, Have you tried the Seeing AI after yesterday's update? Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me

RE: Supersense first impressions.

You need to just ignore that message and activate the take picture button. I think I sent that feedback to Microsoft before, but we both should tell them again. Richard, in the U.S. "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from

Re: Supersense first impressions.

You’re quite right Richard, that’s what I normally do but I was trying to get it to automatically take a picture like Voice Dream and Supersense does. Incidentally in document mode Supersense does not have a take picture button as far as I can tell, it relies on its detection of the page.

Re: Supersense first impressions.

I’ll try and dig out a ruler and have a play. Incidentally where can you buy the Scanner bin from? I’m in the UK any information welcome. Thanks Richard for all your efforts. Malcolm Parfitt > On 23 Dec 2020, at 15:48, Richard Turner wrote: > >  > Yes, Supersense just does its thing when

Re: Supersense sample and the reason I just bought the life time subscription

I bought the lifetime subscription. I absolutely love it that the app begins reading immediately! At 08:59 AM 12/23/2020, you wrote: Malcolm, Thanks so much for giving the app a try! I am currently in conversation with our developers about the bugs and issues you've reported, and am looking

RE: Anyone have trouble with back tap

Hi Jen I hve aa I phone 8 with audor box case and when I inabld bck tap it works fine so it does work through the case. From Mich. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jen . Sent: December 23, 2020 11:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Anyone have

Re: Mostly For Shane - Issue, privacy questions and suggestion for SuperSense

Hi Shane, Fair enough. :) thanks very much for your response and for checking into that. I really appreciate it. When LookTel was considering using google Analytics to help enhance customer experience, we ended up deciding against it because even though the provided data was supposed to be

query

Hello Can someone explain to me more fully please how to move a voice recording that I did to a folder? Because I'm still finding it hard to figure it out how to do it. Thanks in advance for any help Merry Christmas Anthony -- The following information is important for all

Re: Supersense first impressions.

Hi everyone, I hope you all have a merry Christmas. So I used this app to read some mail. I also used the Seeing a i app. Now when I say I read mail, I usually just read the envelopes. The seeing a I app is the one I got better results from. I am going to try reading barcodes with both apps as

RE: query

It would be very helpful if you would put a subject that describes the help you need. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of anthonyborg...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: query Hello Can someone explain to me more

RE: LiDAR scanner

Yes, it is a new thing in the iPhone 12 series. It is supposed to help people know how far things are away from you. If you do a web search, I think you will find far more info. Richard, in the U.S. "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a

Re: Anyone have trouble with back tap

It is my understanding, backtap doesnt work if the phone is in a case. Donna > > Hi I have an iPhone 11 with an otterBox symmetry case and just enable back > tap can’t get it to work for me any suggestions on what I might be doing > wrong or any reason why this might not be working. >

iPhone 8 question.

Hello all, I got a message from My Verizon talking about 10% data left I think that’s how it started. So does that mean I have to have Wi-Fi turned on? So my data it doesn’t get enough so basically so I keep good data? So it won’t be used up and stuff like that. Thanks for your prompt

Re: Supersense first impressions.

I got it from Amazon, which is his main seller. Try searching for it as one word on Amazon UK and see if it shows up. There is also a video on youtube explaining to someone who is blind how to set it up. If I can find that video I'll send a link. Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at

Re: iPhone 8 question.

Good thing I received an email from Verizon, because I did not know it was turned off. Now if I remember right Wi-Fi calling is still turned off but I went to settings then when it said Wi-Fi off I double tapped obviously and then it said Wi-Fi on. So hopefully I’ll start getting my data back.

LiDAR scanner

The update to SeeingAI mentioned the LiDAR scanner.  Anyone know what it is? -- Maria Campbell lucky1i...@gmail.com All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. --Edmund Burke -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: LiDAR scanner

Thanks, but since I just got a new SE2020, I really don't need to know that much about it, since I can't use it. Maria Campbell lucky1i...@gmail.com All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. --Edmund Burke On 12/23/2020 3:26 PM, Richard Turner wrote: Yes,

RE: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

Screen recognition is almost useless nowadays, Apple has to do a lot of work on it. For 90% of the times it makes apps and even the ios useless. I am convinced about the good intentions they're having with the feature but it is in a very very beginners stage. And I am sure that now there will

Anyone have trouble with back tap

Hi I have an iPhone 11 with an otterBox symmetry case and just enable back tap can’t get it to work for me any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong or any reason why this might not be working. Thanks. Jen -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: Supersense sample and the reason I just bought the life time subscription

I tried out the object recognition last night and it was pretty bad. It called my kitchen sink a bathtub, did not recognize either the stove or the dishwasher, or many other items I tried. At this point I would have to say it is not helpful. Marie -Original Message- From: Shane Lowe

Re: Seeing AI update

This is a feature that might convince me that I need an IPhone 12. LOL! Marie -Original Message- From: Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 8:56 PM To: ViPone list Subject: Seeing AI update Seeing AI, Today, • The new World channel, available on devices with a LiDAR

RE: iPhone 8 question.

If you have wi-fi at home, it would be good to enable it on your phone so you could save your cell data. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jenny Bomareto Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 11:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iPhone 8 question. Hello all, I

Re: Anyone have trouble with back tap

Hi everyone, I have an iPhone X and a second generation SE both in silicone cases, and back tap works just fine. I know some Otterbox cases are pretty thick, though. You might want to try taking the phone out of the case to see if back tap works. If it does, you'll know that the case is the

Re: Supersense first impressions.

Cannot find it here in the UK, is it a better scanner? Is it worth having both in your opinion? Malcolm Parfitt > On 23 Dec 2020, at 17:00, Richard Turner wrote: > >  I got it from Amazon, which is his main seller. Try searching for it as one > word on Amazon UK and see if it shows up.

Re: Supersense first impressions.

I haven’t tried this app yet, but was wondering if anyone has compared it to Aipoly Vision, which is free for Apple products. It will identify objects, colors, recognize animals, plants, food, currency, etc.. I have had it on my phone for a couple of years, but haven’t used it lately and not

Re: Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

Be sure you do not have the screen curtain on. Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was

Re: Supersense sample and the reason I just bought the life time subscription

It did get my dish washer, I pointed it at myself and it said “human face”. When I was living with my now ex-wife I used to say I had hands like gold fish, always in the bowl. Malcolm Parfitt > On 23 Dec 2020, at 21:09, Richard Turner wrote: > > Are you talking about the Explore mode? > >

Re: Supersense first impressions.

It did get my dish washer, I pointed it at myself and it said “human face”. When I was living with my now ex-wife I used to say I had hands like gold fish, always in the bowl. Malcolm Parfitt > On 23 Dec 2020, at 21:54, Holly wrote: > >  > Richard: > > Yes, when I first used it, it did

Re: Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

Richard, thanks for this. I didn’t know about screen recording. You just made my life easier. Donna > > Yes, put Screen Recording in the Control Center in Settings, if it is not > already there. > Bring up the Control Center and find Screen recording and flick up with one > finger to more

Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

can someone please explain what screen recognition or voiceover recognition is and how it is supposed to be useful? I must’ve missed an earlier explanation of this. Thank you. Keith > On Dec 23, 2020, at 10:05 AM, davycupp...@gmail.com wrote: > > Screen recognition is almost useless

RE: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai

Richard, Jose, the person doing the demo said that he prefers the google glass as he does not have to keep waving his phone around running the risk that someone with ill intent will remove it from him. I played around with supersense explorer mode today while sitting in the doctor exam room.

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RE: Supersense first impressions.

I just re-downloaded AIPoly vision. It thought my sink was a toaster. My dishwasher it thought was a close dryer. It kept saying different things for the same object if I held the phone steady on one thing. It has not been updated for 3 years and has an in-app purchase of $4.99 for full access.

RE: Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

Yes, put Screen Recording in the Control Center in Settings, if it is not already there. Bring up the Control Center and find Screen recording and flick up with one finger to more and double tap. This is if you want to also record with the microphone maybe your commentary of what is different?

Re: Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

I would send a screenshot & a recording of the problem. This app records while running in the background. Just remember to reduce voiceover speed, so that the developer can understand voiceover. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/twistedwave-recorder/id690359266 This app is 100% accessible with

Re: Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

Hi richard, Many thanks for this I'll give it a go, presume this will work on my SE 2. Gary On 23/12/2020 23:23, Richard Turner wrote: Be sure you do not have the screen curtain on. Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man

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Re: scanning apps

Hi I recently got the fypido stand, however I am not quite sure of how to put the phone on it, but thanks for the suggestion. From: Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 6:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Simon, if you have trouble holding the phone

Scanner Bin and Supersense,

Malcolm asked is the ScannerBin a better scanner. Well, I think the FOPYDO is more versitile and easier to transport. But the ScannerBin works great too, but I'd say it is less versitile as it has only one height, and while you can collapse it for travel, it is not as easy to do that. Here is

Supersense Smart Scan likes ten dollar bills

Hi Shane and all, I was experimenting with the Smart scan mode on some items in the kitchen. I was trying to figure out if there was any way to get expiration dates reliably. I had a half gallon jug of milk on the counter and as I was moving the camera around, a couple of times it said Ten

Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

Hi all, An app I use to control my music server has over the last year become increasingly inaccessable.  For example the labels associated with buttons seem to have collapsed to a single letter (and not necessarily the first letter of the word label). Am I correct in thinking that if I

scanning apps

Yeah I would someday like to try I think it’s called voice dream scanner, I tried the knfb reader. I didn’t find it very user-friendly, as it was hard to get All of the page in the camera and it was kind of hard to keep the phone in one position all the time. Sent from my iPhone -- The

Re: scanning apps

Simon, if you have trouble holding the phone over a document, no app is going to give great resullts. I do not like KNFB Reader. You may want to consider getting a scanning stand. I love Voice Dream Scanner, but its way of letting you know if you have text in view is a tone that plays. The

RE: Supersense Smart Scan likes ten dollar bills

I’ve seen this too, and forgot to mention it. Maybe it’s contemplating charging for the scan? LOL. In my case it seems to happen when the light is not direct so that might be a clue. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:42 PM

voice memo query

Hello Can anyone explain to me more fully how to move a recording that I did to a folder please in the voice memo? Thanks in advance for your help Merry Christmas Anthony -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

RE: Supersense sample and the reason I just bought the life time subscription

Are you talking about the Explore mode? Yes, it is a bit limited. It did not identify my stove or dishwasher either. It did after a little bit identify the sink. But, I then used TapTapSee and it did not do much better. It did get the dishwasher. It took multiple tries to get the sink and it

Re: Supersense first impressions.

Richard: Yes, when I first used it, it did very poorly at identifying objects. I just didn’t know if it had been improved, or not. Obviously, if it hasn’t been updated in three years, there are surely better apps out there now. I will have to give Super Sense a try. Thanks. -- The

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Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

I wonder if this person has the wrong Super Sense. When I searched for Super Sense, I noticed that there were two apps called Super Sense. One was called Super Sense and the other is Super Sense AI. You want Super Sense AI. I got the other app first and I was asked about Bluetooth. After I

Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: Supersense won't work with no bluetooth enabled

I think you nailed it. Dan must have grabbed the wrong app. Here is the link to the right Supersense AI: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supersense-ai-for-blind/id1484547836 Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from

Re: comparing envision ai ap to seeing ai

They make cases that you can wear that hold the phone so the camera is pointed in front of you, several are like a harness that has the phone clamped in so no one can just grab it. And they are often less than $50 instead of 3000 plus and you then do not have another battery powered device to

RE: Screen shots and providing evidence of inaccessability to software developers?

I’d go with a video of what is being seen / used on the screen by you so your developers can both see what is happening at the time voiceover is speaking To me that makes more sense. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Donna Casteen Sent: Thursday, 24 December 2020 12:32 pm To: