Re: table of contents not available in Kindle books

2013-05-03 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I had two non-fiction books where the table of contents was available. In the first book, activating the Table of Contents just went right back to the actual book. In the second, the table of contents read just fine, but it took very small and precise finger movements to find the chapter an

Re: Problems filling in the subject in email messages

2013-03-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
If using the Apple bluetooth keyboard, is it not possible to tab among the address, subject, and message fields? -Original Message- From: Neal Ewers Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Problems filling in the subject in email messages Lisa,

Question about the Say Hi Translation App

2013-08-21 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. I am really enjoying Say Hi Translate, there was a great podcast concerning thiss app on Applevis.com. There is one aspect of this app that I have not been aboe to work out, and that is under settings. There is supposed to be a button to toggle on the setting to Detect End of

Rhapsody, An Update is Available

2013-09-04 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. I am currently using Rhapsody version 2.2.19 on the iPhone, it works very well and is very accessible. When I launch the app, I am informed of an available update, this is not through the app store, but from within the app itself. I tap No Thanks, but am continually presented with

Voiceover Volume in Rotor Goes to only 35%

2013-10-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello list. This just started happening for some reason, IOS 7, 5s, when I turn the rotor to volume, and flick up, the volume for voiceover only goes to 35%. I sure would like to get voiceover a bit louder. The volume in sound is set to 100%, I have tried restarting the phone. Any hints sure appr

Re: Voiceover Volume in Rotor Goes to only 35%

2013-10-03 Thread Jim Fettgather
. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Voiceover Volume in Rotor Goes to only 35% Hello list. This just started happening for some reason, IOS

Re: VoiceOver Volume in Rotor on 5S

2013-10-06 Thread Jim Fettgather
The only way I could fix the 35% volume problem was to go into settings, General, Reset, Reset all Settings. This fixed the problem, but only for a day or two, and it happened again. I don’t know if this effects all 5S’s, but to me, this is a truly hideous and horrible bug that makes the phone v

Re: VoiceOver Volume in Rotor on 5S

2013-10-06 Thread Jim Fettgather
r flick up to start VO reading, then pressing the up volume on the phone turn up the Speech volume? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Oct 6, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Jim Fettgather wrote: The only way I could fix the 35% volume problem was

App for Performing OCR on PDF Files?

2014-06-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello. I know that Prizmo is able to extract the text from immage based PDF files to convert them to text, but the process seems kind of lengthy with a lot of steps. Are there any other IOS apps out there that might be able to do the same thing? Thanks for any suggestions. -- The following in

iPhone Life Magazine and Newsstand

2013-09-17 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. I was highly interested in the iPhone Life magazine available through the Newsstand app, but it appears that although Voiceover reads the table of contents just fine, I cannot get it to read any article content at all. It reminds me of the Kindle app before it became accessible.

USB External Battery Pack 15600mAh (White Limefuel Blast L156X) USB Charger with built-in Flashlight for Smartphones and other electronic devices USB

2014-07-08 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello list. I have just received this particular external battery pack, but when connecting it to iPhone 5S, the message that comes up states that this particular device is not certified and nay not work correctly. One time when connecting it, it did make the typical charging sound, but most of th

Re: USB External Battery Pack 15600mAh (White Limefuel Blast L156X) USB Charger with built-in Flashlight for Smartphones and other electronic devices USB

2014-07-08 Thread Jim Fettgather
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Re: USB External Battery Pack 15600mAh (White Limefuel Blast L156X) USB Charger with built-in Flashlight for Smartphones and other electronic devices USB

2014-07-08 Thread Jim Fettgather
my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Jim Fettgather" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 6:45 AM Subject: USB External Battery Pack 15600mAh (White Limefuel Blast L156X) USB Charger with built-in Flashlight for Smartphones an

Re: Brighthouse tv app and DVR?

2014-07-16 Thread Jim Fettgather
Using this app on an iPhone, I have found that it’s possible to connect the iPhone 5S to a HD television, bring up the on demand portion of the app, and then the high definition video and audio play right to the television, it really works great! From: Brent Harding Sent: Wednesday, July 16,

Getting a Plyalist to Open in Spotify

2014-07-18 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. I have Spotify on my iPhone 5S. I have received a link in email for a Spotify playlist. When activating it On the computer, it opens in the spotify web player and works just fine. When activating the link on the iPhone, it opens in Safari. I would like for it to open the Spotify a

Canceling a Beats Music Subscription

2014-08-08 Thread Jim Fettgather
Man, I am ticked off! I had downloaded the Beats Music App and subscribed for a month, it’s still just as inaccessible as ever on IOS!! So, trying to cancel the subscription is a nightmare! First, the Beats web site tells you to go to the manage your account page, from which you can cancel y

Re: Canceling a Beats Music Subscription

2014-08-09 Thread Jim Fettgather
/support.beatsmusic.com/hc/en-us/articles/200769920-How-do-I-cancel-my-Beats-Subscription-through-AT-T- Good Luck, Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 12:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Canceling

Google Docs with Voiceover

2014-08-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list, I have been playing around with this app for quite a while, but especially with a Braille display, I cannot gut any kind of cursor routing to work at all, or even determine whether there is a place to type Has anyone had any luck with the current version of Google Docs with Vo

Downloading Tracks or Albums in Spotify

2014-01-23 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. I have really enjoyed the accessibility of the Mog IOS app, but since Mog is going away, I’ve signed up with Spotify’s premium service. I cannot seem to work out how to download an album or track, looking in the Context menus, or all of the other options, the choice to download to

Re: Rhapsody is it accessible on the iPhone:

2014-01-31 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi Don, I am also very sad that Mog is going away, to me, it certainly ranks as the most accessible app of all the music subscription services. I believe I have tried all of them, Mog, Rhapsody, Rdio, Beats Music and Spotify. I am not counting other services that have radio streaming because I w

Re: Rhapsody is it accessible on the iPhone:

2014-01-31 Thread Jim Fettgather
[406] 992-0028 Cell Phone; [406] 748-6822 Facebook: http://facebook.com/overhereconsulting Twitter: http://twitter.com/overhereconsult On Jan 31, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Jim Fettgather wrote: Hi Don, I am also very sad that Mog is going away, to me, it certainly ranks as the most accessible a

Re: Spotify

2014-01-31 Thread Jim Fettgather
With Spotify, I can get dictation to work for the first search just fine, but on subsequent tries, the dictation does not go through at all, the app does not quit though. I need to remove Spotify from the app switcher, and then dictation works again, for just one search. Very strange. -O

Re: Rhapsody is it accessible on the iPhone:

2014-02-01 Thread Jim Fettgather
I must say, I got a Microsoft account, actually, a hotmail address, back in 2003, so I did not have to go through the convoluted process of trying to establish an account. I cannot imagine what could be going wrong with the account setup situation, but I’ll try setting up a new account and repo

Face Recognition Feature in IOS 7?

2014-02-04 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, is it still possible to have Voiceover identify whether a face is in focus using the camera in IOS 7? I had found instructions in the mail archives suggesting that turning on Grid in the camera settings may make this possible, but so far, I’ve not gotten it to work, that is, if this is s

Re: [New post] Apple releases free 'Podcasts' app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

2012-06-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
This app does not appear to have a way to adjust the speed at which the podcasts play. This feature is absolutely critical. Unless I am missing something. On 6/26/12, Jennie Facer wrote: > I wonder how accessible this is? I guess I'll have to try it. I can't > afford > down catcher right now, s

Re: Spotify or Rhapsoty.

2013-02-08 Thread Jim Fettgather
I'm really impressed with the accessibility of Rhapsody, the ability to download songs in high quality to your device, and the music selection is great. Thanks On 2/7/13, Kevin W. wrote: > Hello folks, > > > > I'm curious about which service folks are using. I'm trying Spotify on a > free trial,

Re: Spotify or Rhapsoty.

2013-02-13 Thread Jim Fettgather
I’m really impressed with the accessibility of Rhapsody, it’s great to be able to download songs right to your device, and a great song selection as well. Thanks From: Kevin W. Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Spotify or Rhapsoty. Hello folks,

Clip-On Speaker for the iPhone

2013-07-10 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello. I am hoping to find a clip-on speaker that I can use with the iPhone to be used while traveling, listening to GPS. I have tried a couple of random small speakers, but there is hardly any volume at all, so I am hoping that someone might suggest a nice loud portable clip-on speaker. Thanks a

Re: Nook App for IOS Devices Now Accessible

2012-11-27 Thread Jim Fettgather
itself and can use it with Voiceover? Patti -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 4:10 PM To: viphone Subject: Nook App for IOS Devices Now Accessible I may have missed this if

Re: Nook App for IOS Devices Now Accessible

2012-11-29 Thread Jim Fettgather
If you would like to write to Barns and Noble regarding their newly released Nook app, you can email accessibil...@book.com It’s not a typo, accessibil...@book.com is the correct address. Thanks. From: Cheryl Homiak Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sub

Nearby Explorer for IOS is now in the US App Store

2016-08-18 Thread Jim Fettgather
This app from American Printing House, which has been available for a few years for Android devices, is now available on the IOS App Store for $79. Its set of features looks impressive, and if nothing else, is definitely worth locating in the app store and reading the description. Can my credit car

Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari

2014-09-19 Thread Jim Fettgather
I am not happy about it, but I am having to use Chrome to do any reliable online ordering. From: Russ Kiehne Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 10:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Ios 8 voiceover problem with Safari Thanks for confirming this issue. If I knew about this ahead of

Far Fewer Search Results in Ibooks in IOS 8?

2014-09-20 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, it seems like when doing a general search for a specific topic in the Ibooks store in IOS 8, there are far fewer search results, perhaps 8 or 10 screens, but in IOS 7, there might be dozens of screens with books pertaining to your search results. Anyone else notice this significant differ

Re: Can totally blind person stream on YouTube?

2016-04-22 Thread Jim Fettgather
I was able to get my Youtube account verified, but have looked and looked everywhere in Google Hangouts, but cannot find an option to stream live video anywhere in that particular app. On 4/21/16, Aleeha Dudley wrote: > I was successfully able to verify my account without vision on my Mac. I > t

Re: Questions regarding audio description and Netflix

2016-05-25 Thread Jim Fettgather
This is exactly what I have, the third generation Apple TV. As I recall, when I was watching a program on Netflix on the third generation Apple TV, while the show was playing, I just held down the select button, and a menu popped up with selections for languages, among which was audio descripti

Re: Time Warner App

2016-02-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
As the app stands right now, the only inaccessible part of the app is the Guide, which is very sad, because at one time, it was accessible. The On Demand portion of the app seems to work just fine, as does the DVR portion of the app, in which you can find out what has been recorded on your DV

Re: Time Warner App

2016-02-25 Thread Jim Fettgather
problem within the guy? Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com I device support Telephone 2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 Twitter https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 FaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@yahoo.com On Feb 24, 2016, at 12:33 PM, Jim

Strange Occurrence with Apple Maps and Turning Tracking On

2016-03-10 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. When I launch Apple Maps, and then try to turn on Traing on with headings, a dialog pops up and says that location services need to be enabled, then i have a button to go to settings. However, location services are already enabled, I can ask Siri for driving or walking direction

Third Generation Apple TV and Netflix

2015-11-27 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello. I have noticed while using the third generation Apple TV with a bluetooth keyboard and Netflix, that while browsing through a list of season episodes for a particular show, it will show me the first fifty episodes. Then, pressing down arrow on the keyboard produces a beep. Right or left a

Re: The Latest Update

2016-12-25 Thread Jim Fettgather
on the same screen where you are asked to enter a passcode, there is a button that says pass code options. When you activate that button, there is another button that says don't add pass code. I believe that then there is another dyre warning about not adding a pass code, but finally, finally,

Re: Apple Music

2017-02-20 Thread Jim Fettgather
That is what I like about t-mobile, listening to your apple music does not count against your data usage, you can listen all day and all night if you like. From: Fanus Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 6:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Music Hello Wayne and list I made a te

Re: Changing card information with apps

2016-09-06 Thread Jim Fettgather
I had to go to each respective web site, for example, Hulu, Netflix, and Spotify, to update credit card info, as these are not Apple services so credit card information cannot be updated through the app store. On 9/6/16, Terri Stimmel wrote: > Hi Mark, > > > Thank you for this information. I real

IOS 10 Mail App, Message Preview

2016-09-14 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. Even though I have set the mail preview setting to five lines, Voiceover used to read those first five lines of a message as you would flick from one message to the next, but it is no longer doing that in IOS 10.. I am not using message threading. I really enjoyed hearing that p

Using the Tips App in IOS 10

2016-09-15 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. It seems that when you launch the Tips app, you are presented with a tip which is at times quite interesting and informative. At the bottom of the screen, there is text that says 1 of 8, or 1 of 7. This is not a control, so there does not seem to be a way to advance to the next tip

Re: Photos no difference.

2016-09-15 Thread Jim Fettgather
I have found this photo description to be kind of hit and miss. When I scroll through my photo library, I am always told of the existence of faces, and occasionally objects, one identified a pack of cigarettes, I have no idea where that came from! However, no pictures of contacts have identified a

IOS 10: Text Messages Not being Announced on the Lock Screen

2016-10-07 Thread Jim Fettgather
In Voiceover settings, I have set to announce notifications turned on, so, when a message comes in, I hear the text message tone, but not the actual message. Other applications work fine, just not the announcement of text messages. Any clue as to what could be happening? Thanks a lot for any sugges

Re: what are the advantages of upgrading from 6SPlus to 7Plus?

2016-10-18 Thread Jim Fettgather
There is a significant difference in the quality of the microphone on the 7 and 7 plus. It is quite noticeable when creating recordings for example with the Voice Memos app, there is no longer the bass roll off, but rather, a very dynnamic frequency range, and of course although it is not stereo

Re: Attention: Safari Bug in iOS 10.1 Detected!

2016-10-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
This same problem is exhibited when trying to do web searches in Firefox or the Chrome browser. Also, from what I can tell, even when searching in the App store, this same inability to review the text that is typed in the search field is there as well. On 10/26/16, Tom Lange wrote: > Hi > Using

Re: Attention: Safari Bug in iOS 10.1 Detected!

2016-10-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
ari when typing text into a search > field, but I have no problem in the search field of the app store app. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Jim Fettgather > Sent: Wednes

Re: KNFB reader with the 7 Plus

2016-10-27 Thread Jim Fettgather
On the other hand, I have a 7 plus, and the results are remarkably accurate and lightning fast. I do not have access to an iPhone 7 with which to compare, but I am sure happy with the results from the 7 plus. On 10/27/16, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > Hi Paul, > > I have a 7, and I have had great r

Re: The Time Warner App

2016-10-29 Thread Jim Fettgather
Until very recently, this app was not useable at all, but significant improvements have occurred, the guide is now readable, the DVR manager works just fine, Live TV works just fine, and so does On Demand. I am now completely satisfied with the TWC app, because as far as I can tell, there are n

Re: Reading Text Formatting

2018-08-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
I have tried this both in Notes and in Pages with a Bluetooth keyboard. Control Option T reports fairly good font and formatting information. On 8/24/18, Devin Prater wrote: > I’m sorry, but there isn’t. If you are on the web, or in apps, formatted > text is a separate element than normal text. I

Recent Calls List with Unexpected Behavior

2018-09-03 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I am wondering if this is new behavior, in the Phone App, under recent calls. I had called a hotel, so, I wanted to add it to my contacts. I went into recent calls, tapped the More Info button expecting the contacts screen to open. Wow! Was I surprised to find all kinds of reviews, maps, oth

Re: IOS 12 and message notifications

2018-09-18 Thread Jim Fettgather
Apparently, if you have a pass code, the messages will properly open from the lock screen. If you do not have a pass code, they will not open. One way I have found to get around this annoying bug is to flick down to View while the notification is highlighted. Hope that helps. On 9/18/18, Todd W w

Creating a contact from an i-message

2018-09-19 Thread Jim Fettgather
This is driving me mad. I swear i could do this in ios 11, but I cannot figure this out in IOS 12. So I have an i-message from a 10-digit number, and I would really like to make this individual into a contact. I have tapped everywhere, but the web results are few and far between since the operating

Re: Creating a contact from an i-message

2018-09-19 Thread Jim Fettgather
uot;The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the > right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." - > Dorothy Nevill > > > > [Sent from my little hand-held computer] > > > On Sep 19, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Jim Fettgath

Re: iOS 12 & ooTunes Jousting

2018-09-20 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi there, I have been using OOTunes for many years, it's my favorite radio app. So, I went to my favorites list, started a station, and to pick another one, I pressed the Back button, and chose another stream, started it, and was again able to press the Back button to the list of favorites. I am no

External Microphone for iPhone 7 or 8?

2018-03-27 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. I would really like to find a great stereo microphone that will connect via the lightning port to the iPhone, primarily for recording videos, or audio interviews. Some of the accompanying software for some of these microphones, such as some of the Irig models, does not seem to w

RE: need some more help with switching voices doing all the steps voice doesn't change,

2018-04-27 Thread Jim Fettgather
Maybe someone has already mentioned this, but I find that if I add a new voice, I sometimes have to turn Voiceover completely off, then back on again, for the new voice to become available. Thanks From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Arlene Sent: Friday, April 27, 2018 7:26 AM To:

RE: Working with videos on an iPhone 7?

2018-04-30 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi Jim, as near as I can determine, iMovie, which is free, is going to be the best way to attempt to do this. Now, I have good success trimming the beginning or the end of a video, but the trick is, when you want to perhaps delete something out of the middle. Fortunately, if you have a Bluetooth

Re: scrolling in the tipps app is not accessible in ios11.3.1 or what am I doing wrong?

2018-05-01 Thread Jim Fettgather
OK, this is a bit tricky, and does not work exactly as it should, but it does work. Make sure your focus is in the text of the tip, in other words, touch the text on page one of five. Do a three finger flick left. The page will change, but you will not initially know it, but the text will be dif

Deleting messages in IOS 11.3.1

2018-05-18 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello. I have noticed that while in a group of messages, and I flick down to delete a group of messages, and then respond to the delete confirmation, I am placed back at the Edit button at the top left of the screen, instead of focus being in the list of messages right where I left off. Is anyone e

Strange Symbols in IOS 10.3

2017-04-23 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I am noticing some strange symbols being spoken by Voiceover when a date or time is announced, like SLNC7 AM This can happen on a web site, a text message, or email, this strange verbage of SLNC, typically followed by a time or date. Anyone else have this behavior? Thanks. -- The followi

Inaccurate Dictation, only in I-message

2018-09-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I am sure this has come up before, I have a Home Pod, other iPads and iPhones associated with the same Apple ID, and they all do a wonderful job with dictation in I-Message. On the main iPhone 8 that I am using, the dictation is 50% accurate, completely unacceptable, on the Home Pod, it is

RE: Inaccurate Dictation, only in I-message

2018-09-25 Thread Jim Fettgather
Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 10:48 AM To: viphone Subject: Inaccurate Dictation, only in I-message Hello, I am sure this has come up before, I have a Home Pod, other iPads and iPhones associated with the same Apple ID, and

Re: Inaccurate Dictation, only in I-message

2018-09-25 Thread Jim Fettgather
t;> Then I realluy don't know, on my 6S Plus it works just as well when I >> dictate a text or iMessage as it does if I dictate an email, Whats App >> message, Facebook Messengewr message or Note using the Notes app. >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: vi

RE: Inaccurate Dictation, only in I-message

2018-09-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
on your iPhone? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Jim Fettgather > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 10:48 AM > To: viphone > Subject: Inaccurate Dictation, only in I-message > > Hello, I am sure this has come up before, I h

Re: Netflix questions

2018-10-26 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi Bill, it seems as if there are 2 ways to make this happen. You can try setting this up right from the iPhone, Settings, General, Accessibility, scroll all the way down, you will fine, Audio Descriptions, and make sure it is turned on. Netflix claims that it will honor this setting. Alternative

Using Google's GBoard with the iPhone

2018-11-04 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. I am so close to get this to working, but I cannot figure out a few steps. You may have experienced less than stellar results with IOS dictation, even so far as to experience dictating text, having it show up correctly when reviewing, and then when you look at the results, you get

Re: Using Google's GBoard with the iPhone

2018-11-05 Thread Jim Fettgather
ng for you! *** From: Jim Fettgather Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 6:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using Google's GBoard with the iPhone Hi to the list. I am so close to get this to working, but I cannot figure out a few steps. You may have experi

Re: Using Google's GBoard with the iPhone

2018-11-05 Thread Jim Fettgather
gt;> practically have to say everything with no pauses or it will cut you off. >> Then you have to hit the ike keyboard button again in order to use the >> space bar again to dictate. >> >>> On 11/5/2018 6:13 AM, Jim Fettgather wrote: >>> Hello, I also now have t

Re: Not sure if this is off-topic it does concern Apple product

2018-11-17 Thread Jim Fettgather
I have two home pods, and I am so glad I made the purchase! They are fantastic, they can fill an entire room with incredibly rich, beautiful stereo sound. Incredible bass, they can be unbelievably loud if you are not careful, I have mine at 50% and that is plenty loud! And of course, they can

Re: Regarding the iPhone XS

2018-11-20 Thread Jim Fettgather
Just a quick note, you do not need to use a passcode, or Face ID on the X S. You may elect to use neither of them. -Original Message- From: Terri Stimmel Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 7:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Regarding the iPhone XS Hello everyone, Today I got

Re: Seeing AI, After A Little MoreThan A Year

2018-11-28 Thread Jim Fettgather
I have great results with Short Text, but that Document channel does take a very precise positioning, hard to get it to work consistently, I have had better luck using a ScanJig scanning stand. On 11/28/18, kelbycarl...@gmail.com wrote: > Does anyone have more specific suggestions? Like I said, I

Re: Secret iPhone & iPad Typing Tips: Trackpad Mode and more!, iMore

2018-12-01 Thread Jim Fettgather
If GBoard from Google will improve its accessibility and compatibility with Voiceover, it could provide an alternative method for dictation, as this is so frustrating the way it is now in IOS 12. Additionally, I have noticed that if I dictate into the IOS version of Google Docs, no dictation err

Re: Siri Shortcuts broken in 12.1

2018-12-04 Thread Jim Fettgather
I believe that it is an update to the Shortcuts app itself, that is why Siri shortcuts are broken, and it is very uncool. So, I do not think that it is the version of IOS, but rather, the shortcuts app that is broken On 12/4/18, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi richard, > Well mine don’t work either. But

Re: Spectrum TV App

2019-01-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, you are indeed correct that while watching live TV, you can switch to the secondary audio channel. I have not found a way to do this while watching a program from the DVR, nor have I found any fast forward controls. I’m using the latest Spectrum app on an iPhone with IOS 12. There is a b

Re: Spectrum TV App

2019-01-03 Thread Jim Fettgather
… From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Spectrum TV App Hello, you are indeed correct that while watching live TV, you can switch to the secondary audio channel. I have not found a

Re: Spectrum TV App

2019-01-04 Thread Jim Fettgather
eps playing the audio and it is a second or > so off from the audio from the actual TV. > I have been using a work around of closing the app in the app switcher when > watching on the TV but want to know how to silence the app. > Sherrie Gosling > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 &

Re: Spectrum TV App

2019-01-05 Thread Jim Fettgather
audio from the actual TV. I have been using a work around of closing the app in the app switcher when watching on the TV but want to know how to silence the app. Sherrie Gosling Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jim Fettgather Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 6:57 AM To: viphone

IOS App Store, Where is the Share button?

2019-01-10 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I had thought that somewhere in the app store, when you are looking at the app, there is a share button to send the info about the app to others. Is there no longer a Share button? If there is, I sure cannot find it with Voiceover. Thanks for any tips. -- The following information is i

Photos and the Share Sheet, Where is Seeing AI

2019-01-11 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. At one time, I could open the photos app, open a photo, choose Share, and Recognize with Seeing AI was one of the choices on the Share Sheet. Now, even with Seeing AI running in the background, it has disappeared as an option. I cannot even get Envision AI, with it running in t

Re: If messages are getting cut off especially like the "Closing Apps" in the App Launcher

2017-10-10 Thread Jim Fettgather
This sounds promising and possibly very helpful, but after turning on Assistive Touch, I have Customize Top Level menu, a setting called Idle Opacity, and Create New Gesture. I cannot find a custom actions menu. I wonder where it might be hidden? On 10/10/17, M. Taylor wrote: > This is extr

RE: If messages are getting cut off especially like the "Closing Apps" in the App Launcher

2017-10-11 Thread Jim Fettgather
"Closing Apps" in the App Launcher Jim, If you don’t mind me asking what version of phone are you on and I’ll get back with you. > On Oct 10, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Jim Fettgather wrote: > > This sounds promising and possibly very helpful, but after turning on > Assistive Touch

RE: very frustrated with Blindfold's Millionaire game: possible answers aren't spoken

2017-10-18 Thread Jim Fettgather
I've experienced the same silence when trying to pick an answer, so I wrote to the developer, we will see if they write back. Many of the other blindfold games work very well. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: We

New iPhone 8, Not Receiving Notifications

2017-11-05 Thread Jim Fettgather
I am delighted with the new iPhone 8 plus acquired a couple of days ago, but there is something amiss with notifications, I don't appear to be getting any notifications, except for text messages, but none from the various news outlets that I had previously set up on the prior phone. I have already

Inaccurate Dictation, but only in the Messages App

2017-09-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
This problem, with my iPhone 7 plus, is driving me to obsession and distraction. When dictating in Notes, Mail, an app called Threema, or any time there is a text field, dictation is always close to 100% accurate. But in messages, this is not the case, often, there are tons of dictation errors whi

RE: Convince me guys IOS or no IOS

2017-05-20 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, I don't particularly despise Android phones, in fact, I have a Nexus 5 that works reasonably well. But I will say for certain, with absolute confidence, that there are some cheap, poorly made phones that run Android, one brand comes to mind specifically, something called a ZTE. I was atte

Re: playing youtube red on iphone

2017-06-22 Thread Jim Fettgather
There is an IOS app called YT music that works beautifully if you have YouTube red. On 6/22/17, Mary Otten wrote: > The YouTube music app should do it I would think. Maybe even the regular > YouTube app. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 22, 2017, at 6:48 AM, Larry McCreary >> wrote:

Re: Purchasing a show episode

2018-01-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello. The iTunes store has a couple hundred movies with audio description, but for some reason, any of the network TV shows, that have audio description do not carry over to the iTunes store. This is highly unfortunate. -Original Message- From: Terri Stimmel Sent: Tuesday, January

The Files App in 11.2 and Playing Music

2018-01-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. I have been using the Files app to access various content in iCloud drive, and it works quite well. I have noticed however, that when playing an audio file, there is a button labeled Media Time Line. One would guess that this control would give you access to advancing the audio

Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-14 Thread Jim Fettgather
Please do not wait, put aside your misgivings, doubts, fears and trepedation, otherwise, your life will be filled with regrets and you will always be thinking of how life could have been and the opportunities you may have missed. You can use Airplay from your phone to stream whichever music serv

Re: Okay, I have to Admit It, HomePod Is The Best

2018-02-17 Thread Jim Fettgather
I hope that this is not off topic, but you cannot possibly compare the sound of the Home Pod with the Sonos Play 1, or the Sonos Play 3. It's simply not in the same category.Now, the Sonos play 5 speakers for $499 each, if you want true stereo, sound great. but remember, once you move away from

Attaching Photos to an Email

2018-02-28 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello to the list. There was once a way, that no longer seems to work, that I found quite handy to attach a photo, or rather several photos, to an email. I would open the photos app, and open one photo that I wanted to attach to an outgoing message. Then, I would tap the Share button. By doing so

Re: Attaching Photos to an Email

2018-02-28 Thread Jim Fettgather
d, type the email address or name of the person to whom you want to send them, type a subject and, if you wish, text in the message body and then tap "Send" at the top right. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent:

Re: Attaching Photos to an Email

2018-03-01 Thread Jim Fettgather
the upper right corner. This is iOS 11.2.6. Richard “The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.” - Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1 On Feb 28, 2018, at 6:26 PM, Jim Fettgather wrote: Thanks, Sieghard But This is odd, when I

Re: google assistant questions

2018-03-11 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, just playing around with the Google Assistant app, it looks like you can ask all of the same questions that you would ask a physical Google Home speaker such as the weather, or to set an alarm, or even to play music from Google play music if you are subscribed. Having said that, you de

The IOS Tips App

2018-03-15 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello. I have found the beginning of many great articles in the Tips app. However, they always say, 1 of 5, or 1 of 10, but there seems to be no way to advanced to the next page. Double tap, double tap and hold, nothing works, and there seems to be no way to adjust that slider. Anyone notice this b

Re: The IOS Tips App

2018-03-16 Thread Jim Fettgather
Tips App Did you try a 3-finger swipe from right to left or bottom to top? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: The IOS Tips App Hello. I have found the beginning of

Re: Adding songs to a playlist within Apple music

2019-02-24 Thread Jim Fettgather
Terri, So, let's say you are playing a song within the music app on your iPhone. While the song is playing, you will want to find the part of the screen that says Album Artwork, image. The first thing that you will then hear, is Dismiss now playing screen, but we don't want to do that. You wil

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