I also agree with these two posts Deidre
> On May 29, 2016, at 8:54 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I agree with you Sieghard. Ever since I got my first iPhone, I found it weird > that the iPhone doesn't have a feature to speak time automatically without a > third party app and that the Mac doesn't need a third party app to speak the > time. That sounds like the fragmentation that that Robin always talks about. > Another example of that kind of thing is that the Mac doesn't have language > detection and the iPhone does. Hopefully in OS X 10.12 they address that > issue. But back to iOS, perhaps more of us should write to Apple to make it a > feature request for iOS 10. I'm sure they'll listen if everyone barks about > it to them. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > >> On May 29, 2016, at 2:33 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> This is another function where I don't understand why Apple hasn't long >> since redone their own clock app to allow for automatic time announcements. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Gary Bowers >> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 12:23 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: >> >> Hi Chris, >> >> You wrote, in part: >> >> quote"if you set the time signal interval to be less than 30 minutes, it >> will only announce up to 64 times, then you must restart the app in order >> for it to speak again."end of quote >> >> This is true if you have Voice Over Clock announce the time continuously for >> 24 hours. I set mine to announce the time every 15 minutes between 6:00 AM >> and 9:00 PM without having to restart the app. >> >> I really like this app! >> >> Gary in Texas >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of christopher hallsworth >> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 1:31 PM >> To: Viphone >> Subject: Re: >> >> Qoo was good in my personal experience, however it would quit working for no >> reason at all. Now I use Voice Over Clock and it works well. It’s completely >> free and the simple user interface is fully accessible. There are some >> caveats though. For example if you set the time signal interval to be less >> than 30 minutes, it will only announce up to 64 times, then you must restart >> the app in order for it to speak again. But this to me is a minor >> inconvenience and it wouldn’t deter me from either using the app or >> recommending it to others. >>> On 29 May 2016, at 15:50, MamaPeach <mamape...@charter.net> wrote: >>> >>> I have an app that I use that either can make a sound on the hour or half >>> hour or the time can be spoken. It is called ckrono.qoo – the cuckoo on >>> your phone! and the developer is IIS New Media Labs >>> >>> From: Tom Rash >>> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 9:09 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Is there a way to have Voice Over on the iPhone announce the time at the >>> top of the hour? >>> >>> Virus-free. www.avast.com >>> -- >>> 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 owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - 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