Hi Marie, Yes, I have the Body scale, can't remember about the set up, but there is nothing to indicate how to stand or place your feet and it doesn't tell you in the app. I don't, however, find it difficult to stand on it, it does have a sort of raised circle in the middle of the glass top which is maybe a bit under two inches in diameter. I would suggest to put a small piece of tape or one of the tactile dots one can get in the top left or top right corner because otherwise it is difficult to know if the scale is sideways or upside down. The Withings app does give you the readings for weight, fat mass and BMI, but if you tap on the weight of any given measurement it displays 3 buttons on the top, weight, body composition and BMI and if you tap on body composition Voiceover reads: Body Fat % and if you swipe right "Learn More, button Body water % and again a "Learn More button Muscle Mass % with a Learn More button Bone Mass % and a Learn More button I will ask my wife tonight about this, but I strongly suspect the percentages for these 4 measurements are visually there, but Voiceover does not read them, I know they are also shown visually on the scale's display since if my wife looks she can see all of these at a glance on the scale itself. While the Health app displays weight, body mass index and the body fat percentage, I have not yet discovered if I can add the other measurements for body water, bone mass and muscle mass.
All in all the scale gets good reviews when it comes to accuracy and all that and it's actually well priced compared to some of the more expensive options which don't always get such good reviews and some like the Fitbit smart scale don't connect to the Health app. I just haven't bothered to write to Withings to see if they couldn't make the other measurements accessible. I primarily like to keep track of my weight and having BMI and Body Fat is nice I guess, but to me it's not such a big deal. I keep fit and as long as I don't eat too much sweet stuff which can be difficult since I love all things sweet and as long as my weight moves between 170 and 180 pounds I'm pretty happy. By the way, the scale gives no indication via a beep or vibration that the measurements have been taken. It is pretty quick, however, so I just stand still on it for maybe 10 seconds and that is usually more than enough. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marie Baisez Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:38 PM To: viphone <[email protected]> Subject: Within Body connected scales Anyone using these? If so, a few questions if I may... Is it easy for a totally blind user to set up? Do you get any feedback from the app. on your phone to help you stand on the scales correctly? Are all the measurements read by Voice Over? Is there any markings on the glass to help you to place your feet in the right place? very grateful for any reply. Best wishes to all! Marie -- 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. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
