Mary, I'm like you and am curious why a larger screen without usable vision makes the learning curve any different for the mail app. I've never used an iPad but others I've spoken with say the larger screen makes things more difficult to navigate with Voiceover especially when the screen is split in some apps. I hope Merv will respond with some specifics. I guess if you're learning VO gestures for the first time and have motor control issues, having a larger screen on which to swipe might make things easier.
Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone verses iPad I find your statement that email on the iPad is easier than it is on the phone fascinating. I despise email on the iPad. I had the original iPad, and I have an iPad mini. And I never use it for mail unless my phone is totally dead. Mostly, this is because whenever I open the app, it never puts me in the message list. It always puts me in a message. I spend a lot of time in the list, only reading those things that I want to read. The iPad is good for somethings, but I would really be curious why you think the mail app is so wonderful on it. My experience has been so opposite. One other thing, and I don t think it s been fixed on the iPad. When you open a message to read it, on the phone, a two finger flick up gets you only the message text, that is, the thing you want to read. On the iPad, you get a lot of extra junk before you get the text. Unless that has recently changed which is possible, because I haven t used mail on my iPad mini in a little while. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 17, 2018, at 2:03 PM, Merv Keck <blind5spar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > I teach both iPhone and iPad. Email is absolutely fantastic on the larger > screen. Even with no useable vision. I have helped people who had absolutely > no experience with computers or iDevices learn to use both their iPhone and > iPad. And the larger screen makes some applications very easy to learn. > Including the native mail app. Because it is spread out and there is less of > a learning curve for older adults when learning IOS for the first time. > Some games are also very nice on the larger screen even with no useable > vision. I have seen some amazing things done on the larger amount of real > estate. > I can't wait to update my Mini 4 in a month or two to a larger iPad as soon > as it is eligible. > Merv > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Alan Lemly > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:05 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: IPhone versess IPad > > I'd say the only time an iPad has advantages over an iPhone is if you have > enough usable vision to take advantage of the larger screen to either view > more or use greater magnification. Otherwise, I'd say an iPhone is easier to > navigate with. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Kimber Gardner > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 9:40 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: IPhone versess IPad > > I think it really depends on what you are doing. There are still tasks I find > easier to accomplish on a laptop, but I think that is more a windows vs mac > situation. > > I use my iPad and my iPhone almost interchangeably except that my phone is > with me all the time and my iPad is not. > > I guess that isn't especially helpful. Lol! If you have some specific tasks > in mind I can try to address your questions. > >> On 5/17/18, Ralph Supernaw <r...@q.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> >> In what situations does an IPad have advantages over an IPone or a >> laptop computer? >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> 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: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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