Each has its advantages, you may not be able to lock the record button in the Messages app, but I like the fact that I can record an audio message and listen to it before I send it if I feel so inclined. In WhatsApp the message gets sent as soon as you let go of the button or tap Send if you have it locked. Also a nice feature in iMessage is the raise to speak feature. I think you have to first send a message before this starts working, but then if you get a reply and you want to in turn reply with another voice message you can just raise your phone to your ear and it starts recording and in this case it is hands free, speak your message with the phone against your ear and then simply take it away to send it.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 1:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, LifeHacker.com Same thing I said about time. That made me so mad for ages. It's a lot better than it use to be for sure. I still prefer whatsapp because you can lock the record button. On 3/29/19, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > One feature I thought was interesting: > Apple has boosted the quality of the audio messages you leave in > Messages by adopting a different codec (Opus) at 24000 Hz instead of > the previous AMR Narrowband codec at 8000 Hz. Neat. > This is actually not neat, it's about time because I always thought it > was incredibly ridiculous for Apple, who always claims to put such > focus on quality, to offer this audio message feature where a message > you recorded sounded like ti was a recording from a 1990's era > answering machine recording on a mini cassette tape. I never used this > feature and would use WhatsApp instead because at least my recording was high > quality. > I'll have to try this out and if it's in fact good quality audio now I > might use this feature more. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 10:57 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, > LifeHacker.com > > Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features By David > Murphy, Monday 5:30pm > > Right on cue-it being Apple announcement day and all-the > services-oriented tech giant has released the latest version of its > iOS operating system. If you don't already have it, or have yet to > receive the notification that an iOS update is available, simply tap > on your Settings app > General > Software Update to begin the > download. It'll take a while; it took me about an hour or so to > download and install the update on a reasonably fast internet connection. > While you wait, here are some of the big features you can look forward > to with the update. > > Apple News+ > You can now pay Apple $10/mo to consolidate your many magazine > subscriptions into a single digital package. If you're on the fence > about Apple's offering, you do get a one-month trial to play around with the > new service. > Don't forget to cancel it if you don't want it, however, as you'll > automatically be billed for the next month's subscription if you forget. > And, as Apple noted today, you can share your subscription with up to > six family members via Apple's Family Sharing feature. Anyone feel > like adopting me? > > Canada finally gets Apple News > Stop the presses. Canadian Apple fans can now read the news via > Apple's self-titled app-either in French or English, of course. > > More silly Animoji > If you like turning your head into animals and sending quirky little > virtual videos (or pictures, if you just tap your fake noggin) to your > friends, you're in luck. You now get a giraffe, a shark, a warthog, and an > owl. > (Hey, Apple: Open up an "App Store for Animoji" and let other people > create safe-for-work virtual creations. You could probably make even > more services > revenue.) > > Siri and Apple TV > Update your Apple TV to tvOS 12.2, and your iOS device(s) to iOS 12.2, > and you'll be able to control what's on your Apple TV with a lot more > granularity. As MacRumors notes: > "tvOS 12.2, when paired with iOS 12.2, is designed to allow users to > ask Siri to play specific media on an Apple TV from an iOS device. You > can, for example, ask Siri to play Modern Family on the TV in the > living room, or Pitch Perfect on the TV in the bedroom. This feature > is available for music, TV shows, and movies." > > That "5G E" icon > If you're an AT&T subscriber, you might see a new "5G E" icon in the > upper-right corner of your iPhone. You can now brag to your friends > that you have an even better mobile connection than they do, and they > can remind you that "5G E" is just AT&T's bullshit way to say "faster > LTE," since your iPhone (as of when we wrote this) doesn't actually > support 5G connectivity whatsoever. Isn't friendship grand. > > Higher-quality audio Messages > This is a simple one, but Apple has boosted the quality of the audio > messages you leave in Messages by adopting a different codec (Opus) at > 24000 Hz instead of the previous AMR Narrowband codec at 8000 Hz. Neat. > > More specific screen "Downtime" > You can now customize which days and times you want to schedule "Downtime" > via iOS' Screen Time feature. As a reminder, if your phone is in "Downtime" > mode, you'll only be able to use certain apps (you choose) and your > device's Phone app. That's it. Sorry, Facebook. > > Group Facetime is back! > Yes, that horrible Group Facetime bug that allowed others to eavesdrop > on what you were doing is gone, and the feature is back for all to > use. Enjoy your Brady Bunch-like conversations. > > Promotions for subscription apps > Apple is now allowing app developers to offer promotional pricing for > subscriptions, so you'll want to be a bit more judicious about when > you sign up for that which you want to pay a recurring fee to access. > As Apple's iOS > 12.2 release notes describe: > "...apps with auto-renewable subscriptions can provide a discounted > price for a specific duration for existing and previously subscribed > customers. > You can use subscription offers to help win back subscribers who have > canceled their subscriptions or promote an upgrade to another > subscription at a special price. Customers can accept the offer even > if they've already completed an introductory offer." > > Air Quality in Apple Maps > If you live in a location that's prone to problems with air quality > (hi, Northern California), you'll now be able to view the air quality > index right within Apple Maps. Alas, you can't superimpose some > colorful filter over your map to see what the air is like for specific > locations, but you'll get a little indicator in the lower-right corner > for whatever location you're viewing (when zoomed in enough). > You can also toggle this, or the weather conditions, on and off via > the Settings app. > > More support for Apple stuff (or stuff that works with Apple > protocols) If you have a fancier AirPlay 2-friendly television, you'll > now be able to add it to HomeKit. Similarly, iOS 12.2 offers full > support for Apple's newest AirPods, as well as the Logitech Crayon (for your > iPad Pro). > Telling AirPlay to chill out > You'll now be able to do other things while you're using AirPlay to > cast content from an iOS device to, say, your Apple TV. As Apple's > description notes, "AirPlay multitasking for video allows you to > browse other apps, as well as play other short form audio and video > files locally on your device without interrupting AirPlay." > I think Redditor rfguevar put it best: "Holy hell, I'm internally > jumping with joy (In a meeting)" > > Map your latest Apple Pay transaction > Apple updated the Wallet UI a bit to make your latest Apple Pay > transaction a lot more pleasant to look at. You'll see the business, > the location, and the amount you spent, and tapping on the listing > will take you right to a more detailed information screen-including a > map that shows you the retailer's location. > > The epic debut of AirPower! > Just kidding. And speaking of disappointment, Apple is also geofencing > the ECG setup process for the Apple Watch in iOS 12.2, so those of you > who don't live in the U.S. won't be able to initialize it. Sorry! > > Marking podcasts as played > For whatever reason, Apple previously removed the ability to mark a > podcast as "played" within its Podcasts app-after pressing-and-holding > or deep-pressing a podcast episode. Well, that feature is back in iOS 12.2. > > Safari searches are easier to autofill If you love using Safari on > iOS, Apple has tweaked the autofill aspect of the address bar > slightly. Start typing something. When you see the recommended search > phrases appear on your screen, you can tap on the phrase itself to > immediately go to the search results for that phrase. Now, however, > you can also tap on a new blue arrow icon to just place that text in > the address bar, in case you want to modify your search query even more. > > Original Article at: > https://lifehacker.com/download-ios-12-2-today-and-try-out-these-new-f > eature > s-1833552634 > > > -- > 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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