Oh yes, sorry, it’s in a Gmail message in the text body of The message in the native mail app.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 13, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Glad to hear things are better. > I have one question about what you said, "A few things I found out is that a > 3 finger swipe to the right will hide the options like insert photo, format, > etc where they appear just above the keyboard. You probably have to be at the > first item which I think is format to do this since you are swiping to the > right. > > Is this in Emails? > > I cannot get this to work at all. > Swiping with three fingers just makes the sound that means you cannot swipe > further in that direction. > > Thanks, > > > > Richard > "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass > himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient > hatreds among peoples. (It is notable that while I have regretted not > granting grace to others, I’ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward > Herbert > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of deidre > muccio > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:49 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: all is well > >> Hello all >> >> Since most of you probably witnessed my perplexing horror over having >> a near totally unusable new SE phone, I can say that all has been >> resolved. A tentative hardware issue was ruled out by a cursory test >> by Yes Computers here in town, and AA said they did not take phones >> back unless visibly cracked, etc, I was told to restore the phone and >> set it up as new once more. I did this 4 or so days ago, and immediately >> noticed a change. >> I wonder why restoring the phone to it's factory default did not >> occur to me earlier, or was not suggested on any of the calls I made to AA. >> No problem though, I feel lucky to have them there on call, even if >> the wait times are often over ten minutes. >> I spoke with a tech specialist/supervisor who tested all the things I >> still had questions about using her own phone with gmail, voice over, >> messages, and Facebook, and this sped the process along. Rather than >> screen sharing, since I was very familiar with settings and the >> specific nature of problems I was having, she tested functions and was >> able to say that this was a still existing bug, or that she had the >> same result, so that was affirming. The call had been scheduled in >> advance so she was prepared to deal with the phone before resetting >> it, and she was gracious enough to spend the time to clarify those few >> remaining questions I had. >> A few things I found out is that a 3 finger swipe to the right will >> hide the options like insert photo, format, etc where they appear just >> above the keyboard. You probably have to be at the first item which I >> think is format to do this since you are swiping to the right. To >> unhide them you would swipe left from the last item. This used to >> drive me crazy and it seemed that with these new options visible above >> the keypad/keyboard, I had to be far more precise about where I >> touched on the screen before one or another of these options interrupted my >> carrying on with typing. >> As for the predictive text and auto correct being turned off, well, >> there is no way to get rid of them altogether. The problem is that >> while either typing or dictating for instance, the words put in are >> rarely what I want, so that still involves having to edit out the unwanted >> words. >> Finally, my settings are tweaked right now so that I have no pitch >> changes that do not involve things like capital letters or language changes. >> As for the roter not staying where you last left it, such as in >> messages, that has been well documented, and maybe the overall >> function of the roter will be better sometime down the line. It's >> predictable I think in that it moves to the previous item so if you >> want to wind up back on character or word rather than something else, >> then make sure you check the order in which things have been selected in the >> roter. >> Overall the new phone may serve me well over time, but I still prefer >> the lighter feel and slimmer thickness of the older models of phones >> and I still prefer a mechanical home button. Having no home button >> might not be so hard for me to navigate so if I need another phone at >> some point, I might look for a phone without any home button at all, >> meaning one that has nothing differentiated by any perceptible tactile >> outline. >> Contrary to what some others have said, I don't find this phone >> particularly fast or responsive, especially around touching the home >> button to get back to the home screen or to use Siri, but what the >> heck. I'm done fretting. I've got 2 working phones so unless both act >> up at the same time, at least I will have a backup. Much of my data >> for Apps like Voice Dream Writer and I can't think what else now, is >> on my old 6 which is pretty much defunct since the battery won't hold >> a charge for long. Everything came over via gmail like Notes and contacts >> and mail and messages so that is good. >> One new plus is that in years past ear buds and earphones gave me pain >> in my ears. I can now use the earbuds with my phone when moving about >> outdoors and I can withstand doing that for up to half an hour before >> my inner ear starts to hurt. I've avoided using any wired or bluetooth >> ear piece for that reason but at least I can now be hands free of the >> phone when necessary for short periods of time at least. If I need to >> take a call when walking down the street, if I choose to do that, it's >> much easier hitting the button on the earpiece than it is having to dig the >> phone out of wherever it is. >> The last of what needs setting up is the Bluetooth keyboard. It is >> still not paired with either of my phones. Each time I see someone >> it's not a good time to ask them to look at it, make sure the >> batteries are in right, a light is on, and to tell me what those two buttons >> on the far right say. >> All this might be the only instance in which I could say that I'm >> content with the "new normal." >> >> Deidre >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > 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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