As a side note, apparently, you can also have widgets added to your Mac desktop from you iPhone. I have not experimented with this, but I read an article talking about it.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Mar 7, 2024, at 6:39 PM, Mario Eiland <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI Jim, > If I remember correctly widgets were an option we could have on or turned off > when we first set up our iPhones. If that’s something you want back such as > the weather widget, then try the following. > Double tap twice and hold on the second tap and you will hear couple of tones > and VoiceOver will announce “start Editing.” Scroll to the top and you will > find an option to add a widget. Double tap on that and you will see a list of > widgets you can add and one of those is the weather widget. That should give > you a good start. > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Apps and Widgets > > Good afternoon, > I have an inquiry, so please bear with me, because I’m uncertain about some > things. > When I received a new work iPhone, one thing I noticed was that when I’d put > my finger on the Weather app, it would not just say “Weather”, but it would > also give me the location and other information, such as temperatures and > whether or not rain was expected. My own personal phone doesn’t do that when > I touch the weather app. I have to go into it and then read about my location > and temperature and such. Much more swiping. > I’d love to be able to have my weather app speak those things on my personal > iPhone as well. > It’s the same with the calendar app on my work iPhone. I’ll touch it, and it > will give me the date, and then I swipe to the right, and it lets me know if > I have any appointments or events. > I’ve looked at things like settings in both apps, which really didn’t do me > much good. Then, someone asked if I had widgets on my screen for these apps, > and I had no idea what that meant. So, I thought I’d ask. > What’s a widget? > How can I make the weather app or widget speak my location’s temperature and > relevant information by just simply touching it without actually getting into > it? > How can I get my calendar to automatically let me know if I have any > appointments or events without always getting into it? > If these things are being done on my Work iPhone, which is a 12, I would > imagine they can be done on a 15 Pro. > Thanks for any information. > I’m also going to see if there are any AppleVis tutorials on whatever widgets > are. > Jim > -- > 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] <mailto:[email protected]>. 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