RE: Hi, not getting incoming message sound, any ideas?

[Simon A Fogarty]

Yeah check your notifications 

The changes made them do crazy things.

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Kathy 
Brandt
Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2021 5:34 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Hi, not getting incoming message sound, any ideas?

This is since updating to the latest iOS, which I did just recently from the 
latest version of iOS 14. I went through various settings with an Apple 
accessibility rep, who wasn’t successful at solving this. Not that it’s a big 
deal, but I liked my incoming Saud :-) thanks. 

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Hi, not getting incoming message sound, any ideas?

[Kathy Brandt]

This is since updating to the latest iOS, which I did just recently from the 
latest version of iOS 14. I went through various settings with an Apple 
accessibility rep, who wasn’t successful at solving this. Not that it’s a big 
deal, but I liked my incoming Saud :-) thanks. 

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RE: using workout on my Apple watch 5

[Christopher Chaltain]

You can also use a two finger swipe left and right to move between the three 
pages of the workout app.

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Chaltain at Outlook

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 5:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: using workout on my Apple watch 5

It's not an overlay,

It's the 3rd level of the workout app,

If you flick to the very right hand end of that level
You will hear 3 of 3

At that point flick down a level to 2,
Then put your finger on the screen at that point and it should tell you one of 
those measurement levels,
Then you can flick left / right to see what it's telling you.
It's a bug that came with watch os 8 and hopefully it will be fixed soon as 
it's bloody annoying

I'm finding using siri to start the work out and or pause / restart the work out
Is easier than trying to press the buttons with that issue.

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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of 
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: using workout on my Apple watch 5

Hi list,

I mostly use my Apple watch 5 to track physical activity. So when I go for a 
walk or use our elliptical machine I start the workout app and then check 
periodically to see my heart rate or find out how far I have walked. But since 
the last upgrade when I go to check my status there is an overlay on the screen 
from the music app or audio that wants me to interact with sound or music or 
radio or whatever and I can't get to my workout data or pause or end my 
workout. I want to make this go away but don't know how to. I like some of the 
things the watch can do but I fine it hard to use. When I'm using the workout 
app I want that to be primary. I'll listen to the radio when I'm done with the 
walk.

Thanks for any help,

Joe
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Re: Problem with Siri

[CHELA Robles]

Richard I have not connected my Echo Dot to the iPhone ever. The only things 
that are connected on my Bluetooth speaker that is an offbrand small speaker 
which is off and when in use, my Bose frames tempo. And I seem to be having 
this issue with just the Bose frames tempo and the weird thing is that when I 
don’t use my Bose frames tempo, Siri acts normal so I had to take Bluetooth off 
or disconnect my devices to the Bluetooth which was basically what I did with 
regards to the Bose frames. Then what I did was I invoked Siri and was able to 
successfully change my current doctor appointment well not connected to 
Bluetooth devices.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 27, 2021, at 12:20 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> What happens if you forget the Echo device?
>  
> This is probably just a stupid Siri problem that will take a lot of 
> documentation and work to get Apple’s attention.
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” 
> – Jane Wagner
>  
> My Web site: https://www.turner42.com
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of CHELA 
> Robles
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 11:41 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Problem with Siri
>  
> Well guys here’s an addendum to my issue, the weird thing is I don’t have a 
> HomePod I use my Bose frames tempo which is a Bluetooth headset sometimes 
> when I’m on the girl and this is where everything is obviously connected to 
> another and the phone is on the same network even when I’m here at home and I 
> choose to use my Bose frames tempo audio glasses. The message I get when I 
> try to do something like for example change my appointment time for the 
> current appointment I have with my eye doctor for example this is the message 
> I get and I’m not sure what to do about it.
> I’ve restarted my phone reconnected to network settings after thinking that I 
> needed to forget the network and then reestablish connection with the network 
> but I’m wondering if it’s a Bluetooth issue because in advertently sometimes 
> Siri will be activated and I’m not even doing anything and it’s not even 
> plugged in to charge for example so it’s just weird Siri oddities I’m running 
> into.
> Here’s the message:
>  
> Sorry, I'm having problems with the connection. Check that your personal 
> device is on the same Wi-Fi network as this HomePod.
> I am really stumped make of it what you will. Again I do not own a HomePod 
> nor have I connected my Echo Dot 3rd Generation to the iPhone.
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> On Oct 26, 2021, at 8:02 AM, CHELA Robles  wrote:
> 
> Yeah I’ve had that issue as well with my watch. And yes I have restarted my 
> phone to answer Dan’s question and still no go it’s like Siri is clueless or 
> something.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:52 AM, Alex Stone  wrote:
> 
>  Richard, I’ve husked my Apple Watch 6 running watchOS 8.1 what the battery 
> level is, and it won’t tell me either.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> On 26 Oct 2021, at 15:48, Richard Turner  wrote:
> 
> 
> Well, on my Apple Watch series 6 after updating to WatchOS 8.1 it no longer 
> can tell me the battery level.
> It just says it cannot help me with that.
> A definite step backward.
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” 
> – Jane Wagner
>  
> My Web site: https://www.turner42.com
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of CHELA 
> Robles
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 10:19 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Problem with Siri
>  
> Well maybe he’s just being not nice to me for a while maybe it will be nice 
> to me because it was nice to me yesterday who knows very iffy.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 25, 2021, at 9:44 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I have not had that problem much, but I do not use Siri a lot.
> I just asked it to open mail and it did, quite quickly.
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." 
> -- Jane Wagner 
>   
>  
>  
>  
>  
> website:  www.turner42.com
>  
> (Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro)
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 25, 2021, at 8:57 PM, CHELA Robles  wrote:
> 
> Hello everybody I hope you are doing well and I hope this email gets through 
> to you. I am having some issues with Siri in regards to when I invoke Siri 
> and tell Siri to launch apps siri’s response is the following: I'm still 
> having problems with the connection." 
> Anybody getting this?
> I am on iOS 15.1 and I have reset all my network settings and everything else 
> seems to work very well except for Siri and all day this has been happening 
> even when I tell Siri to do something it still says the above message that it 
> has issues with the connection. Am I missing something? I have an iPhone 8 
> plus if that tells you guys anything. When I tell it to launch Facebook for 
> example that’s when

Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds

[Ronald van Rhijn]

Thanks, will check it out.

Ronald

> Op 27 okt. 2021, om 19:06 heeft Ed Worrell  het 
> volgende geschreven:
> 
> If you turn the slider all the way down for alerts (in sounds settings on the 
> watch), Voiceover sounds are muted for a little bit. The volume of the VO 
> sounds sneaks back up after a while…
> 
> All most got it.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
>> On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:31 AM, Renee Patete  wrote:
>> 
>> The good thing is that now you can turn off speech. I am so glad that I can 
>> do that now, because I can make my watch much quieter when I'm out! I don't 
>> often need it on if I'm just using taptic time anyway. 
>> 
>>> On 28/10/2021, at 01:06, Ronald van Rhijn  wrote:
>>> 
>>> No none of the silent modes has effect on Voice Over sounds, including 
>>> speech and other sounds.
>>> These modes only stop notifications, screen settings etc.
>>> 
>>> Ronald
>>> 
>>> 
 Op 27 okt. 2021, om 00:37 heeft Simon A Fogarty  het 
 volgende geschreven:
 
 You mean like the little clicking noise when you are navigating around the 
 face of the watch?
 
 Have you tried setting the silence mode to see what happens?
 
 I've not tried it my self but silence on the phone stops clicks etc,
 But not voiceover so may be it does the same on the phone.
 
 -Original Message-
 From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
 Ronald van Rhijn
 Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:56 am
 To: viphone@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
 
 Hi Simon,
 
 Like Renee said, its about the bleeps and bloops from Voice Over when 
 navigating, waking up, pushing the crown accidently enz.
 I mailed Apple Accessibility about it.
 
 best,
 Ronald
 
> Op 26 okt. 2021, om 00:53 heeft 
 
 
> Simon A Fogarty  het volgende geschreven:
> 
> What do you mean voiceover sounds?
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Ronald van Rhijn
> Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 5:36 am
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is it not possible to turn off the Voice Over sounds on Apple Watch (6) 
> like we can do on iPhone?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ronald
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Re: Soundbar app accessibility

[Joseph Hudson]

Hello, I recall quite a while back, they migrated everybody to the Sonos to 
app. And that's what I'm currently using on my plate five. And I've had no 
accessibility problems.

> On Oct 26, 2021, at 11:27 PM, Simon A Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> I use the sonos 2 app and I have no issues with it what so ever and I have 
> older sonos play one and play bar equipment 
> 
> I would say go for that,
> 
> But then if you get the sonos1 app and it doesn’t work then sonos2 will be 
> what you have to use.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Jeff 
> Samco
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:24 pm
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility
> 
> My question is about which iPhone Sonos app to use. I seem to recall that the 
> current Sonos 2 app was poorly reviewed when the switch occurred from Sonos 
> 1. There still appear poor reviews on the internet for Sonos 2 and Voiceover. 
> Are Voiceover users currently happy with the  Sonos 2 app? If not happy  then 
> on what basis?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:26 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility
> 
> Sorry, and yes, soundbars play sound from the TV, that is their original 
> purpose, you put them under your TV and depending on your TV it may 
> automatically turn off its internal speakers once you connect a soundbar or 
> you may have to go into the TV's settings and do this manually.
> The Arc has an HDMI connection to the TV and I assume the Beam does as well, 
> my original Sonos Playbar which does not support Dolby Atmos or any digital 
> assistants but still has the 11 drivers like the Arc had an optical input so  
> you would go from your TV's optical out to the soundbar.
> I actually have to still advertise my Sonos Playbar along with the set of 
> Sonos Play 1 speakers and the first generation wireless Sub which I had for 
> quite a few years before upgrading to the Arc with a set of Sonos SL and the 
> latest generation wireless Sub.
> I'm quite bad sometimes when it comes to selling old stuff, I have had my 
> iPhone 11 for over a year and still have my iPhone 8 sitting around in its 
> original box, all wiped and reset and occasionally I charge it, really have 
> to get on this.
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of mich 
> verrier
> Sent: October 26, 2021 6:25 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility
> 
> Hi I also would like to know this as well. Also does a sound bar play from 
> your tv? And can you knotice when you are watching tv that the sound is 
> coming from the soundbar? Also what is the cost of these? From Mich.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
> Wollner
> Sent: October 26, 2021 9:20 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility
> 
> Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
> And what does one do over the other?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility
> 
> You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos 
> Arc.
> Just go to www.Sonos.com and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc 
> are soundbars, but Sono sis also a lot more as you can use the app to play 
> just about anything on earth. I have never seen another company which 
> supports as many music services both paid and free ones and the Sonos app is 
> extremely accessible and the sound quality of all their speakers is 
> fantastic. Bot the Beam and Arc also support Amazon Alexa and Google 
> Assistant although you still can't have both digital assistants active at the 
> same time.
> Lastly, if you invest in a Sonos Beam or Arc and you later on want to add a 
> set of Sonos One or other speakers in a different room you can always add to 
> your Sonos system which will then allow you to play music in different rooms, 
> you can group speakers and play the same or you can play different things in 
> different rooms.
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Melanie Clouser
> Sent: October 25, 2021 10:52 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Soundbar app accessibility
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I'm in the market for a soundbar. Can anyone tell me if the Bose app is 
> accessible? I downloaded the app to test it out but it wants me to register 
> with my device ... and I haven't yet bought a soundbar. I wanted to test out 
> different apps before settling on a device. 
> 
> 
> Melanie
> 
> 
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RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[rick.alfaro]

I have a 2020 LG TV with Web OS 5.x and the screen reader actually works quite 
well for all settings and menus. I wonder if LG offers an iPhone app? Never 
checked into that.





Warmest regards

Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:39 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

So does your lg tv have a screen reader built in to let you know where you are 
on the menus etc?

Or you just let the wife drive those  things?

And yeah the sonos app advises you to turn off the tv audio and set it as the 
sonos audio only.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:49 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

As I just posted, we bought an LG TV pretty much exactly a year ago and have no 
issues with the TV and the Arc, but my wife did have to go into the TV settings 
because by default after we hooked up the soundbar it was set for audio to come 
from the external connection (the soundbar) and the internal TV speakers, but 
once that was done all has been good. I spend quite a bit of time reading about 
the slightly higher-end OLED TV's last year and more less had narrowed it down 
to this LG and a Sony model, but the LG I felt had slightly better specs and 
reviews and we have been very happy with it although I guess I should say my 
wife has because I just benefit from the audio and it comes from the Arc. I 
only briefly played around with the screenreader which is part of the LG Web OS 
platform and I didn't really learn how to use it, but it seemed OK. One thing 
the sales person at our local electronics store said was that he felt LG's Web 
OS platform was more user friendly than some of the Android ones and this TV 
has pretty much everything from Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime to Apple TV 
built in and we haven't used our Apple TV since we had the TV. But as I 
mentioned, I only watch TV with my wife so she always does the driving so to 
speak and all I find useful is to know how to do Play/Pause and turn the volume 
up and down which on the LG remote are nicely shaped buttons in the shape of a 
Plus and Minus symbol, but of course when I sit on our couch I just have to 
reach out with my right arm to where the Sonos SL is mounted on the wall and I 
can use it to turn the volume up or down as well.



-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: October 26, 2021 8:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Sonos app is completely accessible.

If you can afford the roughly $650 for the Arc, (and have room for it) give it 
a try.  It has Alexa or Google Assistant if one wants it, and it sounds amazing.

IN fact, I would call Sonos and talk with them about issues that may be present 
with LG and see if they have a solution.





Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - 
Jane Wagner

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Soundbar app accessibility

Soundbars range in price from the cheapest in quality and sound at about $99 to 
the best in quality and sound upwards of hundreds of dollars to a thousand or 
more. The Sonus ARC is quite pricey but most likely worth the cost if you 
choose to pay that amount. I've not heard the Sonus Beam but people claim it's 
quite good as well at a price tag of about $400. I'm looking at various models 
of soundbars comparing various features ... but I'm very interested in how the 
apps are accessible. I've got a LG TV and I find the LG apps less than 
accessible. And, although I'd prefer the Sonus product ... I've read where the 
Beam tends to have issues working properly with the LG OLED TV sound output. 
Therefore, I'm also looking at Bose and Samsung soundbars but avoiding LG due 
to their app issues. As a side note ... most lower quality soundbars or cheap 
ones don't often work with Alexa. Working together with Alexa is a must for me. 
I'm all about making my home smarter.

Melanie

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RE: Problem with Siri

[Richard Turner]

What happens if you forget the Echo device?

This is probably just a stupid Siri problem that will take a lot of 
documentation and work to get Apple’s attention.




Richard
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Jane Wagner

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com


From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of CHELA 
Robles
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 11:41 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Problem with Siri

Well guys here’s an addendum to my issue, the weird thing is I don’t have a 
HomePod I use my Bose frames tempo which is a Bluetooth headset sometimes when 
I’m on the girl and this is where everything is obviously connected to another 
and the phone is on the same network even when I’m here at home and I choose to 
use my Bose frames tempo audio glasses. The message I get when I try to do 
something like for example change my appointment time for the current 
appointment I have with my eye doctor for example this is the message I get and 
I’m not sure what to do about it.
I’ve restarted my phone reconnected to network settings after thinking that I 
needed to forget the network and then reestablish connection with the network 
but I’m wondering if it’s a Bluetooth issue because in advertently sometimes 
Siri will be activated and I’m not even doing anything and it’s not even 
plugged in to charge for example so it’s just weird Siri oddities I’m running 
into.
Here’s the message:

Sorry, I'm having problems with the connection. Check that your personal device 
is on the same Wi-Fi network as this HomePod.
I am really stumped make of it what you will. Again I do not own a HomePod nor 
have I connected my Echo Dot 3rd Generation to the iPhone.

Sent from my iPhone


On Oct 26, 2021, at 8:02 AM, CHELA Robles 
mailto:cdrobles...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Yeah I’ve had that issue as well with my watch. And yes I have restarted my 
phone to answer Dan’s question and still no go it’s like Siri is clueless or 
something.
Sent from my iPhone


On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:52 AM, Alex Stone 
mailto:alexston...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
 Richard, I’ve husked my Apple Watch 6 running watchOS 8.1 what the battery 
level is, and it won’t tell me either.
Sent from my iPhone


On 26 Oct 2021, at 15:48, Richard Turner 
mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote:

Well, on my Apple Watch series 6 after updating to WatchOS 8.1 it no longer can 
tell me the battery level.
It just says it cannot help me with that.
A definite step backward.




Richard
“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” – 
Jane Wagner

My Web site: 
https://www.turner42.com


From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of CHELA 
Robles
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 10:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Problem with Siri

Well maybe he’s just being not nice to me for a while maybe it will be nice to 
me because it was nice to me yesterday who knows very iffy.
Sent from my iPhone



On Oct 25, 2021, at 9:44 PM, Richard Turner 
mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote:

I have not had that problem much, but I do not use Siri a lot.
I just asked it to open mail and it did, quite quickly.



Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- 
Jane Wagner





website:  
www.turner42.com

(Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro)



On Oct 25, 2021, at 8:57 PM, CHELA Robles 
mailto:cdrobles...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello everybody I hope you are doing well and I hope this email gets through 
to you. I am having some issues with Siri in regards to when I invoke Siri and 
tell Siri to launch apps siri’s response is the following: I'm still having 
problems with the connection."
Anybody getting this?
I am on iOS 15.1 and I have reset all my network settings and everything else 
seems to work very well except for Siri and all day this has been happening 
even when I tell Siri to do something it still says the above message that it 
has issues with the connection. Am I missing something? I have an iPhone 8 plus 
if that tells you guys anything. When I tell it to launch Facebook for example 
that’s when I hit the same response and al

Re: Problem with Siri

[CHELA Robles]

Well guys here’s an addendum to my issue, the weird thing is I don’t have a 
HomePod I use my Bose frames tempo which is a Bluetooth headset sometimes when 
I’m on the girl and this is where everything is obviously connected to another 
and the phone is on the same network even when I’m here at home and I choose to 
use my Bose frames tempo audio glasses. The message I get when I try to do 
something like for example change my appointment time for the current 
appointment I have with my eye doctor for example this is the message I get and 
I’m not sure what to do about it.
I’ve restarted my phone reconnected to network settings after thinking that I 
needed to forget the network and then reestablish connection with the network 
but I’m wondering if it’s a Bluetooth issue because in advertently sometimes 
Siri will be activated and I’m not even doing anything and it’s not even 
plugged in to charge for example so it’s just weird Siri oddities I’m running 
into.
Here’s the message:

Sorry, I'm having problems with the connection. Check that your personal device 
is on the same Wi-Fi network as this HomePod.
I am really stumped make of it what you will. Again I do not own a HomePod nor 
have I connected my Echo Dot 3rd Generation to the iPhone.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 26, 2021, at 8:02 AM, CHELA Robles  wrote:
> 
> Yeah I’ve had that issue as well with my watch. And yes I have restarted my 
> phone to answer Dan’s question and still no go it’s like Siri is clueless or 
> something.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:52 AM, Alex Stone  wrote:
>>> 
>>  Richard, I’ve husked my Apple Watch 6 running watchOS 8.1 what the battery 
>> level is, and it won’t tell me either.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 26 Oct 2021, at 15:48, Richard Turner  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well, on my Apple Watch series 6 after updating to WatchOS 8.1 it no longer 
>>> can tell me the battery level.
>>> It just says it cannot help me with that.
>>> A definite step backward.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Richard
>>> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with 
>>> it.” – Jane Wagner
>>>  
>>> My Web site: https://www.turner42.com
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>>> CHELA Robles
>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 10:19 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Problem with Siri
>>>  
>>> Well maybe he’s just being not nice to me for a while maybe it will be nice 
>>> to me because it was nice to me yesterday who knows very iffy.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 25, 2021, at 9:44 PM, Richard Turner  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have not had that problem much, but I do not use Siri a lot.
>>> I just asked it to open mail and it did, quite quickly.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Richard
>>> "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with 
>>> it." -- Jane Wagner 
>>>   
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> website:  www.turner42.com
>>>  
>>> (Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 25, 2021, at 8:57 PM, CHELA Robles  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello everybody I hope you are doing well and I hope this email gets 
>>> through to you. I am having some issues with Siri in regards to when I 
>>> invoke Siri and tell Siri to launch apps siri’s response is the following: 
>>> I'm still having problems with the connection." 
>>> Anybody getting this?
>>> I am on iOS 15.1 and I have reset all my network settings and everything 
>>> else seems to work very well except for Siri and all day this has been 
>>> happening even when I tell Siri to do something it still says the above 
>>> message that it has issues with the connection. Am I missing something? I 
>>> have an iPhone 8 plus if that tells you guys anything. When I tell it to 
>>> launch Facebook for example that’s when I hit the same response and also 
>>> when I tell seri to open mail. I can assure you that my home network is a 
>>> very strong solid connection and if everything else works fine Siri should 
>>> work fine but Siri is not working fine but everything else works fine so I 
>>> guess I’m gonna have to do things manually now. Either that or Siri is 
>>> broken in my phone.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: how do you block texts

[Bill Gallik]

It appears that, using the second method, if you put in the email address it 
will block email messages from that address as well.  I forgot all about that, 
H, no wonder I don’t get any email from that person!


  
- Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone 8 (iOS 15.1) via Google Mail

> On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Wayne Merritt  wrote:
> 
> Do you know if the second method works for blocking spam texts from
> email addresses? I get these fairly often and they show up as
> messages, even though they are from an email address.
> 
> Wayne
> 
>> On 10/27/21, Bill Gallik  wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> That is certainly one of several ways to block text messages from a
>> specified source.  There are at least two more ways to do this:
>> 
>> 1)  Provided the sender you want to block is in your Contacts, open the
>> Phone app, select the “Contacts” tab at the bottom, locate the offending
>> contact and open it, activate the “Edit” button and finally locate and
>> activate the “Block” button at the bottom of the contact dialog.
>> 
>> 2) Or you can open “Settings” and activate the “Phone” item.  Then locate
>> and activate the “Block Senders” button, in the resulting dialog locate and
>> activate the “Add” button and then simply fill in the telephone number you
>> desire to block.
>> 
>> Seems like there ought to be a simpler way to do this.  I’ve done this using
>> both above methods and the method Dan suggested enough times that it seems
>> easy enough to me until I start giving written instructions!!!  YIKES
>> 
>> 
>> * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
>> - "Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare."
>> - Japanese Proverb
>> 
>> 
 On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Dan  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ok, I figured this one out.  the user guide does not explain it fully so I
>>> was confused.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> to do this you first have to open a text conversation.  You next double
>>> tap on the name/phone number at the top of the screen.  This will bring up
>>> a list of choices.  The user guide says to scroll down and click on the
>>> "block this sender" button.  This is not correct because this choice
>>> doesn't show up in this list.  You should find the "More info" button and
>>> click on it at this point.  You will now see a list of choices which does
>>> include the block button.   Double tap this button and you will be
>>> prompted for your confirmation of blocking or canceling.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have already alerted the Apple folks about this deficiency in the user
>>> guide.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: 15.1

[Wayne Merritt]

Interesting. Have you gone into that setting to see if it had changed
since the update to 15? Sounds were not working for me either after I
updated to 15. When going through Settings and the new VoiceOver
items, I noticed that my preferred setting of having sounds on actions
was altered to nothing. I set it back to sounds and haven't had any
issues since.

Just a thought,
Wayne Merritt

On 10/25/21, Gerardo Corripio  wrote:
> Also within Verbosity Actions, sound still doesn't work. Remember how in
> iOS14, instead of hearing Voiceover say "Actions available", you'd hear a
> sound? They still haven't fixed this in 15.1.
>
> Gera
> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel
>
>> El 25 oct 2021, a la(s) 2:40 p.m., Maria Campbell 
>> escribió:
>>
>> I updated and still hey Siri doesn't work on locked iPhone SE20.
>>
>>
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Re: how do you block texts

[Wayne Merritt]

Do you know if the second method works for blocking spam texts from
email addresses? I get these fairly often and they show up as
messages, even though they are from an email address.

Wayne

On 10/27/21, Bill Gallik  wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> That is certainly one of several ways to block text messages from a
> specified source.  There are at least two more ways to do this:
>
> 1)  Provided the sender you want to block is in your Contacts, open the
> Phone app, select the “Contacts” tab at the bottom, locate the offending
> contact and open it, activate the “Edit” button and finally locate and
> activate the “Block” button at the bottom of the contact dialog.
>
> 2) Or you can open “Settings” and activate the “Phone” item.  Then locate
> and activate the “Block Senders” button, in the resulting dialog locate and
> activate the “Add” button and then simply fill in the telephone number you
> desire to block.
>
> Seems like there ought to be a simpler way to do this.  I’ve done this using
> both above methods and the method Dan suggested enough times that it seems
> easy enough to me until I start giving written instructions!!!  YIKES
>
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * *
> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
> - "Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare."
> - Japanese Proverb
>
>
>> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Dan  wrote:
>>
>> Ok, I figured this one out.  the user guide does not explain it fully so I
>> was confused.
>>
>>
>>
>> to do this you first have to open a text conversation.  You next double
>> tap on the name/phone number at the top of the screen.  This will bring up
>> a list of choices.  The user guide says to scroll down and click on the
>> "block this sender" button.  This is not correct because this choice
>> doesn't show up in this list.  You should find the "More info" button and
>> click on it at this point.  You will now see a list of choices which does
>> include the block button.   Double tap this button and you will be
>> prompted for your confirmation of blocking or canceling.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have already alerted the Apple folks about this deficiency in the user
>> guide.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: how do you block texts

[Bill Gallik]

Hi All,

That is certainly one of several ways to block text messages from a specified 
source.  There are at least two more ways to do this:

1)  Provided the sender you want to block is in your Contacts, open the Phone 
app, select the “Contacts” tab at the bottom, locate the offending contact and 
open it, activate the “Edit” button and finally locate and activate the “Block” 
button at the bottom of the contact dialog.

2) Or you can open “Settings” and activate the “Phone” item.  Then locate and 
activate the “Block Senders” button, in the resulting dialog locate and 
activate the “Add” button and then simply fill in the telephone number you 
desire to block.

Seems like there ought to be a simpler way to do this.  I’ve done this using 
both above methods and the method Dan suggested enough times that it seems easy 
enough to me until I start giving written instructions!!!  YIKES


* * * * * * * * * * * *
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare."
- Japanese Proverb


> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Dan  wrote:
> 
> Ok, I figured this one out.  the user guide does not explain it fully so I 
> was confused.
> 
> 
> 
> to do this you first have to open a text conversation.  You next double tap 
> on the name/phone number at the top of the screen.  This will bring up a list 
> of choices.  The user guide says to scroll down and click on the "block this 
> sender" button.  This is not correct because this choice doesn't show up in 
> this list.  You should find the "More info" button and click on it at this 
> point.  You will now see a list of choices which does include the block 
> button.   Double tap this button and you will be prompted for your 
> confirmation of blocking or canceling.
> 
> 
> 
> I have already alerted the Apple folks about this deficiency in the user 
> guide.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds

[Ed Worrell]

If you turn the slider all the way down for alerts (in sounds settings on the 
watch), Voiceover sounds are muted for a little bit. The volume of the VO 
sounds sneaks back up after a while…

All most got it.

Ed


> On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:31 AM, Renee Patete  wrote:
> 
> The good thing is that now you can turn off speech. I am so glad that I can 
> do that now, because I can make my watch much quieter when I'm out! I don't 
> often need it on if I'm just using taptic time anyway. 
> 
>> On 28/10/2021, at 01:06, Ronald van Rhijn  wrote:
>> 
>> No none of the silent modes has effect on Voice Over sounds, including 
>> speech and other sounds.
>> These modes only stop notifications, screen settings etc.
>> 
>> Ronald
>> 
>> 
>>> Op 27 okt. 2021, om 00:37 heeft Simon A Fogarty  het 
>>> volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>> You mean like the little clicking noise when you are navigating around the 
>>> face of the watch?
>>> 
>>> Have you tried setting the silence mode to see what happens?
>>> 
>>> I've not tried it my self but silence on the phone stops clicks etc,
>>> But not voiceover so may be it does the same on the phone.
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>>> Ronald van Rhijn
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:56 am
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
>>> 
>>> Hi Simon,
>>> 
>>> Like Renee said, its about the bleeps and bloops from Voice Over when 
>>> navigating, waking up, pushing the crown accidently enz.
>>> I mailed Apple Accessibility about it.
>>> 
>>> best,
>>> Ronald
>>> 
 Op 26 okt. 2021, om 00:53 heeft 
>>> 
>>> 
 Simon A Fogarty  het volgende geschreven:
 
 What do you mean voiceover sounds?
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
 Ronald van Rhijn
 Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 5:36 am
 To: viphone@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
 
 Hi,
 
 Is it not possible to turn off the Voice Over sounds on Apple Watch (6) 
 like we can do on iPhone?
 
 Thanks,
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Re: severe bug or not - photo or image description nolonger works on ios15.1.

[Ed Worrell]

I am not seeing the issues you are reporting here. It all works as it should.

Ed



> On Oct 27, 2021, at 8:54 AM,   
> wrote:
> 
> Hi folks 
> 
> Some friends of mine report that the photo description function is less
> accurate in ios15.
> Can this be confirmed? If so, we have to report it to Apple as a bug.
> 
> I've tried it out myself and indeed in the photo app no descriptions are
> read anymore and photo description is set to on.
> Regards
> Davy 
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severe bug or not - photo or image description nolonger works on ios15.1.

[davycuppens]

Hi folks 

Some friends of mine report that the photo description function is less
accurate in ios15.
Can this be confirmed? If so, we have to report it to Apple as a bug.

I've tried it out myself and indeed in the photo app no descriptions are
read anymore and photo description is set to on.
Regards
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Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds

[Renee Patete]

The good thing is that now you can turn off speech. I am so glad that I can do 
that now, because I can make my watch much quieter when I'm out! I don't often 
need it on if I'm just using taptic time anyway. 

> On 28/10/2021, at 01:06, Ronald van Rhijn  wrote:
> 
> No none of the silent modes has effect on Voice Over sounds, including 
> speech and other sounds.
> These modes only stop notifications, screen settings etc.
> 
> Ronald
> 
> 
>> Op 27 okt. 2021, om 00:37 heeft Simon A Fogarty  het 
>> volgende geschreven:
>> 
>> You mean like the little clicking noise when you are navigating around the 
>> face of the watch?
>> 
>> Have you tried setting the silence mode to see what happens?
>> 
>> I've not tried it my self but silence on the phone stops clicks etc,
>> But not voiceover so may be it does the same on the phone.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> Ronald van Rhijn
>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:56 am
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
>> 
>> Hi Simon,
>> 
>> Like Renee said, its about the bleeps and bloops from Voice Over when 
>> navigating, waking up, pushing the crown accidently enz.
>> I mailed Apple Accessibility about it.
>> 
>> best,
>> Ronald
>> 
>>> Op 26 okt. 2021, om 00:53 heeft 
>> 
>> 
>>> Simon A Fogarty  het volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>> What do you mean voiceover sounds?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>>> Ronald van Rhijn
>>> Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 5:36 am
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Is it not possible to turn off the Voice Over sounds on Apple Watch (6) 
>>> like we can do on iPhone?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ronald
>>> 
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Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds

[Ronald van Rhijn]

No none of the silent modes has effect on Voice Over sounds, including speech 
and other sounds.
These modes only stop notifications, screen settings etc.

Ronald


> Op 27 okt. 2021, om 00:37 heeft Simon A Fogarty  het 
> volgende geschreven:
> 
> You mean like the little clicking noise when you are navigating around the 
> face of the watch?
> 
> Have you tried setting the silence mode to see what happens?
> 
> I've not tried it my self but silence on the phone stops clicks etc,
> But not voiceover so may be it does the same on the phone.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Ronald 
> van Rhijn
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:56 am
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
> 
> Hi Simon,
> 
> Like Renee said, its about the bleeps and bloops from Voice Over when 
> navigating, waking up, pushing the crown accidently enz.
> I mailed Apple Accessibility about it.
> 
> best,
> Ronald
> 
>> Op 26 okt. 2021, om 00:53 heeft 
> 
> 
>> Simon A Fogarty  het volgende geschreven:
>> 
>> What do you mean voiceover sounds?
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> Ronald van Rhijn
>> Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 5:36 am
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Turning off Apple Watch Voice Over sounds
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Is it not possible to turn off the Voice Over sounds on Apple Watch (6) like 
>> we can do on iPhone?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ronald
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RE: Sound bar app accessibility

[Simon A Fogarty]

As I said I’ve got older play gear and the sonos 2 app is great with it,

And it’s used daily.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:47 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Sound bar app accessibility

The older sonos app states it is for older equipment, the Sonos 2 is for the 
newer equipment and both average 4-1/2 stars. To average 4-1/2 stars you have 
to have a heck of a lot more positive than negative reviews
Did you look at the age of the negative reviews?
If they were recent, I would guess there are other problems going on.
I have no trouble with the Sonos 2 app; but I have somewhat newer equipment I 
guess.



Richard
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(Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro)


On Oct 26, 2021, at 9:27 PM, Simon A Fogarty 
mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote:
I use the sonos 2 app and I have no issues with it what so ever and I have 
older sonos play one and play bar equipment

I would say go for that,

But then if you get the sonos1 app and it doesn’t work then sonos2 will be what 
you have to use.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Jeff 
Samco
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:24 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

My question is about which iPhone Sonos app to use. I seem to recall that the 
current Sonos 2 app was poorly reviewed when the switch occurred from Sonos 1. 
There still appear poor reviews on the internet for Sonos 2 and Voiceover. Are 
Voiceover users currently happy with the  Sonos 2 app? If not happy  then on 
what basis?

Thanks,
Jeff

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:26 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Sorry, and yes, soundbars play sound from the TV, that is their original 
purpose, you put them under your TV and depending on your TV it may 
automatically turn off its internal speakers once you connect a soundbar or you 
may have to go into the TV's settings and do this manually.
The Arc has an HDMI connection to the TV and I assume the Beam does as well, my 
original Sonos Playbar which does not support Dolby Atmos or any digital 
assistants but still has the 11 drivers like the Arc had an optical input so  
you would go from your TV's optical out to the soundbar.
I actually have to still advertise my Sonos Playbar along with the set of Sonos 
Play 1 speakers and the first generation wireless Sub which I had for quite a 
few years before upgrading to the Arc with a set of Sonos SL and the latest 
generation wireless Sub.
I'm quite bad sometimes when it comes to selling old stuff, I have had my 
iPhone 11 for over a year and still have my iPhone 8 sitting around in its 
original box, all wiped and reset and occasionally I charge it, really have to 
get on this.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of mich 
verrier
Sent: October 26, 2021 6:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi I also would like to know this as well. Also does a sound bar play from your 
tv? And can you knotice when you are watching tv that the sound is coming from 
the soundbar? Also what is the cost of these? From Mich.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: October 26, 2021 9:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
And what does one do over the other?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos Arc.
Just go to 
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonos.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cd4a53f4e67654722086508d999021d04%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637709056616255732%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=sO%2Fw8svudWLYJY5CSFgfZizzDZk5DTdkwp5NKle7qpY%3D&reserved=0
 and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc are soundbars, but Sono sis 
also a lot more as you can use 

RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[Simon A Fogarty]

As a joke,
That one really should be kept in the sound of silence!

LOL.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:53 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

As Simon and Garfunkel (oops, sorry, I meant Simon and Richard) pointed out, 
the Sonos 2 app works perfectly well with Voiceover and all aspects of it are 
fully accessible just as with the Sonos 1 app.
 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Jeff 
Samco
Sent: October 26, 2021 9:24 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

My question is about which iPhone Sonos app to use. I seem to recall that the 
current Sonos 2 app was poorly reviewed when the switch occurred from Sonos 1. 
There still appear poor reviews on the internet for Sonos 2 and Voiceover. Are 
Voiceover users currently happy with the  Sonos 2 app? If not happy  then on 
what basis?

Thanks,
Jeff

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:26 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Sorry, and yes, soundbars play sound from the TV, that is their original 
purpose, you put them under your TV and depending on your TV it may 
automatically turn off its internal speakers once you connect a soundbar or you 
may have to go into the TV's settings and do this manually.
The Arc has an HDMI connection to the TV and I assume the Beam does as well, my 
original Sonos Playbar which does not support Dolby Atmos or any digital 
assistants but still has the 11 drivers like the Arc had an optical input so  
you would go from your TV's optical out to the soundbar.
I actually have to still advertise my Sonos Playbar along with the set of Sonos 
Play 1 speakers and the first generation wireless Sub which I had for quite a 
few years before upgrading to the Arc with a set of Sonos SL and the latest 
generation wireless Sub.
I'm quite bad sometimes when it comes to selling old stuff, I have had my 
iPhone 11 for over a year and still have my iPhone 8 sitting around in its 
original box, all wiped and reset and occasionally I charge it, really have to 
get on this.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of mich 
verrier
Sent: October 26, 2021 6:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi I also would like to know this as well. Also does a sound bar play from your 
tv? And can you knotice when you are watching tv that the sound is coming from 
the soundbar? Also what is the cost of these? From Mich.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: October 26, 2021 9:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
And what does one do over the other?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos Arc.
Just go to www.Sonos.com and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc are 
soundbars, but Sono sis also a lot more as you can use the app to play just 
about anything on earth. I have never seen another company which supports as 
many music services both paid and free ones and the Sonos app is extremely 
accessible and the sound quality of all their speakers is fantastic. Bot the 
Beam and Arc also support Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant although you still 
can't have both digital assistants active at the same time.
Lastly, if you invest in a Sonos Beam or Arc and you later on want to add a set 
of Sonos One or other speakers in a different room you can always add to your 
Sonos system which will then allow you to play music in different rooms, you 
can group speakers and play the same or you can play different things in 
different rooms.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: October 25, 2021 10:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Soundbar app accessibility

Hello.

I'm in the market for a soundbar. Can anyone tell me if the Bose app is 
accessible? I downloaded the app to test it out but it wants me to register 
with my device ... and I haven't yet bought a soundbar. I wanted to test out 
different apps before settling on a device. 


Melanie

 

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RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[Simon A Fogarty]

It's a device under the format of the newer beam and arc etc 
Not old like the play bar or play one etc,

It's got the touch sensitive buttons not the physical buttons like my old 
devices.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:56 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Beam is a smaller soundbar, the item you are describing is the Playbase 
which came out around the same time or maybe a bit after the original Playbar 
and it does not look like Sonos is updating this, i.e. that they are releasing 
a Sonos Base or whatever they would call it which then would have support for 
Dolby Atmos and digital assistants.
In my opinion the devices to get right now are either the newly updated Beam or 
the Arc.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: October 26, 2021 3:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

I think the beam is like a base you can sit the tv on if it's not wall mounted,

At least I think that's the one I looked at in a store here.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:18 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

If you have the space and can afford it definitely buy the Arc, it's an amazing 
soundbar.
If space is at a premium or the Arc is simply too expensive go for the Beam, it 
was just updated so in terms of features it should be pretty equal and I am 
pretty sure it also supports Dolby Atmos, just smaller and sort of like the 
difference between a set of Sonos One and Sonos Five speakers, the Sonos Five 
will sound a lot better, but they are also much larger and quite a bit more 
expensive.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: October 26, 2021 8:00 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Arc has 11 sound drivers, while the Beam has either 3 or 5.
The Arc is about 45 inches long.
I think the Beam is more than a foot shorter.
I would recommend checking them out in person if you can.  Video Only carries 
them but not knowing where you live or where they have stores, check around 
with your local stores that carry audio equipment.





Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - 
Jane Wagner

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
And what does one do over the other?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos Arc.
Just go to 
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonos.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7a78b3ba3ff64973183308d9988348a1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637708511900986302%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=b38zWHlZW6ZoUjzonJwdN2tgUtR553bCFT2s5KsOpJY%3D&reserved=0
 and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc are soundbars, but Sono sis 
also a lot more as you can use the app to play just about anything on earth. I 
have never seen another company which supports as many music services both paid 
and free ones and the Sonos app is extremely accessible and the sound quality 
of all their speakers is fantastic. Bot the Beam and Arc also support Amazon 
Alexa and Google Assistant although you still can't have both digital 
assistants active at the same time.
Lastly, if you invest in a Sonos Beam or Arc and you later on want to add a set 
of Sonos One or other speakers in a different room you can always add to your 
Sonos system which will then allow you to play music in different rooms, you 
can group speakers and play the same or you can play different things in 
different rooms.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: October 25, 2021 10:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Soundbar app accessibility

Hello.

I'm in the market for a soundbar. Can anyone tell me if the Bose app is 
accessible? I downloaded the app to test it out but it wants me to register 
with my device ... and I haven't yet bought a soundbar. I wanted to test out 
different apps before settling on a device. 


Melanie

 

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RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[Simon A Fogarty]

Thanks for that,

I'ts a good thing to know that it's there.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:57 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The LG TV has a built in screenreader, but I only played around with it for a 
few minutes when we first got it since I really have no need to use it.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: October 26, 2021 3:39 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

So does your lg tv have a screen reader built in to let you know where you are 
on the menus etc?

Or you just let the wife drive those  things?

And yeah the sonos app advises you to turn off the tv audio and set it as the 
sonos audio only.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:49 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

As I just posted, we bought an LG TV pretty much exactly a year ago and have no 
issues with the TV and the Arc, but my wife did have to go into the TV settings 
because by default after we hooked up the soundbar it was set for audio to come 
from the external connection (the soundbar) and the internal TV speakers, but 
once that was done all has been good. I spend quite a bit of time reading about 
the slightly higher-end OLED TV's last year and more less had narrowed it down 
to this LG and a Sony model, but the LG I felt had slightly better specs and 
reviews and we have been very happy with it although I guess I should say my 
wife has because I just benefit from the audio and it comes from the Arc. I 
only briefly played around with the screenreader which is part of the LG Web OS 
platform and I didn't really learn how to use it, but it seemed OK. One thing 
the sales person at our local electronics store said was that he felt LG's Web 
OS platform was more user friendly than some of the Android ones and this TV 
has pretty much everything from Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime to Apple TV 
built in and we haven't used our Apple TV since we had the TV. But as I 
mentioned, I only watch TV with my wife so she always does the driving so to 
speak and all I find useful is to know how to do Play/Pause and turn the volume 
up and down which on the LG remote are nicely shaped buttons in the shape of a 
Plus and Minus symbol, but of course when I sit on our couch I just have to 
reach out with my right arm to where the Sonos SL is mounted on the wall and I 
can use it to turn the volume up or down as well.



-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: October 26, 2021 8:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Sonos app is completely accessible.

If you can afford the roughly $650 for the Arc, (and have room for it) give it 
a try.  It has Alexa or Google Assistant if one wants it, and it sounds amazing.

IN fact, I would call Sonos and talk with them about issues that may be present 
with LG and see if they have a solution.





Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - 
Jane Wagner

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Soundbar app accessibility

Soundbars range in price from the cheapest in quality and sound at about $99 to 
the best in quality and sound upwards of hundreds of dollars to a thousand or 
more. The Sonus ARC is quite pricey but most likely worth the cost if you 
choose to pay that amount. I've not heard the Sonus Beam but people claim it's 
quite good as well at a price tag of about $400. I'm looking at various models 
of soundbars comparing various features ... but I'm very interested in how the 
apps are accessible. I've got a LG TV and I find the LG apps less than 
accessible. And, although I'd prefer the Sonus product ... I've read where the 
Beam tends to have issues working properly with the LG OLED TV sound output. 
Therefore, I'm also looking at Bose and Samsung soundbars but avoiding LG due 
to their app issues. As a side note ... most lower quality soundbars or cheap 
ones don't often work with Alexa. Working together with Alexa is a must for me. 
I'm all about making my home smarter.

Melanie

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RE: Apple music and audio?

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Yes, you can, whether the Apple Music subscription is worth the money it costs 
only you can decide, but I think you typically can get a trial and even if you 
pay from the start, you can always unsubscribe after a couple of month if you 
find you don't like it. Spaceil audio works with all stereo headsets, but you 
have to go to Settings > Music and turn on Dolby Atmos (that is what it is 
called in the app), I think by default it is on "Automatic" or something like 
that and this only works with Apple Airpods and maybe some of the Beats 
headsets, not sure about that.
Keep in mind that at this point the selection of music which was recorded in 
Dolby Atmos or which was remastered is still pretty small.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lelia 
Struve
Sent: October 26, 2021 11:05 PM
To: Viphone 
Subject: Apple music and audio?

Hi all, so I have an i-Phone s e 220 with the latest update. I have the regular 
pair of earbuds.  So my question is this, is it worth subscribing to apple 
music? Can I get the spatial audio effect? 

Lelia 

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RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[Simon A Fogarty]

Hey it could be 
I have seen the arc and what I thought was the beam but I have to say I'm not 
sure 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
chrisjudge1...@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 8:20 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

I thought the beam was much more narrow and sat in front of the TV. The only 
one I've seen is the play base so could be wrong.

Chris Judge


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: October 26, 2021 7:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

I think the beam is like a base you can sit the tv on if it's not wall mounted,

At least I think that's the one I looked at in a store here.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:18 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

If you have the space and can afford it definitely buy the Arc, it's an amazing 
soundbar.
If space is at a premium or the Arc is simply too expensive go for the Beam, it 
was just updated so in terms of features it should be pretty equal and I am 
pretty sure it also supports Dolby Atmos, just smaller and sort of like the 
difference between a set of Sonos One and Sonos Five speakers, the Sonos Five 
will sound a lot better, but they are also much larger and quite a bit more 
expensive.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: October 26, 2021 8:00 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Arc has 11 sound drivers, while the Beam has either 3 or 5.
The Arc is about 45 inches long.
I think the Beam is more than a foot shorter.
I would recommend checking them out in person if you can.  Video Only carries 
them but not knowing where you live or where they have stores, check around 
with your local stores that carry audio equipment.





Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - 
Jane Wagner

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
And what does one do over the other?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos Arc.
Just go to 
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonos.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7a78b3ba3ff64973183308d9988348a1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637708511900986302%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=b38zWHlZW6ZoUjzonJwdN2tgUtR553bCFT2s5KsOpJY%3D&reserved=0
 and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc are soundbars, but Sono sis 
also a lot more as you can use the app to play just about anything on earth. I 
have never seen another company which supports as many music services both paid 
and free ones and the Sonos app is extremely accessible and the sound quality 
of all their speakers is fantastic. Bot the Beam and Arc also support Amazon 
Alexa and Google Assistant although you still can't have both digital 
assistants active at the same time.
Lastly, if you invest in a Sonos Beam or Arc and you later on want to add a set 
of Sonos One or other speakers in a different room you can always add to your 
Sonos system which will then allow you to play music in different rooms, you 
can group speakers and play the same or you can play different things in 
different rooms.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: October 25, 2021 10:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Soundbar app accessibility

Hello.

I'm in the market for a soundbar. Can anyone tell me if the Bose app is 
accessible? I downloaded the app to test it out but it wants me to register 
with my device ... and I haven't yet bought a soundbar. I wanted to test out 
different apps before settling on a device. 


Melanie

 

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RE: Vaxination Card In Apple Wallet in Canada?

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I assume anybody with a phone which supports iOS 15 can do this provided they 
upgraded to iOS 15.1 and that their vaccination card meets whatever standard is 
required for this to work. I think Apple calls this "verifiable health record" 
or something like this.
As you saw from the article I quoted the cards from some of the provinces can 
be loaded into Apple Wallet and others can't or you have to use a work-around 
as is the case with Ontario where a volunteer group of health professionals and 
computer programmers came up with a way to do this.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Dennis 
Long
Sent: October 27, 2021 12:09 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Vaxination Card In Apple Wallet in Canada?

I have a friend who has a iPhone 7 can they add the card to the iphone 7?

Dennis Long
Sent from my iPhone SE


On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:55 AM, Sieghard Weitzel 
mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:

Hello Fazil and fellow Canadians,

OK, I just updated to iOS 15.1 today and did a Google search on "Adding 
vaccination passport to Apple Wallet".
I found a number of articles, but since I know the website iPhoneInCanada often 
has very good information, I looked to see if they had something on that topic 
and sure enough I found the below article:

How to: Save your Vaccine QR Code to iPhone’s Wallet App in iOS 
15.1

Here is what it says in the article, it really is very short and no long and 
complicated explanation is required:
The ability in iOS 15.1 to let you save your vaccine card to the Health app and 
Apple Wallet means no longer showing a screenshot of your QR code.
Instead, you can quickly access your Vaccination Card from the Wallet app on 
iPhone (double-tap the Sleep/Wake button for those with Face ID; double-tap the 
Home button for those with Touch ID).
For those in B.C., we just verified the latter’s vaccine card QR code can be 
stored in the Health app and Wallet on iPhone.
In a nutshell, all you need to do is aim your iPhone camera at your vaccine QR 
code, then tap the link to open it in Health (it’s yellow), and tap “Add to 
Wallet & Health”.
After that, you’ll have a spiffy Vaccination Card in the Wallet app, as seen 
below: Vaccine card health wallet ios 15 1 (this of course is an image of a 
vaccine card)

If your province or territory supports the SMART Health Card spec, you’ll be 
able to add your vaccination card to both the Health app and Wallet app on 
iPhone.
The SMART Health Card QR code format is currently supported in B.C., 
Saskatchewan and Quebec, and is a requirement of the federal government.
Those in Ontario can use this 
tool
 to create a version of their vaccine QR code to store in the Wallet app.
Some provinces such as Alberta and Quebec need to delete their QR codes and 
download new ones, as they have been updated to support the Health and Wallet 
app.

Once I read this I thought I give it a try and I must say true Apple magic 
occurred and it took me all of 30 seconds and I had my COVID-19 immunization 
record in my Wallet as well as in the Health app. I should say that it was easy 
because I already had it downloaded as a PDF file and saved both in Dropb

RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[chrisjudge1967]

I'm using the sonos 2 app and have had no issues.

Chris Judge


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: October 27, 2021 1:28 AM
To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

I use the sonos 2 app and I have no issues with it what so ever and I have 
older sonos play one and play bar equipment 

I would say go for that,

But then if you get the sonos1 app and it doesn’t work then sonos2 will be what 
you have to use.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Jeff 
Samco
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 5:24 pm
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

My question is about which iPhone Sonos app to use. I seem to recall that the 
current Sonos 2 app was poorly reviewed when the switch occurred from Sonos 1. 
There still appear poor reviews on the internet for Sonos 2 and Voiceover. Are 
Voiceover users currently happy with the  Sonos 2 app? If not happy  then on 
what basis?

Thanks,
Jeff

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:26 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Sorry, and yes, soundbars play sound from the TV, that is their original 
purpose, you put them under your TV and depending on your TV it may 
automatically turn off its internal speakers once you connect a soundbar or you 
may have to go into the TV's settings and do this manually.
The Arc has an HDMI connection to the TV and I assume the Beam does as well, my 
original Sonos Playbar which does not support Dolby Atmos or any digital 
assistants but still has the 11 drivers like the Arc had an optical input so  
you would go from your TV's optical out to the soundbar.
I actually have to still advertise my Sonos Playbar along with the set of Sonos 
Play 1 speakers and the first generation wireless Sub which I had for quite a 
few years before upgrading to the Arc with a set of Sonos SL and the latest 
generation wireless Sub.
I'm quite bad sometimes when it comes to selling old stuff, I have had my 
iPhone 11 for over a year and still have my iPhone 8 sitting around in its 
original box, all wiped and reset and occasionally I charge it, really have to 
get on this.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of mich 
verrier
Sent: October 26, 2021 6:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi I also would like to know this as well. Also does a sound bar play from your 
tv? And can you knotice when you are watching tv that the sound is coming from 
the soundbar? Also what is the cost of these? From Mich.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: October 26, 2021 9:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
And what does one do over the other?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos Arc.
Just go to www.Sonos.com and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc are 
soundbars, but Sono sis also a lot more as you can use the app to play just 
about anything on earth. I have never seen another company which supports as 
many music services both paid and free ones and the Sonos app is extremely 
accessible and the sound quality of all their speakers is fantastic. Bot the 
Beam and Arc also support Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant although you still 
can't have both digital assistants active at the same time.
Lastly, if you invest in a Sonos Beam or Arc and you later on want to add a set 
of Sonos One or other speakers in a different room you can always add to your 
Sonos system which will then allow you to play music in different rooms, you 
can group speakers and play the same or you can play different things in 
different rooms.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: October 25, 2021 10:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Soundbar app accessibility

Hello.

I'm in the market for a soundbar. Can anyone tell me if the Bose app is 
accessible? I downloaded the app to test it out but it wants me to register 
with my device ... and I haven't yet bought a soundbar. I wanted to test out 
different apps before settling on a device. 


Melanie

 

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RE: Soundbar app accessibility

[chrisjudge1967]

I thought the beam was much more narrow and sat in front of the TV. The only 
one I've seen is the play base so could be wrong.

Chris Judge


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Simon A 
Fogarty
Sent: October 26, 2021 7:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

I think the beam is like a base you can sit the tv on if it's not wall mounted,

At least I think that's the one I looked at in a store here.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 4:18 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

If you have the space and can afford it definitely buy the Arc, it's an amazing 
soundbar.
If space is at a premium or the Arc is simply too expensive go for the Beam, it 
was just updated so in terms of features it should be pretty equal and I am 
pretty sure it also supports Dolby Atmos, just smaller and sort of like the 
difference between a set of Sonos One and Sonos Five speakers, the Sonos Five 
will sound a lot better, but they are also much larger and quite a bit more 
expensive.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: October 26, 2021 8:00 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

The Arc has 11 sound drivers, while the Beam has either 3 or 5.
The Arc is about 45 inches long.
I think the Beam is more than a foot shorter.
I would recommend checking them out in person if you can.  Video Only carries 
them but not knowing where you live or where they have stores, check around 
with your local stores that carry audio equipment.





Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - 
Jane Wagner

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Casey 
Wollner
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

Hi what are the differences between the sonos beam and the arc?
And what does one do over the other?

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Soundbar app accessibility

You should look at the Sonos Beam or, if the price is OK for you, the Sonos Arc.
Just go to 
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonos.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7a78b3ba3ff64973183308d9988348a1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637708511900986302%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=b38zWHlZW6ZoUjzonJwdN2tgUtR553bCFT2s5KsOpJY%3D&reserved=0
 and you can check it there, both the Beam and Arc are soundbars, but Sono sis 
also a lot more as you can use the app to play just about anything on earth. I 
have never seen another company which supports as many music services both paid 
and free ones and the Sonos app is extremely accessible and the sound quality 
of all their speakers is fantastic. Bot the Beam and Arc also support Amazon 
Alexa and Google Assistant although you still can't have both digital 
assistants active at the same time.
Lastly, if you invest in a Sonos Beam or Arc and you later on want to add a set 
of Sonos One or other speakers in a different room you can always add to your 
Sonos system which will then allow you to play music in different rooms, you 
can group speakers and play the same or you can play different things in 
different rooms.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Melanie 
Clouser
Sent: October 25, 2021 10:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Soundbar app accessibility

Hello.

I'm in the market for a soundbar. Can anyone tell me if the Bose app is 
accessible? I downloaded the app to test it out but it wants me to register 
with my device ... and I haven't yet bought a soundbar. I wanted to test out 
different apps before settling on a device. 


Melanie

 

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Re: Vaxination Card In Apple Wallet in Canada?

[Dennis Long]

I have a friend who has a iPhone 7 can they add the card to the iphone 7?


Dennis Long
Sent from my iPhone SE 

> On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:55 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Fazil and fellow Canadians,
>  
> OK, I just updated to iOS 15.1 today and did a Google search on "Adding 
> vaccination passport to Apple Wallet".
> I found a number of articles, but since I know the website iPhoneInCanada 
> often has very good information, I looked to see if they had something on 
> that topic and sure enough I found the below article:
>  
> How to: Save your Vaccine QR Code to iPhone’s Wallet App in iOS 15.1
>  
> Here is what it says in the article, it really is very short and no long and 
> complicated explanation is required:
> The ability in iOS 15.1 to let you save your vaccine card to the Health app 
> and Apple Wallet means no longer showing a screenshot of your QR code.
> Instead, you can quickly access your Vaccination Card from the Wallet app on 
> iPhone (double-tap the Sleep/Wake button for those with Face ID; double-tap 
> the Home button for those with Touch ID).
> For those in B.C., we just verified the latter’s vaccine card QR code can be 
> stored in the Health app and Wallet on iPhone.
> In a nutshell, all you need to do is aim your iPhone camera at your vaccine 
> QR code, then tap the link to open it in Health (it’s yellow), and tap “Add 
> to Wallet & Health”.
> After that, you’ll have a spiffy Vaccination Card in the Wallet app, as seen 
> below: Vaccine card health wallet ios 15 1 (this of course is an image of a 
> vaccine card)
>  
> If your province or territory supports the SMART Health Card spec, you’ll be 
> able to add your vaccination card to both the Health app and Wallet app on 
> iPhone.
> The SMART Health Card QR code format is currently supported in B.C., 
> Saskatchewan and Quebec, and is a requirement of the federal government.
> Those in Ontario can use this tool to create a version of their vaccine QR 
> code to store in the Wallet app.
> Some provinces such as Alberta and Quebec need to delete their QR codes and 
> download new ones, as they have been updated to support the Health and Wallet 
> app.
>  
> Once I read this I thought I give it a try and I must say true Apple magic 
> occurred and it took me all of 30 seconds and I had my COVID-19 immunization 
> record in my Wallet as well as in the Health app. I should say that it was 
> easy because I already had it downloaded as a PDF file and saved both in 
> Dropbox as well as the Files app. Since it said I was supposed to scan the QR 
> code, I did the following:
>  
> 1. I opened the Dropbox folder where I had the file saved, I opened it and 
> made sure it was maximized.
> 2. I unlocked my iPhone, brought up the Control Centre because I have the 
> Code Scanner available there, I think it is there by default, if not you can 
> go to Settings > Control Centre and add it to be visible.
> 3. I opened the Code Scanner and walked to my laptop and after lining up my 
> iPhone to point to the middle of the screen from about 18 inches away (45 cm) 
> I slowly moved my iPhone first a bit to the left and then to the right.
> 4. On my screen I think it was a bit to the right where the QR code was 
> recognized and I then had the option on the screen to add it to Health and 
> Wallet, I tapped on that and it was done.
>  
> I then opened my Wallet and my vaccine passport was displayed there, I 
> presume the QR code is there, but also my name, which vaccine I received and 
> the dates when I had my first and second shot.
> In the Health app you can tap on the Browse tab at the bottom and then under 
> "Other" I now had a new item called "Immunizations" and once again the 
> passport was there and I can access it from there as well.
>  
> This is definitely quite nice and a bit more convenient than having to open 
> the PDF file or screenshot in the Files app, Dropbox or OneDrive.
>  
> I assume if you already have a print-out of your passport you can simply use 
> it and it would probably be even faster, I would just lay the iPhone onto the 
> page, bring up Control Centre and open the Code Scanner and then slowly lift 
> it straight up away from the page until the QR code is recognized. Worst case 
> scenario is you can't get the QR code to be recognized by Code Scanner in 
> which case just ask for sighted help or maybe an Aira agent could do this as 
> well. I actually don't know if you have to use Code Scanner or if you could 
> use the regular camera app, I did briefly try with the camera first, but when 
> it didn't work right away I switched to Code Scanner which is a more 
> dedicated way to scan QR codes.
>  
>  
> Good luck,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Fazil
> Sent: October 25, 2021 12:36 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Vaxination Card In Apple Wallet in Canada?
>  
> I am in BC and right now the image of my Vaxination passport is in the file 
> app of my iPhon