RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Sieghard Weitzel]

All the information is on the Sonos website. It’s basically exactly identical 
to a Play 1 but it has the microphones which allow you to speak to it after you 
have set up Amazon Alexa. You first have to figure out if Amazon Alexa is 
available which I am pretty sure it is not officially and if you can get around 
this and use it anyways. I know here in Canada people do use it even though 
even here it is not yet officially available. Apparently it might be coming 
soon here, but who knows.
At some point during 2018 Sonos will add/enable the Google Assistant as well 
and this might be more widely available, it is already here in Canada even 
though Google came out way later with it than Amazon did with the Echo/Alexa.
In the US the Sonos 1 costs the same as a Play 1 and I assume it may replace 
the Play 1 (if you don’t want voice assistants you just don’t have to set it 
up) so that is $199 USD.
Here in Canada it is available now (as of October 24) and it costs $249 here 
which is pretty much the exchange rate difference which currently is about 
$1.20 CAD for 1 USD, multiply $200 by $1.20 and you get $240 so it’s pretty 
close.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Fanus
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 4:00 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

hello Sieghard
Very interesting. Do you perhaps have a link where I can read more about the 
Sonos 1. I wonder when wil it be available here in SA and what the price would 
be due to our bad exchange rate? Perhaps you know the dollar price? My son goes 
to Germany from time to time and for example, he purchased  me an apple watch 
for far les that what people pay here in SA.
Regards
Fanus


From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

Certainly true, but it depends on what you want to accomplish, whether you have 
2 or 3 stereos kicking around (I guess you could buy a bunch of powered 
computer speakers), how much convenience you want and ultimately what your 
budget allows.
If you have two systems you really like then the Chromecast method is worth 
considering and may work perfectly well for you.
If you want to upgrade to something more modern, something which is expandable 
and now with the Sonos 1 speaker something which gives you access to several 
voice assistants (when they are done with what they are doing) then Sonos is 
still the system of choice in my opinion. With Sonos you also don’t use your 
phone’s resources, you simply use the phone and Sonos app as a remote control. 
You get access to just about every music service there is including Apple Music 
and the sound quality is awesome.
The new Sonos 1 speaker is available now and fully supports Alexa, the Google 
Assistant will be added I think in early 2018 and I assume they will also 
integrate Cortana since Microsoft certainly is going the third-party route. 
SIRI will take longer, but it


the voice assistants will not work here because they require a speaker with 
microphones and this is simply a hardware constraint. I also assume that the 
Sonos 1 is just the start and that a Sonos 3 and Sonos 5 or whatever they will 
be called are following to give customers the full choice of speaker quality 
and still include voice assistants. In some cases I have bought new technology 
when it comes out, but I’m glad I was reluctant to jump onto the smart speaker 
train because I’d kick myself if I had bought a Amazon Echo and/or Google Home 
speaker where now I can buy a Sonos 1 which can do them all.
The Sonos 1 by the way also supports Airplay 2 so even if you already have a 
bunch of older equipment adding one of them allows you to Airplay to any of 
your Sonos speakers since that is how Sonos works.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:09 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

You are right. You do need two Chromecasts. But the chrome cast audio cost 
something like $30, maybe less if you find a deal. That's still way cheaper 
than spending a bunch of money on Sonos speakers, for example

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel 
mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:
Hi Mary,

If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo provide 
the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two Chromecasts and 
one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group them, but it is my 
understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically connect

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Fanus]

hello Sieghard
Very interesting. Do you perhaps have a link where I can read more about the 
Sonos 1. I wonder when wil it be available here in SA and what the price would 
be due to our bad exchange rate? Perhaps you know the dollar price? My son goes 
to Germany from time to time and for example, he purchased  me an apple watch 
for far les that what people pay here in SA.
Regards
Fanus


From: Sieghard Weitzel 
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

Certainly true, but it depends on what you want to accomplish, whether you have 
2 or 3 stereos kicking around (I guess you could buy a bunch of powered 
computer speakers), how much convenience you want and ultimately what your 
budget allows.

If you have two systems you really like then the Chromecast method is worth 
considering and may work perfectly well for you.

If you want to upgrade to something more modern, something which is expandable 
and now with the Sonos 1 speaker something which gives you access to several 
voice assistants (when they are done with what they are doing) then Sonos is 
still the system of choice in my opinion. With Sonos you also don’t use your 
phone’s resources, you simply use the phone and Sonos app as a remote control. 
You get access to just about every music service there is including Apple Music 
and the sound quality is awesome.

The new Sonos 1 speaker is available now and fully supports Alexa, the Google 
Assistant will be added I think in early 2018 and I assume they will also 
integrate Cortana since Microsoft certainly is going the third-party route. 
SIRI will take longer, but it is my guess that in 2 to 5 years SIRI will also 
be available and with the software updates Sonos releases your speakers are 
very future proof. A lot of my equipment is now 8 years old and it is still 
fully supported with all updates and features, of course the voice assistants 
will not work here because they require a speaker with microphones and this is 
simply a hardware constraint. I also assume that the Sonos 1 is just the start 
and that a Sonos 3 and Sonos 5 or whatever they will be called are following to 
give customers the full choice of speaker quality and still include voice 
assistants. In some cases I have bought new technology when it comes out, but 
I’m glad I was reluctant to jump onto the smart speaker train because I’d kick 
myself if I had bought a Amazon Echo and/or Google Home speaker where now I can 
buy a Sonos 1 which can do them all.

The Sonos 1 by the way also supports Airplay 2 so even if you already have a 
bunch of older equipment adding one of them allows you to Airplay to any of 
your Sonos speakers since that is how Sonos works.

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:09 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

 

You are right. You do need two Chromecasts. But the chrome cast audio cost 
something like $30, maybe less if you find a deal. That's still way cheaper 
than spending a bunch of money on Sonos speakers, for example

Sent from my iPhone


On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

  Hi Mary,

   

  If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo provide 
the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two Chromecasts and 
one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group them, but it is my 
understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically connected to the 
stereo where you are streaming/casting the music.

   

  Fanus, as for why they make an audio and a video version it is simple. The 
audio only Chromecast plugs into a 3.5mm port so you can connect it to any 
powered speaker which has a 3.5mm input port and you can easily connect it to 
an older analogue stereo with a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The video version, either 
the regular Chromecast or the Chromecast Ultra which supports 4K streaming only 
have HDMI ports so unless you have a newer receiver with HDMI inputs this one 
wouldn’t work for just music/audio on a system where HDMI is not available.

   

  Regards,

  Sieghard

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
  Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:21 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

   

  If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I wish 
they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not everybody 
has airplay or wants to buy

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Larry McCreary]

I don’t want to disrupt this conversation but if anyone could give me 
information as to how to use chrome cast  to transfer youtube  tv to a smart tv 
I would appreciate it.
Thanks very much  
On Oct 26, 2017, at 11:34 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

> Certainly true, but it depends on what you want to accomplish, whether you 
> have 2 or 3 stereos kicking around (I guess you could buy a bunch of powered 
> computer speakers), how much convenience you want and ultimately what your 
> budget allows.
> If you have two systems you really like then the Chromecast method is worth 
> considering and may work perfectly well for you.
> If you want to upgrade to something more modern, something which is 
> expandable and now with the Sonos 1 speaker something which gives you access 
> to several voice assistants (when they are done with what they are doing) 
> then Sonos is still the system of choice in my opinion. With Sonos you also 
> don’t use your phone’s resources, you simply use the phone and Sonos app as a 
> remote control. You get access to just about every music service there is 
> including Apple Music and the sound quality is awesome.
> The new Sonos 1 speaker is available now and fully supports Alexa, the Google 
> Assistant will be added I think in early 2018 and I assume they will also 
> integrate Cortana since Microsoft certainly is going the third-party route. 
> SIRI will take longer, but it is my guess that in 2 to 5 years SIRI will also 
> be available and with the software updates Sonos releases your speakers are 
> very future proof. A lot of my equipment is now 8 years old and it is still 
> fully supported with all updates and features, of course the voice assistants 
> will not work here because they require a speaker with microphones and this 
> is simply a hardware constraint. I also assume that the Sonos 1 is just the 
> start and that a Sonos 3 and Sonos 5 or whatever they will be called are 
> following to give customers the full choice of speaker quality and still 
> include voice assistants. In some cases I have bought new technology when it 
> comes out, but I’m glad I was reluctant to jump onto the smart speaker train 
> because I’d kick myself if I had bought a Amazon Echo and/or Google Home 
> speaker where now I can buy a Sonos 1 which can do them all.
> The Sonos 1 by the way also supports Airplay 2 so even if you already have a 
> bunch of older equipment adding one of them allows you to Airplay to any of 
> your Sonos speakers since that is how Sonos works.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:09 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> You are right. You do need two Chromecasts. But the chrome cast audio cost 
> something like $30, maybe less if you find a deal. That's still way cheaper 
> than spending a bunch of money on Sonos speakers, for example
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mary,
>  
> If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
> working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo 
> provide the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two 
> Chromecasts and one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group 
> them, but it is my understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically 
> connected to the stereo where you are streaming/casting the music.
>  
> Fanus, as for why they make an audio and a video version it is simple. The 
> audio only Chromecast plugs into a 3.5mm port so you can connect it to any 
> powered speaker which has a 3.5mm input port and you can easily connect it to 
> an older analogue stereo with a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The video version, either 
> the regular Chromecast or the Chromecast Ultra which supports 4K streaming 
> only have HDMI ports so unless you have a newer receiver with HDMI inputs 
> this one wouldn’t work for just music/audio on a system where HDMI is not 
> available.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:21 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
> connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
> casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I 
> wish they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not 
>

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Mary Otten]

Exactly so, Sieghard.. In my case, I have some excellent equipment, although it 
is certainly not new, including two really good pair of floorstanding speakers 
which offer me outstanding sound with the power amps that I still have. I have 
not heard Sonos speakers. But I have yet to hear any smaller speaker that comes 
close to the output and Fidelity I can get from my floorstanding speakers and 
associated equipment. Maybe if we move in a few years to a smaller place, where 
space is a much bigger deal than it is for us right now, I will revisit the 
issue. I admit to being intrigued by what the HomePods are going to offer, as 
well as what the new Google Home Max speaker might offer. I'm thinking of 
adjusting their output to room acoustics, something my old stuff certainly 
cannot do. I'm really not all that excited about voice assistant speakers yet. 
We do have an echo, we got it when it was first available as part of a beta 
thing. It's sound is not good. But it stands in the kitchen and has some uses, 
such as hands-free timer setting, getting recipes, the weather forecast and  
other things that don't demand good Fidelity. I guess I'm just not into the 
assistant thing.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 26, 2017, at 8:34 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Certainly true, but it depends on what you want to accomplish, whether you 
> have 2 or 3 stereos kicking around (I guess you could buy a bunch of powered 
> computer speakers), how much convenience you want and ultimately what your 
> budget allows.
> If you have two systems you really like then the Chromecast method is worth 
> considering and may work perfectly well for you.
> If you want to upgrade to something more modern, something which is 
> expandable and now with the Sonos 1 speaker something which gives you access 
> to several voice assistants (when they are done with what they are doing) 
> then Sonos is still the system of choice in my opinion. With Sonos you also 
> don’t use your phone’s resources, you simply use the phone and Sonos app as a 
> remote control. You get access to just about every music service there is 
> including Apple Music and the sound quality is awesome.
> The new Sonos 1 speaker is available now and fully supports Alexa, the Google 
> Assistant will be added I think in early 2018 and I assume they will also 
> integrate Cortana since Microsoft certainly is going the third-party route. 
> SIRI will take longer, but it is my guess that in 2 to 5 years SIRI will also 
> be available and with the software updates Sonos releases your speakers are 
> very future proof. A lot of my equipment is now 8 years old and it is still 
> fully supported with all updates and features, of course the voice assistants 
> will not work here because they require a speaker with microphones and this 
> is simply a hardware constraint. I also assume that the Sonos 1 is just the 
> start and that a Sonos 3 and Sonos 5 or whatever they will be called are 
> following to give customers the full choice of speaker quality and still 
> include voice assistants. In some cases I have bought new technology when it 
> comes out, but I’m glad I was reluctant to jump onto the smart speaker train 
> because I’d kick myself if I had bought a Amazon Echo and/or Google Home 
> speaker where now I can buy a Sonos 1 which can do them all.
> The Sonos 1 by the way also supports Airplay 2 so even if you already have a 
> bunch of older equipment adding one of them allows you to Airplay to any of 
> your Sonos speakers since that is how Sonos works.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:09 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> You are right. You do need two Chromecasts. But the chrome cast audio cost 
> something like $30, maybe less if you find a deal. That's still way cheaper 
> than spending a bunch of money on Sonos speakers, for example
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mary,
>  
> If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
> working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo 
> provide the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two 
> Chromecasts and one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group 
> them, but it is my understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically 
> connected to the stereo where you are streaming/casting the music.
>  
> Fanus, as for why they make an audio and a video version it is simple. The 
> audio only Chromecast plugs into a 3.5mm port so you can connect it to any 
&g

RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Certainly true, but it depends on what you want to accomplish, whether you have 
2 or 3 stereos kicking around (I guess you could buy a bunch of powered 
computer speakers), how much convenience you want and ultimately what your 
budget allows.
If you have two systems you really like then the Chromecast method is worth 
considering and may work perfectly well for you.
If you want to upgrade to something more modern, something which is expandable 
and now with the Sonos 1 speaker something which gives you access to several 
voice assistants (when they are done with what they are doing) then Sonos is 
still the system of choice in my opinion. With Sonos you also don’t use your 
phone’s resources, you simply use the phone and Sonos app as a remote control. 
You get access to just about every music service there is including Apple Music 
and the sound quality is awesome.
The new Sonos 1 speaker is available now and fully supports Alexa, the Google 
Assistant will be added I think in early 2018 and I assume they will also 
integrate Cortana since Microsoft certainly is going the third-party route. 
SIRI will take longer, but it is my guess that in 2 to 5 years SIRI will also 
be available and with the software updates Sonos releases your speakers are 
very future proof. A lot of my equipment is now 8 years old and it is still 
fully supported with all updates and features, of course the voice assistants 
will not work here because they require a speaker with microphones and this is 
simply a hardware constraint. I also assume that the Sonos 1 is just the start 
and that a Sonos 3 and Sonos 5 or whatever they will be called are following to 
give customers the full choice of speaker quality and still include voice 
assistants. In some cases I have bought new technology when it comes out, but 
I’m glad I was reluctant to jump onto the smart speaker train because I’d kick 
myself if I had bought a Amazon Echo and/or Google Home speaker where now I can 
buy a Sonos 1 which can do them all.
The Sonos 1 by the way also supports Airplay 2 so even if you already have a 
bunch of older equipment adding one of them allows you to Airplay to any of 
your Sonos speakers since that is how Sonos works.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:09 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

You are right. You do need two Chromecasts. But the chrome cast audio cost 
something like $30, maybe less if you find a deal. That's still way cheaper 
than spending a bunch of money on Sonos speakers, for example

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel 
mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:
Hi Mary,

If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo provide 
the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two Chromecasts and 
one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group them, but it is my 
understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically connected to the 
stereo where you are streaming/casting the music.

Fanus, as for why they make an audio and a video version it is simple. The 
audio only Chromecast plugs into a 3.5mm port so you can connect it to any 
powered speaker which has a 3.5mm input port and you can easily connect it to 
an older analogue stereo with a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The video version, either 
the regular Chromecast or the Chromecast Ultra which supports 4K streaming only 
have HDMI ports so unless you have a newer receiver with HDMI inputs this one 
wouldn’t work for just music/audio on a system where HDMI is not available.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:21 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I wish 
they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not everybody 
has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get airplay. I 
still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are really old I 
mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about casting audio 
is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't doing the work 
anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the phone isn't losing 
as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's been my experience. 
Chromecast audio versus air play through the same ste

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Mary Otten]

Hi Fanus, 
The Chromecast audio does require AC power connection. You configure it in the 
google Home app. You can have a configuration for each Chromecast- connected 
device, such as two stereos. So you can send your audio to one, the other one, 
or both, by setting up a  home group. Configuring is totally accessible.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Fanus  wrote:
> 
> Hello Mary
> Thanks for this information. Does the audio chrome cast get its power from AC 
> or is it battery operated?
> Regards
> Fanus
>  
>  
> From: Mary Otten
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:20 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
> connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
> casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I 
> wish they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not 
> everybody has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get 
> airplay. I still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are 
> really old I mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about 
> casting audio is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't 
> doing the work anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the 
> phone isn't losing as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's 
> been my experience. Chromecast audio versus air play through the same stereo 
> with the same phone. And if you happen to have two stereos, you can use one 
> chrome cast to set up a group and play all of your music through both at the 
> same time, that's giving you music on two separate floors or throughout the 
> house or whatever. Again, it's just puts lots of new life into older 
> equipment and makes it totally unnecessary to spend hundreds and hundreds if 
> you want this kind of set up. .
> 
> Mary
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 26, 2017, at 6:40 AM, Fanus  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Sieghard
>> Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there 
>> I learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio 
>> Chrome cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for 
>> all purposes.
>> Regards
>> Fanus
>>  
>>  
>> From: Sieghard Weitzel
>> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>>  
>> The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices 
>> but as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for 
>> example, since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over 
>> that stream. For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable 
>> Chromecast Ultra connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, 
>> you can pick a movie or show in the app on your phone, send it to the 
>> Chromecast and at that point the Chromecast which is of course connected to 
>> your WiFi streams the content and you could actually completely turn off 
>> your iPhone and the movie would still continue to play/stream.
>> You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Sieghard
>> -Original Message-
>> From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>> 
>>   I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or 
>> do they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound 
>> really good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to 
>> put music onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will 
>> leave you in peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using 
>> MBraille
>> 
>> On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:
>> 
>> The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
>> guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo 
>> cookie. It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and 
>> has either a 3MM or HDMI connection.
>> 
>> 
>> I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect 
>> it to a pair of audio speakers or anythi

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Mary Otten]

You are right. You do need two Chromecasts. But the chrome cast audio cost 
something like $30, maybe less if you find a deal. That's still way cheaper 
than spending a bunch of money on Sonos speakers, for example

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mary,
>  
> If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
> working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo 
> provide the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two 
> Chromecasts and one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group 
> them, but it is my understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically 
> connected to the stereo where you are streaming/casting the music.
>  
> Fanus, as for why they make an audio and a video version it is simple. The 
> audio only Chromecast plugs into a 3.5mm port so you can connect it to any 
> powered speaker which has a 3.5mm input port and you can easily connect it to 
> an older analogue stereo with a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The video version, either 
> the regular Chromecast or the Chromecast Ultra which supports 4K streaming 
> only have HDMI ports so unless you have a newer receiver with HDMI inputs 
> this one wouldn’t work for just music/audio on a system where HDMI is not 
> available.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:21 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
> connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
> casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I 
> wish they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not 
> everybody has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get 
> airplay. I still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are 
> really old I mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about 
> casting audio is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't 
> doing the work anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the 
> phone isn't losing as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's 
> been my experience. Chromecast audio versus air play through the same stereo 
> with the same phone. And if you happen to have two stereos, you can use one 
> chrome cast to set up a group and play all of your music through both at the 
> same time, that's giving you music on two separate floors or throughout the 
> house or whatever. Again, it's just puts lots of new life into older 
> equipment and makes it totally unnecessary to spend hundreds and hundreds if 
> you want this kind of set up. .
> 
> Mary
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Oct 26, 2017, at 6:40 AM, Fanus  wrote:
> 
> Hello Sieghard
> Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there 
> I learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio Chrome 
> cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for all 
> purposes.
> Regards
> Fanus
>  
>  
> From: Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
> as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
> since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
> For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast 
> Ultra connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick 
> a movie or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at 
> that point the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams 
> the content and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the 
> movie would still continue to play/stream.
> You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.
> 
> Regards,
> Sieghard
> -Original Message-
> From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
> 
>   I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or 
> do they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound 
> really good through big speakers?

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

['Carol Pearson' via VIPhone]

OK, I think I've understood all I need to regarding how people can make 
the ChromeCast work, and that has helped me to realise that I may havfe 
left my mirroring on! Well, perhaps I'm OK because they were only 
interested in the music. I was thinking it would deal with other file 
types as well as films.


Now I'm racing into the 21st Century, realising I'm a bit late! 

Carol P

On 10/19/2017 12:31 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:

The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast Ultra 
connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick a movie 
or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at that point 
the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams the content 
and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the movie would 
still continue to play/stream.
You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.

Regards,
Sieghard
-Original Message-
From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

   I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or 
do they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound really 
good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to put music 
onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will leave you in 
peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille

On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:

The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either a 
3MM or HDMI connection.


I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect it 
to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It looks 
like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last Christmas.


There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I don't have 
this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.


Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and supports 
4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater receiver.


One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to your 
ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no longer 
needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone resources. 
You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the casting.


There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your 
ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store at 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8


When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent over to 
your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option in Google Home 
to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if you use this feature 
then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to the ChromeCast including 
the TTS.




On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote:
OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty small and 
can fit with all your other items without difficulty.

Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as good as 
each other?

Carol P


On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible from 
Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like Chrome. I don't 
see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone.


Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi network and 
plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home theater system with 
HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. Now you find an app that 
supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast button and choose your 
destination. Like I said, I do this all of the time from my Android smart phone.




On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or schedule 
something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got no 
sound or notification to let me know that there was so

RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Mary,

If you have two traditional stereos which are not in any way connected or 
working on any wireless how can one Chromecast connected to one stereo provide 
the same sound on another stereo? I can see how if you had two Chromecasts and 
one was connected to each stereo that maybe you can group them, but it is my 
understanding that the Chromecast needs to be physically connected to the 
stereo where you are streaming/casting the music.

Fanus, as for why they make an audio and a video version it is simple. The 
audio only Chromecast plugs into a 3.5mm port so you can connect it to any 
powered speaker which has a 3.5mm input port and you can easily connect it to 
an older analogue stereo with a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The video version, either 
the regular Chromecast or the Chromecast Ultra which supports 4K streaming only 
have HDMI ports so unless you have a newer receiver with HDMI inputs this one 
wouldn’t work for just music/audio on a system where HDMI is not available.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:21 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I wish 
they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not everybody 
has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get airplay. I 
still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are really old I 
mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about casting audio 
is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't doing the work 
anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the phone isn't losing 
as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's been my experience. 
Chromecast audio versus air play through the same stereo with the same phone. 
And if you happen to have two stereos, you can use one chrome cast to set up a 
group and play all of your music through both at the same time, that's giving 
you music on two separate floors or throughout the house or whatever. Again, 
it's just puts lots of new life into older equipment and makes it totally 
unnecessary to spend hundreds and hundreds if you want this kind of set up. .
Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2017, at 6:40 AM, Fanus 
mailto:buys.fa...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello Sieghard
Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there I 
learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio Chrome 
cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for all 
purposes.
Regards
Fanus


From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast Ultra 
connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick a movie 
or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at that point 
the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams the content 
and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the movie would 
still continue to play/stream.
You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.

Regards,
Sieghard
-Original Message-
From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

  I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or do 
they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound really 
good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to put music 
onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will leave you in 
peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille

On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain 
mailto:chalt...@gmail.com>> wrote:

The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either a 
3MM or HDMI connection.


I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd conne

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Fanus]

Hello Mary
Thanks for this information. Does the audio chrome cast get its power from AC 
or is it battery operated?
Regards
Fanus


From: Mary Otten 
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:20 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I wish 
they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not everybody 
has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get airplay. I 
still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are really old I 
mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about casting audio 
is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't doing the work 
anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the phone isn't losing 
as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's been my experience. 
Chromecast audio versus air play through the same stereo with the same phone. 
And if you happen to have two stereos, you can use one chrome cast to set up a 
group and play all of your music through both at the same time, that's giving 
you music on two separate floors or throughout the house or whatever. Again, 
it's just puts lots of new life into older equipment and makes it totally 
unnecessary to spend hundreds and hundreds if you want this kind of set up. .


Mary



Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2017, at 6:40 AM, Fanus  wrote:


  Hello Sieghard
  Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there 
I learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio Chrome 
cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for all 
purposes.
  Regards
  Fanus


  From: Sieghard Weitzel 
  Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

  The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast Ultra 
connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick a movie 
or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at that point 
the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams the content 
and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the movie would 
still continue to play/stream.
  You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.

  Regards,
  Sieghard
  -Original Message-
  From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or 
do they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound really 
good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to put music 
onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will leave you in 
peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille

  On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:

  The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either a 
3MM or HDMI connection.


  I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect 
it to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It 
looks like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last 
Christmas.


  There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I don't 
have this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.


  Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and 
supports 4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater receiver.


  One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to 
your ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no longer 
needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone resources. 
You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the casting.


  There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your 
ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store at 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8


  When casting from an app, on

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Mary Otten]

If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can 
connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support 
casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I wish 
they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not everybody 
has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get airplay. I 
still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are really old I 
mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about casting audio 
is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't doing the work 
anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the phone isn't losing 
as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's been my experience. 
Chromecast audio versus air play through the same stereo with the same phone. 
And if you happen to have two stereos, you can use one chrome cast to set up a 
group and play all of your music through both at the same time, that's giving 
you music on two separate floors or throughout the house or whatever. Again, 
it's just puts lots of new life into older equipment and makes it totally 
unnecessary to spend hundreds and hundreds if you want this kind of set up. .

Mary


Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 26, 2017, at 6:40 AM, Fanus  wrote:
> 
> Hello Sieghard
> Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there 
> I learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio Chrome 
> cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for all 
> purposes.
> Regards
> Fanus
>  
>  
> From: Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
>  
> The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
> as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
> since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
> For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast 
> Ultra connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick 
> a movie or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at 
> that point the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams 
> the content and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the 
> movie would still continue to play/stream.
> You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.
> 
> Regards,
> Sieghard
> -Original Message-
> From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]
> 
>   I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or 
> do they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound 
> really good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to 
> put music onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will 
> leave you in peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using 
> MBraille
> 
> On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:
> 
> The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
> guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
> It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either 
> a 3MM or HDMI connection.
> 
> 
> I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect 
> it to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It 
> looks like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last 
> Christmas.
> 
> 
> There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I don't 
> have this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.
> 
> 
> Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and 
> supports 4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater 
> receiver.
> 
> 
> One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to 
> your ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no longer 
> needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone resources. 
> You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the casting.
> 
> 
> There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your 
> ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store at 
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8
>

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Fanus]

Hello Sieghard
Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there I 
learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio Chrome 
cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for all 
purposes.
Regards
Fanus


From: Sieghard Weitzel 
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast Ultra 
connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick a movie 
or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at that point 
the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams the content 
and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the movie would 
still continue to play/stream.
You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.

Regards,
Sieghard
-Original Message-
From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

  I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or do 
they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound really 
good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to put music 
onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will leave you in 
peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille

On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:

The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either a 
3MM or HDMI connection.


I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect it 
to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It looks 
like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last Christmas.


There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I don't have 
this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.


Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and supports 
4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater receiver.


One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to your 
ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no longer 
needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone resources. 
You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the casting.


There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your 
ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store at 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8


When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent over to 
your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option in Google Home 
to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if you use this feature 
then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to the ChromeCast including 
the TTS.



> On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote:
> OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty small 
> and can fit with all your other items without difficulty.
> 
> Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as good as 
> each other?
> 
> Carol P
> 
>> On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible from 
>> Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like Chrome. I 
>> don't see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone.
>> 
>> 
>> Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi network 
>> and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home theater system 
>> with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. Now you find an app 
>> that supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast button and choose your 
>> destination. Like I said, I do this all of the time from my Android smart 
>> phone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
>>> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone 
>>> questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or 
>>> schedule so

RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Sieghard Weitzel]

The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices but 
as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for example, 
since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over that stream. 
For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable Chromecast Ultra 
connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, you can pick a movie 
or show in the app on your phone, send it to the Chromecast and at that point 
the Chromecast which is of course connected to your WiFi streams the content 
and you could actually completely turn off your iPhone and the movie would 
still continue to play/stream.
You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast.

Regards,
Sieghard
-Original Message-
From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

  I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or do 
they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound really 
good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to put music 
onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will leave you in 
peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille

On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:

The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either a 
3MM or HDMI connection.


I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect it 
to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It looks 
like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last Christmas.


There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I don't have 
this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.


Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and supports 
4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater receiver.


One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to your 
ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no longer 
needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone resources. 
You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the casting.


There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your 
ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store at 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8


When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent over to 
your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option in Google Home 
to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if you use this feature 
then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to the ChromeCast including 
the TTS.



> On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote:
> OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty small 
> and can fit with all your other items without difficulty.
> 
> Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as good as 
> each other?
> 
> Carol P
> 
>> On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible from 
>> Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like Chrome. I 
>> don't see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone.
>> 
>> 
>> Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi network 
>> and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home theater system 
>> with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. Now you find an app 
>> that supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast button and choose your 
>> destination. Like I said, I do this all of the time from my Android smart 
>> phone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
>>> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone 
>>> questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or 
>>> schedule something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or 
>>> sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my 
>>> calendar, I got no sound or notification to let me know that there was 
>>> something scheduled there. Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used 
>>> by people who are blind or visually impaired?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>

Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

['Carol Pearson' via VIPhone]

  I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or do 
they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do  they sound really 
good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to put music 
onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will leave you in 
peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using MBraille

On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:

The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm 
guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo cookie. 
It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and has either a 
3MM or HDMI connection.


I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect it 
to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It looks 
like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last Christmas.


There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I don't have 
this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.


Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and supports 
4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater receiver.


One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to your 
ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no longer 
needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone resources. 
You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the casting.


There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your 
ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store at 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8


When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent over to 
your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option in Google Home 
to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if you use this feature 
then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to the ChromeCast including 
the TTS.



> On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote:
> OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty small 
> and can fit with all your other items without difficulty.
> 
> Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as good as 
> each other?
> 
> Carol P
> 
>> On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible from 
>> Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like Chrome. I 
>> don't see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone.
>> 
>> 
>> Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi network 
>> and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home theater system 
>> with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. Now you find an app 
>> that supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast button and choose your 
>> destination. Like I said, I do this all of the time from my Android smart 
>> phone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
>>> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone 
>>> questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or 
>>> schedule something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or 
>>> sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my 
>>> calendar, I got no sound or notification to let me know that there was 
>>> something scheduled there. Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used 
>>> by people who are blind or visually impaired?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>> 
> 

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Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Christopher Chaltain]

The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. 
I'm guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an 
Oreo cookie. It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your 
wifi and has either a 3MM or HDMI connection.



I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd 
connect it to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio 
input. It looks like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale 
for $25 last Christmas.



There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I 
don't have this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.



Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and 
supports 4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater 
receiver.



One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming 
to your ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is 
no longer needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart 
phone resources. You can go back into the app your casting though and 
cancel the casting.



There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control 
your ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the 
App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8



When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent 
over to your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option 
in Google Home to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if 
you use this feature then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to 
the ChromeCast including the TTS.




On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote:
OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty 
small and can fit with all your other items without difficulty.


Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as 
good as each other?


Carol P

On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is 
accessible from Android, and I believe I've also used it from a 
browser, like Chrome. I don't see why it woudln't be accessible with 
an iPhone.



Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi 
network and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home 
theater system with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM 
jack. Now you find an app that supports Chrome Cast and double tap 
the cast button and choose your destination. Like I said, I do this 
all of the time from my Android smart phone.




On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone 
questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a 
appointment or schedule something in your calendar, does it give you 
any notification or sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried 
to put something in my calendar, I got no sound or notification to 
let me know that there was something scheduled there. Also does 
anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or 
visually impaired?


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Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

['Carol Pearson' via VIPhone]

OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty 
small and can fit with all your other items without difficulty.


Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as 
good as each other?


Carol P

On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible 
from Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like 
Chrome. I don't see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone.



Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi 
network and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home 
theater system with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. 
Now you find an app that supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast 
button and choose your destination. Like I said, I do this all of the 
time from my Android smart phone.




On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone 
questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a 
appointment or schedule something in your calendar, does it give you 
any notification or sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried 
to put something in my calendar, I got no sound or notification to 
let me know that there was something scheduled there. Also does 
anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or 
visually impaired?


Sent from my iPhone





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Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"]

[Christopher Chaltain]

I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible 
from Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like 
Chrome. I don't see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone.



Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi 
network and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home 
theater system with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. 
Now you find an app that supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast 
button and choose your destination. Like I said, I do this all of the 
time from my Android smart phone.




On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:

Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or schedule 
something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got no 
sound or notification to let me know that there was something scheduled there. 
Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or 
visually impaired?

Sent from my iPhone



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Re: A couple of iPhone questions

[GARY WILLIAMS]

In the calendar you can go and set alarms to notify you at a time such as two 
hours before the appointment. If you are getting siri to put appointments in 
the calendar, you still have to go back in the calendar and set up the alarms 
to remind you. Hope that helps.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:07 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Go into the Calendar settings.
> You can set a default alert time.
> 
> Also, under the Sounds settings you can select a specific alert tone if the 
> default tone isn't what you want.
> 
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> 
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> To: ci...@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: A couple of iPhone questions
> 
> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
> which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or schedule 
> something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
> it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got 
> no sound or notification to let me know that there was something scheduled 
> there. Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are 
> blind or visually impaired?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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RE: A couple of iPhone questions

[Richard Turner]

Call Apple Accessibility.
Richard


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Simon Wong
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 6:29 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A couple of iPhone questions

No the switch is off.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Richard Turner 
mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote:

The default sound is probably set to none.
If not, check your mute switch.
Richard


On Oct 17, 2017, at 6:21 AM, Simon Wong 
mailto:simonwo...@sympatico.ca>> wrote:
But its not even giving any notification or playing the default sound.

Sent from my iPhone


On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:07 AM, Richard Turner 
mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote:

Hi,
Go into the Calendar settings.
You can set a default alert time.

Also, under the Sounds settings you can select a specific alert tone if the 
default tone isn't what you want.

HTH,
Richard


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Subject: A couple of iPhone questions

Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
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something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got no 
sound or notification to let me know that there was something scheduled there. 
Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or 
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Re: A couple of iPhone questions

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No the switch is off.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> The default sound is probably set to none.
> If not, check your mute switch.
> Richard
> 
> 
> On Oct 17, 2017, at 6:21 AM, Simon Wong  wrote:
> 
>> But its not even giving any notification or playing the default sound.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:07 AM, Richard Turner  
 wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> Go into the Calendar settings.
>>> You can set a default alert time.
>>> 
>>> Also, under the Sounds settings you can select a specific alert tone if the 
>>> default tone isn't what you want.
>>> 
>>> HTH,
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
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>>> Of Simon Wong
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 6:03 AM
>>> To: ci...@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: A couple of iPhone questions
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone 
>>> questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or 
>>> schedule something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or 
>>> sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my 
>>> calendar, I got no sound or notification to let me know that there was 
>>> something scheduled there. Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used 
>>> by people who are blind or visually impaired?
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Re: A couple of iPhone questions

[Richard Turner]

The default sound is probably set to none.
If not, check your mute switch.
Richard


On Oct 17, 2017, at 6:21 AM, Simon Wong 
mailto:simonwo...@sympatico.ca>> wrote:

But its not even giving any notification or playing the default sound.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:07 AM, Richard Turner 
mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote:

Hi,
Go into the Calendar settings.
You can set a default alert time.

Also, under the Sounds settings you can select a specific alert tone if the 
default tone isn't what you want.

HTH,
Richard


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Subject: A couple of iPhone questions

Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or schedule 
something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got no 
sound or notification to let me know that there was something scheduled there. 
Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or 
visually impaired?

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Re: A couple of iPhone questions

[Simon Wong]

But its not even giving any notification or playing the default sound.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 17, 2017, at 9:07 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Go into the Calendar settings.
> You can set a default alert time.
> 
> Also, under the Sounds settings you can select a specific alert tone if the 
> default tone isn't what you want.
> 
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> 
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> Simon Wong
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> Subject: A couple of iPhone questions
> 
> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
> which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or schedule 
> something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
> it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got 
> no sound or notification to let me know that there was something scheduled 
> there. Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are 
> blind or visually impaired?
> 
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RE: A couple of iPhone questions

[Richard Turner]

Hi,
Go into the Calendar settings.
You can set a default alert time.

Also, under the Sounds settings you can select a specific alert tone if the 
default tone isn't what you want.

HTH,
Richard


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Simon Wong
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 6:03 AM
To: ci...@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: A couple of iPhone questions

Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone questions 
which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment or schedule 
something in your calendar, does it give you any notification or sound when 
it's time to remind you? When I tried to put something in my calendar, I got no 
sound or notification to let me know that there was something scheduled there. 
Also does anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or 
visually impaired?

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Re: a couple of iPHone questions

[John Panarese]

   A triple tap with three fingers will turn off or on screen curtain.  You add 
languages to the rotor in VoiceOver settings under Languages and Dialects.


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