Re: Setting favorites using StarPlayrX presets was RE: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM

[Alan Lemly]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for pointing out that All Stars is sometimes labeled as Channels when 
returning to the main screen. Regarding those three channels automatically 
included under All Stars or any channel you've added there that you later want 
to remove, you can drill down on that channel until it is playing and then turn 
off the Preset button in the upper right corner and the channel will be removed 
from the All Stars favorites list.

This app is making SiriusXM much easier to use with VoiceOver since it uses 
categories and word lists to present the information. I especially like that it 
includes both the channel number and name in its lists. This makes it a great 
source for identifying the ever changing channels and for asking a digital 
assistant like Alexa to play a particular channel number.

Alan Lemly

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  on behalf of Chris 
Chaffin 
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 7:45:00 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Setting favorites using StarPlayrX presets was RE: Attention, 
Easier Way to Play SiriusXM

Hi Alan, thanks for figuring this out! A couple of things to note:

1, After double tapping on All Stars, there are 3 channels listed before you 
get to your list of presets. So if you start swiping and find other channels 
instead, do not give up, keep swiping your presets are there. You can also do a 
four finger single tap to go to the bottom of the screen and just swipe 
backwards up through your presets.

2, If you double tap on All Stars, then hit the back button to go back to the 
Categories page, you will notice that you will have Channels and All Channels, 
and Channels will be selected. Channels is the same as All Stars, for some 
reason, when it is selected, the name just changes from All Stars to Channels. 
Hope this solves the issue of All Stars sometimes disappearing.

Thanks again Alan for spending the time to figure out the preset saga!

Chris


> On Nov 16, 2020, at 12:28 AM, Alan Lemly  wrote:
>
> Hi List,
>
> I think I might have figured out how to use the Presets button with the 
> StarPlayrX app to set SiriusXM favorites with StarPlayrX. The app doesn't 
> seem entirely consistent so I hope this works. First, find a channel you'd 
> like to mark as a favorite by double tapping it until it starts playing. 
> Second, touch in the upper right corner and place focus on the Preset off 
> button and double tap to turn Preset on. Now, when you're back on the 
> Channels home screen, Categories should be the heading in the top center of 
> the screen just below the status bar time and Popular will be the first 
> listed heading. The first item under the Popular item should be All Stars 
> which will contain any channels you marked with the Preset on button while it 
> was playing.  You can double tap on All Stars to confirm your list of marked 
> favorite channels. Sometimes All Stars doesn't appear on the channels main 
> screen which I've not quite figured out why. Hopefully, this will help folks 
> to get started marking their favorites with this app and I welcome other 
> comments anyone has after using it.
>
> Alan Lemly
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Chris Judd
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 10:40 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Julie Dawson
> Subject: Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
>
> Hi Julie,
>
> What I figured out was, if you go in to a category, and double tap on a 
> station, and it starts playing, you will see an option that says preset off, 
> if you double tap on the toggle, and make it say on, then I'm thinking it 
> will make some sort of favorite, but I can't access them.
> Chris
>
>> On 11/15/2020 6:42 PM, Julie Dawson wrote:
>> Dear Chris,
>> How do you turn on the presets? I just downloaded the app about twenty
>> minutes ago so am just now getting used to it. Having it sort by
>> categories is so much easier.
>>
>>- Original Message -
>>*From:* Chris Judd <mailto:judd.chris...@gmail.com>
>>*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
>>*Sent:* Sunday, November 15, 2020 6:22 PM
>>*Subject:* Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
>>
>>That is the problem that I am having. I did also turn on the presets
>>for several stations, but I can't figure out how to access them
>>either.
>>Looks like we will all have to do a bit of exploring.
>>Chris
>>
>>>On 11/15/2020 5:18 PM, Kristen Steele wrote:
>>> This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing. I've saved several
>>stations as presets, but not sure how to a

Re: Setting favorites using StarPlayrX presets was RE: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM

[Chris Chaffin]

Hi Alan, thanks for figuring this out! A couple of things to note:

1, After double tapping on All Stars, there are 3 channels listed before you 
get to your list of presets. So if you start swiping and find other channels 
instead, do not give up, keep swiping your presets are there. You can also do a 
four finger single tap to go to the bottom of the screen and just swipe 
backwards up through your presets.

2, If you double tap on All Stars, then hit the back button to go back to the 
Categories page, you will notice that you will have Channels and All Channels, 
and Channels will be selected. Channels is the same as All Stars, for some 
reason, when it is selected, the name just changes from All Stars to Channels. 
Hope this solves the issue of All Stars sometimes disappearing.

Thanks again Alan for spending the time to figure out the preset saga!

Chris


> On Nov 16, 2020, at 12:28 AM, Alan Lemly  wrote:
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> I think I might have figured out how to use the Presets button with the 
> StarPlayrX app to set SiriusXM favorites with StarPlayrX. The app doesn't 
> seem entirely consistent so I hope this works. First, find a channel you'd 
> like to mark as a favorite by double tapping it until it starts playing. 
> Second, touch in the upper right corner and place focus on the Preset off 
> button and double tap to turn Preset on. Now, when you're back on the 
> Channels home screen, Categories should be the heading in the top center of 
> the screen just below the status bar time and Popular will be the first 
> listed heading. The first item under the Popular item should be All Stars 
> which will contain any channels you marked with the Preset on button while it 
> was playing.  You can double tap on All Stars to confirm your list of marked 
> favorite channels. Sometimes All Stars doesn't appear on the channels main 
> screen which I've not quite figured out why. Hopefully, this will help folks 
> to get started marking their favorites with this app and I welcome other 
> comments anyone has after using it.
> 
> Alan Lemly
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Chris Judd
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 10:40 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Julie Dawson
> Subject: Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
> 
> Hi Julie,
> 
> What I figured out was, if you go in to a category, and double tap on a 
> station, and it starts playing, you will see an option that says preset off, 
> if you double tap on the toggle, and make it say on, then I'm thinking it 
> will make some sort of favorite, but I can't access them.
> Chris
> 
>> On 11/15/2020 6:42 PM, Julie Dawson wrote:
>> Dear Chris,
>> How do you turn on the presets? I just downloaded the app about twenty 
>> minutes ago so am just now getting used to it. Having it sort by 
>> categories is so much easier.
>> 
>>- Original Message -
>>*From:* Chris Judd 
>>*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com 
>>*Sent:* Sunday, November 15, 2020 6:22 PM
>>*Subject:* Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
>> 
>>That is the problem that I am having. I did also turn on the presets
>>for several stations, but I can't figure out how to access them
>>either.
>>Looks like we will all have to do a bit of exploring.
>>Chris
>> 
>>>On 11/15/2020 5:18 PM, Kristen Steele wrote:
>>> This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing. I've saved several
>>stations as presets, but not sure how to access them. Any thoughts?
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Kristen
>>> 
>>> On Nov 15, 2020 4:23 PM, Chris Judd >> wrote:
 Starplayrx streams the XM channels.
 It is really accessible, and it puts everything in catagories.
 I don't know if it has any favorits though, that is the only
>>problem I
 am having, but other than that, I love the app.
 
 On 11/15/2020 4:07 PM, Julie Dawson wrote:
> What does starplayerX do in relation to SiriusXM on the
>>iPhone? Thank you.
> 
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Nicki Keck >>
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
>> >>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 15, 2020 3:27 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
> 
> I agree. It's so much easier to use. Thnk much for the mention.
> Nicki
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Nov 15, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Alan Lemly >
> >> wrote:
>> 
>> ?Chris,
>> 
>> Thanks for posting about StarPlayrX for those of us with
> SiriusXM accounts. This app is much friendlier for accessing
> SiriusXM content when using Voiceover.
>> 

Setting favorites using StarPlayrX presets was RE: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM

[Alan Lemly]

Hi List,

I think I might have figured out how to use the Presets button with the 
StarPlayrX app to set SiriusXM favorites with StarPlayrX. The app doesn't seem 
entirely consistent so I hope this works. First, find a channel you'd like to 
mark as a favorite by double tapping it until it starts playing. Second, touch 
in the upper right corner and place focus on the Preset off button and double 
tap to turn Preset on. Now, when you're back on the Channels home screen, 
Categories should be the heading in the top center of the screen just below the 
status bar time and Popular will be the first listed heading. The first item 
under the Popular item should be All Stars which will contain any channels you 
marked with the Preset on button while it was playing.  You can double tap on 
All Stars to confirm your list of marked favorite channels. Sometimes All Stars 
doesn't appear on the channels main screen which I've not quite figured out 
why. Hopefully, this will help folks to get started marking their favorites 
with this app and I welcome other comments anyone has after using it.

Alan Lemly

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Chris Judd
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 10:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Julie Dawson
Subject: Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM

Hi Julie,

What I figured out was, if you go in to a category, and double tap on a 
station, and it starts playing, you will see an option that says preset off, if 
you double tap on the toggle, and make it say on, then I'm thinking it will 
make some sort of favorite, but I can't access them.
Chris

On 11/15/2020 6:42 PM, Julie Dawson wrote:
> Dear Chris,
> How do you turn on the presets? I just downloaded the app about twenty 
> minutes ago so am just now getting used to it. Having it sort by 
> categories is so much easier.
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Chris Judd 
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com 
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 15, 2020 6:22 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
>
> That is the problem that I am having. I did also turn on the presets
> for several stations, but I can't figure out how to access them
> either.
> Looks like we will all have to do a bit of exploring.
> Chris
>
> On 11/15/2020 5:18 PM, Kristen Steele wrote:
> > This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing. I've saved several
> stations as presets, but not sure how to access them. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Best,
> >  
> > Kristen
> >
> > On Nov 15, 2020 4:23 PM, Chris Judd  > wrote:
> >> Starplayrx streams the XM channels.
> >> It is really accessible, and it puts everything in catagories.
> >> I don't know if it has any favorits though, that is the only
> problem I
> >> am having, but other than that, I love the app.
> >>
> >> On 11/15/2020 4:07 PM, Julie Dawson wrote:
> >>> What does starplayerX do in relation to SiriusXM on the
> iPhone? Thank you.
> >>>
> >>>  - Original Message -
> >>>  *From:* Nicki Keck  >
> >>>  *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
>   >
> >>>  *Sent:* Sunday, November 15, 2020 3:27 PM
> >>>  *Subject:* Re: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
> >>>
> >>>  I agree. It's so much easier to use. Thnk much for the mention.
> >>>  Nicki
> >>>  Sent from my iPad
> >>>
> >>>  > On Nov 15, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Alan Lemly  
> >>>  >> wrote:
> >>>  >
> >>>  > ?Chris,
> >>>  >
> >>>  > Thanks for posting about StarPlayrX for those of us with
> >>>  SiriusXM accounts. This app is much friendlier for accessing
> >>>  SiriusXM content when using Voiceover.
> >>>  >
> >>>  > Alan Lemly
> >>>  >
> >>>  > -Original Message-
> >>>  > From: viphone@googlegroups.com
>   >
> >>>  [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
> >>>  > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 7:14 AM
> >>>  > To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>   >
> >>>  > Subject: Attention, Easier Way to Play SiriusXM
> >>>  >
> >>>  >
> >>>  > For those that listen to SiriusXM on their phone, here is a
> more
> >>>  simple and accessible app that you can use. I got this from the
> >>>  Mosen at Large podcast. The app is free and the link can be found
> >>>  below.
>