Re: More questions about reading using the kindle app

Hello Denise, I have discovered that When I change Voice OVer punctuation, reading becomes less broken up and choppy as you describe. This may not be a solution for you, but you can easily establish whether it is or it is not. Joe On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:24:31 -0700 "denise colley" wrote: Hi

Re: [Bulk] A question about iTunes match.

Hi Tom, I used Winamp. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org > On 29/04/2015, at 1:01 am, Tom Rash wrote: > > Jonathan, what did you use to tag your vynal? > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Beha

Re: Thermostats

I loved my talking thermostat and may still go that route, but they are very expensive, so I wanted other options to consider. I had seen discussions about accessible thermostats on this list, and I thought I remembered that accessibility may have been broken with app updates in some instances.

ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

HI all, Has anyone had any further bluetooth keyboard problems since upgrading to iOS 8.3? The ones I'm talking about are where you get double letters etc. I don't use my keyboard very often, but when I do it's because I really need to! I have so far had two occasions when this has happened to

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Hi I only had the doubling of the letters issue a few times when I updated to iOS 8.3. So far though I haven’t had the issue in a while. Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then

netflix

I just saw where Netflix has added more descriptive material. I can't wait till they have it for older shows. Does anybody know how often they update, add new stuff? I use it with my Apple tv. Patti -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new membe

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Hi Carol, I have been using my Bluetooth Keyboard quite a lot in the past week since I purchased it, and I have not seen any evidence of this behavior. I'll let you know if anything changes, but so far, so good! Desi Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:00 AM, carol.pearso...@

RE: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Carol, I also have the double letters problem. I am using iPhone 5 with Microsoft BT keyboard running latest 8.3. As for me, turned off the KB and the phone; removed the KB and repaired it again still did not work. However, sometime it was OK. I do not have any sequence or way to ensure

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Carol, I do have the problem from time to time, but, and I have my fingers crossed here, but a tripple tap of the home button, turning off Vo and then another tripple tap to turn it back on seems to work for me. Much less bother than what you are doing. I am running 8.3 on an iPhone 6 and u

Re: netflix

I am not sure how often that add new titles with audio discription but to keep up to date you have to stay tuned to the netflix u.s and canada blog. Here is the link. http://blog.netflix.com/?m=1 Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Patti Johnson wrote: > > I just saw where N

Re: netflix

You can also periodically check their page listing described titles: http://www.netflix.com/browse/audio-description Hint: navigate by images on that page to quickly hear the titles on offer. > On Apr 29, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Isaac Hebert wrote: > > I am not sure how often that add new titles with

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Carol, you don't need to reboot the phone, pair the keyboard again etc. When I sometimes get the double letters, I quickly turn Voiceover off and back on with Home button triple press. At 07:00 AM 4/29/2015, you wrote: HI all, Has anyone had any further bluetooth keyboard problems since upgr

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

OK, I have had it suggested that I should un-pair and re-pair the keyboard. Have you by any chance done this since last having a problem? It might be useful to know. Carol P - Original Message - From: Isaac Hebert To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 2

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Interesting to know that you had removed and repaired. Thanks for the feedback. Carol P - Original Message - From: Danny Leung To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:05 PM Subject: RE: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED! Carol, I a

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

So you purchased (and therefore paired) the keyboard after updating to 8.3? Just trying to help Accessibility here and nail this down as much as I can because I'm frankly just tired of the inconvenience. Carol P - Original Message - From: Destene Noller To: viphone@googlegroups.

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

OK, I'll give that a go the next time it happens and thanks. Carol P - Original Message - From: Sandratomkins To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:20 PM Subject: Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED! Carol, I do have the problem

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Thanks, Chris. Got that and I'll certainly be trying it out for myself as soon as it happens again. Carol P - Original Message - From: "Chris Smart" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:57 PM Subject: Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED! Carol, you don't need to reboo

RE: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

with a Logitech Keys-to-go keyboard here, the rare times the doubling happens, turning Voiceover off and back on fixes it. At 10:05 AM 4/29/2015, you wrote: Carol, I also have the double letters problem. I am using iPhone 5 with Microsoft BT keyboard running latest 8.3. As for me, turned of

Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

Don't know if anyone who as received their apple watch can replicate this or not. At least one, maybe twice, each day my Apple Watch involuntarily appears to go into battery reserve mode. I'm just sitting there, I feel a small vibration on my wrist with no accompanying sound, and then all is dead a

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Yes! I was already running 8.3 when I paired my new keyboard. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 8:01 AM, carol.pearso...@googlemail.com > wrote: > > So you purchased (and therefore paired) the keyboard after updating to 8.3? > > Just trying to help Accessibility here and nail this

Re: Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

This morning when it happened the watch was at 93% battery. Yeah I usually have to restart it at least once per day. I wonder if I should just restart it every morning to see if tat makes a difference. I charge it all night so by this time of morning it's not very run down yet. Yesterday the proble

Re: Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

Hi Deb, I haven't seen this behavior. What's the battery percentage like when you get the watch working again? Have you tried restarting the watch? I've had to do that a few times because of odd behavior, like the Clear All Notifications button getting stuck on screen. Best, Anna > On Apr 29

Re: Just a Curiosity

Oh my! Stained works okay for me but not defeat! Also...and this has been going on for a while...if you capitalize the first letter in the word "tornado" it pronounces it "torado". Ann - Original Message - From: "TaraPrakash" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 10:05 AM Subject: Re: Ju

Re: ARE YOUR KEYBOARD ISSUES COMPLETELY SOLVED!

Thanks for the reply. I will keep it to hand so that at least I can give some information when asked. Carol P Sent from my iPhone using MBraille On 29 Apr 2015, at 4:22 pm, Destene Noller wrote: Yes! I was already running 8.3 when I paired my new keyboard. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2

Facebook question again, please help.

Helo list, please, does anyone know how to tag or mention one or more Facebook groups or facebook fan pages in status update using IOS Facebook app with Voiceover? For example I want to post a status and I want to mention AppleVis fanpage in my post. I want my friends to see mentioned/tagged pa

RE: Just a Curiosity

These things are bound to happen from time to time. Living in Florida Tornado particularly is a frustrating curiosity, laughs! But Amish is pronounced differently from PC screen readers to voice Over and is downright funny depending on what screen reader or book combination you happen to be in. I u

Removing language from roter

Hi, I’m using an iPhone five s running the latest update. Alex is my default voice. I want to remove all languages from the language roter. Basicly, I want my US english with the Alex voice, but I don’t want my language roter on my language. Is there a way to turn the roter off? Stacey Robinson

Re: Removing language from roter

Simply go to settings, general, accessibility, voiceover, rotor, languages, and deselect all other languages. If you only have one default voice, language will not show up in the rotor. You cannot "turn off the rotor". Richard > On Apr 29, 2015, at 10:21 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hi, >

Re: Removing language from roter

Hi Stacey, Go to Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver and choose Speech. In the Rotor Languages section of this screen, delete all the languages. The easiest way is to flick to each one, flick up or down to Delete, and double-tap. Once they're all gone, Language will disappear from the roto

Deleting 500 Contacts In Iphone4 With IOS7X?

Hi, list. A friend has just purchased an Iphone4 with IOS7X but the person who sold the phone did not clear his 500 contacts. My friend is trying to delete those 500 contacts but he doesn't know how he can delete all those contacts all at once. He can delete individual contact but not all of them

RE: Deleting 500 Contacts In Iphone4 With IOS7X?

Cant’ he just reset the phone? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fazil Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 10:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Deleting 500 Contacts In Iphone4 With IOS7X? Hi, list. A friend has just purchased an Iphone4 w

RE: Deleting 500 Contacts In Iphone4 With IOS7X?

How can the phone be reset, please? Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 10:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Deleting 500 Contacts In Iphone4 With IOS7X? Cant’ he just reset the ph

iPhone Voice Recorder

I accidentally deleted my 4S recorder. Can someone recommend a free and easy voice recorder? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of thi

Re: iPhone Voice Recorder

I enjoy using rev voice recorder. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 11:27 AM, Dulce Muccio Weisenborn > wrote:

Re: Deleting 500 Contacts In Iphone4 With IOS7X?

Settings > general > reset > erase all content and settings. Easy to find via Google. On 4/29/15, Fazil wrote: > How can the phone be reset, please? > > Thanks! > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Cristóbal > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Re: iPhone Voice Recorder

There is another app called voice recorder hd. Here is a podcast that talks about this app. http://www.applevis.com/sites/default/files/podcasts/AppleVisPodcast698.mp3 Here is the app store link to this app. Voice Recorder HD for Audio Recording, Playback, Trimming and Sharing by eFUSION C

Re: Any battery ffull notification app?

I searched for iNotify and found 3, but not the one you mentioned. -Original Message- From: Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 3:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Any battery ffull notification app? Hello. Get the app Enotify and you can set various different a

Re: Removing language from roter

Anna, Do I delete english as well? You said all languages. Blessings Stacey Robinson mailto:staceylr1...@gmail.com > On Apr 29, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi Stacey, > > Go to Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver and choose Speech. In th

Re: Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

How do you like the watch? I was hoping for lots of stories, experiences, descriptions... We here have to wait for months. -Original Message- From: Deb Lewis Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

Re: Removing language from roter

You are removing all langage, and wyou will not have oportunity to toggle betwean diferent langage, of course you can adjust wich language you will toggle betwean. Stacey Robinson skrev den 15-04-29 21:21: Anna, Do I delete english as well? You said all languages. Blessings Stacey Robinson m

Translation apps

Hi, I think I know the answer to this, but another blind person was asking if there was such a thing as an app which would allow someone to speak into her iPhone in German and then translated into English for her. Presumably, this is a bit of a tall order, but I would be glad to hear that I am

Re: Removing language from roter

Anna, I can’t get to other languages to delete. If I delete US english it wants me to add new ones when I try to delete english. Could you write me off list maybe? Blessings Stacey Robinson mailto:staceylr1...@gmail.com > On Apr 29, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Woody Anna Dres

Re: Translation apps

hi, There is an app called I translate, I think there is no space between the eye and the word translate but I'm using dictation and there is no keyboard around at the moment. however, this is quite a powerful app and will do what you want. Good luck, Sandy Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Apr 2015,

Re: Translation apps

Hello Adrienne, Here are a couple of possibilities: Translate Voice Free https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/translate-voice-free/id539941258?l=en&mt=8 Voice To Voice - Realtime interpreter https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/voice-to-voice-realtime-interpreter/id692721794?l=en&mt=8 Cheers, Anne > On 29

RE: Translation apps

There’s one that I like called Say Hi. It’s got its Voiceover issues, but still workable. Earlier versions did play nicer with VO, but not the current release. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 2:25 PM

Re: Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

I like the Watch very much. It's a different way to manage a lot of interaction with your phone and takes some getting used to, but overall I'm pleased with it and definitely pleased with the level of accessibility for the first run. There are definitely a few buggy things, but as I said, I'm pleas

Three questions about the Seeing Eye GPS app.

Hi. I just purchased a three year subscription to the Seeing Eye GPS app. I have three questions about it. First, I thought I read somewhere that there was a lifetime subscription available for the app. If so, how do I get it? I just saw the maximum of three years, so that's what I got.

Re: Three questions about the Seeing Eye GPS app.

You could have purchased a nonsubscription version for $299.99 if you had looked for seeing eye gps xt. I thought there was speech settings in the app, but am not sure right now. The manual is available in several formats at: http://www.senderogroup.com/support/supportseeingeye.htm Richard >

Re: Removing language from roter

Hi Stacy. You don't have to add languages. That button will still be there regardless if you delete languages. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook > On Apr 29, 2015, at 3:44 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Anna, > I can’t get to other languages to delete. > If I delete US english it wants me to

Re: Translation apps

Google translate can do this now too. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:30 PM, Cristóbal wrote: > > There’s one that I like called Say Hi. It’s got its Voiceover issues, but > still workable. Earlier versions did play nicer with VO, but not the current > release. > > From: viphon

Duel ringers??

I have both an IPhone 6 and a 5S. since upgrading my 5 S to IOS 8 when one phone rings, so does the other! This is driving me crazy so how do I stop it? Thanks, Marie -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by

Re: Duel ringers??

Hi, Try going into Settings/FaceTime, and turning off the setting that says something similar to “Use FaceTime for iPhone Cellular calls.” I think that’s what it’s called. Or, is it “Allow Cellular calls?” I don’t remember which one it is, but, doing that should fix that. Hope that helps, Jeffr

Re: Removing language from roter

How do I get to the languages to delete them? I followed Anna’s directions but am not abl to reach the other languages to delete. Blessings Stacey Robinson mailto:staceylr1...@gmail.com > On Apr 29, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Hi Stacy. You don't

Languages removed

Well, I don’t know how I did it but the languages are gone. Yea. Blessings Stacey Robinson mailto:staceylr1...@gmail.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If y

Re: Removing language from roter

Anna, I never found them all but they appear to have gone away. Blessings Stacey Robinson mailto:staceylr1...@gmail.com > On Apr 29, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi Stacey, > > Go to Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver and choose Speech.

Re: Duel ringers??

Thanks much From: Jeffrey Shockley Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Duel ringers?? Hi, Try going into Settings/FaceTime, and turning off the setting that says something similar to “Use FaceTime for iPhone Cellular calls.” I think that’s what i

Re: netflix

How do you access the player controls to activate the Descriptive when watching on the PC? From: Alex Hall Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 7:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: netflix You can also periodically check their page listing described titles: http://www.netflix.com/bro

Re: Any battery ffull notification app?

It's Enotify, not iNotify. Thanks, Ari > On Apr 29, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Trea Abma wrote: > > I searched for iNotify and found 3, but not the one you mentioned. > > -Original Message- From: Raul A. Gallegos > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 3:54 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject:

Re: Three questions about the Seeing Eye GPS app.

There is a $299 lifetime subscription. If I were you, being that you already paid for 3 years, I would use up your current subscription and at the end of the time, see what you want to do. Offerings in this space are constantly changing and improving. I have occasionally read posts to the effect

app for recognising British pounds

hi, are there any free apps that recognise British pounds? Thanks, Husna -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you fe

Apple TV audio

I have an Onkio receiver that is a few years old and appears to only have RCA input jacks for external audio sources. I would like to be able to put the Apple TV sound through my stereo. Since the Apple TV only has an optical audio jack, does anyone here know if there is an adapter that would all

RE: Apple TV audio

There are adaptors but I don't know how they work. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple TV audio I have an Onkio receiver that i

Re: Apple TV audio

If you have the latest Apple TV, it will have an HDMI port, the rectangle one that feels like a USB. You can do what I did and buy a little box that connects to the port and then use a patch cord to run the audio to your RCA jacks on the stereo. The RCA jacks are the pair of inputs. This little

Re: Audio Memos app now supports using the internal iDevice microphone in full frequency mode

hi, is it possible to rewind and forward using the free version and is it possible to listen at double speed or above using the free version or do you have to pay for that facility? thanks, Husna From: Neal Ewers Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 7:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Aud

music ring tones

Hi all, I have a few questions about music ring tones. I have downloaded several music ring tones . I downloaded a music ring tone and assigned it to one of my names in my contacts. My question is is there a way to take out the current music ring tone from a contact and replace it with a d

Re: music ring tones

Hi, Can you go to the contact and go to edit and there is a ringtone option to change. Hope this is what you were looking for. Jenn' TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > On Apr 29, 2015, at 9:31 PM, Lori Dent wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a few questions abou

RE: iPhone Voice Recorder

If you mean you accidently deleted the Voice Memo app that comes with all iPhones then that cannot be so since it can’t be deleted. Chances are you may have accidently moved it to another page or into a folder, but you definitely can’t delete it. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegr

Re: music ring tones

Hi Jenny, I'll go and try this and see if it does the trick. Thanks. Lori and the Gipper -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this li

Re: music ring tones

Hi again Jenny, This worked. Thanks. Take care. Lori and the Gipper -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel t

Re: Apple Watch Goes into Power Reserve on its own

I had this happen one time when my battery reach 10%. I believe it only goes into reserve mode when you get low on battery. You can also put it manually into reserve mode when you go to the battery glimps. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new

Re: Translation apps

Yes, Google translate! It works great! You can talk to somebody in your language, it will speak it back in their language, and then they can talk back to you when their language, and will speak it back to you and your language. It truly is amazing, and it's free! Here's a link:Google Translate

Re: Translation apps

By the way, there is an excellent podcast on the Google translate app at Apple this.com. Here's a link: http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/google-translate-ios-translate-your-voice-camera-keyboard-or-handwriting -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list

Re: Apple TV audio

I use the audio out jack on the TV. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Richard Turner wrote: > > I have an Onkio receiver that is a few years old and appears to only have RCA > input jacks for external audio sources. > I would like to be able to put the Apple TV sound through

Re: Any battery ffull notification app?

Hi, There are 3 of them in the uk app store. I've tried Enotify basic. that had Josh's name by it but the other 2 look the same. So, yes, clarification would be much appreciated. Take care, Carla. Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Apr 2015, at 2:06 am, Gmail wrote: > > It's Enotify, not iNoti