Re: The Twitter for iOS Night Mode Feature is Now Compatible with VoiceOver

Can you explain night mode, and what it does? On 10/12/2016 12:37 AM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello All, I am delighted to inform you that the new Twitter for iOS Night Mode feature is now VoiceOver compatible in the latest update to the app. Please join me in expressing appreciation to the Twitter

The Twitter for iOS Night Mode Feature is Now Compatible with VoiceOver

Hello All, I am delighted to inform you that the new Twitter for iOS Night Mode feature is now VoiceOver compatible in the latest update to the app. Please join me in expressing appreciation to the Twitter developers for addressing our request so quickly, in fact, within less than a month.

RE: Clearing All Notifications

Hi Andy, Not sure what iPhone you have, but if you have one that supports 3D Touch you can press down a bit harder on the “Clear Notification” button at the top right (next to where it has the heading “Recent Notifications”. This will bring up a shortcut menu which contains one item and it is

Re: fit bit

Hello all, As promised, I am back with my findings. This may sound very weird, because it was weird to me, but when I went into my account tonight I found out that my fitbit had not been paired via Bluetooth to my iPhone. I have the new iPhone 7 and though the fit bit was connected, it was not

questions re the Alexa app

I bought the Amazon Echo a couple of months ago and really enjoy it. I did, however, have to install the Alexa app on my iPhone 6 in order to get the Echo activated. Unfortunately, the size of the app keeps growing because all of the various Echo commands I have used are saved in that app.

RE: Backing Up Phone

Hi Lynda, I would do an encryption backup with iTunes if you have a pc. By doing an encryption backup it will save your passwords and everything just as your iPhone is when you do the encryption backup. The encryption backup is better to do then the iCloud backup. Ed From:

Re: an Uber question

I thought it can happen with x as well, to tee up the next one if they are close to where your destination is, but pool is hsared for sure. - Original Message - From: "Andy Baracco" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 4:58 PM Subject: Re:

Re: an Uber question

From what I read about Uber, the drivers can start to get in trouble if they don't accept more than a certain percentage of calls. I thought I heard one of my drivers get another one when I was almost home once on a busier day, but luckily it seems to not happen too often. - Original

Clearing All Notifications

I know that you can clear all notifications for a given day, but is there a way that you can clear all notifications that show at a given time, even those for previous days without having to do it day by day? Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following

Accessing Text Attributes

Hi, Everyone. I'm taking a course with material in .pdf. I know that VDR opens and reads the text of a .pdf. But I need to be able to access the attributes of a text selection e.g., bold, underline, italics. Does VDR do this? Or is there a different app accessible with VO that will help me work

Concerns regarding the Outlook app, and email addresses

Hello everyone, I am very frustrated over something, and I am really hoping someone can help me. I have a 5 S, not that I think it matters in this case. It is updated to the latest update. I use the Outlook app on my phone now, because I prefer it over the mail app. I usually send emails

BBC iPlayer tv guide help.

How do you display the schedule for stations other than BBC1 when you launche the TV Guide in the BBC iPlayer app on an iOS device? Thanks. Malcolm Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: an Uber question

I find lyft to be a little cheaper. Also, if you have some partial vision, lyft tells you the color of the car in addition to the make, so if you have enough vision to determine color you will have an easier time identifying the vehicle. -Original Message- From: Sarai Bucciarelli

Re: an Uber question

If you are using Pool, the driver can take other calls, as this is a shared ride program. -Original Message- From: Shaf Patel Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 2:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: an Uber question What Uber service were you taking? A driver said they

Re: an Uber question

I’ve noticed the uber fair estimater is really pricy. > On Oct 11, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Chris Judd wrote: > > No, it isn't, but that depends on how long the trip is, but it shouldn't be > that expensive. > Give it a try next time you have a ride, and let us know what

Re: an Uber question

Hi: We don’t have Lift, just Uber. > On Oct 11, 2016, at 4:19 PM, Jeremy Gilley wrote: > > I always use uber X. > not sure if they also were using lift or not. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Shaf

RE: an Uber question

I always use uber X. not sure if they also were using lift or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 5:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: an Uber question What Uber

Re: an Uber question

What Uber service were you taking? A driver said they couldn't get any other calls while they were already on a trip - I was using Uber X. Maybe they were using two ridesharing services at the same time? On 10/11/2016 10:13 PM, Jeremy Gilley wrote: > actually, they can get calls while they are

RE: an Uber question

actually, they can get calls while they are driving you. This has happened to me. Even the customer has called the driver and asked where they were. Being that this call was through the car speakers, i could hear both sides of the call. The driver explained that he had to drop me off and he would

Re: an Uber question

Fares are based on both time and distance. Andy -Original Message- From: Chris Judd Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 8:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: an Uber question No, it isn't, but that depends on how long the trip is, but it shouldn't be that expensive. Give it

Re: Backing Up Phone

Hi, presumably, and if everything goes as expected, yes. Although I don't have folders. Still, my doc always got retained. Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Lynda Ingraham To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Re: Backing Up Phone

Will all of my apps such as games be in the folders I set up? Lynda Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Rajmund wrote: > > Hi, yes, your home screen layout will be retained, after restoring from an > iCloud backup. > > > > Sent from a Braille Sense

Re: Twitterrific and refreshing

I have always tap to the status bar to make sure I'm back at the top. Actually, I kind of like it that I'm not forced up there. For instance, if I'm reading down in my timeline, and it refreshes which sometimes happens, I don't want to be taken back up to the top. I want to keep reading until

Re: Twitterrific and refreshing

Finding it on iphone and android since the last couple of updates of twitterific. On October 11, 2016 11:12:56 AM PDT, Traci Duncan wrote: >I'm finding lately, possibly since upgrading to iOS 10, that my Twitter >timeline and Twitterrific is struggling to refresh. When it

Re: Backing Up Phone

Hi, yes, your home screen layout will be retained, after restoring from an iCloud backup. Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Lynda Ingraham To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 6:28 pm Subject: Backing Up Phone >

Twitterrific and refreshing

I'm finding lately, possibly since upgrading to iOS 10, that my Twitter timeline and Twitterrific is struggling to refresh. When it says it is refreshed, I need to tap the status bar to bring the feed to the top. This is happening every time now. Is anyone else having this problem? It's

Backing Up Phone

Hi Everyone, Fortunately, I purchased AppleCare for my 6s+. I think my phone is going to need to be replaced. When this has happened in the past, I had to download all of my apps again and put the apps into the correct folder. When you restore from the cloud now, do apps appear in folders?

Re: an Uber question

No, it isn't, but that depends on how long the trip is, but it shouldn't be that expensive. Give it a try next time you have a ride, and let us know what happens. Chris Judd Twitter administrator for the Missouri Council of the blind. Follow us on twitter @missouricouncil Our website is:

RE: Marking all as read.

Hi Sandy, Welcome back. Was there a Done button where the Edit button was? Maybe this is necessary , if present, to make the changes stick. Best, Keith -Original Message- From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 4:48 AM To:

RE: Siri doing some strange things with texts

I have seen this, but the last couple of days I have not been able to reproduce this. For about a week though this was very annoying. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 11:16 AM To:

Re: photos description on IOS 10 with VO.

on my iPhone, no. on my iPad mini2, yes. on iPad, works, on iPhone, no. cheers. Às 13:09 de 11/10/2016, Afik Sofir escreveu: Hi, It was working? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M?rio Navarro Sent: Tuesday, October

Re: an Uber question

Hi: How do you edit destination? I mean If I go from home to CVS once we get there,t hen we are going from CVS to Publix, after about 5 min. > On Oct 10, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Mika Pyyhkala wrote: > > Hi, > > Yes, you can readily do this. > > You can keep editing the

Re: an Uber question

Is it expensive to keep the trip going? > On Oct 10, 2016, at 5:21 PM, Chris Judd wrote: > > Sarai, > > Here is what I do. I request the uber, and then if I have time, I tell the > driver that this will be a round trip. I say just keep the trip going, and > don't

RE: photos description on IOS 10 with VO.

Hi, It was working? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M?rio Navarro Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 2:42 PM To: iphone grupo Subject: photos description on IOS 10 with VO. hi. someone can explain why on my iPhone 5 S VO

photos description on IOS 10 with VO.

hi. someone can explain why on my iPhone 5 S VO does not describe me the pictures in the photos app? this new feature in IOS 10 is not working on my iPhone. thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: Talking thermostat, analog or digital?

We had a Kelvin thermostat for 8 years. We replaced it with a talking thermostat (the brand) and like that one too. Neither communicates with our phones, but both talk very nicely. We replaced the Kelvin a few months ago because of a problem that turned out to be the furnace (ugh!) not the

Re: Talking thermostat, analog or digital?

Hello everybody. Talking thermostats should work and sometimes they don't. I bought a Calvin talking thermostat and had it installed. It would freeze up and I would have to reset and reprogram it. So try them but realize that they may not work as you expect them to operate. > On Oct 10,

Re: Rest finger on home button to open.

Hi Ed! And this is quite logical by all means. Apple as a security freak would never allow the phone to be unlocked by single touching without initiating the lock screen first. I believe no smartphone has this kind of feature, even the phones able to display

Marking all as read.

Hi, Just got back from holiday, with difficult connectivity: I have a couple of thousand emails in my inbox and decided to mark all as read. So, from the inbox screen, I tapped "edit" and then, at the bottom found "mark all" tapped it and chose "read". Wonderful! All changed to being

Re: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress

I'm with you on thisk, there is such a thing as "Too Much!" and think we've passed the threshold now. JMO, but a valid one. - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 3:50 AM Subject: The "Connected

Re: How Do I Get My Files out of Dropbox

Well, all I will say is, iTunes is lovely on the mac as far as I am concerned. It would even be my go to player especially since I have an Apple Music family plan. > On 11 Oct 2016, at 00:46, Evan Reese wrote: > > Thanks Chris, I will absolutely check this out. > I’m a