App switcher on the Apple Watch

2017-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, I seem to remember that there is an app switcher in Watch OS. Is that correct or did I imagine this? If it is correct, how to I bring it up? Thanks, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread Kay Malmquist
Yes, I played with a tracking number and that seems to work reasonably well. I have three Amazon messages in the inbox and unfortunately you can't select them all at the same time. I select one and then I go in the parcels and absolutely nothing showed up. So I'm still not sure how to work

RE: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That must be subjective then because I spent about 15 minutes in an Apple Store with the Airpods and noticed the lag instantly, it was probably as good as bluetooth lag gets, but my Voyager Edge and a couple of other bluetooth device I have are no different. In my case the Plantronics Backbeat

RE: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you have a tracking number in the clipboard and tap on New Parcel it usually pops right up with the tracking number and carrier already selected and it asks if you want to create this, there is a Yes or No button, tap on Yes, fill in the place where it's from and what it is (optional) then

RE: major problem with the lift app

2017-08-16 Thread R Van Lant
I think you downloaded the wrong app. Pretty sure there is one for drivers and one for riders. -Original Message- From: jedbar...@gmail.com [mailto:jedbar...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 8:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: major problem

Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Anthony Vece
I use the Apple Airpods and, there is absolutely no lag at all. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 16, 2017, at 10:11 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Hi richard, > I know you said you were using a Bluetooth keyboard. How are those headphones > when you were interacting with it phone

Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
Hi richard, I know you said you were using a Bluetooth keyboard. How are those headphones when you were interacting with it phone using the touchscreen? Maybe you want to just type in an address, so you want to hear each letter echoed. Or perhaps you are looking around the screen for something.

Re: Voice Dream Reader no longer rewinds or fast forwards when flicking up/down on the play button.

2017-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
Well, it is working fine for me. I have navigation Unit set to sentence and it jumps by a sentence in either direction. Richard > On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:44 PM, "englishride...@gmail.com" > wrote: > > Hello, all, > > > I have a rather strange issue, which only

How to Stop News Alerts on iPad and iPhone Showing on Lock Screen

2017-08-16 Thread M. Taylor
OS X Daily - Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 11:49 AM How to Stop News Alerts on iPad and iPhone Showing on Lock Screen iOS Apple News defaults to pushing 'news' alerts and notifications to your devices lock screen, this is why sometimes you may pick up an iPad or iPhone and have various "News"

Apple to spend $1bn on original content and produce up to 10 new shows over the next year, according to report

2017-08-16 Thread M. Taylor
9to5Mac - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 2:45 AM Apple to spend $1bn on original content and produce up to 10 new shows over the next year, according to report Apple appears to be taking original content production very seriously. Building on significant talent hires, the Wall Street Journal

Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
Hello, I am typing this with a LogicTech K480 keyboard. It is on bluetooth as are the headphones. I would say that the delay is noticeable, but it is less than half a second in length. I do not have a timer that I can fire at the same time I type a letter, but with the keyboard setting to echo

Opinion: Are subscription-based apps the future, or will they implode?

2017-08-16 Thread M. Taylor
9to5Mac - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 6:41 AM Opinion: Are subscription-based apps the future, or will they implode? The decision of the popular writing app Ulysses to switch from a one-off purchase to a monthly or annual subscription has attracted a great deal of criticism. Here's a

Voice Dream Reader no longer rewinds or fast forwards when flicking up/down on the play button.

2017-08-16 Thread englishrider91
Hello, all, I have a rather strange issue, which only started a few days ago. Everything was working beautifully with VDR, and then it started not rewinding or fast forwarding when I flicked up or down when focus was on the play button. I've double-checked, and I definitely have the rotor on

RE: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, I just want to chime in on this thread by saying that I have been absolutely delighted with Parcel Track. While I have not used the message forwarding inbox feature, what I have done, over 7 times in the past two weeks is to simply split-tap a tracking number in an email, on my iPhone;

RE: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread denise Avant
How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)'

RE: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

2017-08-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
That makes me feel better. So far I haven’t cleared all columns, but have had fun trying. God bless! Paula and Garcon From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MamaPeach Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a

Re: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

2017-08-16 Thread MamaPeach
I am not sure how it is scored, I just love playing it, LOL. When you clear all of the columns, then you have won the game. I have done it but it is very rare and hard to do. From: Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: a

RE: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

2017-08-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
How is it scored, and can you ever win! Thanks. God bless! Paula and Garcon From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MamaPeach Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a couple of questions for those who play

Re: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

2017-08-16 Thread MamaPeach
Streak refers to how many consecutive games you have won, such as a winning streak. Restart lets you start the hand again exactly the way it was first dealt, the way you first saw the cards when you started that particular hand. a new game gives you totally different cards, nothing like they

a couple of questions for those who play foundation

2017-08-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi. I've been enjoying the foundation game but have a couple of simple questions. First, what does streak refer to. Second, I still don't understand the difference between re-start and new game. Could someone enlighten me. Thanks for all your help. It's a fun game though I am not doing too

Re: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread Kay Malmquist
So, what is supposed to happen when you forward a message into your inbox? I forwarded three different messages and have received no action or reaction. Is it supposed to notify me of anything? By the way, I am using the free version not the premium. I haven't decided if I want to spend any

Re: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I wasn’t aware you could specify your forward to address even after entering a user name of your choosing. I just copied the address as you described into the mail client of my choosing for forwarding. As I said you can also enter numbers in manually within the app or through the portal at

RE: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Richard, I had bought a pair of these a couple of years ago and really liked the sound and all, but the Voiceover lag on these was so bad that I ended up returning them. I guess if you primarily use them for listenint to music or other audio then that is fine, but unless they changed

Re: iPhone voices

2017-08-16 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, I usually use Tom on my iPhone. I would like to use Alex but he has one problem that really bothers me. If a word is in all caps he spells it out rather than reading the word. This makes it difficult to read twitter and sometimes it makes it difficult to read emails. Regards, Greg

Re: iPhone voices

2017-08-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi I like and use Alex because he is suitable for my hearing impairment which is profound in one and modewrately severe in the other. I use him on all supported devices. > On 15 Aug 2017, at 15:40, Casey wrote: > > Hi since we have A number of voices now to select that the

No wifi on macbook

2017-08-16 Thread Judy Pryor
On my Macbook it says wifi is disabled and then it says no hardware installed. What have I done and how do I get it back again. I am really worried. Judy Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns

Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, over the ear bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
Greetings, As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from Plantronics that I received yesterday. These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts about

Re: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hello everyone. After a week of using Parceltrack, and even paying to unlock all the features, a £2.99 in-app purchase, I was disappointed to. Not only was the "how it works" button broke, the app even crashed when trying to view deliveries in progress. Also, when I used the Parceltrack inbox,

Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

2017-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
Greetings, As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from Plantronics that I received yesterday. These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts about battery,

Re: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread Kay Malmquist
Well, so far I am unimpressed. I tried to use my user name as my address and saw no option to use that but was given some long address with parceltrack.de. Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works button that takes me to a not found page. Really! So, since they can not tell

Re: A parcel track question

2017-08-16 Thread Kay Malmquist
A lot of the time Amazon does not have the tracking number in their email. Just the link where you can go to their site and see the status. I would think this could present a problem. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Alan Lemly To:

RE: New Phones

2017-08-16 Thread Rob
If you have a computer, you might connect each current phone to the computer and make an encrypted backup using iTunes. Be sure you take notes with the time of each backup and which phone is being backed up. Then when you get the new phones, connect them to the computer and restore from the

Re: Family sharing

2017-08-16 Thread Kay Malmquist
well, in the case of Parcel Track for example, it is an in app premium upgrade and so that isn't what happened. Tell me something. Terry created the family sharing but I got parcel track first. then he got it and upgraded it. Mine is still not upgraded and so I guess I'll have to do it

Re: New Phones

2017-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, You can absolutely share an Apple ID for apps and have separate ones for iCloud. Have the person whose address isn't being used create their own iCloud Apple ID. Then you can each sign into iCloud with your own IDs, sync contacts with iCloud, and keep them separate. To set up the new ID,

Re: would it be a mistake

2017-08-16 Thread Wayne Merritt
T-Mobile will pay off your phone but it will take longer for that payment to come, before you owe the prior carrier the money. In other words, when I switched from AT to T-Mobile in 2015, I got the bill from AT long before the payment came from T-Mobile. T-Mobile has been pretty good. They saved

Re: would it be a mistake

2017-08-16 Thread MamaPeach
I heard on an advertisement on TV last night that they will definitly pay off your phone. -Original Message- From: Larry Smith Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 4:53 AM To: 'Martin Maidment' via VIPhone Subject: Re: would it be a mistake I don’t know if T-mobile will pay off your

Re: would it be a mistake

2017-08-16 Thread Larry Smith
I don’t know if T-mobile will pay off your phone. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did. The best way to find out what T-mobile will or will not do is to call them. As far as T-mobile’s coverage. I, after some big time hesitation, and asking questions of other people who were actually

RE: Family sharing

2017-08-16 Thread Doc wright
you should be able to find the paid version in the app store. Just past the description you should see information concerning Family sharing. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Terry Nord Sent: August 15, 2017 10:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com