Re: Apple Smart Battery Case

Did widgets only become available in IOS 11? If not, could someone explain them to me? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Andy Baracco To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Apple Smart Battery Case

Removing notifications

Is anyone having the problem of getting rid of old notifications? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the own

Using Dropbox to transfer books from computer to Iphone's Bard Mobile app?

Using Dropbox, can one somehow transfer BARD books previously downloaded onto the computer, onto the iPHone's Bard Mobile app? Thanks for info. -- Gera Enviado desde Thunderbird -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concern

Re: Using Dropbox to transfer books from computer to Iphone's Bard Mobile app?

There is no way to change where BARD looks for books, so no, at this point you cannot import books from anywhere other than the BARD web site. You could write them with a feature request. Richard (Sent from the iPod Touch 6) On Oct 13, 2017, at 6:47 AM, Gerardo Corripio mailto:gera1...@gmail

Re: Removing notifications

Hello, no, but on 3D Touch capable devices it's just wonderful to clear all old notifications in one go thanks to a new custom action in Cover Sheet, the new name for what was the Notification Centre. Just focus on the "clear notifications in this section", flick up with one finger, perform a on

heart rate checkers

So on Android there's an app called i health care which checks heart rate, oxygen level, blood pressure and a few other things. Of course it's not very accessible and is rather difficult to use. And it's not available in the US app store. Do we have anything similar on IOS that works for us? It

Evening Standard: Wayfindr: the game-changing app that’s revolutionising London Underground travel for blind people

I found this to be an interesting article. I’m not super familiar with these GPS apps, however isn’t this similar to blind square? I thought they were already doing indoor navigation outside of the US. In any case, it’s an exciting possibility. Wayfindr: the game-changing app that’s revolution

Re: Advice on StandScan Pro

Hi Jim and Richard I work in Denmark with people who have a vision disability and have been very fond of the Stand Scan. As I see it, it is no longer for sale - do you have any knowledge regarding this? Best regards Birgit Christensen. Denmark Den torsdag den 18. august 2016 kl. 22.22.36 UTC+2

Re: Advice on StandScan Pro

hi, I just checked the link I had for them and it said the server was undergoing maintainance. maintenance. I personally like the Fopydo scanning stand. Here is a link to information on the stands I am aware of. It includes the ScanStand. http://www.turner42.x10host.com/ScanningStands.html Rich

Re: Advice on StandScan Pro

I believe the National Federation of the Blind offered it at their facility in Baltimore Maryland. They can be reached at: (410) 659-9310 Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Birgit Christensen To: VIPhone Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 3:19 AM Subject: Re: Advice on StandS

Re: Using Dropbox to transfer books from computer to Iphone's Bard Mobile app?

If you have Dropbox on your computer and your phone, you should be able to import a book from the Dropbox app on your phone to the BARD app. Go to the file within the Dropbox app and double tap on it. Then go to the top of the screen and double tap on the more actions menu. One choice you will

RE: Apple Smart Battery Case

Widgets are simply providing information on the Today screen and you can customize them, you can add things like notifications, calendar, my Netatmo Weather Station has a widget which shows a quick summary of temperatures, humidity of all modules, my bank app has a widget where you can enable a

Re: Apple Smart Battery Case

Can you change them on the today screen or do you go somewhere in settings? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 1:21 PM Subject: RE: Apple Smart Battery Case Widgets ar

Color identifier

Sent from my iPhone hello Lester; can anyone recommend a good color identifier that works with iOS 11. Thank you very much. Martin Nelson -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if

RE: Apple Smart Battery Case

You change them on the Today screen, do a 4-finger tap to go to the very bottom, when I do this I land on the very last button which in my case says 12 new widgets available, if I swipe left I get to the edit button. Once you tap Edit you just drag them into the order you want by double tapping,

RE: Advice on StandScan Pro

Hello; I don’t believe you can get the, Fopydo Scanning Stand for the Blind and Visually Impaired Off of Amazon, I was actually looking for the Stand for a client. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017

Re: Apple Smart Battery Case

They have been around for a long time, I guess I am a slow learner! LOL! Andy - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 2:57 AM Subject: Re: Apple Smart Battery Case Did widgets only become available in IOS 11? If

notifications on the locked screen revisited

Did anyone see that apparently not reading notifications on the locked screen is a change with a purpose? Apple is giving users the ability to read notifications only after the user's ID is known by the phone. So, your fingehprin opens the locked screen and it will show either the whole notific

RE: Using Dropbox to transfer books from computer to Iphone's Bard Mobile app?

Chris, This might have worked previously, but it's not working for me with iOS 11.0.3 and the most recent version of Dropbox. After following your steps below and selecting export from the more actions menu, I get a message that says Zip files can't be previewed. No share sheet opens. And if I

Re: Using Dropbox to transfer books from computer to Iphone's Bard Mobile app?

Thanks Alan for the update. I am still running ios 10. I am waiting on ios 11.1 before updating. It might even be ios 11.03, because I seen a few different apps that have been broken with this current update. That is really strange that you get that result with the export button. Maybe the

New RSS Reader

Sent from my iPhoneI've been having issues with Newsify lately, so I'm wondering if anybody knows of other good alternative RSS readers. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if

Re: notifications on the locked screen revisited

Maybe I don't understand what you actually did, but doesn't this now make you type in your pass code every time you unlock the phone? I certainly don't want that. On 10/13/17, regina alvarado wrote: > Did anyone see that apparently not reading notifications on the locked > screen is a change with

RE: New RSS Reader

I use FeeddlerPro on my iPhone. Completely VoiceOver accessible. It synchs with The Older Reader which is the web based RSS service I use. I think Lyre is also one that comes up often on this list. I think I paid something like $4.00 for FeeddlerPro back in the day. -Original Message- F

A query re the iPhone speaker function

When I am attempting to listen to a voice mail message, even though I am holding the phone, at arm's length, from my head, the speaker doesn't come to life until long after the message is finished . How do I indicate to the phone that I want the speaker right away, not some time in the dista

Totally Off Topic; Advice/help Needed

I have a friend who is getting an android phone. If anyone knows of a good tutorial that would help learning their version of voiceover, I'd really appreciate it. Noe -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns abo

Re: Totally Off Topic; Advice/help Needed

Try inclusiveandroid.com. It is similar to applevis.com. Sent from my iPhone 7 Plus > On Oct 13, 2017, at 7:46 PM, Noe Villeda wrote: > > I have a friend who is getting an android phone. > > If anyone knows of a good tutorial that would help learning their version of > voiceover, I’d real

RE: Totally Off Topic; Advice/help Needed

Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William James Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 8:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Totally Off Topic; Advice/help Needed Try inclusiveandroid.com . It is similar

RE: Using Dropbox to transfer books from computer to Iphone's Bard Mobile app?

Chris, Here are the instructions I just got to work to transfer a zipped BARD book in a Dropbox folder to the BARD Mobile app: 1. Open Dropbox on your iDevice and navigate to the appropriate folder containing your BARD book zip file. 2. Place focus on the book you want to trans

Re: notifications on the locked screen revisited

Most of the news alerts have a sound to draw your attention. In earlier versions, the alert would read without you having to touch the phone. Under the current version I have to either swipe the screen to read the message, or lock and unlock the screen to get it to speak. when it speaks it spea

Re: notifications on the locked screen revisited

On Friday, October 13, 2017 at 7:05:06 PM UTC-4, Deb Lewis wrote: > > Maybe I don't understand what you actually did, but doesn't this now > make you type in your pass code every time you unlock the phone? I > certainly don't want that. > > On 10/13/17, regina alvarado > wrote: > > Did anyone

Re: notifications on the locked screen revisited

I haven't heard that the notifications not being read on the lock screen was a feature Apple got rid of. Where did you find this info? Donna > On Oct 13, 2017, at 9:34 PM, cwc wrote: > > > >> On Friday, October 13, 2017 at 7:05:06 PM UTC-4, Deb Lewis wrote: >> Maybe I don't understand what y

Take an interactive look at how the inside of the iPhone has changed over the last 10 years

9to5Mac - Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 7:49 PM Take an interactive look at how the inside of the iPhone has changed over the last 10 years Part of the iPhone tradition every year is the in-depth, high-quality teardown performed by the folks over at iFixit. This year, in honor of the 10th anniver

Comparison: iPhone warranties from Apple, carriers, third-parties, and free credit card coverage

9to5Mac - Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 2:26 PM Comparison: iPhone warranties from Apple, carriers, third-parties, and free credit card coverage As pre-orders for the iPhone X are right around the corner and you also might be considering buying more Apple devices for yourself or others in the com

RE: notifications on the locked screen revisited

I highly doubt that at this point you can still go back to iOS 10, Apple does sign the previous iOS usually for a couple of weeks after the new iOS version is released, but then that is it. Since iOS 11 came out I think on September 19 I think you could have downgraded until maybe last week, but

How to empty your Safari Reading List

Macworld - Friday, October 13, 2017 at 5:00 AM How to empty your Safari Reading List Safari has a feature called Reading List, where you can save webpages for reading at a later time. It's different from a bookmark in that you can access the webpage without an internet connection. Your Reading List

Re: Totally Off Topic; Advice/help Needed

YourFriend will have a Built In Tutorial of Google's Answer to Apple's VoiceOver in Google's TalkBack as there is a Tutorial within TalkBack's Settings on its Use on Google's Android And, there is a WebSite by TheCommunity of Android Users, who are either TotallyBlind or LowVision, & it is InC

How to Pin Notes in iOS for Easy Note Access

OS X Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 11:39 AM How to Pin Notes in iOS for Easy Note Access If you use the iOS Notes app often and juggle a myriad of individual notes lists, you may find the new notes pinning feature to be helpful. By pinning a note to the top of the Notes list, you can acce