RE: How do I make the watch *not speak the time?

2019-01-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mark, I am totally blind and do at times turn the volume down extremely low although rarely all the way. Having said that I have had it where it was so low that I couldn't hear it at all because I was in a noisy place. In that case I just press the digital crown or turn it up since I have

RE: How do I make the watch *not speak the time?

2019-01-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Anna, Yours is a very good suggestion. However, were I totally blind, I'm not certain that I would be comfortable doing this as I would have no definitive feedback as to when the watch was awake or locked. In fact, I experimented with this today and; as I expected, without audio/hap

RE: Notifications on number of steps

2019-01-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Tracy, Well, the simple answer to your question is, "Yes." You can definitely keep track of the number of steps you take on a treadmill. In fact, I do this exact same thing. Many people on the list have their favorite third-party apps for this purpose but you can use the built-in

Re: Spectrum TV App

2019-01-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hello, you are indeed correct that while watching live TV, you can switch to the secondary audio channel. I have not found a way to do this while watching a program from the DVR, nor have I found any fast forward controls. I’m using the latest Spectrum app on an iPhone with IOS 12. There is a

Re: iPhone XR

2019-01-02 Thread Anthony Vece
What a wonderful idea!!! Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Jan 2, 2019, at 8:51 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > In my purse, I stick a set of headphones with mike in a little set in an open > medicine bottle - one of those little plastic ones. I can pull them out

RE: iPhone XR

2019-01-02 Thread Carolyn Arnold
In my purse, I stick a set of headphones with mike in a little set in an open medicine bottle - one of those little plastic ones. I can pull them out fast then push them back in, yet they are easy to find and accessible. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From:

Re: iPhone XR

2019-01-02 Thread Anthony Vece
I agree completely! Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Jan 2, 2019, at 6:27 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Interesting, if I received a new iPhone or bought new Earpods which came in a > plastic case said case would never see the Earpods again after I removed them > the first time. > I

Notifications on number of steps

2019-01-02 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I'm trying to figure out different ways to keep track of what I do on the treadmill. It's occurred to me, how about keeping track of the number of steps I walk on it. Would this work? Via my watch? Could I get a notification when I walk a certain amount of steps? Thanks, Traci Sent

RE: iPhone XR

2019-01-02 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
Yeah, I mean, if I’m going out or whatever, I just shove them into my pants pocket, but here around the house, I generally try to keep them in an altoid tin. It helps me to remember where I placed them and again, keeps the cat away from them. I don’t place them in there all nice and neat

Re: making a timer on iOS 12 vibrate only?

2019-01-02 Thread Dave Jones
Sorry about that. I was thinking about something else. I see that the process is indeed different regarding setting the sound for the timer in iOS 12. On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 6:42 PM Richard Turner wrote: > I do not know what setting you are looking at, but there is no sound > setting for Timer

RE: To Those Who Have Used both Uber and Lyft, A Question

2019-01-02 Thread Robert Wright
I tried lyft once but quit after they lied about a discount. I was suppose to get a discount but never saw it activated. I was charged almost $8 for a ride less than 2 miles. character is found in how you treat people who cannot do anything for you!     ***  

Re: making a timer on iOS 12 vibrate only?

2019-01-02 Thread Richard Turner
I do not know what setting you are looking at, but there is no sound setting for Timer in settings. You set the sound in the timer and there is no option to have no sound. Hence, my recommendation. I would be happy to be proven wrong though. Richard "He that cannot forgive others, breaks the

Re: making a timer on iOS 12 vibrate only?

2019-01-02 Thread Dave Jones
Under sounds in settings, set the timer sound to none. On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:37 AM Richard Turner wrote: > > > > > Adam, > If you have the sounds set to vibrate on ring, and make a custom ringtone > that is silent, and set that as your timer sound, it will work. > But, there is no option

RE: WIFI-enabled Instant Pot app

2019-01-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Exactly, normally a device like that should easily work for 10 or 15 years. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cristóbal Muñoz Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 9:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: WIFI-enabled Instant Pot app I don’t' see why the

RE: iPhone XR

2019-01-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Interesting, if I received a new iPhone or bought new Earpods which came in a plastic case said case would never see the Earpods again after I removed them the first time. I find it way too much trouble to try and nicely put these things back in the base, I use them way too much for that so

RE: How do I get dictation on the watch to understand me especially when dictating email addresses?

2019-01-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is why composing entire new emails or anything beyond a brief reply is better done on an iPhone, I doubt you will find any sighted person who fiddles with his or her Apple Watch for serious emailing. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Maria Reyes Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018

Re: How do I make the watch *not speak the time?

2019-01-02 Thread Paul Sandoval
Ann, The following settings allow me to check time silently on my Apple Watch. On my iPhone, in Watch/settings/General/ Wake Screen, I have wake screen on wrist raise off, In Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver, Taptic time on, Speak on wrist raise off. That appears to be it. I had this

RE: Amazon Echo Definitely Better than Apple HomePod, in One Respect

2019-01-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, but at least for the Echo it is amazing how often it does listen when 2 or 3 people are talking and it thinks it heard "Alexa". Not sure if you have an Echo device, but the theory here may sound better than the reality. At my store I changed the wake word to "Echo" because one of my

Re: Best podcast app for Watch?

2019-01-02 Thread Jennie Facer
Overcast or the podcast app on the watch. Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Jan 1, 2019, at 11:13 AM, Maria Reyes wrote: > > Hi all and happy new year. > What is the best and most accessible podcast player for the Apple Watch? > Thanks. > > Maria > blindt...@gmail.com > Want to talk all about blind

Re: apple watch and sounds

2019-01-02 Thread Jennie Facer
No there is no way to change sound on the AppleWatch. Like Anna said, you can turn the volume all othe way down or something like that, but the rings it makes are all we get. Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Jan 1, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Jed Barton wrote: > > Hey guys, > > Any way to change the sounds

Re: To Those Who Have Used both Uber and Lyft, A Question

2019-01-02 Thread Andy Baracco
I find the lyft app easier to use, but they do update and periodically change the format. For example, with Uber you set your pick up point first, while with lyft, you set up your destination first. This can be confusing if you use both. Andy - Original Message - From: "Wayne

Re: To Those Who Have Used both Uber and Lyft, A Question

2019-01-02 Thread Wayne Merritt
Catching up on holiday emails so am a little late on this topic. The one thing I'll say which has not been mentioned yet is it seems that in Austin, Texas, where we have both, Uber Pool used to be a set price no matter the distance. However, I have found that Uber Pool, their carpool service, has

Spectrum TV App

2019-01-02 Thread pdllogan77
Hello, Looking at moving to Spectrum from Direct TV. Had a couple of questions relating to the IPhone and IPad apps for Spectrum . I know you can watch live TV with the app, and understand that you can also switch the secondary audio.is this correct? Also, as far as watching recorded

Recipesonthe WIFI-enabled App for Instant Pot

2019-01-02 Thread Sandra Finley
I have been playing around with the app to see if I can make some sense out of it. So far, this is what I know. If you get into an individual recipe, directly below the recipe title there are five toggle buttons. If you double tap on the one VoiceOver calls Basket, you get the ingredients.

Re: making a timer on iOS 12 vibrate only?

2019-01-02 Thread Richard Turner
Adam, If you have the sounds set to vibrate on ring, and make a custom ringtone that is silent, and set that as your timer sound, it will work. But, there is no option for vibrate only with the timer. Sounds like a good suggestion for Apple as someone who is deaf or hard of hearing could

Re: How do I make the watch *not speak the time?

2019-01-02 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, One thing you can do is turn the volume all the way down. To adjust the volume, double-tap and hold with two fingers and slide them up or down. Best, Anna Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 2, 2019, at 4:34 AM, Avnish Chopra wrote: > > It would really be nice if we could switch off the voice

making a timer on iOS 12 vibrate only?

2019-01-02 Thread Adam Morris
Hi all, Wondering if there is a way to have your timers from the clock app vibrate instead of playing a tone. If not does anyone know of an app where I can accomplish this? TIA. -- Adam Morris Jaws certified 2016 Email, iMessage & FaceTime a...@damorris.com -- The following information is

Re: How do I make the watch *not speak the time?

2019-01-02 Thread Avnish Chopra
It would really be nice if we could switch off the voice reading of the time! It’s very disconcerting when my shirt sleeve or cuff brushes against the watch and it just reads out the time at most awkward moments Thank you very much! On 02-Jan-2019, at 10:18 AM, Ann Byrne wrote: I could turn