RE: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Let's not forget that we should compare Apples to apples and not Apple's to Oranges (pun intended). If you want to compare phones like the iPhone XR or XS with Android phones you have to compare them to high-end, flagship Android phones from Samsung, Google or HTC and there are plenty of those

RE: Battery usage.

2019-01-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Sorry, not really, not sure why it continues to say "charging" all iPhones I have had which were iPhone 4, 4S, 5S, 6S Plus and now iPhone 8 go to "on AC power" after they are plugged in for a while. However, I don't think it's a big deal and if it happened to my iPhone I probably wouldn't loose

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread James English
Hello, My iPhone 6s, which I got in 2015 for a farely cheap contract price, has lasted me faithfully for 3 and a half years now. They said it wasn't a referb model, but I don't know, the first message on it is 'welcome to Macedonia,' where I've never been though. My Dad has had to change his

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Christopher Chaltain
If you get a flagship Android phone you'll get two to three major OS updates and not one to two as you state. If you get a cheaper budget phone then you may get fewer updates. You'd also get fewer then four to five updates if you get an older iPhone for less money. Obviously if you plan to

Re: Battery usage.

2019-01-22 Thread Harshit Jaithwar
Hi Sieghard, so from the last two nights I completely drain the battery to 0% and put on The charging in the night and in the morning when I see it’s still showing hundred percent charging Year it is worth mentioning that from the last two nights I put it on charging around eight hours that

RE: Table Index.

2019-01-22 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Goodness, but I couldn't say how many times in a day I use Table Index - use it for most outgoing calls. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Re: Table Index.

2019-01-22 Thread Tom Lange
Glad you got it working. I have a couple hundred contacts and use the table index regularly. The table index is also very important to me when working with my music library; I probably have close to 4,000 albums in the library. so the table index is critical when I navigate by artist. Speaking

RE: setting a different alarm sound in the native clock

2019-01-22 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Excellent. I’ll save these instructions. God bless! Paula and Garçon From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sherrie Gosling Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 6:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: setting a different alarm sound in the native

RE: setting a different alarm sound in the native clock

2019-01-22 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Keith. I don’t know where to find visual mode. I see an edit prompt in the clock app itself but all that seems to do is let me add an alarm. I can’t find anything that says edit sounds. Probably I’m not looking in the right place. I have checked in the regular settings menu and don’t

RE: setting a different alarm sound in the native clock

2019-01-22 Thread Sherrie Gosling
The same thing happened to me. Open the clock app. Choose Add at the top. Set up a new alarm timethat is not already included in your list. Choose sound and then you can go through your songs or ring tones you have on the phone and choose the one you want. Choose save. When you set future

Fwd: iOS 12.1.3 change log

2019-01-22 Thread Richard Turner
Link to the web site is at the end: iOS 12.1.3 Release Notes, Changelog And Other Changes You Need To Know About By Paul Morris | January 22nd, 2019 If you happen to be the proud owner of iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and that device is compatible with the latest firmware, then you will likely

Re: Rotor and links

2019-01-22 Thread Anthony Vece
If there is no link in the text message the link setting will not show up in the rotor Sent from my iPad > On Jan 22, 2019, at 1:43 PM, jennifer wrote: > > Hi all > If I receive a text message that contains a link I am unable to tap on it. I > use to be able to do this no issues by selecting

Re: setting a different alarm sound in the native clock

2019-01-22 Thread Keith Bierman
On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 1:45 PM Paul and Paula Jordan wrote: > Hi all. For some reason unknown to me, my IPhone alarm clock sound > reverted back to the default setting. I want to change it back to a song I > have in my music library. I know it can be done and that it wasn’t real > intuitive

Re: Table Index.

2019-01-22 Thread englishrider91
Gld you got things working again. I don't use the table index, so I actually forgot it was there. I just use the letter headings to move through my contacts. It works well for me, but I'll have to give the table index a shot. Thanks, Ari > On Jan 16, 2019, at 7:02 PM, Carolyn Arnold

Re: Help from Amazon Fwd: Your Amazon.com Inquiry

2019-01-22 Thread englishrider91
Ah, yes. I couldn't figure out what issue the original poster was talking about, but I've noticed that, too. Also scrolling by heading is problematic. It's irratic when scrolling down by heading. It consistantly skips the description, at least. It's not always consistant where it goes, but

RE: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread Carolyn Arnold
That is really good to know, and I never in this wide world have thought of trying that. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of sherrywells1...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 2:09 PM To:

Re: IOS 12.1.3 is available

2019-01-22 Thread Gerardo Corripio
So far, so good! Just updated a few minutes ago as well. Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel El 22 ene 2019, a la(s) 1:14 p. m., 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone escribió: > I just updated to it.I have not noticed any new changes to it > adrian Leong > adrianleon...@icloud.com > > > >>

setting a different alarm sound in the native clock

2019-01-22 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. For some reason unknown to me, my IPhone alarm clock sound reverted back to the default setting. I want to change it back to a song I have in my music library. I know it can be done and that it wasn’t real intuitive But I can’t seem to find where to change the alarm sound. Any help

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Agent086b
After all Forbes always bag Apple. Max. > On 22 Jan 2019, at 5:53 pm, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > By the way, Mark, I mean no offense, but I have to say I'm surprised you post > such link bait. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor >

RE: IOS 12.1.3 is available

2019-01-22 Thread David Whitehead
for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The update doesn’t contain any new features, but it does fix a few frustrating bugs that you might have experienced lately. For me, the most noticeable among them has been “an issue in Messages that could impact scrolling through photos in

Re: IOS 12.1.3 is available

2019-01-22 Thread Gordon
I'm not sure what was added if anything, but I do know it was in beta for a long time and there were longer times between updates. On 1/22/2019 1:14 PM, 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone wrote: I just updated to it.I have not noticed any new changes to it adrian Leong adrianleon...@icloud.com

Re: IOS 12.1.3 is available

2019-01-22 Thread 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone
I just updated to it.I have not noticed any new changes to it adrian Leong adrianleon...@icloud.com > On Jan 22, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Gordon wrote: > > It's ready for those who want to go get it. It's 295 MB for the iPhone 8. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of

Re: Battery usage.

2019-01-22 Thread Keith Bierman
On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 6:49 PM Harshit Jaithwar wrote: > Hi, thanks for the help I will try and get back to you with the results > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 21-Jan-2019, at 03:34, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > > > Well, only suggestion I have would be to recalibrate your battery as >

RE: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Fantastic! This worked. Thanks so much. I never would have thought of trying this. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Yolanda Thompson Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 1:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can't Delete A Voice

RE: Rotor and links

2019-01-22 Thread jennifer
Ah that’s what it is. Will try the copy method as in this particular message it did not say “link” after the link. Thanks Jennifer Parry From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Devin Prater Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 6:03 AM To:

Re: Rotor and links

2019-01-22 Thread Devin Prater
Does the link in the message say “link” before or after it? If so, you should be able to move to the “links” rotor option and flick down. If not, you can move the rotor to “actions”, flick down to “copy,” and double tap. This will copy the whole message, but the link will be in there. Then, you

Rotor and links

2019-01-22 Thread jennifer
Hi all If I receive a text message that contains a link I am unable to tap on it. I use to be able to do this no issues by selecting links via the rotor. I ensured that links is turned on in roter settings, but still no go. What am I missing. Jennifer -- The following information is

IOS 12.1.3 is available

2019-01-22 Thread Gordon
It's ready for those who want to go get it. It's 295 MB for the iPhone 8. -- 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

Re: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread Yolanda Thompson
So, I just at this moment finished solving this for a student with whom I was working. The answer is: 1. Go into settings, and turn airplane mode on 2. Go into voice mails and delete the message that would not delete. Now go turn airplance mode back to off, and it will remain gone. On

RE: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
I've tried getting out of the app & going back in, shutting off the phone & restarting & replaying the voice mail. None of this has worked. I had to call Apple help today for a more serious problem so I asked them about this voice mail. He said this was generally a problem with the provider.

RE: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Yes, that has worked for me. In fact, in any ap, if I run into some kind of snag, I get out, close it, come back. Usually that is a solution. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennie Facer Sent:

Re: Can’t seem to lock my phone when on a call

2019-01-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
Personally, I make more calls using earbuds, so locking the phone when I don't need the keypad really helps. If I am holding the phone to my ear then I would not want to lock it. Wayne On 1/22/19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > The question is why would you want to lock your phone when you are on a

Re: How to Get Rid of Prompt When Deleting Text & What Does Hide Alert Mean

2019-01-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
>From what I understand, hide alerts mutes the conversations or notification of text or iMessages. I have used this in a group text situation where I don't want to get alerts for new messages in the group. The messages will still come in but you are not alerted to them, and if you look at the

Re: Braille and picker items?

2019-01-22 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Excellent! That worked in Voice Dream Writer to select navigation unit. Thanks, Devin! Regards Harry > On 22 Jan 2019, at 16:47, Devin Prater wrote: > > Use your rotor next and previous for that, so press space with dot 3 or dot 6 > to navigate them. > >> On Jan 22, 2019, at 10:45 AM, 'Harry

Re: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Sherry, Try restarting your phone, and then try deleting the voicemail again. If it still won't delete, it's possible to call your voicemail manually; you might be able to delete it from there. Contact your carrier to find out what number to dial to check your voicemail manually. Best,

Re: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi, Trying closing phone in the app switcher and reopening it again and then try to delete the voicemail. This is kind of a bug I think. Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Jan 22, 2019, at 9:31 AM, > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I recently updated my IPhone 5s to the latest version of IOS. I had a voice

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Marie N.
I am sorry to dispute what you say but I have a friend who had until very recently used a Galaxy S5 which was so slow it was driving him crazy. When he got his hands on a newer Android he could hardly believe the difference in the speed. I have owned IPhones for around eight years and as far as

Re: Braille and picker items?

2019-01-22 Thread Devin Prater
Use your rotor next and previous for that, so press space with dot 3 or dot 6 to navigate them. > On Jan 22, 2019, at 10:45 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone > wrote: > > I am using new braille keyboard to control iPhone XS but when I come to a > picker item, I do not know which dots to press in

Braille and picker items?

2019-01-22 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I am using new braille keyboard to control iPhone XS but when I come to a picker item, I do not know which dots to press in order to flick up or down. Can anyone help? Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns

Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi All, I recently updated my IPhone 5s to the latest version of IOS. I had a voice mail there when I did the update. Now, I cannot delete that voice mail. I tap it, swipe to delete & double tap but nothing happens. I have tried getting Ciri to delete it. She says you have no new voice mail

How to Get Rid of Prompt When Deleting Text & What Does Hide Alert Mean

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi All, I finally updated my IPhone 5s to the newest version of IOS. Doing this reinforced why I put it off as I had to go in & change a number of settings. Used to be when I wanted to delete text messages, I would tap the one I wanted to delete, swipe up for Delete then double tap to delete.

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Mary Otten
With the release of iOS 12, this slow down issue was supposedly largely mitigated, at least to the point it could be. I would rather have a phone that I could use for several years, knowing that it would be up-to-date including security, and deal with a little bit of slow down, then have a

RE: Can’t seem to lock my phone when on a call

2019-01-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The question is why would you want to lock your phone when you are on a call? If you hold your phone to your ear and try to lock it, do you remove it from your ear? If so that would explain why it goes to speaker, as soon as the proximity sensor near the earpiece senses it is not close to

RE: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Thankful I got my SE for $160. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine And of

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Brett
Having used both phones for a while, Apple phones do notisably slow down over time, where as android doesn't. So even if you don't get the latest updates, you still have a phone as quick as it was the day you bought it. You can't say that about apple. Cheers, Brett. On 22 January 2019

RE: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
You can pick up cheaper ones from Gazelle, Ebay, and the refurrbed apple store. Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 2:04 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Not that it changes your argument, but the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 from Google get 3 years of major Android updates and 3 years of security patching, not two years of major updates as you state below. Since it doesn't impact your point, you might want to check your facts before spreading false

Can’t seem to lock my phone when on a call

2019-01-22 Thread Terri Stimmel
Hello everyone, My subject says it all. I can not seem to lock my phone, when on a call. I am using an iPhone XR, with the latest update. Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so, is there anything that can be done about it? I assume not. But I figured I would ask. I can lock my phone

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Gordon
And of course Apple has brought the SE back for $249 for the 32 gig version and $299 for the 128. This will help keep them in the game giving those who are working with a budget an opportunity to have an iPhone. For years Android was so popular because you could get several phones for under

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
And currently you can buy an iPhone 8 for $800 not an iPhone 8 X but an iPhone 8 for 800 but yes all these also come with packages that you're required to buy meaning of a service. Still the phone itself… either way it's still a lot of money. If the cheapest iPhone I could buy was $1000

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
Three or four years ago I was quoted a price of 700 not including tax foran iPhone 6 from an Apple store. I bought one for 350 as a deal from my carrier. And yes you can even buy a new one for $150 as long is two years ago and that is an Apple iPhone from AARP. So no not all iPhones of cost as