RE: Netflix

I never saw a home tab but I clicked option browser and went to the bottom of the screen and found audio description there. There still doesn’t seem to be a lot of choices. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Anna Dresner Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 4:16 PM To: VIPhone Mailing List

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Correct. There is a theft and loss plan. Maybe because I didn’t say Apple Care Plus I guess. It covers two years. Since I didn’t get the phone through the carrier, I just went ahead and made the one time payment instead of spreading it out which would’ve brought it to around $300 or something.

RE: net flix

Basically you will have to play it. You can search for described or audio described and hope for the best. There are not a lot of choices and even fewer family friendly movies available. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Laury, Shawnese (LARA) Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 8:51 PM To:

RE: the iPhone 10 xr

The XR is smaller than the 6s plus. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Carolyn Arnold Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019 3:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: the iPhone 10 xr That is encouraging to hear about the XR, since it is possible I'll end up with that. I would not just go up

RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Keith, I'm not normally a fan of insurance for electronics since I'm extremely careful with my items and don't feel I get value for my insurance money. However, my iPhone is the exception to that rule. Since I'm always using my iPhone and it's constantly in motion, the opportunity for it to

Re: Mac OS Accessible DVD Ripper Recommendation Request

Haven't others been banned for posting off topic messages? How is this on topic. Cheers, Brett. On 11 February 2019 3:38:09 pm "M. Taylor" wrote: Hello Everyone, I need to rip a DRM-free, home video from a DVD. What is the name of a good, free if possible, VoiceOver accessible DVD

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Oh, what a stupid I was. Anyway, thanks for the explanation :) Cheers, Marcio Follow me on Twitter Em 10/02/2019 23:59, Carolyn Arnold escreveu: Apple Care is maintenance insurance on an Apple phone. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From:

Mac OS Accessible DVD Ripper Recommendation Request

Hello Everyone, I need to rip a DRM-free, home video from a DVD. What is the name of a good, free if possible, VoiceOver accessible DVD ripper for Mac OS? I know there is one that many recommend but, for the life of me, I cannot recall it's name. Also, if you could tell me from where to

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Hi, Just wanted to mention that actually now there is a theft and loss option which one can integrate into Apple Care Plus with the newer phones. It is under written by the same company that does so for various carriers in the USA and actually for me turned out to be cheaper annually than it

RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

In case you didn’t read through all of my message I think at this point that Apple Care Plus has become too expensive. I used to recommend it, but now that the phones are so expensive the insurance has become equally expensive. If I were you I’d inquire with your homeowner’s insurance if you can

RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Just so you know, Apple Care Plus does not cover loss or theft. It covers accidental damage I think twice, once for each of the two years, but if your phone needs to be replaced that is also not free. I have no idea how much it costs nowadays with the expensive phones like the XR or XS. Gone are

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Is the $249 for a year? I got my IPhone from Verizon and pay $10 per month for the same insurance. Lost , stolen, damaged, or any other issues not covered under the warranty. Holly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Carolyn: If you were reading a page on the internet and turned off voice over to stop it from speaking, then, when you turn it on again, it will not be in the same place you were before you turned it off. Using the 'speech off' feature, voice over will start just where you left off on the

RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

I got the $249 Apple Care for my 256 GB XR. Damage, Theft and loss. It’s basically my iPad. I also use it for my business. it didn’t hurt as much to shell out the extra $250 since I can right it off anyway. In general, I’m not a klutz, but still, I’ve dropped my phone like anyone else and

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

To pause VoiceOver while it's speaking you'd perform a two finger single tap. To have VoiceOver start speaking where it left off do a two finger single tap again. A two finger double tap will pause the audio stream that's currently playing. It'll also do some other things, like answer an

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Well, it would be time consuming to turn off and on voice over every time you just wanted to stop speech for a couple of seconds.A single two finger single tap is quick and easy. Holly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Screen curtain doesn't save any battery. With an LCD display, the entire display is backlit so it consumes just as much energy whether it's dark or not. It may be the case that the new OLED displays, at least new to Apple, will save some battery when dark, but since the XR, which uses an LCD

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Yes, and even I as a VoiceOver user like speak screen, because it has its on speed and voices control... Although sometimes the language detection is a bit too loose... Lol. But besides that, I love using it for long web pages and books. It even sort of pauses when it detects formatted text, like

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Carolyn, People with low-vision and some normally sighted folks sometimes like to use speech output, but they do not need it all the time. So, under settings, general, accessibility there is a speech section where you can turn on speak screen; then the phone or iPad won't talk unless you do a

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Turning speech off is useful for braille users, and those times where you don't want Voiceover to say anything at all, like when using Speak Screen to read a book or article. Devin Pratersent from Gmail. On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 7:56 PM Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > I know

RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Apple Care is maintenance insurance on an Apple phone. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: 'Marcio' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019 6:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: To AppleCare or notthat is the question

RE: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

When I first got an iPhone, my daughter-in-law said, you need Apple Care. Well she does, because she and my granddaughters are always going around with cracked screens. I didn't keep it. It could be that life style has something to do with it. At that time, I had a Verizon plan and Apple Care

RE: Screen curtain and battery?

I know there must be some reason for having both, but I do wonder why it is not all-in-one - Speech and voice Over. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Perhaps I have just been lucky but I have been using IPhones since 2010 and never purchased Apple Care. Nor have I ever needed it. So I have saved enough to buy two more phones with the money I did not give to Apple. I take great care and have not gotten a lemon so far. From: 'Kramlinger,

RE: Apple offering custom 'Grammy Awards experience' and 4 months free of Apple Music via Shazam

And… It worked. Easy peasy… Free Apple Music until June 10th baby. After that, it’ll then be time to try to score a free Spotify trial. As a side note, I don’t know if it was part of the premium experience, but I noticed that after I upgraded to Pandora Premium, with the trial, I found the iOS

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Hi, I think it is to expensive. However I buy it each time I upgrade a phone. I have had 3 phones replaced under Apple Care. The last was my iPhoneXs, it had a hardware fault I couldn’t plug in the cord to charge the phone. Max. > On 11 Feb 2019, at 10:51 am, 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Hi, Well I'm not that much into Apple stuff. I just have an iPod Touch. Also I've really never heard about such AppleCare. It may have another name on my country and as I'm not that Apple expert, don't know. However, from what I've heard on the lists I am on, when you call the Apple Support

To AppleCare or not....that is the question

Hi, I have always routinely purchased AppleCare, but have never really had any reason to use it. I still have a few weeks before the deadline for purchasing AppleCare for my XS. I'm curious how others on this list are viewing AppleCare. Any thoughts appreciated. Best, Keith -- The

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

I know the screen curtain will save some battery, although, I am not sure how much and if it would make a considerable difference. I use screen curtain when in public and don’t want on-lookers to see what I am doing on my phone. I use it mainly for privacy. Holly -- The following

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

If VoiceOver is on but speech is off, you might hear clicks when touching the screen; but you would still have to use VoiceOver gestures to do anything. It is pointless unless you just want to keep VoiceOver silent; so it doesn't announce things etc. And, about screen curtain; it has been shown

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

If you are using voice over and it is reading something on the screen, if you want to stop voice over talking for a minute to do something, you can do a two finger single tap to stop speech, then a two finger single tap to start it speaking again. Alternatively, you can turn off speech

RE: Screen curtain and battery?

I used to tell her to turn off Voice Over, but now I press home button three times. How does Voice Over work, if you have speech off? I can't figure out about having two of them. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: the iPhone 10 xr

That is encouraging to hear about the XR, since it is possible I'll end up with that. I would not just go up to a 7, doubt if to an 8. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Penny Reeder Sent: Sunday,

RE: the iPhone 10 xr

I keep hoping that eventually, they will come out with a smaller phone like the SE. My sighted cousin needs a new phone, is an Android user, has the Samsung mini. They no longer make them. She is really unhappy, because she, like I, enjoys a small phone, does not want a big one. She said she

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Siri will not work with telling her to turn on or off speech. She can only turn Voice over on and off. Having her turn on and off speech would be a nice feature though. Holly. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

RE: Screen curtain and battery?

That is funny LOL! A double tap is so intuitive for me to do, I do not think about it. I think someone would think to just ask SIRI to turn speech off LOL! I wonder if you can say speech to SIRI instead of Voice over LOL! We will have to see what we can ask SIRI to do that would turn off speech

Apple offering custom 'Grammy Awards experience' and 4 months free of Apple Music via Shazam

For those who may be interested in giving Apple Music a try. I believe the four month free trial subscription is for new customers only though. I scored a three month Pandora premium radio trial for free back in November that’s expiring in a few days. This will allow me to switch over to Apple

RE: Screen curtain and battery?

That double tapping really throws sighted people. My husband is really good with computers and stuff, but that double tapping - well, he thinks it makes me have to work so hard to use my phone. He said if it ever got stolen, the thief would not be able to use my phone. My cousin says that

Re: the iPhone 10 xr

I migrated from the 6 to the XR. The XR is considerably larger than the 6, but even though my hands are not huge, I find it comfortable to use. It is considerably faster -- you will notice the difference right away! And, it is considerably louder -- and that's one of the best things. I have

Re: the iPhone 10 xr

And between the SE (special edition that came out March of 2016 which is the body of a 5S with the inards of a 6S) that and the 10R? I’m already start to think about what my next phone will be, when it comes time to renew my plan, in which I have a chance to upgrade phones. Gera Enviado desde

RE: the iPhone 10 xr

Casey, If your 6S still works well I would wait until the fall. We are now almost half way to September which is when the next series of phones will be released and even if you want to get an XR you will get one cheaper then. As others pointed out, the XR definitely is bigger than your 6S. If

RE: the iPhone 10 xr

Hi There is a significant difference between the xr and the 6S. I had purchased the XR initially and really liked it, however, the issue for me was with the size of the XR, I carry the phone with me all the time at work and found it to be somewhat bulky for me. I ended up getting the XS which

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

Thanks! Using Siri to reduce brightness is a great idea. Harry > On 10 Feb 2019, at 14:05, Brian K. Lingard wrote: > > Dear Harry & List: > Not aware using screen curtain saves battery. It blacks out the screen by > setting entire screen to black, this uses battery power. > > You may save

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

3 finger double tap turns off speech but not voiceover. I also don't think that screen curtain saves any battery. If you want to make your screen brighter, just open control center and put it up. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 10, 2019, at 9:05 AM, Brian K. Lingard wrote: > > Dear Harry &

RE: Screen curtain and battery?

Dear Harry & List: Not aware using screen curtain saves battery. It blacks out the screen by setting entire screen to black, this uses battery power. You may save battery a good bit by saying Hey Siri make screen darkest. If someone sighted wants to use the phone, say hey Siri make screen