Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
After you end up in the app store, double tap on open, that will open the shortcut app on your phone, there will be a get shortcut, and there may be another phrase about download somewhere in there, but if you keep going, you will get to a screen where it has a done button at the top, and a

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread 'Marcio' via VIPhone
Sieghard, Is there any way of downloading these files? I mean, when I open the link I can't see any option to download the file, just a button to get shortcut which when I hit takes me to the appstore. I'm trying to download it to save into my Dropbox or somewhere like that. Cheers, Marcio

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread 'Bill Gallik' via VIPhone
To resolve the unwanted picture taking, why not re-label the “Take Picture” button to something like “Select Snapshot” or some such phrase. - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - “I’ve been dealing with insomnia, I’m just so tired of it.” - Contributor Unknown On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:44

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Holly
Yes, but he has trouble mmulti tasking. He can’t get the frame set up and then move his finger to the volume button. Just my cross to bare. -- 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

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can also take a picture when the camera app Is open by pressing either volume up or volume down, no need to tap or double tap the “Take Picture” button. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Holly
Siegar: That is so cool! Thanks for that. I usually have my biological interface take a pic, but he has a hard time with the double tap. I do have a remote shutter control, but, for some , I have to re-establish blue tooth connection very often. I will give your link a try. -- The

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Holly, As I said, you can use SIRI shortcuts to take a regular picture, I have included links to download two separate shortcuts I have for doing just this, one uses the phrase “Say Cheese” and one uses “Take a Pic”. I am actually not sure if the recorded phrases get transmitted, you may

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Arlene
I heard that message that it was bad and there was no text, but that was when the flash was off. I turned the flash on and it read fine. Arlene - Original Message - From: "'Ming' via VIPhone" To: Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 9:12 AM Subject: Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Holly
Hi Segar: I meant for Siri to take a regular camera picture. With this new app, you can just say ‘take a picture’ and it will work, but not in the regular camera app. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I believe you can set up a SIRI shortcut and record a phrase like “Take a picture” to trigger it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice app for iOS announcement Hi Julie: Yes, I am getting the

RE: Black mirror now has audio description

2019-06-15 Thread victor.gouveia
This is a Netflix show, so Andrew or Timothy will be taking care of this, if I'm not mistaken. Have patience all, it'll come in time. Smiles. Victor -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mich Verrier Sent: June 15, 2019 9:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Liel Ben Simonליאל בן סימון
Thanks,, i will ask directly my distributer. If heee’snot k no i will ask Hims. נשלח מה-iPhone שלי ‫ב-15 ביוני 2019, בשעה 21:32, ‏‏Richard Turner ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > I’d suggest writing sa...@hims-inc.com for those details or trying to find it > on their terrible web site: www.hims-inc.com > > None

Re: Voice OCR examples

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
Not nearly as good. Check out my web site at:

RE: Black mirror now has audio description

2019-06-15 Thread Mich Verrier
Is some one going to post this season with description? Many thanks. From Mich. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ken Brown Sent: June 15, 2019 9:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Black mirror now has audio description Sent from my iPhone I don’t

Black mirror now has audio description

2019-06-15 Thread Ken Brown
Sent from my iPhone I don’t know if this is already been posted but I think the subject says it all I just checked and there is audio description on season five of black mirror. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: Voice OCR examples

2019-06-15 Thread Ann Byrne
How do these come out with voice Dream Scanner? Even better At 11:27 AM 6/15/2019, you wrote: Here are two examples done with Voice OCR,We have two cross-stitched passages that are framed hanging on our walls. Other OCR apps did not come close to this kind of result. The first one is my

Re: Can't change voice on my iphone 7

2019-06-15 Thread Jennie Facer
I will give you the steps to change a voice, but if you have done all of these things, a call to Apple may be at hand. 1. Go to settings, general, accessibility, VoiceOver, speech. 2. Double tap on voices. 3. When you choose a voice, make sure it says how many megabytes it is using. Double tap

Can't change voice on my iphone 7

2019-06-15 Thread 'Eve' via VIPhone
Hi All, I have an iPhone 7 with the latest ids. Recently I downloaded Alex and have used him for a while now. Now however, I wanted to return to my old standby Samantha. I can not use any voice except for Alex. I may be able to change the voice, but it is temporary because when I

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
Blanket statements seldom apply. I have done quite a few tests today with Voice Ocr, and the results have been excellent, and there has been no delay. Richard Check out my web site at:

Re: Pairing hearing aids to phone.

2019-06-15 Thread Les Kriegler
Well, it wouldn’t hurt to try that. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2019, at 7:01 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > I got closer, at least got the hearing name up. But, it still won't pair. Do > you think I need to change batteries? > > Best regards, > > Carolyn >

RE: MFI Hearing Aids and Pairing

2019-06-15 Thread Carolyn Arnold
It is saying "in progress," but should have connected by now. You are getting me closer. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Les Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 11:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Andy Baracco
The disadvantage to OCR in the cloud is that it will take longer to perform, and you may get gibberish or nothing at all if there are issues with your internet connection, or with the cloud server. Andy - Original Message - From: Maria Reyes To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Pairing hearing aids to phone.

2019-06-15 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I got closer, at least got the hearing name up. But, it still won't pair. Do you think I need to change batteries? Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Les Kriegler Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:56

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Holly
I wrote a feedback email to the developer and he said that he has already put in a fix for this issue. He said it will take a little while to show in the app. In the meantime, just say ‘capture’ when you hear the announcement that edges are visible. Stay off the ‘take picture’ button, as the

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Fazil
I noticed this too that pictures were taken automatically. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice app for iOS announcement My problem is that it takes a

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Holly
Hi Julie: Yes, I am getting the hang of it now. Seems to work very well. Wish Siri would take a picture by voice command. Wonder if that will be in the new IOS version. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Julie Dawson
I got the voice to react to my voice saying "take picture" and read" by enabling the microphone and turning the flash on etc. You can either dt to do these tasks or speak to accomplish them. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly

RE: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
I’d suggest writing sa...@hims-inc.com for those details or trying to find it on their terrible web site: www.hims-inc.com None of the less expensive devices will have those features. Later, Richard Check out my web site at:

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Cris Ali
Richard is right. The best thing is to plug a headset after you start the app. I hope that future releases would address this issue. I tried the app and it does impressive job in recognizing English and Arabic. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, June

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
That is because it hears VoiceOver say “take a picture.” After opening the app, you may want to plug in headphones, or simply wait until it says 4 corners visible, and say Take A Picture or just say Capture. Don’t plug in the headphones before loading the app, there is a bug that will be fixed

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Holly
My problem is that it takes a picture without either giving a voice command or tapping the screen. When I land on the take picture button, it just starts snapping pics, whether there is text or not. I have sent feedback. -- The following information is important for all members of the V

Re: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Liel Ben Simonליאל בן סימון
Does polaris can connect to 4 devices in the same time? I am looking for the same functionality tthat was in my VarioUltra. Note taker it’s good to me, that i am looking for. נשלח מה-iPhone שלי ‫ב-15 ביוני 2019, בשעה 19:42, ‏‏Richard Turner ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > > If you do not want a full-fledged

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, One thing I have noticed is that once you give the voice command it takes a few seconds for the picture to take. For those who might be having issues, hold the phone steady for a few seconds after you say the command. Greg Wocher > On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:54 AM, > wrote: > > Hi

RE: Voice OCR examples

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
No where near as good. Richard Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the

Re: Voice OCR examples

2019-06-15 Thread Mary Otten
How did voice dream scanner do on that text? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2019, at 9:27 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Here are two examples done with Voice OCR,We have two cross-stitched passages > that are framed hanging on our walls. > > Other OCR apps did not come close to this

Re: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
If you do not want a full-fledged note taker with Wifi, email, etc., then yes, the Orbit Reader works great. I have one and it connects easily to iPhone or Windows computers. It costs, $600 from Orbit research. But, since you were considering the Polaris, I thought you maybe wanted a

Re: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
The Polaris is an excellent unit. It will connect to just about everything. Has a PDF reader, handles math extremely well. and will cost well over $5000 for the 32 cell, and a bit over $4000 for the 20 cell unit. I think it has a 20 cell model, though it might be 18. Richard Check out my

RE: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Larry Lumpkin
I would give the Orbit Reader a look. You get 20 cells for half the 14-cell Humanware or freedom displays. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 11:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: I am looking for new braille display I have

RE: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Larry Lumpkin
The fact that the program has to connect to the net do do its work is a negative to me. Voice dream scanner does equally well or better and needs no connection. I laud the fellow for producing the app and wish him well. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Maria Reyes Sent:

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
Well, Voice Dream Scanner, does all of the OCR recognition on the phone without any need for internet access which guarantees complete privacy with any document. Personally, I don't think there is much risk with apps that do use the internet, so I have no hesitation using this or other apps,

Re: I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Cris Ali
I have Braille Sense Plus 32 cells. It works seamlessly with both iOs and windows screen readers. I realized that I do not use it as much. Contact me off list if you are interested. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2019, at 11:57 AM, Liel Ben Simonליאל בן סימון mailto:liel...@gmail.com>>

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Maria Reyes
Not necessarily Voice Dream Scanner can scan stuff offline. Want to join my WhatsApp group, VIP Apple Users? Email me privately with your contact information and I will happily add you. mreyes5...@gmail.com > On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:20 PM, Davy Cuppens wrote: > > Why is that unfortunatily?

Voice OCR examples

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
Here are two examples done with Voice OCR,We have two cross-stitched passages that are framed hanging on our walls. Other OCR apps did not come close to this kind of result. The first one is my favorite quote from Victor Hugo and is about 12 inches square and is not behind glass. The second one

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Davy Cuppens
Why is that unfortunatily? Without internet access you can do almost nothing with a smartphone. From: Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 4:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions i just read the entire description in the app store, and

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
rick, what I noticed is that after I did the commands capture, then read, about three times in a row; it stopped working temporarily. Then it began working again. I suspect it is an issue with phone RAM resources maybe getting full and needing a moment to digest. Richard Check out my web site

I am looking for new braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Liel Ben Simonליאל בן סימון
Hello, i am looking for new braille display. I think about Polaris braille display from Hims. Someone can tell me how match bluetooth can i connect for Polaris? And there are connectivity problem like in VarioUltra? How the useing Polaris with ios device? It’s stable? Thanks.נשלח מה-iPhone שלי

Re: seeking a Braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Liel Ben Simonליאל בן סימון
Hi, i am intersting in your braille display, witch braille display do you have? נשלח מה-iPhone שלי ‫ב-15 ביוני 2019, בשעה 18:39, ‏‏Les Kriegler ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > Hi Vickie, > > I have a braille display that I am looking to sell that would meet your > requirements. If you are interested, please

Re: seeking a Braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Vickie, I have a braille display that I am looking to sell that would meet your requirements. If you are interested, please write me at the following email address. Kriegler 0...@gmail.com. Thanks. Les Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2019, at 11:14 AM, Vicki W. wrote: > > Good

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread rick.alfaro
Disregard my last message. The voice commands started working when I reran the app. Still amazed by the speed and quality of the OCR. From: rick.alf...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice app for iOS announcement Hi

seeking a Braille display

2019-06-15 Thread Vicki W.
Good Afternoon, I am wondering if there is a Braille display that works well with both the IPhone and PC. Thanks. Vicki -- 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

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
hey Rick, Good to hear a familiar name. Did you allow Speech Recognition? Check in the the iPhone settings, and scroll down to Voice, and make sure everything is on. I am going to test those commands right now. Richard Check out my web site at:

MFI Hearing Aids and Pairing

2019-06-15 Thread Les
Hi Carolyn, One more point. I was never advised to open my aids when pairing them. Also, Bluetooth can be finicky. Often, I need to perform the pairing process on a device more than once before it takes. Les Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- The following information is important for all

Re: Pairing hearing aids to phone.

2019-06-15 Thread Les Kriegler
Well, if you already haven’t done so, try powering off your phone. Then power off the aids. Power the aids back on and start the phone and try the process again. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:40 AM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > I do have them on. It says

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread rick.alfaro
Search for voice OCR and it should come right up for you. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Julie Dawson Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 7:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice app for iOS announcement I can't find this app in the app store. There are so

RE: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread rick.alfaro
Hi Richard. I already had the app installed so got the update. The OCR is truly impressive. I wasn’t able to get the 2 voice commands to work at all however. I did allow access to the mic when running the app. Any suggestions? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
i just read the entire description in the app store, and unfortunately, this app does require internet access. Richard Check out my web site at:

RE: Pairing hearing aids to phone.

2019-06-15 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I do have them on. It says searching and in progress, but nothing happens. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Les Kriegler Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Re: Pairing hearing aids to phone.

2019-06-15 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Carolyn, What I do when I pair my ages I actually put them on. See if that makes a difference. I also make sure that before they pay up, I see that the hearing aids are listed. It should say something like MFI hearing aids not connected. I know when my aids are paired, I see my name and

Pairing hearing aids to phone.

2019-06-15 Thread Carolyn Arnold
For some reason, yesterday, when I wanted to use my music program, my hearing aids were not paired, and on two separate occasions, I tried to pair them again. Anyone have an idea what I could be doing wrong. I go to MFI Hearing. I turn on Bluetooth, I slightly open my aids, but so far, I haven't

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread '鍾 智明' via VIPhone
Bad internet connection, detection failed. Try again Ming Skype: chungchiming9950 > 'Ming' via VIPhone 於 2019年6月15日 下午10:12 寫道: > > it can not work with me. > I am using IPhone 7 > and > and when I take a picture itsaid that conection bad. > can not detect text. > > > > Ming > >

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread 'Ming' via VIPhone
it can not work with me. I am using IPhone 7 and and when I take a picture itsaid that conection bad. can not detect text. Ming msn/window live messenger chung_chiming_2...@hotmail.com skype: chungchiming9950 face book: http://www.facebook.com/mingcm1

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread l . d . ethier23
If I understand wel, it's one page at the time no way to share? Lyne > Le 15 juin 2019 à 03:55, Rami Ahmad a écrit : > > i wish he can also add it to the share sheet so that we can share images > directly to it from any app like whatsapp. > > > >> On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:37 AM, Richard

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Dave
It would be nice, if he could put OCR and not just voice, as this would stop confusion, on the phones main screen. From: Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 7:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions I was asked to allow access to the

Re: Voice app for iOS announcement

2019-06-15 Thread Dave
Watch the thread, and subject line guys, as you are starting to stray off topic. Dave. From: Holly Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 4:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice app for iOS announcement Arleen: I too do all my email on my PC. Only occasionally, when I am out of

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Rami Ahmad
i wish he can also add it to the share sheet so that we can share images directly to it from any app like whatsapp. > On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:37 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > I was asked to allow access to the microphone and speech recognition when I > first ran the app. > I've not had

Re: individual emails

2019-06-15 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'd click on the link at the bottom of every email message, namely https://groups.google.com/group/viphone I'd then click on my settings, email and membership options and then change the delivery options from daily summary to a notification for each message to the list. On 6/14/19 8:42 PM,

Re: Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Richard Turner
I was asked to allow access to the microphone and speech recognition when I first ran the app. I've not had time to try the voice control feature; but I just checked and if you go to the main Phone settings, and go down to the Voice App, you will find that it lists what Voice is allowed to

Voice OCR App: Preliminary Impressions

2019-06-15 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I just love it when new apps come along when I least expect them, and tonight’s new arrival was no exception. I was really excited when I saw the Voice app announcement, and as soon as I got home from work I downloaded it from the app store, installed it, grabbed a quick dinner, turned on