Re: turning IOS devices

2020-02-28 Thread Dan
Wow, when I power up my Iphone 6 it makes a beep sound and then announces which orientation it is in, landscape or portrait using VO.  I am running 12.4.4 or whatever the latest 12 version it is.  I wonder if yours isn't due to a setting for announcements or somet

HomePod Question

2020-02-28 Thread Arnold Schmidt
i listened to an AppleVis podcast about the HomePod, and I have a question. I noticed that when she was playing something from her phone, VoiceOver was still coming from her phone, not the HomePod. I understand that air play works this way, but would it air play material from, say, Kindle that

How do I stream from my iPhone X to a Fire TV?

2020-02-28 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. I've switched from Cable TV to its streaming content. Unfortunately, my Fire TV doesn't have an app for it, so I'm forced to stream from my iPhone X to it. How do I do this. I've read about mirroring and cast, but that's all I know. I need a free solution, and, of course, it needs to work w

Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi all. For those of you that have been in Bard jail... if I delete a book when I'm done, will that allow another one to be authorized? Where can I find these terms and conditions that explains how not to be naughty? lol. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all

Re: Audio description on CBS all access using iPhone or Apple TV

2020-02-28 Thread Candy Lowe
Raul, I tried your method yesterday and can not find the audio description. I get to the screen, I turn on settings, voice over will just say English and never say AD. I am doing this on an iPhone 8 running the latest ios. Sent from my iPhone 8 > On Feb 24, 2020, at 1:14 PM, Raul A. Gallegos

Re: HomePod Question

2020-02-28 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, When audio is playing on the iPhone, you can bring the phone near the HomePod and handoff the audio to the HomePod. Robert Carter > On Feb 28, 2020, at 7:25 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > > i listened to an AppleVis podcast about the HomePod, and I have a question. I > noticed that when s

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
I for one have no idea what you are talking about. If you are talking about BARD Mobile from the National Library Service, their terms and conditions are what one has to agree to to use the service. If you have questions about their policy or what you have done to get on their bad side, write: nl

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread bentleyj1952
What can I do to avoid Jail? James B -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 7:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Bard jail Hi all. For those of you that have been in Bard jail... if I delete a book when I'

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread stewart
i was wondering that myself.  what exactly is Bard Jail?" On 2/28/2020 8:46 AM, Richard Turner wrote: I for one have no idea what you are talking about. If you are talking about BARD Mobile from the National Library Service, their terms and conditions are what one has to agree to to use the ser

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
Don't break the rules. Richard 🖖 Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of bentleyj1...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 5:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Bard jail What c

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Jenifer Barr
Thanks Richard. I looked in the terms and conditions. I didn't see anything pertaining to my situation. I guess I haddownloaded too many books and now some of them won't play. lol. i didn't see anything written about a limit. Oops? Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2020, at 8:46 AM, Richard Tu

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread sherrywells1157
There is no limit to how many BARD books you can download. I know someone who has downloaded hundreds. If some of your books are not playing, there is another problem. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Friday, February 28,

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
The one thing that I know can happen is your account can be suspended if you haven’t used the app in a while. You can email or call to have them reet it. Cait > On Feb 28, 2020, at 9:01 AM, > wrote: > > There is no limit to how many BARD books you can download. I know someone > who has d

Re: Braille Screen question

2020-02-28 Thread \Elizabeth Campbell
Hello everyone, I rarely post on this list, but I truly appreciate the information that is shared. I am also having problems with the Braille screen input. It was a convenient way to sent text messages or write short emails. Now, I find it almost impossible to use. I hope the next IOS version w

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
Just write BARD at the Email I gave you and ask what the limit is and what you need to do. I'm sure you are not the first. There is absolutely no need to download a ton of books since they are there to download when you want to read them. That is what the wish list is for. Richard 🖖 Live long

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
You guys are incorrect. There is a difference between using bard on your computer and using the bard mobile app. Jenneffer what has happened, is you have downloaded to many books in one month. There is a 100 book limit per month if using the bard mobile app. Deleting a book won't help. You'll

RE: Braille Screen question

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
Here is a helpful post from Wayne that helped me get it set so it works now. Note, if you are using away mode then swiping down refers to swiping down toward the table. Here are some gestures to try: 3 finger swipe down, locks and unlocks the layout being used. Perhaps you were in table top or s

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Russ Kiehne
With the bard mobile app, you are only allowed to download 100 books each month. -Original Message- From: sherrywells1...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 6:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Bard jail There is no limit to how many BARD books you can download. I

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
Joshua, Have you contacted the Washington library? That might indicate they are having upload issues to the server. They need to know that. Richard 🖖 Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joshu

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
Which is an insanely generous number as one would have to read 3 and a third books a day to read 100 books in a month. Richard 🖖 Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Friday,

Fender Tone app on iOS

2020-02-28 Thread bill32607
Hi. Does anyone have any experience using Fender's amplifier app on the iPhone? You cannot get past the setup without an amp in hand, and I am hoping to determine if the controls are accessible before I purchase. Thanks. Bill -- The following information is important for all members of the V i

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Gerardo Corripio
s I understand it, and has been explained to me, the situation is that for those who use the BARD Mobile app on iOS Android or on amazon fires,we can download 100 Books. When we surpass the 100-limit and want to download book 101, that’s wen the BardJail begins. You need to wait I believe 30 day

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi Gera. Thank you! Makes sense! So will Ist be able to read 1 through 100 after the 30 days? Just curious. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > > s I understand it, and has been explained to me, the situation is that for > those who use the BARD Mob

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
You'll be able to read most of your bard books. It all depends on how many books you download at one time. I've only reached my one hundred limit only once. I've got over 400 bard books on my iPhone 8, and I can play pretty much all of them. Just be aware of how many books you download in a day

Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Carolyn
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RE: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
When you search for a book in the BARD app, one option is to add it to your Wish List for download later. In the app, when you open the Get Books tab, the Wish List is at the top. Open that and you can then download any of the books you have put on that list. That way, you don't have to fill up yo

RE: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Carolyn
Oh, that sounds great. I usually go up to Search the Collection, so, of course, pass right by Wish List, but I never could figure out how it worked. So, say, if I've downloaded something from there, what do I do to move it to my Wish List? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Jenifer Barr
Yeah, I went crazy last saturday... they should not have changed it to where you can view all in a series or author! lol. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2020, at 10:14 AM, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: > > You'll be able to read most of your bard books. It all depends on how > many books you

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
if you already downloaded the book, you would have to search for the book again, and choose add to my wish list instead of downloading it. Then, if you did not want to keep it on your device, you could delete it, and then download it later from the wish list. Richard "There's a nap for that."

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Holly
When you search the collection, just click on the link at the title of the book. You will go to a page with the description of the book, etc. At the bottom of that page is a link to 'add to my wish list'. Click on that and it will announce that the book has successfully been added to your

Re: Braille Screen question

2020-02-28 Thread Duane Steele
I thought I just might be the only one having Braille Screen input issues. If I try to use it when responding to a text message, or one in Messenger, I'll be writing merrily along when suddenly nothing at all happens, and the screen seems to freeze, except that the rotor still works and I can ge

Re: Ring Door Bell

2020-02-28 Thread Yolanda Thompson
Thank you so much Robin for letting us know. I got my dot answering all my cameras now. For those just starting, be sure you let your devices be discoverable through the skill, not through devices. On 2/27/20, Robin Frost wrote: > Hi, > > I believe they rolled this out around November.  It worked

How Do You Find My Account in the App Store?

2020-02-28 Thread Shirley Baker
How do you find my account in the app store? I think I purchased an app and didn't realize I did and want to know how I find my account please? Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the ru

Re: How Do You Find My Account in the App Store?

2020-02-28 Thread Liel Ben Simonליאל בן סימון
Hi, go to the "Today" tab and the meedel of the screen you will find "My Account" button. נשלח מה-iPhone שלי > ‫ב-28 בפבר׳ 2020, בשעה 19:31, ‏‏Shirley Baker ‏ > כתב/ה:‬ > > How do you find my account in the app store? I think I purchased an app and > didn't realize I did and want to know how

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
Actually, if you use the Find books search, each result includes the author, reading time, narrator, category, the annotation, and a link to add to your wish list so if you are navigating by heading, and you land on the title you want, go to the next heading, then flick left once and you are on

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
You can also use bard express on your computer to very easily add books to your wishlist for future downloading with the bard mobile app. On 2/28/20, Richard Turner wrote: > Actually, if you use the Find books search, each result includes the author, > reading time, narrator, category, the annota

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Merv Keck
I've done that more than once when reading short books. BARD has increased my number when I have asked them to give me more books. I rarely only read an average of 350 a year though. And I use other sources besides BARD such as Bookshare and Audible. Merv -Original Message- From: viphon

RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

2020-02-28 Thread kitty hevener
Christopher thanks for sharing. I wonder what the author's credentials are for writing the article. After the second attempt, at&t unlocked my phone. While the article makes me think I may be in luck that my phone will work on Verizon, apparently the only way to know for sure is yet one more

Re: apple music to spotify

2020-02-28 Thread Cedric Green
Yes I used a site called Tune my music a month ago to transfer my library from Spotify to Apple Music. The site is 100% free. I ran into a site that had a transfer limit and could not transfer my whole library without paying. The site took a few hours but ran in the background . I have not received

Re: HomePod Question

2020-02-28 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Robert, I have had very spotty luck with handoff. I have never gotten anything to transfer from one of my phones, even though it’s on the same Wi-Fi network as my HomePod. And some of the time, the other one doesn’t work right either. And I have never had anything that was being read, such as

Road Warrior or Route4Me

2020-02-28 Thread QueenMeade
Hello Everyone, Does anyone use either Road Warrior or Route4Me? It is an app for planning/ mapping and routing various stops/ addresses. Any help would be appreciated! Have a lovely day! Bren -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you hav

OverDrive

2020-02-28 Thread Maria Reyes
Hi. I am new to the OverDrive app. now it makes sense that it depends on your library if they have good titles. Is there anything I need to know about the interface with VO? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns a

Considering turning my Iphone service off

2020-02-28 Thread Larry Lumpkin
We are considering switching our phone service to a simpler phone that my wife and I can both use-the blindshell classic. If I discontinue service on my Iphone 7, can I still use it with our wi-fi for using and updating my apps and getting new apps? Thank you. -- The following

Re: Considering turning my Iphone service off

2020-02-28 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Larry, Absolutely. Everything will work normally except the phone, as long as you're on Wi-Fi. YOu can even make Facetime calls if you like. Best, Ana > On Feb 28, 2020, at 5:30 PM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: > > We are considering switching our phone service to a simpler > pho

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I know it is really a wonderful thing that we can download all these books so easily, but I think it says somewhere in the user agreement that their service is not meant to be used to build a personal library, rather books are meant to be downloaded, read, then deleted. The book can be down

RE: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Carolyn
I always use my Victor Reader to download. Does this apply from it? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 11:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; 0holly feyk Subject: Re: Wish List. When yo

RE: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Carolyn
Yall must be talking about doing them from the computer? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wish List. Actually, if you use the

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Richard Turner
I have no idea since I do not have a Victor Reader. I would doubt that unless there is something that says you can access the Wish list when you go to download from BARD. Richard "There's a nap for that." -- an anonymous cat Sent from my iPhone SE > On Feb 28, 2020, at 3:56 PM, Carolyn <4caro

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Arnold Schmidt
Unfortunately, you cannot add to your wish list from the Victor Reader, it has to be done either with your computer, or the bard app. Once a book is on your wish list, you can download it from there with the Victor reader. Being that this list isn't really about the Victor Reader, if you don't

RE: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Carolyn
I haven't found anything indicating that I could. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 6:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wish List. I have no idea since I do not ha

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Marie
As previously posted, this limitation does not apply to downloads to your computer. -Original Message- From: Carolyn Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 3:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wish List. I always use my Victor Reader to download. Does this apply from it? -

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Evan Reese
I don't delete the books I read. Storage is small and cheap. I don't use the Wish List. When I see a book that sounds interesting, I download it for future reading. Again, storage takes up very little physical space. I don't see why anyone should care whether or not I delete the books I've read

Re: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
I've never heard of a place in the bard service agreement that you aren't meant to create a library of your own. If that were true, I'd get in major trouble as I've got over 17000 bard books downloaded to an external hard drive. I also don't think you can increase your monthly bard limit past the

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
I really wish people would get their facts correct before saying things that are simply not true. On the second gen victor stream, you can indeed add bard books to your wishlist. What you do, is when looking through a list of books on the stream and you want to add a book to your wishlist, is to

Re: OverDrive

2020-02-28 Thread Barbara Stahl
I use the overdrive app all the time. I don't know of any specific voice over issues. Sometimes the formats button on a books details page does not work. But for the most part this app and voiceover work well together. But an app update can change that at any time. I have had this happen before,

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread 'Gail Selfridge' via VIPhone
You can put books on the wish list either from a stream or a trek. I do it all the time. You find a book the same way you would find it if you were going to download it. Then with the book selected you hit the diamond key on your top row of keys, the one all the way to the right. That will say w

RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

2020-02-28 Thread Dennis Long
I am using an SE on Verizon and I didn't purchase it from Verizon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kitty hevener Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 2:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone Christopher thanks for sharing. I w

Re: Considering turning my Iphone service off

2020-02-28 Thread l . d . ethier23
Of course, you will use it as iPod. Lyne > Le 28 févr. 2020 à 18:30, Larry Lumpkin a écrit : > > We are considering switching our phone service to a simpler > phone that my wife and I can both use—the blindshell classic. If I > discontinue service on my Iphone 7, can I still u

RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

2020-02-28 Thread kitty hevener
Dennis, Was your phone an at&t? After getting the note from at&t saying they approved unlock of my phone and gave instructions as to how to proceed with another carrier, Verizon tells me the phone is still locked. They also tell me that if they were to put a new sim card in my "new" SE, that i

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Arnold Schmidt
Thanks to Joshua and Gail for telling us how to add to the wish list. Now, if they would just give us a way to search the sd card or internal memory for a given title. Thanks in advance if anybody knows how to do this. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone Six On Feb 28, 2020, at 8:3

Re: Wish List.

2020-02-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
That isn't possible on the stream just yet. It does need to be added though. On 2/28/20, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > Thanks to Joshua and Gail for telling us how to add to the wish list. Now, > if they would just give us a way to search the sd card or internal memory > for a given title. Thanks in

iOS 13.3.1 and Dictation in the App Store Broken?

2020-02-28 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I apologize in advance it feels like I've posted more in the past month to this list than I have in the entire preceding year. However, I just keep running into things that seem to be broken. Today it's found in the app store. If I am in t

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Don't break the law in any way shape or form! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of bentleyj1...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, 29 February 2020 2:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Bard jail What can I do to avoid Jail? James B -Original Messa

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Even more in February! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, 29 February 2020 3:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Bard jail Which is an insanely generous number as one would have to read 3 and a third books a day to