Thanks Sieghard! . I really don't get along well with Siri although I have
gotten her to set a straight forward alarm. I think I asked her to set a daily
one a while back and ended up, ... lets go with frustrated and no alarm. That
said knowing that she Should do it I may try again, ... one
Thank you Richard! I had thought it was there but I couldn't find it. Your
message inspired me to experiment further and I did finally discover the
feature!
Appreciate the help,
Joy
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. ... Life
is either a daring adventure
And, if as an example you want an alarm every day at 7 AM all you have to do
is say the following to SIRI:
Hey SIRI, set an alarm at 7 AM every day
If you only want it to go off Monday to Friday, say “Hey SIRI, set an alarm at
7 AM Monday to Friday”.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf
Yes, the Alarm in the Apple clock app.
You can set it to repeat daily.
And, you can either choose one of their sounds, or select a song from your
library.
Richard
Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it
just stops you from enjoying the good."
Sent with
Good evening,
Is there an app that will allow you to set the alarm for a given time and
have it go off everyday? I'd appreciate any suggestions please!
Thank you very much,
Joy
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. ... Life
is either a daring adventure or
Swiping up with 3 fingers is the /Control Center, the Control Center entry in
Settings is not the Control Center itself just as the Notification Center item
in settings is not the actual Notification Center.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of deidre
muccio
Hi I just received an Apple TV fourth generation today end it is set up but I
have some questions.
First is there anyway using voice over to know when your remote needs to be
charged and I know there is a cable inside the box so question is can you use
your wall plug for your phone to charge
I think you will find that Netflix will just do landscape.
You won't have to change the setting.
Not sure why the the pitch came back.
Richard
Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it
just stops you from enjoying the good."
Sent with the iPhone SE 2020
Who’s had one too many already? Not me. Anyway no when I hit the dictate button
on the keyboard it’s like it’s rushing to say something as if someone
strangling it at the same time. So it’s got that high pitch sound again. It’s
being emphasize for some reason. And yes right after I read your
I'm happy to provide swift kicks when needed, grin.
I'm glad it was that easy.
Later,
Richard
Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it
just stops you from enjoying the good."
Sent with the iPhone SE 2020
www.turner42.com
On May 6, 2020, at 6:46 PM, Mike
Forget my last reply about the mute switch, I found it. I don't recall
which way it's supposed to be, so I switched it to the opposite way to see
what happens. And holy crap Batman, Simple Repeat Timer is squawking again!
Thanks for the swift kick!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
Where is the mute switch on these new SE's? My ring tone and other sounds
work, so I assumed the mute switch was off.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
*My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee
it cleans the toilet.
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Well I mis-remembered the case we ordered. There was one under 10, but the one
I actually ordered is $12.99, I don't have a link, but here is the info:ESR Air
Armor Designed for iPhone SE 2020 Case/iPhone 8 Case [Shock-Absorbing]
[Scratch-Resistant] [Military Grade Protection] Hard
Well that one-liner of yours made me laugh out loud. Thank you for your
encouragement End support. Siri just put in their shirt. I corrected it.And
what? Under $10? Send me a link please. I still have one phone that needs a
case.
Believe it or not, it is my old iPhone 6 which I am holding in my
Hi Mike,
Sorry for being dense. I thought you were describing the timer, not naming it.
O well.
I just downloaded it and have both Start/Stop and Loud Start/Stop sounds on,
and when I hit the go button, it makes the sound.
Are you sure your mute switch isn’t on?
This would have helped
What exactly do you mean? Do you mean what other features are included in the
assistive touch menu? Or are you asking something else?
> On May 6, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote:
>
> Interesting about Assistive Touch. Does it affect other things you do on the
>
It's called Simple Repeat Timer, but in Siri suggestions it's called, Repeat
Timer. It's turned on in Siri suggestions, but it doesn't show in
Notifications at all. The icon on the Home screen is Repeat Timer as well,
but when you go to the app store to download the app, the app is called,
What is the app name?
And, have you checked Settings, Notifications to make sure sounds are on for
that app?
Richard
Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it
just stops you from enjoying the good."
Sent with the iPhone SE 2020
www.turner42.com
On May 6,
Hi All,
On my new SE 2020 phone the Simple Repeat Timer doesn't make the
notification sound when the selected time has been reached and is about to
repeat. Both the start / stop and loud start / stop options are turned on,
but still no go. I've turned them both off and turned them back on
Great! That worked. I'm so glad.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The rotor
There are a ton of options in the rotor.
Flick right
OK, I have and have had characters selected. Yet, occasionally, speech gts on
there. At least I know to get it back to my preferred setting and rotor the
Rotor to Character.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
John Panarese
I think you've earned supper and a double manhattan.
The jumpiness I think is the extra fast responsiveness.
It is significantly faster than the old SE plus it has that haptic feedback. I
odered a clear case for my new SE to show off the red color. It will be here
Saturday. It was $9.99.
But
My apologies for not doing or giving a proper sign off on some of these posts.
Like I said the phone seems to bounce me all over the place When I’m trying to
read or edit some thing I’ve written in mail. I don’t know why. It’s very
strange. It’s unpleasant.Plus voiceover is an even reading me
Thank you Richard. Yes the phone is now locked. I found it not in control
center in settings but I did it the way you suggested the old way kind of a
three finger swipe up after first touching the status bar and it was there.
I have to say that I find my new SE jumpy. I think that’s a good way
Do you mean the dictate is saying something like dictight?
Not all voices say that, and it is completely stupid that it does.
It's like sometimes VoiceOver decides to pronounce yesterday, as yestertay.
Replacing the D with a T.
Did you get the orientation locked?
Richard
"There's a nap for
There are a ton of options in the rotor.
Flick right until you hear Speech Rate Selected.
Double tap so it just says Speech rate and close the settings.
Now, Rotor will no longer have speech rate on it.
Richard
"There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon.
VoiceOver settings under the rotor allows you to select or deselect anything
from the rotor.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com
Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer
That’s why I mention Netflix, because I realize that everyone would want to
watch a movie in landscape mode. But I don’t expect that when I’m just holding
the phone doing other things like dictating a message. Speaking of that I don’t
know why my dictation button sounds so bizarre when the rest
Character is selected. I don't know how to get Speech Rate off the Rotor.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:29 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The rotor
Carolyn,
If
Interesting about Assistive Touch. Does it affect other things you do on the
iPhone?
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Barbara Stahl
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 2:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iphone x
Carolyn,
If you are satisfied with the speech rate when you get it set, go into
VoiceOver Settings, Rotor, and unselect speech rate so it is no longer on the
rotor.
Richard
"There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon.
-Original Message-
From:
It’s very accessible, it works really well.
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 6, 2020, at 4:02 PM, 'Maria Reyes' via VIPhone
> wrote:
>
> I have a potential meeting to join on MS teams. How accessible is the app?
>
> sent from the iPhone 11 Pro
>
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Rotor annoys snot out of me, when it gets on Speech Rate. I get speech back
where I want it, then move Rotor back to character, but eventually, it will
creep back.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
deidre muccio
Sent:
And I don't either, Dave.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Dave
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 3:26 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Phones manufactured.
I don't think the original sender, meant us to take it
I have a potential meeting to join on MS teams. How accessible is the app?
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Yes. You don’t have to admit them to the call like Zoom. If Carol is available
to talk right away she can tap on the notification she can tap the join call
button and she’ll be in. I think the waiting thing simply means that it’s
waiting for Carol to join
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> On May
If all the devices are on the same Apple ID then yes.
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> On May 6, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Fanus Buys wrote:
>
> Hello List
> Would unsubscribing from apple music on one iDevice also unsubscribe it on
> one's other iDevices?
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Just to add to what Wayne says, If you hear the VoiceOver clicks, remove your
finger from the screen and start over.
You want the finger tip on the edge of the phone, not really on the screen, and
as you slide onto the screen you will hear a different sort of sound, keep
going until the first
One relatively easy way is to enable the assistive touch feature in the
disability section of settings. it will put a virtual home button on your
screen at all times. You then double tap it and you will get several options
like device home and notifications. If you want the app switcher you
No,
You cannot gift a free app, but you can send the link; however, the link will
be for the United States store if I sent it, or the Canadian store if someone
in Canada sent it, etc.
So, perhaps complain to Amazon Customer Service.
And ask them why it is not available in South Africa.
Hello. You need to use swipe gestures from the bottom of the screen.
Place a finger on the bottom of the screen, doesn't matter where, and
you hear and feel a bump. If you then slide up, you will encounter 2
beeps and vibrations. The first is the Home screen vibration, and the
second is for the
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Would unsubscribing from apple music on one iDevice also unsubscribe it on
one's other iDevices?
Regards
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Hello Daniel
No, I don't mind to speak English to Alexa. English is still one of the
official languages and Siri can not understand our other languages but it is
available on our iPhones so Amazon has no excuse not to let us have their app.
Regards
Fanus
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From:
how do you activate the home button on the Iphone X?
and how do you get out of an app?
I'm new to the Iphone x.
thanks
shirley
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So it isn’t like with zoom where I have to admit them to the call?
Let me see if I understand. When I see for example, Carol waiting. Then on her
screen Carol will see a buttom that she has to tap to come onto the call?
K
Sent from Kimber's iPhone
The happy ending still beckons, and it is in
Not sure on donating. Just use Alexa.amazon.com in any web browser and you will
get some of the functionality from the Amazon Alexa App. For a while, they were
sold in Canada with no official support of skills and local weather. They came
to be properly supported in Canada as of the Echo Third
Hello list
I suppose the answer is no but I am just wondering. I need the Alexa app but
it is not available in the South African app store. I find it strange and
sad that I can purchase Amazon Echo products locally but their app is not
available here.
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I’m not sure what you are experiencing. You might be holding too long on the
edit field or touching some other control on the screen? I would need more
details as to what you are experiencing.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email,
In the Camera app when you flick to record video after setting camera mode to
video, I turn speech off, then double tap, which starts the recording, and
double tap again when I’m done, then turn speech back on again with three
finger double tap; that illiminates voice during recording.
On
Hello,
I have a strange iTunes issue with my iPhone XR running IOS 13.4.1 iTunes
Version 12.10.6.2
and Windows10.
Under the Devices option of the Files menu in iTunes it used to say
"Synchronise Malcolm Parfitt's iPhone"
If I sign out of iCloud on my iPhone it is enabled again.
Ian,
The best solution will be a function of which hardware you're wanting this most
accessible approach to run under. Will all parties be using the same type of
device to access the information or will some be using smart phones and others
computers? I expect the other caveat is that the more
There is no way you can make everyone join. they will have to join on there
own. just go up to the top of the screen and double tap on a group member's
name then you should see the group name and a FaceTime button. If they double
tap on that button they will be in the call.
sent from the
This sounds like a future choice which should be built-in to the Camera app
itself. Meantime, try using a set of headphones since the phone won't hear
itself. This is a similar problem when using voice control with speech. Again,
are use headphones so the phone doesn't hear itself.
Sent from
I also wonder if fat Simon (his words not mine) thinks it's OK for kids to
slave for cents a day. Back in the 1800's kids often were used in the early
manufacturing processes as well because they were small and could crawl into
large mechanical machinery to apply oil or lube or fix things and
Only thing I would add to Richard's reply is that you need to remember that
certain apps force the orientation to landscape mode even if you have it locked
to portrait mode.
Since you mentioned it specifically, Netflix is one of these apps since
visually it makes no sense to watch a movie or
You would definitely want something very secure for this and actually most
password managers such as Roboform, 1Password etc. have this capacity. I have
been a Roboform user for probably at least 15 years and have probably hundreds
of logins as well as dozens of what Roboform calls "Safe Notes"
I know the camera has given guidance for a while now, but I don't
remember it doing this when recording video. But this morning I was
recording a video and it was full of sounds and voice guidance telling
me where to move the camera and a series of beeps. Is there a way to
turn this off while
Hi all,
Recently I've been tapped to act as host for a group FaceTime call for
a group of friends.
I begin the call by double tapping the button in our group text
messages that indicates how many people are in the group. On the next
screen I double tap facetime and the call is initiated.
I
I'll answer in context:
First, I believe that you can lock the screen orientation and control setting.
Yes you can, on all iPhones since at least the 5S.
Touch the Status bar where the clock, battery level, etc., are and flick up
with three fingers.
The first item in the third row is Lock
Me again. Here’s another question having to do with the rotor.
I suspect that some of these issues have to do with going from a high version
of iOS 12 to 13. when I’m simply trying to edit a message in Mail for instance
it’s giving me all kinds of things I’m not asking for like a way to insert
Hello Mark
Just for interest sake. I tried to purchase an album from Amazon which I could
not find in Apple Music but the only way to pay which they offer, is via USD,
so they do not accept my SA credit card info. I can buy Kindle books and
Audible books with my SA credit card and in January I
Hello all,
My new phone is doing some rather irritating things and I haven’t figured out
how to tweak the settings to perfection. Here are a few things that I need help
with.
First, I believe that you can lock the screen orientation and control setting
but this may not be true for all iPhones
The original poster was posting from Gmail, which does provide server side
rules. I believe someone else already pointed this out.
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Chaltain at Gmail
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf
> Of Simon A Fogarty
> Sent: Wednesday, May 6,
Children's lives and welfare do not have to be placed in jeopardy in exchange
for a job. Workers can manufacture products in safe environments. Sure the cost
may go up, but how important is the price of a luxury product versus the life
and health of a child?
--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at
As has been stated earlier, Samsung is based in South Korea and although they
have manufacturing in South Korea, they also have manufacturing in other
countries now, such as Vietnam.
--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Gmail
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On
So you're condoning child labor? I can only assume that you're joking or
trolling.
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Chaltain at Gmail
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf
> Of Simon A Fogarty
> Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:12 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>
Hello,
I would suggest talking to them and telling them using the power of
your voice. I wouldn't trust that info stored in plain text to be held
anywhere.
On 5/6/20, Ian Harrison wrote:
> Hi all listers,
>
> I am looking for the most accessible solution to sharing important data with
> my
Hello Anna,
Thanks for your reply, I hope I find you well in these anxious times.
The Apex is the only device that he has attempted to pair with his new iPhone
SE2020.
The iPhone says to check the Apex is ready and the correct pairing code is
used. We are using four 0’s and
You also have to remember that small children have finer fingers so using them
to put together mobile phones is a win as they can get their fingers right in
to those tight spaces to put in the screws
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent:
Re call centres,
I was dealing with a call centre here in new Zealand and had a guy who was
obviously Indian,
It was troublesome trying to understand his English skills but it was more of a
pain in the ass that Vodafone nz wouldn’t' help with the issues I had.
And I have more issues with my
Hi all listers,
I am looking for the most accessible solution to sharing important data with my
family, and only my family. Which app would you recommend?
I want to share bank account details, logins and text information such as where
to find stuff in an emergency, so it can’t just be a
Samsung is made in south korea!
My hugo boss jeans are probably made in asia if not the USA or itali
My shoes are made in asia adidas
But hell I have to dress myself and I'll pay good money for good products
What the people making the products get paid is something the world needs to
push
Yeah but at least that kid has a job,
And the shirt they make will be great on a kid in another country
Because it sure as hell wont fit my 105Kg carcus!
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 6:58 AM
To:
Also if you have a web interface for your mail account through your provider
You might be able to setup the rules through the webmail service.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 2:10 AM
To:
I don't think the original sender, meant us to take it literally.
Dave.
-Original Message-
From: alia robinson
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2020 8:17 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Phones manufactured.
not saying an individual can change it, my objection was to the
not saying an individual can change it, my objection was to the original poster
saying “I don’t care who makes my iphone; it’s made my life so much easier’ a
statement like that, I can’t even fathom it! if we speak out about caring
that’s a start. saying I can’t change it, so who cares. what if
Have you tried amazon?
Always read the reviews.
Dave.
-Original Message-
From: Carolyn
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 11:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Looking for a durable case for a iPhone SE 2020
If the day comes that I ever get to go back to Wal-Mart, I'll check.
and when it comes to iPhones. You don't get much choice, where it is
manufactured>
Dave.
-Original Message-
From: Carolyn
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 11:10 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Phones manufactured.
Dido here, Laury.
I certainly do not want to have good
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