Re: Blind Apples, another list

2021-09-28 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Thanks Richard for the info. I will also join the list. I didn't know of it until you sent this message to us on this list. On 9/28/21, Wendy Lin wrote: > Thanks for the info! I’ll join! It’s nice to be on multiple Apple groups! > :) > >> On Sep 28, 2021, at 11:14 PM, Simon A Fogarty >>

checking braille settings on 7 little words

2021-09-28 Thread Janet Bell
Morning as the subject says where can I check the braille settings in seven little words.  thank you for any help. Janet -- 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: Blind Apples, another list

2021-09-28 Thread Wendy Lin
Thanks for the info! I’ll join! It’s nice to be on multiple Apple groups! :) > On Sep 28, 2021, at 11:14 PM, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Bye! > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 4:11 pm > To: viphone@googlegroups.com >

RE: Blind Apples, another list

2021-09-28 Thread Richard Turner
Simon, I did not say bye, are you leaving? Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - Jane Wagner My Web site: https://www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon A Fogarty Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 8:14 PM To:

RE: Blind Apples, another list

2021-09-28 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Bye! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 4:11 pm To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Blind Apples, another list If anyone else would like to join a list that covers similar topics as this one, plus has the advantage of being hosted

Blind Apples, another list

2021-09-28 Thread Richard Turner
If anyone else would like to join a list that covers similar topics as this one, plus has the advantage of being hosted by Groups.io, check out Blind Apples. Here is their description and subscription info. Group Description Whether it's iOS, iPhone, the mac mini, the mac book pro, pages,

Re: new mispronunciation in 14.8; is it fixed in 15?

2021-09-28 Thread Donna Casteen
I use Samantha Enhanced. I have not had the pronunciation problem in IOS 14.8 nor IOS 15 that you described. Most of the pronunciation problems with Samantha Enhanced have been fix. The 2 words that haven't been corrected by Apple that I have come across so far are: onto said as onta & defeat

Regarding updating apps.

2021-09-28 Thread Maria Heinrichs
Hi. This is Maria. I hope this isn't off topic but since someone else was talking about certain game apps I guess I can ask as well. So Dice world hasn't been updated in about a year. I asked the developer in an e-mail directly why there hasn't been an update and he hasn't gotten back. One

Re: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Esther Levegnale
I have a 7+, which I like very much, but eventually I want to get the new 13 Pro Max once the bugs are ironed out. Thanks so much. Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Sep 27, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Esther, all of us who have

RE: Fix for the issue with Voiceover not saying the name of some apps in the App Switcher

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, or you can flick left and back to the right since I have always had Voiceover speak everything when I was going to the right, but why not make this small change and it's fixed unless of course you have a good reason why you don't want to turn off Reduce Motion. From: 'Harry Bell' via

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Richard Turner
Joe and others, This is the very first time in my years on this list that I used a silly subject line to grab folks attention. It clearly worked. I did not expect it to go off the rails. If this group was on groups.io it would be easy to mute subjects when they have either proven to be off

Re: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Joe Orozco
Would you mind kindly using more descriptive subject lines for better sorting? Thanks much for your initial impressions of the new iPhone.--Joe On 9/28/21, Richard Turner wrote: > Well Mr. Ring, > > You must not have bothered to read my original post. > I started out with: > OK< a completely

Re: Problem With Siri

2021-09-28 Thread Tali Sarnetzky
hank you both for your replies. Liel, You might be right. Siegert, I totally agree with you, but each person does things their own way, I suppose. I also received a suggestion to call Apple accessibility and I think this is what I will suggest to my friend. Thank you all again. Have a great

RE: Apple One

2021-09-28 Thread brent
I wonder if it prorates automatically, and then just charges the difference, or leaves credit on your account for next time automatically, depending on how early in the billing cycle you do it. I know they aren't necessarily as hard about the refund situation as one has been lead to believe in

Re: Fix for the issue with Voiceover not saying the name of some apps in the App Switcher

2021-09-28 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
An alternative is just to tap the screen when VoiceOver merely says "Active", because then VoiceOver does speak the name of the app. Harry > On 28 Sep 2021, at 19:42, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > >  > I received a tip on another list regarding the issue where when you bring up > the app

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And your message qualifies for that honor as well, as Forest Gump said "Stupid is as stupid does" As Richard said, maybe read first and complain later. Richard was simply injecting a bit of fun and levity into his post. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of richr...@gmail.com Sent:

Fix for the issue with Voiceover not saying the name of some apps in the App Switcher

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I received a tip on another list regarding the issue where when you bring up the app switcher and flick left through your open apps Voiceover only says "Active, actions available" or something like that but it doesn't first say the name of the app you are on. I think on Applevis it said that it

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Richard Turner
Well Mr. Ring, You must not have bothered to read my original post. I started out with: OK< a completely misleading subject line, but Santa Claus came yesterday cleverly disguised as a UPS delivery person with my iPhone 13 Pro, Sierra Blue, 256GB. (For those who do not get the reference of the

RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email notification.

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It definitely won't hurt. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: September 28, 2021 11:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email notification. I did that after updating to 15; should I do it again?

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Well, it must be a known bug then for certain devices just as it seems to be the case with the Wallet app crashing. I was at first a bit hesitant to upgrade, but at this point this is probably the least buggy and most stable upgrade I have done in quite a few years. I have an iPhone 11 and I

RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email notification.

2021-09-28 Thread Carolyn
I did that after updating to 15; should I do it again? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no

RE: new Seven Little Words

2021-09-28 Thread CJ & AA MAY
Thanks for sharing this. Maybe I’ll take a look. I’d prefer something on my iPhone as I can then do it anywhere in the house or if I am away. Alison From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Janet Bell Sent: 28 September 2021 08:05 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new Seven

Re: new mispronunciation in 14.8; is it fixed in 15?

2021-09-28 Thread Esther Levegnale
funny thing! I noticed the miss pronunciation as well. Like you, I went through the letters and they were all correct. How weird is this? Ha ha! Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Sep 27, 2021, at 7:29 PM, R Van Lant wrote: > >  > Hi, I just sent the below to apple

Re: Question

2021-09-28 Thread Donna Casteen
If you haven't found the type of app that you are searching for, I have a suggestion. Have someone create a groups.io group. Church members will have to join the group. The group owner can setup the group to be used to send out emails only. Good luck on your original search. Donna > >  >

Re: 7 little words version 7.0.12

2021-09-28 Thread Janet Bell
Hi Dan yes it has we are awaiting his next fix to see if he rectifies these errors.  Janet On 28/09/2021 15:54, Dan wrote: I haven't been following all the posts about this app so if this has been discussed just tell me and I'll go away. ;) I know version 7.0.11 had accessibility issues,

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
Yes, I did all this on my own and while on the phone with Apple Accessibility. Again, the Apple guy looked it up and noted that it was a known bug. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 9:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread richring
This is just about the stupidest subject line I’ve ever seen! From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 11:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus And have you checked under Notifications >

RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email notification.

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, I meant turning the phone off completely and then turn it back on after 20 or 30 seconds. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: September 28, 2021 8:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email

RE: screen record

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
When you say you went to Control Centre, how do you do this? It almost sounds like you are going to Settings > Control Centre which is where you set up what you want to appear in your Control Centre, but to actually bring up the Control Centre you touch the status bar and drag your finger down

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And have you checked under Notifications > Mail > Customize Notifications that a sound is selected for each of your accounts? Also, double check in Notifications > Mail that banners are in fact selected and also display on lock screen if that is what you want. For some reason my mail sounds were

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
Again, if the phone on iOS 15 is locked, then notifications come in. If I’m using the phone however, nothing. So… if I have both phone’s on my person and they’re both locked, then I now get alerts on both devices. The iPhone on iOS 15 (that is locked). And the other iPhone that’s still on iOS

Re: 7 little words version 7.0.12

2021-09-28 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Dan, The version that came out on Friday works pretty well. If you use braille, I recommend setting the alert time to 3 seconds or more, as braille output is now in the form of alert messages. Best, Anna > On Sep 28, 2021, at 9:54 AM, Dan wrote: > > I haven't been following all the

Re: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Esther Levegnale
I have not ordered this phone yet. I know everyone is talking about ironing the bugs out and I certainly want to wait until that happens. Thanks everyone! I love this list! Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Sep 27, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Carolyn

RE: calculator issue

2021-09-28 Thread Anthony Borg
The one I was referring to is the one above the number 8, but the one I needed to use was the Subtract. Excellent explanation as usual. Thanks for your patience and support. Kind regards Anthony From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: 28 September 2021 16:22

Re: new Seven Little Words

2021-09-28 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, The version that came out on friday is pretty responsive on my second generation SE and does provide braille if Braille Alert Time is high enough. I have it set to 3 seconds, which is long enough to show the words and clues, but you can make it longer if necessary. I like it that the focus

Re: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Esther Levegnale
Yes, I second that emotion! and I did mean the word emotion! Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Sep 27, 2021, at 10:53 AM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > But that is most interesting, Seigard, and you are so valuable to this list. > > -Original

RE: screen record

2021-09-28 Thread Anthony Borg
Many thanks for your explanation. Best regards From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: 28 September 2021 16:25 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: screen record Anthony, IF you hear Drag item, you are in edit mode and should press your home button or

No 5G? Your Verizon iPhone 13 May Need a New SIM Card

2021-09-28 Thread Alan Lemly
Following my signature, I'm pasting the text of the PC Magazine article discussing connecting to 5G and the possible need for a new Verizon SIM card with the iPhone 13 models. This article is by Sascha Segan and can be found here:

RE: an iphone charger question to purchase one of theese or not

2021-09-28 Thread Carolyn
That is the number I used a couple of weeks back, when I called them. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of regina alvarado Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 9:47 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: an iphone charger

RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email notification.

2021-09-28 Thread Carolyn
Do you mean turn off then back on? Or not? And if not, what do I do to reboot, please? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 5:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

7 little words version 7.0.12

2021-09-28 Thread Dan
I haven't been following all the posts about this app so if this has been discussed just tell me and I'll go away. ;) I know version 7.0.11 had accessibility issues, does anyone know if 7.0.12 has them too?  If so then I definitely will

RE: screen record

2021-09-28 Thread Richard Turner
Anthony, IF you hear Drag item, you are in edit mode and should press your home button or do the gesture to get to the home screen which cancels editing. IN brief, if you just want to record the screen to demonstrate to someone what VoiceOver is doing, make sure the screen curtain is off.

RE: calculator issue

2021-09-28 Thread Richard Turner
Anthony, You are hitting the wrong button. There is a plus/minus sign above the numbers on the calculator which I believe is used for formulas. The layout of the Apple Calculator screen is starting from the top: Result is the farthest toward the top of the screen. Below that you will find a row

Re: an iphone charger question to purchase one of theese or not

2021-09-28 Thread Anthony Vece
Regina; 877-204-3930 Is the correct number. Be safe Be careful Sent from my Verizon iPad > On Sep 28, 2021, at 9:47 AM, regina alvarado > wrote: > > Richard did Apple change their accessibility number? I have it in my > contacts, and I don’t use it very much. However, I’d like to use it

Re: an iphone charger question to purchase one of theese or not

2021-09-28 Thread regina alvarado
Richard did Apple change their accessibility number? I have it in my contacts, and I don’t use it very much. However, I’d like to use it when I need it and I don’t want to have to try to find another number. I have it as 877-204-3930. Just curious because the number you gave was so totally

Re: new mispronunciation in 14.8; is it fixed in 15?

2021-09-28 Thread Kimberly
I had no pronunciation problems with any of the examples using Samantha compact on an SE 2020. I am running iOS15. Also I am not experiencing any issues in the app switcher since updating. Sent from Kimber's Red iPhone True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of

RE: screen record

2021-09-28 Thread Anthony Borg
Hi I went in to the control center but I can’t activate the screen recording unfortunately. When I double tab on it, it says druggable. I can’t find the recording controls. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: 28 September 2021 11:09 To:

RE: an iphone charger question to purchase one of theese or not

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It will only charge faster if you pair it with at least a 20 Watt wall adapter. If you want to make sure you are future proof for years to come I would probably say get at least a USB-C wall adapter capable of 30 Watts or more. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On

RE: an iphone charger question to purchase one of theese or not

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Which iPhone do you have? Even the newest iPhone 13 series of phones only support fast charging at 15 Watts, the 65 Watt USB-C chargers are for newer laptops which support USB-C charging so while you can certainly use one for your iPhone, it certainly isn't necessary if that is all you use it

RE: An issue with Siri that hopefully will be fixed in an update

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It will only get fixed if people report it so if you experience something which you think is a bug you have to report it and the easiest way to do this is via the email accessibil...@apple.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Casey Sent: September 27, 2021

RE: Apple One

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Here is the "Featured Snippet from the web result" when I did a Google search for "Will I get a refund for any remaining subscriptions if I sign up for Apple One?" Apple says you will get an automated refund for the remaining months of Apple Arcade or Apple Music, after you sign in for Apple

RE: Dictation?

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
May be Apple doing things, my recommendation would be to upgrade to iOS 15 where all of this is done on device now and SIRI for requests as well as dictation is way more responsive in my opinion. Since I upgraded I never once had SIRI tell me "One moment please" while it was trying to process a

RE: Problem With Siri

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Why not just go to the Phone App, tap on the Recent Calls tab and then near the top you can select either "All" or "Missed". By default All is selected, double tap on Missed and all your missed calls are displayed. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Tali

RE: Screen locked or unlocked - no email notification.

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Have you rebooted your phone. I still experience the opposite at times, I have it set to lock after 1 minute and found that in previous versions of iOS, e.g. 14, 13, it would sometimes not lock and I am pretty sure it is still doing that in iOS 15 as well. I can fix this by rebooting the phone.

RE: screen record

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You turn it on and then everything you do is recorded until you go back to Control Centre and turn it off again. At that point the session you recorded is saved to Photos as a video you can share. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Borg Sent: September 28, 2021 12:58 AM To:

RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2021-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Sorry Cristobal, what does Apple need to address? I thought you said you aren't getting alerts and now you say you are getting them on both phones? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cristóbal Muñoz Sent: September 27, 2021 10:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Yes

calculator issue

2021-09-28 Thread Anthony Borg
Hi By any chance, has anyone experienced a problem with the plus and minus sign of the calculator, because everytime I touch the plus sign both of them notify me plus and minus at the same time. I'm not sure if this problem if it is an iOS 15 bug. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

screen record

2021-09-28 Thread Anthony Borg
Hi Can someone explain to me how to use the screen record please? I'm using iOS 15 on my iphone se first generation. Thanks in advance for any help Anthony -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: new Seven Little Words

2021-09-28 Thread Janet Bell
Hi Alison you can go to seven little words on line but you only et the first puzzle.  there is also a game you can download on your phone called Blindfold Seven Words which gives you seven clues and a whole load of letters to sort out that is the only one I can think off Take care and stay

RE: new Seven Little Words

2021-09-28 Thread CJ & AA MAY
Many thanks. I do miss doing the puzzle over a cup of tea in the morning. I don’t know of anything similar. Alison -- 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

Re: new Seven Little Words

2021-09-28 Thread Janet Bell
Hi Alison, I am inclined to agree with you there was nothing wrong with it in the first place.  will let you know if anything changes in it in the future.  Janet On 28/09/2021 07:36, CJ & AA MAY wrote: Hello Janet Yes, I got a lit of the gestures but I still found using the app sluggish

RE: new Seven Little Words

2021-09-28 Thread CJ & AA MAY
Hello Janet Yes, I got a lit of the gestures but I still found using the app sluggish and unpredictable and then decided it really wasn’t worth all the agro and have deleted it. Hopefully a more useable version will be restored and something similar be out there, but I just lost patience