RE: Apple Event next Monday the 18th

2021-10-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Could also refer to anything wireless as in your are unleashed from wires. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: October 12, 2021 5:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Event next Monday the 18th The title didn’t copy in my original note. It is

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is a typical Davy message  -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of davycupp...@gmail.com Sent: October 12, 2021 1:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out As far as I know no bugs are being solved for voiceover even not in the

sending email with Siri

2021-10-12 Thread Dennis Long
I just did two test emails with Siri. It works great. One side note if the email address isn't in your contacts it might have trouble getting it. So I would make sure the email address is in your contacts. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

Re: Text editing with braille displays

2021-10-12 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, I saw this issue in the betas. Originally it happened everywhere, but it happened less and less as the betas went along; it didn't happen in Notes, Mail, or Messages by the time of release. What app are you using? I would suggest for now writing your text in Notes and then pasting it into

RE: Apple Event next Monday the 18th

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
The title didn't copy in my original note. It is Graphic Unleashed." So, probably about new Mac computers at least. 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

Siri and Emails

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
I just received the below message from Apple Accessibility: Hello Richard, We wanted to follow up to let you know that you are once again able to ask Siri to write, send, and check unread emails. Reinstating Siri actions to check call history and voicemail will take a bit more time, and we will

Hint for playing latest version of seven little words

2021-10-12 Thread Sherrie Gosling
At first I was a bit frustrated trying to play the latest version of seven little words. I practically had to pound on the screen to make it register which tile I wanted. I wrote about this problem to the company and got a reply back that said they were working on it but it seemed the first

Apple Event next Monday the 18th

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
This is all that was in the announcement. Apple Event Watch the event on 10/18October 18th at 10 a.m. PDTPacific Daylight Time. View online at apple.com or on the Apple TV app. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - Jane Wagner My Web site:

RE: hey siri

2021-10-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi folks, I have 15.0.2 and I just asked siri how far dallas was She said she didn't know how far by car, But as the crow flies, It's about 12728 Km I guess flyings a better option as driving might get wet and I'm not sure where the closest gas station is after north cape, -Original

RE: Caller ID.

2021-10-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Carolyn, How do you mean If you get a call, You could always flick across to see the callers name on the screen by highlighting it, That’s probably the best / simplist way to find the names. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 6:15 am

Re: New hand gestures on Apple watch

2021-10-12 Thread Jenifer Barr
Thank you Richard. I am running watch OS 8 and IOS 15 but can't get these to work. Will have to keep playing with that. Thank you for the explanation! Jen Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2021, at 8:21 PM, Christopher Chaltain > wrote: > > I can't understand this message, so let me just

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-12 Thread Jennie Facer
I know this cannot be discussed much here, but yes, indeed, Apple is fixing bugs in the latest update. 15.1 will be much better. Jenn and Kumi > On Oct 12, 2021, at 2:06 PM, davycupp...@gmail.com wrote: > > I hope that all these bugs you all mention are all reported update after > update to

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-12 Thread davycuppens
I hope that all these bugs you all mention are all reported update after update to Apple Accessibility! -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: viphone@googlegroups.com Namens Maria Campbell Verzonden: dinsdag 12 oktober 2021 1:12 Aan: viphone@googlegroups.com Onderwerp: Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-12 Thread davycuppens
As far as I know no bugs are being solved for voiceover even not in the current beta. Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: viphone@googlegroups.com Namens sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com Verzonden: maandag 11 oktober 2021 21:58 Aan: viphone@googlegroups.com Onderwerp: RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

RE: Text editing with braille displays

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
Which display and where are you getting the repeated letter exactly. Onboard editing, or when connected to a computer? 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 -Original Message- From:

Re: Text editing with braille displays

2021-10-12 Thread Renee Patete
Sorry I believe I sent my last reply to the wrong address by mistake. I have turned off automatic translation but still hhaving this repeating letter problem. It seems to not be happening in Mail though - I've tried twice to create examples of the issue here but it refuses to do it for me.

Re: Text editing with braille displays

2021-10-12 Thread Renee Patete
I'm using the Unified English Braille code, the standard code in my country since 2004. I also have automatic translation on. However, it isn't expanding to its print equivalent, but just repeating letters from the other words. I'll try turning it off anyway. Renee > On 13/10/2021, at 08:24,

RE: Text editing with braille displays

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
We need to know a few things to help. One, what are your braille settings? IN particular, which braille code you are using and under the braille input setting, are you using uncontracted or contracted, and is automatic translation on or off? If automatic translation is on, try turning it off

RE: Caller ID.

2021-10-12 Thread Carolyn
Probably that would work, Richard, thanks. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Caller ID. I’ve never seen a setting like that.

Text editing with braille displays

2021-10-12 Thread Renee Patete
Hi everyone, I have been experiencing issues with text editing with my braille display and my iPhone since iOS 15 came out. If I have made a mistake in text and go back to change it, such as to change a letter or add some words, my phone and braille display will often add additional repeated

RE: Caller ID.

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
I've never seen a setting like that. What happens if you flick up with two fingers after the first caller ID to read the entire screen. 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:

Caller ID.

2021-10-12 Thread Carolyn
Is it possible to get the phone to announce the caller twice on an 11? Thanks. -- 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 member's post is inappropriate, please

RE: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Carolyn
Light touch must be right. I never had the first problem after Rita Howell's tutorial on how to use the 10 and up screens. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Penny Reeder Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 10:40 AM To:

How to use Quick Settings in iOS 15 to simplify the Rotor

2021-10-12 Thread Richard Turner
Thomas Domville did a very nice podcast on Applevis.com about the Quick Settings feature now in iOS 15. I recommend taking the time to listen to it. https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/how-configure-and-use-voiceover-quick-settings-ios HTH, Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for

RE: hey siri

2021-10-12 Thread Carolyn
Paula, try asking something you don't need to know, like how far is it to Dallas, then asking what you really want to know. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paula Jordan Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 9:16 PM To:

RE: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-12 Thread Carolyn
You know what else about Hay Siri, Siri won't answer the question asked a second time. I said, Hay Siri, what's my battery level and got no answer; no answer second time either. So, then later on I said, Hay Siri, what's the temperature; no answer. Then I asked, Hay Siri, what's my battery

RE: Voice Clock won't start at my appointed start time.

2021-10-12 Thread dm-hill
Hi Robin, It does do the quarter hours. The only way I accidentally got it to work is that on the setting screen I turned the announce of the quarter hours on and off a couple of times. When you hear it chime, you know it is on. That is if it is on, it will chime right away. By the

Re: Voice Clock won't start at my appointed start time.

2021-10-12 Thread Robin Frost
Hey Richard and others, How on earth do you get big Ben to work? I bought it, installed it set its notifications as it asked and nothing doing here. I miss having my quarter hours chimed if it does that. As I said here it's doing a bunch of nothing making me kind

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread l . d . ethier23
You can also use the same gesture as before. Lyne > Le 12 oct. 2021 à 10:37, Sieghard Weitzel a écrit : > >  > If you slide down until you feel the first vibration (you also hear a little > sound) and then lift your finger that is control center. > If you want notification center then you

RE: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Penny, You could set up the back tap or another gesture to bring up control center as you can now customize gestures and taps in Voiceover Settings. I would furthermore argue there is no need for any additional implementation of how you can get to control and notification center because

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Penny Reeder
Yes, i see what you mean. It takes practice, but it’s still tricky! I think the most important requirement is an extremely light touch!Do you think Control Panel could be somehow added to the list of Quick Keys? That would be convenient. Thanks Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2021, at 10:28

RE: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you slide down until you feel the first vibration (you also hear a little sound) and then lift your finger that is control center. If you want notification center then you slide past the first vibration/sound until you get to the second and lift your finger. It is identical to when you swipe

RE: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Slowly is not required, once you get the hang of it you can do it very fast, almost more like a flick down as long as you start after touching the status bar and hear the little sound. you can do it From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Penny Reeder Sent: October 12, 2021 5:57 AM To:

Word game puzzle between 2 users?

2021-10-12 Thread Steve Spamer
Hi. A year or so ago, I came back to IOS and the iPhone after owning an Android device for about 4 years, prior to that I had an iPhone 4. I remember having a word puzzle game that 2 users could play, but I can't remember it's name. Basically, you were given a number of letters to create a

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Penny Reeder
Try sliding down slowly with one finger, starting close to the lefthand edge, from the top. As you slide down, you will hear a faint blip. Pick up your finger, and Control Center shkuld open. Hope this helps, Penny Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2021, at 11:22 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >

Re: IOS 15.0.2 is out

2021-10-12 Thread Jennie Facer
This has happened to me, but it has been fixed and it will be coming out soon. Jenn and Kumi > On Oct 11, 2021, at 6:01 PM, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: > >  > It crashes as soon as you hit the more cards button. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mark > Brett > Sent:

Re: Considering the new Apple Watch

2021-10-12 Thread Jennie Facer
I have a series 6, and I am not having any difficulties with it at all. I love it paired tomy Braille display as well. Jenn and Kumi > On Oct 12, 2021, at 3:58 AM, Renee Patete wrote: > > Hi, > I haven't been told of any specific issues, just something about the screen > reader itself (not

Re: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard

2021-10-12 Thread Jennie Facer
Go to settings, accessibility, VoiceOver, typing and you will find it there. You can choose between caps lock and control plus option keys. Hope this helps. Jenn and Kumi > On Oct 12, 2021, at 5:29 AM, Johna Gravitt wrote: > >  > Thank you, that’s helpful. > > > From:

Re: gesture to get to the control center on the home screen

2021-10-12 Thread Donna Casteen
Kay, To open the control center, touch the status bar, then using three fingers swipe up from the bottom of the screen. To open notifications, touch the status bar and swipe down using three fingers. Donna > >  > You said to let go after the first haptic feedback, then to slide down >

RE: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard

2021-10-12 Thread Johna Gravitt
Thank you, that’s helpful. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of chrisjudge1...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 4:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard I know on the iPhone you have to go in to voice over settings

Re: Considering the new Apple Watch

2021-10-12 Thread Renee Patete
Hi, I haven't been told of any specific issues, just something about the screen reader itself (not the voices) being "broken". I think this may have been in relation to series 6, so I'd just like to see if blind users are still using the Apple Watch with the screen reader running in the present

RE: Considering the new Apple Watch

2021-10-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Renee, I'm awaiting my new one to arrive in the next few weeks. As for it's synthasizer It should be the same as you get on the watch OS 8 as the watch series 7 will use that OS out of the box. Other than that, What types of issues are you being in formed of? As the watch has not yet been

RE: anyone know where I could get some ringtones of dec-talk synthe?

2021-10-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Waw, That's going back a few years now. What about contacting the company that they were made by, Whom I can't remember the name of now. But didn't they use a voice similar to that of eloquence -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent:

RE: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard

2021-10-12 Thread chrisjudge1967
I know on the iPhone you have to go in to voice over settings and designate the caps lock as the VO key in order for this to work. Chris Judge From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Hill Sent: October 12, 2021

RE: Updating Air Pod Pro firmware

2021-10-12 Thread chrisjudge1967
Hi. From what I understand it just happens automatically and there is no way to force it. Chris Judge From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of danneyya...@gmail.com Sent: October 11, 2021 11:16 PM To:

Re: Question about pluggable foldable Bluetooth keyboard

2021-10-12 Thread Robert Hill
Well, I'm not sure with a iPhone keyboard, but on the Macintosh, you can just hold down the caps lock key and press the key you want to use, just like holding the "control-option" key combination for the Voiceover keys. If I'm wrong, I apologize for passing incorrect info. Bob Hill > On Oct

anyone know where I could get some ringtones of dec-talk synthe?

2021-10-12 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi to all. Does anyone know where I can find some ringtones of dectalk synthesyzer. I found some clips on an ftp site I use sometimes, but most of the clips are to large to work as ringtones. Thanks for any help. -- Joshua Hendrickson Joshua Hendrickson -- The following information is