RE: iTunes music library

2021-11-22 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Firstly, Don't delete your library from itunes. I did this and lost everything off my phones music app. As for meta data, If the music you are looking for is in your itunes or music app on a mac computer, Then it should automatically sync with yor phone music app, Ensure that you are signed

RE: External Drive for iPhone?

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
They exist and are made by at least 2 or 3 manufacturers I have heard of, the SanDisk iXpand is one option, Another is the iDiskk is another (not ethe spelling with a double K at the end). Here is an article which lists these and a couple of other options: Best flash drives for backing up your

RE: Powering off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Which iPhone do you have? If it's anything like an XR, 11, 12 or 13 series phone holding the side button does not bring up the Power Off screen, you have to either press and hold one of the volume buttons along with the side button at the same time or press first volume up briefly, then volume

RE: Siri not letting you send messages?

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I doubt one can get an iPhone on a cruise ship for less than at an Apple Store or from your carrier. As for getting it in other countries, I assume that in Panama they are also either not cheaper if not more expensive and then of course there is the small fact that I doubt Panama has an Apple

RE: Siri not letting you send messages?

2021-11-22 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Esther you just made me think If you are going on a cruise, firstly I hope you get to enjoy it as much as you can, But if you get duty free on the cruise, or cheap things from other locations Could you pic up a a new phone while on the cruise? Either way, Enjoy From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Siri is Acting Crazy Again!

2021-11-22 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Think my boots are to big for you, But oh well there are always rentals. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Esther Levegnale Sent: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 4:55 pm To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri is Acting Crazy Again! Well, guess what! My shoe and boot size is size

RE: External Drive for iPhone?

2021-11-22 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Richard, Are there any issues with apps on your iDevice accessing files stored on that external device? Because of Apple’s closed file system, I got in the habit of purchasing the amount of iPhone memory I thought I’d ever need due to inability for some apps to play media files stored on

Powering off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Wendy Lin
Hi everyone, Is it normal when the power button doesn’t always work to power off the phone? Sometimes when I need to wipe down my iPhone and I want to power off my device first before doing so, I notice when I hold down the power button that I’m not always given the dialogue with the power off

Re: iTunes music library

2021-11-22 Thread Wendy Lin
Hi, perhaps your iCloud backup is turned off? I know that happened to me once so when I turned back on iCloud backup in the iPhone settings and then plugging my phone to my computer to sink music from iTunes, it was working fine again. Or maybe under artists tab or songs tab in iTunes, not all

Re: Siri is Acting Crazy Again!

2021-11-22 Thread Esther Levegnale
Well, guess what! My shoe and boot size is size 5! Could you get me something in that size? LOL! Take care! I love your sense of humor! We all need that nowadays, especially with COVID still hanging around. In fact, the numbers in CT are increasing and it frightens me. Anyway, that's

Re: Siri not letting you send messages?

2021-11-22 Thread Esther Levegnale
Hi, everyone, I haven't gone to the Apple store yet, and I'm getting ready to go on a cruise to Panama at the end of December. I can't wait! I will definitely look at the larger phones to see which one I would like the best. Thanks. I really appreciate everyone's advice and assistance.

RE: External Drive for iPhone?

2021-11-22 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, There is an adapter made by Apple, and maybe others, that will allow you to use any USB stick plugged into one end of the adapter. The adapter also has a lightning port because you will have to plug in the charger to give the iPhone enough power to access the USB stick. There is a short

Re: Siri is Acting Crazy Again!

2021-11-22 Thread Esther Levegnale
Well, everything is working again, but still going to get a new one. Thanks so much. Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Nov 18, 2021, at 5:14 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote: > > Hi Esther, I am actually set up Apple store appointments via the Apple > support app and it

External Drive for iPhone?

2021-11-22 Thread Fazil M.
Hi, Group. Do we have any USB memory stick for iPhone? If yes, I would like to hear more about it. Thanks! SB -- 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

iTunes music library

2021-11-22 Thread Marty
Hello,  I have noticed that when transferring music from my computer to my iPhone 8 via iTunes, not all of my music is showing up on my phone.  There is plenty of memory space, so I know that this is not the issue.  I do know that some of my song files are missing some metadata.  Could this be

Re: 2021 Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sale

2021-11-22 Thread Kait Forbes
Well I did do the copy and paste and that worked well. Having issues with how to add the darn recipes? Any help would be appreciated. On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 3:58 PM Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > I tried the Paprika Windows app years ago and found it very inaccessible. > I contacted Paprika at

RE: 2021 Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sale

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I tried the Paprika Windows app years ago and found it very inaccessible. I contacted Paprika at the time and while they apologized they didn't really give me a time line or even much hope that they were interested in fixing it. I'd love to know if that works now because I have a lot of recipes

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Carolyn
That is the only way I have ever done it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 11:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning

Re: iOS 15 "my updates"

2021-11-22 Thread Donald Raikes
I just asked "hey siri my updates" so maybe I need to just ask for my callendar entries :) On 11/22/21, Richard Turner wrote: > I ask Siri, What is on my Calendar for a given date, and it replies with all > the appointments for that date. > > Are you using the native calendar app? > > How are

RE: App for time?

2021-11-22 Thread Richard Turner
You should be able to go into notification settings for each app, and see if there is the new customize notifications at the bottom of that screen. Double tap on that and go through those settings and see if you can add the alerts, sounds, etc. You probably should check the app store to make

Re: 2021 Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sale

2021-11-22 Thread Kait Forbes
Thanks. I am going to get this one. I have been hearing a lot of good things from folks on my cooking sites. Kait On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 2:23 PM Johna Gravitt wrote: > I didn’t find the app for PC accessible with jaws. I found a lot of > unlabeled check boxes and buttons. > > I am using

App for time?

2021-11-22 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
Hi, I upgraded to 15.1 and since then, I do not hear my time go off automatically. I had the time go off every 15 minutes all day and night. This was very convenient for me for many reasons. I have Chine and Speaking Clock and checked the settings. Is there an App that is rather new and would

Re: back to seven little words

2021-11-22 Thread Donna Casteen
Hi Paula, Unfortunately, your problem is one that I can not assist you with. It seems from talking to other 7 Little Word players who use a braille display, trouble playing is common. Here is a link to the developer's email address. I hope that they are able to assist you with game play. Or at

RE: iOS 15 "my updates"

2021-11-22 Thread Richard Turner
I ask Siri, What is on my Calendar for a given date, and it replies with all the appointments for that date. Are you using the native calendar app? How are you phrasing your question. And, yes, they are talking about the Apple Podcasts app. But, I just asked, What are my updates? It is a

RE: 2021 Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sale

2021-11-22 Thread Johna Gravitt
I didn’t find the app for PC accessible with jaws. I found a lot of unlabeled check boxes and buttons. I am using chrome and jaws latest version. Johna From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cristóbal Muñoz Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 2:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: FW:

FW: 2021 Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sale

2021-11-22 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
I already have these apps on my iPhone and PC, but thought I’d share in case anyone’s interested. Both the iOS and Windows apps are accessible. With Jaws on PC anyway. Cristóbal From: Paprika Recipe Manager Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2021 8:23 PM Subject: 2021 Thanksgiving and Black

iOS 15 "my updates"

2021-11-22 Thread Donald Raikes
I upgraded my se2020 to iOS 15.1 over the weekend and got a tip that said i could say "hey siri my updates" to get my schedule etc for the day. When I do this it says thatt I need to install the podcast app to get news updates. Is this the apple podcast app because I already have that installed

Re: back to seven little words

2021-11-22 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Paula, The output from 7 Little Words appears on the braille display as an alert message. If you set Braille Alert Messages to a fairly long time, such as 3 seconds, the messages stay on the display long enough to read the clues and collections of letters. I sometimes have to double-tap a

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Read the message I sent initially, I pasted the text as it is showing up exactly. This is a new feature in iOS 15. If you have iOS 15 on your phone you can also just check it yourself, bring up the power off screen and tap on the button below Power Off, it has a weird label and if you double

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Donna, yes, it will if you press and hold the power button, but after about 2 seconds the power off screen comes up and if you then let go of the volume button the phone won't restart, it will simply sit there with focus on the power off button and all you have to do to shut it down is to

Re: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Donna Casteen
Sieghard, Wait...What, My phone after turning it off or the battery dies still sends out a location signal??? How is this possible? Is this feature within the IOS software? Or is it available on newer devices as a hardware chip or something? I've seen the setting for sending the devices last

Re: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Donna Casteen
Sieghard, If you press volume up, volume down & continue to press the power button, the phone will restart. Donna > > What do you know, you are correct, I just tried this on my iPhone 11, I > pressed volume up, then volume down and then I pressed the side button and > held it for a moment

Re: [External] Re: add me to dice world

2021-11-22 Thread Judy Holloway
I also like to play diceworld. I play all games. My username is judyhwy. This is all I'll say about this. Thanks. Judy Holloway On Nov 22, 2021 10:09 AM, Scott Davert wrote: > > Oh why not? My user name is kc8pnl and I play all but Pig. I had no > idea there was a group for DW players! > >

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Alan, Another good observation so this method for powering off the phone is clearly better than holding volume button and side button at the same time since by doing so one after each other you don't get all the other stuff like Medical Id and Emergency Call. However, that weird

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
What do you know, you are correct, I just tried this on my iPhone 11, I pressed volume up, then volume down and then I pressed the side button and held it for a moment and the Power off screen came up and focus was actually on the Power Off button, so this is actually not a bad way to do this

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Donna, I am sure what you are describing is correct, but I think this button on the power off screen refers to the new feature where an iPhone's location is still being sent even after the phone is powered off. This would mean if somebody stole an iPhone even powering it off wouldn't prevent

RE: back to seven little words

2021-11-22 Thread Paula Jordan
My biggest problem is not being able to use my Braille display. I have a hearing loss so can’t always understand the speech. I’m also having trouble entering tiles and generally inputting any information. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. You can email me privately at pau...@roadrunner.com

RE: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-22 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I don't think anybody can gain access to somebody's iCloud account, but I do remember that I once received a replacement phone after something didn't seem right with mine and while this was a long time ago, I remember wondering why I saw some weird email address already in the email field when

Re: back to seven little words

2021-11-22 Thread Donna Casteen
Paula, What problems are you having when trying to play 7 Little Words? I am willing to try to help. Donna > >  > I’m continuing to play 7 little words although it’s almost more frustration > than it’s worth. I would love to get in touch with the developer, but can’t > find the contact

Re: [External] Re: add me to dice world

2021-11-22 Thread Scott Davert
Oh why not? My user name is kc8pnl and I play all but Pig. I had no idea there was a group for DW players! Scott On 11/22/21, 'Cook, Steve' via VIPhone wrote: > My user name is steve6009 and I play all games! > > Thank You, > Steve Cook, CPM > Assistive Technology Consultant > Newsline

RE: [External] Re: add me to dice world

2021-11-22 Thread 'Cook, Steve' via VIPhone
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Re: Westminster Chimes Full updated for iOS15 compatibility.

2021-11-22 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hello Martin, Here's how I have mine configured so I hope this helps. Go into Settings on your iPhone. Next go to Notifications. Scroll down to Westminster Chimes Full and double-tap. Allow notifications is set to on. Double-tapping toggles this on/off. Under the heading Always Deliver

Re: Westminster Chimes Full updated for iOS15 compatibility.

2021-11-22 Thread Martin Dudley
Hi listers I have just joined the list after finding this subject whilst looking for a solution to this problem. I believe that it is a bug in IOS15. In notifications there is an option to turn off 'show in notification centre', this does not turn it off in IOS15. Very rustrating and I hope

RE: Help and instructions needed to use Duolingo please and thank you.

2021-11-22 Thread CJ & AA MAY
Before starting each new section, there is usually also an option called tips, and this can be very useful and make some aspects clearer. Alison From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kimberly Sent: 21 November 2021 19:34 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Help and

RE: Help and instructions needed to use Duolingo please and thank you.

2021-11-22 Thread CJ & AA MAY
I’m not sure I’d wholly agree here. When you start a language, that mioght be true enough but I am a year into learning German and I would say that I get a fair mix of pairing, translating, recording etc. Alison However, now the sentences are getting longer, I do find inserting text via my

RE: Help and instructions needed to use Duolingo please and thank you.

2021-11-22 Thread CJ & AA MAY
A little earlier this year a Duo Lingo update made the app fiddler to use, but they have rectified this and I find the app really user-friendly. Alison From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of CHELA Robles Sent: 22 November 2021 01:38 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Help