Relabeling a control

2024-06-05 Thread Bill Gallik
On the Dexcom G7 iOS app, the main screen has a very obscure control label at the bottom which should read something similar to calibration. Unfortunately, I’ve completely forgotten how to relabel a control. Can anybody remind me, please? - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS

Re: Exporting contacts list

2024-06-03 Thread Bill Gallik
Hey Donald, I imagine there aren’t very many Blind Shell 2 users on this e-mail list. Can you offer how you might be able to load such contact information on your phone? If you can receive e-mail on this phone you could use the “Share” feature available on iOS. Of course, this would be quite

Problem unsubscribing from Voice OCR

2024-05-13 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m trying to figure out a way to unsubscribe from Voice OCR, I don’t need the $10 plus monthly expense. Can anybody offer any advice or suggestions? TIA - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS 17.4.1) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for all

Re: Forwarding iMessages

2024-04-09 Thread Bill Gallik
OK Mike, this is the steps you Lady (or anybody for that matter) needs to do to forward iMessage(s): 1) Open the desired iMessage/Conversation 2) After opening the desired iMessage (from Conversation), swipe down with one finger until encountering the “More” option 3) Double that “More” option

Installing a Ringtone via Garage Band

2024-03-11 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Folks, Can anyone on this list explain how, after creating the M4R file with = Ringtone Maker, you employ Garage Band to install that ringtone? I want to use a ringtone extracted from the Statler Brothers song, = =E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t Wait On Me.=E2=80=9D I have created the M4R file = (of

Re: Silencing caller identification

2023-11-13 Thread Bill Gallik
Thanks for your attempted answer Arnold, but I did exactly the same thing and found that setting “Announce Caller ID” to “Never” did not achieve the desired results. - Bill from Bayfield County, Wisconsin - “More business is lost every year through” - “neglect than through any

Re: Silencing caller identification

2023-11-13 Thread Bill Gallik
Alban asks, "but why would anyone want to do that?” The friend is involved in an extra-marital affair and she doesn’t want her husband to identify her lover when that man sends her e-mail. By the way, her lover is NOT me. I don’t claim to be a Saint, but she doesn’t have that sort of feeling

Re: slow response to double tapping in latest IOS version

2023-11-13 Thread Bill Gallik
The phenomenon described in this thread is quite frustrating. It has manifested from the very first release of iOS 17.0 and has obviously escaped the attention of Apple development. A “work around” is to gesture one step beyond the control item desired, then back to that item and double tap.

Silencing caller identification

2023-11-11 Thread Bill Gallik
Good evening all, I have a friend who is wondering if there is anyway to silence voiceover pronouncing the name of incoming callers? Does anybody have any ideas? - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS 17.1.1) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for all

Re: HEY SIRI IS INCONSISTENT

2023-09-30 Thread Bill Gallik
The only way I can deploy Siri is to press the physical Home Button and wait for the telltale haptic to give instructions. “Hey Siri” is not working for me at all. Bill Gallik wfgal...@gmail.com > On Sep 30, 2023, at 7:35 AM, John J. Fioravanti, Jr. > wrote: > > Good morning

Re: today's Apple Event

2023-09-13 Thread Bill Gallik
Sieghard et al, After listening to the event it’s very clear that much of the hubbub is all about visually oriented enhancements and new features. I’m trying to decide if I’d prefer to get an iPhone 15 or get the iPhone 14 instead. The only benefit I surmise from the 15 is the higher

Re: Can a photo be attached to a text?

2023-08-21 Thread Bill Gallik
Actually, sending a photo as an attachment to a message is quite easy using the hand gestures. But my friend (she just got an iPhone about 2 weeks ago) wants to do this with verbal instructions. I called Apple Support to ask for suggestions; I was told it was not possible using Siri but if

Can a photo be attached to a text?

2023-08-20 Thread Bill Gallik
Yes, I know you can attach a photo to a text using the hand gestures. But my friend is quite new in the iPhone world and wants to attach a photo to a text using Siri. Can this be done? -Bill -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

question on deleting photos

2023-08-20 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody offer advice on how to get rid of a number of photos at once? TIA - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS16.6) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Can I merge my I phone contacts

2023-08-07 Thread Bill Gallik
Hey James, Check out the “Airplay & Handoff” dialog in Settings/General, if you have the same Apple ID for both phones and ensure that “Handoff” is enabled on both phones the contacts (and other app data) will be synced such that making changes on one phone will register identically on the

Re: Siri hack you've probably already worked out

2023-08-03 Thread Bill Gallik
Hey all, I’m experiencing a similar problem with Siri since iOS 16.6; prior to the latest iOS installation I could ask, “Hey Siri, what’s my glucose?” I would then get the reading from my Dexcom G6 app. It isn’t working anymore though and the “Hey Siri” command isn’t responding at all - not

Re: “Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

2023-07-28 Thread Bill Gallik
OK, I suppose I could look for this on the web, but seems there’s a couple of folks out here who know all about this PhoneLink. So is this software that Goetz andSo is this software that gets installed on the iPhone or the Windows computer? Or, is there a version on both systems to allow for

“Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

2023-07-27 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody on this list advise me as to whether or not the handoff feature between iOS and macOS is likewise available between iOS and MS-Windows? - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS16.6) via Google Mail And, if so, how does one configure it? TIA -- The following

Re: EYE NOTE

2023-06-21 Thread Bill Gallik
Yes, my iPhone SE running the latest iOS version (16.5) does absolutely nothing when I open the EyeNote app. On the other hand, my iPhone 8 does not manifest any such circumstance. It’s likewise operating under iOS 16.5, but I have automatic updates turned off on this iPhone so my personal

Re: Emoji's

2023-06-10 Thread Bill Gallik
Well Ms. Arnold; I have to ask, exactly what did you do to place an Emoji into your text? I assume you were in the “Message area” of the text when you tried to include an Emoji. And, of course, you activated the “Emoji button.” At that point, you would select the Emoji(s) you wanted to

EyeNote Doing Nothing

2023-06-05 Thread Bill Gallik
Hey All, Has something happened to the EyeNote app? I tried identifying some currency; when I opened the app, nothing, nothing at all, happened. It has been some time since I tried using EyeNote, but as I recall as soon as a currency note was placed in front of the iPhone the app started

Clearing the Photo Library

2023-03-31 Thread Bill Gallik
I have a photo library of pictures I no longer want. How can I execute a mass deletion of all said items? - Bill from Bayfield County, Wisconsin - "I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider" - "the most enviable of all titles, the character of

Re: What does this mean

2023-03-08 Thread Bill Gallik
It might be that the intended recipient has you or messaging in general blocked.But the more likely scenario is that you need to reboot your iPhone and try sending it again. I’ve had this happen to me several times when trying to send text messages to my nieces, both of whom have android

Re: Walmart App Fouled Up

2023-02-10 Thread Bill Gallik
you rebooted your phone. Or, maybe uninstall and reinstall the Walmart > App. > > James B > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Bill > Gallik > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 9:52 PM > To: viPhone  > Subject: Walmart App F

Walmart App Fouled Up

2023-02-10 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve been using the walmart app to do my grocery shopping for years. However, there seems to have been some changes made that render the virtual grocery cart section all but useless. In the past, I could go to the virtual cart, hit the expand button and a list of items in the cart would

Contacts Entries Appearing Twice

2023-01-14 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody explain why the entries in my contacts are appearing twice? And, more importantly, how can I get the list back to “normal?” - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - “The absence of alternatives” - “clears the mind marvelously.” - Henry Kissinger -- The following information is

Enabling Vibration & Ring Tone

2022-12-30 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi, There used to be a way to have vibration and ring tone simultaneously. I’m going out to snow-blow and I know darn well the noise from the engine will drown any ring tone. But I can’t seem to locate the setting that will let me enable both vibration and ring tone on incoming calls. I

Re: Messages failing to send

2022-12-29 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Lisa et al, I’ve been getting that dread “Message Failed to Send” message when trying to text my nieces via my iPhone SE. What I find really clears this issue up most times is to reboot the iPhone. - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by

Re: Siri and iOS 16.2, what a mess!

2022-12-21 Thread Bill Gallik
Good Morning All, I am relieved to learn that others are experiencing issues with the latest version of Siri. I’m not sure why, but I MUST be very careful to review any text I enter in iMessages, e-Mails, text and Word documents because I’ve found some very improper words as interpreted by

Re: Difficulty in adding signature in my mail

2022-11-16 Thread Bill Gallik
Jenny’s answer is certainly correct, but I want to add that getting into the edit field to key in your desired signature can be tricky at times. I have two e-mail accounts so I have two signature blocks and there are times I find getting into the edit fields can be challenging. This doesn’t

Re: Digit eyes not scanning.

2022-11-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Adam et al, I have DigitEyes installed on both my iPhone SE and iPhone 8 and it seems to be working fine. - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight," - "and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." - Oscar

Annoyance with Message App

2022-10-27 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m continually encountering a most annoying issue in the native Message app; whenever I try to add more than one recipient to a composition the app does not allow me to get into the message body until I’ve hit the “Add Contact” button and immediately then cancel. I’ll explain in more detail:

Re: Quickly switching between Degrees F And C?

2022-10-26 Thread Bill Gallik
> Gerardo et al, I have a buddy in Canada with whom I often share weather information. As a result, I’ve learned to,, for all intents and purposes, to convert literally on the fly. I find it much easier to have the weather app report in Celsius and convert to Fahrenheit by using Siri to

Re: text shortcuts

2022-09-24 Thread Bill Gallik
Alison et al, I suggest that, upon opening Settings, you use the search feature and look for “text replacement” and that will take you directly to the button you need to activate to get to the pertinent dialogue. HTH - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS 15.7) via Google

Re: I O S 16.0

2022-09-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Have you tried using the rotor to deploy to the “containers “focus? I know that has helped me with several other apps. BTW: The two issues I brought up yesterday - unable to delete a contact and unable to switch between email accounts - apparently was solved, as suggested by Dedra, by

Two Issues with iOS 16.0

2022-09-14 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve discovered two issues with iOS 16.0 on my iPhone 8. The iPhone has 256 memory just for the record. First, I have 2 e-mail accounts configured on the iPhones and Mac Mini. I have not upgraded to iOS 16.0 on the SE, but the iPhone 8 has been so upgraded. I find that I cannot switch into

Re: now the phone won't talk

2022-09-14 Thread Bill Gallik
Specifically for Dedra, but quite possibly others may benefit. I want to suggest that perhaps - if you are holding the iPhone on the sides as I’ve been known to do - that perhaps you have turned the volume down to 0. I’ve done this several times and I find that when I execute the 3-tap on the

Re: Reccomendations for an iPhone scan stand

2022-08-26 Thread Bill Gallik
Pardon me if I sound excessively cynical, but I purchased one of these so called “scan stands “in 2013 only to find I could have easily constructed something much, much more robust with a shoebox. My advice, don’t waste your money. - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS

Re: Today.

2022-08-25 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m presuming that you are referring to the Calendar app? If so, there is a “today“ button near the bottom of the screen. - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone SE (iOS 15.6.1) via Google Mail > On Aug 25, 2022, at 9:47 AM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > >  > How do I

Re: Libre 2 and iPhone 12 mini phone cannot activate sensor

2022-08-08 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Linda & Richard, Just a thought here, do you live in an area that has an Apple outlet convenient for you to visit? If so, perhaps you might consider paying that outlet a visit and asking them to try linking a different iPhone 12 to the Libre. On the other hand, if you live where it would

Re: A suggestion to Apple

2022-07-11 Thread Bill Gallik
charge mode? I've never heard of this! > > - Original Message - > From: Bill Gallik > Date: Monday, July 11, 2022 07:38 AM > To: "viPhone " > Subject: Re: A suggestion to Apple > > I've likewise run in to this issue with my iPhone SE. I have no

Re: A suggestion to Apple

2022-07-11 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve likewise run in to this issue with my iPhone SE. I have no idea how the iPhone gets into “Silent Mode,” but I’ve learned that when I get no VoiceOver feedback I (now) instinctively use the upper physical volume button (just below the mute toggle switch) and press furiously to get audible

Re: Word pronunciation with VoiceOver

2022-06-28 Thread Bill Gallik
On Jun 27, 2022, at 4:06 PM, Star Gazer wrote: > > Bill which voice are you > using? > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf

Re: Word pronunciation with VoiceOver

2022-06-27 Thread Bill Gallik
As I am reading your email message, the phrase “The Holiday Inn” is pronounced perfectly. You might consider changing the voice because the problem may lie in that software rather than VoiceOver per se. - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone 8 (iOS 15.5) via Google Mail > On Jun 27,

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Home Page Gone

2022-06-26 Thread Bill Gallik
I have no idea what I did for this to happen, but my home page has disappeared. Actually, I had 7 home pages, but the first one and all the apps I use frequently apparently have been transferred to the library. I say this because I used Siri to launch an app that I know for a certainty to be

Linking File Format to Application

2022-06-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Here’s hoping someone on this list can give me a resolution to the following issue. I recently purchased an iPhone SE and loaded it with the apps from my iPhone 8. Among those apps is MS-Word. I composed a Word document on my Mac and mailed it as an attachment to myself. The idea was to

Re: How do I answer a second call?

2022-05-06 Thread Bill Gallik
Sorry to say, there is not a particularly efficient way to do this - at least that I know of anyway. One option you may want to start with is to make sure that the number pad is “hidden” in the Phone app. If you focus on the phone app during a call immediately it will help matters quite a lot

Re: Menomonie and Eau Claire

2022-05-04 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Marilyn, I’m quite familiar with that area although I must confess that I’m not particularly knowledgeable concerning Peppin County. I have a nephew in Eau Claire, a niece in Chippewa Falls and friends in Menomonie. And I have been to both Menomonie and Eau Claire. That is a nice part of

Re: Selecting Item from Extensive List

2022-05-04 Thread Bill Gallik
id a long time ago. Move to Arizona from Wisconsin!!! lol > Marilyn > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Bill > Gallik > Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 7:11 AM > To: viPhone  > Subject: Selecting Item from Extensive List > >

Re: Selecting Item from Extensive List

2022-05-04 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Holly, Thanks for your tip, I’m sure I’ve tried that to no avail. And if it did work for Wisconsin, it would still be a problem when trying to add the birth year for many of my pals (1940s, 1950s & 1960s). Thanks just the same! * * * * * * * * * * * * - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "When

Selecting Item from Extensive List

2022-05-03 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anyone tell me if there is a less tedious way to select from a long list of items as opposed to going through the list one item at a time? For instance, I live in Wisconsin so when I’m required to fill in my home address and the state is in a selection list, I find it tiresome to need to go

Confused Concerning Messages Count

2022-03-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Let me begin here with some basics; I have an iPhone 8, 256 Gb, iOS 15.4. I keep the Messages app in the dock because I have several pages of apps installed. Now to get the gist of my issue; I like to have the number of new messages appear with the app icon. Right that is not happening. I

Re: How to delete large chunks of text?

2022-01-18 Thread Bill Gallik
Hello Ms. Malmquist et al, If you want to delete the entire composition there are two procedures you can use, both imply that you have “Edit” and “Text Selection” deployed in your Rotor settings. To remove the entire current composition do this: - Deploy the Rotor with the 2-finger turn. -

Re: Question About Libre Freestyle 2 For A Friend

2022-01-08 Thread Bill Gallik
I presume the CGM is linked to the iPhone via Bluetooth. I know this may seem super presumptive, but is the CGM device still linked to that iPhone? - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone 8 (iOS 15.2) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for all members of the V

Re: Temperature Mispronunciation

2022-01-08 Thread Bill Gallik
The 32F is a constant that must be accounted for in any such conversion. The point is that each 1C degree above or below the freezing point is equal to 1.8F degrees above or below the freezing point the the relevant scale. That 32F degrees has nothing to do with the unit equivalence. It is

Re: Temperature Mispronunciation

2022-01-06 Thread Bill Gallik
I switch between C and F regularly, I suspect my prior message will shed quite a bit of light on my fettish for this topic. The problem I exposed only occurs at 1F or -1F and then only with select voices. This bug does not manifest with the Alex voice. I have verified if this bug shows up

Re: Temperature Mispronunciation

2022-01-06 Thread Bill Gallik
Oh boy, I could write a dissertation on this subject; but never fear I will restrain myself. First, I think it’s worth noting that 5 Centigrade degrees is equivalent to 9 Fahrenheit degrees. 1 degree Centigrade is the same as 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees - let’s say 2F degrees for simplicity’s

Temperature Mispronunciation

2022-01-06 Thread Bill Gallik
Considering where I live in the extremely cold temperatures that we get here, most of you would never experience this bug. However, when I open the weather app on my iPhone 8 and the temperature is at 1° it is red as "X 31°." To complicate matters further, this does not happen with the Alex

Re: Cannot Locate "Screen Recognition"

2021-12-19 Thread Bill Gallik
Thanks for the suggestion, but that is precisely the frustrating thing about this; I have gone in to the rotor, rotor actions and quick settings and have not been able to find the "screen recognition" item. When I have deployed the search procedure in settings, it comes back with exactly that;

Cannot Locate "Screen Recognition"

2021-12-19 Thread Bill Gallik
I hate to confess this but I am not able to find the "Screen Recognition" control in settings. This, even though I've used the search process within settings. Can anybody offer me the path to this control, please! BTW: I have an iPhone 8. This is truly frustrating because I have run across

Re: App not announcing submit

2021-12-17 Thread Bill Gallik
I suppose this may be a worthwhile tactic to use with a problem I’m having with the WalMart iOS app. I use the app to place items in the virtual cart, but when I try to place the order the “Place Order” button cannot be found (using VoiceOver). I’ve reported this a number of times in the

Re: Free style libre two

2021-11-19 Thread Bill Gallik
Isn’t the connection protocol between an iPhone and the Libre sensor Bluetooth? The last I read anything concerning such connectivity, there is a 30 foot limitation to retain connection. I know that if I’m using my Bluetooth headphones and walk from one end of my home to the other I lose that

Re: IOS 15

2021-11-16 Thread Bill Gallik
I contacted Apple support earlier today; the support tech suggested all sorts of possibilities, all options I had already tried to no avail. She even ran a diagnostic on my iPhone 8 to make sure the sensors were still functioning properly. They were. At this point I’m going to deploy one of

Re: IOS 15

2021-11-16 Thread Bill Gallik
Huh, if that don’t beat all. Maybe I’ll try a reset and hope that resolves the problem with auto routing to the speaker! If that does resolve the issue, I’ll be sure to note that to the list. * * * * * * * * * * * * - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "I LOVE living, I have some problems with my

Re: IOS 15

2021-11-16 Thread Bill Gallik
One very annoying property of iOS15.1 is that the feature of switching to SPEAKER automatically during a telephone call when you move the phone away from your ear seems to be badly broken. There was a thread in this list discussing the matter where it was suggested that a single finger right

Re: version 15.1 issue with voice over and speaker phone

2021-11-09 Thread Bill Gallik
H, guess I should have read this thread before sending my message regarding the same problem. First, I should say I have 256gB iPhone 8 and am having the same problem with the speaker not being activated when moving the phone away from me. However, this is not happening only when I make

iPhone 8 Not Automatically Directing to Speaker

2021-11-09 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve encountered a problem with my iPhone 8 since installing iOS15.1. I often prefer to use the speaker during a phone call, but when I pull the phone away me it does not switch automatically to speaker. I’ve gone into the VoiceOver dialogs to make certain I have that option enabled - I do.

Re: how do you block texts

2021-10-27 Thread Bill Gallik
> On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: > > Do you know if the second method works for blocking spam texts from > email addresses? I get these fairly often and they show up as > messages, even though they are from an email address. > > Wayne > >> On 10/27

Re: how do you block texts

2021-10-27 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi All, That is certainly one of several ways to block text messages from a specified source. There are at least two more ways to do this: 1) Provided the sender you want to block is in your Contacts, open the Phone app, select the “Contacts” tab at the bottom, locate the offending contact

Re: Game Day

2021-09-23 Thread Bill Gallik
I have to say, I’m using “Random Signatures” with my MacOS email client and I could hardly have picked a more appropriate signature tag. Now to get to the business at hand; I’d hardly say the Packers “shelacked” the Lions. I wasn’t able to listen to the first half because we had a severe storm

Re: !those who have IPhone 12 mini

2021-09-05 Thread Bill Gallik
Just a curiosity I must address in this thread; how is it that one might keep their iPhone in his/her back pocket without risking the wreckage of same? I myself would live in wholesale terror for fear that I might forget that my iPhone is in my back pocket that I might sit on it! This would

A Minor Complaint

2021-09-04 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Mark, I’ve been a member of this list since early 2012 just before I entered the “iPhone World.” This has been a remarkably valuable resource for me and I have referred several members to this list. In those nine years I don’t recall having ever issued a complaint of any sort. But, this

Re: Two questions about text messages.

2021-09-04 Thread Bill Gallik
An alternative to the above (correct) solutions is as follows: 1) Open “Settings” 2) Locate and select “Phone” 3) In the resulting dialog find “Block Callers” and select it. 4) At the top of this resulting dialog you should encounter an “Add” button, select that button. 5) Look for the resulting

Re: Question about pronunciation

2021-08-23 Thread Bill Gallik
wait for that perfect moment." - "It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones." - Bruce Garrabrandt On Aug 23, 2021, at 1:46 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: I’ve had this (similar) problem myself; any time VoiceOver encountered the word “defeat” it would pronounce it as “defeaturing.&q

Re: Question about pronunciation

2021-08-23 Thread Bill Gallik
I’ve had this (similar) problem myself; any time VoiceOver encountered the word “defeat” it would pronounce it as “defeaturing." I cannot now recall which voice manifested this problem, but I found that changing the voice remedied that particular issue. However, it seems that no matter which

Re: Walmart app question.

2021-08-04 Thread Bill Gallik
This thread has me quite baffled. I’ve been using the iOS WalMart app for a number of years and have never encountered a “Tip” request. In fact, I have encountered the button that asks if one would care to donate to one worthy cause or another (that I always activate). Where would this “Tip”

Re: Unacceptable Behavior in Group MSM Messaging

2021-08-02 Thread Bill Gallik
I appreciate your reply, but your procedure is not the one I typically use. I should have noted that if I literally add additional recipients in the “To” field via the keyboard the previously noted issue arises. The point of my complaint is that I’d prefer not to open my Contacts at all. It

Unacceptable Behavior in Group MSM Messaging

2021-08-02 Thread Bill Gallik
I am experiencing a quite annoying behavior in the Message app when I try to send a group text. This does not occur if I address a single recipient, but when trying to send a text to more than one recipient this happens. OK, so, when I address a single recipient and then procede to the Subject

Key Clicks Barely Audible

2021-05-08 Thread Bill Gallik
My iPhones six and eight seem to have progressively quieted the key click sound, particularly noticeable when I’m entering my lock codes. This was not always the case, at one time those key clicks were very pronounced. Can anybody offer an explanation or solution because I would much rather

Re: How to delete a bookmark on the Mac?

2021-05-06 Thread Bill Gallik
Hello (again) Ann, I grew up in northern Wisconsin; in fact, on the property where I reside now. I bought the family home from my Mother’s estate in 2018. So much for that old quip, “You can never go home again” because I most certainly have. As for Winter, if you ever went into the Winter

Re: How to delete a bookmark on the Mac?

2021-05-05 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi Ann, This is Bill Gallik now back in northern Wisconsin - formerly from Wheaton. Here is what you need to do to delete bookmarks: 1) Open Safari (of course) 2) Focus and open Side Bar 3) Select and activate the Bookmarks Radial Button 4) Now tab to the resulting “Bookmarks Scroll Area

Re: bathroom scale that connects to iPhone

2021-04-08 Thread Bill Gallik
I ran into the identical problem as Donald concerning creating an account via the Arboleaf app. I went to the Arboleaf website with the same intensions of maybe creating my account from the web page. I wasn’t able to find any such interaction available so I called the support number. A very

Re: bathroom scale that connects to iPhone

2021-04-06 Thread Bill Gallik
Might I suggest browsing the Arboleaf web site at: www.arboleaf.com I downloaded the Arboleaf iOS app and found it impossible to complete registration to their services. Now granted, I have not yet purchased a scale from them, but I find it quite unusual for

Re: question

2021-04-04 Thread Bill Gallik
Anthony, It seems you have gotten the punctuation option set to “all.” There are at least two ways to correct this: 1) Check to see if the rotor has the punctuation setting included. If so, you will likely see it has been set to “all” in which case simply flick up or down until it identifies

Re: voiceover speech

2021-03-26 Thread Bill Gallik
Of course, start by opening settings. Then, if you have a 14 that whatever version of iOS look for accessibility; otherwise open general and find accessibility therein. Locate the voiceover button and tap it, I know this may seem counterintuitive but it will not turn voiceover off, rather it

Bug in Native Weather App

2021-02-08 Thread Bill Gallik
Ran across a bug in the native weather app on my iPhone 8, iOS 14.4. Here is how it manifest: - Naturally, opened the Weather app - Have the “hangover location” set to Iron River, WI. - Always, always have to activate “Edit Cities” and return to view all pertinent data. (Not the bug here) -

Re: can you convert wav files into mp3s

2021-01-27 Thread Bill Gallik
Just a point I thought I’d make in this thread; it is not feasible to convert the other direction. That is, converting from MP3 to WAV format will render less than desirable results. This s because the MP3 format excludes some sounds that cannot easily be presumed by any conversion tool.

Re: Digit Eyes Issue

2021-01-03 Thread Bill Gallik
Oh brother, this is one of those “slap your forehead” moments; I did indeed have the mute switch activated. I just deactivated that switch and launched DigitEyes and hit the SCAN button. Thanks so much Richard! * * * * * * * * * * * * - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "If you fuel your journey

Digit Eyes Issue

2021-01-02 Thread Bill Gallik
I am having an issue with DigitEyes in that when I activate the “SCAN” button it no longer seems to be continually taking samples of the target package. It seems as though it is only taking one “capture” without any sound indication whereas it formerly would continually offer a auditory signal

Re: Calendar App Alternative?

2020-12-05 Thread Bill Gallik
It would appear that the time field has been converted into an edit box and, as Mr. Turner suggested, you do not enter the colon (: ) character. I was able to add a calendar item, but I certainly do not care much for this change! I do have Fantastical installed on my iPhones, I do believe that

What is “PIN“ In Messages

2020-10-30 Thread Bill Gallik
After finally installing a version of iOS 14, I noticed the “PIN” option in messages! What in the world is that? And why in the world is that place before delete? - Sent from Bill's iPhone 8 (iOS 14.1) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for all members of

Fitdays App & Accessibility

2020-08-15 Thread Bill Gallik
Looking for some advice concerning a supposedly iPhone accessible scale. It requires the Fitdays app to communicate with the iPhone. But when I try to create an account I cannot find a “procede” button of any kind after filling my user ID and preferred password. Can anybody offer any advice?

Message app selecting wrong address

2020-08-14 Thread Bill Gallik
Hopefully somebody out here can give me a clue as to how to fix this problem. For sometime, when I would send a message to a friend of mine, I wanted it to fill in the email address rather than the phone number. But now, that situation has changed and for the past several months when I put this

Re: Accessible and Accurate Bird Song Identification App

2020-07-19 Thread Bill Gallik
- Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 12.4.8) via Google Mail I am likewise interested in an app that can identify birds by their calls with a reasonable degree of accuracy. I live in northern Wisconsin and as I sit outside listening to the cacauphony of bird calls surrounding me I’d

Re: How to calm a dog during thunder storms, was RE: Lightning alert

2020-06-23 Thread Bill Gallik
- Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 12.4.7) via Google Mail I’ve had two dog guides, both from Leader, and they did originally show some anxiety durring thunder storms. In fact, my first dog and I got caught in a fast moving thunderstorm on one of our very first walks in Wheaton.

Chipped my iPhone eights screen

2020-04-27 Thread Bill Gallik
My iPhone eights fell off the armrest of my easy chair and got a chip at the top of the screen. Can anybody offer any suggestion to remedy this to any extent at all? - Sent from Bill's iPhone 8 (iOS 13.3.1) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for all

Re: Creating a permanent Messaging group

2020-04-08 Thread Bill Gallik
OK, the A2Z Contacts app is exactly what I am looking for, thanks so much! - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” - Paulo Coelho, Poet-Writer -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

Creating a permanent Messaging group

2020-04-06 Thread Bill Gallik
I have frequently texted my two nieces and their good friend in one message. Is there anyway to create a group addressees list in the native messages app on an iPhone? thanks. - Sent from Bill's iPhone 8 (iOS 13.3.1) via Google Mail -- The following information is important for

Re: Making calls with added codes

2020-03-31 Thread Bill Gallik
If you are sure what information (numbers) will be prompted for you can always set up a number with a comma (,) to incorporate a 3-second pause in the dialing sequence. For example, if I want to get into one of my bank accounts to check balances or transactions I would do the following: Type

Re: Medical Thermometer and App

2020-03-23 Thread Bill Gallik
Thanks Richard, this is just what I was looking for. - Sent from Bill's iPhone 8 (iOS 13.3.1) via Google Mail > On Mar 23, 2020, at 6:58 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > >  > I have a Kinsa Smart thermometer that plugs into the 3.5 MM jack and the app > is OK, but you cannot

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