Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone
just don't ask the device for 30 thousand pounds of bananas. See the late harry Chapin for the reference. -Original Message- From: Jim Fettgather Sent: Friday, August 02, 2019 14:07 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dick Tatian problem Perhaps instead of trying to improve

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Holly
Siegardt: I get what you mean there. When I am facing a dictation that I am sure Siri will not be able to understand, I then go to the message app and dictate the message by using the dictate button. That way, I can go back and edit the text. Siri has a very hard time with names of people

RE: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
t right where you could spell it out if that were supported. the river which runs next to our town is called the Bulkley River. we have Home speakers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 11:15 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subjec

Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone
Weitzel Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 1:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Dick Tatian problem There are lots of dictation tips and tricks, but some of them never work for me. For example, if I dicate to SIRI something like this: Buy 6 bananas SIRI always or usually writes the number six

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Holly
Hi Siegardt: I always ask Siri to spell words. Usually for the Jumble puzzle in the morning paper. Just say 'Siri, how do you spell.. say word. She usually gets it right most of the time for me. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Jim Fettgather
dictation were > introduced, come on Apple. > > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy > Baracco > Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 12:23 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Dick Tatian problem > > www.app

RE: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
, it's been 8 years since SIRI and dictation were introduced, come on Apple. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 12:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dick Tatian problem www.applevis.com has a good pod

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread Andy Baracco
www.applevis.com has a good podcast concerning dictation tips and tricks. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike" To: "viPhone E-Mail List" Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2019 7:37 AM Subject: Dick Tatian problem Sent from my iPhone hello everyone I am ha

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I volunteer at a blind society helping folk use iPhones or iPads and a fair number have shaky fingers so can’t type, swipe or tap reliably. I know Apple billed iOS 13’s voice control as a steer in their direction. I just hope the results of dictation can improve! Harry > On 1 Aug 2019, at

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread Mike
Dictation does not work on passwords or for that matter on email addresses. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2019, at 1:11 PM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone > wrote: > > TH I S please hi space D I CT a TED space CH a R a CTV are space the one they > CH a R a CTER > Well, that is what I got by

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread Holly
I have tried entering a password by dictation, but no go. -- 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 contact the owners or

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone
I’d think passwords would be the last thing you’d want to dictate. DE WA4WGA From: Kathy Brandt Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2019 14:19 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dick Tatian problem I never even thought to try to dictate an email address, let aloan passwords, because generally

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread Kathy Brandt
I never even thought to try to dictate an email address, let aloan passwords, because generally you have no way to check whether a password is accurate, plus with email so much could be messed up that you would just have to go back and correct it anyway, meaning you are better off just using

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
TH I S please hi space D I CT a TED space CH a R a CTV are space the one they CH a R a CTER Well, that is what I got by using dictation in iOS 12.4! Can you use it to enter passwords with any accuracy? I’d been trying to dictate in the next beta using voice control and I’d got nowhere! Harry >

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread J.Cyr
That's odd since I have frequently spelt words in dictation and they have come out correctly. It doesn't appear to recognize things like the at symbol so it is of limited value in email and/or website addresses but otherwise has handled spelling, full words and punctuation fairly well in my

Re: Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Dictation only works for whole words found in a dictionary or names in Contacts plus punctuation. Do write to Apple Accessibility to ask for character by character dictation as a feature to be introduced! Harry > On 1 Aug 2019, at 15:37, Mike wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhone hello

Dick Tatian problem

2019-08-01 Thread Mike
Sent from my iPhone hello everyone I am having a problem using the dictation on the iPhone. I’m using an iPhone 6. When I try to give out any email address it just is not coming out the way it supposed to you’ll get a letter off when I try and give it even after I tried spelling my email