RE: Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread Simon A Fogarty
If you open the charging box when you go to pair them, Under Bluetooth you will get a message pop up, Saying something like press the button and hold it to connect, This is a little finger tip sized button on the back of the charging box / case, Hold this button until you get the message on

RE: Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread Alan Lemly
Chris, The below Apple support link has a good overview of the Airpods: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-airpods-iph67b40938d/ios Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Saturday, November

Re: Iphone and security cameras or doorbells

2020-11-14 Thread Marty Hutchings
I use a Wi-Fi doorbell camera from Amcrest that is fully accessible using Voice Over. I found it on Amazon for $99. Love in Christ Marty If we view this present life as our primary goal, we will agree with William Shakespeare who said: “Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and

RE: VO voices on Apple Watch series 6

2020-11-14 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks for the feedback. I tried calling Apple Accessibility but got tired of being on hold. I may try again. Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw

No voice over

2020-11-14 Thread Anne West
I had an app corrupt a while ago and lost voice over. Nothing I did recovered it so called Apple. I had to reset my phone to get it back. What a pain. Anne West k1stm...@gmail.com -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

Re: VO voices on Apple Watch series 6

2020-11-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hi richard, I got my Apple Watch SE several days ago, and I had it set up for the Siri mail voice, which is what I have on my phone. But the internation was all messed up, pitch changes etc. So I went back to Samantha. I don’t think you can get all those other invoices like Tom etc. And I can’t

VO voices on Apple Watch series 6

2020-11-14 Thread Richard Turner
It seems like the setting for VO on the apple watch series 6 says that if you select Siri voice, VO will use that voice.I downloaded the Siri female voice, but I cannot get that setting to work.I'm stuck with Samantha, who is not my favorite voice.I'd rather use Tom enhanced or the Siri female

Re: Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread Cris Ali
Thanks a million Peter. This is a great tip. I did not know that one can customize those settings. Can’t wait to try them. Cheers, Cris Sent from my iPad > On Nov 14, 2020, at 4:32 PM, Peter Logan wrote: > > Also, if you bring them up under the Bluetooth settings, you can change the >

Re: Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread Cris Ali
Thanks a million Jen. That really helps. Cheers, Cris Sent from my iPad > On Nov 14, 2020, at 2:47 PM, jennie.fa...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > All you have to do is make sure your phone is unlocked, then open the lid of > the case, then wait for VoiceOver to ask you if you want to

RE: Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread Peter Logan
Also, if you bring them up under the Bluetooth settings, you can change the behavior of the stems. For example I have my left switch between the audio modes, and the right one I have invoking Siri. Enjoy them .. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

Question regarding Facebook app and how I go live

2020-11-14 Thread Beth G
Hello all, I rarely post on Facebook these days, and I’ve just now discovered that when I try to go live which I have to do for a Facebook group I am in, I no longer see an option to update my status. From what I understand, if I select updating my status I can then choose to go live or not

RE: Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread jennie.facer
Hi Chris, All you have to do is make sure your phone is unlocked, then open the lid of the case, then wait for VoiceOver to ask you if you want to connect. It is a pretty easy process. Once they are paired to your phone, they should work with all of your devices signed into your iCloud

Re: no voiceover

2020-11-14 Thread Anna Dresner
Try asking Siri to turn off VoiceOver and then asking Siri to turn it back on. > On Nov 14, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Try turning up Volume, when you try to make it talk. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Apple airpods pro

2020-11-14 Thread Cris Ali
Hello folks, I ordered apple airpods pro from Amazon. They are on sale for 194 dollars, 55 dollars lower than their original price. I will be receiving them tomorrow. Do you have any tips on how to pair them with my iPhone? Can i pair them with more than one device at the same time? Any tips on

Re: Iphone and security cameras or doorbells

2020-11-14 Thread l . d . ethier23
Hello, I leave in canada and we have ADT and we use alarm.com as application. It works well for distance things but for the control panel it's impossible. It's my husband who do it. Lyne > Le 14 nov. 2020 à 13:11, Tessa a écrit : > > Hi, > I'm just wondering if anyone knows of an outdoor

RE: Getting rid of an e-mail address

2020-11-14 Thread Richard Turner
Type enough of his old address into the to field to have it come up when you flick to the right a couple of times. When you land on it, flick up with one finger and you should hear remove, double tap and its done. Richard "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject

Getting rid of an e-mail address

2020-11-14 Thread 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhone
Hi, My husband got rid of his domain and is only using a g mail address now. I have taken his old address out of my contacts but sometimes messages are still going to the old address so I get an undelivered message. I can’t figure out how to get rid of the old address once and for all.

RE: no voiceover

2020-11-14 Thread Carolyn
Try turning up Volume, when you try to make it talk. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 3:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: no voiceover I just finished helping a

Iphone and security cameras or doorbells

2020-11-14 Thread Tessa
Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of an outdoor security camera or doorbell with camera that works well with the iphone? I had a chance to try my parent's ring version but found many of the buttons weren't spoken with voice over. Thanks for any suggestions Tessa -- The following information

Re: Transferring ringtones from windows7 computer to iPhone

2020-11-14 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Related question: can you extract an .mp3 mail attachment to use as a ring tone? This would be so much easier. Tia, RobH. - Original Message - From: "'Simon Wong' via VIPhone" To: Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 2:30 PM Subject: Re: Transferring ringtones from windows7 computer

RE: Transferring ringtones from windows7 computer to iPhone

2020-11-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Absolutely true, everybody decides how they want to do something, but I am just saying that if pretty much all you want to do is to transfer ringtones to your phone then iTunes will do this and it is not a very difficult task. As for iTunes not transferring ringtones, I have not experienced this

Re: Transferring ringtones from windows7 computer to iPhone

2020-11-14 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
In my experience Waltr2 has transferred tones to iPhones that iTunes has failed to transfer. Also, assuming it is legal for you to do so, Waltr2 will allow you to transfer tones to friend’s iPhones without the complications that iTunes impose. It’s all about personal choice and what may suit

RE: Transferring ringtones from windows7 computer to iPhone

2020-11-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If all you really want to do is to transfer ringtones then iTunes is also fully accessible fo rthat and it doesn't cost anything. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of CoolHappenings Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 11:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Transferring ringtones

Re: Transferring ringtones from windows7 computer to iPhone

2020-11-14 Thread 'Simon Wong' via VIPhone
Thanks for the information about walter2 I am in Canada, I don’t think I’ll be using that really often, someone also suggested to me to use the Apple iTunes store to get ringtones. Is that easy to use and accessible? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2020, at 2:30 AM, 'Kliph' via VIPhone >

Re: Searching in the Instacart App

2020-11-14 Thread Caitlyn Furness
After you select the store you want by double tapping on the store name, the search function is there, a few swipes to the right. Double tap on the search and the edit box will pop up for you to either dictate your search or type it in. HTH, Cait > On Nov 13, 2020, at 7:22 PM, Ekstrand,

Re: no voiceover

2020-11-14 Thread Robert Doc Wright
Thank you that is one thing we did not try. - Original Message - From: Simon A Fogarty To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 2:15 AM Subject: RE: no voiceover Sounds possibly that the voiceover volume is down, There is I believe a volume

RE: no voiceover

2020-11-14 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Sounds possibly that the voiceover volume is down, There is I believe a volume option in the rota for voiceover, Is it possible your friend has headphones they could plug in and try to see what happens From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Saturday, 14 November

no voiceover

2020-11-14 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I just finished helping a friend set up his new iPhone SE 2020 using quick start. This entire time voiceover was just fine. When it said it was completed and rebooted we heard the voiceover clicks but no speech. These are the things we tried: 3 finger double tap 2 finger flick down from top to