Ester, could you maybe attatch the Charge HR to your ankle via the wristband? Just a thought. And thanks for your answer about the ease of checking the battery status with VO. That's a great thing to be able to do indipendently.
Thanks, Ari > On Jul 9, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Esther Levegnale <elevegn...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Hi, Ari! > > I have the Charge HR and love it! Yes, you can find out what the battery > status is when you touch the name of your Fitbit device, then double-tap on > it, and VoiceOver will say the name of the device, the version number of the > app and the status of the battery such as full, medium or low. Another trick > I do is not to wear the Fitbit on my arm, but when I tie my shoelace into a > bow, I push the Fitbit through the tied portion of my shoelace. I seem to > get better results for steps with the device on my foot. Call it cheating? > LOL! Well, I just get more steps from wearing it on my foot then on my arm. > When I exercise on the bike, though, I place the Fitbit on my arm so as not > to get it caught in the pedals. Then, as I Pedal, I place my Fitbit hand on > my thigh so that it registers. Hope this helps and good luck! You'll love > this Fitbit. > > All the best, > Esther Levegnale > > Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 6+ > >> On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:39 AM, englishride...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Awesome! This device is going on my wishlist! One important question I have >> is about how to check the battery status. Can you do this through the app? >> Also, is there an accessible user manual on-line somewhere? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have the Charge HR, so it has the heart rate monitoring. The Fit Bit app >>> is accessible. You use the same Fit Bit app for all Fit Bit devices. I >>> don't think the full blown watch capabilities with the notifications and >>> all would be worth the money, since the Fit Bit band itself won't be >>> accessible. I'd agree, if you're going to go that route then get an Apple >>> Watch. >>> >>> One feature I really like, which I didn't even know about when I got the >>> Charge HR, is that you can set alarms through the app. You don't need to be >>> connected to your phone for the alarms to work. I wake up just fine when >>> the band on my wrist vibrates, and it doesn't disturb my wife at all. I >>> don't even mess with my clock radio alarm any more. >>> >>> My Charge HR also vibrates when I get a call. I also really like this >>> feature. Sure, I have my phone with me most of the time, but there are >>> times where it'll vibrate in my pocket, and I won't notice it. I never miss >>> the band on my wrist vibrating when I get a call. >>> >>>> On 08/07/16 16:41, englishride...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> I've been reading up on these FitBit Devices, and trying to compare them >>>> to figure out which one might be best for me, and I'm probably going to go >>>> for one of the wristband options. I haven't decided if continual heart >>>> rate monitoring is something I want quite yet. Anyhow, how accessible do >>>> you find the app for controlling your Flex with VoiceOver? Do all FitBit >>>> Devices use the same app to control them? >>>> >>>> There's something called the FitBit Blaze, which gives you some >>>> notifications, like a cross between a more advanced fitness tracker and a >>>> basic smart watch, but that's not very important to me, as it's probably >>>> not going to be accessible, like the Apple Watch would be. And I've got my >>>> phone on my belt when out and about, so receiving notifications is not an >>>> issue for me. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Ari >>>> >>>>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 1:27 PM, Cristóbal <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I had a similar query a few weeks back as I'm an early bird and my wife >>>>> hates mornings with the white hot passion of 1,000 burning suns. It's not >>>>> unusual for me to be up by 5:00 or 5:30 blind related sleep issues aside. >>>>> An Apple Watch was suggested to me, but I'm not interested in one. Much >>>>> less for this one particular feature and at that price. I ended up buying >>>>> a refurbished Fitbit Flex for something like $40.00. >>>>> It works fine and I can get up whenever I want without having to bother >>>>> my wife. She in turn has one of those wake-up light alarms which is fine >>>>> for her since she's sighted and this way, I'm not disturbed by her alarm. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel >>>>> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 11:47 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: RE: Disable caller's name spoken when phone rings >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ari, >>>>> >>>>> And there are a number of relatively inexpensive Bluetooth wristbands out >>>>> there which will wake you up with vibration and I don't think that sort >>>>> of vibration will be as noticeable as when a phone vibrates especially if >>>>> it is lying on a hard surface such as a wooden night table. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Sieghard >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com >>>>> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 1:33 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Disable caller's name spoken when phone rings >>>>> >>>>> Yes, that is frustrating. I've long wanted to make the alarm volume low >>>>> while keeping the ringtone volume high. My husband is a very light >>>>> slleeper, to the point that a vibrating phone will wake him up. So >>>>> finding something that will disturb him as little as possible while >>>>> waking me up at the same time (I'm a rather heavier sleeper than he is, >>>>> and even if I do wake up, am able to very quickly fall asleep again if I >>>>> do wake up from something making noise, my husband doesn't find getting >>>>> back to sleep easy) is very difficult. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Ari >>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 7, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Jeremy <jeremy.richar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> You're suggestion made me very hopeful, but though I turned off the >>>>>> change with buttons setting, the volume of the ringer seems to be tied >>>>>> to the volume of the alarms. That is, if I leave the ringer volume low, >>>>>> and if I set an alarm for 1 minute, when the alarm sounds, it is >>>>>> presented at the same low volume as the ringer. I'd really like the >>>>>> alarm to be loud but the ringer to be very quiet. Thanks for any >>>>>> additional ideas. >>>>>> >>>>>> JR >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>>> Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 9:13 PM >>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Disable caller's name spoken when phone rings >>>>>> >>>>>> You might be able to mess around with the ringtone volume and VoiceOver >>>>>> volume (turn this on in the rotor). To get a good balance between >>>>>> loudness of VoiceOver and your ringtone. Another thing I would suggest >>>>>> is turning off the setting called change with buttons in the sounds area >>>>>> of the settings app. This makes the ringtones stay at a constant volume, >>>>>> no matter what you do with your volume buttons. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Ari >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 7, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Joseph Hudson <jhud7...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, the only way that I can think of this happening is if you turned >>>>>> off speech/voiceover. >>>>>> >>>>>> Joseph Hudson >>>>>> Email >>>>>> jhud7...@gmail.com >>>>>> I device support >>>>>> Telephone >>>>>> 2543007667 >>>>>> Skype >>>>>> joseph.hudson89 facebook >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 >>>>>> Twitter >>>>>> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 >>>>>> >>>>>> FaceTime/iMessage >>>>>> jhud7...@yahoo.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 7, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Jeremy <jeremy.richar...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way of disabling the announcement of who's calling me >>>>>> when my >>>>>> phone rings? As is, when the phone rings, I also get VoiceOver very >>>>>> loudly >>>>>> announcing the name of the person calling. Ideally, I'd like to >>>>>> simply hear >>>>>> the phone ring. 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