I was just looking at passbook. How does this work? Anyone figure that out?
May and Prince Noah Personal Playground www.canadianlynx.ca m...@canadianlynx.ca On 2012-09-19, at 5:03 PM, "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have also installed iOS 6 on my 4S. So far, it's better than I expected > (faster response, better Siri and so forth). > Few usage notes: > * Mail gestures: If you go to message list in mail and if you swipte down > with one finger, you'll hear "delete". This is part of "actions" rotor and > can be thought of as context-sensitive options. By default, Mail opens the > message in question. > * VIP: To add some contacts as VIP: From messages list in Mail app, go to > Mailboxes, then tap VIP. Then go to Add button and choose some contacts (one > at a time). Then exit out of VIP folder. To add some more contacts later, > from Mailboxes list, go to "more info: VIP" button and edit VIP contacts > (you can remove them as well). > * Fetching new mail: in Mail app, swipe down with three fingers to refresh > the messages list. > * YouTube: If you installed Google's YouTube app before upgrading to iOS 6, > you'd notice that YouTube app is gone. To fix this, restore the phone to an > earlier backup (not the OS, but data) which contains Google's YouTube app. > If not, go to App Store and download YouTube app again. Also, Google's > YouTube app does not allow background video playback while on another task > unlike Apple's version. > * switching programs: You can actually switch to other tasks using Siri; you > can say "switch to (appname)" in addition to "start (appname)', "open > (appname)" and (run (appname)". You cannot close an app using Siri. > * Battery meter: if you have iTouch and iPad, if you go to > Settings/General/Usage, there is a new heading which gives time on battery > power (since last full charge). > * VoiceOver: The much talked about "punctuation rotor" is the last rotor > item under VoiceOver/Rotor settings list. There are three options: none, > some and all. Also, Braille Sense products can now be used again as braille > display with iOS. > * When you use Do Not Disturb mode, anyone in your phone's favorites list > can call you while suppressing other alerts. > * You can now set custom vibration patterns for alerts. > * There is a focus issue with Mail app: when you exit out of a message, > VoiceOver jumps to the topmost message. I'm sure some of us reported this to > Apple. > * If you're using third-party navigation solutions such as Ariadne GPS and > if you try to explore the map, it will not work for the time being thanks to > underlying changes to map API. > * Because of new keyboard behavior, when you enter phone numbers from keypad > in phone app, you might want to remember the exact positions of the dial > keys, otherwise you may find yourself entering wrong phone number. For > instance, if you'd like to dial voicemail number (long press of 1), try: tap > once with four fingers near top half of the device, then swipe with one > finger to the right and double tap and hold on 1 key. > * By default, Passbook is located between Weather and Notes app on > homescreen. At this point, Starbucks is the only app which takes advantage > of passbook functionality (at least from App Store). > * In Spotlight search, if you type the name of an app, iOS returns the > folder in which the searched app is located. > * In Safari, if you double tap and hold on either forward or back button, it > opens browser history. > * FaceTime under 3G/4G/LTE would require that you check with your carrier > (some ask that customers switch to data sharing plan; this includes AT&T). > Thanks. > Cheers, > Joseph > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
