I also have the 10 R phone, and my older 7+, which is now acting sort of like an iPod touch. I don’t get good results with the barcode from Seeing AI on either device.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2019, at 1:14 PM, janet gross <janet.harv...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Hi Mary, > I used to be able to use the Seeing AI app quite successfully with my old > iPhone, but since I got my new XR phone, I can’t get Seeing AI to do any work > at all, and I can’t imagine why the phones would make a difference, although, > I don’t think the phones have anything to do with it. > Janet > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2019 2:52 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Seeing AI App Question Please. > > I would agree that seeing AI at least in theory does more things. However, > most of the time, I can’t get the barcode reader to do anything, even though > I’m getting the tone at a very fast speed. I think it has gotten worse. I > used to at least be able to get some things to read properly. The longer text > or document reading has never worked all that well for me. And I already have > a MoneyReader app that doesn’t instant job without me having to fool with the > switch. So the only thing left is short text. And I do use that. So > essentially, it is a single use app for me. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 1, 2019, at 12:46 PM, Lynn Schneider <canepri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I totally agree that Voice Dream Scanner is a fantastic app and > definitely worth the money, Seeing AI currently does more things, like the > barcode reader. I have definitely noticed a change for the worse in Seeing AI > over the past month or so. I have tried deleting and reinstalling the app, > rebooting my phone, resetting network settings, etc. if Voice Dream Scanner > could do barcode, currency etc. recognition like Seeing AI, it would be > wonderful, but for now, these apps serve different sets of purposes. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 31, 2019, at 7:15 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Janet, > I think that voice stream scanner is definitely the best scanning OCR > application for your iPhone. I get much better results than I do with Seeing > AI or KnFB. That app has actually deteriorated since it first came out in my > opinion. I think he would be happy spending the six dollars for a Voice Dream > scanner. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 31, 2019, at 3:57 PM, janet gross <janet.harv...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Hi Larry and all. > Yes, I have the $6 to spare, but I’ve paid $55.99 for KNFB Reader app, and > that doesn’t work well either, I have the Seeing AI app, I have the TapTap > See app, and that isn’t working either. So I just wonder how well this voice > dream scanner might work. Although, I would like to learn more about the > voice dream scanner. > Janet > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Larry Lumpkin > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 8:56 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Seeing AI App Question Please. > > If you have the $6 to spare, Winston Chin’s voice dream scanner is a > wonderful option. I have found it extremely useful. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Kimberly > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 2:23 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Seeing AI App Question Please. > > The product option never works for me either. > > Sent from Kimber's iPhone > The happy ending still beckons, and it is in the hope of grasping it that we > go on.—Annie Proulx > > On May 30, 2019, at 9:09 PM, Lelia <leliastr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, Janet, its not your phone, it's the app. I've had nothing but problems > with the bar code part of the app for quite a while now. All of the other > parts of the app work except for the bar code part. So its not only you. > > Lelia > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of janet > gross > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 5:30 PM > To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Seeing AI App Question Please. > > Hi All, > I used to be able to use the Seeing AI app until I got my new XR phone, but > now, for some unknown reason the app doesn't work 99.9 percent of the time. > When I open the app and hold it over a can of soup or a box, etc, sometimes > it will beep for a few seconds, and sometimes it just doesn't do anything, > very seldom it will try to mumble a few words that I can't understand, and > the phone also gets quite warm. I've just called Microsoft support through > the Be My Eyes app, and they told me they can't do any trouble shooting over > the phone. Although, they did read my can of soup to me, but I guess that > might be all they can do, not sure! LOL! All MS could tell me was to take > it to an Apple store, and let them see how it is acting because they think > something must be wrong with the hardware, or I might have some kind of > virus or a worm, and Apple needs to see this. MS also said the Seeing AI > app is pretty strait forward, so I shouldn't be having this problem. So my > question is can anyone tell me what settings to check to see if I have the > app set up correctly? > I've uninstalled the app two times, and reinstalled it. I've picked the > voice I want to use for the app. I've checked the language, I've allowed > the app to use my camera. When I double tap on which reading option I want > to use meaning either to read a product, short text, document, etc, > sometimes, voiceover just completely stops talking, but I can still hear > some tapping sounds, so I know the phone or the app is doing something, but > I have to close the Seeing AI app through the app switcher, to get voiceover > to talk again, and go back into the app. Sometimes the screen jumps to the > app switcher, or just closes the entire app. > I've reset my phone up as a new phone two times since I've had it, I've > reset my network settings as well, so any opinions will be greatly > appreciated! > Thank you all. > Janet > > Peace Be With You. > > > > -- > 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 > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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