Wow, this is cool! I just got this app and love it! It will help me through my work day. Thanks Richard!
Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Dec 11, 2021, at 1:54 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Did Apple say anything about a maximum number of announcements? > The app called, Talking time, $1.99 can only give up to 64 announcements per > 24 hours. > If you only did hour and half hour, that would be 48, so you would be safe. > There is a new release coming soon. I have been working with the developer. > He is quite keen to make it fully accessible and is adding some nice new > features. > > If you decide to go with Talking Time, here are the settings you want under > notifications for Talking Time. > > Allow Notifications on. > Under Alerts Heading: > Make sure nothing is selected, so Allow on lock screen, Allow in > notifications center, and Allow as Banner, are not selected. > Sounds On. > Under the Announce heading: > Announce notifications off. > Lock Screen Appearance heading: > Show Previews, never. > Notification Grouping, Off. > > There are a limited number of voices available from Apple, but good enough. > The app works when you take it out of the app switcher, and takes next to no > power since it only uses power when it makes the announcement. > > Here is the link: > https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talkingtime-talking-clock/id436647496 > > > > > Richard > "One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin." ~ John Ruskin > > My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Andrew > J. LaPointe > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2021 12:33 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: talking time app > > Hello All, can someone suggest a talking time app for the iphone using ios > 15.1 with these 2020? I did everything I could to get my app to speak the > time every 15 minutes 24 hours a day. I spent a good hour with the Apple > disability Desk and the rep said that all the settings are good. There are a > few apps that cost between $1.99 to $4.95. I have no problem spending a bit > of money so I can hear the time go off every 15 minutes all day and night. > It is so very helpful for this to happen to me. Ever since I updated to IOS > 15.1, the app does not speak at all. I am currently using the speaking clock > and also had Chime. Chime when searched in the App store comes up with some > banking, financial and some other descriptions other than time. I don't > remember if it was under another name. Is there anyone else using an app that > announces even on the hour or half hour? Thanks so much. Andy and Leroy > > Andrew J. LaPointe, President > Friends of the Salem Council on Aging > 34 Raymond Ave. > Salem, MA. 01970 > Home: 978-745-4289 cell: 978-578-0185 > > Editor, Commission Commuter Update and the Safe Disabled Traveler Notebook > Talking Information Center > > > -- > 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. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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