Yes, I've sent messages to Fleksy Support on several occasions including this one and find they are very good at apologizing for any inconvenience and even better at ignoring the specific questions asked or issues raised.
I realize if I want to continue to use this app that I'll have to eventually upgrade to iOS 7. But it's only been out about three months and with the exception of Fleksy, I'm very pleased with how my current apps work under iOS 6.1.4. Alan -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Fleksy Alternatives for pre-iOS 7 Users? Have you sent your difficulties to the Fleksy team: supp...@fleksy.com I've read similar posts from others on this list, so hopefully the Fleksy team is being well informed. Still, the squeaky wheel and all, ... Wayne On 12/3/13, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe you could provide some more details about how to do this. When I've > tried running Fleksy since its latest upgrade, I get a message forcing me > to > the Apps Store for the latest upgrade. When I attempt to do that, I get a > message saying the new version requires iOS 7 and to execute another button > if I want to install the last version compatible with my iOS. When I do > this > and run the app again, I get the upgrade required message once again so I'm > in a circular loop. Any ideas? > > > > Alan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Daniel Miller > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:43 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Fleksy Alternatives for pre-iOS 7 Users? > > > > Hi, > > > > You don't need to search for alternatives. Apple allows you to download the > latest version of an app that's compatible with your device if you're not > running iOS 7. > > > > On Dec 3, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Hope Paulos <hope.pau...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > How about a Bluetooth keyboard? > > Sent from my iPod > > > On Dec 3, 2013, at 11:37 AM, "Alan Lemly" < <mailto:wale...@gmail.com> > wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As I suspected, I just received confirmation from Fleksy Support that with > the latest upgrade, the app only works with iOS 7.0 and later. Until I > decide to upgrade to iOS 7, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions > for other typing alternative apps that work well with VoiceOver. I'm in the > process of learning braille so don't think an app such as MBraille would be > ideal. I would prefer something using a QWERTY keyboard format. And my > vision is very limited so integration with VoiceOver is a must. Any > suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > I really enjoyed Fleksy during the nine months I was using it but I think I > prefer apps that don't feel the need to upgrade quite so quickly every time > another iOS version is released. Yes, I know that makes me sound like a bit > of a Luddite but I suspect I'm not the only one who spends time learning an > app that meets my needs and doesn't want to upgrade to something that makes > numerous interface changes in order to provide some new "features" that I > don't want. This is particularly true when the upgrade forces an iOS > upgrade > too. 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