Re: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

For those of you that want to check your screen brightness and adjust the screen brightness, a bluetooth keyboard will come in very handy because you can instantly check the brightness and if it's not where you want it to be you can instantly change it to where you want it to be.. While I'm pret

Re: Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1

Hi Flor, Keith & Sieghard, Okay, all settings were fine, but after rebooting the phone several times, 5 or 6 times, Siri started working. Go figure! LOL LOL Thank you all very much for your input and advice. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like

Re: Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1

Hi Mike, Take a look in Voice Feedback in Siri settings, in Settings. It should be on Always. (There are two other options. Control with Ring Switch, and Hands-Free.) From: Mike B. Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 11:27 PM To: VIPhone Subject: Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1 Hi All,

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1

Have you tried asking Siri for the weather, and then pressing volume up to make sure Siri volume is not zero. Sometimes it’s confusing if it’s Siri speaking or Voiceover. I doubt you’d confuse Voicever and Siri, but if you’re using the same voice for both, I could see where this might happen. O

Re: Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1

Hi Sieghard, The phone has been rebooted and settings have been checked, but no Siri. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. - Original Message -

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

Those instructions were right on target, and I turned on Screen curtain. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

My cousin does. I thought she was nuts. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Battery issues with new iPh

Location.

It looks like Location has been turned back on with update. I know I've turned it off once, but where do I find it? I checked in Settings, Control Center, and General. Thanks in advance. If you pray, don't worry; if you worry, don't pray, Carolyn -- The following information is important for al

RE: dongle with two lightning ports?

The best known adapter would be the Belkin Rockstar. You can get it with Lightning to 2 Lightning or Lightning to 3.5mm and Lightning. I’m sure by now there will be other options on Amazon. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Adam Morris Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:46 PM To: viPhon

Re: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

Auto brightness is on. That was the first thing I checked, and it took me a minute to find it in settings. I thought for sure it would have been in display and brightness. No. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone On Oct 21, 2018, at 6:58 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: But do you have a

RE: Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1

First of all I suggest that he simply reboots his phone and tries again. Of course he can also first check in Settings > SIRI to make sure everything is where it should be. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:27 PM To: VIPhone Subject: Siri Not

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

But do you have auto brightness on? Obviously this will not work if you turned it off. Auto brightness is now under Accessibility Settings > Display Accommodations. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:47 PM To: v

Re: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

Even though I am running 12.0.1, maybe my old iPhone 6 is too old to take advantage of this feature. I have tried increasing screen value both from within the control pannel and settings, both with screen curtain on and off when I change the value, and it never says the value returns to zero whe

dongle with two lightning ports?

Hi all, I thought I saw someone post on here that you could get an adapter with a male lightning port that went to two female ports. This would be so I could charge my phone and use the lightning ear buds at the same time. TIA. -- Adam Morris Jaws certified 2016 Email, iMessage & FaceTime a

Siri Not Working After Updating to 12.0.1

Hi All, A friend just updated his iPhone 8 Plus and Siri hasn't worked since doing so. Sounds / volume are at 100% and all other settings would indicate that Siri should work. When prompting to do something the info appears on the screen, but Siri isn't verbalizing any of it. Can anyone help

Re: Orbit Reader

It does have a very basic notepad function, yes. It comes with an SD card inserted with sample files on it. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." — Jane Wagner On Oct 21, 2018, at 1:30 PM, Dave mailto:dave.beckett...@gmail.com>> wrote: as far

Re: Orbit Reader

Marie, Send a blank message to or20-subscr...@tech.aph.org I put the word subscribe in the subject line so my iPhone wouldn't gripe about the subject being empty. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." — Jane W

Re: Orbit Reader

Hey Richard how do I subscribe My group: marias-chat+subscr...@googlegroups.com > On Oct 21, 2018, at 4:30 PM, Dave wrote: > > as far as i know, it is a note taker too. > > Dave. > > > From: Maria Reyes > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 9:21 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re

RE: New mesh router and my thoughts on switching WiFi

Thanks, and yes, I do indeed know this, I have done my own networking both at home and at my retail store for the last 20 years and while I am perfectly happy to connect just about everything wirelessly there, at my business I still use more of a wired network. I bought a Cisco 24-port business

Re: Orbit Reader

as far as i know, it is a note taker too. Dave. From: Maria Reyes Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 9:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Orbit Reader Hi Richard, Do I have to have an orbit reader to be on the list? I am interested in one so I’m following this thread closely. How we

RE: Orbit Reader

No, I don’t have one yet. I’ve ordered it today, and since they have a money back return policy if you are not satisfied, I know I can send it back in a few weeks if I don’t like it. The list seems rather responsive to questions and not very busy otherwise. HTH, Richard “Definition of an expe

Re: Orbit Reader

Hi Richard, Do I have to have an orbit reader to be on the list? I am interested in one so I’m following this thread closely. How well does it work? Is it mainly a reading device? Guessing from it’s name. My group: marias-chat+subscr...@googlegroups.com > On Oct 21, 2018, at 9:25 AM, alia robi

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

Hi Carolyn and others, Autobrightness is under Settings, General, Accessibility, Display Accomodations. I just did some experimenting and this is what I found. I turned off the Screen Curtain and while indoors, and the brightness was at 31 percent. I stepped outside to a sunny day and pretty quic

Re: New mesh router and my thoughts on switching WiFi

It sounds like you chose a great router. You may already know this, however, that one port you said is free at the moment, well, if you need to turn that into more than one, just buy a good switch with the number of additional ports you might need. Happy networking, and if you have any questions

RE: useful free apps

Hi, I would add a little to this. Taptapsee is great for identifying patterns on clothing and for identifying objects without worrying about a barcode. Seeing AI is great for Product bar codes if you can find them and, of course, if that is supported where you are. But, none of them are very goo

RE: useful free apps

I think the Seeing Eye app and Tap Tap See is pretty much all you need for this and, as I said before, "Be My Eyes" goes a step further in that it connects you with a sighted helper who has signed up with the app to provide such help and who at times can certainly do more than an app. Not sure i

RE: useful free apps

To identify colors and objects. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James English Sent: 21 October 2018 16:03 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: useful free apps What do you want the apps to do? Their are probably thous

RE: useful free apps

Hi Anthony, Normally I would send this message privately, but by posting it to the list I’m hoping it will reinforce the message from our moderator Mark which he sent on October 16, just 5 days ago and where he points out that sending these basically one liner thank-you messages is really not n

Re: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

yes, sometimes this can happen. It's always worth checking, in the control centre. Dave. -Original Message- From: Cristobal Muñoz Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 8:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself Well, well... You learn some

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

Bluetooth uses such a tiny amount of battery power that it is quite safe to leave it on. Of course if you never ever use any bluetooth devices then by all means turn it off, but I have an Apple Watch, occasionally want to use my bluetooth keyboard or bluetooth speaker/headset and I just don’t wa

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

Well, well... You learn something new every day I guess. Nifty feature I wasn't aware of. One thing though, I’m noticing that with auto brightness turned on and after I turn the screen curtain off, brightness will go up to whatever percentage depending on ambient brightness, but when I enable th

RE: useful free apps

Thanks very much gera for the info. Best regards Anthony From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gerardo Corripio Sent: 21 October 2018 19:42 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: useful free apps I’ve been using several months Voice Recorder

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

I could not find Automatic. I did set my screen up from 25 to 47 and my text size from 50 to 67. My husband said that was a lot better for him. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sen

RE: useful free apps

Hi sieghard Many thanks for your useful info and your help. Best regards Anthony From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: 21 October 2018 19:53 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: useful free apps I do agree with Jame

Re: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

I am trying Downcast for a bit. The only thing I miss from Overcast is the voice boost. All I had to do is hit export OPML and copy to downcast. My group: marias-chat+subscr...@googlegroups.com > On Oct 21, 2018, at 2:03 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > OK, sorry, I take it back, apparently y

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

One thing your friend will want to check as well is make sure Bluetooth is off if your not using it. I find that after an update on every ios device I have used that Bluetooth is enabled and I have to disable it. HTH. Matthew From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Se

RE: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

OK, sorry, I take it back, apparently you can't migrate Podcasts directly from the Apple Podcasts app to another Podcast app, another strike against Apple. Here is information from an article and the link to the article below: Migrating Your Podcast Subscriptions For an Apple user, importing

RE: useful free apps

I do agree with James, some apps I use and find useful may be of no interest to somebody else. Also, I believe Anthony is in Europe somewhere, forgot exactly where, but this would also mean some apps which are available in the US may not be available there. Certainly a list of things he wishes t

Re: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

Many thanks. I have not got too many. I have already subscribed to a few in Overcast. Judy Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Oct 2018, at 18:46, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > If you have quite a few Podcasts you should be able to export them from the > Podcast app to Overcast, it's done via the S

Re: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

Yes if anyone of you knows, how this is done, because I’ve several podcasts on the native app, wanting to import their feeds to Overcast for example, without having to subscribe by hand to these again. Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel El 21 oct 2018, a la(s) 12:46 p. m., Sieghard Weitz

RE: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

If you have quite a few Podcasts you should be able to export them from the Podcast app to Overcast, it's done via the Share sheet although I am not sure how it's done in the Podcast app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Judy Pryor Sent: Sunday, October 21

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

Hi Shawn, I also must disagree here, you probably turned it on at some point early in the beta cycle and forgot and it is of course also entirely possible that in the final public release this was changed, but everybody else who says it is not on by default is correct, instead you are asked dur

Re: useful free apps

I’ve been using several months Voice Recorder Pro, but there’s a free version over at Grabadora de voz (notas) de Lin Fei https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/grabadora-de-voz-notas/id492995106?mt=8 It’s so intuitive and easy to for instance, cut, and perform other editing functions like mix, and fuse

Re: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

I have just downloaded Overcast! All the best Judy Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Oct 2018, at 18:14, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > It's of course up to you, but if you want a more satisfying Podcast > experience use Overcast, it's free and way easier to use with more features. > > -Origin

RE: Upgrading to a new iPhone with two factor authentication

I am not sure, but if it has been a long time you may have 2-step verification set up which is slightly different from 2-factor authentication. Read the below Apple support article, it seems that if you had 2-step verification that you may have automatically been upgraded to 2-factor authentica

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

G I G O certainly fits as well. I have not heard that since the 1980s. I modified Problem between Keyboard and Chair that I heard many years ago from a computer tech support person to fit the smart devices … Richard “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under pr

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

I call it G I G O, it was what my computer science professor used to say back in the day of 5.25 inch floppy disks and 40 Megabyte hard drives (about 1989) and it means “Garbage In Garbage Out” From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 9:06 AM To

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

I believe the feature where screen brightness was set to 0% automatically when screen curtain is on was introduced in iOS 11 at some point. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Julian Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 11:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject

RE: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

It's of course up to you, but if you want a more satisfying Podcast experience use Overcast, it's free and way easier to use with more features. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Judy Pryor Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Naming Faces in Photos

Martin is correct, there is such a feature, but I would say it is not something which is accessible for a completely blind person since you have to first tap exactly on the face of the person in a photo which you want to name. A Quick Google search resulted in the following Apple article about t

Re: useful free apps

Hi all, I want to include an app that I use all of the time for reminders besides Fantastical. It is called OmniFocus. I can't remember how much it costs to download but to unlock the pro version is $59.99. It is so winnderful! It workis on the iPad and iPhone without having to purchase it twic

Re: Upgrading to a new iPhone with two factor authentication

Thanks, Maria. It turns out I do have a trusted phone number, the same one that is my mobile phone number. So, I guess I will be OK. If I put the Sim in the new phone when I get it, when it comes time to set things up, hopefully the code will come through to that new phone, and everything will

Re: Upgrading to a new iPhone with two factor authentication

HI Mary, Go to settings then double tap on your name. then flick to security and password and double tap. Under the two-factor authentication find the trusted phone numbers heading. Find the edit button then double tap. Swipe until you hear add trusted phone number if you don't have one already

Re: Upgrading to a new iPhone with two factor authentication

It has been along time since I set up my two factor authentication. I honestly don’t know if I have a trusted phone number. How can I find out and if not, where can I go to set that up? Thank you. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 21, 2018, at 2:13 AM, Øyvind Lode wrote: > > Mary, > > No pro

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

In my experience, especially with iOS, people don’t always catch what is said and accidently turn things like Screen Time on or think they have to use a passcode because they missed the passcode options button, when updating. iOS is the most consistent operating system I’ve ever dealt with so the

Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

It was definitely not on after I upgraded to iOS 12. There was an offer to set it up, which I declined. And it’s not on. I wonder why it’s different for different people. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 20, 2018, at 11:51 PM, 'Shawn Krasniuk' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Hi. Screen time is on by d

Re: Voice Dream Writer: I am new to learning to use voice Dream writer and I cannot work out how to add a document in order to edit it. When I double tap on Add Document, I tgen select to import from

Copy and paste will be the way then! Thanks! > On 21 Oct 2018, at 14:19, Richard Turner wrote: > > You could only export them as txt if you had word or pages to do a save as. > However, if you open the attachment, and select all the text, you could copy > it and paste it into a new document in

RE: useful free apps

Richard, Thanks for this. Vivian -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 7:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: useful free apps I've built a list of apps that I call useful apps, both paid and free. I

RE: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

Screen Time was on on mine, but I turned it off. I did not turn it on. It must have come with the update to 12. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:43 AM To: 'Adr

RE: Brightness set to zero it goes up by itself

I'll do that, Maria. I needed my husband to check something last night, and with it set at 25, he needed to get in a lighter area to read it. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Maria Chapman Sent: Sa

RE: useful free apps

I've built a list of apps that I call useful apps, both paid and free. I update it from time to time on my web site. They list the price or if they are free with the title and it is formatted with headings for the app sections at level 2 and the individual apps at level 3. www.turner42.com R

RE: useful free apps

James, What are you using to send Email? Your message is full of html code, making it very hard, nearly impossible to read beyond the first line, unless that is actually all the content. Richard “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under pressure.” – Bruce U.

Re: useful free apps

What do you want the apps to do? Their are probably thousands of aps that are useful to somebody. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail"; target="_blank">https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-

RE: useful free apps

Hi folks Could someone send me a list of useful free apps that I can download from the app store please? With thanks in advance Anthony -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Øyvind Lode Sent: 21 October 2018 11:14 To: viphone

Re: Orbit Reader

I never saw it. On Oct 21, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Flor Lynch wrote: Did it ever have it? In the beginning, i.e., of beta development, I believed that auto-scroll was touted as being one of its features. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have a

Re: Orbit Reader

While I do not have one yet, I had been on the beta list when it started out of interest in how it was going to go, and I do not recall ever hearing about autoscroll. But, that would be a good thing to ask on the OR20 list or contacting APH directly. However, since it clearly does not have it n

Re: Voice Dream Writer: I am new to learning to use voice Dream writer and I cannot work out how to add a document in order to edit it. When I double tap on Add Document, I tgen select to import from

You could only export them as txt if you had word or pages to do a save as. However, if you open the attachment, and select all the text, you could copy it and paste it into a new document in Writer. HTH, Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." — Ja

Re: Orbit Reader

Did it ever have it? In the beginning, i.e., of beta development, I believed that auto-scroll was touted as being one of its features. From: alia robinson Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 12:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Orbit Reader it doesn’t have it. On Oct 20, 2018, at 10

Re: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

I deleted the Podcasts app a week ago because, unknown to me, it had kept all the downloads of a particular podcast for the last two years (which amounted to 15 Gb of data)! In my investigations however, I hadn't found a easy way to delete a full podcast. (Deleting individual shows in that event

Re: Orbit Reader

HI. i have NTFS for mac, and everything I have tried so far has worked. Maria > On 21 Oct 2018, at 10:08 pm, alia robinson wrote: > > I have never gotten mass storage to work on mac with *anything* > > On Oct 21, 2018, at 12:38 AM, Holly Anderson wrote: > > Actually, that’s not true, mass

Re: Orbit Reader

I have never gotten mass storage to work on mac with *anything* On Oct 21, 2018, at 12:38 AM, Holly Anderson wrote: Actually, that’s not true, mass storage mode does work on mac. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or conce

Re: Orbit Reader

it doesn’t have it. On Oct 20, 2018, at 10:28 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: Interesting. Could others conferm the auto scrolling? -- 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 th

Re: Orbit Reader

no, orbit reader absolutely does not have auto scroll. On Oct 20, 2018, at 10:12 PM, Cris Ali wrote: Orbit reader has auto scroll. You can adjust the panning from one second to nine seconds I think. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have

Re: Deleting podcasts from podcast app

Hi Chantal, Many thanks for your reply, it has helped . I am stil struggling a bit with the app and cannot do everything you said. In settings it is set to delete after a podcast has been played, and this is not happening. I have deleted some podcasts though, and for this I thank you very m

Re: Upgrading to a new iPhone with two factor authentication

Mary, No problem if you have enabled two-factor authentication and also set-up a trusted phone number. I only have one iOS device and no mac, so I don't have other devices to receive verification codes on. However, since I have verified my sim and phone number it works fine. I recently performed

Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

Well I've been using iOS 12 ever since it was available for beta testers and I never got an option to set it up later. So it was on by default for me. Regards, Shawn, Sent from Sophia, the MacBook Air Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrap

RE: Naming Faces in Photos

There is a way to name faces. I did it again the other day but can’t remember again how I did it. Somewhere the is a button that says something like ‘unamed face. There you can write the persons name. Then when flicking through your picture it will say picture conatins Martin. Whe

Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

Hi, that is what i said. Dave. From: Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 8:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8 It is not on by default. After upgrading you then have the option to configure it. Andy - Original Message - Fro

Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

It is not on by default. After upgrading you then have the option to configure it. Andy - Original Message - From: Dave To: 'Adrian Leong' via VIPhone Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8 I think it gives you the option t

Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8

I think it gives you the option to set up later, after updating. From: 'Shawn Krasniuk' via VIPhone Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 7:51 AM To: 'Adrian Leong' via VIPhone Subject: Re: Battery issues with new iPhone 8 Hi. Screen time is on by default when you upgrade to iOS 12. So if he doesn't

Re: Voice Dream Writer: I am new to learning to use voice Dream writer and I cannot work out how to add a document in order to edit it. When I double tap on Add Document, I tgen select to import from

So, if I have a document in Pages or a Word document received as email attachment, is there a way to turn them into .txt files, as I can only export Pages documents as .rtf not .txt - and that does not work with Writer. Thanks! Harry > On 21 Oct 2018, at 07:31, Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, >