Re: A Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone

2023-11-23 Thread Diane Giannetti
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Sure glad to have you all in this group so we can all rely on each other. Sent from Diane's awesome iPhone! > On Nov 23, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > Here in the UK we don’t celebrate Thanks Giving none-the-less I want to say > a special thanks

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-11-23 Thread Mike B.
Hi Margaret, If you've just updated to iOS17... restarting the phone helped both my wife's and my and my phone after updating with the double tap functionality. Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. - Original Message - From: Alan Lemly To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday,

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-11-23 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Margaret, I seem to recall folks posting after the release of iOS 17 that the double tap time-out setting was changed to lower the speed needed to execute a double tap. The effect of this would require you to double tap faster in order for it to register. Go to Settings, Accessibility, Vo

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-11-23 Thread Margaret Thomas
Hi, Alan: Thank you. I got Hey Siri back. I could swear that the 3 choices weren't there when I looked earlier and I was looking for more than 1 item and I was double tapping on Hey Siri. The double tapping problem is still here and it might have been the problem earlier. It took about a

RE: preparing to get a new i phone and am going to go with i phone 14 prow how to tern on voice over on this phone?

2023-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
The only thing I would add is to be clear that the gesture for the app switcher, home, notification center, and Control center are continuous sliding of the finger, not really a swipe. So you drag your finger up from the bottom or down from the top in a smooth motion. Once you get VoiceOver on

Re: preparing to get a new i phone and am going to go with i phone 14 prow how to tern on voice over on this phone?

2023-11-23 Thread Gerardo Corripio
Firstly conggrats on that new toy! To turn VoiceOver on/off, it's triple-clicking the side button, found on the right side, at the same level where the Power button is on your iPhone 8. I've never felt a phone without a Home button, but they say the Side button is larger than the Power button we've

preparing to get a new i phone and am going to go with i phone 14 prow how to tern on voice over on this phone?

2023-11-23 Thread michv
Hi all I am preparing to get a new I phone next week. My old I phone 8 is still working but it is time for a upgrade. I am going to get a I phone 14 prose and am going to do the updates and set up from I cloud back up my self. My question is how to tern on voice over on this phone? I know it is a 3

Re: A Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone

2023-11-23 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Here in the UK we don’t celebrate Thanks Giving none-the-less I want to say a special thanks to Mark for another year of moderating this list. A thankless job at times and a difficult one too but you always manage to do it fairly and with humility. Thanks too for all contributions that enhance

RE: A Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone

2023-11-23 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Thank you Mark, and I wish the best for everyone today. We all have things to be thankful for, regardless if it is a national holiday. -Original Message- From: VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2023 2:13 PM To: VIPhone Subject: A Happy Thanksgiving

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-11-23 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Siri will respond wither way - Hay Siri or Siri. I had that Apple Pay thing, just ended up calling Apple Accessibillity and got them to help me get it in just to get the thing off my back, which I do not intend to be using. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:vip

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-11-23 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Margaret, Go to Settings, Siri & Search, Listen for “Hey Siri”. The setting choices here are 1. “Siri” or “Hey Siri” or 2. “Hey Siri” or 3. Off I have mine set to option 2, Hey Siri. When I posted the earlier instructions you are referencing, I believe I was still running iOS 16.X so I expec

iOS ChatGPT 3.5 question

2023-11-23 Thread Dave Lehnis
I am wondering if there are any others using S ChatGPT 3.5. I am having some difficulty deleting conversations using voiceover. When I turn off voiceover my wife who can see has no trouble deleting conversations, but I have not been able to accomplish that. One of the directions I got said doubl

A Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone

2023-11-23 Thread VIPhone
Hello All, Even though some here in the group live in places where thanksgiving is not celebrated, I want to wish everyone in this community a very happy Thanksgiving Day. I am truly thankful that I have the extreme privilege of sharing my accessibility life with you all. I continue to be ast

Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-11-23 Thread Margaret Thomas
Good Afternoon: I updated to IOS 17.1 on my SE 2 the other day and am trying to work my way through the changes from 16.x to 17.1 to solve problems I'm having with the update. I had Hey Siri on and wanted it and not Siri, but am having a problem with Alan's instructions.What do I do after "Li

Re: Problem with WhatsApp

2023-11-23 Thread Dave Grossoehme
Try restarting your phone and see if that solves your problem. Dave On 11/23/2023 9:36 AM, Rena wrote: Hello, Since yesterday, when I try to call someone, it says, 0 selected of maximum of 31. And I can’t call anyone. Does anyone know what’s wrong and what can I do? I’m still using iOS 1

RE: Question about the Vesync app

2023-11-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
Kelly, you can operate the fryer using voice commands with Alexa. I believe it’s compatible with Google assistant as well but not totally sure about that. Warmest regards, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kelly Ford Sent: Thursday,

Re: Question about the Vesync app

2023-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Kelly,  The App is only necessary for Wi-Fi  setup. After that, if you have either an Alexa device, Google device, or the Alexa app, you can do everything by voice commands. I'm totally blind, and use a previous model with our Sonos speakers or Echo device. My wife set it up, but she also mostly

Problem with WhatsApp

2023-11-23 Thread Rena
Hello, Since yesterday, when I try to call someone, it says, 0 selected of maximum of 31. And I can't call anyone. Does anyone know what's wrong and what can I do? I'm still using iOS 16. Rena -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you hav

RE: Question about the Vesync app

2023-11-23 Thread Kelly Ford
Hi, Can you use this particular device without the app effectively if you don’t see? I’ve been wanting to try an air fryer but the few I’ve explored all had touch controls that I couldn’t use. I haven’t done extensive research. From: 'Mervin Keck III' via VIPhone Sent: Thursday, November 23,

Re: Question about the Vesync app

2023-11-23 Thread 'Mervin Keck III' via VIPhone
Cosori Pro 3 Air Fryer Merv > On Nov 23, 2023, at 8:17 AM, Larry Smith wrote: > > What is the name of the air fryer that you guys are using with the Vesync > app. I looked for it on amazon but didn’t find anything called Vesync. This > air fryer sound interesting. Thanks > >> On Nov 22

Re: Question about the Vesync app

2023-11-23 Thread Larry Smith
What is the name of the air fryer that you guys are using with the Vesync app. I looked for it on amazon but didn’t find anything called Vesync. This air fryer sound interesting. Thanks > On Nov 22, 2023, at 4:44 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Thanks Rick, I think sometimes my message