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#633 May 13, 2024 May 18, 2024

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya
Topics: Recommendation for headphones; strange dictation errors like duplication; turn off automatic updates if do not want to update to latest iOS 17.5; speaking bar; call carrier to have different name on same account; Voice Dream Reader bug, need to close out first; iOS 17.5 new game quartiles; blue tooth behaving inconsistently re. Pairing; Ibug Today on Instagram; Apple Vis website; delay in notification of missed call, not in recent call history; take focus off Clock, or will speak the time; iBUT Bytes - send text message as SMS or MMS ensure receipt; blue bubbles versus green bubbles; sending music in text message; entering credit card on website, customize is an option; using auto fill; review. Of new features in iOS 17.5 including repair mode; some headphones do not have microphones, so cannot activate Siri from headphones; different methods for organizing wires; Velcro, magnetic clips etc.; magnetic zip ties; repairing an Apple Watch; waterlogged feature on Apple Watch.

#632 May 6, 2024 May 09, 2024

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Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya

Topics: Image description; searching on Safari, video adds; restoring purchased ring tone; AI app called Pi; Black Ink - crossword app; purchased ringtone showing up in music; action button on 15 Pro, toggling between silent and ring mode; Wordle ; VoiceOver losing focus when reading e-mail; attaching a file to e-mail; Supersense app updated with AI; changing items share sheet; Lidar available on pro models; iBUG Bytes - quick settings; Voice Mail suddenly active; using maps feature in Find My App to track person; no notification of incoming caller information on iPhone speaker, only on Air Pods; announce call settings; texting multiple photographs; does turning off Find My app nullify Apple Care Plus service?; Rayban Meta Smart Glasses; cancelling

#631 APRIL 29, 2024 May 03, 2024

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Facilitators: PETE & Sandhya
Topics: hard reset of iPhone; entering credit card IN MY Chart app; downloading apps from App Store ; saving website to home screen; ADDING MAILBOX; ADDING DROPBOX ON NEW IPHONE; multiple iPhones does not MEAN MULTIPLE phone NUMBERS; VOICEOVER VOLUME IS INAUDIBLE; detailed voice guidance in Google Maps; FILES APP OR DROPBOX; CHOOSING A WeB BROWSER; saving bookmarks in Safari; iBUG Bytes - text replacement; long nails impeded proper swiping; smart phone stylus; smart gloves; removing payment methods in Door Dash; confirming with side button; using Apple Pay for all payments; screen recognition; direct touch in Blindfold Games; Eye Notes app for reading money; too many items in the rotor?; Ring Door Bell and stick cameras improved accessability; My Chart app very accessible; subscriptions for Uber Eats.

#630 April 22, 2024 May 03, 2024

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Facilitators: MARIE & Sandhya

Topics: unmuting a thread; VoiceOver changing speed when in status bar; Apple Watch rings when working out; removing exercise complications from Apple Watch; off loading apps feature; sheet grabber; setting; audio description on iPhone; using Siri to create a calendar event, let Siri ask for more information; liftable images in camera app; Be My AI and family members; IBUG BYTES - changing VoiceOver voices; deleting multiple apps at once, is it possible; reviewing apps. In App Library; adding items to the rotor; swiping to a link in X; remove volume from rotor; navigating to link with rotor; changing rate and pitch while sampling voices; iToys segment - Otter Box Herbie; on iPad, some contacts have names and others have numbers; iPad with split screen, numbers on main keyboard; containers on iPad.

#629 April 15, 2024 Apr 21, 2024

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Facilitators: Greg & Brad

Topics: Activating VoiceOver with Siri; moving app to a new Home Screen; clicking on link in X app; turning off Hey Siri feature; paring iPhone with e-Reader Zoom Ax; using Siri to do Google search; changing pause time when dictating with Siri; Hey Siri to hang up; navigating e-mail thread; tagging on Facebook; closing an app; unpairing an Apple Watch; disabling answering calls on other devices; iBUG Bytes - reviewing recent call history; MLB app and notifications on Apple Watch; notification of unread messages; deleting birthday from contact; flicking up on e-mail message does not delete it; changing actions in rotor; KNFB Reader became One Step Reader; searching for title in Dolphin Easy Reader.

#628 April 8, 2024 Apr 14, 2024

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: Sharing a calendar; list of VoiceOver gestures; continuous reading on Safari webpage; Listening to different voices; toggle in Mail app, shows unread message; four-finger single top to go to top; vertical scroll bar;

iBUG Bytes - change rotter with item feature turned off; moving item from App Library; navigating by containers on iPad; depositing check with Bank of America app; organizing items on rotter; using Seeing AI to get orientation of check; changing font for printing a note; viewing statements in Discover Card app;

#627 April 1, 2024 Apr 14, 2024

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: Pairing bluetooth keyboard; quick setting with two-finger quadruple tap; stop notifications on Lock Screen; VO Starter app - stuck in loop; turning off safe driving mode in Zoom; Hadley Helps resource; Screen Reader app - for learning VoiceOver; using side button to confirm purchases; VoiceOver versus Voice control; recommendations for apps to read e-pub format - books app; Zanagram app;

iBUG Bytes - navigating text fields when sending an e-mail; location services for photos.

#626 March 25, 2024 Apr 13, 2024

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Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya

Topics: Home button versus no home button; using Siri to read message, one at a time; using Siri for dictation, better with headphones; say thank you to Siri will stop Siri; Voice isolation for conversation on iPhone; Screen Reader app used for learning VoiceOver; deleting a favorite from Safari; AI app for second brain called Your PDF; reference to iBUG presentation at HAVIN Expo on March 23, 2024; Voice Dream Reader prompted for annual fee even if already purchased; iBUG Bytes - listen to page in Safari; I Toys segment - - Vision Pro - Sree; activating link in text message; listening to Bard on Lock Screen; digital signatures using Docs Sign app; importing contacts from G-mail;

#625 March 18, 2024 Mar 25, 2024

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Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya

Topics: Starting to learn VoiceOver gestures; bug as to notification badges inaccurate; app for reading printed music; Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, specialized help through the Be My Eyes app; Travel Stories - for navigating app for gardens; navigating airport with Aira; using FaceTime to navigate the airport; recommendation for lanyard for using iPhone handsfree; ; trouble logging into new Facebook account; MGM Plus app; Peacock app, audio description feature not labeled; Taptic time on Apple Watch not consistent; turning off audio description; using Siri to find app in App Store; double tap time out setting; iBUG Bytes - standard typing versus touch typing; turn off slide to type and predictive typing; chosen method for typing applies to password entry; speaking bar for sighted users; two-finger single tap not muting speech; replying to an e-mail list; VoiceOver losing focus in text field of e-mail in iOS 17.4; work number appears before home number in contacts; dictating in Spanish; installing Zoom on iPad.

#624 March 11, 2024 Mar 13, 2024

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: New features in iOS 17.4; Lazarillo inaccurate; Sound Scape a good alternative, Blind Square - paid app; New York Times game - Connections; website NFC tags; using Microsoft Word on iPhone; downloading paid sheet music PDF; downloading e-pub book; setting recurring event in calendar app; disabling spoken content; book marking a website; after iOS 17.4 different VoiceOver voice in status bar only; iBUG Byte - muting alerts in text thread; deleting drafts from a mail box; using screen recording to prepare demo; Speech Central app; strange voice when updating Apple Watch; distinguishing between”to” field and “subject” field when sending an e-mail; YouTube follow-up questions and answers; deleted e-mail kept coming back; auto-detect language; Deepl - translation app; headphones with connections to multiple devices; using a hash tag to search in Youtube;

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