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#623 March 4, 2024 Mar 07, 2024

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

1 hour 55 minutes

Topics: How to use iPhone without home button; viewing an image with Ask Annie; rewinding to beginning in Voice Dream Reader; VoiceOver is not audible to the person you are talking with; using Siri with Find My feature; reading post on Facebook, Siri interrupts VoiceOver; getting confirmation that a ride was sent in Uber; Go Go Grandparent service; iBUG Bytes - creating a new mail box in Mail app; recommendation for marking door - Voice Vista replace Sound Scape, NaviLens, Blind Square, Sound Scape Community, and Sound Scape; reviewing notifications on Lock Screen; finding links in Youtube app; accessability of Co-Pilot for iOS; posting a comment in Facebook.

#621 February 19, 2024 Mar 07, 2024

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Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya

Topics: Section index VoiceOver losing focus when reading text message; free streaming services offered on T-Mobile; using headphones when dictating helps with Siri; bluetooth keyboard for iPad; call waiting on Zoom call; items in rotor vary with app; managing storage on iPhone; 5 gb of free iCloud storage; characters changing place due to different keyboard layouts; VDScan app instability; scanner apps consume battery life; if iPhone gets wet, do not put in rice, just let it air dry; recommendations for lanyards; direct touch; iBUG Bytes - updating apps in the App Store; finding show notes on YouTube video; bluetooth keyboard with dongle; Face ID not working consistently; recommendation for replacement for Blindfold Words from Words; Chimes app, similar to Ships Bells.

1 hour 48 minutes

#622 February 26, 2024 Feb 28, 2024

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Facilitators: Marie & Sandhya

Topics: Advanced gestures on iPhone; VoiceOver speech rate in rotor; Pebbles Keyboard by Logitech; notification of call, banner versus full screen view; shattered screen on Apple Watch; dictating locations for Uber; finding a bookmark in Safari; navigating within book on Bard; VoiceOver not responsive for gestures; changing sensitivity of VoiceOver; turning off screen recognition, image recognition or text recognition;

iBUG Bytes - settings for iPhone storage; buying iCloud storage; Air Pods showing up on another person’s iPhone; I Toys segment - accessible battery charger from AT Guys; specifying contact to call using Siri; unending a message in What’s App; Zoom app opening in Safari; saving iBUG Zoom link in a contact; Zoom calls appearing in recent call history; signing automatically in Zoom without asking about wifi or cellular connection; contacts not appearing on iPad; reactivating Hey Siri;

#620 February 12, 2024 Feb 20, 2024

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: New features in iOS17.3; hoot leave a text group; use ofMastidon depends on the app you use; answering What’s App call; effect of replying stop in text message; new block feature; creating subfolder in mail box; moving message to specific mailbox; choosing keyboard layout; answering second. Call on After Shokz; unmuting on Zoom, find OK button; finding brand of headset; commands for Air Pods; entering Zoom room that is being recorded, finding the oK button; making sure Siri activated, check volume; ask Siri to speak louder; iBUG Bytes - stolen device protection; Voiceover and FaceTime sometimes not working; Beats Studio Pro headphones; two-factor authentication; new sound when swiping through posts on Facebook; not getting notification of messages in some apps; rotor action on Apple Watch SE; changing Wifi speed; translation app; iPhone would not charge above 40%; Super Bowl commercial about blind person taking pictures with Google device; photo descriptions on Instagram.

#619 February 5, 2024 Feb 08, 2024

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: Sharing a calendar event; work around for Siri stopping during dictation; forwarding a text message; forwarding an audio message; recording a memo on Apple Watch while on iPhone; headphones not pairing initially; Using My Chart app; feature of retrieving verification code from text message is not app specific; VoiceOver announcing number of unread e-mail messages; not receiving notification of new e-mail; criteria for Apple ID password; certain tickets are not going to Apple wallet; adding e-maill addresses to a distribution list; iBUG Bytes - activating reader view on website; finding folders in Files app; stickers in iMessages; recommendations for accessible word games; earbud from Anker not charging evenly; the Discover app; One Step Reader has not been updated for over a year; Acrobat Reader for reading PDF’s.

#618 January 29, 2024 Jan 31, 2024

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Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya

Topics: Apple Watch asking for Sign in with Apple ID; using Word on iPad; two-finger swipe down gently; accepting iCloud terms and conditions; haptic feedback on Apple Watch; Siri follow-up; blocked messages. In voice mail; VoiceOver and Siri speaking simultaneously on Apple Watch; dictating different fields when sending e-mail; work around for Siri and dictation, change it to type to Siri; using Air Tag to find garbage can; unknown callers blocked; VoiceOver stops randomly while using Air Pods; e-mail not syncing between two iPhones; updating firmware for Air Pods; iBUG Bytes - turning on and off; iPhone; Journal app; changing Apple ID password; VoiceOver locked up, plugged in iPhone to revive it; recommendation for remote control with one hand - Rivo; setting for automatically sending a text message; hard reset; finding Junk folder in iCloud; reviewing video message in What’s App; linking bank account to Apple Pay.

#617 January 22, 2024 Jan 24, 2024

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Facilitators: Marie & Sandhya

Topics: Pairing Zoom Ax e-reader with iPhone; not finding dock on iPad with keyboard; checking iPhone storage; new features in iOS 17.3; periodically make sure backspin iCloud; SCAN QR CODE FROM TV; accessability shortcut to turn on VoiceOver; moving apps on Home Screen; notifications depends on whether from Lock Screen or not; iOS 17 may have fixed Siri cutting off randomly; false misspelled words with keyboard; iBUG Bytes - creating a customized text tone; I Toys segment - sharing an Air Tag- Sree; certain complications not working on Apple Watch; changing default spelling for dictation; silencing ticking indicating website loading; referring to list in Notes; changing name of iPhone under settings, general, about; four-finger single tap; free features in Apple Music.

#616 January 15, 2024 Jan 22, 2024

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Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya

Topics: touch and explore, figuring out where you are in VoiceOver; charging the Anker battery charger; setting caps lock key as modifier; quick nav; turning off Hey Siri; sound recognition for hearing impaired; distinguishing between cords; updating Apple Vis password; FINDING YOUR iPhone after you fall; customizing text tone for a person; testing wi-fi speed; BUG SIRI voice changes randomly; not receiving notification of text messages; iBUG Bytes - multi-tasking on the iPhone e.g., making a call and accessing the notes app; new way to change watch bands; navigating iPhone with retainer device in mouth; VoiceOver starts to read code or adds while reading a long article; asking Siri to read a page; audio ducking conversation with Air Pods 2; troule using Siri to call a contact; resetting Siri; issue dictating an e-mail with two-finger magic tap; viewing playback controls in native Podcast app.

#615 January 8, 2024 Jan 11, 2024

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: One device controlling another; listening to audio message; changing voice in detection mode; MOVING E-MAIL TO TRASH; gestures for unlocking iPhone and reaching app switcher; Fitbit; Zoom, no more “got it” button, now it is OK; notifications of attachments in Nextdoor app; unable to see who is speaking in Zoom; turning off notifications on one device while working on another; view speakers in Zoom; Safari blocking trackers; deleting folders in e-mail; iBUG Bytes -Siri follow-up feature; Hhang up feature with Siri; Siri to answer a call; putting tickets into i Wallet; saving e-mail with ticket in a threaded notification mailbox; auto captcha; adding printer to iPad; personalized ring tones; correcting misspelled words; editing text; automatic verification of Captcha may not work on all websites.

#614 December 18, 2023 Dec 24, 2023

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: alternative to Voice Memos, is Just Press Record; volume dropping suddenly when listening to music; audio ducking explained; automatic back to iCloud not working; iPhone XR supports 17.2; powering down the iPhone - holding down power button or asking Siri; soft reboot versus hard reboot; nested folders on Home Screen; scam involving text message offering to clear out malware; Norton Antivirus software; unlocking iPad; pairing bluetooth speaker; getting a list of widgets; changing typing mode on Apple Watch; navigating to the end of a long e-mail with bluetooth keyboard; iBUG Bytes - changing default notifications tone only in iOS 17; original sound in Zoom on iPhone; music recognition; Siri works better if wait a few seconds before starting asking a question.

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