iBUG Buzz

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#503 - October 4, 2021 Oct 08, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria and Jim

Topics: accessing Zoom; activating haptics; activating audio description on Apple TV or on HBO Max; ;Apple no longer providing charging brick with new iPhones; volume settings; using accessibility features of Apple pencil on iPad; Doitwrite app – help with handwriting; enable iMessage, can vary with providers; iBUG Bytes – fixing the app switcher bug in iOS 15 and reducing haptic vibrations; four-finger swipe left and right to switch between apps; closing an app; signing into Web-Ex app on a new device; transferring data from old iPhone to a new iPhone; restoring from encrypted back versus iCloud backup;

#502 - September 27, 2021 Oct 01, 2021

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Facilitators: Keith and Sandhya

Topics: bugs in iOS 15; Siri not working with iOS 15; If dependent on Siri, hold off on upgrading to iOS 15; scanning several pages of text from a scan; clock apps not working with iOS 15; quick settings versus rotor; shortcuts for rotor; expanding and collapsing an e-mail thread; Bluetooth headphones not pairing; IBUG Bytes – moving the address bar in iOS 15; turning off notification of available wifi networks; using Seeing AI, hand writing function to read expiration dates on products; iToys Segment – Echo Buds Second Generation from Amazon – Marty.

#501 - September 20, 2021 Sep 22, 2021

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Facilitators: Brad , & Sandhya

Topics: Review of Apple Event from September 14, 2021 – Maria; should you upgrade to iPhone 13?; iBUG announcements; iBUG Bytes – Walkie Talkie function on Apple Watch; how to rename a folder in Files app; slowing down speaking rate on Apple Watch; recording a meeting on Zoom; transferring acall from Apple Watch to the iPhone; not getting notifications of text messages; overall comments on Apple Event; deleting Siri voices.

#500 - September 13, 2021 Sep 14, 2021

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Episode 500

Facilitators: Stephen, Michael, & Sandhya

Topics: Special 500th iBUG Buzz Celebration call; remembering the first iBUG Buzz call; introductions; trivia questions about iBUG, facilitators, callers, and movies; preview of Apple event on September 14, 2021 at 12:00 PM Central Time; Closing remarks and song.

#499 - August 30, 2021 Sep 01, 2021

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Facilitators: Jim & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; no sound on Facetime; sorting contacts; no physical mute button on latest iPad; getting started with VoiceOver – Hadley videos, VoiceOver practice for gestures; recommendation for large letter illuminated keyboard; iPhone call going to VoiceMail while on Zoom without notification, check volume, check do not disturb, enable call waiting feature in Zoom; ; ; unable to tag on FaceBook; proximity sensor in VoiceOver; enable wifi calling to avoid dropped calls; taking photograph, iPhone tells you when it is level; Clubhouse – using spatial audio; iPhone SE 2020 described; difference between models of iPhone; adding item to share sheet; if an app has not been updated, it may not be in the share sheet; battery life on SE 2020 is very low; iBUG Bytes – Braille Screen Input; recommendation for Bluetooth thermometer – Withings Bluetooth Thermometer, $99; description of app Selfiex; New feature in Facebook, under birthdays, Facebook with find photos of you and the birthday person – so you can create a special birthday post using that photo; using iPhone as remote for Apple TV.

#498 - August 23, 2021 Aug 25, 2021

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Facilitators: Marc & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; Battery chargers; VoiceOver practice; using back tap to go to home screen; accessing home screen without a home button; navigating NFB Newsline; changing rotor languages; accidentally triggering rotor; using Patrieon to access podcasts; activities in rotor; iBUG Bytes –how to eliminate rooms in your hallway in the Clubhouse app; I Toys segment – Apple Mag Safe battery pack – Sree; spam blocking feature on Verizon.

#497 - August 16, 2021 Aug 17, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; How to set song from iTunes for alarm; updating iPHone Se2020; Bluetooth headphones fading out, losing signal; Envision lifetime subscription expired after latest update; cannot hear VoiceOver on Zoom, try toggling VoiceOver on and off; controlling volume of VoiceOver; CONTROLLING RINGER VOLUME WITH SIDE BUTTONS; SEARCHING FOR A SONG IN ITUNES; HOW TO DO A FORCE REBOOT; HOW TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT AND LEFT EAR ON AIR POD MAX; UNABLE TO OPEN ZOOM LINK RECORDING; e-sim and data plans before traveling abroad; volume of podcast suddenly goes up on native Podcast app; iPhone makes weird sound in car, might be trying to pair with Bluetooth in the car; scan feature in Notes app; auto scan on Notes app gave audible feedback about orientation, and took picture of document, and read the scanned page; iBUG Bytes – scheduling a wake up alarm the Health sleep schedule; these alarms gradually fade in, unlike those in Clock app which are always at their full volume; pairing two watches with a single iPhone; use Find My and ping the Apple Watch; use Apple Accessibility to help pair the watch if do not want to do it manually.

#496 - August 9, 2021 Aug 10, 2021

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; Bluetooth delay on Amazon Ear Buds; book subscription service called Scribd, cheaper than Audible; navigating in Voice Dream Reader to listen to a document; recommend using Voice Dream Scanner to scan, then can use Voice Dream Reader to navigate more easily; Using Siri to call nearest store at a specific location; locating e-mail sent to archive in Gmail; expanding a folder in Gmail; deleting Archive folder to ensure that deleted emails are really removed from iPhone; hearing beeping on After Shocks; not hearing end button on active call; can use Air Pods to hang up on a call; stopping VoiceOver while playing Solitaire; pairing After Shocks; on older After Shocks, sound bleeds out, but not on newer models; newest model Aeropex; iBUG Bytes – exploring the Control Center; left speaker not producing sound, check sound balance; sound fades out while sending an audio message in iMessage; auto sensing of Bluetooth headphones – Power Beats; Air pods Pro has feature to automatically connects to the device; Activating VoiceOver practice; four-finger double tap to activate VoiceOver practice; screen mirroring; connecting iPhone to Apple TV to use screen mirroring; can screen mirror to other devices; Spectrum app – services provided through an app, pay for Apple TV in installments; Lidar will be available on iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max; current iPhone SE will not have Lidar because that is a hardware issue; using Air Pods Pro to skip songs; squeeze stem once to pause, twice to go forward, three times to go back; adjusting level of transparency mode volume; transparency mode explained; Air Pods Pro have latency in the transparency mode.

#495 - August 2, 2021 Aug 04, 2021

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Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; Not seeing all mail boxes in Mail app; using Bluetooth speaker to hear Clubhouse; issue with Bose speakers and Clubhouse; how to know if speaker has a microphone; quality of sound changes in Clubhouse rooms; VoiceOver stops while swiping in e-mail; search history not appearing in Amazon search box; triple click on power button, shortcut not turning on VoiceOver – with each update, the hearing aid device is automatically added to the shortcut; ; earbuds not working on phone calls or Clubhouse – turn off the headphones; sometimes need a clean install to resolve weird issues; how to lock the rotation from Control Center; auto lock feature; 24-hour time on Apple Watch - haptics; invert color versus dark mode; how to turn on VoiceOver; pinned text messages; delay in VoiceOver when removing Echo Buds; low brightness versus screen curtain mode; iBUG Bytes – silencing an unknown call and blocking a caller; the person who is blocked goes straight to voice mail; Facebook Messenger says two messages, but actually only one; ipHone receives long message from Android device – shows up as 2 messages; if get a spam call, go to recents and block the number; carrier may have paid service to block spam; sign up for No More Robo; sometimes these services block the wrong person or number.

#494 - July 26, 2021 Jul 29, 2021

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Facilitators: Keith & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; VoiceOver described; magnification on Iphone is inefficient; asking Siri to invert colors; labeling a contact – change the label, and customize labels; iOS 14.7 causing trouble pairing Orbit Writer and iPhone; unable to unlock iPhone with Apple Watch; Echo Ear Buds second generation – two parts, not connected; Apple Air Pods has a find feature; Sound Scape app – free navigation app, need stereo ear buds; scrub gesture – two fingers on the screen, make a print letter z; iBUG Bytes – reassigning gestures – VoiceOver, commands, then touch gestures; how to quickly mute Zoom audio; use Voice Control, and say *tap mute button; disconnect audio in Zoom; seeking recommendation for app to play personal MP3 files; VLC Media Player; Voice Dream Reader to play MP3 files; use One Drive to create a music folder, play music from there; use iTunes to download to iPhone; I Toys segment - Kasa Smart Plug HS103p4; using Amazon Alexa app on iPhone to control smart plug; multiple accounts on the Amazon Alexa app; Amazon Alexa app – allows you to control devices and speak to Alexa on Iphone; stop VoiceOver from reading all notifications; go to VoiceOver settings and turn off feature that reads all alerts aloud; how to turn off a recurring calendar event; go into calendar – turn off alerts or delete the event entirely; dismissing a notification by swiping down; ask Siri to tell you upcoming calendar events.

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