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#493 - July 19, 2021 Jul 22, 2021

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Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; accidentally triggering help; four-finger double tap start help, is a toggle; can use two-finger scrub to exit help; turning off blue tooth headphones is turning off VoiceOver; VoiceOver stopped talking, check volume, ask Siri if VoiceOver is on, triple-finger double tap to turn on speech; triggering speaker in Voice Mail; Facebook’s version of Clubhouse; pausing recording in Voice Memos, need to find the card overlay; using headphones prevent VoiceOver being captured on the recording; ; Voice Memos has some basic editing capability; audio editing apps – Gold Wave and Ferite; Facebook Audio - )Clubhouse equivalent0 will be released next year; using iOS 15 beta, debate on whether to put on primary device; safety of using iPhone during a lightening storm; always good to plug iPhone into a surge protector; throttling by Verizon; stereo on Zoom?; No stereo option in Zoom on IOS; Clubhouse tutorial on Apple Vis; excessive notifications on Clubhouse; Clubhouse is posting notifications of future events, not just current events; webinar format of meetings requires you to sign in again; using shortcut or text replacement when entering e-mail, sometimes does not work; if using a text replacement shortcut, go to end of text field, and remove the extra space; iBUG Bytes – labeling buttons; find unlabeled button, two-finger double tap and hold, after hearing the three tones, can type a label with dictation, then save; Can label photos, but the recipient will not see the label; can add caption to photos, more permanent, and can share; When on Zoom, the callers are getting muted, but still connected; can disconnect audio in Zoom; when listening to podcast or webinar, the sound stops, most likely problem is on the other end, those doing the presentation have a bad connection; differing rates of buffering on streaming services.

#492 - July 12, 2021 Jul 13, 2021

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; VoiceOver losing focus on website; ways to watch Olympics; BBC Radio has free app – Radio 5 Live, stream the Olympics; ACB Radio will live stream opening ceremonies; adp.acb.org; volume fluctuating; use badges notification to ensure getting all messages and calls; iPhone emails not syncing; try deleting and reinstalling email account; Door Dash app not showing Cart button; direct touch area in Solitaire Blindfold game; reordering items in rotor; can control volume by unchecking box that says control volume with side buttons; is it possible to use two iPhones on a single phone number?; containers defined – used primarily on split screen on iPad; putting direct touch in rotor, turn it on when playing game; KNFB Reader app is now free; Siri not working after restoring iPhone; possible issue with backwards compatibility; silence unknown callers; be careful that some Paratransit and doctor:s offices may be listed as unknown, and might get blocked accidentally; when typing url in Safari, type the period, and get options for .com, or .org; turn on caps lock – quadruple shift key; also swipe up and VoiceOver will say caps lock; auto capitalization; iBUG Bytes segment – setting do not disturb for the duration of an event; make a calendar entry, go to Control Center, choose Do Not Disturb, double tap and hold, get options; silence VoiceOver with three-finger double tap; tap delete button, then, one-finger triple tap – deletes the word; private browsing mode; 14.6 is latest OS; accessing saved passwords; saving passwords for a website; websites that require user name in addition to e-mail address.

#491 - July 5, 2021 Jul 08, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; volume of VoiceOver is getting lower; triggering proximity sensor in ear piece of the iPhone; can disable proximity sensor; use headphone to avoid proximity sensor issues; toggle VoiceOver on and off; VoiceOver making announcements and reduces volume of other app; if on a call, turn off speech with three-finger double tap; can turn off always speak notifications to reduce VoiceOver chatter while on a call; can also turn off audio ducking; when using Alexa app, VoiceOver volume drops significantly and sound only comes through ear piece of iPhone; toggle VoiceOver on and off will restore speech through speaker when using Alexa app; text from unknown sender- report as junk?; add to contact, then block it; app to reduce robo calls – Nomorobo; carriers may offer service to block robo callers; how to block a text from an unknown sender; Robo Killer another app; labeling unlabeled button in an app; label a button by two-finger double tap and hold, enter name in text field; new labels will last until the app is updated; use VoiceOver recognition to get information about the button; whether to use screen protector for Apple Watch; screen protector versus a rubber guard that protects only the edges of the Apple Watch; is it possible to use VoiceOver to read map to track package in Amazon app?; not able to use VoiceOver to see pinpoint on a map; use Aira so they can see your screen and tell you the location; also take screenshot of map and text it to someone; using Siri to get distance information; iBUG Bytes – how to program back tap gesture to go to the status bar; benefits of being able to quickly go to status bar – e.g. when on a call, quickly return to call in progress; quickly go to top of long list of e-mails; customizing gestures for rotor; using handwriting input; invoking the back tap; can edit back tap command; back tap gesture available on iPhones with glass back; double tap on time in status bar will take you to the top; back tap gesture to status bar saved on finger movements; reading a table in Google Sheets; losing focus in list of e-mails; sorting files in DropBox app; listening to audio message in a text thread.

#490 - June 28, 2021 Jul 01, 2021

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Facilitators: Keith & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; cancelling e-mail notifications from Facebook; importing Daisy files into Voice Dream Reader app; using Siri to send text messages – Siri cuts off, say the word Add to continue the message; hold down side or home button for the duration of the message; Voice Dream Scanner to read a credit card – use AIRA more secure; in Voice Dream Scanner – go to bottom, can select text to read; can Facetime a trusted person to read credit card; VoiceOver not reading events on FaceBook; while on call – call disconnected, VoiceOver stopped, and unable to restart VoiceOver; try triple tap home button or side button; plug to power supply may help reengage VoiceOver; use headphones to check volume of VoiceOver; option to create event in FaceBook; Facebook event defined; no beep when using dictation button; rumor that in iOS 15, not limit on dictation;

iPhone randomly calling people while in pocket – get a wallet case to prevent accidental calls; exit phone app to prevent accidentally calling ; long time ago app to create speed dials on iPhone; pairing Air Pod Max with non Apple product like Victor Reader; can use favorite in Phone app to simulate speed dial;

tone on Airpods indicates low battery; use battery widget to measure battery level; widget defined, provides information without having to open the app; how to add a widget to home screen; reviewing status in the Uber app; check notification settings for the app; badges, banner and sound notifications; turning off Clubhouse notifications; turning on Do Not Disturb; I Toys segment – Herbie, featuring the lightening to camera adaptor; lightening port plugs into iPhone, the other end has a standard USB-A, and a charging port; can plug in a thumb drive, USB headphones, external hard drive, microphone, USB keyboard; lightening camera adaptor versus a splitter; can use the Files App or File Explore app on iPhone; enabling Do Not Disturb – using Control Center, go to notifications under setting to program Do Not Disturb, use Siri to toggle Do Not Disturb; can set whether contact in your favorites can come through while Do Not Disturb is activated; can also allow repeated calls to come through; some e-mails appearing in a table format; navigating a e-mail message thread; add table navigation to rotor then can read table better.

#489 - June 21, 2021 Jun 23, 2021

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Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; trouble resetting passwords in an app; try deleting app and reinstall, or hard reboot, volume up, volume down, and power button for several ; seconds; CPR or Cell Phone Repair store is an authorized Apple frepair store; changing your name in Zoom app - open Zoom, swipe right to settings, double tap on settings, swipe to name, change the name and save; if you change name during a meeting, it is temporary; spatial audio – available on Air Pods Pro and some Beats headphones; does not work with wired headphones; text message contacts not appear in share sheet of photos app; disable the suggested contacts in share sheet; turn off Apple Watch, turn on, and VoiceOver is silent; can do a soft reset of watch by holding crown and side button for several seconds; consider unpairing the watch; locating the pause button in Voice Memos – card overlay, then will find pause button; two-finger double tap to stop recording; when making arecording, use headphones to prevent VoiceOver from being heard on the recording; finding search function in YouTube; when answer a phone call while on Zoom, not able to return to Zoom call, have to reload Zoom and reenter the meeting; headphones losing VoiceOver; check if other devices are connected to the headphones; deleting a text – removes from your iPhone, not from the recipient; using Weather Gods app; tapping on a link from a text message – use rotor to link, navigate to link and double tap; how to mute in Zoom; using two devices, one for Zoom and other for phone calls; color identifiers – Seeing AI, color identifier channel, Be My Eyes – ask person for say the color; Tap Tap See, Aira, FaceTime someone and ask them about the color; no color identifier is 100 percent accurate; Be Specular – crowd sourcing, people respond to the question; partnership with Aira and Way Around; demo of creating a Siri shortcut to open a website – Sree ; shortcut app, create a shortcut, open URL, type in a website, create a shortcut name, done; using QR codes as a shortcut; scanning a QR code to read a menu; when setting up a new iPhone – how to load music from old iPhone using iTunes; if Shortcuts app is not on iPhone, can download from App Store; turn down the volume on Apple Watch – use rotor on the Apple Watch, volume in rotor; two-finger double tap and slide up or down to control volume; VoiceOver turns off when leaving a room in Clubhouse; unlocking iPhone with Apple Watch wile wearing a mask; adjusting volume of VoiceOver speech; Apple Watch loses VoiceOver, know bug.

#488 - June 14, 2021 Jun 18, 2021

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; is there a way to change method of typing on Apple Watch?; iBUG podcasts now available on YouTube; advantages of getting a YouTube account; subscribing to iBUG Today channel; logging into Zoom ; changing password for a website; Siri commands with Home Pod mini; ask to choose wifi or cellular vs. dial in; what is the difference between wifi vs cellular on Zoom; muting on Zoom with two-finger double-tap; adding a person on a landline to a Zoom call; trouble with VoiceOver is ducking or fading out; unmute button has an extra “g”; iPhone SE 2020 battery is draining; turn down brightness settings, turn off Bluetooth, turn on low power mode, background refresh, check the battery capacity of the battery, see what apps are using the battery, battery draining more since latest update; double tap and holding the delete key to delete entire text message; accessibility setting, keyboard, check key repeat; reading a PDF book on iPad; recommended to use Voice Dream Reader to read PDF; VoiceOver turned off temporarily while sending an e-mail; two-finger double-tap to start dictation in a text field; single-finger double tap on dictation button; unable to send an e-mail; how to see acknowledgements on a text thread; tagging on Facebook; iOS 15 will be released in September; deleting continuously on a Bluetooth keyboard; wifi instability; renaming a file in Voice Memos – hit return, or click done on the keyboard.

#487 - June 7, 2021 Jun 11, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; text replacement – use a three letter combination to avoid inadvertently triggering the shortcut; having a shortcut of “no” – that could trigger the shortcut text replacement if you type the word no in a message; VoiceOver jumping when reading an e-mail message – suggestions to use rotor to read text by character or word, slow down speech rate, restart iPhone; two-finger swipe down to read all, and two-finger touch to pause reading; accessibility of the Kindle app – scrolling to move pages, two-finger down swipe to read continuously; double-tap will open menu, navigation drawer show table of contents; practice with samples of books in Kindle app; swipe right to left to go forward, like turning a page, and swipe left to right to go backwards; returning to home screen with iPhone 12; closing the Zoom app; iPhone without a home button – initial click when tap the bottom of the screen, start swiping up, the second click is home screen, and third click is the app switcher; if swipe down from top, first click is Control Center, and the second click is the notification center; review of WWDC – World-Wide Developers Conference, Apple Event; iOS 15 – updates to Facetime – special audio, and screen sharing, share a movie on Facetime or listen to an Apple Music playlist; voice isolation – makes you sound clearer; notifications – notification summary, part of a new focus mode; in Do Not Disturb those who contact you can see that you have activated do not disturb; live text- isolate text from a photograph; can use Facetime to Android with a link; iPhone 6S and SE will support iOS15; Digital wallet - put your license or ID, home keys; load passes and automatically hide those that expired; TSA will allow ID from Apple Wallet; Apple Maps – improvements to transit, keep track of your route and let you know when ready to disembark; helps orientation when getting off of transit; Air Pods- hearing aid support, conversation mode; find my – Air Pods with chirp while in case; Air Pods alert you if they are left behind; digital keys will depend on iPhone model; iPad OS – app library, use widgets, multi-tasking; Notes app – quick note; universal translation; security updates – more e-mail privacy iCloud Plus, virtual e-mail addresses, iCloud temporarily expand storage while upgrade to iOS 15; Siri upgrade - Siri commands will be handled on the device, not uploaded to a server, therefore much faster response time; speech recognition is on by default; Safari – group tabs, voice search, controls on bottom; iCloud allows you to share password with certain contact for future recovery; legacy feature – grant access to certain contact upon your death; health app – share data with doctors; Watch – breathing, reflection, mindfulness app; Siri goes to third-party devices; rumors that voice controls tied with VoiceOver – rumor is two will be separated, mention during Global Accessibility Awareness Day; Mac OS – Monterey; testflight and shortcut coming to Mac; feedback on audio-description for WWDC event.

#486 - May 31, 2021 Jun 03, 2021

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Facilitators: Michael & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; turning on VoiceOver; when dictating a phone number, the numbers are written as words, not numerically; creating a new e-mail with Apple Magic Keyboard – command N opens a new message; getting rid of or closing drafts; opening drafts folder; recommendations for cables – Apple cables, Anker, Belkin, a available on Amazon; braided cables by Anker are more durable; lightening to 3.5 mm, Belkin has Rockstar - $39.00, charge while listening at the same time; dongle for 3.5 to Lightening cable, make sure properly connected, hear a click; using a Braille display to read a book in Voice Dream Reader; accessability of Air B& B; Home Away – similar to Air B&B; Southwest app - very accessible, need to use screen recognition for first screen; United app, Orbits, and Expedia – accessible for booking airline ticets; United American Airline will waive fee for in-person help; had a toll free accessability hotline line; sometime tricky when selecting date for arrival and departure; currency identication app – Eye Note by Treasury Department; use Seeing AI to identify money; MCT Money Reader; Cash Reader – paid app; creating Siri shortcut for the different Seeing AI channels; dictation stops when use two-finger double tap to start dictation. In text edit field; editing in the Notes app; personal hotspot – the other person has to sign in again after 45 minutes; Notepad app – had good dictation; joining Clubhouse; locating the Clubhouse icon on home screen; can search on the last page of home screen called the library page; finding app in the recents folder on the library page; newly downloaded apps at the bottom of the home screen before the dock; ask Siri to open Clubhouse; moving an app from the library; accessible burglar alarm system apps – ADT, Total Connect, Xfinity; Ring Doorbell system is accessible; using a Google Assistant to control alarm system; deleting multiple e-mails from Gmail app – not possible; easier to use Apple native Mail app; use Gmail on the browser, then delete.

#485 - May 24, 2021 May 28, 2021

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Facilitators: Keith & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; Zoom update – alerts that call is being recorded; can use magic tap to mute on Zoom; using Braille display to enter e-mail addresses; trouble entering a group of e-mails with Braille display; finding edit field in rotor – edit field appears only in a text field; one-finger double tap and hold to invoke context menu, can swipe right to paste; changing order o items in rotor; refreshing podcast in the Overcast app; downloads tab at the top shows latest podcasts; paid subscription to Overcast – no adds and can upload MP3 files to cloud; exercise programs for the blind – Aaptiv very accessible; Apple fitness; using blue tooth keyboard to access emoji menu; using Google Translate; other exercise options – Yoga for the Blind, and Angel Eyes broadcast on ACB Radio; VoiceOver Siri Voice stop when restart the Apple Watch Series 6; quick way to mute all sounds on the Apple Watch - silent mode; Clubhouse invitations do not expire; use Siri to invoke silent mode on Apple Watch; holding delete key – is not deleting continuously; entering headings in the Notes app; how to like a secondary tweet in Twitter; in Notes app – choose format, swipe right to headings; avoiding direct touch area in Blindfold games; iToys segment – Herbie – presentation on Bose MC700 series; Physical description; Alexa built in, but Alexa app must be open on your iPhone; comparison of Airpods Pros and Bose MC700; noise cancellation explained;

#484 - May 17, 2021 May 19, 2021

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; importance of turning on the screen curtain when learning VoiceOver; turning on screen curtain on the Apple Watch; two-finger triple tap – toggles crown navigation, and three-finger triple tap toggles screen curtain on Apple Watch; Siri activated without prompting; iOS 14.5 update has introduced bugs into the native Apple Podcast app; reasons to get an Apple Watch – health monitoring and exercise; Apple Watch is safer and void having iPhone stolen out of your hand; changing notification sounds on Apple Watch – not possible at this time; is it possible to use Apple Watch to locate an Air Tag – no; Clubhouse questions – when in closing the buddy list, the app takes you to a different room – known bug; techniques to exiting the buddy list; turning off safe driving mode in Zoom app; adding event from a Google invitation; listening to recording of iBUG Café from website, unable to move forward in the recording, gets stuck; can use media control in Control Center; using Tiles to locate objects; description of Air Tags; volume of sound on Air Tags; chirping and pinging sound on Air Tag; changing the name in the Find My App – modify the contact; reverse dot order in Braille Screen Input; using Braille Screen Input to open apps; adding member to existing text group, go to info, look for add contact button;

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