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#473 - March 1, 2021 Mar 06, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria, Stephen, & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; Clubhouse app, in beta, enter a room automatically muted, raise your hand to get permission to speak; social media, personal information maybe shared; create shortcut or text replacement under keyboard settings; description of photo in Facebook can turn off image description; caption on photograph; photos app; two-finger double tap and hold, label element; NFB Newsline – TV listings, call in on the phone for the first time, then it will show TV listings; still not getting notifications on a subscribed calendar; go into settings, accounts, will show subscribed calendars; not receiving text notifications since iOS 14, probably a bug; recommendations for portable iPhone charger – emergency keychain charger, little battery called Flex Pocket; battery charging cases; sticky chargers, Apple silicon case; sending Zoom phone number, can create a contact card with that phone number; when sending a contact card, VoiceOver will say file; Voice Dream Reader will open any format that is not protected; Gmail is asking for password, go to settings, accounts, delete Gmail account and reload; explanation of imap protocol; Gmail account versus native mail app; reordering inboxes; ; recommendations for app to transcribe audio to text – Just Press Record; Otter.AI, allows to import and transcribe; Just Press Record is $4.95 one-time purchase; VoiceOver not automatically reading back dictation; using Siri to make a grocery list; double tap on dictation button; use Notes app; use Voice Memos; use reminder to create grocery list – then add items to grocery list; recommendation for air printer with iPhone; look for printer with actual physical buttons; need airprint protocol; deleting a large quantity of e-mails, select all, and look for delete button on the bottom. Choose edit button, then toolbar changes.

#472 - February 22, 2021 Feb 26, 2021

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Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; subscribing to a calendar; reviewing your subscribed calendars; schedule alerts on calendar to get notifications of event; adjusting Air Pods settings; swiping down with three fingers to navigate a lengthy e-mail or vertical scroll bar; auto answer feature; extending number of times iPhone rings; using Wifi calling to call a landline; contact carrier, and then enable wifi calling; reading a Take Control Book on the iBooks app; whether you can read books from iBooks app in Voice Dream Reader; Kindle is also an accessible book reading app; to share an article from website, pull up in Safari, then share to iBooks app; use APH Braille Blaster to convert document, then read on iPhone; using the Bard app; flagging files in Voice Dream Reader; pinning a text message thread; how to leave a text message group; using Voice Dream Reader to read a PDF; navigating in Book Share in Read to Go App; create a text group thread and name the group; share button unavailable on Amazon app; work around is hit the refresh button to find share button; finding Zoom meetings list history on iPad; controlling volume of VoiceOver; put volume in rotor to control VoiceOver volume; turn off or toggle off the control volume with side buttons; using Siri to send a text message group; using Card Hop to create contact message group; creating a contact group; text message group only works if all members are iPhone users; Card Hop will allow to create group with iPhone and Android users; i-Toys segment – the Withings Bluetooth Scale, demo by Herbie; physical description, using the Health Mate app; using the Apple Watch with Health Mate app; no audio feedback, only get information from app; Withings Scale – three models, Body, Body Plus, and Body cardiac; latest update, to Facebook, back button is missing; can use two-finger scrub to go back; also double tap on tab your are on to go back; while on a phone call, Facetime call came in with ringtone; hearing the ringtone, not the normal beeps signaling an incoming call;

#471 - February 15, 2021 Feb 23, 2021

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Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; potential scam – Apple Support calls to say your account is compromised; most companies will not call you directly in the event of a problem; also can change your Apple ID password; creating event in calendar; use Siri to create calendar event; use Voice Memos to make a note of appointment or create a reminder; setting up a reminder; using app called VO Calendar allows you to make a recording on a specific date; turning VoiceOver off on Bluetooth keyboard, VoiceOver Key and H three times; app for air fryer, received a *download in progress* message; hard reset solves problems on iPhone; turning on shutter sound in camera app; turning off the Raise to wake, go to settings, display, raise to wake, toggle; tap to wake; Seeing AI World View feature available on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and 2020 iPad Pro; image recognition has improved; live photo explained; customizing sounds under settings, VoiceOver, Audio, and sounds and haptics; bug with initiating a three-way call, only works if add third caller the first time, or else have to exit app and start over; reading information off twitter; ability to share someone:s post depends on their privacy setting; saving Zoom link in a calendar event; if you received a formal Zoom invitation, you can add zoom link to calendar, otherwise , a simple Zoom link in an e-mail must be added separately to calendar; copying a Facebook post – let VoiceOver finish reading, then three-finger quadruple tap; two-finger tap and hold, label feature, may be possible to three-finger quadruple tap without having VoiceOver read the whole text; adding callers- Verison may have upper limit of 3 callers, other providers like AT&T and Sprint allow up to five callers; powering off iPhone 11, hold volume up power button for a few seconds, here vibration; and slide to power off, emergency SOS, or cancel; tap side button five times to trigger SOS feature – this feature can be toggled on or off; if use Siri to call 911, be sure to say Call 911 with speaker phone; setting up Voice Mail, asking for pass code; hard to trigger fall detection on Apple Watch, very few falls are detected; if hold down top volume button and power button, may trigger count down to emergency service, hear a siren; can notify friends and family simultaneously when calling 911, they will receive a map of where you are; creating a mailing list – go to notes app, create list of e-mails, separated by comma and space, go to mail app, create new contact, enter name, then copy list of e-mails from notes app into e-mail address field.

#470 - February 8, 2021 Feb 12, 2021

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Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; text message failed to send to Android phone; recommendation for Speed Test app; speedtest.net on web; making cellular calls on iPad if iPhone is nearby, enable wifi calling, must be on same wifi network; purchasing movie on iTunes, using touch id to authenticate purchase; VoiceOver freezing up, solution triple click power button to toggle VoiceOver on and off; volume controls for ringers and VoiceOver; for ringer volume, set ringer volume to 100%, then turn off the change volume with side buttons; when on Zoom call, VoiceOver volume is low, three-finger double tap will fix the problem; audio ducking explained; touch id and pass codes, can toggle iTunes and App Store off; navigating Bard by bookmarks or chapters, not by page; Learning Ally navigable by page; Voice Dream Reader with Book Share book is navigable by page; setting up group on Messenger app; new chat, add friends, next button, and name the group; when read e-mail message, VoiceOver says “swipe down for custom action, then double tap,”- can turn off rotor action, this means you cannot swipe up to delete etc.; rotor versus rotor action; using One Tap Mobile on Zoom call, disconnects when answering a second call; try Zoom app, and when call comes in, can accept other calls; SE 2020 battery life is not very good; turning off haptics helps battery life; using Siri to answer calls; cannot use Siri to answer a call, maybe use Voice Control; auto answer feature, answers all calls; setting of group in Messenger, new message, search or select friends, choose done, rename the group; recording audio message in Messenger app, double tap on record button, swipe to right, tap on second record button; playing Apple music if not on wifi; go to setting, music, and enable cellular data, then can access cloud music anywhere without wifi; can download music to your iPhone; when listening to a song, swipe up and choose download; how to watch Jeopardy on your iPhone; Lowcast app; Comcast, use Stream app to watch on iPhone; YouTube TV, $40 per month; Sling TV 200 channels $20 per month; Spectrum App; Comcast, record Jeopardy, then watch on iPhone; streaming services give you access on all devices, YouTube TV $65 per month; customizing which apps are off loaded; optimize storage should be turned off to prevent random off loading of apps; if you have Optimize Storage on, then if you have not used an app in a long time, it will automatically off load the app; if you want the app, have to download it again.

#469 - February 1, 2021 Feb 03, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; recommendations and deciding factors when upgrading to new iPhone – cost, storage, battery life, availability of lidar; Apple may stop selling iPhone 12 Minis; iPhone 13 will most likely all have lidar; sending a group message that includes an Android user; enable text message as well as iMessages; if SMS is turned off, cannot send message to Android user; turn off Bluetooth, when having conductivity issues; in iOS 14.4 can define a device as a headset under Bluetooth settings; managing storage on iPhone, whether to upgrade iCloud storage; configuring iCloud; making FaceTime calls on iPad; posting to iBUG Facebook group page; find create post button; activating hand off; accessing folder on i-Cloud Drive; can toggle iCloud Drive on and off; more drastic step is sign completely our of iCloud; answering a second call on iPhone, three buttons, end and accept, hold and accept, and decline or ignore; BARD moved files to the cloud, so will have quicker downloads; new settings in BARD, automatic play and 5-second rewind; iOS 14.4 and Braille displays; Kindle skipping pages on Braille display; work around – turn off automatic panning; sharing a contact card; how to turn off punctuation on iPhone; if activities is in rotor, can accidentally turn on programming, which causes VoiceOver to read all punctuation; iOS bug, can go to VoiceOver, activities, programming, and verbosity; text selection; demo of selecting text; need to add text selection to rotor; make sure text selection and edit are next to each other in rotor; enabling spoken content when selecting text; Things app – organizing your life beyond the calendar, has journaling capabilities; can use Drafts App and Day One for journals; VoiceOver, Braille, turn off automatic panning; automatic panning v. automatic scrolling in iOS 14; sharing Facebook post; scheduling posts as an admin on a Facebook account; sending a text message with a Zoom link; iOS is creating two separate messages; iOS creates a smart link, that says join Zoom meeting.

#468 - January 25, 2021 Jan 28, 2021

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Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; adding a widget for battery level; while on Facetime call, turned on VoiceOver and it locked the iPhone; multi-tasking while on a call; description of podcasts on iBUG website; posting on a friend’s timeline for their birthday; AirPods Pro settings assigning functions to each AirPod; activating transparency mode; posting on a Facebook friend’s timeline demo; Powerbeats Pro does not have noise cancellation; using Facebook Messenger Pin to pay; accessible calendar apps - VO Calendar app, Fantistical; iPhone says charging port to the left or right, unknown trigger; need to have screen orientation locked; Image description - randomly hear “blue sky,” can turn off feature in each app; put image description in rotor to quickly disable it; using magnifier to identify items in the room; Image description available on older iPhones, but not as descriptive as on newer models; using Oo Tunes, song information inaccurate; when writing a post in Facebook, names of contacts are inserted instead; Facebook is providing suggestions from your contacts, but keep typing your post; alternatively, type post in the Notes app, copy and paste to Facebook; ringtone on Apple Watch Titanium edition is different from sports watch; Google Hang Outs is accessible on iPhone; changing font in Facebook settings; low power mode notification comes back after being dismissed; iPhone SE2 battery life; Apple Watch and fall detection not working, or not triggered; i-Toys segment - Apple Home Pod Mini - demo by Herbie; description; comparison with Home Pod; sound quality; standard Home Pod is $349, Home Pod Mini is $99; similar to Amazon Echo, but much more restricted in skills; better sound quality; can make phone calls, play music; use airplay to listen to Bard on Home Pod Mini; play messages; when restarting iPhone, screen curtain is on, even though screen curtain was turned off before shut down.

#467 - January 18, 2021 Jan 21, 2021

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Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; setting to ignore the mute button, to get audio feedback from Siri when the mute button is activated; deleting text in notes, use text selection rotor; how to schedule an event in calendar for events on first and third weeks of month; quick option is to create two separate events, one on the first week, and one on the third week; how to turn off the iPhone; powering off the iPhone; how to erase apps from Apple Watch; select app on Apple Watch, swipe up with one finger, and double tap to delete the app; how enable scrolling with crown on Apple Watch, two-finger triple tap; dictation button not appearing on Facebook; navigating message in an e-mail thread; use rotor to choose messages, then swipe up and down with one finger; how to see comments on Facebook; email thread defined; deleting text, double tap and hold on delete key to erase to the beginning; fix focus issues with soft reset – volume up, volume down, and hold power button for ten seconds; soft reset fixed battery drain issues; navigating an edit field with a Braille display; recommendation for battery chargers for multiple devices; wireless charging stand; enabling video on Zoom when joining meeting; using virus protection on iPhone, Norton; banking on iPhone, better to use designated banking app, not e-mail; Home Pod is not playing correct play list; follow-up to Gmail issue where not receiving all emails on a particular Gmail account; filters on e-mail; iPhone not backing up; apps for reading PDF’s – Voice Dream Reader, Envision AI, KNFB Reader, adding an item to share sheet, add more items; Voice in a Can app – use iPhone and Apple Watch to hear Alexa app.

#466 - January 11, 2021 Jan 13, 2021

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Facilitators: Keith & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; in iOS 14 with iPhone mute, Siri will not respond verbally, but works with headphones; Siri’s answer appears visually, but not spoken on VoiceOver; answering a call, change setting from badges to whole screen; accessing keypad on a menu when on the iPhone with pharmacy; if activate sensor at top of iPhone, may hide the keypad; using commas to enter pauses when entering phone number; scheduling a meeting on Zoom; Do Not Disturb, calls still coming through; changing display name on Zoom; commenting on Facebook live; VoiceOver shakey when switching between apps; force reboot – iPhone X at higher, volume up, volume down, then hold down side button for five seconds; answering call, change setting from compact view to ful screen; caution when muting calls from unknown callers; call waiting, switching between callers, options such as end and accept and hold and accept; Wifi still shows up though internet is down; finding mileage for indoor cycling, use treadmill setting to get mileage. Changing typing mode from touch typing to standard typing; blood oxygen level detector only available on Series 6 Apple Watch; how to hear other person’s VoiceOver when on a telephone call; not receiving certain Gmail messages; how to delete folders in Gmail; using Air Pods Pro automatically switching between iOS devices; Google Display Kapcha; using Lidar on iPhone 12; using Apple Watch if you left your iPhone at home; cellular plans are cheaper in Europe.

#465 - January 4, 2021 Jan 07, 2021

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Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; Mail app not displaying all e-mail in the inbox; check filters, refresh inbox, check background refresh setting; using Super Sense app, on sale for holidays; Voice Dream products on sale; recording in stereo in Just Press Record app; two-finger double tap or magic tap to start dictation; in iOS 14 dictation button moved to the right; using lidar for object identification and navigation; lidar only available on iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max; how to lock rotation; toggling screen curtain; Siri not responsive; prompt to unmute in Zoom; sharing screen on Zoom; cases for iPhone 12, Apple silicone case; Otter Box Defender Series, Defender Pro with anti microbial protection; low profile plastic case from Sonix; positioning iPhone so other can see you; pasting a Zoom link from Facebook Messenger, paste to Notes app; setting up multiple repeating events on calendar app; asking Siri to start video recording, say record video, then use volume buttons to start the recording, turn off speech so it is not in recording; using Envision AI to recognize photos.

#464 - December 21, 2020 Dec 26, 2020

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Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; link to Jumpstart Mentoring Program on iBUG website; accessing Zoom link with Hotmail; Gmail messages slow to load; check Gmail web portal, or delete Gmail account and reload on iPhone; navigating through e-mail messages; touch the status bar to navigate to the top of your e-mail messages, or swipe down with three fingers to move up, or by using the vertical scroll bar; removing a link to Zoom meeting from history; creating a contact card with Zoom link; accessibility shortcut, triple click power button to turn on VoiceOver or magnification; changing sensitivity of screen, go to accessibility and touch; under accessibility, double time out – allows you to changes responsiveness; using Team Viewer and Quick Assist on iPhone; text recognition app that tells you if document is upside down – Envision AI and KNFB Reader; object identifier – Super Sense app on sale; indoor navigation – Clew, iPhone 12 with Lidar, coming soon Super Lidar from makers of Super Sense; Seeing AI – free app, use the scene channel to locate a door; Road Stone GPC; how to label photo demo; trouble with Siri – check wifi, or restart iPhone; Team Viewer – Apple prevents other person from accessing or controlling your iPhone remotely; indoor navigation app – Good Maps; Super Sense interface has changed – you can ask what you want to search for; unable to cancel email and create a draft; one option is go into list of drafts and delete each one; video editing app – use camera app in photo/video viewer; Zoom link with passwords embedded; direct touch on AT&T app, rotor, find direct touch, swipe right and it goes away; removing sim card from old iPhone and installing into new iPhone.

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