iBUG Buzz

Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya Topics:  using Siri to make a call; how to dismiss a notification;  mentions on Facebook; using Siri to send an e-mail not in your contacts; whether to update to iOS 15.2.1; avoiding scam e-mails; Facebook no longer identifying people in photos; locking the record button when recording an audio message in iMessage;  using Outlook with Duo Mobile to...

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya Topics: activating emergency SOS or calling 911; deleting a contact from contacts;  walkie/talkie function on Apple Watch;  answering a call with Hey Siri; setting up Home Pod in stereo mode; whether to clean lightning port;  activating Alexa app on iPhone;  sending money with Apple Pay; Air Pods case not charging;  iBUG Bytes – joining a Zoo...

Facilitators:   Maria And Sandhya Topics: How To  React To An Imessage; Transferring Data To A New Iphone, Placed Side By Side; Apple Watch Going Silent; Dolby On App – Bug Fixed;  Speak Screen Feature – Used By Low Vision Users, Can Turn It Off;  Turning The Mute Button Into A Hold Button; App Recommendations To Public Transportation; Ibug Bytes – Adding A Recurring Meeti...

FACILITATORS:   STEPHEN AND SANDHYA TOPICS: SETTING UP SOUND NOTIFICATIONS FOR REMINDERS; DELETING A REMINDER WITH SIRI;  GETTING NOTIFICATION OF RESPONSE TO CALENDER INVITATION; UPDATING TO IOS 15.2; BRAILLE DISPLAYS LOCKING UP WITH IOS 15.2;  SEEING AI IS WORKING BETTER WHEN SCREEN RECOGNITION IS OFF;  ENABLING TOUCH ID FOR A SPECIFIC APP; ENTERING AMOUNT IN PAY PAL; &nb...

Facilitators:  Brad and Sandhya Topics: How to silence VoiceOver when on a phone call; turning off descriptions when in YouTube;  “Hide” feature in Facebook; Seeing AI unstable – channel changing by itself; using live text feature on camera;Christmas Carol lyrics website; answering a phone call while on Zoom, enable call integration in Zoom; two-finger swipe right  or custom gesture...

FACILITATORS: MARIA AND SANDHYA TOPICS:   Cellular data is getting turned off;  setting transparency mode on AirPods Pro;   resources for using  Focus Braille display with iPhone; setting autolock;  Alexa app freezing  up, need to turn on Screen recognition to fix problem;   send failure in iMessage app;  iBUG Bytes – how to subscribe to the iBUG T...

Facilitators: Terry-ann and Sandhya Topics:  voiceover not speaking emoji; mag safe charger; retrieving an archived e-mail;  character or word echo – voiceover, typing, feedback;  selecting text in kindle; Ibug bytes – text selection; any list app to do shopping; how to eliminate echo on a phone call; unlocking apple watch with iPhone; reading notifications on apple watch; navigatin...

Facilitators: Jim AND Sandhya Topics: Adding emergency contacts; if use Siri to set time, get a count down;  Srib Audio for reading books; scanning product with Seeing AI; scanning techniques;  when using focus mode – sometimes incorrectly says a person has notifications turned off;  iBUG Bytes – emergency bypass; updating apps; turning of haptic feedback for unknown areas; iToys se...

Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya Topics:  Cannot change voice on Apple Watch;  adding Zoom link to calendar; crackling sound on Airpods Pro, Apple can run diagnostics, possibly on recall list;  anti-virus software is available;  apps on iPad says “loading from the cloud”;  Alexa app not working with VoiceOver after update;  creating a contact with Zoom number, meetin...

Facilitators:   Brad And Sandhya Topics: Magnifier Alters The Number Of Taps Needed; Changing Watch Face; Paying Off Apple Card; Reading Text On Images Within Inaccessible App; Tapping On A Contact In Recents Or Favorites Is Unreliable; Ibug Bytes – Read Receipts In Imessage App; Widget For Weather App Defaulting To A Different Location; Sound Recognition; E-Mail From Aol Asking To Reenable A...

Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya Topics: Clearing cookies in safari; private browsing; sharing a file; sending an email to multiple recipients; searching for a file in the Files app; printing a message from an e-mail thread; enabling screen recognition; accessing control enter from landscape model washers and dryers with accessible apps; ibug bytes- attaching a file to an e-mail using the expand to...

Facilitators: Keith and Sandhya Topics:  navigating e-mail threads; key chain; family share  - all purchases are paid by organizer unless member uses iTunes card; mentions in a text message; clearing cash and cookies in Safari; removing duplicate – or merging contacts – third-party app Simpler or Interact to clean up contacts; drag and drop does not work in e-mail or notes; naming a grou...

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya Topics:  Editing an app; VoiceOver not reading Call in progress notification; VoiceOver not working in Amazon for product description; listening to Voice Mail with speaker; entering iCloud password on Apple Watch; pasting a link into an e-mail; three-finger quadruple tap to copy text; using Zoom with lightening connected mic;  can:t find edit  field in...

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya Topics: using commas and semicolons to insert pauses when creating a contact; issues with Braille in iOS 15; accessing Zoom on a new device; firmware on Air Pod Pro; changing voice on Apple Watch; new prompt on Zoom, to acknowledge that the call is being recorded; Music to Ring Tone app for creating ring tones; recommendation for converting video to MP4 Dolby On; iBU...

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...

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 i...

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...

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.

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, che...

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 ha...

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; SEARC...

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;&...

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 o...

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; App...

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;...