iBUG Buzz

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...

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 t...

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; &n...

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, ch...

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 diff...

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...

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...

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...

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 Appl...

Facilitators: Marc & Stephen Topics: iBUG announcements; pairing Air Pods Pros; unsubscribing from a Podcast; Facebook and tracking; Siri not reading text message before sending, hard reset – volume up, volume down, power button down for 10 seconds; issue with volume on iPhone – adjust volume  with side buttons, turn it off; old phone number is appearing, though it has been deleted from c...

Facilitators:   Maria & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; iOS 14.5 update  review fixed Braille display panning; Braille  input issues; use Apple Watch to unlock while masked; Air Tags; report accidents in Apple Maps like the Waze app; dual sim 5g support; over 200 new emoji; use Siri to set preferred music app; new Siri voices; Siri to announce incoming calls; use S...

Facilitators:  Keith & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; voice controls on iPhone – can cause echoing on Facetime calls, still need to know VoiceOver gestures; retrieving Siri searches; after conduct Siri search for website, use share sheet to create bookmark for website; can also share link to website on home screen; recommendations for accessories for iPhone 12 Pro – Otter Box De...

Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements;How to silence VoiceOver without turning off speech or VoiceOver – two-finger gentle tap on screen, or turn off raise to wake in settings; three-finger double tap to turn off speech; tap anywhere on screen to get focus off time in status bar; using beacons in Blind Square; Use Navi Lens app to create paper beacons; use Sound Scape...

Facilitators: Brad, & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; opening a link from a text message; e-mail notifications; notification settings; dismissing notifications; setting up Clubhouse app; using scrub gesture in Clubhouse; using Siri to read unread messages; sorting files on iCloud drive in alphabetical order; selecting multiple files in the Files app for sharing; creating sub-folders i...

Facilitators: Maria, Brad, & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; labeling a picture;   activate photo, swipe up, option to add caption; how to remove item  from Amazon shopping cart; Amazon accessibility  very helpful; rumors of monetization on Clubhouse; Clubhouse  invitations; Amazon Accessibility line 206-922-0880; how to unmute a text message thread, swipe up...

Facilitators: Marc & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; spell check, turn on auto correct; also go to settings, accessibility, keyboard, and enable full keyboard;  in an edit field, choose misspelled word in rotor, swipe up and down to select words; typing post on Facebook, VoiceOver suggests possible contacts; best to keep typing; can also double tap in edit field, then dictate the...

Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; turning off phonetics in touch typing; Kindle versus Apple Books; Book Share is accessible; Bard has live readers, and on Kindle is VoiceOver voice; Kindle allows navigation by page; Kindle allows annotations and ability to look up words; selecting text in Kindle in order to make annotation; muting a group text message; how to turn...

Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; Facebook notification says images; flick up on image, says generate detailed image description; how to automatically update apps in App Store; toggle automatic update to on;  can also update all apps at once;  Facebook image – double tap on image, opens the person’s profile picture; recommendation for leather iPad case – Gui...

Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; streaming v. downloading a podcast;  finding Zoom link in text message; copy Zoom link and create a contact for iBUG meeting;  how to get the price of an iPhone; Voice Control – how to flick left or right;  list of commands with proper syntax to accomplish task;   can create a list of fields with numbers, then go...

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...

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 callin...

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 remi...

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 cli...

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;&nbsp...

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; postin...