iBUG Today

iBUG Buzz

This is a free weekly Q&A help session for anyone with iOS and iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch and Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues. - The first 45 minutes are dedicated to the novice or new user.- App or iOS features may be demonstrated by advanced members. Recorded live on Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 PM Central Time. To join the live iBUG Buzz meetings, please visit our website, ibugtoday.org, for the Zoom connect instructions.

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

#567 - January 16, 2023 20.01.2023

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya                Topics: walkie talkie feature on Apple Watch; taking a screen shot; physical mute button on iPhone; bluetooth latency with hearing aids; screen protector for Apple Watch; labels for contacts  don't stay; duplicate copies of What's App; voice control; Book Share app; Kindle App; AI voices on Book  Share;...

#566 - January 9, 2023 11.01.2023

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya Topics: pairing iPhone with hearing aid;  adding names to group text message; retrieving deleted text message;  reachability;  lower power mode on Apple Watch;Watch not announcing. date; using carplay; iBUG Bytes - finding the downloads folder; deleting songs  from Apple Music; resetting Apple TV; toggling locking sound; eliminating adds on A...

#565 - January 2, 2023 11.01.2023

Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya          Topics: connecting USB microphone to iPhone; auto speak on Apple Watch; My Quest app not working; Sing karaoke not accessible;  Mastodon; navigating e-mail threads; iBUG Bytes - three-finger quadruple tap; upgrading from iPhone 7; selecting a link; whether to replace a iPhone battery;  checking battery health.

#564 - December 19, 2022 22.12.2022

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya          Topics: retrieving a deleted text message conversation; Free Form; random characters that are not really there; activate lock rotation; closing apps on Apple Watch; renaming a folder; navigating in Voice Dream Reader; issues with rewind and fastforward in Bard app; Menus for All;  iBUG Bytes - using screen effects to w...

#563 - December 12, 2022 15.12.2022

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya          Topics: how to close app on Apple watch; grouped notifications on lock screen; two-finger magic tap triggers music not dictation; searching for title or DB number in BARD app;  volume  of notifications; sending audio text message to Android user; VoiceOver stops talking but clicks are audible; setting custom ring tone;&nbsp...

#562 - December 5, 2022 08.12.2022

Facilitators: Marie and Sandhya  Topics: follow up in mail; maps with voiceover; alternative map app is Lazarillo; low power mode, autolock set to never will revert to 30 seconds max; accessibility shortcut; ; forgetting a device in iCloud; turning on autolock; spatial audio not working on Airpods; recurring calendar event for iBUG Buzz with Zoom link in location; viewing Zoom meeting history...

#561 - November 28, 2022 02.12.2022

Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya Topics: apps for reading image-based PDF's; turning off voice control;  trouble making calls with Siri; turning off speech versus turning off VoiceOver; cross-platform password manager -  One  Password and One Password; blocking junk calls; iBUG Bytes - turning off read receipts in messages app; setting up reminders on a new iPhone; can you share soun...

#560 - November 21, 2022 23.11.2022

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya                Topic: cookies; incognito mode; e-mail contacts appearing in contacts app; removing Twitter app; unable to use side buttons to invoke VoiceOver; Youmail app; viewing books by author and books in a category on Bard;  setting calendar events with Siri; screen sensitivity; sending e-mail to a group; iBUG Bytes...

#559 - November 14, 2022 17.11.2022

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya          Topic: suddenly showing lots of punctuation, turn off programming in rotor; updating credit card information; copying text from text message; keyboard command on blue tooth keyboard for help; connecting blue tooth keyboard; list of keyboard commands; recommendations for blue tooth keyboards; reasons for using blue tooth key...

#558 - November 7, 2022 11.11.2022

Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya          Topic: not seeing reminders; VoiceOver not reading material dictated with magic tap; start up tone available on chip in 14 Pro, shut down tone is in software; two-finger swipe down construed as scrub; Voice Dream Writer; Access Note no longer available?; notifications in YouTube; iOS 16 and Braille bugs; unable to open M4A files in...

#557 - October 31, 2022 03.11.2022

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya              Topic: update on notify me feature in Mail app; share play; sharing an article from Safari; copying phone number from text message; enabling shut down sound; using app switcher; iBUG Bytes - Send Later in Mail app, bugs re. date/time picker fixed in iOS 16.1; clearing history in Safari; accessing pedometer in activities...

#556 - October 24, 2022 27.10.2022

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya Topics: selecting text; silencing VoiceOver on a Zoom call; using Voice Memos to record; sharing a Note; saving an e-mail to contacts; purpose of speak screen; deleting an item in Zoom call history; creating contact for a Zoom link;  price of Apple Music going up; using handwriting to enter pass code; to unlock iPhone; notify me feature in mail app; iToys s...

#555 - October 17, 2022 19.10.2022

Facilitators: Marie and Sandhya    Topics: Using desktop version of website to fill out forms; VoiceOver losing focus in Gmail, check screen recognition; opening a link from text message; the Air Pods Pro 2; two-finger magic tap accidentally triggering music; resources for learning Apple Watch;  when is app free or paid in App Store; the auto punctuation feature; iBUG Bytes - l...

#554 - October 10, 2022 12.10.2022

Facilitators:  Brad and Sandhya          Topics:  turning off speech on Apple Watch; iPhone 12 Mini heating up;  audio of book in BARD app changes randomly; leaving a Zoom room;  call kit in Zoom; VoiceOver focus in messages app; using punctuation when dictating in iOS 16; Sennheiser Momentum Over-the-ear blue tooth headphones with a mute button; ...

#553 - October 3, 2022 07.10.2022

Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya                Topics: joining meeting on Clubhouse; how to go to top of e-mail or document; features of new BARD app; dictation and virtual keyboard; reply in native mail app; Braille and iOS 16; recurring calendar event; adding other information in calendar entry; iBUG Bytes - searching for emoji; toggling speech to inc...

#552 - September 26, 2022 30.09.2022

Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya Topics: adding podcasts in Overcast app; adding contact in Alexa app; sending audio message in iMessage; merging calls; mag safe charger compatible with SE22; does Apple Watch come with charger?; expand description in YouTube; media playback; toggling automatic capitalization; entering pin code on Amazon; iBUG Bytes - recovering deleted text messages in iOS 16; iT...

#551 - September 19, 2022 30.09.2022

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya Topics: YouTube subscriptions; dock on Apple Watch; Face id and new iPhone; Face id with alternte appearance for a different person; downloading YouTube app; stacked apps - widget; notifications of reminders; physical mute button on iPhone; designating e-mail as not junk; getting description of photos; changing dark mode and light mode automatically; iBUG Bytes...

#550 - September 12, 2022 15.09.2022

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya          Topics:  Special 550th iBUG Buzz Call Celebration; introductions with a twist; trivia about the Buzz call; trivia about the facilitators; trivia about our callers; iBUG Bytes - door detection - Herbie; overview of Far Out Apple Event on September 7, -  Sree; closing remarks.

#549 - August 29, 2022 02.09.2022

Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya          Topics: setting up an Apple Watch; setting up default search engine; searching for a website; mobile  Deployment  management system; filling out a PDF form; notifications of mail in dock; keypad on Phone app; navigating phone tree;  iBUG Bytes - blocking a caller; deleting a favorite; finding blocked voice mail; spo...

#548 - August 22, 2022 25.08.2022

Facilitators: Terry-Ann and Sandhya                Topics: stop ticking when loading a page; two-finger swipe right = interact, and two-finger swipe left = stop interacting; one-tap mobile in Zoom; Braille Screen Input and text messages; sharing a post in Facebook; direct touch; iBUG Bytes - keyboard settings;  resizing a widget;  viewing Airpod ba...

#547 - August 15, 2022 18.08.2022

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya              Topics: apple Watch, wifi only model, can still use if have iPhone nearby; audio notification for mail; deleted text messages on iPhone still show up on Apple Watch; creating a customized shortcut in Shortcuts app; where does app go when downloaded. from app store?; wifi calling;  ticking when loading website in Sa...

#546 - August 8, 2022 13.08.2022

Facilitators: Brad and Sandhya                Topics:  activating fall detection on Apple Watch; switching call from iPhone to Apple Watch and visa versa; creating contact from new number; how to save iBUG Zoom link; how to toggle; insertion point needs to be in body of e-mail message; how to turn off blue tooth quickly; deleting an audio text message;...

#545 - August 1, 2022 03.08.2022

Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya Topics: Siri not sending text to Android device; updating to iOS 15.6; dictation is timing out; taptic time on Apple Watch; backing up contacts to iCloud;  iBUG Bytes  - navigating messages in e-mail thread and opening an attachment; reviewing tags in Facebook; Facebook on web versus in app; navigating through long YouTube video;  locating  tweet...

#544 - July 25, 2022 28.07.2022

Facilitators: Terry-Ann and Sandhya Topics: creating a phone number with additional extension for phone tree; battery optimization; audio  ducking; making a call with Beats Flecks headphones; blue tooth battery level in status bar; renaming folders on home screen; turning on Hey Siri; slide to type increases sensativity; iBUG Bytes - Do Not Disturb now in  Focus  settings; rest...

#543 - July 18, 2022 24.07.2022

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya Topics: recording greeting for voice mail; Okeefe headphones; deleting app versus removing from home screen; the app library; reading pinned text message;  inaccessible overlays on websites;  add blockers make block inaccessible overlays; raise to wake setting; iBUG Bytes- customizing your e-mail signature; Volume in rotor controls VoiceOver volume, not sys...

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