#468 - January 25, 2021

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.