#660 November 18, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 50 min
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.
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#659 November 11, 2024
Facilitator: Brad Topics: How to use VoiceOver to copy just the song lyrics, you can use Text Selections in your Rotor to copy and paste; Learn how to use the Amazon App; Café # was #114; What's the # for Accessibility number Amazon Help is 888-283-1678; Info on a memory card called Sandisk, owned by Western Digital; Innosearch.AI on Amazon, free shipping, free 30 day returns, very accessable; How to find the # of Text and Email messages on the home screen, haven't seen # since update to 18, try...
Nov 16, 2024•1 hr 48 min
#658 November 4, 2024
Facilitator: Maria Topics: Issues with predictive text on after I stop typing, using brail input, mostly used in messages, Why it comes up, Doesn't tell if a mistake happens, how to access auto correct to turn on or off keyboard; Email a screenshot, document or picture to someone, Multiple ways to send; In the email app, can you reorder the mailboxes; On a 16 Pro IOS 18.1 email, used to be able to reorder the different mailboxes by dragging and dropping to move them, it not working right now, al...
Nov 06, 2024•2 hr
#657 October 28, 2024
Facilitator: Pete Topics: Forwarding an email, Go down to More Options, chose Forward, click in To Field and hit a letter to find the person to send to; Is there a portable surround sound Bluetooth with the ability to adjust different frequencies; Does the IPhone series and later support Apple Intelligence?; Doing the hearing test with IOS 18 and turning notifications back on after testing, how to turn focus off or on; Is there a way to get confirmation when hitting Passcode numbers?; How to ans...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 55 min
#656 October 21, 2024
Facilitator: Greg Topics: Sleep apnea features with 18, can it be used on iPhone, it's used conjunction with the Apple watch series 9 or later; Issues with Voice rotor, seems to be having a mind of its own, usually one I have to download, inconsistences while scrolling voices, results seems to not use the actual voice; Regarding the National Library Service website, issues with filling out the form, no next confirmation after hitting done, on Bard, usually takes a few days; In Facebook Messenger...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#655 October 14, 2024
Facilitator: Pete Topics: Any resources available on Brail imput screen Gesters; How to get to ans use your iCloud account? Go to your settings, click on your name, Apple ID; Emojis seems to be hidden on IOS 18, how to find them?; Has anyone had and issues with the news app. reading articles; Issues with sending videos to people who have android phones, might can use RCS, What is RCS? Rich Communication Services, set in message settings; Issues with using search in To field with keyboard, edit f...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 55 min
#654 October 7, 2024
Facilitator: Maria Topics: How to change the voice rate on Apple Watch, can use rotor gesture, Speech rate, there is a rotor on watch; Issues with using some copy commands and using the 3 or the 4 finger quadruple tap not working consistently, customizing gestures for coping or other commands, may not be able to change previous assigned gestures; New AI app called SpeakaBoo, it can described objects; WhatsApp, may need to update app security key, if not working on other end; Using when tapping o...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#653 September 30, 2024
Facilitator: Desi Topics: what's new with the update IOS 18; Changes in Calender reminder app; Now can have 3 levels of audio ducking, can turn it completely off to no audio ducking at all, Always on or just when Voice over is on; Anyone used Astound app for a cable provider, ie, Tibo; Anyone use the Walkie-Talkie on the Apple Watch? It's Apple Watch to Apple Watch; Can be used both inside the house and outside your house; The update changed Pages, moves the files down on page; Brail Display may...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 52 min
#652 September 23, 2024
Facilitator: Brad Topics: Did anyone get any new iPhone or any IOS devices, issue with new iPad Air with SIRI not going off when turning the iPad off, SIRI is a virtual assistance either with pressing the Home button or with your voice, it will stay active unless phone is turned off, and Voice Over is a screen reader and is used to interact with your IPhone; Issues with finding a text massages starting to come through iPad; The updated IOS 18 appears to show old messages coming back; issues with...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 57 min
#651 September 16, 2024
Facilitator: Greg Topics: How is the IOS update working? Some trouble using certain apps maybe; IOS 18 does have a voiceover tutorial; iBUG Café 112, on September 8, features an IOS tutorial mostly for beginners; Apple IPad using IOS update on older models may not support IOS 18; Notes app not capitalizing first letter in sentences while using dictation, check your Verbocity settings, there's options in settings; SIRI not reading all text messages issues; Trouble saving and then finding download...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 55 min
#650 September 9, 2024
Facilitator: Brad Demo Presentation: Sree: Apple Glow Event with new IOS Products debut; IPhone 16, 16 Pro, 16 Plus, comes with Apple AI, Action button, each have different features; Different versions of Apple Watches with many different features on each, different colors, New apps for each watch, Watches will be available September 20th; Several different versions of the AirPods, started with AirPad 4, with or without noise cancelation; Airpod Max, different colors, AirPod Pro, helps with hear...
Sep 11, 2024•2 hr 1 min
#649 September 2, 2024
Facilitator: Maria Topics: Phone stuck in reset mode with Apple ID and Password, Can't long in; Using the Find my Object feature with Seeing AI; How to invoke speaking while using Live View in the Ring App, using the settings and notifications; What are Apple Watches can be used for Tracking exercise, heart rate, answering phone or text, even falls, receive notifications same as phone; Apple Glow event for the new IPhone debut and more, check Local Listings for September 9, at 10 Pacific; Apple ...
Sep 03, 2024•2 hr 1 min
#648 August 26, 2024
Faciliator: Pete Lane Announcements: Pete Lane Topics: Missing the ring while on Facebook app; No text messages while in Bard; Overcast streaming; Hanging up a call on your watch; Setting different sounds for different alarms on phone; Charger card with USBC to USBA, USBA to USBC, Anchor; Putting callers on hold and going back to other caller; Checking ear pods case battery health; Checking Apple care trial contract expiration; Custom tones for text in setting notifications; ChatPDT issues, chat...
Aug 27, 2024•2 hr 1 min
#647 August 19, 2024
Facilitators Greg and Sandhya Topics: Experience with Otter App; Demo on Rumba Vacuume; Pairing your printer to phone; Finding my Apple Watch; Overcast App; Healow App; Metta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses; Searching Text Messages; Custom Message Replies; Frequent App updates on Phones; 15 Pro Dictation issue; Audio Ducking IBUG Bytes: Navigating through long lists or larges documents; Section Index and/or Alpha Characters; Scroll Bars. Multiple Info for 1 Contact; More on Find My, Pinging items; Zombie ...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#646 August 12, 2024
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: Recommendations for to do list app reminders, notes, personal list, Things app; new user of 14 Pro Max, no more home button; tips for improving dictation; using the dictation button to start dictation instead of magic tap; turning off auto punctuation; turn off smart punctuation; automatic switch from speaker to ear piece; listen to page in Safari; using Siri for navigation; put address for doctor in contact; update cause location to be turned off; turn o...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#645 August 5, 2024
Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics: Expand speaking bar part of spoken content for low vision users, conflicts with VoiceOver; deleting a contact; blocking spam text messages; USB-C mic SamSon Q2U, Audio Technica 2100XSure Mini; iOS 17.6 cause VoiceOver to lose focus; using Siri to get same information as 411; volume on Youtube video goes down; updates to VoiceDream Reader; subscription for Voice Dream Reader; VoiceOver shutting off when placed on table; accidentally trigger VoiceOver shor...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 56 min
#644 July 29, 2024
Facilitators: Desi & Sandhya: Be My Eyes opt out provision; show more and hide in messages app; speaking to person at door on Ring Doorbell app; pairing Shook headphones; copying a text message and paste into e-mail message; scam notification that iPhone battery needs to be replaced; Apple Vis shutting down; Instant Heart Rate on iPhone; iOS 17.6 bug fixes; accessible thermostats, Net Infinity; sharing an M4A file with Android user; iBUG Bytes - naming your iPhone or iPad; can add room locat...
Aug 03, 2024•1 hr 57 min
#643 July 22, 2024
Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya Topics: Viewing the Today screen; VO Starter app; deleting app from Home Screen; off loading unused apps; whether to run iOS 18 beta; Be My Ai added a button, now able to read checks with handwriting ; uploading checks to bank; techniques for taking photo of check; technical help at access@zoom.us ; do we need extra virus software to protect iPhone; bluetooth device to measure blood pressure; delete and report as spam; reactions to text messages not showing; chan...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#642 July 15, 2024
Facilitators: Desi & Sandhya Topics: Transition from iPhone 8 to iPhone 14; discrepancy between actual time and time in notification; Using scrub gesture; audio ducking; speech turning off randomly; how to clear tabs in Safari or clear browser history; closing tabs automatically after amount of time. iBUG Bytes - shake to undo; Mag Safe charging not work with Apple Watch; shake to undo will undo, and shake again will redo; discussion of Glide robot navigation assistant in early stages; Aira ...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#641 July 8, 2024
Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya Topics: Sound Scape Community for navigation; leaving a What'sApp group; toggling screen recognition on or off; navigating Hoopla app, reading apps vary; deleting multiple calls from call history; changing photograph in Apple ID; mag safe charging; Apple mag safe charger; monitoring AFIB on Apple Watch; Alexa notifications appearing on iPhone inconsistently; labels for iPhone in contacts changed, no longer labeled correctly as "Home" or "office". iBUG Bytes - not...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 57 min
#640 July 1, 2024
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: Forwarding text message; watercock on Apple Watch; Tube app; audio description on Peacock, need sighted help to turn it on; Apple Watch accidentally in water; JPEG image with Be My Eyes or Seeing AI; screen recognition when filling out a form; e-mail message moved to Important; 11 Labs app; current state of a toggle; no VoiceOver for stickers in Messenger app; Air Pods losing connection; undo in rotor to restore e-mail message; focus in control center; ha...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 58 min
#639 June 24, 2024
Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya: Topics: Reading attachment in Word; using Hoopla reading app; Bose earbud exposed to fluid; Sharing link to video; change Face ID to remove attention aware; dictating caps lock command; sizing Apple Watch bands; BARD explained; Caring Bridge website accessibility; remove email message in junk move to inbox; dismissing notifications; Siri to read unread messages iBUG Bytes - sounds and haptics settings; Braille settings on iPhone; restoring shutter sound when tak...
Jun 26, 2024•2 hr
#638 June 17, 2024
Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya: Topics: Saving a contact card; taking picture with side buttons; identifying an object; adding zoom link to Home Screen; deleting a text thread; Oko Pilot available in Canada on July 1, 2024; trouble finding account in App Store app; filters in text message; Designate one card as default in wallet; iPhone heating up; Dynamic Island; cannot use Siri to describe a photograph; half sheet and full sheet overlay in certain apps; reachability; iPhone heating up whe...
Jun 25, 2024•2 hr
#637 June 10, 2024
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya: Topics: Apple event - World-Wide Developers Conference - panel discussion; iBUG Bytes- organ designation in health app; first responder can see medical id; iPhone 10R and later will support iOS 18; becoming a beta tester; OCR app for page orientation; bone conduction headphones; key pad not visible; call in progress in status bar; multiple addresses in a contact;
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 59 min
#636 June 3, 2024
Facilitators: desi & Sandhya Topics: Assistive touch; multiple addresses in elm; moving item from trash to inbox; locating attachment in e-mail; guided access; Google search instead of Siri search; Air Pods 3; use Siri to answer and hang up; Apple Pay in text messages; image description; turn off screen recognition; Apple Pay in iMessages app; identifying unlabeled buttons; using screenshot and analyze with Be My AI; change focus from screen recognition is rotor; iBUG Bytes - pinning a note;...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 56 min
#635 May 27, 2024
Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya Topics: Hang up feature with Siri; Dynamic island cannot be turned off Low battery mode toggle Battery widget is full; sorting contacts Attachments in e-mail Play sound in Find My app Getting description of pictures in a message New editing features in edit text field iBUG Bytes - recovering deleted text message or conversation; deleting an e-mail; using Siri to do a web search; Siri to play a podcast; iToys segment - new iPads; silencing unknown callers; stop vo...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 57 min
#634 May 20, 2024
Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics: Numbering convention for iOS versions; Rainbird app not accessible; Air Pods Pro not staying paired; screen curtain does not affect camera on Zoom; personalizing spacial audio; Perplexity app with Chat GPT; splitters and dongles; sending a group text; iBUG Bytes - notifications about government alerts; notifications in native weather app; Weatherology app; Weather Gods app; predictions for Siri to get major upgrade; Siri stops during dictation; improveme...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 59 min
#633 May 13, 2024
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: Recommendation for headphones; strange dictation errors like duplication; turn off automatic updates if do not want to update to latest iOS 17.5; speaking bar; call carrier to have different name on same account; Voice Dream Reader bug, need to close out first; iOS 17.5 new game quartiles; blue tooth behaving inconsistently re. Pairing; Ibug Today on Instagram; Apple Vis website; delay in notification of missed call, not in recent call history; take focus...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 55 min
#632 May 6, 2024
Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya Topics: Image description; searching on Safari, video adds; restoring purchased ring tone; AI app called Pi; Black Ink - crossword app; purchased ringtone showing up in music; action button on 15 Pro, toggling between silent and ring mode; Wordle ; VoiceOver losing focus when reading e-mail; attaching a file to e-mail; Supersense app updated with AI; changing items share sheet; Lidar available on pro models; iBUG Bytes - quick settings; Voice Mail suddenly active...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 54 min
#631 APRIL 29, 2024
Facilitators: PETE & Sandhya Topics: hard reset of iPhone; entering credit card IN MY Chart app; downloading apps from App Store ; saving website to home screen; ADDING MAILBOX; ADDING DROPBOX ON NEW IPHONE; multiple iPhones does not MEAN MULTIPLE phone NUMBERS; VOICEOVER VOLUME IS INAUDIBLE; detailed voice guidance in Google Maps; FILES APP OR DROPBOX; CHOOSING A WeB BROWSER; saving bookmarks in Safari; iBUG Bytes - text replacement; long nails impeded proper swiping; smart phone stylus; sm...
May 03, 2024•2 hr 1 min
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