iBUG Buzz

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 taking a picture; activating Face ID when unlocking iPhone and swiping up from bottom; iToys segment - After Shokz Open Fit; accidentally answering the iPhone; magic tap to answer the iPhone; suspected scam alert; Piccy Bot AI app.

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 when listening to BARD; adding storage in iCloud, 5 gb free, 50 gb for $.99 per month; Dynamic Island; Siri cannot describe photographs; cannot delete multiple apps at one time; iBUG Bytes - toggle feature in Mail app; exiting the participants list in Zoom; toggle filters are available in other mail apps; Picture in Picture in Zoom app; accuracy of description with Meta glasses; picture-in-picture; connecting ring doorbell camera to solar panel.

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;

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; sharing a photograph to Be My AI; when to open an app in Safari; using the Notes app; Any List app; reporting problems with app; sending email to Appleaccessibility.com; using Ring Doorbell app; Amazon Prime and Grub Hub.

Facilitators: Pete & SandhyaTopics: 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 voice mail transcription;VoiceOver losing focus in Bard; favorites in Safari

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; improvements coming to Be My AI; can have verbal conversation with Chat GPT;

Facilitators:   Brad & SandhyaTopics: 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 off Clock, or will speak the time; iBUT Bytes - send text message as SMS or MMS  ensure receipt; blue bubbles versus green bubbles; sending music in text message; entering credit card on website, customize is an option;  using auto fill; review. Of new features in iOS 17.5 including repair mode; some headphones do not have microphones, so cannot activate Siri from headphones; different methods for organizing wires; Velcro, magnetic clips etc.; magnetic zip ties; repairing an Apple Watch; waterlogged feature on Apple Watch.

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; using maps feature in Find My App to track person; no notification of incoming caller information on iPhone speaker, only on Air Pods; announce call settings; texting multiple photographs; does turning off Find My app nullify Apple Care Plus service?; Rayban Meta Smart Glasses; cancelling

Facilitators:  PETE & SandhyaTopics: 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; smart gloves;  removing payment methods in Door Dash; confirming with side button; using Apple Pay for all payments; screen recognition; direct touch in Blindfold Games; Eye Notes app for reading money; too many items in the rotor?; Ring Door Bell and stick cameras improved accessability;  My Chart app very accessible; subscriptions for Uber Eats.

Facilitators: MARIE &  Sandhya Topics: unmuting a thread; VoiceOver changing speed when in status bar; Apple Watch rings when working out; removing exercise complications from Apple Watch; off  loading apps feature;   sheet grabber; setting; audio description on iPhone; using Siri to create a calendar event, let Siri ask for more information; liftable images in camera app; Be My AI and family members; IBUG BYTES - changing VoiceOver voices;  deleting multiple apps at once, is it possible; reviewing apps. In App Library; adding items to the rotor; swiping to a link  in X; remove volume from rotor; navigating to link with rotor; changing rate and pitch while sampling voices; iToys segment - Otter Box Herbie; on iPad, some contacts have names and others have numbers; iPad with split screen, numbers on main keyboard; containers on iPad.

Facilitators: Greg & Brad Topics:  Activating VoiceOver with Siri; moving app to a new Home Screen; clicking on link in X app; turning off Hey Siri feature; paring iPhone with e-Reader Zoom Ax; using Siri to do Google search; changing pause time when dictating with Siri; Hey Siri to hang up; navigating e-mail thread;  tagging on Facebook; closing an app; unpairing an Apple Watch; disabling answering calls on other devices; iBUG Bytes - reviewing recent call history;  MLB  app and notifications on Apple Watch; notification of unread messages; deleting birthday from contact; flicking up on e-mail message does not delete it; changing actions in rotor; KNFB Reader became One Step Reader; searching for title in Dolphin Easy Reader.

Facilitators: Brad  & Sandhya Topics:  Sharing a calendar; list of VoiceOver gestures; continuous reading on Safari webpage; Listening to different voices; toggle in Mail app, shows unread message; four-finger single top to go to top; vertical scroll bar; iBUG Bytes - change    rotter with item feature turned off; moving item from App Library;  navigating by containers on iPad; depositing check with Bank of America app; organizing items on rotter;  using Seeing AI to get orientation of check; changing font for printing a note; viewing statements in Discover Card app; 

Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics:  Pairing bluetooth keyboard; quick setting with two-finger quadruple tap; stop notifications on Lock Screen;  VO Starter app - stuck in loop; turning off safe driving mode in Zoom; Hadley Helps resource; Screen Reader app - for learning VoiceOver; using side button to confirm purchases; VoiceOver versus Voice control; recommendations for apps to read e-pub format - books app; Zanagram app;  iBUG Bytes - navigating text fields when sending an e-mail;  location services for photos.

Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya Topics: Home button versus no home button; using Siri to read message, one at a time;  using Siri for dictation, better with headphones; say thank you to Siri  will stop Siri; Voice isolation for conversation on iPhone; Screen Reader app used for learning VoiceOver; deleting a favorite from Safari; AI app for second brain called Your PDF;  reference to iBUG presentation at HAVIN Expo on March 23, 2024; Voice Dream Reader prompted for annual fee even if already purchased; iBUG Bytes - listen to page in Safari; I Toys segment - - Vision Pro - Sree; activating link in text message; listening to Bard on Lock Screen; digital signatures using Docs Sign app; importing contacts from G-mail;

Facilitators:  Greg & Sandhya Topics: Starting to learn VoiceOver gestures; bug as to notification badges inaccurate;  app for reading printed music;  Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, specialized help through the Be My Eyes app; Travel Stories - for navigating app for gardens; navigating airport with Aira;  using FaceTime to navigate the airport;  recommendation for lanyard for using iPhone handsfree; ; trouble logging into new Facebook account; MGM Plus app; Peacock app, audio description feature not labeled; Taptic time on Apple Watch not consistent; turning off audio description; using Siri to find app in App Store; double tap time out setting; iBUG Bytes - standard typing versus touch typing; turn off slide to type and predictive typing; chosen method for typing applies to password entry; speaking bar for sighted users; two-finger single tap not muting speech; replying to an e-mail list; VoiceOver losing focus in text field of e-mail in iOS 17.4; work number appears before home  number in contacts; dictating in Spanish; installing Zoom on iPad.

Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics:  New  features  in iOS 17.4; Lazarillo inaccurate; Sound Scape a good alternative, Blind Square - paid app; New York Times game - Connections; website NFC tags; using Microsoft Word on iPhone; downloading paid sheet music PDF; downloading e-pub book; setting recurring event in calendar app;  disabling spoken content; book marking a website; after iOS 17.4 different VoiceOver voice in status bar only; iBUG Byte - muting alerts in text thread;  deleting drafts from a mail box; using screen recording to prepare demo; Speech Central app; strange voice when updating Apple Watch; distinguishing between”to” field and “subject” field when sending an e-mail; YouTube follow-up questions and answers; deleted  e-mail kept coming back; auto-detect language; Deepl - translation app; headphones with connections to multiple devices; using a hash tag to search in Youtube; 

Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya 1  hour 55 minutes Topics: How to use iPhone without home button; viewing an image with Ask Annie; rewinding to beginning in Voice Dream Reader;  VoiceOver is not audible to the person you are talking with; using Siri with Find My feature; reading post on Facebook, Siri interrupts VoiceOver; getting confirmation that a ride was sent in Uber; Go Go Grandparent service; iBUG Bytes - creating a new mail box in Mail app; recommendation for marking door - Voice Vista replace Sound Scape, NaviLens, Blind Square, Sound Scape Community, and Sound Scape; reviewing notifications on Lock Screen; finding links in Youtube app; accessability of Co-Pilot for iOS; posting a comment in Facebook.  

Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya Topics: Section index  VoiceOver losing focus  when reading text message; free streaming services offered on T-Mobile; using headphones when dictating helps with Siri; bluetooth keyboard for iPad; call waiting on Zoom call; items in rotor vary with app;  managing storage on iPhone;  5 gb of free iCloud storage; characters changing place due to different keyboard layouts;  VDScan app instability; scanner apps consume battery  life; if iPhone gets wet, do not put in rice, just  let it air dry;  recommendations for lanyards; direct touch; iBUG Bytes - updating apps in the App Store;  finding show notes on YouTube video; bluetooth keyboard with dongle; Face ID not working consistently; recommendation for replacement for Blindfold Words from Words; Chimes app, similar to Ships Bells. 1  hour 48 minutes

Facilitators: Marie & Sandhya Topics: Advanced gestures on iPhone; VoiceOver speech rate in rotor; Pebbles Keyboard by Logitech; notification of call, banner versus full screen view; shattered screen on Apple Watch; dictating locations for Uber; finding a bookmark in Safari;  navigating within  book on Bard; VoiceOver not responsive for gestures; changing  sensitivity  of VoiceOver; turning off screen recognition, image recognition or text recognition;       iBUG Bytes - settings for iPhone storage;  buying iCloud storage; Air Pods showing up on another person’s iPhone; I Toys segment - accessible battery charger from AT Guys; specifying contact to call using Siri; unending a message in What’s App; Zoom app opening in Safari;  saving iBUG Zoom link in a contact; Zoom calls appearing in recent call history; signing automatically in Zoom without asking about wifi or cellular connection; contacts not appearing on iPad; reactivating Hey Siri;

Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics:  New features in iOS17.3; hoot leave a text group;  use ofMastidon depends on the app you use; answering What’s App call;  effect of replying stop in text message;  new block feature; creating subfolder in mail box; moving message to specific mailbox; choosing keyboard layout; answering second. Call on After Shokz; unmuting on Zoom, find OK button; finding brand of headset; commands for Air Pods;  entering Zoom room that is being recorded, finding the oK button; making sure Siri activated, check volume; ask Siri to speak louder; iBUG Bytes - stolen device protection; Voiceover and FaceTime sometimes not working; Beats Studio Pro headphones; two-factor authentication; new sound when swiping through posts on Facebook; not getting notification of messages in some apps; rotor action on Apple Watch SE; changing Wifi speed; translation app; iPhone would not charge above 40%; Super Bowl commercial about blind person taking pictures with Google device; photo descriptions on Instagram.