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In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to connect to a Windows computer using the Files app on iOS and iPadOS, in order to transfer files over your local network. To do this, you'll first need to make sure file and printer sharing is enabled on your computer by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Advanced sharing settings, and making sure "File and printer sharing" is on for your current connection type, either public or private. To view your computer's internal or "Private" IPV4 address, which you'll need to enter on your iPhone or iPad, either use the ipconfig command line tool as demonstrated in the episode, or locate it via the GUI by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Hardware and connection properties. To connect to the computer from your iPhone or iPad, open the Files app, double-tap the "More" button near the top right of the screen, and choose "Connect to server" from the resulting menu. Enter your computer's IP address in the "Server address" field, and double-tap Connect. You'll then be prompted to authenticate with the username and password you use to log into the computer, after which it should appear in the brows view of the Files app, under the "Shared" heading. Once connected, you can brows and modify the file and folder structure of the C Drive from the Files app, as well as transfer files from other apps on your device to this location. To disconnect your iPhone or iPad from your computer, focus on it in the brows view of the Files app and choose "eject" from the Actions rotor. Note: This feature was demonstrated on a computer running Windows 11. While it is available on prior versions of Windows, the process for configuring it may be slightly different. transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville , also known as AnonyMouse. Now this podcast is going to be for my advanced users out there. Now I've been in this position for quite a while and I have been thinking about how could I streamline this process. So are you one of those people that tend to transfer files a lot back and forth from your iPhone or your iOS device to your computer? If you are, raise your hand. This might be something for you to think about. Yes, you do have the option to kind of transfer from your phone to your computer by using a third party service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or maybe Microsoft OneDrive. But the problem with that, it can be slow, right? Or I just don't want to store it up in those surfaces for whatever reason that is. In my case, I tend to have some very large files and can take some time, especially if you have a slow internet access. So in other words, anytime I need to transfer something, so I'm essentially sending it up through the internet, through the cloud, store it up there. So it takes that time to do it and then go on my phone, go through Microsoft OneDrive and go to the drive and pull it back down. And it's kind of tedious. I wish it would be more…

In this episode, MarkSarch provides a comprehensive review, shares his insights, and demonstrates the features of the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSES. He takes us from the initial unboxing through the exploration of their unique functions, detailing how they’re integrated into the glasses, and concludes with a live demonstration using the smart assistant To learn more about the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSES https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello everybody. My name is Marco and this audio I'm going to do unboxing, hardware description, demo and extra features of RayVan Meta Smart Glasses. Unboxing. Well, it looks like a classic recycle package, flat box, and I'm going to give you the package dimensions. It's about seven inches length, about three and a half inches width, and about two inches height. Okay. I don't feel that has any tape on it, so which means so I don't have to cut anything. So in order to open it and also I feel some something printed on it in highlights is on the top and on the sides, on the length sides and both sides. Okay. So I'm going to place the box with the length side closer to me in horizontal way. It's sitting down on my desk and the way how open the box is from the left and from the right sides, which means the width sides. So I'm going to start opening from the left side. Once again, I don't have to cut anything. Basically the only thing I need is use my fingernail in order to make some pressure. You know, like pushing out, yeah, pushing down first and then pushing out and I'm going to open. Here you go. I did. I'm going to open also the right side. Once again, I'm going to use my finger and nail, push down and push out and this one is easier. Okay. So what's on it? Well, the box has like a compartment in one of the sites and which is the, you know, the paper manuals, the user guide and everything in this case is on my right side. And on the left side is the microfiber cloth and I feel the case on it. Okay. So in order to take out the case from the package, that I do is with my right hand, I'm going to feel it and make some, and I'm going to push it so to my left side. So and with my left hand, I'm going to touch it and locate it and I'm going to twist it a little bit and the way, you know, how get out a little bit and here we go. I'm going to start pushing once again with my right fingers and here we go. I have it here. Well, this is the box and on my hands. Now I have the, the case and the glasses are inside. Now I am going to open the case and it has on the front, some kind of magnet, which allows to attach to the case with the lid, that's I can tell and the glasses are inside. On the middle, there is some plastic tape, which is in order to keep in place the glasses in the case. So I have to cut it or just, yeah, cut it or push up and down in order to take out the glasses…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include: Links: Wider Tech Discussions: AppleVis Forums Expand Beyond AppleWWDC 2024 will show off Apple's AI efforts on June 10Apple Developing New Accessibility Features for iOS 18 and macOS 15Apple reportedly considering using Google’s Gemini Ai engine into iPhones with iOS 18Sources: iOS 18 Lets Users Customize Layout of Home Screen App IconsApple Watch Series 10 could finally offer blood pressure monitoringMass production of two new AirPods models to start in May, targeting fall releaseiOS 18 rumored to bring hearing aid mode to AirPods ProUS DOJ takes on Apple in massive antitrust suit, after years of investigationsApple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated argumentsThe lock-in problem at the heart of the DOJ’s case against AppleEU rejects Apple’s European App Store changes: Company could be fined 10% of global turnoverApple could be in trouble over DMA security warnings, as well as Core Technology FeeApple Fined $2 Billion by E.U. for Using App Store to Thwart Competition

In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS. As you type on your Mac, macOS by default attempts to finish words and phrases it thinks you're trying to type. If you find that hearing these suggestions spoken by VoiceOver is more distracting than helpful, you can turn them off by going to System Settings > Keyboard, clicking the Edit button under the "Text input" heading, and toggling the "show inline predictive text" switch off. transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hey, Apple vissers, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS. By default, as you type on your Mac, macOS attempts to finish words and phrases that it thinks you're trying to type. While this may increase the speed of text entry for some, if you're a voiceover user, you may find that hearing these suggestions spoken while you're trying to type is more distracting than helpful, in which case you can turn them off. To do that, go into system settings, keyboard, hit the edit button under the text input heading, and turn the show inline predictive text switch off. And I'm going to demonstrate that now, I'm going to system settings on my Mac, k for keyboard, vio command h to get to the text input heading, vio right, edit, and at the leftmost of this dialog, k, that's what we want, vio right, scroll area, interact with vio shift down arrow, and vio right until I find the setting I want, show inline predictive text, if I vio right once more, show inline predictive text off switch, it's off for me because I turned it off. If it's on for you and you want to turn it off, just press vio space, then stop interacting with the scroll area, with vio shift up arrow, and vio right to done, hit it, and here we are back in keyboard settings. So now as you type, you will not hear text suggestions predicted by macOS, which could almost ironically increase your speed of text entry because this feature is off and is no longer giving you distracting or potentially distracting feedback. So that's a tip for how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS, I hope you found it helpful. Peace. Thank you.

In this episode, Ida Grace introduces eSpeak-NG, a compact open-source software text-to-speech synthesizer available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Developed by Yury Popov, eSpeak-NG supports over 100 languages and accents. It is built upon the original eSpeak engine created by Jonathan Duddington. The app acts as a compatibility layer between the eSpeak NG library and Apple VoiceOver, enhancing accessibility for users with visual impairments. eSpeak-NG on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/espeak-ng/id6444089174 transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello AppleVis. This is Ida again and I'm back with another demonstration. This one is somewhat by request, so thank you for the person who requested this podcast. They said that they really wanted a demonstration of this app, so I hope that this is satisfactory. I am doing a demonstration today of the eSpeak NG app. This app will add the eSpeak synthesizer to VoiceOver for anybody who wants it. There are settings that you have to change within the app, or that you can change within the app if you want to, and then you can go into the actual VoiceOver settings to start using eSpeak. Right now I'm using Daniel, which is not an eSpeak voice, but I will select an eSpeak voice throughout this demonstration. So I am in the app right now, and the first thing you get... It says eSpeak NG. It's eSpeak NG, Daniel. Learn how to pronounce words, please. Anyway, so this is the name of the app. So the first button you come to, if I swipe to the right here, that button allows you to set up what languages you want VoiceOver to have available to you in the eSpeak app. So if I go in here... First thing you see is back, of course. You can search in that field for a specific voice and language. Okay, I deselected that one because that is not my user-preferred language. As you can tell by Daniel, he is English UK, not English US, so I deselected that. But in order to do that, I had to keep going to the right. Let me show you. So under user-preferred, the only thing that seems to be there is English United States. Whether it's selected or not, you can double-tap to select and deselect it. Under this system heading, it gives you all the languages. And the only one in here for English right now is English UK because I deselected the English United States. So that means that when we go into the VoiceOver settings, the eSpeak United States English voices will not be available because I deselected that one. Because I personally think that United States English eSpeak sounds very bad, which I will demonstrate in a moment. But you have all of these languages that you can, of course, choose what language is your preferred language in this languages listed below may be poorly supported by VoiceOver and might be broken at all. They are available in spoken content. Okay, so that's a little disclaimer about the eSpeak app and the VoiceOver languages that it supports. Okay, so then it's just going…

In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates the new Stolen Device Protection feature introduced in iOS 17.3. This feature is designed to protect against the rare instance when someone has stolen your iPhone and knows your passcode. Thomas begins by explaining the purpose of the Stolen Device Protection feature. It prevents unauthorized individuals from performing critical device and Apple ID account operations, like changing your device passcode or Apple ID password. This is achieved by requiring biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID, with no passcode fallback. He then moves on to the step-by-step guide on how to enable the Stolen Device Protection feature: Go to Settings. Depending on your iPhone model, do one of the following: On an iPhone with Face ID: double Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. On an iPhone with a Home button: double Tap Touch ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. Scroll down to the Stolen Device Protection section, then double tap Turn On Protection. Note: If you don't see the Stolen Device Protection section, you may need to set up Face ID or Touch ID first. The episode also covers the Security Delay feature, which requires a successful Face ID or Touch ID authentication, an hour wait, then an additional successful biometric authentication. This feature helps prevent someone from making changes to settings that can lock you out of your iPhone or Apple ID account. For further details about the Stolen Device Protection feature, you can refer to the following resource: Use Stolen Device Protection on iPhone https://support.apple.com/is-is/guide/iphone/iph17105538b/ios transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville, also known as AnonyMouse. I'm going to talk to you today about a feature called Stolen Device Protection. Now this will be ultimately up to you if you want to turn this feature on. This is a feature that will just kind of enhance your security protection for your iPhone and other settings. I'll explain a little more here. When this item is set to on, this will give you an additional protection when it comes to anytime that your phone is stolen or gets lost. In theory, the feature came about, unfortunately, because there have been some incidents where people will be watching other people gain access to their iPhone, whether that's using the passcode or using their biometric authentication to get into the phone and thus forth then gets stolen from that person. Or maybe perhaps you lost your phone and somebody somehow, someway gets onto your phone one form or another. Well this protection will defeat from that person being able to make changes to some critical areas on your device. So the first layer of protection when this is turned on, this will protect you from them being able to access to certain settings that will now require a biometric authentication. So it kind of bypass if there weren't any passcode to that area before, you will now have to be able to use authentication by a biometric…

In this episode, Ida Grace demonstrates VO Starter, an iOS app specifically designed to assist new blind and visually impaired users in learning how to navigate their devices using Apple’s built-in screen reader, VoiceOver. The app offers step-by-step guidance, teaching basic VoiceOver gestures and simplifying the learning process. VO Starter on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/vo-starter/id6455786629 transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. And good afternoon AppleViz. This is Ida and it is currently 2 o' 5 p.m. Central Time and I am here with a podcast tutorial on VoStarter. This app is an app that teaches voiceover for iOS users. It does assume some basic knowledge of voiceover, I've noticed. The first couple lessons start out pretty simple, but then it quickly jumps into more advanced things. So I will be demonstrating a few of the lessons and making some comments as I go. So here we go, open VoStarter. Ok. Welcome to VoStarter for iOS. After completion of these tutorials, you will have been introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device. To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger. This will begin the first lesson. Good luck on your journey. Ok that is the introduction. You can also, if you don't want voiceover to read it to you, you can swipe over to the continue, I mean the listen button, sorry. Welcome to Arctic to Gifts. Good luck toolbar. Listen. Button. Yeah this toolbar has a menu button which is where you go to select a lesson if you've completed this tutorial or if you want to skip ahead a little bit and later in the tutorial there is also a continue button that appears on this menu. But for now, if we double tap on listen. Welcome to VoStarter for iOS. After completion of these tutorials, you will have been introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device. To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger. This will begin the first lesson. Good luck on your journey. Ok here's what I don't like about this though. Even when you're on the listen button and it says simply double tap the screen with one finger, well if I do that now from the listen button, it's not going to continue. After completion of these tutorials, you will be introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device. To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger. But not there. This will begin the first lesson. Good luck on your journey. So what you have to do is swipe back to the left. Now there's a lesson later in this tutorial on flicking which is also swiping but I'm sure most of you AppleVis users already know about swiping and double tapping. So we're going to flick back to the left. Menu. Good luck on your journey. Ok. Now, one thing I want to let you know is that because the continue button…

Tired of apps interrupting you with requests to rate and review? This episode with Thomas Domville will show you how to take control. This iOS feature lets app developers ask you to rate and review their apps directly within the app. While helpful for developers, these pop-ups can be a nuisance , especially if they appear frequently. How to Disable In-App Ratings & Reviews: Find the Native Settings app and Double Tap to Open Settings Now Swipe Right until you find the AppStore button and Double Tap to open Locate by swiping right until you get to the "In-App Ratings & Reviews" and toggle the switch to the off position ( Remember: Disabling this feature only stops the in-app prompts. You can still search for apps in the App Store and leave ratings and reviews manually if you'd like to share your feedback. transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse. Hey have you been in this position where like myself I keep opening up different apps and it just seems like one form or another is always popping up hey would you like to review this app and give the app some rating and you know I do this every so often and when I'm in a good mood or whatever not or if I feel like the app really deserved to have a rating I want to go ahead and give that rating but the thing I don't like is that it just keeps coming up every so often so I feel like that there needs to be a balance and I need to and I will vote and give you a rating when I am ready to do that so if you are one of those people you see these little pop-ups and it seems like it's popping up everywhere have no fear there is a nice little settings that we can just simply turn on and off to disable this pop-up so let me to show you where that's at and we're gonna head right over to settings settings double tap to open and let's do that one finger don't tap to open up settings settings and now we are going to to go to the right and she get to App Store App Store button yep it's way down there but once we find it go ahead and do one finger double tap on this allow App Store to access heading now you're gonna keep swiping to the right until you find a button for in app rating and review in app ratings and reviews switch button on double tap to toggle setting all we got to do is one finger double tap just to turn this off off and voila now you have this set off now of course when this is set off you'll never get that pop-up again however now in saying that and I want to make this pretty clear is that I know the developers out there are probably screaming at me for suggesting anything like this to you because I get it because what they want they want you to rate it as often as you can because that gives them more visibility and that leads to more downloads and more sales to them so I get that but I believe in a fair balance that I am able to do a few votes but I don't want to be pester all the time so that is the option why I can turn that on and off and keep in mind there's a lot of apps out there if you just go into the apps that you like and then go into into settings or about area they typically have a little…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include: Links: Thoughts after Vision Pro demo: not really much for us yet, but that's okShelly Brisbane: 90: I Want to Pinch and Zoom the WorldThe Blind Life: Accessibility settings of the new Apple Vision ProiOS 17.4 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhoneApple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to iPhoneThese Are the Countries Where You Can Install Apps Outside of the iOS App Store - MacRumorsApple announces reduced commission structure for apps in EuropeApple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’Apple's EU Core Technology Fee Could Bankrupt Freemium App DevelopersThis is How Notarization Will Work for iOS Apps Distributed Through Alternative App StoresApple opens iPhone tap-to-pay to third parties in EUBrowsers like Chrome and Firefox can abandon WebKit in EU with iOS 17.4iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and moreEU: Apple Can Keep iMessage Closed OffApple March event: Everything we know so farApple's iPhone SE 4 rumored to launch early in 2025

In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to enable or disable predictive text and inline predictive text on iOS. Predictive text allows you to write entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, suggested words, emoji, and information appear above the onscreen keyboard. You can double tap a suggestion to apply it. Inline predictions complete the word or phrase you’re currently typing, appearing in gray text. To accept an inline prediction, double tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing. You can manage predictive text settings in Keyboard settings on your iPhone 12 or newer models running iOS 17 or later versions. Open Settings on your iPhone. Scroll down and double tap on General. Double tap Keyboard. Double tap the Predictive switch to enable or disable predictive text. To manage inline predictive text, ensure that the Predictive switch is enabled or disabled. While typing, you’ll see inline predictions. To accept a suggestion, double tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing. transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse. Now every so often when I am composing an email or I'm trying to send off a text to a friend or family whatever that might be and I'm using the keyboard as I'm typing there is something called predictive text that will pop up so it tries to predict what you are going to spell out and this feature what this does it tries to help you shorten your typing that you have to do so you just find the various words on top of your keyboard tap on that and it selects that then they have this inline predictive text now which is a newer feature which takes it a next step that allows you to highlight within the text itself and allows you to choose those words but for me those are distracting I am trying to focus and I am NOT a multitasker as I would love to be but as I'm typing along I it just bothers me hearing these words pop up and they don't help me at all I want to kind of stay focused and type in what I want so I'm going to show you how you can turn those features off if you are interested in doing so and if you are distracted like I am when those things come up I'm also going to show you some pointers and advice some other things you can turn off as well what they call features and for some may be distracting to you as well or something that drives you bonkers so do in order to go and change this settings we are going to head over to the native settings itself settings double tap to open now that you located the settings let's do one finger double tap to open this up settings now you are going to need to swipe to the right until we get to something called general general button and we are going to do one finger double tap here about button and now we are looking for something called keyboard so swipe to the right until you get to keyboard keyboard button and at last we are here one finger double tap on keyboard keyboards to button now the easiest way to get to the area that we need to do is set your rotor to headings and go to the first heading all keyboards heading and now what we're looking for is predictive text so swipe to the right a couple times and…

In this episode, Ida Grace introduces the Connected Breath iOS app. Designed to promote mindfulness and relaxation, Connected Breath offers guided breathing exercises to help you pause, reset, and find serenity. The app boasts a simple and tranquil interface adorned with a night sky background. As you inhale and exhale, stars gently appear and fade, symbolizing other users across the globe who are also engaging with the app simultaneously. This shared experience fosters a sense of connection and support during your practice. Download Connected Breath on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/connected-breath/id1166443182 transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello AppleVis, good evening from Ida and tonight I'm going to be doing a podcast app demonstration of an app called Connected Breath. This is a meditation app that connects people from all around the world to do a meditation together. So this app works just similar to apps that are social media apps where you can connect in real time with people but you can't communicate with them. It simply shows you how many people are using the app at a time. So if I open the app, open Connected Breath, this app is used in portrait mode and the first thing we get is to select breathing duration. You can do one, three, or five minutes. I'm going to select three minutes and then I will show you what happens. For anybody who's curious, I'm using an iPad. I'm using Daniel as my voice over voice, the compact version of Daniel because I like him better than the enhanced and I'm using an Apple keyboard that doubles as an iPad case. So you can choose to breathe for one, three, or five minutes in this app. I'm going to double tap on three minutes and you're going to hear a bell. And then go to the bottom of the screen, okay that message is going to change throughout the meditation. I will show you, okay so that's the starting sound and then breathe in, breathe out. This message is changing with the music. Breathe in, breathe out, and now it's going to change. You are breathing in and then it's going to tell you how many. Seven other people are currently connected right now. The stars in the distance are the people breathing, that's the visual representation. We are all breathing together, we are all connected, I guess I don't need to repeat. Now close your eyes and focus on your breath. Now the rest of the time it's going to say breathe in and breathe out over and over again. And for those of you with perfect pitch, you will notice that it's saying breathe in on the C chord and breathe out on this like A minor type chord. So if you don't want to constantly listen to the messages, just listen to the music and follow the music. You hear the peaceful nature sounds in the background? You kind of hear a breathing noise too, it's kind of creepy honestly. Breathe in and breathe out. See it's still changing from breathe in to breathe out. And it will…

In this podcast, Ida Grace introduces the Connected Breath iOS app. Designed to promote mindfulness and relaxation, Connected Breath offers guided breathing exercises to help you pause, reset, and find serenity. The app boasts a simple and tranquil interface adorned with a night sky background. As you inhale and exhale, stars gently appear and fade, symbolizing other users across the globe who are also engaging with the app simultaneously. This shared experience fosters a sense of connection and support during your practice. Download Connected Breath on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/connected-breath/id1166443182 transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello AppleVis, good evening from Ida and tonight I'm going to be doing a podcast app demonstration of an app called Connected Breath. This is a meditation app that connects people from all around the world to do a meditation together. So this app works just similar to apps that are social media apps where you can connect in real time with people but you can't communicate with them. It simply shows you how many people are using the app at a time. So if I open the app, open Connected Breath, this app is used in portrait mode and the first thing we get is to select breathing duration. You can do one, three, or five minutes. I'm going to select three minutes and then I will show you what happens. For anybody who's curious, I'm using an iPad. I'm using Daniel as my voice over voice, the compact version of Daniel because I like him better than the enhanced and I'm using an Apple keyboard that doubles as an iPad case. So you can choose to breathe for one, three, or five minutes in this app. I'm going to double tap on three minutes and you're going to hear a bell. And then go to the bottom of the screen, okay that message is going to change throughout the meditation. I will show you, okay so that's the starting sound and then breathe in, breathe out. This message is changing with the music. Breathe in, breathe out, and now it's going to change. You are breathing in and then it's going to tell you how many. Seven other people are currently connected right now. The stars in the distance are the people breathing, that's the visual representation. We are all breathing together, we are all connected, I guess I don't need to repeat. Now close your eyes and focus on your breath. Now the rest of the time it's going to say breathe in and breathe out over and over again. And for those of you with perfect pitch, you will notice that it's saying breathe in on the C chord and breathe out on this like A minor type chord. So if you don't want to constantly listen to the messages, just listen to the music and follow the music. You hear the peaceful nature sounds in the background? You kind of hear a breathing noise too, it's kind of creepy honestly. Breathe in and breathe out. See it's still changing from breathe in to breathe out. And it will…

In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to start your Mac in safe mode and explains in what situations this may be useful. Safe mode is a feature of macOS that disables login items, third-party drivers, and legacy system extensions at startup, useful if an incompatible item in one of these groups is causing a problem with your Mac. In addition, system caches are cleared, and a light check of your startup disk is performed when starting up in safe mode, which can identify possible issues that could be causing slower than expected performance. To start up in safe mode, start up the Mac while holding down the Power button, and interact with your startup disk (usually called Macintosh HD) in the grid that appears. Focus on the Continue button and route the mouse pointer to it by pressing VO-Command-F5, (or VO-Command-Globe-5 if you’re using a Mac with a Touch Bar) hold down the Shift key, and click the mouse. Maintenance tasks are completed once the Mac has finished starting; restart your Mac to exit this mode. If you’re trying to isolate a particular issue, attempt to reproduce it when in safe mode, and again once you leave this mode. If the issue no longer occurs, it was likely resolved by the maintenance tasks that macOS performed. If it doesn’t occur when in safe mode but returns once you leave this mode, you may want to remove login items for third-party apps, update, remove, or reinstall any third-party drivers or legacy system extensions, or contact their developers for assistance. For more information, check out the Apple Support article “Use safe mode on your Mac” Note: VoiceOver only works in safe mode on Macs with Apple Silicon. transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hey AppleVisers, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how and when to start your Mac in safe mode. Safe mode is a feature of macOS that prevents certain software components like login items, third-party drivers, and legacy system extensions from loading at startup. If you're having trouble starting your Mac or have some other issue that's tough to pin down, an incompatible item in one of these groups may be the culprit, and thus starting up in safe mode can help you rule that either in or out. In addition, when starting in safe mode, a light check of your startup disk is performed, similar to what happens when running first aid in Disk Utility, and your system caches are cleared, which can potentially improve the performance and responsiveness of your Mac if such files have become corrupted over time. Safe mode is a feature that's existed in macOS for a long time. The problem for voiceover users prior to Apple Silicon was that, as part of this mode, the audio driver was disabled, and thus the Mac could not provide any audible feedback, making voiceover effectively useless. However, with Apple Silicon, audio is supported, and thus voiceover users can use macOS in safe mode as if they were using it in any other boot screen. If you have enough usable vision to see the screen and want to start an Intel Mac in safe mode, you can do so by restarting it or turning it on while holding down the shift key. For a Mac with Apple Silicon, you'…

Ever misplaced your Apple Watch and spent minutes frantically searching under couch cushions? Worry no more! In this episode Thomas Domville dives into the handy "Ping My Watch" feature on iOS, turning your iPhone into a personal Apple Watch locator. Here are the steps to activate Ping My Watch on your iPhone: Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Double Tap Control Center. Under More Controls, Double tap the "insert Ping My Watch". Now, open Control Center. Double Tap the Ping My Watch button to make your watch audibly beep. Bonus Tip: If your Apple Watch is on silent mode, the ping will still play through your Apple Watch speaker. transcription: Find Your Lost Apple Watch in Seconds with Ping My Watch on iOS! - An AppleVis Podcast Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. You're listening to an AppleViz Podcast. Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. Now, I've done a podcast before on Apple Watch and being able to identify and find your iPhone with the ping my iPhone from your Apple Watch. So like myself, I tend to put my phone in places I don't remember where I left it. Are you one of those people? Raise your hand. Yep. There's a few out there. And what that feature does is that it takes, I can go to my Apple Watch, go to the control center and use the ping my iPhone, double tap that, and then it'll start chiming and you can find your phone in no time by following the chime within the house or place that you left your iPhone. What if I told you, you can do the other way around? Yes. So this was very useful for me as I was on vacation shortly ago. And one of the things I came in, I was just hot. I was just hot and the Apple Watch was just making me hotter, right? You got to get that watch off. And so I put it down and Lord, behold, I forget where I left the Apple Watch. Then I remembered, Hey, there's a feature that I can do the other way around. And that's using my iPhone to ping my watch. So I'm going to show you how to set that up and how this works. And so you can find your Apple Watch as you could with your iPhone, with your Apple Watch. So it's great both ways. So we are going to go to your iPhone and we are going to go to the settings, because that is where we are going to have to turn this feature on. And that lives in the control center of settings. So let's go double tap settings, settings. Now swipe to the right until you get to control center button, control center button. Once you find that one finger, double tap, swipe down from the top right edge to open control center. Now the easiest way to get to where we need to go is to set your order to headings. And let's go to the first headings here, included controls heading. These are the included controls. So these are controls that shows up on your control center as of right now. So here's a few of the controls I have set. Remove timer, reorder timer button, direct remove code scanner, reorder code scanner, remove voice…

Join Thomas Domville in learning how to use Carrot Weather for iOS with VoiceOver. Carrot Weather for iOS is a feature-rich weather application that offers a unique blend of humor and functionality. It provides accurate and detailed forecasts, including current, hourly, and daily predictions. The app is known for its distinctive personality, featuring hilarious dialogue and delightful animations. Key features include: Apple Watch App: An award-winning app that allows you to check the weather from your wrist. Widgets: Offers a variety of customizable widgets for your Home and Lock Screen. Customization: Allows you to build the weather app of your dreams by changing layouts, adding data points, and more. Notifications: Provides rain, lightning strike, severe weather alert, and daily summary notifications. Data Sources: Allows you to switch between sources like AccuWeather, Apple Weather, and Foreca for better forecast accuracy. Weather Maps: Features super-advanced radar to track incoming storms. Fun Stuff: Offers secret locations, achievements, augmented reality, and bonding with the Carrot AI. The app is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. It is a paid download with in-app purchases to unlock premium features. The app was created by Brian Mueller, who codes, designs, illustrates, and writes the real-time gags himself. The app’s unique blend of humor and functionality has made it a popular choice among users. CARROT Weather: Alerts and Radar on the app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/carrot-weather-alerts-radar/id961390574

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include: Links: Be My Eyes, Timecrest, and Zanagrams Named 2023 AppleVis Golden Apple Award WinnersApple Vision Accessibility: the 2023 AppleVis Report CardApple Watch Sales Ban Reinstated in U.S. Effective TomorrowApple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morningApple's biggest new product since the iPhone, the Vision Pro, launches soon — here's how to order the 'spatial reality' headsetApple’s 27% response to the Supreme Court decision is baiting antitrust regulatorsApple Revises App Store Rules To Let Developers Link To Outside Payment MethodsApple wants $73.4 million from Epic Games for legal expensesApple reportedly ready to enable sideloading for iOS users in the EUExclusive-Apple offers to let rivals access tap-and-go tech in EU antitrust case, sources sayMicrosoft could offer one of the first third-party app stores on iPhonesApple Releasing iOS 17.3 Next Week With These New FeaturesiPhone 16 Capture Button Will Respond to Touch and Pressure for Zooming and FocusingIf you have feedback or questions for the Unleashed team, you can reach them by email at unleashed@applevis.com or by leaving a voice message at 1-816-287-1482 (US number, call charges may apply).

In this episode, Thomas Domville guides listeners through the process of sharing AirTags with others on iOS. Thomas explains why one might want to share their AirTags. Thomas then provides a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of the sharing process. Step-by-Step Instructions: To stop sharing the AirTag, swipe right until you hear the name of the person you shared the AirTag with and double-tap to open it. Then swipe right until you hear "Remove" and double-tap to confirm. Remember, the person you’re sharing with will need to accept the invitation on their device. Once they do, they’ll be able to see the AirTag in their Find My app. Happy sharing!

In this episode, Thomas Domville explores the ‘Listen to Page’ feature on iOS 17. This feature allows your device to read aloud the content of a webpage, making it an excellent tool for multitaskers who want to consume text content while on the move. To use the feature, ensure that your device is updated to iOS 17 and launch Safari. Visit the desired webpage and locate the Page Settings icon at the bottom left of the webpage. Tap it and select ‘Listen to Page’ to start the narration. To pause, tap the Page Settings icon again and choose ‘Pause Listening’. When you’re ready to continue, tap the Page Settings icon and select ‘Resume Listening’. Please note that ‘Listen to Page’ may not support webpages with interactive features or minimal text. However, if a webpage supports Reader mode, it’s likely to support ‘Listen to Page’ as well. The feature remembers where you left off, so you can resume listening from the same spot. You can also customize the voice of the spoken audio in your iOS settings at any time.

In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to encrypt an external disk on macOS for improved security of the disk's contents. To encrypt a disk formatted as Apple File System, (APFS) connect it to your Mac, focus on it on the Desktop or Finder sidebar, and choose "Encrypt [disk name]" from the context menu (accessed by pressing VO-Shift-M). You'll then be prompted to create a password for the disk, which will be required to access its contents. As this password is the only way to access the disk's contents, it should be reasonably difficult for others to guess, but easy enough for you to remember. The next time you connect the disk to your Mac, you'll be prompted for this password, and given the option to remember it in your Mac's Login keychain. This way, you won't need to enter the password when connecting the disk to your Mac, but others will if connecting the disk to theirs. Saved passwords in your Mac's Login keychain can be viewed and edited in Keychain Access (located in the Utilities folder). If the disk you want to encrypt uses a different file system, like Mac OS Extended or XFAT, you must erase and reformat it as APFS. Note that this process will erase all data on the disk, so be sure to move anything you want to keep to another location before doing so. To erase and reformat a disk: Note: APFS-formatted Disks are not natively compatible with non-Apple platforms like Windows or Linux. To use an APFS-formatted disk with a non-Apple platform, use something like APFS for Windows, or APFS for Linux.

In this AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville talk to Zach Tidwell, the developer of Zanagrams, the word game that won the 2023 AppleVis Golden Apples Award for the Best Game of the year. Zanagrams is a fun and challenging game that tests your vocabulary and spelling skills. Zach shares his inspiration, challenges, and tips for creating an accessible and engaging game for blind and low vision users. Tune in to hear his story and learn more about Zanagrams. You can contact Zach at: contact@darkhorsegamestudios.com You can follow Zach on X at: @ZachCTidwell Articles mentioned in this episode: Dark Horse Game Studios https://darkhorsegamestudios.com/programming/