iBUG Buzz

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 & 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; 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.

Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics: Sharing a calendar event; work around for Siri stopping during dictation; forwarding a text message; forwarding an audio message; recording a memo on Apple Watch while on iPhone; headphones not pairing initially; Using My Chart app; feature of retrieving verification code from text message is not app specific; VoiceOver announcing number of unread e-mail messages; not receiving notification of new e-mail; criteria for Apple ID password; certain tickets are not going to Apple wallet; adding e-maill addresses to a distribution list; iBUG Bytes - activating reader view on website; finding folders in Files app; stickers in iMessages; recommendations for accessible word games; earbud from Anker not charging evenly; the Discover app; One Step Reader has not been updated for over a year; Acrobat Reader for reading PDF’s.

Facilitators: Pete & Sandhya Topics: Apple Watch asking for Sign in with Apple ID; using Word on iPad; two-finger swipe down gently; accepting iCloud terms and conditions; haptic feedback on Apple Watch; Siri follow-up; blocked messages. In voice mail; VoiceOver and Siri speaking simultaneously on Apple Watch; dictating different fields when sending e-mail; work around for Siri and dictation, change it to type to Siri; using Air Tag to find garbage can; unknown callers blocked; VoiceOver stops randomly while using Air Pods; e-mail not syncing between two iPhones; updating firmware for Air Pods; iBUG Bytes - turning on and off; iPhone; Journal app; changing Apple ID password; VoiceOver locked up, plugged in iPhone to revive it; recommendation for remote control with one hand - Rivo; setting for automatically sending a text message; hard reset; finding Junk folder in iCloud; reviewing video message in What’s App; linking bank account to Apple Pay.

Facilitators: Marie & Sandhya Topics: Pairing Zoom Ax e-reader with iPhone; not finding dock on iPad with keyboard; checking iPhone storage; new features in iOS 17.3; periodically make sure backspin iCloud; SCAN QR CODE FROM TV; accessability shortcut to turn on VoiceOver; moving apps on Home Screen; notifications depends on whether from Lock Screen or not; iOS 17 may have fixed Siri cutting off randomly; false misspelled words with keyboard; iBUG Bytes - creating a customized text tone; I Toys segment - sharing an Air Tag- Sree; certain complications not working on Apple Watch; changing default spelling for dictation; silencing ticking indicating website loading; referring to list in Notes; changing name of iPhone under settings, general, about; four-finger single tap; free features in Apple Music.

Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya Topics: touch and explore, figuring out where you are in VoiceOver; charging the Anker battery charger; setting caps lock key as modifier; quick nav; turning off Hey Siri; sound recognition for hearing impaired; distinguishing between cords; updating Apple Vis password; FINDING YOUR iPhone after you fall; customizing text tone for a person; testing wi-fi speed; BUG SIRI voice changes randomly; not receiving notification of text messages; iBUG Bytes - multi-tasking on the iPhone e.g., making a call and accessing the notes app; new way to change watch bands; navigating iPhone with retainer device in mouth; VoiceOver starts to read code or adds while reading a long article; asking Siri to read a page; audio ducking conversation with Air Pods 2; troule using Siri to call a contact; resetting Siri; issue dictating an e-mail with two-finger magic tap; viewing playback controls in native Podcast app.

Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: One device controlling another; listening to audio message; changing voice in detection mode; MOVING E-MAIL TO TRASH; gestures for unlocking iPhone and reaching app switcher; Fitbit; Zoom, no more “got it” button, now it is OK; notifications of attachments in Nextdoor app; unable to see who is speaking in Zoom; turning off notifications on one device while working on another; view speakers in Zoom; Safari blocking trackers; deleting folders in e-mail; iBUG Bytes -Siri follow-up feature; Hhang up feature with Siri; Siri to answer a call; putting tickets into i Wallet; saving e-mail with ticket in a threaded notification mailbox; auto captcha; adding printer to iPad; personalized ring tones; correcting misspelled words; editing text; automatic verification of Captcha may not work on all websites.

Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: alternative to Voice Memos, is Just Press Record; volume dropping suddenly when listening to music; audio ducking explained; automatic back to iCloud not working; iPhone XR supports 17.2; powering down the iPhone - holding down power button or asking Siri; soft reboot versus hard reboot; nested folders on Home Screen; scam involving text message offering to clear out malware; Norton Antivirus software; unlocking iPad; pairing bluetooth speaker; getting a list of widgets; changing typing mode on Apple Watch; navigating to the end of a long e-mail with bluetooth keyboard; iBUG Bytes - changing default notifications tone only in iOS 17; original sound in Zoom on iPhone; music recognition; Siri works better if wait a few seconds before starting asking a question.

Facilitators: Greg & Sandhya Topics: Update to Watch OS, changing watch faces; images from Messages app identify with Seeing AI; journaling in latest update; new pencil with old iPad; updating Apple Watch changing default notification sounds; dynamic island; adjusting media timeline; follow up questions in Seeing AI; Archive.org - free books and movies, in public domain; Overdrive became Libby; selecting password, three-finger quadruple tap; programming back tap; iBUG Bytes - keyboard layouts; VO Starter app; unending a text message; turning off Center Stage in a Zoom meeting; navigating channels in Seeing AI; ESR for Air Pods, case; apps for reading numbers in text; two-finger scrub gesture; using Happy vd Scan for reading credit card numbers, more secure; sharing wifi password; name drop feature; contacting Uber driver.