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In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we examine the different reset options on your iPhone or iPad. Resetting your iOS device is more than just restoring the device to factory defaults, but can assist in resolving some common issues, like bluetooth connectivity problems to battery draining due to background location features. Follow along with this podcast to learn what each of the below reset options might accomplish:

* Reset Settings to reset only the settings on your iOS device

* Erase All Content and Settings to to remove all apps, settings, and user information from your iOS device

* Reset Network Settings to reset just items like bluetooth, wifi, and VPN settings

* Reset Keyboard Dictionary if you have saved items in the keyboard

* Reset Home Screen Layout to remove all folders, restores all Apple apps to the first Home Screen, and rearranges remaining apps in alphabetical order

* Reset Location and Privacy to remove permission you granted to apps to use location (GPS) services and privacy settings

Thank you for listening to this Blind Vet Tech tutorial on the different reset options available for your iPhone or iPad.

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we demonstrate how to setup or restore a iPhone or iPad. Many of these steps become second nature the longer you have an iOS device, as you often have to do many of these steps after updating the iOS software. The process is rather straight forwards, and listening to this podcast will alleviate any concerns about what this process is like. Here are a couple of tips to be aware of as you do this process:

* Have your iTunes or Apple ID and password available before starting

* If setting up a new device, the process will differ slightly from one who is updating or restoring their device

* Triple Click of the home button on the first screen will activate Voice Over

* If you are restoring a device, make sure to have the computer with the back-up available and your device connected or on a wifi system if restoring from iCloud

Thank you for listening to this Blind Vet Tech tutorial on how to restore or set up a new iPhone or iPad.

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we will explore how to backup an iPhone or iPad using iCloud. By default, Apple provides all Apple iTunes and iCloud users enough space to backup your iOS device to iCloud. This ensures you can restore or setup a new device without connecting to a computer, something particularly useful if you are visiting an Apple Store. In this podcast we will be navigating to the following areas:

* iCloud Storage Management:

* Open your Settings App

* Navigate to General

* Navigate to Storage and iCloud

* Find the Manage Storage button under iCloud to view and manage iCloud storage.

* Enabling iCloud Backup:

* Navigate to the Settings App’s main menu

* Navigate to iCloud

* Navigate to Backup

* Turn on iCloud Backup and start a Backup

Thank you for listening to this Blind Vet Tech tutorial on using the iCloud Backup.

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we demonstrate how to type using the Braille Screen Input, a Voice Over Rotor option. In earlier podcasts, we reviewed activating the Braille Screen Input and using Braille Screen Input on the Home Screen. This task requires one to preform the following actions: In any … Continue reading Typing with iOS Braille Screen Input

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we demonstrate how to type using the Braille Screen Input, a Voice Over Rotor option. In earlier podcasts, we reviewed activating the Braille Screen Input and using Braille Screen Input on the Home Screen. This task requires one to preform the following actions:

* In any text field, activate the Braille Screen Input with the Voice Over Rotor gesture

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we review how to handle meeting invites one might receive on their iPhone or iPad. In our podcast reviewing how to create a new meeting event, one area allowed you to add participants. This podcast will demonstrate how to respond, eliminating any excuses for missing … Continue reading How to Accept Calendar Invites in iOS

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we review how to handle meeting invites one might receive on their iPhone or iPad. In our podcast reviewing how to create a new meeting event, one area allowed you to add participants. This podcast will demonstrate how to respond, eliminating any excuses for missing meetings. The steps involved includes:

* In the Mail, Contacts, and Calendar settings in the Settings app, make sure your email account uses these services.

* When you receive a meeting invite in Mail, a notification will indicate the presence of an invite.

* Open the email with the invite and select the accept, decline, or maybe function from the email.

* Alternatively, view the Inbox in the Calendar app.

* The Calendar Inbox tab allows you to view new or replied invites.

invites or review invites you have replied.

We hope you enjoy our review of accepting calendar invites in iOS.

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we create a new calendar event in the default Calendar app every iPhone and iPad ships. Each Calendar event allows you to do more than just record the time and name of an event, but the location, duration, custom repeating and alerts, invite participants, and … Continue reading How to Create a New Calendar Event in iOS

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we create a new calendar event in the default Calendar app every iPhone and iPad ships. Each Calendar event allows you to do more than just record the time and name of an event, but the location, duration, custom repeating and alerts, invite participants, and much more. This task will review the following options found any time one creates a new Calendar Event within the app:

* Title, which is the name of the event.

* Location, which allows you to insert phone numbers to select an address of a business.

* All Day option, which allows you determine if the event is all day or a specific time.

* Start and End Times, which includes date, time, and time zone

* Repeat, which allows you to select daily, weekly, monthly, or custom event frequencies.

* Time to Travel, which is based on your current location and the location inputed into the Location field. This impacts an alert notifying you when to leave based on traveling considerations.

* Alerts, which sends a notification to you and your participants before the event.

* Invitees, which are email addresses of participants who will receive an invite.

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials podcast, we provide an overview of the Calendar’s app Apple prepackages on all iPhones and iPads. Calendar possesses many different capabilities from displaying today’s date on your home screen to being able to handle multiple calendars for syncing across all of your devices. This task requires … Continue reading Overview of Apple’s Calendar App