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.

Facilitators:  Pete & Sandhya