Cearbhall,
your notes promp me to mention to those who may not know this.
I recently couldn't find my iPhone so after much trial I discovered that
by asking Siri to 'ping my phone she did just that with an almost
continuous bleep sound.
Also if you have the Alexa app app installed you can ask the devvece to
find your phone too.
HTH,
Tony'
On 11/03/2024 13:55, Cearbhall O'Meadhra wrote:
12 PARTICIPANTS
We wish Tom a speedy recovery from a severe infection that developed from a tiny scratch caused by the edge of a newly opened tin.
He was delighted to find Home Therapy very efficient and helpful.
Martin reported a great reception in Galway last week for the latest offering from Sightless Cinema. Great support was received from Galway students. The next show is in Portlaoise next week.
We had an extensive discussion on the workings of hearing aids and Bluetooth with the iPhone and Zoom meetings. Albert finds that nothing can beat the Rivo keyboard for consistency and support of either the iPhone or the Android phone. Up to recently, the iPhone failed to support the Rivo Bluetooth connection but the recent IOS 17.4 update seems to have cured this problem.
The Hable1 was favoured by Stuart and Cearbhall as an efficient way of handling the iPhone.
Albert finds the Hable1 keyboard freezes at certain times. The meeting recommended that he try to replace it under warranty.
EAMONN had an ANDROID problem with his Galaxy phone which was not reporting notifications with a text message but simply issuing a beep. Perhaps this might be due to a setting under notifications to limit notifications to the beep only.
Bert found that he needed to manage the badges setting in the iPhone to determine whether message notifications were spoken or not.
Michael wondered if Quick Assist could be used on the iPhone. He noted that Apple normally do not allow access to the operating system by anyone other than an Apple support person. After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed to revisit this question at the Saturday meeting to find out if VI had been able to access an iPhone with Quick assist. It was noted that quick Assist is normally used by Microsoft to access a PC or laptop but nobody could recall that the iPhone could be entered by this means.
STUART described the Apple AirPpods with great results. They come with rubber caps to secure them firmly in the ear. The "Find my AirPods" function on the iPhone was highly effective for locating the AirPods when they went missing.
AirPods or Bluetooth earbuds?
addition to seamless connectivity and automatic device switching, Airpods now provide voice commands via Siri and a longer battery life. Airpods are more expensive while Bluetooth earbuds are more reasonably priced.
AirTags can be used to identify any device and cost just under €20. They can be detected by the “Find my" function in IOS.
The topic moved to hearing devices that eliminate ambient sound so that music speech or a phone call can be heard more clearly without interference.
If readers would like to know more about the difference between Noise cancellation and Noise reducing headphones , the following might help to make things clearer:
https://www.plant-tours.com/blog/difference-between-noise-cancellation-and-noise-reduction-headphones/
Maintaining a charge on the iPhone is always a problem. The meeting discussed various options including an iPhone dock, chargers etc.
Michael found that he could not mute or unmute himself in the Zoom meeting. He found that disconnecting from the zoom meeting and logging in again fixed the problem to great relief all round!
All agreed to take a rest for the St. Patrick's Day Bank Holiday and to meet again on Monday 25th. of March.
The meeting ended
All the best,
Cearbhall
m +353 (0)833323487 e: cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
