Easyjet tend to let you turn Airplane Mode on now and that seems good enough. But it would still be helpful for Apple to incorporate a vibratory alert when turning the phone on! Kind regards, Jackie Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Threadgold <m.j.threadgold@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Sunday, 7 September 2014 17.22 Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > > > Each time I've flown we've been told to activate the airplane mode, and then > turn the device off as well. It is not acceptable to have it turned on and > in airplane mode for some reason. Seems ridiculous in this day and age, when > you can actually buy air time to use on a flight with some airlines now! > > > Mark Threadgold > > Of all the things I have ever lost, the one I miss most is my mind... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > MJ Williams > Sent: 07 September 2014 17.09 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > > That's a useful little feature. So, presumably you can use any apps > in aeroplane mode, provided that they do not require any radio transmission. > > > At 16.54 07/09/2014, you wrote: > >I would think turning on Airplane Mode would be enough. This turns > >off all radios so shouldn't interfeere with aircrafts hence the > >feature Airplane Mode. > > > >Christopher Hallsworth > >Student at the Hadley School for the Blind > >www.hadley.edu > > > >On 07/09/2014 16.50, Jackie Brown wrote: > 0by Hi Carol > 0was > 0by I must admit I have the same problem. When they tell you to turn off your > 0by electrical equipment on an aircraft for take-off and landing, I think to > 0by myself: "Oh here we go", because I know it will be so hit or miss when I > 0by boot my iPhone again, especially as I need it when landing. This is > 0by definitely the one big wish on my list of Apple enhancements. It is ok if > 0by you have enough sight or light perception to see the screen brightness. > 0was > 0was > 0by Kind regards, > 0was > 0by Jackie Brown > 0by Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx > >>thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 0by Twitter: @thebrownsplace > 0by Skype: Thejackmate > >>-----Original Message----- > 0by From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > >>carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 0by Sent: 07 September 2014 15.55 > 0by To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 0by Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > 0was > 0by Can only add, Jackie, that my iPhone, mysteriously perhaps, has never > booted > 0by for me on first boot, even if i count really carefully, add or subtract a > 0by sec or two whilst holding in the button. I always have to boot the second > 0by time! > 0was > 0by Carol P > 0was > 0was > >>----- Original Message ----- > 0by From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 0by To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 0by CC: > 0by Date: Friday, 5 September 2014 11.38 pm > 0by Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > 0was > >>> > >>> > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>>No, you've missed nothing. Android vibrates, but not Apple. > >>> > >>>All the best > >>> > >>>Steve > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Computer Room Services > >>>77 Exeter Close > >>>Stevenage > >>>Hertfordshire > >>>SG1 4PW > >>>Tel: 644(0(1438-742286 > >>>Mob: 644(0(7956-334938 > >>>Fax: 644(0(1438-759589 > >>>Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > 0by Of > >>>Jackie Brown > >>>Sent: 05 September 2014 18.31 > >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > >>> > >>>This proves there is nothing definitive that I have missed, (smile). > 0by Apple, > >>>let's have a vibratory or audible sound, please? Glad it isn't just me! > >>> > >>>Kind regards, > >>> > >>>Jackie Brown > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: Barry Hill <barry.hill3@xxxxxxx> > >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Date: Friday, 5 September 2014 16.54 > >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Not perfect, but very simple. I flip the mute on and off. If the phone > >>>doesn't vibrate, it's turned off. > >>> > >>>Cheers > >>> > >>>Barry > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > >>>Of > >>>Jackie Brown > >>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 3.42 PM > >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > >>> > >>>Perhaps this is just me, but I find it difficult to know whether my > iPhone > >>>is off or on when I have needed to reboot it, say having been on an > >>>aircraft. Nokia handsets gave me a definite vibration when they turned > >>>on, > >>>as does my S4 Mini with Telorion. But I never know whether I have held > >>>the > >>>power button in long enough for the iPhone, and therefore don't know if > it > >>>is booting or not. Is there a definitive way of knowing this without > >>>seeing > >>>the screen light up? Other than that, I have no complaints about > >>>accessibility of built-in apps and restoration etc. > >>> > >>>Kind regards, > >>> > >>>Jackie Brown > >>>Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx > >>>thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Twitter: @thebrownsplace > >>>Skype: Thejackmate > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > >>>Of > >>>Barry Hill > >>>Sent: 05 September 2014 13.20 > >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > >>> > >>>There are some apps that I've installed that have unlabelled buttons, and > >>>one or two that are just impossible to use with VO, but accessibility of > >>>the > >>>iPhone itself seems to be just fine. I've done resets and fresh installs > >>>with no problems. > >>> > >>>The thing I do think could be better is accessibility of iTunes. It's a > >>>lot > >>>better than it was, but it's still not easy. > >>> > >>>Cheers > >>> > >>>Barry > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > >>>Of > >>>MJ Williams > >>>Sent: 04 September 2014 19.52 > >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Subject: [access-uk] Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems > >>> > >>>Hello list, > >>> > >>>This is for regular and experienced iPhone users: > >>> > >>>What would be your top 3 accessibility issues with the iPhone? For > >>>example, > >>>are there instances where sighted assistance is simply unavoidable for > >>>performing an operating system related task? 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