[accesscomp] From Dan
- From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:31:14 -0700
Well, Mediacom was reliably out of service again on Wednesday. So I am
sending Wednesday's tip today along with Thursday in another email.
I checked on Mediacom's rating and that company is at the bottom. Boy, how
lucky can I be, smile.
I have two parts to today's tip.
The first is how to manually control Siri and second are genteral
improvements in the most recent IOS upgrade.
The start of each section is marked with an asterisk.
*How to manually control when Siri listens to you with iOS 7.1
By <http://www.imore.com/users/allyson-kazmucha> Allyson Kazmucha,
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014
Ever had a time where you're using <http://www.imore.com/siri> Siri and
your iPhone or iPad doesn't stop listening when you want it to? Maybe
someone else is talking or there's noise in the background, but you're done
and the wave form just won't stop. Luckily <http://www.imore.com/ios-71>
iOS 7.1 solves that problem by letting you control not only when Siri starts
but it stops as well!
How to hold down the Home button to control when Siri stops listening
1. Press and hold down the Home button on your iPhone or iPad to start
Siri listening.
2. Keep holding down the Home button and speak your request to Siri.
3. Release the Home button to stop Siri listening. That's all there is
to it. Instead of pressing the Home button just to activate Siri, You're
holding it down the entire time you're talking to Siri..
* iOS 7.1 is the first major update to Apple's seventh generation
<http://www.imore.com/iphone> iPhone, <http://www.imore.com/ipad> iPad, and
<http://www.imore.com/ipod> iPod touch operating system. Code-named Sochi
and released on Monday, March 10, 2014, iOS 7.1 not only provides much
needed - and long overdue - bug fixes but several feature improvements as
well.
Here's the official iOS 7 change log from Apple:
CarPlay
. iOS experience designed for the car
. Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay enabled vehicle
. Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages, and 3rd-party audio apps
. Control with Siri and the car's touchscreen, knobs, and buttons
Siri
. Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the home button
while you speak and releasing it when you're done as an alternative to
letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking
. New, more natural sounding male and female voices for Mandarin
Chinese, UK English, Australian English, and Japanese
iTunes Radio
. Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations
based on your favorite artist or song
. Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing Subscribe to
iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio
ad-free
Calendar
. Option to display events in month view
. Country specific holidays automatically added for many countries
Accessibility
. Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator, and many
icon glyphs
. Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages, and
multitasking UI animations
. New options to display button shapes, darken app colors, and
reduce white point
Other
. New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s
. iCloud Keychain support in additional countries
. FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you
answer a call on another device
. Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a home screen crash
. Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition
. Improved performance for iPhone 4
. Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000
. Continued user interface refinements
Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
(818) 998-0044
www.helpinghands4theblind.org
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