Hi Willow. Sorry, I cannot help. Further to Rick's note also check with
your local college and library.
On Sat., Aug. 6, 2022, 15:17 Rick Gafuik, <ricali@xxxxxxx> wrote:
We gave a senior's center here in Comox that offers a wide variety of
activities for us older folks - aerobics to yoga. One very skilled but
retired computer tech has coffee Monday mornings and the seniors with
computer problems take them to his table for free help. His help is
limited to the software side of computers, Iphones, etc - he will recommend
when it is time to replace old devices. Check the senior centers in you
area just in case there is someone like this.
*Rick*
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*From:* dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Wynn Payne <
wynn.payne@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* August 6, 2022 1:36 PM
*To:* dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: IPads and their ilk…
If you weren't happy you just need to say so. ha ha.
Very frustrating.
Wynn
On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 2:29 PM Willow Arune <walittleboots9@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yesterday and today have been spent attempting to cure several ills on my
IPads. Plural as I have an old iPad Mini and a new iPad 8.
The issues mostly arise from communications apps - Mail, gmail, and
iMessage. Until two weeks or so they all worked well. Then the third
replacement iPad arrived and during setup, I elected to use the automatic
method. After that, well…
I have spent considerable time with AppleCare, the net result of which has
been no improvement. None.
An example. I wish to open gmail. First I get Gmailworkplace, which I do
not want, then an announcement page all white and, at the bottom, sign in.
So I hit that and… a page called “Add account” pops up. I do not wish to
add an account and I cannot go further. I wish to send an email. Select
the TO and type the text. Push send. The FROM that has been inserted is
one of two address that were closed off years ago. In iMessages, Ican type
new messages but they are not sent and incoming messages show up on screen
when they arrive, but are not displayed in Messages. Oh yes, going to
Settings and. Email addresses that are listed are two old accounts, dormant
for years. I am then told that those addresses cannot be removed but I can
go to iMessage or
FaceTime. I can do that but neither allow me to do anything. As to the
telephone, I am told to turnoff i Message and FaceTime and try again to
deregister number to remove. Huh? I do not want to remove my existing
telephone.
Now, I accept the fact that I am an old bat not well versed in computer
matters, but I have used them since Commodore64. the more improvements
they make that I will never use irritatesme. For example, I wanted to go
to the old page that listed all apps you had bought or installed. I cannot
find it. I go to the App Store and am confronted with some (excuse me)
crap that I do not want and need to click on apps at the page bottom then I
get a search page but no page for installed apps and nowhere to browse.
I shall avoid trying to get a password on Google Mail when your e-mail is
not receiving asI generally refrain from using certain words. Not too long
ago, I could talk to a person at Google. Now, unless your problem is
listed, nothing.
In all events, I am turning off the iPads and iPhone right now. I need to
get away from this for a timer…
Willow
