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Re: iPhone plays dead

 

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 04:09 PM, Jerald Levinson wrote:
By “become unresponsive” do you mean the phone freezes? The screen is still on but you can’t get it to do anything? Or does it shut down completely? Go black?
?
What is the battery charge level when this happens? The same level every time (say, at 94%)? Or does it vary? Does this happen when the phone is plugged in and charging (or fully charged)? Is the phone hot/warm when this happens? After a long period of use?


Thanks Jerry,
I am sorry that I wasn't clear. The screen is black, as it should be when it is "sleeping" but nothing that I can do will wake it. It doesn't happen when I am actively "using" it, only when the screen is black when not being actively used. I have to do what is explained at;
I say when I am actively used because there is bluetooth which is always active even when I am not doing anything with it and the screen is dark.

As far as the battery charge level, it has been in the 70's and 80's percent when I checked the last couple of times it happened.

I do not think that it is particularly hot as it happens when it is being? handled and carried in the same manner as it has always been. And it does not feel hot.

Why do you think it is a bad battery cell?
Re: iPhone plays dead

 

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I’ve had the same case on my XS for a couple of years. As of late, I believe it is giving me?
some problems with the screen becoming unresponsive. Especially after a phone call when I
find I can not disconnect. If the other party does not hang up, (like a robocall) I had to shut?
the phone off.
A little research pointed me towards the proximity sensor. It is the sensor that turns off the?
screen while you are using the phone up against your ear like in the old days. The idea being
that the lighted screen might mess with your vision I’m guessing.
Taking it out of the case seemed to solve the problem.








On Aug 22, 2023, at 4:43 PM, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 12:58 PM, Bob Hasselbrink wrote:
Is it in a case?
?
Some will interfere with the proximity sensors and cause weird things to happen.
?
Bob

It is in the same case that it has been for over 2 years.
What do you mean by "the proximity sensors"?

Re: iPhone plays dead

 

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By “become unresponsive” do you mean the phone freezes? The screen is still on but you can’t get it to do anything? Or does it shut down completely? Go black?

What is the battery charge level when this happens? The same level every time (say, at 94%)? Or does it vary? Does this happen when the phone is plugged in and charging (or fully charged)? Is the phone hot/warm when this happens? After a long period of use?

My first guess is an old battery that has a bad cell. Another option is a worn-out component.

I, too, have an SE 2020, battery health is 85%, though I have iOS 16.6. My wife has the same setup. Neither have had this problem.

Jerry

On Aug 22, 2023, at 12:13 PM, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

This is about an iPhone SE 2020; iOS 15.7.1

I have been using it for 2yrs. 4 months. It has been working fine. Today, for the 3rd time in a week the iPhone has become unresponsive. The only way I could get it going again was do a "hard re-boot." I am not sure if that is what it is called. The procedure is described here.

I have changed NOTHING in many months. No new apps. No updating of apps. No updating nor upgrading of the OS. Nothing that I can think off has changed.
The "Battery Health" in "Settings" reports "Maximum Capacity" = 87% and I have always had "Optimised Battery Charging" turned on.

So. Does the Group wisdom have ideas of what is going on.

BTW, yes, I have backed up the iPhone.

Thanks, Steve
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Re: iPhone plays dead

 

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 01:57 PM, Brent wrote:
Check Settings> Touch> Tap (screen) to Wake is on.?
?
Also any button should wake it. As a last resort, find the Back Tap setting and turn it on to something. I think it might be in Accessibility. ?

Brent
?
On my iPhone Xr

On my machine there is no "Touch" settings. There is "Touch ID & Passcode".? Within that there is no "Tap (screen) to Wake"

"Also any button should wake it"? Brent, that is exactly the problem, it has repeatedly played dead. Nothing will wake it.

And it happened again since I first posted my problem a few hours ago.
Re: iPhone plays dead

 

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 12:58 PM, Bob Hasselbrink wrote:
Is it in a case?
?
Some will interfere with the proximity sensors and cause weird things to happen.
?
Bob

It is in the same case that it has been for over 2 years.
What do you mean by "the proximity sensors"?
Re: iPhone plays dead

 

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 12:57 PM, Ben Rosenthal wrote:
Software updates are commonly a tactic for better device reliability. Is anything holding you back from upgrading to iOS 16?
The device has been reliable for ~2.5 yrs. and for 10 months with the same version of the iOS. Since I have not changed anything, I would like to try to find out what is causing the problem. Just going to iOS 16 without knowing what is wrong is a shot in the dark.
Re: iPhone plays dead

 

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Check Settings> Touch> Tap (screen) to Wake is on.?

Also any button should wake it. As a last resort, find the Back Tap setting and turn it on to something. I think it might be in Accessibility. ?

Brent

On my iPhone Xr

On Aug 22, 2023, at 12:13, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

?This is about an iPhone SE 2020; iOS 15.7.1

I have been using it for 2yrs. 4 months. It has been working fine. Today, for the 3rd time in a week the iPhone has become unresponsive. The only way I could get it going again was do a "hard re-boot." I am not sure if that is what it is called. The procedure is described here.

I have changed NOTHING in many months. No new apps. No updating of apps. No updating nor upgrading of the OS. Nothing that I can think off has changed.
The "Battery Health" in "Settings" reports "Maximum Capacity" = 87% and I have always had "Optimised Battery Charging" turned on.

So. Does the Group wisdom have ideas of what is going on.

BTW, yes, I have backed up the iPhone.

Thanks, Steve

Re: iPhone plays dead

 

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Is it in a case?

Some will interfere with the proximity sensors and cause weird things to happen.

Bob

On Aug 22, 2023, at 1:13 PM, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

This is about an iPhone SE 2020; iOS 15.7.1

I have been using it for 2yrs. 4 months. It has been working fine. Today, for the 3rd time in a week the iPhone has become unresponsive. The only way I could get it going again was do a "hard re-boot." I am not sure if that is what it is called. The procedure is described here.

I have changed NOTHING in many months. No new apps. No updating of apps. No updating nor upgrading of the OS. Nothing that I can think off has changed.
The "Battery Health" in "Settings" reports "Maximum Capacity" = 87% and I have always had "Optimised Battery Charging" turned on.

So. Does the Group wisdom have ideas of what is going on.

BTW, yes, I have backed up the iPhone.

Thanks, Steve

Re: iPhone plays dead

 

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Software updates are commonly a tactic for better device reliability. Is anything holding you back from upgrading to iOS 16?

On 22 Aug 2023, at 12:13, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

This is about an iPhone SE 2020; iOS 15.7.1

I have been using it for 2yrs. 4 months. It has been working fine. Today, for the 3rd time in a week the iPhone has become unresponsive. The only way I could get it going again was do a "hard re-boot." I am not sure if that is what it is called. The procedure is described here.

I have changed NOTHING in many months. No new apps. No updating of apps. No updating nor upgrading of the OS. Nothing that I can think off has changed.
The "Battery Health" in "Settings" reports "Maximum Capacity" = 87% and I have always had "Optimised Battery Charging" turned on.

So. Does the Group wisdom have ideas of what is going on.

BTW, yes, I have backed up the iPhone.

Thanks, Steve

iPhone plays dead

 

This is about an iPhone SE 2020; iOS 15.7.1

I have been using it for 2yrs. 4 months. It has been working fine. Today, for the 3rd time in a week the iPhone has become unresponsive. The only way I could get it going again was do a "hard re-boot." I am not sure if that is what it is called. The procedure is described here.

I have changed NOTHING in many months. No new apps. No updating of apps. No updating nor upgrading of the OS. Nothing that I can think off has changed.
The "Battery Health" in "Settings" reports "Maximum Capacity" = 87% and I have always had "Optimised Battery Charging" turned on.

So. Does the Group wisdom have ideas of what is going on.

BTW, yes, I have backed up the iPhone.

Thanks, Steve
Re: Dictation Software for Mac

 

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In a weird coincidence, the drivel at the end of my message ("hey is there a van Cinderella…”) is the result of the built-in dictation on my Mac picking up a conversation in the background about a time discrepancy preventing someone from accessing a server.
--
"Crumpled bits of paper filled with imperfect thoughts"
(Rutherford/Robertson)

On Aug 22, 2023, at 8:36 AM, Vincent Cayenne via groups.io <vcayenne@...> wrote:

I’m curious, Randy. Where does the Dragon product “Dictate for Mac” fall in all of this?
<>

The main Dragon site doesn’t seem to lead to it anywhere
<> hey is there a van Cinderella well first things with this was the time on your machine what is the time on the machine 00 hold on the moon
--
It's fiction until science catches up - Lt. Eve Dallas

On Aug 22, 2023, at 2:33 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:



On Aug 21, 2023, at 7:07 AM, John Hay via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

QUESTION: To those who use dictation on a regular basis, what's the best approach in terms of either using Apple's dictation or going with a third party app?
As for third-party, is there a de facto hands-down no-brainer that is considered the PhotoShop? of dictation?

The hands-down favorite used to be Dragon. ?However, they exited the Macintosh market. ?Apple has licensed their technology, and that’s what you see built-in to the Mac OS, but Apple hasn’t implemented it to be all that Dragon used to be. ?For instance, Apple’s built-in dictation/transcription feature isn’t trainable to the user’s voice. ?Nevertheless, the feature is surprisingly accurate. ?You should try it and see if it meets your needs, since you have it and it’s free.

Other products:

MacWhisper/Pro/Whisper Transcription ?(free/pay)
https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/whisper-transcription/id1668083311?mt=12
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3688229/openai-based-macwhisper-could-meet-all-your-transcription-needs.html
(This is shaping up as the new favorite transcription app for the Mac.)

SpeechNotes (free; requires Chromium-based browser, works using Brave browser) ?
https://speechnotes.co/
Users report that they see surprising accuracy from this browser-based service!

Talkatoo ?($99/month; cloud-based but not browser-based)
https://talkatoo.com/mac-installation/

Dictate app by IBN Software ??($17.50/year. Macintosh version only available from the Mac App Store. ?There is also an iOS version)
https://ibn-software.com/apps/dictate
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1124772331
https://www.ibn-software.com
(Gets glowing reviews on the Mac App Store!)


__________________________________________________

Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice
http://www.macattorney.com/welcome.html
__________________________________________________
One Drive?

 

Hi All

A few weeks ago I started getting One Drive emails that have anniversary pictures of places I have been. All my pictures are stored on my MacBook. Where did Microsoft get them and how to disconnect?

Thanks
Mike
Re: Dictation Software for Mac

 

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I’m curious, Randy. Where does the Dragon product “Dictate for Mac” fall in all of this?
<>

The main Dragon site doesn’t seem to lead to it anywhere
<https://www.nuance.com/dragon.html> hey is there a van Cinderella well first things with this was the time on your machine what is the time on the machine 00 hold on the moon
--
It's fiction until science catches up - Lt. Eve Dallas

On Aug 22, 2023, at 2:33 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:



On Aug 21, 2023, at 7:07 AM, John Hay via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

QUESTION: To those who use dictation on a regular basis, what's the best approach in terms of either using Apple's dictation or going with a third party app?
As for third-party, is there a de facto hands-down no-brainer that is considered the PhotoShop? of dictation?

The hands-down favorite used to be Dragon. ?However, they exited the Macintosh market. ?Apple has licensed their technology, and that’s what you see built-in to the Mac OS, but Apple hasn’t implemented it to be all that Dragon used to be. ?For instance, Apple’s built-in dictation/transcription feature isn’t trainable to the user’s voice. ?Nevertheless, the feature is surprisingly accurate. ?You should try it and see if it meets your needs, since you have it and it’s free.

Other products:

MacWhisper/Pro/Whisper Transcription ?(free/pay)
https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/whisper-transcription/id1668083311?mt=12
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3688229/openai-based-macwhisper-could-meet-all-your-transcription-needs.html
(This is shaping up as the new favorite transcription app for the Mac.)

SpeechNotes (free; requires Chromium-based browser, works using Brave browser) ?
https://speechnotes.co/
Users report that they see surprising accuracy from this browser-based service!

Talkatoo ?($99/month; cloud-based but not browser-based)
https://talkatoo.com/mac-installation/

Dictate app by IBN Software ??($17.50/year. Macintosh version only available from the Mac App Store. ?There is also an iOS version)
https://ibn-software.com/apps/dictate
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1124772331
https://www.ibn-software.com
(Gets glowing reviews on the Mac App Store!)


__________________________________________________

Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice
http://www.macattorney.com/welcome.html
__________________________________________________
Re: Dictation Software for Mac

 

On Aug 21, 2023, at 7:07 AM, John Hay via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

QUESTION: To those who use dictation on a regular basis, what's the best approach in terms of either using Apple's dictation or going with a third party app?
As for third-party, is there a de facto hands-down no-brainer that is considered the PhotoShop? of dictation?
The hands-down favorite used to be Dragon. However, they exited the Macintosh market. Apple has licensed their technology, and that’s what you see built-in to the Mac OS, but Apple hasn’t implemented it to be all that Dragon used to be. For instance, Apple’s built-in dictation/transcription feature isn’t trainable to the user’s voice. Nevertheless, the feature is surprisingly accurate. You should try it and see if it meets your needs, since you have it and it’s free.

Other products:

MacWhisper/Pro/Whisper Transcription (free/pay)



(This is shaping up as the new favorite transcription app for the Mac.)

SpeechNotes (free; requires Chromium-based browser, works using Brave browser)

Users report that they see surprising accuracy from this browser-based service!

Talkatoo ($99/month; cloud-based but not browser-based)


Dictate app by IBN Software ($17.50/year. Macintosh version only available from the Mac App Store. There is also an iOS version)



(Gets glowing reviews on the Mac App Store!)


__________________________________________________

Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice

__________________________________________________
Dictation Software for Mac

John Hay
 

I just had an amazing experience using https://www.notta.ai/en which is an AI transcription service that can take an audio file and transcribe it to a text file. I had a fairly long (60 minutes) file of a telephone call recording (I live in NJ, which is one of 2 one-party states not requiring either disclosure or the 15 second tone if you are party to the conversation, although I did mention right up front that I was recording the call).? ??
?
So I submitted the .mp3 file to the service, which claims to us AI, and within about 30 seconds had an almost perfect text transcription file. The resulting text file was almost flawless.?
?
?
?
NEXT, considering the time saved, I had considered manually typing out the recorded phone call, I was tinkering with the idea of the reverse process of dictating to my computer vs typing for specific tasks.? A quick Google search revealed what I'd already forgotten with Apple's native dictation capacity https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-dictation-mh40584/mac built in to my Mac Studio running Ventura. I have not tried it, as I suspect a better third-part app may (or may not) exist.?
?
QUESTION: To those who use dictation on a regular basis, what's the best approach in terms of either using Apple's dictation or going with a third party app?
As for third-party, is there a de facto hands-down no-brainer that is considered the PhotoShop? of dictation?
?
TIA,
John
Re: Kensington system preference files

Paul Lundgren
 

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Correct. The process was: reinstall the OS and then migrate apps and settings from a previous backup. The previous backup allows me to recover the preferences that had been changed.

Paul


On Aug 21, 2023, at 3:06 AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:

And those settings remained after reverting to the later OS??

Otto?

On 20 Aug 2023, at 23:27, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:

In case anyone would like to know: My thought was correct. I couldn’t stand not knowing if this would work so I went ahead and did it. ?

I reinstalled the OS from a backup. Apparently there were preferences somewhere that enabled me to recover the button functionality that was lost.
Re: Kensington system preference files

 

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And those settings remained after reverting to the later OS??

Otto?

On 20 Aug 2023, at 23:27, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:

In case anyone would like to know: My thought was correct. I couldn’t stand not knowing if this would work so I went ahead and did it. ?

I reinstalled the OS from a backup. Apparently there were preferences somewhere that enabled me to recover the button functionality that was lost.
Re: Kensington system preference files

Paul Lundgren
 

In case anyone would like to know: My thought was correct. I couldn’t stand not knowing if this would work so I went ahead and did it.

I reinstalled the OS from a backup. Apparently there were preferences somewhere that enabled me to recover the button functionality that was lost.

Paul

On Aug 20, 2023, at 12:41 AM, Ellen Lerner via groups.io <iomug@...> wrote:

All I can say, Paul, after reading your dilemma, is welcome to Apple’s say to make the older equipment you like become obsolete so in time you either have to buy newer equipment of give up what you like. That is how I feel about my 6+ iPhone which still works fine but does not accept some newer apps because I cannot upgrade its system to a newer one. I cannot send out emails on my original roadrunner usual email systems even though I receive emails to them. Doesn’t work on my iPhone or my computer on Ventura.

Ellen

On Aug 19, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:

I’ve had a Kensington trackball for many years. Love it. I had programed only two of the four buttons (Delete & Enter). After upgrading to Ventura, I noticed that the cursor was not moving as quickly as it should. The buttons, however worked properly as they always had. I opened the current Settings app for Kensington (KensingtonWorks) and tried to change the speed of the cursor. After some time of not being to figure out how to do that, without thinking, I pressed the Reset Settings button. This removed the button programing. The current software will not allow me to program the buttons with the commands that I like. After contacting Kensington, they told me that the software is not able to do this in the new Mac OS, Ventura.

So the thought that occurred to me was: Would reinstalling the OS from a backup bring back the preferences that were used to program the buttons? I asked Kensington tech support this question and they would not/could not give me an answer.

I did copy and replace a .plist preference from the backup but that did not work. I don’t know where else to look. Is it possible that the preferences are stored in the device itself?

Thanks,
Paul
Re: Kensington system preference files

 

All I can say, Paul, after reading your dilemma, is welcome to Apple’s say to make the older equipment you like become obsolete so in time you either have to buy newer equipment of give up what you like. That is how I feel about my 6+ iPhone which still works fine but does not accept some newer apps because I cannot upgrade its system to a newer one. I cannot send out emails on my original roadrunner usual email systems even though I receive emails to them. Doesn’t work on my iPhone or my computer on Ventura.

Ellen

On Aug 19, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:

I’ve had a Kensington trackball for many years. Love it. I had programed only two of the four buttons (Delete & Enter). After upgrading to Ventura, I noticed that the cursor was not moving as quickly as it should. The buttons, however worked properly as they always had. I opened the current Settings app for Kensington (KensingtonWorks) and tried to change the speed of the cursor. After some time of not being to figure out how to do that, without thinking, I pressed the Reset Settings button. This removed the button programing. The current software will not allow me to program the buttons with the commands that I like. After contacting Kensington, they told me that the software is not able to do this in the new Mac OS, Ventura.

So the thought that occurred to me was: Would reinstalling the OS from a backup bring back the preferences that were used to program the buttons? I asked Kensington tech support this question and they would not/could not give me an answer.

I did copy and replace a .plist preference from the backup but that did not work. I don’t know where else to look. Is it possible that the preferences are stored in the device itself?

Thanks,
Paul
Kensington system preference files

Paul Lundgren
 

I’ve had a Kensington trackball for many years. Love it. I had programed only two of the four buttons (Delete & Enter). After upgrading to Ventura, I noticed that the cursor was not moving as quickly as it should. The buttons, however worked properly as they always had. I opened the current Settings app for Kensington (KensingtonWorks) and tried to change the speed of the cursor. After some time of not being to figure out how to do that, without thinking, I pressed the Reset Settings button. This removed the button programing. The current software will not allow me to program the buttons with the commands that I like. After contacting Kensington, they told me that the software is not able to do this in the new Mac OS, Ventura.

So the thought that occurred to me was: Would reinstalling the OS from a backup bring back the preferences that were used to program the buttons? I asked Kensington tech support this question and they would not/could not give me an answer.

I did copy and replace a .plist preference from the backup but that did not work. I don’t know where else to look. Is it possible that the preferences are stored in the device itself?

Thanks,
Paul
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