Re: iPadOS 18 Control Panel¡¯s Sound Control Icon
The Hearing widget is used to view the status of hearing devices and to adjust their settings.??I've attached a screenshot of what that looks like on my iPad Air 4.??In that widget, the volume control is for the HA's speaker, not the iPad's volume.
On my iPad Air 4, I've found the battery level to be very inaccurate with my HA's replaceable batteries.??I suspect it would be more accurate with rechargeable batteries, but I can't verify that.
Background Sounds can be used to have a calming background sound.??It doesn't just apply to HAs.???Apple added that for several reasons, such as helping people concentrate, meditate, or calm down.??Some people have tinnitus, which can sound louder when there are no background sounds, so this option could help those folks in quiet situations.??I'll also attach a screenshot of the Background Sounds options on my iPad.
With Live Listen??your device becomes a remote microphone to your MFI HA's or AirPods.??It could be very useful in noisy situations. ?It's not meant for spying on anyone.
You can also find a list of compatible devices beneath that MFI (Made for iPhones) hearing aid list.??While my iPad and iPhone 13 Pro are in the device list, my Intel 2019 MacBook Pro is not.??
Another factor can be whether your HAs can simultaneously connect to multiple devices.??Mine, Oticon's Real, can only connect to one device at a time, so I leave them connected to the device I use the most (iPad).??It would be a pain to continuously disconnect/reconnect HA's, especially due to sometimes having to reboot to get them to connect.??I'm planning on getting a 13" MacBook Air, which according to that list, will be compatible with my HA's.??But I will still have the single device connection problem, so I'll still leave my HAs connected to my iPad.
I realize this is a bit late, but for others who may be reading this, always ask your HA provider about device compatibility.??
I sometimes listen to the Doctor Cliff, AuD YouTube channel.??The following video discusses the use of HA neural networks, as well as other HA advancements,
Another recent advancement is Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) Audio, which extends HA battery life.??Both the HAs, and the device to which they are connected, must support LE audio, or your device's regular Bluetooth will be used.??Here is a video on that technology:
Hearing Aid Bluetooth LE Audio
I hope that wasn't too long!  
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On Apr 18, 2025, at 6:12?PM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
And, I¡¯ll revise my own report, because my M3 MacBook Pro, still running Sonoma 14.7.5, because, well, I used to LIVE in Sonoma County, now shows an ear in my MenuBar just to the left of the headphones icon that designates my HAs. As best I can tell, the ¡°ear¡± icon is supposed to make selections of sound parameters for MFi (¡°Made for iPhone¡±) hearing aids. The ¡°Headphones¡± icon to its right allows me to select the sound output source, and that icon changes with the output device chosen; e.g., default, TVs, AirPods, HomePods, Apple TVs, as well as designate the output and input sources separately and adjust the volume. If I click on the ¡°ear¡± icon, the two dropdown items are ¡°Background Sounds¡± (I have NO idea why I¡¯d want to activate one of those given that I can¡¯t hear normally even without those additional synthesized sounds being pumped into my hearing aids.
Another thing I learned just now is that my Phonak-manufactured but Costco-marketed ¡°Kirkland Signature 10¡± rechargeable hearing aids are NOT on Apple¡¯s list of ¡°Made for iPhone¡± hearing aids, although earlier KS-branded hearing aids ARE, whereas NO ¡°Phonak¡± nor ¡°Sonova¡± (parent company) devices are listed. So when I bring up the dialog by clicking on the ¡°ear¡± icon, a dialog box opens and says it¡¯s ¡°searching¡± for appropriate devices once I make a choice from Settings: Accessibility Settings, but finds none. Makes me wonder why the ear shows up at all in the Menu Bar. Does that happen for the very rare Gen Z individual who¡¯s not already cooked his cochleas?
But, since you wear HAs, I have another question for you. There¡¯s been lots of buzz recently on hearing impairment websites about AI processing chips in newest models from several different manufacturers that supposedly improve speech discrimination. I¡¯ve not sampled any of them, and I wonder if you or any any other list members have done so and can report on your own experiences.
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Bev in TX
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Re: iPadOS 18 Control Panel¡¯s Sound Control Icon
On Apr 18, 2025, at 1:11?PM, Bev in TX via groups.io <countryone77@...> wrote:
It's back! ?This week I applied the iPadOS 18.4 update and discovered that, when I'm wearing my HAs, Control Center's sound icon is finally back to an ear wearing a hearing aid. ?I've attached a picture.
And, I¡¯ll revise my own report, because my M3 MacBook Pro, still running Sonoma 14.7.5, because, well, I used to LIVE in Sonoma County, now shows an ear in my MenuBar just to the left of the headphones icon that designates my HAs. As best I can tell, the ¡°ear¡± icon is supposed to make selections of sound parameters for MFi (¡°Made for iPhone¡±) hearing aids. The ¡°Headphones¡± icon to its right allows me to select the sound output source, and that icon changes with the output device chosen; e.g., default, TVs, AirPods, HomePods, Apple TVs, as well as designate the output and input sources separately and adjust the volume. If I click on the ¡°ear¡± icon, the two dropdown items are ¡°Background Sounds¡± (I have NO idea why I¡¯d want to activate one of those given that I can¡¯t hear normally even without those additional synthesized sounds being pumped into my hearing aids.
Another thing I learned just now is that my Phonak-manufactured but Costco-marketed ¡°Kirkland Signature 10¡± rechargeable hearing aids are NOT on Apple¡¯s list of ¡°Made for iPhone¡± hearing aids, although earlier KS-branded hearing aids ARE, whereas NO ¡°Phonak¡± nor ¡°Sonova¡± (parent company) devices are listed. So when I bring up the dialog by clicking on the ¡°ear¡± icon, a dialog box opens and says it¡¯s ¡°searching¡± for appropriate devices once I make a choice from Settings: Accessibility Settings, but finds none. Makes me wonder why the ear shows up at all in the Menu Bar. Does that happen for the very rare Gen Z individual who¡¯s not already cooked his cochleas?
But, since you wear HAs, I have another question for you. There¡¯s been lots of buzz recently on hearing impairment websites about AI processing chips in newest models from several different manufacturers that supposedly improve speech discrimination. I¡¯ve not sampled any of them, and I wonder if you or any any other list members have done so and can report on your own experiences.
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Jim Robertson
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Re: iPadOS 18 Control Panel¡¯s Sound Control Icon
I call that knowing your audience. Eye candy for the kids and assistive software for those who need it.
Brent ?
On my late 2012 Mac mini running 10.15.7?
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It's back! ?This week I applied the iPadOS 18.4 update and discovered that, when I'm wearing my HAs, Control Center's sound icon is finally back to an ear wearing a hearing aid. ?I've attached a picture.
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Re: iPadOS 18 Control Panel¡¯s Sound Control Icon
It's back! ?This week I applied the iPadOS 18.4 update and discovered that, when I'm wearing my HAs, Control Center's sound icon is finally back to an ear wearing a hearing aid. ?I've attached a picture.
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Bev in TX
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Quicktime and Photos have a trim function that should work with a .mov file. ?
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Quicktime can do this for you.?
Open the file. Go to >Edit>Trim. Use the yellow sliders on each end to drag and highlight the section you want. Hit the ¡°Trim¡± button in the lower right. This removes the section outside the brackets. This does NOT modify the original. This is a copy. You will see ¡°Untitled¡± on the title bar. ?
To convert to a standardized format to send to others, select >File>Export as. Pick the resolution you want, probably 1080p. The codec should default to h264, which is what you want. Save the trimmed export. This is what you would send to someone else.
When you close the clip in Quicktime, it will give you a Save dialog because you Exported but didn¡¯t Save. The original Trimmed clip is still in its original format. If you want a ¡°master¡± version of your trimmed file, then name and save the trimmed file. When you ¡°Save¡± the new file is trimmed but NOT converted from its original format. Very useful for trimming a master without converting. QTs export options are quite limited. You might want your 4k file to stay 4k! If you do not want to Save the master version of the Trim, then you can select ¡°Delete¡± in the Save dialog. Again, nothing you do in Trim mode will alter your original.
Now the one issue you might run into is that QT exports with the .mov extension, but this is an h264 mpeg internally. If you have any problems with software rejecting the .mov extension, change the extension to .mp4 and software will see it as an mpeg file and open it.
Cheers,
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Tod Hopkins
Video Producer?Editor?Technologist?
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On Apr 16, 2025, at 4:47?PM, Julian Thomas <jt@...> wrote:
I have a .mov file that¡¯s too big to send. I only need about the first 10 sec. ?I need to chop it up.
The ¡°help¡± for this file type is incomprehensible.
Any ideas?
TIA
Julian Thomas
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I don't edit videos, but you could try this short tutorial:? Learn How To Use iMovie In 5 Minutes
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On Apr 16, 2025, at 3:47?PM, Julian Thomas via groups.io <jt@...> wrote:
I have a .mov file that¡¯s too big to send. I only need about the first 10 sec. ?I need to chop it up.
The ¡°help¡± for this file type is incomprehensible.
Any ideas?
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Bev in TX
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I have a .mov file that¡¯s too big to send. I only need about the first 10 sec. I need to chop it up.
The ¡°help¡± for this file type is incomprehensible.
Any ideas?
TIA
Julian Thomas
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Re: Rescuing a Strava Activity recorded on Apple Watch
On Apr 15, 2025, at 6:46?PM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:
When I got home, I recharged my watch and discovered that it had stopped recording about 60% of the way through, so I clicked ¡°finish¡± and then ¡°save¡± on the watch, but it didn¡¯t get transferred to either the phone or to my laptop.
Does anyone know if that session is stored anywhere on the watch itself, and how I I might retrieve it?
I¡¯ll answer my own question. Yes, completed activities ARE stored on the watch, AND a notation shows whether or not the activity has been synced to other devices. I typically use the Strava app because my favorite activity is road cycling (to my wife¡¯s utter dismay given my propensity for crashing or being hit by cars).
So, this morning I was able to return to the Strava app on my watch, FIND that activity that was NOT synced because the watch battery died, and sync it manually, Not only that, but the Strava website in the macOS version of Safari allows one to ¡°crop¡± an activity. That enabled me to eliminate the brief portion of my walk BACK to my start point that the watch recorded before pooping out ?(at the turnaround point, I¡¯d begun recording directly on my iPhone, not knowing whether the two recording sources would maintain separate records (they do), then ¡°crop¡± the brief bit of recording the watch had done after my turnaround before doing its (unannounced)? C3PO imitation before shutting down completely. _______________ ?That¡¯s not completely fair to the watch. It DID warn me when the charge level fell to 10%, 7%, and then at least one more time before turning off completely. If the Apple Watch Ultra weren¡¯t so ugly compared to the standard versions, it¡¯s FAR superior battery life would inform my next watch purchase decision.
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Jim Robertson
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Rescuing a Strava Activity recorded on Apple Watch
I use my Apple watch to track sleep stages at night, and this morning I forgot to put it on the charger before going out for a 5 mile walk/climb. The watch started with barely a 10% charge on its battery, and it shut down a bit over 1/2 of my way through the walk. I had my phone with me, so at that turn-around point, I started another activity on my iPhone, which worked fine.
When I got home, I recharged my watch and discovered that it had stopped recording about 60% of the way through, so I clicked ¡°finish¡± and then ¡°save¡± on the watch, but it didn¡¯t get transferred to either the phone or to my laptop.
Does anyone know if that session is stored anywhere on the watch itself, and how I I might retrieve it?
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Jim Robertson
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Re: Help needed reset Apple ID/system Id password
Julian,
- what device?
- what OS?
- what app and library?
- what exactly does the lockout message say?
If you get enough lockout messages in a short enough time span, you will have to do a long recover, which can take as long as 30 days. Apple cannot help once you get to that stage. I suggest calling Apple as soon as it unlocks.
Brent
On my iPhone Xr
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On Apr 13, 2025, at 14:51, Julian Thomas <jt@...> wrote:
?I¡¯ve done this several times and it locks almost immediately when I try a library download. Each time I go into the penalty box for longer. Someone suggested waiting a while before the download. Any other suggestions??
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Julian Thomas http:jt-mj.net
In the beautiful Genesee Valley of Western NY State!
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Help needed reset Apple ID/system Id password
I¡¯ve done this several times and it locks almost immediately when I try a library download. Each time I go into the penalty box for longer. Someone suggested waiting a while before the download. Any other suggestions??
From JT¡¯s Iphone
Julian Thomas http:jt-mj.net
In the beautiful Genesee Valley of Western NY State!
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Re: Advice for new computer
When functionality is similar, personal preference has more weight.
Brent
On my iPhone Xr
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On Apr 9, 2025, at 10:25, Bob Stern via groups.io <bobbystern@...> wrote:
?Julian and Brent. During most of my years of computer use your suggestion is what I have done.
My currents situation and needs are different. I don¡¯t like my MacBook air that I inherited from my late wife. She bought it before retiring a few years ago and had it set up by her IT people at her school. She had a MacBook pro provided by the school district while still working. I never liked how that was set up but my wife was fine with it. I don¡¯t like the keyboard, the display and how some of the apps are configured. They set up the fleet of computers for their convenience and made it difficult to personalize.
I also lack the space to accommodate a laptop and an additional monitor.
I am considering moving to a smaller home and may impact my computer placement concerns.
A new MacBook Pro seems to make the most sense but a much less expensive iMac is more emotionally attractive. As I sit here in my sun room/dining room I see no good place to put a large monitor or an iMac without impacting my view outside.
Thanks,
Bobby
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Re: Advice for new computer
Julian Thomas On Apr 9, 2025, at 13:25, Bob Stern via groups.io <bobbystern@...> wrote:
A new MacBook Pro seems to make the most sense but a much less expensive iMac is more emotionally attractive If the MB Pro ¡®makes sense¡¯ a MB Air should also make sense. It has most of the function of the MBP but less CPU muscle.
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Re: Advice for new computer
Julian and Brent. During most of my years of computer use your suggestion is what I have done.
My currents situation and needs are different. I don¡¯t like my MacBook air that I inherited from my late wife. She bought it before retiring a few years ago and had it set up by her IT people at her school. She had a MacBook pro provided by the school district while still working. I never liked how that was set up but my wife was fine with it. I don¡¯t like the keyboard, the display and how some of the apps are configured. They set up the fleet of computers for their convenience and made it difficult to personalize.
I also lack the space to accommodate a laptop and an additional monitor.
I am considering moving to a smaller home and may impact my computer placement concerns.
A new MacBook Pro seems to make the most sense but a much less expensive iMac is more emotionally attractive. As I sit here in my sun room/dining room I see no good place to put a large monitor or an iMac without impacting my view outside.
Thanks,
Bobby
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Re: Advice for new computer
I agree with Julian. I used my old 15¡± MBP with a 22¡± external monitor. Since 2010.
Brent
On my iPhone Xr
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On Apr 8, 2025, at 14:49, Julian Thomas <jt@...> wrote:
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On Apr 8, 2025, at 15:13, Bob Stern via groups.io <bobbystern@...> wrote:
The bottom line is that I can continue to use this MacBook Air but I will probably buy a Different computer that has a larger screen. Consider a larger external screen with the MBA
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jt - jt@...
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Re: Advice for new computer
On Apr 8, 2025, at 15:13, Bob Stern via groups.io <bobbystern@...> wrote:
The bottom line is that I can continue to use this MacBook Air but I will probably buy a Different computer that has a larger screen. Consider a larger external screen with the MBA ¡ª jt - jt@...
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Re: Advice for new computer
Thanks to everyone who offered advice and suggestions.
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please forgive my late response.
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Bev suggested settings to change but didn¡¯t match the options on this MacBook. ?However they led me to change ¡° Show Bottom Preview¡± which when not active allows me to see a greater part of any email. So that is mostly resolved.
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prior to that I changed the screen resolution which also helped but makes portions of some items too small for these eyes.
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The bottom line is that I can continue to use this MacBook Air but I will probably buy a Different computer that has a larger screen.
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once again thanks.
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Bobby
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Re: Daughter¡¯s new iPad says no mail
She called Apple Support and it turned out to be a bug with the latest upgrade. Hmm.
Joan
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Re: log-in password sometimes rejected
The caps lock issue has tripped me up in the past, but I'm pretty sure that's not the issue this time, Bev.? Interesting tho', that a restart will clear it, that fits the observed behaviour.? I'll double check if / when it occurs again.
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Keith
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Brent
todhop
Bob Stern