{"id":7171,"date":"2022-02-02T07:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T13:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7171"},"modified":"2022-02-02T07:25:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T13:25:24","slug":"iphone101-photos-links-and-documents-in-the-messages-app-no-more-fruitless-searching-in-apples-orchard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7171","title":{"rendered":"iPhone101 \u2013 Photos, Links and Documents in the Messages App: No More Fruitless Searching in Apple\u2019s Orchard.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2892\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7171-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"podcast-summary\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Pete Lane for this short&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=472\">iPhone101<\/a>&nbsp;demonstration of this available and time-saving new feature in iOS. Be sure to check out the entire iPhone&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=472\">101\/QuickByte<\/a>&nbsp;series on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">Blind Abilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple&nbsp;&nbsp;has made available a new feature in the Messages App which puts all links into a single, sequential list. So if you are looking for a photo, video, article, Tweet, song link ore pretty much any other link, you can engage this feature and quickly locate the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the steps on the iPhone:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Open your iOS Messages app and perform a single-finger double-tap on the name of the person who shared it with you.<\/li><li>Perform a 4-finger single-tap at the top of the screen and you will find the \u201cBack\u201d button.<\/li><li>Flick once to the right with one finger and perform a single-finger double-tap on the name of the sender.&nbsp;You will land on a new screen which contains the list of all links you have traded with this person in chronological order, broken into categories, such as photos, links, Documents, etc.. Merely flick to the right several times with one finger until you reach the first Heading and begin your streamlined search for the link.<\/li><li>When you locate your link, activate it by performing a single-finger double-tap,&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;By the way, the link Pete is looking for is a USB Wired headset made by Sennheiser. Here is that link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B005HWEZGG\/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_glt_i_QFHE8D1RFQARC4H9XAF8?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1\">Sennheiser Consumer Audio Sennheiser PC 8 USB &#8211; Stereo USB Headset for PC and MAC with In-line Volume and Mute Control, Black.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2894\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7171-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LinksMessages.mp3 Podcast Summary: Join Pete Lane for this short&nbsp;iPhone101&nbsp;demonstration of this available and time-saving new feature in iOS. Be sure to check out the entire iPhone&nbsp;101\/QuickByte&nbsp;series on&nbsp;Blind Abilities. Apple&nbsp;&nbsp;has made available a new feature in the Messages App which puts all links into a single, sequential list. So if you are looking for a photo, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[472,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone101-quickbytes","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1RF","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7040,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7040","url_meta":{"origin":7171,"position":0},"title":"iPhone101 &#8211;  Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Part 3, The Mail Preview Feature &#8211; Taking a Peek with VoiceOver","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"November 27, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Blind Abilities presents a new\u00a0iPhone101 Series\u00a0entitled: \"Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Adding, Retrieving and \u00a0Deleting, Oh My!\u201d\u00a0 This new series provides five individual demonstrations aimed at giving you the tools to effectively manage your email in an organized and efficient manner. 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This episode explores the many ways we can use the Single-finger double-tap and Hold gesture. 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Join Pete and Nick as they present the following new gesture using VoiceOver accessibility:: * in the drafts folder in your email app. Double tap and hold on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;iPhone101\/QuickBytes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"iPhone101\/QuickBytes","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=472"},"img":{"alt_text":"Screen shot of the Blind Abilities App Showing iPhone101 Series","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blind-Abilities-App-Showing-iPhone101-Podcasts.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6906,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6906","url_meta":{"origin":7171,"position":3},"title":"iPhone101 \u2013 Screen Effects: Sending Audio Enhanced Special Screen Effects with the Messages App and Responding with the React Feature to Messages","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"August 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Show Summary: Blind Abilities adds to their iPhone101 Series with this brief and fast paced trip through the iOS Messages app. With this visit Pete Lane reviews how to send iMessages with special screen effects. with a minor change to your \u201dsend\u201d gesture, from a simple double tap to a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Apps for Students&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Apps for Students","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=497"},"img":{"alt_text":"BlindAbilities Logo A black square with white initials, B A.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6921,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6921","url_meta":{"origin":7171,"position":4},"title":"iPhone101 \u2013 More Special Effects for the Messages App in iOS. 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