Category: Cell Phone Talk
Good after noon or what have you!, I know this type of bard of posted under accessible device and should have been posted here but here goes. what apps do you android user Recommend? Post on and please keep this board growing! I am soon to bee a new android user and I am excited but nurvis on the other hand.
I have posted this elsewhere, but figured I woudl post this here.
K9 mail is the best email program I know of, and is completely accessible.
I use Workout Trainer and Cardio Trainer for workout aps, and they both work reasonably well. They both take some playing with but I love them both.
I just got a converter program, I believe simply called Converter, by a developer called Asif. I found it accessible too.
I've heard good things about Ringo Pro for ringtones and the like, but some of the reviews I have seen are less than favorable.
Kate
thank you and keep on posting as I will tomorrow when I get my android phone! I am so excited and nurvis at the same time.
there is one called hey tell that one works real good
What does Hey Tell do?
it is like a push to talk app!!!! it is great i like it alot it works for i phone as well
well it is a push to talk app it works with the android as well as the iphone
Took a look at it and it didn't impress me, but that's just me. LOL
Yes, you can only communicate with other HeyTel users. I set it up on my iPod and set my HeyTel user to myself in Contacts. Don't really know how it works or what handle I am supposed to use, I never got an acccount login.
I do know several fellow Coasties - particularly people in their 20s or late teens - who do use it.
So someone perhaps could briefly explain how the system works: How is one going to use it without a username? I have no handle to give anybody else.
you can use your phone number ore email that is how you let ppl know who you are i think it is cool
The following recommendations are of apps that I either use myself, or have it on good authority that they're accessible.
Perhaps you'll be getting Mobile Accessibility, and if so you may not feel the need for another home screen. If so, you may reconsider that thought. The MA home screen is static, without any ability to customize it. If you're like me and prefer having your own shortcuts and functions on your home screen, try Eyes-Free Shell. This application creates a very customizable home screen that has five pages, all of which can be modified to have any application icon desired. You may also put battery information, direct dial icons, and several other functions there.
If you've any interest in photography, Camera magic is supposed to be a very accessible camera application (the default one isn't).
Dropbox will allow you to sync items with your desktop without having to pull out the data cable.
ES File Explorer will allow you to browse your SD card's contents, install applications from there (assuming the appropriate permissions are set), and more.
Google Goggles may already be installed on your phone, but if it isn't: It's a very useful application for identifying objects. In practical terms, you can use Goggles to identify paper currency (it didn't seem to do well with coinage).
MSN Messenger: Mercury Free gives you access to your Windows Live contacts, and allows you to converse with them.
Pandora Radio lets you listen to streaming music on your phone, and customize the music presented to you based on your opinions of each song.
Scanner Radio and Scanner Radio Pro ($2.99 USD) lets you listen to police scanners and the like, if you're of such a disposition.
Skype lets you make calls through this service from your phone.
TuneIn Radio lets you listen to internet radio streams.
uNote lets you create notes, lists, nested lists, and in general maintain an organized repository of information (shopping lists, to-do lists, etc).
WalkyTalky periodically updates you with your current location whilst traveling.
Sendero LookAround tells you where you are, and informs you about points of interest near you.
Classic Text To Speech Engine provides the infrastructure for a multitude of TTS voices, each of which may be purchased for $2.99 USD.
DrumKit, Ethereal Dialpad, My guitar, and Xylophone! are completely frivolous, but are fun instrument apps to play with on your phone.
IDEAL Item Identifier along with Barcode Scanner allows you to scan barcodes from various products.
And finally, a great resource for other accessible apps is Android Access.
Kai, THANK YOU! I have only had my phone two weeks and do love it, but could always get more info about accessible aps
ringo pro is indeed a good app if your ability to customize ring tones for contacts is inaccessible or is more limiting than you like. The only thing I haven't been able to test is how a contact that has a ring tone set through one of the various ring tone app packs out there works with ringo pro. It does take getting used to, but if you can guaranty that it doesn't interfere with other ring packs or you only use ring tones that aren't part of any ring tone pack, then it is well worth the price.
I would like to add shake fore time is very excessible you need to launch the program, then return to your home screen. After that just shake your time and allix will tell you the time.
sorry if I'm out dated lol. but do android phones talk out of the box or do you all have to download soft ware. if so, what software do you use. I have boost mobile so I'm thinking about getting the samsung galaxy.
You will need to download talk back, spiel or Moble accessibility. One of those three will do fore you. Oh, I suggest you download eye's free shell as well. also here is a link that really helped me a long the way and still does. http://www.androidaccess.net/
I decided not to get Ringo Pro because of all the bad reviews on Google Market, so I got an ap called Who Is It? lite. It's great! It even has, right in its menus, how to keep it from repeating the tones, which is awesome.
so far I am not sure but skype seems not accessible at all. Last night I logged in with skype but it did not read my contacts at all. Also netflix is not accessible at this time I hope this is fixed soon.
I heart radeo is accessible I give it 4 out of 5 *
I love my android too. Tune in so rules! I never knew that it had so many options. Also, i have a game called Paper toss and touch bowling. I am totally blind and I am surprised to see how it works. But you have to just play with things. Sometimes it takes a little bit of doing. I have a airhorn that I love to play tricks on people with and all sorts of things. Go android!
hmm never knew paper toss was accessible, still trying to figure out skype. So its a pain in the butt.
Hey don't feel bad, I can't figure out skype either. After the sign in box it doesn't seem to do anything.
Its odd it was given a 4* rating on the accessible android app news sight.
i don't know y they gave it that it does not work if you cant make calls on it what good is it
shoot you can not even see your contacts that is odd.
Hulu+ works you can see the movies, watch them. Heck you can even search fore something like knight rider. I give this app a 4 out of 5 *. Some buttons are not labled but outside of that I love it. Netflix, I give a 0 out of 1 fore accessibility. You can log in, wants that is done its hell to know where you are after that I hope they fix this issue. I already contacted them about it.
netflix is not supported on all devices yet! so I hope this could bee the reason why I was running into trouble.
Hi, all I have gotten skype to work but the chat feature will have to bee managed by another app. However, skype is choppy on 4g or if your signal is close to 3g.
I also found a app you can shake your phone and it will answer and hang up the call. Its call shake, I love it.
Well the game stim stumper that is on the I devices was just added to the android market and so fare I want to by the game!. Here is whuy, it very accessible the text is read out to you using your screenreader. Yes you have to use the touch screen to play the game but its easy wants you get the hang of it most of the game takes place top middle left, right and toward the bottom of your phones or tablet screen. On the top of your screen you have the pause button if any other buttons are there I am not sure. I suggest you go try the lite version of this game before you by it if you have not played it yet.
Fore a video app crack is a jule! it lets you watch streeming TV shows, movies and it is accessible.
Fore those how have a Live journal account the android app works with your screen reader too, so here are some apps I have found so .
Oh, there is a favorate app of mine that will let you answer your calls by shaking your phone! its called shake it. In the android market its 1.99 fore the app. All you need to do is: 1. go to your apps find the app and launge it. 2. move your track ball, track pad or arrow over to start. Then just hit your home key when you get a call just shake your phone. :)
Thanks man, I love new aps! Yay for new aps!
The royal princess your very welcome! just go find some free apps on the market and try them and post it here please :). I am going to try slacker radeo and let you all know if it can bee used or not. As fore skype! it now works, you can call people, chat with them and I did not get the chance to ketch a incoming call but the except or reject buttons were read out too.
If anyone would like to hear reviews of Android apps, you can check out the podcasts up on:
http://www.blindtechsupport.net
The site is always growing, and if you would like anything specific covered, we will do our best to fulfil your requests. We also value your feedback and will do all we can to answer any questions that you have.
I really hope this might be of some use to you all.
Oh, for an update on shake it,! it also lets you hang up a call! I love it. Slacker radeo is sofare not accessible, you can not see the app's windows.
how about skipe can we use it and does it work good
yes you can use skype! I can scroll through my contacts, send skype chats. Now answering a incoming call I will see if I can to night by testing it with my friend tylor to see if it lets me answer the skype call.
Thanks for the advice!
I have tried a couple GPS aps like Sendero Lookaround, which is a decent $5 ap but is a horrid battery drain, and Around Me (which I like much better).
I am still trying to find accessible workout and fitness aps... my luck has not held, though :(
Kate
Oh, I have successuflly used skype chatting, video calling and audeo. Answer is very do able for us as well. Just doing a update for skype.
Hey is anyone else on here having trouble with the new updated facebook app? I couldn't find out how to work it so I took the update off. Now I can't even log into my account. Help please
So far we can set our status, use the tabs and up load photos and videos. Some use friend cast, hoot sweet for FB. To chat AIM+ can bee used as well.
Well I have the status with the FB share button. I have no idea how to use the button. Does anyone else have that phone? And if you do can you tell me how to use the button?
I have an app called music download. It's where I get all my music at. It's very accessible, and I love it. You have to have good connection for it to work properly though.
nice!! find Keeana! I had know idea this existed. Think I will give it a try on my phone.
There are also a lot of cool trivia apps that are very accessible. I use them all the time and they're very fun. They're called things like pop music trivia, R&B music trivia, and hip hop millionaire. If you like those kinds of things check them out. Promise you'll love them.
smile!!! I will, glad to see you liking your phone.
cool posts guys fuck the iphone its all about the android jkjkjk any way here is some good apps you got im+ you have menny messaging things on here like windos live, skipe, fb, it is a cool app and score mobile this app gives you scores for nfl,mlb,mba
I have to point to this person's post if you have some app questions outside of what other's have said here, Wraith "hats off to you." Some of the apps you have posted are now on my phone such as google goggles and etc. :)
I love your post scorpian! lol, go android!!
Android rocks!
There was a program recomminded not to get bleeo, well holds true to android too. We can log in but wants your done, that is it.
here is a app i like it is called hi q recorder the free one allows you to record up to 10 mins where is the one that you pay for it is how much as you want
I here that is alsome app to record with. it records in MP3
I just downloaded a program called Vlingo Virtual Assistant. It's great! You can use it as a voice command, and it works if you want to dictate a text and don't want to use your keyboard. I have Android 2.1 so the speech recognizer isn't available on my phone, so this is awesome!
Darwen reader is a third party book reading app that intagrates with bookshare seemlessly; it will let you log-in and download books directly from bookshare's servers. Also, it will let you import books from your computer as a text file or dazy file.
Yup I have vlingo too and I love mine. You can send texts, find questions, write email, launch aps and all sorts of things.
Hello everyone. I am farely new to android and have a few questions. I am running Mobile Accessability. Would I still be able to run another programs such as Eyes-Free Shell? How would I be able to get it? How do you guys go about downloading apps? MA doesn't seem to work when I hit the enter key on the apps option. Thank you very much in advance. This is a great board. Keep it going
I have to ask, what MA do you have, Moble accessibility light? if you have that version of MA "moble accessibility" it does not come with the screenreader include and is provided by A T and T for free. If you Answered "yes" to having the paid or demo MA then here is what needs to be check out before proceeding on with your dayly android life. 1. MA "moble accessibility" Needs to bee check under Accessibility, under apps, settings for android or "settings", accessibility and check MA along with the check box for Accessibility. 2. See if MA's keyboard is set as your system wide keyboard. To do this you need to stay in the settings where accessibility is found or "the android settings, commonly known as phone settings" language and keyboard then scroll down to MA's keyboard and check the check box. 3. Finally you can leave the settings and go back to your home screen MA will bee your screenreader. Eye's free shell can bee downloaded in two ways; from the market on your phone found in MA's app tray or you can go to "googles" android market and sign-in and push the app to your phone that away. if your note sure how to install apps via the android market place on your computer here is how you do it. 1. Go to https://market.android.com/?utm_source=en-us-ha&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=android%20market search for
cut me off, any way "go to this URL" to search for eye's free shell. https://market.android.com/?utm_source=en-us-ha&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=android%20market
Okay wants you find the eye's free shell on the android app store, press enter on install then there will bee a install button after you tab twice, press enter oninstall to have it pushed to your phone. You need to bee logged in to the Android market place or into your Gmail so google knows its your account. Give it a second to bee pushed to your phone, installed and press the home button on your phone and you will bee given a selection of home screens, slect eye's free shell and your good to go using that particular home screen.
I just got a samsung galaxy nexus with ice cream sandwich... I think a bit of the "reviews" will need to be updated as I think that some of the apps may no longer be as easy to operate with talkback in "touch exploration" mode; i.e. zyllaphone or synthesizer.
Personally, I have played around with a few launcher screens and actually prefer the 1 that comes stock out of the box. However, I highly recommend removing all the icons from the desktop and starting with a fresh clean desktop. Arrange it how u want from that point. (I actually had a sighted friend flick away all the desktop apps before turning back on talks). There is also a setting burried deep in the settings screen under apps (I think); that tells the phone not to add apps that you just installed to the desktop. This makes a lot of difference in my oppinion.
Shake Answer is what i'm using to answer the phone by shaking. It's free.
I also like around me, Talking Location and Walkie Talkie. These are gps apps for different types of things.
I use weather notifier (that adds weather updates to your notifications).
Bluetooth Keyboard JP is agreat free app to pair a bluetooth keyboard to your phone.
I haven't found an onscreen keyboard i like yet; any suggestions?
also, please,! please, add to this web sight of accessible android apps. http://www.androidaccess.net its hosted by J J medof the same person who hosts blind bargons
series/xm radio is accessible, a lot of the buttons are not labeled, however, when you find the button that brings up the type of music you want, from there its straight forward and works well.
Slap that ass is a bobpit game where you have a whip and your whipping ladies asses. The faster you whip them, the wetter they get. Also we have an app called porn sounds, yappers! you guessed it! each title makes a different arotic sound or saying. These apps can be found on the google play store.
I just updated to icecream sandwhich 4.0 and have been using only explore by touch on my nexus s 4g. I'm noticing that everything works awesome except for web accessibility. Should I enable a virtual d-pad like eyes-free keyboard when using the browser?
from what I read on the eye's free list yes
Hi All. I have a droid and I absolutely love it. I have a few issues right now though. First, I uninstalled play store because I thought it was taking up room in my phone and obviously, that wasn't very smart. Hahaha. How do I reinstall it? Second, it says I have insuficient space when I try to download certain aps, but I can't move any more apps onto my SD card and I'm not sure why I don't have enough space on my phone. Anyone have these experiences or possible ways to deal with them?
Thanks, Sam
One, it would help to know what phone you have, 2. Here is my absulute fave thing that gets done by cariers "blote ware" that crap that gets put on your phone by your carier that will never get used like a game or games, 3. what sise is your sd car, you could always up the storage on your phone if you get a micro SD card 32 gigs if you can at this time. I hope this helps, and look for the APK file for the play store on google. Make sure you have allow unknown sorces turned on so you can side load apps. I hope this helps and send me a messege on here if you need any more help.
coming soon firefox moble to an android near you! currently its in testing faze it shows promise. If your intrested go to firefox's nightly builds and check it out.
So to update this board with app news, firefox, yappers! is finally working on the accessibility part for the browser on the Android and to be fare IOS as well. Both platforms can be used by a blind individual. Now back to android, its still in beta testing, for those who have an android device, go to this link and download the APK file for your android phone or tablit. http://nightly.mozilla.org/ Note: it does not support explore by touch yet but its beeing worked on at this time. I am currently testing it and it holds a lot of promise for us blind android users.
Another app I have on my phone that is very accessible, "scanner radeo". This will let you listen to the police radeo bands, and your local weather radeo, its very accessible and I love it.
YouTube is another app that is very accessible on the android platform, you can search, play and pause videos like your sighted counter parts, there is a few unlabled buttons with this cork its still quite useable and fun to watch videos with.
This is another app for those who use twitter a lot and are not running icecream sandwidge it will let you choose your browser & the you can start useing twica. As my last word in the sintence above stated the app is called twica its quite accessible. Those who use twitter, who are on twitter more then I am and who are blind android users, post here nad tell us what you think of the app. I use twitter for news mainly and this app serves my purpose quite well.
PC monitor will in able you to monitor your computers or computers while on the go when running arrons or out and about on the town. You need the program installed on your mac, linix, or windows computer before this program can be used. It allows you to see your harddrives, the contents of your folders, how hot your CPU or CPUS if you have core or quad core machines. This app can do a lot for you when your in a pinch and need help. Lastly: you can kill system tasks that are running in the back ground, restart your computer, shut it down, receive notifications if something is going on with your computer and a few more helpful tips.
This app is for android IOS and windows7 moble.
Smart answer call will let you answer your android phone with out touching a button on the screen. There are about 5 two 6 check boxes and one drop down list on the screen. The drop down list is for speaker phone and what you want it to do: 1. none, 2. answer auto maticly with speaker phone on and 3. turn phone vertically to turn speaker phone on. The top second check box allows you to answer your phone by lifting it up to your face for a second and the phone is answered. I will do more research on this app when I get home from work. Note: the check boxes are not labeled in Jengerbred, not sure how it is in ICS because I do not have an ICS phone.
More on "smart answer call", this app actually works like a charm, if you hold your phone to your face for a few seconds it will answer the call. If you set the phone down and sorta shake the phone while its laying flat in your hand it will hang up. Now for another app, MP3 pro download. This app is quite accessible, it allows you to download music directly to your phone free of charge.
Hello Android fans, I'm also joining your list as an android baby today.
I just bought an android phone which is HTC one V and that's an ice cream sandwitch.
At present I'm struggling with this new touch phone since this is my very first experience on a touch screen. So mind, I'm gona ask plenty of questions hereafter.
1. configuration recommendations.
2. free android aps and source.
3. Whether we need a blutooth keyboard? or I can learn this one?
Please clear my doubts and feed android breast milk for this newly born android baby. lol.
Hope I'll learn and post some of my opinions soon.
welcome android baby lol
One, you need the eyes-free keyboard when navagating in web scripts for some apps, 2. make sure you have explore by touch enabled under settings, accessibility its close to the bottom of the screen. Lastly here is a great resource to check out for apps, podcast and more. http://www.androidaccess.net
J J medof runs the access android podcast and that android show can be found on android access as well. Also Roj, welcome to the world of android, I hope you grow to love it.
Now for an update on one of my five apps "Google goggles". Recently Google has added a feature called continuous scan, this allows you to point your camera at a bottle, can of soda or any idem "no pets, humans" it will compare the image on the server and come back with some results. I have found this feature to be quick handy when your looking in your pantry and trying to figure out something to eat. Also, Google Goggles will do OCR for a block of text on a page, so if you need to read something small, Google Goggles will be quite helpful in this area of becoming more independent. Lastly, Google goggles will help with bar code scans when you need something to scan a bar code.
Oh, no you do not need a blue tooth keyboard if you have IceCream Sandwidge on your phone all ready, however, I am about to get my hands on a MyTouch 4G slider, to see how it feels to have a keyboard when using android.
Darwin Wallet is a money reader for android, when the app is opened, it loads your country's currency will use your video camera to identify the bills in your Wallet. When Darwin Wallet recognizes the bill your camera is pointing at, it will read allowed what bill your camera is pointing too.
Hello Dan. Sorry to bother you again with what might be a stupid question. I have just started to mess around with my phone. I hadn't had time to due so because I was really busy with school. I just downloaded eyes-free shell for my phone. How ever, I am not sure if I did some thing wrong or what. When I tap the screen, I just get a few options which are surch, voicemail, signal, time, battery, aplications, and location. It also says something like boom or zoom. Can't really make it out. When I choose the app option, it does not seem to be accessable. Do you think I downloaded a wrong version? Thanks very much in advance.
Sorry its not boom nor zoom. It says home. I still can't access app though. I can only view the main menu
You spot on with eye's-free shell, howeverl, I would do a wild circle around your screen until you here applications. A small jester seems to only bring up battery signal and time. On your screen, I was told your icons are square looking shaped items, if I am wrong someone correct me please. Wants you find your apps, you can jump from one app to another using letter by letter navagation. Also you will like this one, you can add different pages to your home screen and name them as well. I love this, you can have a games page, music page, internet page, radio page and etc.
crap I ment your spot on and I ment too type however, bla. Correcting my post before there posted goes a long way. (: Also, I do not mind helping any android user, that is why I am here, if no one helps new users of android how are they to learn.
Now for the app of the day!!!:, Robin, she is a vertual voice assistant "a serie" rival for android. She comes aquipt with heather Ocapela and is independant of the TTS engine settings of android. She can tell you a joke or 2, find you a parking place, near by retail outlet and more. All you need to do is wave your hand at the edge of your ear peace where one of the sensers are and she will respond even when minimized. So far I have had some success with this app. Keep in mind she is in beta and will be getting better all the time.
One more item to bring to light, spiel 2.0. Spiel is a flexible, scriptible screen reader for android, it just got an update for android 4.0 which takes advantage of the touch by explore feature of IceCream Sandwige. For those who are intrested, its a free screen reader as well.
I'm not sure how the icons are shaped. I am able to find the apps icon by touching the screen in the middle where I think number 5 would be. then I slide my finger downwards as if finding number 8. The icons are set up in rows of 3. I am able to find the apps, but they don't seem to be accessable. When I choose one, I can't hear anything. I need to go back to the main menu. How do you create pages? Thanks very much for your help.
Dreamer, to create pages on your screen, 1. tap menu, 2. arrow down to insert menu left or right, 3. press enter on your keyboard or select it with your slecter if you have a trackpad, 4. now keep in mind where ever you have selected to have the new home screen either left or right, you will have to navagate to that screen, 5. tap your menu key again, arrow down to rename menu and press enter. "here is where you have to rename your home screen to what ever you want to call it". 6. Wants the home screen is named to what ever you want to call it, now here comes the fun part. Now tap your menu key, press enter on edit menu, then slowly move your finger around your screen so you can get an idea of where you want your first app to be placed. You will hear unnone, as you move around on the screen. 7. When you have figured out where you want the app, lift up your finger and a context sensitivity menu will appear. 8. In this context sensitivity menu is the following: application, bookmarts, contact, Direct dial, direct messege, eyes-free widget, mail label, none, settings. 9. to add an application to your screen navagate to the application tab, press enter on applications, arrow through the list of applications on your phone and find the one you want then press enter. 10. Wants you have pressed enter on your phone, the application you have selected will appear on your home screen and you can repeat the same process over and over again.
Alright Dan. I'm going to try it. I'll keep you poested. Going back to the applications question. I downloaded a few apps from the google market. This are WalkyTalky, goggles, and Darwin Wallet. Haven't been successfull in using any of them. Not sure what I am doing wrong. For example, I try to use Darwin Wallet and can't get it to identify any bill. Help would be greatly appreciated.
First off what is your phone's camra mega pixals, you need at least 5 or more to do object recognition. The same goes for OCR with google goggles.
It has an 8 mega pixal camra. Its the droid 3.
then your fine for OCR
Hello fokes,
I've come to disturb y'all again with my doubts.
As I've mentioned with my earlier post, I bought an HTC one V. I've activated talkback and I can brows through all the applications fine.
But now, since I'm unable to type, I can't make use of any applications.
Dusty aka cowboy tried giving me suggestions. But I still dono how to activate the eyes-free keyboard with my android.
I can see keyboard and language option there in settings. But, there's no any option I can see for changing the keyboard to eyes-free.
I can see google input methods or standard or phone.
So kindly guide me please. I have also installed eyes-free keyboard once again. lol.
For your information, this is an ICS and touch.
Raaj.
The way you change your keyboard in ICS, is not the same for 2.2 or 2.3 gingerbred. Access Anna explained it on the eye's free list, let me see what she said. I currently am running gingerbred.
Raahj here you go, something to help you. Access Anna says" Selecting an input method is very different in ICS. My phone is on the charger in the other room, so I'm working from memory here. Go to Settings/Language
and Input. Find the keyboard you want to use and touch to check it. Then explore up to where it says something like Default Keyboard. Touch that to open
it; then touch your keyboard of choice. Changing the language works the same way.
- Show quoted text"
Ok ok. happy news to everyone. I've started enjoying my android. I was about to spin around my head and throw it inside bay of bengal while I was struggling to find how to type on that.
Now, I think I'm quiet comfortable typing. even though I'm unable to type with the same speed as on my computer. lol.
now now, c'mon guys, keep on sending me suggestion about accessible applications. to me via email please.
i've installed around me, heytell and skype so far.
Again, thanks for your kind suggestions and encouragements. Mainly to dusty. who was going on guiding me for a long.
Raaj.
Zolo is accessible too, its like a walky talky app sorta like haytel but in real time nad you can have channels setup.
also check this page out as well: http://www.androidaccess.net
I am trying to decide between the Iphone and an android phone, which androids phones are you using. I heard the Cross over is a good one but would like to know what some of you are using. Thank you very much!
I am using the Droid 3 by Motorola. What I like about it is that it has a full slideout keyboard including number row. You can use, both, the touch screen and the keyboard. I prefer to type on a keyboard. I was just messing around with a friend's iPhone yesterday and thought that my phone is much easier to use. Don't know if its because I'm use to it or what. She told me that she liked my phone better though because she was able to type faster with it. I am going to be up grading to, that's why I was trying out the iPhone. I think I'm just going for the Droid 4.
My advice is to go to the A T and T store, look at the cross over, have them turn on talkback if installed an play with it. If you want I will go look at the specs of the cross over. For bar code and OCR scanning make sure the cross over has a 8 or 5 mega pixals because a 3 mega pixal camra will not cut it for OCR with google goggles. Now off to look up the cross over to see its specs and to see if its getting Icecream sandwidge.
Okay, after reading the specs for the cross over, I personally would not suggest this phone at all. Its specs are subpar, its camra would have a hard time doing OCR or bar code scanning. If I were with A T and T, I would go for the captivate glide if your looking for a phone with a keyboard. Its got a slider keyboard plus its getting icecream sandwige.
Thanks for the info. I am not cell phone savvy and not familiar with all the specs. What does Ice Cream Sandwich mean? Or can you direct me in the right direction to learn about this. Thanks again!!!
Simply put Icecream sandwige is the name for android operating system 4.0, it brings "explore by touch", which allows you to hold your finger on the screen for a second then move around it exploring each app on your home screen. There prier android operating systems did not have this feature, so if a app developer did not make there app accessible out of the gate, then it was hard to use that particular program. However, with that said a lot of apps are becoming accessible even with out explore by touch. Why do I recommend the captivate glide!, simply put, the better the hardware specs "processor which runs the phone, memory which the android OS needs to use to run apps and itself [its like your desktop or laptop] no memory means that no apps will run at all. If less memory it will lag, in some cases become very sluggish and you have to wait for the phone to play ketch up. I hope this answers all your questions snow flower.
So GoogleIO, the Google developer conference has introduced some awesome new accessibility features in the newest version of Android called Jellybean. Jellybean will have explore by touch just like ICS, but it will also be gesture-based, like the iPhone. I can see this making things easier for a lot of people, including those switching from the iPhone that expect Android to work in the same manner. Also, the new tablet running Jellybean is being presold and will be shipped in two to three weeks. They also released the Q, a multimedia streaming device that should be pretty accessible as well as it will be running ICS.
Yes, thanks for all the info! I appreciate it very much!!!
Dumb question, but do the old droids get jellybean when it comes out? Thank you all for these posts, they are extremely helpful. I'm about to try eyes-free shell. So I think this board has provided me with the amount of explanation I need to set it up. Lol
Sadly, history has demonstrated that any multi-hardware operating system is really spotty with OS updates. There are tons of phones on the market that cannot even support Ice Cream Sandwich, tons that exclude the Accessible Interfaces, and more that can't even support the OS before Ice Cream Sandwich.
There is probably an upgrade path from Ice Cream Sandwich to Jellybean but you'll have to check, and you'll want to buy the most souped-up hardware you can get: like Starfly said, best processor, (most cores and speed), and the most memory both RAM and ROM.
Because Android is the open Choose-Your-Own-Adventure operating system, just like Windows Mobile was, you can find yourself at a dead end very quickly. All depends on the manufacturer and device specs. Lots of phone hardware out running in the wild with old Windows Mobile on it, 6.1 or 6.2, even 5.0, when 6.5 was the latest. Today's Android is like yesterday's Windows Mobile in that respect.
To give yourself the best chance of making it, get a phone with top of the line hardware, maybe the Samsung Galaxy or similar, and either hope the manufacturer has not locked it to a particular OS, or hope that you have the technical knowledge plus someone sighted, to help you root your device and install stock firmware, plus reset your baseband and other particulars to match your carrier. The real story is, if you are running Android inside the confines of what the manufacturer offers, you can often be as restricted as an Apple product, except fewer accessibility interfaces and more bloatware: and that if you take the real power of Android, installing stock firmware, you either need to know how / know how to fix it when it screws up, or you need to know a willing someone who does know how. And, you can't do this without sighted help. I am not a fanboy of either, just telling you how it actually is. In yesterday's world, I could not use a Blackberry, so could not have been seen as a Blackberry fanboy, but often made that as a recommendation for a instant-on productivity device just as we might the iPhone today.
But even if you think you don't want Android for a phone, keep an eye open: I'd put my betting money on a marriage between Raspberry Pi and Android's OS sooner or later.
There is clearly never a straight answer with operating systems like Android or Windows Mobile. There never is, and never will be, for wide-open platforms. If there was, their attraction as wide-open would disappear. I'm betting Jellybean and future will provide accessible interfaces to us, to the mobility impaired, and many others, and that some manufacturers (pointing a middle finger at HTC in particular) will qualify accessible interfaces as unnecessary enhancements and take those out, while making sure to include their own custom bloatware. This is why if you really want instant accessibility to your Android, it's fine to go talking to Google, but the manufacturers, taking advantage of wide-open platforms and modding, need a kick in the pants from you the potential users. It's not Google's fault HTC takes interfaces out. Part of Android being an open platform is you need to address your complaints direct with the carrier and manufactuer, and state that accessibility interfaces are a must have for your device. And that you'd like them to allow an over-the-air upgrade to Jellybean. Unlike Windows Mobile, Android OTA (over the air) updating is comparatively straightforward.
When it comes to accessibility and Android, definitely as or more important than Google, you need to apply boot to pants of the mobile carriers and phone manufacturers, who can include or exclude anything they want, add custom home screens with no use of the accessible APIs, etc.
Latino, your question isn't dumb, I promise! Lio was right about many of his points. Android is fragmented, but you still have choice and flexibility. On many devices, you are able to root and install roms without sighted assistance using the computer so long as you have instructions and you are comfortable enough using a terminal for inputting in commands. Most phone manufacturers are going with an eighteen-month release cycle for updates, so if your phone is outside of that range from when it was released to the market, you may not see jellybean. This of course isn't always true either. A lot is dependent on how powerful your phone is and how many users are using your particular phone. The other thing it depends on are whether your phone is locked to a carrier and which manufacturer your phone is with. The safest phones to get for update support are the google-branded phones as they are usually the first to come out with updates to newer versions of Android and they are always going to provide the best accessibility out of the box. Sony has proved that they are pretty responsive in terms of releasing updates as well.
I disagree though Lio about mandating that manufacturers implement accessibility. The beauty of Android is that it is open. You can do whatever you want to with it, and this applies to manufacturers as well. Google rolls out a stock version on one of their devices and manufacturers are then free to go modify it the way they wish. HTC has decided to go with a pretty interface and google has stolen some of their ideas for ICS and Jellybean, like the people app. HTC wants to be flashy and not necessarily accessible. It would be nice if they were, but we aren't forced to use an HTC device, particularly because there are phones just as good or better spec wise than any HTC phone out on the market. Besides, Samsung and Motorola also implement their own interfaces as well.
At any rate, I went on a tangent. The short answer is that if you have an older phone that has not received ICS you probably will not see Jellybean in a while, but this is dependent on the device and carrier. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me or respond to this post.
Oh, and if you have a popular device, most likely someone will try to get Jellybean to run on it, and at that point you are able to root and install Jellybean on it, but you should be careful when doing this as this will void your warranty unless you deroot and depending on which rom you put on there, you may end up with broken, incomplete or missing features. I have rooted my Nexus and installed Jellybean on it and it runs well. It's not illegal in any way, but the manufacturers will not provide support if something happens to the phone in the process of rooting, and you want to make sure you create a back-up before doing this just in case.
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ok fokes, back again with a question/request.
I was told that if we change the home screen to some other accessible ones, it'd be easy for us to access apps and such. So, what you all are recommending and would you please send me a tutorial to configure that?
As of now, I'm with HTC home screen and it's ok but not fully accessible, though.
Raaj.
Hello,
You can download and use the Eyes-free Shell which will allow you to explore your device's home screen with your finger utilizing the touch screen. It is totally accessible and easy to use. Why not download it and have a play? Essentially wherever you put your finger, it's like you're putting your finger on the five button on a phone keypad. You have a grid of three by three, and wherever you put your finger to start you'd be in the middle. So then you would move your finger up or down or diagonally and when you find the widget or app you want to activate you can lift and it will activate it. You can also add apps, widgets and shortcuts to it. It has up to five different home screens that you can configure. HOpe this makes some sense!
@Post 111:
My perception on these types of things has gone through a transformation over the years, as the parent's generation has gotten older, as the two wars we've been involved in have progressed, and mass numbers of returning veterans are dealing with blindness and other impairments to varying stages of degree.
I am not speaking about us, us lifers. We lifers have been in the wild and will survive one way or the other through the technological changes: that's just nature, and apt to be expected.
Of course, being an open platform, the manufactures have the so-called 'right', if you will, to exclude populations, like, oh, let's just guess here: Their parents / the seniors. OK they have a right to be a pack of dishonorable ingrates, sure. Oh and let's see: Blinded veterans, people who suffered IED concussions, in the Iraq War. Sure they have the right to exclude those peple who fought for their right to do business.
People always talk about these things from the vantage point of us lifers, who, by necessity and survival, tend to always have made things work for us with as few demands as possible on other people. That is one way for oneself to live, but I don't have the right to turn my parents' other cheek, or the cheeks of the returning blinded vets. Us lifers are a crack in the sidewalk, a grain of sand: nobody out there even hardly knows we exist. But the real fight is just like after World War II: for the vets who in vast numbers either were blinded, or are quickly to become blind, because of their sacrifices. And as our parents age, their eyesight becomes significantly poorer while they remain vibrant, healthy and productive human beings. Today's 80 is the 70 of our childhood, for those of us forties and up. So, yes, we lifers especially will carve our own path, forge our own way, that's just nature. But we are neither wounded nor aging. And all of what we lifers have as blind people: the freedom to run around with the proverbial white stick, the freedom from a servant's 'grateful' low existence, the freedom to forge a path based on our own self-reliance and merits: All granted by veterans of World War I and World War II who took a bullet or some shrapnel in the eyes, and real humans with courage and honor saw fit to benefit the lives of the veterans by improving things. Things which ultimately benefitted us. So none of us in the developed world who takes a step outside with the proverbial white stick or the guide wolf does so without the sacrifices some people made. So yes, the manufacturers have their right for their choices, to support their parents and the Iraqi War veterans, or to stand side by side and hand in hand with Elizabeth Taylor who spat in the face of a returning Vietnam vet with no arms and no legs. So, sure: they have the right. The right to BREAK! the accessible interfaces in at least two releases of the phone's operating system, and immobilize blinded vets and aging parents. The rest of us may also feel free to call these yellow-bellies what it is they actually are. Again, Google provided at least two screen readers in its OS for at least two versions of the OS. Need for improvement? Yes. Difficult for a war-torn returnee from the Front Lines? Probably right now an iPhone would be a better option. But make no mistake: the manufacturers had to decide to deliberately Break Google's operating system versions to do this. that's like them deliberately taking off all the Braille signage or filling in ramps.
This is not so-called demanding extra privilege, as the paddle-waving zealot fundamentalists would call it: it's not so-called diversity as the cloth-waving California Froot Loops would name it. What it is is actual effort made to break it: It takes work to remove things from the operating sysstem image when you are making a ROM. And, incidentally, manufacturers leave tons of things in the image that their device doesn't directly use anyway. Tons of Windows Mobile phones went out the door years ago with all the advanced camera code for Windows in it, when their camera hardware didn't support it. Because it's basically a lot of effort to remove it, and for what purpose. If you're technically inclined and have an extra device, go ahead: get the SDK and development environment for Android, download the operating system, then try and remove a set of interfaces, say the camera just for an example, rebuild your image and see how much effort it takes. Root and flash your device with it, then stress test it like I hope they teach you to in Comp Sci courses in school, and tell me all of that could just happen accidentally. You don't remove a set of interfaces from a base image without first deciding to do it, second setting a roadmap, and on and on the dev cycle goes with doing these types of things.
This was a deliberate, and if I say so myself, very disrespectful act. It isn't about us lifers who grew up just keeping up with the pack, saying "We can handle whatever they throw at us." But as the parents and parents in law have hit the 70s, and as family has been deployed on missions, and I have had the honor to serve in the Volunteer Auxiliary of a service branch with some World War II vets, I can tell you their experience is a lot different than ours. We're a crack in the sidewalk: nobody hardly knows we exist. But the aging blind (people who raised these manufacturers' employees) and the blinded vets make up a majority of people who need these types of devices and assistance to compete and thrive in a modern world. So the manufacturers I guess have the right to break the image / edit out certain populations. And the rest of us have the right to ask what numbnuts has the gall to be deliberate in breaking operating systems to make sure their mom and dad, and their neighborhood blinded veterans, can't use it? And we have a right to tell the manufacturers that said treatment of the parents and veterans is filthy. In the automotive industry, if they broke interfaces in automobiles, people would go to jail for it.
And today's move to getting these devices to work right for vets and aging parents, is just as important as yesterday's move to get acceptance of the white stick and the guide wolves that all blind today take for granted.
Okay folks. I am coming in to this late from the iPhone camp.
I hae gotten my hands on the new Galaxy S3 with Ice Cream Sandwich, and my opinion will follow.
I don't much think the manual on it does as good a job of describing how to use the device from the blind point, but the phone looks really sharp as to what it can do.
It has a feature much like Siri and I'll be checking it out each time I visit a friend that got it Tuesday.
Does anyone have one yet?
Today's Samsung is yesterday's HTC. In short: very very very nice hardware. I haven't seen their personal assistant so don't know how much of that is Google and how much is them. If it is theirs and theirs alone, that is an addition to existing interfaces: it's innovation, and that is to be commended.
I don't know how that device would work for us blind, probably much better for us lifers than the returning vets or the parents, but still. Beautiful hardware on a lot of levels. Samsung's really stepped it up when it comes to hardware in recent years.
Hello Raaj,
I recommend Nova launcher as a homescreen replacement. I use it and love it alot. I have icons and widgets just where I want them to be. And most of all the doc is accessible as I've experienced with other homescreen apps, talkback doesn't read the icons or widgets on the doc.
You find nova launcher in the google playstore.
The free version of nova launcher will suffice for basic needs I think.
@ who ever is interested in google now vs siri check out:
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Regards,
Spotify is a music service that gives you millions of sungs in your pocket. it gives you millions of songs, play lists, add to Q and search for artists like T.I and etc. This app seems to be quite accessible all the buttons but a few are read by talkback and spiel. Note this is a paid service after 48 hours from what I have noticed, if not its supported by adds until you purchase a subscription.
If any of you find an app that is accessible please post her for the android users on this sight.
hello. i have a question about spiel. there was a recent update for it. and ever since the updat, i can't type in any edit box. a message will pop up asking me if i want to force close it. and after i force close it, it does the same thing. does anyone have a suggestion on what i should do in this situation? now i have to use talk back. and by the way, i'm using a lg l55c. and it's running android 2.3 so if any of you could help me, i would gladly appreciate it.
Ya, that is a bug that made me go back to talkback from google. This only happens in GB "gingerbred" not ICS "icecream sandwige". When Darle fixes this bug, I will go back to spiel. If you like spiel I would go back one iteration before this bug started. Currently using talkback that is on the google play store and no issues here with a GB gingerbred phone. Soon I ill have a samsung sIII so will be able to report back on ICS issues too.
Oh, I just have to add here, that spiel just got an update that fixes the edit field crash. Go have a look and download it to your phone.
thanks a lot. i'm about to go check it out now.
I was having trouble with the Android Facebook and twitter apps, but I found replacements on androidaccess.net. They work just fine. They are plume (twitter) and Friend Caster (FB). The dropbox app is also amazing. I don't know what I'd do without it.
Racing live, vanpire live both are accessible in IceCream sandwige. IHeart radeo I would give a 4.8 accessible rating to it because the tabs are not labeled but what you do to get to the second tab which you need to activate to see stations is: 1. at the top part of your screen move to the right barely and tap the screen. 2. the stations should come up along with a list of items using explore by touch, so go check it out and have fun. Oh, skype is accessible as well, just I have not figured out how to answer a incoming call yet, so if any one who is running ICS on there android phone knows how post here.
Kay 2 more apps to chock up to this board, just released "microsoft skydrive". It allows storage of pictures, files, and is easy to navagate with explore by touch found in android 4.0 ICS. Now for another app, racing live, you guessed it, the app that is known to be played by many on IOS devices is now on android, here you work your way up to beeing a racing king by doing street jobs, racing and getting cars and car parts. Invite your friends to join your cruew and race your heart out.
Oh, another one that is accessible for us now, Iheart radeo, explore by touch has really helped make this app accessible. We can now explore the screen seeing all of the stations, streem them, and create a music place list with our fave artist. So those who have jelly bean, Icecream sandwige and gingerbred devices keep posting more apps here.
Good for getting SkyDrive to work. But wondering how many will use it, since probably Google Documents already works from your Android, yes? And if I am not mistaken, you get more space for free on Google Documents than you get with either Skydrive or iCloud?
I know to many Google Docs is old hat but ... but, well guessing your Google Documents is pretty well integrated into your Androids? And, probably works well?
yes it does, its entagrated into google drive now.
Needing to make a transfer, send money or just check how much is in your paypal account? Don't have an Iphone, not near a computer but you have a handy dandy IceCream sandwige phone near buy!. Do not fret, paypal is flat out accessuible on the 4.0 android platform to you :). you guessed it, you can transfer money, make a request for money and check your balance all with your android powered phone.
Yelp, its the yellow pages for android, it can look up near by addresses, display phone numbers for businesses and let you tap on a number to call it.
Those who have a bank of america account can download bank of america app and transfer money, see your balance and etc. I use this app on a dayly bases because I have 3 accounts with bank of america.
I have the galaxy sIII, so far I am able to use very part of the phone including the camra to take pictures. Also some where in these boards I posted a podcast on this phone, so go have a looksie. Over all I love this phone everything on it is accessible even though samsung has skinned this phone, like I said in my podcast "touch wiz 4.0" does not brake accessibility like it did in the past. As everyone has stated on this board, I would in no way suggest a HTC phone unless your ready to replace the home screen "launcher" with an accessible home screen like eyes-free shell and a few others at http://www.androidaccess.net
Danny, dear. Would you be so kind as to switch phones with me?
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Your funny Keonak girl na, when you up for an upgrade if you can get a nexis from the google play store or an galaxy sIII. I think A T and T is getting a few more ICS slider phones not sure would check A T and T reps.
Lol, K I A N A.
I'm not up for an upgrade for a while, but I'm really wanting a new phone. My Status is good, but I want better.
The unlocked nexis on the google play store will do you well. Not sure the price go have a look at it. Its got Jelly bean now and will always get updated before any carier branded phone. Note its a touch screen so no slider keyboard or front facing black bary style keyboard either, hope you like it. VZ has this phone if you want to go play with it before making your final choice.
I thought you said a fully touch phone doesn't work with screenreaders?
And, hmmmm. I'll definatley do that. Thanks
I did with gingerbred but IceCream sandwige has changed all that now with explore by touch. The last time we met in person I had the same android OS gingerbred as your phone does but I have sense got my hands on a IceCream sandwige "ICS" device which is a fully touch screen phone. If you want to know more about IceCream sandwige or Jelly bean google both android OS and you will find some more info on it. If you want just head on over to android access and click on that android show, there is links on that sight that talk about both OS.
Now, time, for another app suggestion!. Go read is a free bookshare app from bookshare that will let you read books after dwonloading them from bookshare. Gingerbred users can have the book continuesly read to them, you can navagate by paragraph, chapters and pick up from where you last stop reading. Coming soon is the ability to download periodicals when the app is opened. if you want to learn more about this app and listen to a review on it go to that android show's current podcast: http://thatandroidshow.com/
Shades: Shades is a app that will take your display to 0 so you have the display dimmed, which saves on power.
Anyone have experience with jellybean yet?
Big dog daddy, mand a few have a few device's running jelly bean, still waiting for my upgrade to be approve by t-mobile and big sammy.
Now to notify ICS users, netflix is accessible if you did not know already. You can scrall through lists ove movies and tv shoes and select what you want to watch. Also you can tap the play button and netflix will start playing. Note, if you have jelly bean a person on "eyes-free mailing list" "Steve Nut" has informed me that the netflix app is broke at this time.
Now for some news, the firefox beta works with jelly bean and also for IceCream sandwige devices includes the quick nav keys using the eyes-free keyboard.
Here is the blog for this beta: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/10/accessibility-features-in-firefox-on-android
Anyone who is running an organization/sports team/etc. the teamsnap ap is awesomely accessible. I signed up using a computer, but downloaded the ap on my phone and just love it
Okay now to let those who do not know that Ocapela has voices now for android, the app can be downloaded, when that is done you open the app and brows the voices. When you have found the one you are intrested in slect it, then tap or press enter on listen. From there you can hear heather, ryon and etc read a few lines of text to give you an idea of how they sound. Also with in the acapela app you can buy the voices by "selecting a voice" and "pressing the 3.99" button which will take you to the google play store to purchase the voice. The cool thing is that the voice's data gets downloaded directly from the google play store when the voice is bought.
Chocking this up to a user for telling me about this app "scorpian", box: Box for Android lets you view and share files from anywhere! With 5GB free, Box makes it easy to access and edit your files, share content and stay connected with your team from anywhere on any device. * Share important files with your coworkers * Have your presentation at your fingertips * Comment on documents on the go * View updates to your spreadsheet instantly Box allows you to do all these things and more! Box OneCloud is our ecosystem of apps where you can annotate, e-sign and do more with your favorite productivity apps. More than 120,000 companies - including 92% of the FORTUNE 500, rely on Box for simple, secure content sharing. Box for Android lets you: * Access, view, edit, share and manage files directly on your Android phone or tablet * Secure content with file-level encryption, passcode and auto logout when app is closed * Via Box OneCloud, open and edit Box files in other apps installed on your device * Save content directly to Box from more than 50+ compatible apps * Upload multiple images, videos and files from the SD card * Save files to your SD card for offline access * Easily share files and folders with links * Invite colleagues to shared folders and leave comments on files for them (note that you’ll need to grant permission for the app to access your contacts – we only use this permission to quickly retrieve email addresses when you want to invite collaborators, and we do NOT store any contact information on Box’s servers) * Find content fast with built-in search * Save files you edit or create in other Android apps to your Box account and access Box files from within other Android apps using the File Picker * Add a widget or shortcut to a file or folder on your home screen to see updates on files by colleagues "I haven't taken my laptop on the road since I started with Box. I run the entire company off my tablet." - Lance Locher, Founder, Clear Channel - TTN “In this firm, there's been a huge move to a new mobile workforce. Having cloud-based, mobile access to our content has saved an immeasurable amount of time." - Greg Dasher, Integrated Projects Director, Balfour Beatty Construction For more information about 50 GB promotions, visit: https://support.box.com/entries/20768867-box-50-gb-promotion-faqsRead more ›
So its about time a barcode scanner app lives up to its hipe and is accessible on the android play store. Well... here you go: ScanLife Barcode & QR Reader
URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ScanLife
Scan QR & UPC barcodes to discover information, prices, & coupons in seconds.
Introducing the all NEW ScanLife that helps you discover and share information from the world around you.
ScanLife turns your camera phone into a super-fast, all-in-one QR Code and barcode scanner to help you discover information from the things you see every day. Just scan to help you save money and get more information from products, magazines, displays and more.
Scans all common code formats like QR Code, Datamatrix, EZcode, and UPC codes you find on products. Once you find information you like, easily share it with your social network on Facebook, Twitter, or Email.
Scan UPC barcodes from products like DVDs, books, and food to see a variety of information to make shopping easier whether you are at the store or at home.
- See prices from over 25 different retailers to help find the best deal
- See local prices to find a product near you (US only)
- Read reviews from people that have bought the product on Amazon & Best Buy
- See related deals & coupons which you can redeem or save
- Get related accessory ideas that go with the product you scanned
- You can even buy many of the product in a few clicks - perfect when you need to re-order from home or save a few bucks.
- Scan food items to see nutritional information & ingredients to help you pick healthy options (US only)
THE HUB
The Hub is your central control panel for everything in the app to make it simple to access all of the features. Just click on the Scan Iris to launch the scanner. You can also go to Settings to launch the app directly in scanner mode.
MY SCANS & SHARING
Want to see what you scanned before? Go back to your past code scans any time, click view the content, or share what you found via Facebook, Twitter, or email.
LIVE FEED
View a Live Feed of real time scanning activity from ScanLife users around the world. This makes it really simple to discover new items that others are scanning. Click on products to view the information just as if you scanned it yourself!
PERSONALIZE YOUR SCANNER
Personalize your experience by choosing your own scanning theme from Classic to Fighter Jet. Available in Settings.
QR CARD - CREATE YOUR OWN QR CODES
Get your very own QR Code – or QRcard as we call it – that links to your contact details in seconds. Save and share the QR Code so people can scan it to easily get connected with you. You can also go to www.scanlife.com on your PC to create your own account to get more QR codes and edit any time. You can get even more features and analytics with a Business account.
SETTINGS
You can customize your ScanLife experience in a number of ways:
- Choose to display the URL of the codes you scan before viewing the actual content
- Launch the app directly to scanner mode
- Customize your scanner screen with a variety of themes
- Turn the sound to off
A quick accessible tip for this app, once you have scanned your item press menu then "show results in browser", the preview of what you have scanned can not bee seen by talkback even in ICS. So this is why its suggested you press menu then tap show in browser on your tablit or phone. After this is done all of your results are shown in your browser of choice and is accessible.
Ok, so two questions. 1. I got a twitter, what apps do you guys suggest are best? Setting up tweet caster is a pain in the ass for me, but I wonder if there are better ones. 2. I've got the motorola fotan q, and am currently running talkback and MA, should I keep running both, or simply switch to one? MA freezes all the time which drives me up the wall, but I was wondering what you all thought.
So this phone is running Icecream sanwige, do yourself a fave and ditch moble acessibility. As you have learned its not stable under ICS and the newest talk back kicks its butt all day long. Under the newest talkback you now can set a gester to turn it off and on with out sighted assistant, also some bugs have been squashed with talkback. To read more go find my jelly bean board and copy the link to the eyes free app page. In my personal appinion moble accessibility is fine for gingerbred but for ICS android 4.0 it sucks. Oh remember to get the eyes free keyboard along like I said with the newest beta of talkback. Hope you get jelly bean, its out of this world as far as accessibility for android is consurned. Well I hope I answered all your question`s Sam feel free to ask or send me a private messege on here.
here is the latest talkback to save time for those who need it. link: http://eyes-free.googlecode.com/files/com.google.android.marvin.talkback-v3.2.1_b1_r81.apk
Oh one more thing, I am going to do a podcast on jelly bean this time showing the new gesters, hope to have it done by tomorrow.
Well its that time, talkback now has a update in the google play store with many bug fixes, new gesters and more. If any of you have used the latest beta then the gesters should come to you quite natural. This talkback release can be found on the google play store, I can a test that its wurth updating too.
Okay its that time again, drum roll please!!, Code factery has just released a new update to Moble accessibility. Personally about time this has been done its long over do. Here is the discription from the manual: 4 What’s new in Mobile Accessibility V2.0
General
· Support for Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) Mobile device
· Support for Tablet Devices powered by AndroidTM
· Support for Talkback (Android 4.0 and above)
· Two new applications, 1. Notes and 2. Explorer.
· Lot of User interface (UI) changes for better user experience and faster working.
Web:
· Downloading Support
· Support for Web Scripts – MA Web browser can now be used with Talkback (Android 4.0 and above). To be able to use MA web browser with talkback, turn on the option “Enhance Web Accessibility” or “Allow web scripts” in Device settings > Accessibility.
Braille
· General Stability improvements – Improved the Bluetooth connection for smooth connection with Braille devices.
· Support for Freedom Scientific Focus 14 Blue Braille Display: The Braille display use the same commands as the Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue.
· Support for Seika Braille display
· Support for Braille Pen Slim
· Easy Link and Braille Pen commands – There are several changes / additions made to Easy link and Braille Pen commands. Now all the joystick commands have alternative commands.
· Support cursor routing keys – Braille display having cursor routing keys, the keys can be used to navigate the edit fields.
· Enhanced support for Braille Panning.
· Support Flash / transient message Support
· Expanded BAUM Braille device list that now includes: VarioConnect12, VarioConnect, PocketVario, SuperVario and Conny.
SMS
· Support for Multiple contact - MA now enable user to send messages to multiple contacts at once. Use the "Add from Contact" button to add as many as recipient you want or type in the phone number of the contact separated by; (Semicolon) sign.
· Support for large SMS (More than 160 Characters) - MA now has no limit on SMS Character as in old version it was 160 characters. Now when trying to send a message longer than 160 characters, depending on the total number of characters MA will inform how many messages will be sent.
· Support for character count - MA now has character count shown while composing new message or replying in a conversation. The count is available at the top of the message Body edit box (left to the Add contact button) and can be explored by finger.
5 Overview of the Mobile Accessibility User Interface
So my turn to tell you what I think of it so far as my main screenreader :). Okay, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to CF. So far I feel like a customer who had sucker written across their back :). However, now to insert foot into mouth. First off, talkback supports braille only in Jelly bean but CF supports braille down to gingerbred, something to keep in mind when your shopping for a phone. The arguement about CF not beeing cost effective is mute because 3 US cariers have CF's moble accessibility in shape or form. Heck some pre-paid cariers do too. Lets move on, What I have find that keeps pass with talkback is how snappy CF's moble Accessibility is at this point, they fixed the ability to see battery status, WYFII and signal status. Talkback can only show this in jelly bean 4.2. Also, moble accessibility does not need any physical navagation with ICS and above something that google "android" and CF both worked on. Now they have two new apps: a note taking app and a file explorer. Note: a person who is not new to android can find a more advanced file manager in the play store :). One thing I have missed that "MA= moble accessibility" is when doing voice dictation it gives you 10 selections of what it has guessed you said before inserting the text. Also, MA has given us a easier way to cut, copy, and past text with in a edit field. Something that has been missing sorely for a long time until jelly bean. Talkback could do this in some texting apps but how extensive I have yet to see. Last but this is not miner at all, now CF's browser can download files which before it was not able to do. I hope this app review helps new android users and older users who actually liked some aspects of MA, Its about time they updated this app I say.
Dan, I love the new MA update. I didn't even know it was updated until I saw it in my notifications. Now that it can support fully touch phones, I want the Nexus!
Okay my final review on the new Moble Acessibility as fare as I can be to code factery. So lets start out with some good points, with in there sweet of apps is two new apps. A basic file manager, an accessible note taking app. Both of these are very accessible and now a part of MA. The browser now can download files, it also seems to do quite well with larger web pages with a lot of content. Last and surely not a mute point, the character restriction that MA had set in place has finally gone away. Also this Moble accessibility seems quite snappy and does work quite well when your using MA's home screen or something other then samsungs touch wiz home screen. Let me say, it might have been me as a user who is used to talkback and the way it reads. Now to some pit falls, At first when I downloaded MA it seemed to work fine reading my home screen, it even read faster then talkback can currently using my chosen TTS engine "Ocapelo [heather]". After yesterday, an update something broke the ability to move left and right through each grid to read my Icons for each app on my launcher. I now have to swipe up and down to have the I cons read to me on the home screen itself. This could be fixed by just using the home screen that MA uses but that screen is to restrictive to me. Outside of those to issues this actually is turning out to be a great product it really still grabs my attention.
Now to give a update on brailleback, currently now brailleback supports grade 1 and 2 translation along with more languages then it started out with. You can find the beta at the eyes free project download page or ask me in a private messege for it.
Scanthing, is now accessible and avalible on the play store. This will allow you to read printed text from a printer. Note this does not going to read hand written text.
Now for the geeks who like to try nightly builds, firefox has just released there browser with gesters over at the fire fox nightly pages. This will let you move by forms, headings, edit fields and links. Also tables list views are included as well. This will work on gingerbred and above, so go google firefox nightly and have fun.!!
Well here you go, a OCR app that actually works and does not brake the bank or rip open your walet. ABY Text Grabber which uses the ABBY fine Reader OCR engine has finely landed on android its very well. I will not say it gets text correct all the time but it gets the job done and sometimes you get exact results. Try this app, your milage will very do to the limitations of your device's camra. This is not free but its not going to hit you below the belt and still every thing out of your bank account just to buy! the app.
Okay more about this app, I just relized this app does the OCR offline and no need to have a internet connection, hot dam!!. It even will read glossy paper pretty well. This app just impressed me. I have another app but Text Grabber kills it at this time :)!.
Well iam blind, and new to this site, so still figuring it out. Iam useing Motoola spice. What accessible apps work best for this phone?
Sorry for the poor spelling! Motorola spice
Drum roll please!!!, the app you come to love on IOS has finally maded to android's play store "oMoby". Description
oMoby is visual search. Snap a photo of a product or scan a barcode to access shopping information. Forget typing - searching just got simple. oMoby visual search will return a result for any image, but it works best on products. Take a clear photo of a single object and prepare to be amazed at the information you can find. If you can see it, we can find it. link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iqengines.demo
Now to add an app here: Hand in Glove: Description
Winter is here. Remember how annoying it is when you have to use your phone while you are outside with your gloves on? Download this app!
Phone rings when your hands are wet? Greasy fingers? Need to make a quick call while you have your mitts on? You need Hand in Glove!
Hand in Glove lets you make and receive calls without needing to touch the screen. Just the hardware volume buttons (because they *always* press, no matter what the state of your hands).
** EMAIL apps@lipik.in if you have any problems. Or use the contact developer button at the bottom of the market listing ON YOUR PHONE **
*****
* INTRO
Hand in Glove uses volume buttons to let you receive, or make, calls. You can answer (or ignore) a call just using the volume buttons. You can also use the volume buttons to select call people from you call history.
-Custom lock screen allows you to make calls without touching the screen.
-Volume buttons allow phone operation when phone is ringing, or in a call.
-Doesn't interfere with the normal phone operation.
-Lock screen only stays on for a few seconds, so normal functions of the phone are not compromised.
-Easily enable/disable the app through the notification bar, so it is active only when your hands are not (so to speak).
*****
* GUIDE
When you turn the screen on, you will see a screen like the first screenshot below. Long press the volume-up hardware button to call the last person you spoke to, or long press volume-down to get a list of contacts (screenshot 2). The lock screen can be dismissed by swiping the orange swoosh, or goes away by itself if you do nothing for 10 seconds (you can change this interval in preferences).
The contacts list is ordered by the phone numbers you called last, and how often you call them. You can move up and down this list by pressing the volume buttons. When the required contact is selected, long press the volume-up to call them. Or long press volume-down to dismiss this screen. Phone vibrates to tell you when long presses have been registered.
When your phone rings, there will be a transparent overlay displayed, and you can press volume-up to accept the call, or volume-down to ignore it.
While you are in a call, there is an overlay present as well (screenshot 3). Long pressing Volume-down ends the call, volume-up turns the speakerphone on (volume-down to turn it off again, and then once more to end the call).
Motorola spice, this phone is running android 2.1 which does not have the accessibility level as ICS or jelly bean. So your access to apps are limited.
Introducing Nearby Explorer GPS App Inbox
Larry Skutchan <blindcooltech@gmail.com> Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Reply-To: eyes-free@googlegroups.
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) has released Nearby Explorer, a full featured GPS app for blind users that runs on Android 2.2 or later.
The documentation for the product is at:
http://tech.aph.org/ne_info.htm
It is available from the Play Store for $99.
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So I'm trying to enable eyes free keyboard in my phone and I physically cannot check the damn checkbox to get it to work. I also tried, even though I'm not using it anymore, enabling the mobile accessability keyboard and it's not working. Does anyone know how to rectify this before i throw my phone at a wall?
Okay, what phone are you using first off before I can move on. This helps me know what flaver of android you are currently running. So, I will give you hopefully a gingerbred, Icecream sandwige/jelly bean fix. Lets start with Gingerbred, double tap apps, double tap settings under your Moble accessibility app dror, this will open the android settings of your phone. Second off, navagate to language and keyboard, either with a physical keyboard press enter to open Language and keyboard and scrol ddown to eyes-free keyboard and press your space bar on the keyboard or enter. Third off, now using the eyes-free keyboard repet steps one and two with navagation turned off on the keyboard because your still in moble accessibility.
Stay in navagation mode of the eyes-free keyboard, swipe dddown until you hear language and key board and press and hold in the middle of the eyes-free keyboard's vertual d-pad until language and keyboard open. Next, scrol down to the keyboard you want and again in the middle of the d-pad of the eyes-free keyboard hold for a second until you hear "set keyboard" checked. Lastly, you could go find a blank edit field, tap and hold until you hear text intry selected and then you will be give choices of what keyboard you want to use. scrol down until you hear the one you want. note: if you have a slider phone and your keyboard is open you! "will not" see a vertual keyboard on screen. The easier way to set a chosen keyboard as your default keyboard if you have moble accessibility is to follow my steps above except find a blank edit field and go to settings under moble accessibility home screen, text intry, advance, vertual keyboard, select vertual keyboard and a dialog will appear with several keyboards to choose from at this time. Note: you need a keyboard, or some physical navagation to interact with this dialog because your in the standered android system dialog box. Now for Icecream sandwige and jelly bean method. :) Icecream Sandwige remember its single tap and jelly bean its double tap.
navagate to apps, settings, language-and-input, explore down or swipe in jelly bean to the keyboard you want to use and "ICS" single tap "jellybean" double tap to slect the keyboard and answer the prompt with okay. Next, navagate with in the same window upto default keyboard and select it and scrol down to the one you want and select your prefurred keyboard. That is it, your done, the keyboard is now your default for inputting text.
Thank you Dan. You rock.
So as some have informed me, roomers are flying that Android`s face book is not accessible nor is the native twitter client. :) Well if you have a 4.0 and above device this is so not true, I have loaded videos from my phone to face book when I had 4.0 android. Even did it in 4.1 when I got it too. :) So go, have fun with facebook and twitter.
So here goes via my phone, a new talk back beta is out with better
Greater support with revampet gesters, go check out the eyes-free mailing list.
Hi everyone,
We have just released TalkBack v3.3.0 Beta 1 to the Eyes-Free Project downloads page.
This version of TalkBack is a beta release. Functionality is subject to change. This version may contain bugs. Please provide feedback via the Eyes-Free mailing list or by using the Eyes-Free issue tracker. If you need to return to a stable version, the most recent version compatible with all devices is TalkBack v3.2.1.
Direct link: https://eyes-free.googlecode.com/files/com.google.android.marvin.talkback-v3.3.0_b1_r86.apk
New in TalkBack v3.3.0:
All Android versions
Updated auditory icon system to use MIDI
Decreases audio volume of other applications while speaking
Option to stop showing the "Pause Feedback" warning dialog.
When navigating in character mode, reads the character to the right of the cursor.
Unlabeled items are labeled with a number for locating them more easily. This number stays the same only while that item remains on-screen.
Bug fixes
Jelly Bean
Continuous reading menu now merged with global context menu
Local context menu replaces the continuous reading menu and is accessed with the up then left gesture. This menu is arranged similarly to the global context menu, but provides enhanced controls on certain items. (Web content, horizontally scrolling pages, editable text fields, and text fields with links)
"Summary" item within the global context menu allows you to navigate all on-screen content by a circular menu.
Added experimental "Single tap selection" option that allows for single tapping items to activate them.
Added experimental "Shake to read" option that allows users to shake the device to start continuous reading from the currently selected item.
Thanks for your help testing the latest release!
Hi everyone,
We have just released TalkBack v3.3.0 Beta 1 to the Eyes-Free Project downloads page.
This version of TalkBack is a beta release. Functionality is subject to change. This version may contain bugs. Please provide feedback via the Eyes-Free mailing list or by using the Eyes-Free issue tracker. If you need to return to a stable version, the most recent version compatible with all devices is TalkBack v3.2.1.
Direct link: https://eyes-free.googlecode.com/files/com.google.android.marvin.talkback-v3.3.0_b1_r86.apk
New in TalkBack v3.3.0:
All Android versions
Updated auditory icon system to use MIDI
Decreases audio volume of other applications while speaking
Option to stop showing the "Pause Feedback" warning dialog.
When navigating in character mode, reads the character to the right of the cursor.
Unlabeled items are labeled with a number for locating them more easily. This number stays the same only while that item remains on-screen.
Bug fixes
Jelly Bean
Continuous reading menu now merged with global context menu
Local context menu replaces the continuous reading menu and is accessed with the up then left gesture. This menu is arranged similarly to the global context menu, but provides enhanced controls on certain items. (Web content, horizontally scrolling pages, editable text fields, and text fields with links)
"Summary" item within the global context menu allows you to navigate all on-screen content by a circular menu.
Added experimental "Single tap selection" option that allows for single tapping items to activate them.
Added experimental "Shake to read" option that allows users to shake the device to start continuous reading from the currently selected item.
Thanks for your help testing the latest release!
Hi everyone,
We have just released TalkBack v3.3.0 Beta 1 to the Eyes-Free Project downloads page.
This version of TalkBack is a beta release. Functionality is subject to change. This version may contain bugs. Please provide feedback via the Eyes-Free mailing list or by using the Eyes-Free issue tracker. If you need to return to a stable version, the most recent version compatible with all devices is TalkBack v3.2.1.
Direct link: https://eyes-free.googlecode.com/files/com.google.android.marvin.talkback-v3.3.0_b1_r86.apk
New in TalkBack v3.3.0:
All Android versions
Updated auditory icon system to use MIDI
Decreases audio volume of other applications while speaking
Option to stop showing the "Pause Feedback" warning dialog.
When navigating in character mode, reads the character to the right of the cursor.
Unlabeled items are labeled with a number for locating them more easily. This number stays the same only while that item remains on-screen.
Bug fixes
Jelly Bean
Continuous reading menu now merged with global context menu
Local context menu replaces the continuous reading menu and is accessed with the up then left gesture. This menu is arranged similarly to the global context menu, but provides enhanced controls on certain items. (Web content, horizontally scrolling pages, editable text fields, and text fields with links)
"Summary" item within the global context menu allows you to navigate all on-screen content by a circular menu.
Added experimental "Single tap selection" option that allows for single tapping items to activate them.
Added experimental "Shake to read" option that allows users to shake the device to start continuous reading from the currently selected item.
Thanks for your help testing the latest release!
Casey Burkhardt | Software Engineer | Google | caseybu...@google.com
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so, this doesnt' work with ICS at all?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
Talkback does work with ICS but ICS does not have the accessibility frame work to support gesters or swipe. However, you do get some of the features like contenuece reading and a few that are in the global context menu. Also there is a new men u that lets you move from headings "sections and links "controls. Hope this helps any one understand this talkback.
one more thing for android access: here is a web sight that you all can read and learn from if your intrested. link: https://eyes-free.googlecode.com/
I was just wondering if this latest release would work with ICS or not? That's what I meant. I just got a phone from T Mobile with ICS and a touch screen and a keyboard. I love it thus far.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
Yes Dawnielle
Good even, I am happy to report that audeo boo is quite accessible on android, here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshen.audioboo2
Go download and have a play with it, I never had tried audeo boo until now and I really like it.
AndroidFlip, this is a new audeo gamethat has you flipping your device around :). When you first turn on the game it has you disabling your screenreader because its not needed. This game gives you audeo directions and your to folllow it, if not you lose. link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dragonapps.DroidFlip&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
Description
Saving Android from the age of games with crappy audio comes DroidFlip, from DragonApps!
An experience with no visuals. Think it will be easy, just because you don't need eye-hand coordination? Think again. How about ear-hand coordination instead.
The gameplay is simple. Listen for the instructions, and follow them as quickly as you can, without a single mistake. If you're too slow or get one wrong, it's game over!
Features:
▪Completely audio based, no visuals involved!
▪Gameplay with unlimited levels which speeds up as you go.
▪High quality voice acting, featuring rather cute voices (at least, that's what the testers think)...
▪CD quality sound effects
▪Custom made music that speeds up as you complete more and more levels
▪It's absolutely free! And not ad supported. We don't like them either. Yay!
Headphones are not required, but will make your experience much better. If you use a screen reader, you will have a chance to turn it off at the beginning of the game. If you don't know what that means, then don't worry, it doesn't apply to you. :)
MoreLessVisit Developer's Website
Sorry for got to include the link for droidflip link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dragonapps.DroidFlip
Now for another app review: Wave Control: Control your music and video playback and calls with waves of your hand over your phone. No touching required.
Works with your favorite media apps: Spotify, Pandora, Winamp, MX Player, and more.
★One of Lifehacker's Best Android Apps 2012★
★One of PC World's Best Android Apps 2012 (so far)★
link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MarksThinkTank.WaveControl&hl=en
Okay here is another app/launcher sort of like moble accessibility but the devs actually listen to feedback. Hm... what a concept, equal eyes: Description
EqualEyes is an accessibility solution for people with vision problems, because smartphones are for everyone.
* Voice feedback using built-in android text-to-speech engine
* Fully compatible with talkback
* Completely modified, custom built user interface for easier use
* Basic phone functionality (texting, calling, location awareness)
* Advanced apps currently in development featuring: Color Recognition, Remote Assistance, Guided Navigation and Money Recognition
The special user interface enables simple interaction with the touchscreen. Every action on the screen will trigger a vocal feedback making the interaction
even easier. Everything you do also triggers a vibration feedback.
Basic phone features such as calling, texting, accessing the phonebook and call log are already developed. In addition to the UI, we also plan to develop
advanced applications mentioned above.
Additional applications included are: Weather, Reminder, Where am I?, Dictaphone, Humor, Feedback, Light Detector and Calculator, aimed to help you at
everyday tasks.
Our goal: empowering people with vision problems by giving them smartphones they can use, and - most importantly - are comfortable using.
We won't be in beta forever. We want to gain as much feedback from you as possible. All beta users will get additional benefits and a free commercial license.
link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.equaleyes&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
Hi,
Does wave Control work for answering calls? It talks about calls, but not about whether it works to answer calls or not, specifically. That's one of the problems Iam having. I can't figure out how to answer calls consistently. most people have to call me back. I know I have to touch the bottom portion of the screen. I have to tap it twice in the same spot a second apart or so and then slide my finger to the right. Still, I've maybe been able to answer three calls, since getting my Relay. it's frustrating to me and is one of the few things I really do miss about using my Nokia. I had read somewhere in a review before getting the Relay, that it had a motion detection setting which you could turn on so that when you brought the phone to your ear, it would automatically answer a call. I have not been able to figure that out, however. I took it to T Mobile the other day and had them look for me in case I had missed something, but they couldn't figure it out, either.
Anyway, thanks for posting all these accessible applications. I wish Cut The Rope were accessible, lol. I love that game and think it's neat.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
On the relay, you should be able to answer and hang up your calls with the home button and power buttons. That phone is based off of my galaxy S3 so it has a physical home and power buttons. yes you can answer and hang up by the wave of your hand. Oh, the answer call settings are under settings, accessibility and power end to hang up and home to answer settings.
Oh wow!! waving your hand over the phone will answer the call? Beautiful!! i'll have to try that!! I also have some other questions, too. My mom helped me figure out how to go from one page to another on my homescreen recently using the touch screen. My question now is, how do I get to other settings in the settings menu or anything in a list, than what's available on the touch screen? For example: in my settings menu, I have 27 items that I can easily see by arrowing through the list with the keyboard. i can only see six or seven of them by going through them on the screen itself, however. How do I get to all the other items? i'm trying to use the touch screen more often to get more used to it. A friend of mine told me about closing aps the other day. I never knew they didn't close themselves when you exited out of them. He helped me figure out how to close them by holding down the home button. I wish I could get a little help on Skype or something with this phone by someone. Some things I'm figuring out. Some things are still a mystory to me and I'd like to be able to do more than what I'm doing. part of my problem is that this is my first time owning a touch screen device, so I don't know how to do things as efficiently on the touch screen and I want to get to where I can.
Thank you for your help,
Dawnielle
Have you tried the applecation tap tap see you can take a picture of the bar coad on a prodic such as hair spray and if you do not know what it is it will tell you.
Just thought of that applecation I love it.
That sounds like a neat application. Jog Tracker is also cool. My best friend uses it all the time and convinced me to try it. It tells you every minute how far you've gone and the combo box for selecting walking/biking/jogging/running/hiking is accessible. It uses your GPS to track how far you've gone on the map. Once you're done with a route, you have the option of saving the route, discarding it or uploading it to jogtracker.com. You also have the option to pause it, if you're going to be doing more walking later. If you upload it, you can then log in and see all your walks/jogs/whatever over time and how far you've gone. It also tells you how many callories you've burned on the route so you can view that before you save it. There's a paid and a free version. The free one works fine for me, but I might buy the paid one sometime, just for fun.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
to be fare little foot this is an android board but thanks for that app review. To Dawnielle
take two fingers, spread them out and slide up or down when your in the settings or any list this will move you to the next screen. Keep in mind the scrolling of the screen depends on if its in horizontal or vertical view. Congrade to at least trying to use the touch screen more I urge people who have slider phones to at least use your touch screen on a dayly bases.
Hi Starfly,
Thank you for the help with my phone. You're right. Sliding up the screen with two fingers spread and the screen closed, moves the list up. This is the opisit of what I thought would work. I try to use my touch screen lots for the simple reason that my next phone will be a touch screen phone completely probably, so I want to get as used to it now as I can. I've even tried typing on it when in a text or something, but find the placement of the letters to be kind of weird. I'll probably try again at some point to see if I can generate an actual message. Another thing I don't get, with the touch screen, is the text message area, when you first open it. I can't figure out how to navigate it at all in either Landscape or portrait mode. Once I'm in a conversation, by using the keyboard to get into it, I can figure a few things out with the touch screen. If I just look down the screen, it reads all the most recent messages in all the conversations I have, randomly and usually, reads more than one message from two different conversations, as I'm looking down the screen before I even move my finger.
Again, thank you for helping make some of these things less of a mystory to me. I'd like to be able to get to the point where I use my keyboard mainly for typing and the touch screen to do everything else. That's why I wanted the Relay after all, was so I could get use to a touch screen as a concept, and still have a built-in keyboard to type on.
Dawnielle
I could not get the weather app on equal eyes to get my location. It kept showing new york. I have the location services enabled on my phone. any ideas? I do like the equal eyes idea. I'd prefer to use a hoemscreen that is not static. For now I prefer eyes free shell but I'll keep the equal eyes on my phone because I'm interested to see what updates they come up with.
Okay this post is for GS3, note II and relay users, to set a hardware answer and hang up settings go to the phone app on your home screen found on your dock. Tab menu call settings and answer and hang up options. Under here is to check boxes"one is answer by home button and the other is hang up by power key." Cech both boxes and it will be easier to answer your Galaxy device. If you have further questions send me a private note and I will do my best to answer your questions as clearly as possible.
For the news junkies, The ABC news app works in jelly bean with the web scripts turned on. You can read the articles, watch the videos and use all of the app. :)
So for new android users jelly bean is 4.1 to 4.2.2 if you need to ask a cell phone rep to look what android your device has. "settings, about, android version".
This post is for those who have android phone's, google goggles just got an update and about all you can see with talkback is one button unlabeled and the button to take a picture with your camra. However, the Dev of Seeing with sound, informed the eyes free mailing list that all the usual Icons are still there but in a circle. So just giving an update to google goggles.
Hi guys,
I just got an update to Jelly Bean 4.1 last night, yahoo!!! So now comes the fun of trying to use my phone again. So far, I'm finding it a bit easier. I know I double tap on icons, rather than single tap, but other than that, I'm not finding it all that much different. They took my voice away though. I liked the original voice that came with ICS. Oh well, yay for the Galaxy S Relay having Jelly bean!! So, I guess myquestion is, what do I need to know now to better operate my phone?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
Okay, to help with those who have google goggles but updated it to the latest one, go and uninstall it. You can side load it to your device, the older one works stil and just fine. 1. google search it or ask me, I will drop box it and put a link here, two, go to apps, settings, security and check allow unnone sorces. Next download the google goggles APK file and if your phone has one go to the file manager. If it does not install a file manager like "linda file manager". Now go to your download folder or where ever you pased the file and double tap for JB 4.1.1 or if you have jelly bean 4.2 you have single tap back. Now set back, in joy and uncheck unnone sources under security if you do not feel safe having it on.
for jelly bean, you can swipe up, down left or right. you have gesters that will read the top to current of your phone's cursor, also it will read from where your at on your home screen to the bottom of it with out touching the phone. You have some web navagation in chrom and your stock browser as well. If you do not like the gesters you can change some of them under talkback and manage gesters, hope this helps.
Wow, ok, thanks. I will have to check out the swiping, then. Great!! I can now read the subjects of emails, but cannot figure how to get the body of emails to read. I would love, love love, to be able to read my emails on my phone!! It was one of the things I used to use my Nokia for all the time. I've figured out how to read texts though, without using the keyboard with Jelly Bean, which is awesome. They're in rows. The texts messages that I send are on the left and the texts to the right of that, are the ones people have sent me, or maybe it's the other way around. I just double tap on the text conversation I want to respond to and then find the edit box and respond.
Thanks Starfly,
Dawnielle
I can help with the gmail app, one, when you open the gmail app you are greeted with a list of your emails. Sense you have a slide phone you should be able to arrow down through your emails and press enter. Now if your not able to use your arrow keys to read your emails you can swipe up, down left or right to read your messege when the email is opened. Hope that helps you
Dawnielle.
So for news junkies like me :), the CNN app which just got a update works great!. you can read articles, watch videos and even share the articles to FB and twitter. I will do a podcast and upload it some where. Lastly FB just did an update, man oh man, now I really like it. its very easy to read posts and other parts of your FB. Again keep in mind I am running jelly bean 4.1.1 Via GS3. so in 4.0 "ICS" your milage may vary.
Dear friends,
Wow! what a great useful posts ,
its really helping me.
i am using Micromax a116 with JellyBene 4.1.2 i dont know how to upgrade it to 4.2.
i am finding it diffecult to read my smss too.
i am having talkback 3.3 and spiel 3.3 if i am not wrong,
any latest one in that?
regards.
benji
spiel is sorta ruff around the edges I would use the swiping gesters to read your text. Also a swipe and and down in one fluitic motion will change the reading levels for talkback. Hope that helps take care.
hi , thanks for the help,.
but do i get the list of jestures and their actions with speal and with talk back?
I do not use spiel at this time its still beeing polished and not ready for jelly bean prime time. Talkback's gesters are found in a tutorial under talkback settings. Settings, accessibility talkback settings explore by touch tutorial. Hope that helps please do take the totorial so you can get used to talkback's gesters down.
Hi starfly,
Thanks for the suggestions. Gmail and hotmail both have the same problem. Or rather, I have the same issue with both of them. I can read the subject lines, but not the body of messages. Swiping up, down, left and right, does nothing except make the water drop asending and descending noise at me. Enter does get me into my messages, as does double tappping on whatever one I'm on. I can click the click here to download images button, but that does nothing to make the email more readable. I can find reply, forward, delete, etc, and that's it. So, I guess I'm not able to read my email on my phone, which really sucks. I used to use that feature all the time on my nokia and I really miss it.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
You need to turn on in hanst web accessibility under settings, accessibility "in hanst web accessibility". Then you should be able to read your email and gmail.
Hello to all. What is a good gps app for android? Anything like blind square on ios? Blind square told you what you were passing and stuff like that. I'm now running a galaxy s4 with jellybean 4.2.2 and love it. I was not a fan of the lg mach. Plus I had no idea if the thing was going to be updated to jb. So i got the s4.
walky talky, near by explorer its not cheep but very good. Your navagation app on board is good as well. Also around me, look ahead and if I am missing anything my bad. Sense you have JB I would try navagon, a few people on the eyes free list reported that it was accessible under 4.0 so I do not see why its not accessible under JB.
Oh, its out of date but a starting point www.androidaccess.net
I have web accessibility enabled. Have had it enabled since you mentioned it to me several weeks back.
I would then just tkae and slowly explore your screen, how about moving to the text of your screen and doing a swipe and and down quickly to change the way talkback is reading to you.
Hello. I read that look around is not jellybean compatible so i did not buy it. I wished I knew how to write android applications because I'd port blindsquare if i could. I don't plan to purchase navigan because I see no need for it. I heard about this 99 dollar gps app. But come on folks. don't you think 99 dollars is a bit too high? More than anything I'd like something like a mobile geo on android but I guess nothing like that exists at the moment. I'd pay 50 dollars for an app like that. 99 dollars is pushing it. The only way they would convince me is if it was like a moble geo or something.
OK. that app I'm referring to is Nearby Explorer by APH. Has anyone here used it? 99 dollars is awfully steep but if people have had good success with it I'd consider it....
Austin,
I’ve heard of it. I’ve been thinking I’ll download and buy it lately, just to see how it works. The way I see it is it’s only $100. Sure, that might be a bit expensive, but Stand alone GPS units used to be in the thousands for us, or at least, the hundreds of dollars range. So, in my opinion, this is significantly better. That’s the way I see it, anyway. And if if doesn’t work well, well then at least I only spent $100 on an application, not $1000 or better, just to find that it doesn’t work. And you’re right, Look Around does not work with Jelly Bean, from what I’ve read as well.
And starfly, I’d be willing to play around with the screen to see if I can get it to read better. All I hear is the water drop noises when I swipe around in an email. This is the same for the internet. I can’t get it to read at all online. This again, is another problem for me. I want and need, to be able to read things online, too. But maybe I’m not doing something correctly, I don’t know.
Thanks,
Dawnielle
okay, here at work I do remote teaching and help sessions, I can go and see if my boss will let me work with you via skype
Dawnielle
I have APH's near by explorer and its great for telling you what's around, mike Arego has done a podcast on it as well. It uses on board maps and google maps to find near by locations.
OK guys. Well it looks like I'll bite the bullet so to speak and buy aph nearbuy explorer. I don't have to pay for it until next month because google play charges my sprint account for purchases. I really need something like this because I'm on the go a lot and it's important for me to know where i'm at and this seems to be the only viable option for android.
now for more app reviews, a eyes-free member just posted one from google, field trip, this is an app that shows you places around you when your traveling. I personal have not tried it but the person's name is S massy and this is a person who does a android accessible blog.
now for more app reviews, a eyes-free member just posted one from google, field trip, this is an app that shows you places around you when your traveling. I personal have not tried it but the person's name is S massy and this is a person who does a android accessible blog.
That would be good if you could, Starfly, let me know.
Does anyone know of an accessible twitter app for gingerbread? So far I've tried the native twitter app (entirely inaccessible), AndTweet (looked entirely accessible but unable to use it because the developers' website appears to be permanently down) and Plume (inaccessible to the point that there is no speech at all as soon as I click on 'add account'). Any suggestions?
As for apps, this may have been mentioned before but 'My lock utility' is entirely accessible and super handy if you've got a phone that wants you to swipe from a specific place on the screen to unlock it.
Interestingly, I downloaded the most recent version of google goggles yesterday and all the buttons were labeled and it seemed reasonably accessible for the short time I fiddled with it.
well, I will try to help with twitter, tweet caster I would give it a try, I would try it but the android device I only now have runs jelly bean. I no longer have an android phone but that is for another board.
Yea about time they fixed google goggles!!! it was broke for a while.
Now do to the eyes-free list I subscribe to, google music is now fixed!!!. Sise, this was the music app I used the most. Glad to see it fixed, I will be updating it when I get my nexis7 tablit this thirsday.
So here you all go, flexy is in the play store now as a beta but you need to join there google+ group to test it out. It does not work with talkback at this time, its for 4.0 and above and a 50 meg download so beware of your storage on your device if you have a low in android device. I am waiting for my nexis7 to come before testing this app, do test it out and post feedback here.
So for game news on android, archory from L-works has made it to the android platform, go take it for a spend and post here. This thirsday I will take it for a spen when my tablit arives. Also droid flip just got an update, from some of the eyes-free members they are reporting the game got much better then before. Before the game would not register your movements properly.
Now!!!! talkback has a new beta, lets see: New in TalkBack v3.4.0 Beta 1:
Earcons and TTS pitch changes to indicate text formatting
Automatic scrolling of lists during linear navigation
Spells text replacements after speaking them
Moved granularity selection to the local context menu
Gestures previously used for cycling reading granularity can be used to jump to the first or last item on screen
Collapsed speech from some repeated characters
Added option under "Developer settings" for determining how TalkBack should resume from suspend
Stability improvements to the explore by touch tutorial
Bug fixes
link: https://eyes-free.googlecode.com/files/com.google.android.marvin.talkback-v3.4.0_b1_r97.apk
okay, two things to add here, one google music is accessible, second, talkback beta has now moved its granularity to the contextual menu where you find page control and the web controls. Now we have paragraph, line char and word navagation. This does not change untl you change it back to default settings. Also in the google music app you can take 3 fingers and swipe left and right to change tracks.
Hi i am a brand new android user. I just got the Samson Stratisfeerre 2 with Verizon. I was looking at it online and it has a 5MP camera so i hope this will be good for use with google Goggles and other apps that use OCR. Could you let me know what you think of this phone. Also if you have any recommendations for me about apps i should get for accessibility. Its running 4.2 and i installed an update for talkback so i have explore by touch now.
your great with 4.2 but your camra will probly not get the best results when doing text OCR object OCR is fine. Goggles worked fine with my HTC mytouch 4G. However the higher the pixal count in your camra the better results. Try Omobby and report back here please.
Audio Archery by L-Works is available in the Android app store now, and it's a fun game. It's also free, at least it is on iOS so I imagine it's also free on Android.
your right lio :)
is there a site like apple vis that is kept up to date for android? It would be a great resource. I've found android access but that's horribley out dated. Thoughts?
Well i checked and my Samson Stratisfeerre 2 is running 4.1.2 so not quite 4.2 yet. and i am wondering my phone in the phone status says updates available but i dont know how to get the updates that are available.
let me answer how you would get updates its probly your apps that want updating, tap updates wwait for the play store to load then on the top right hand under your notification tray will be a label for updates and then a button that says update all. Swipe to update all and double tap it. Your apps will be updated for you so you do not have to tap update for every single app.
Okay, an update for spiel the other free screen reader for android, I have given it a test run on my nexis7 things it does like one figner swipe up and down to change reading levels for spiel rocks. Spiel does a great job so far reading I just whish in the recent apps it would not say blink then each app name. Talkback ignores the blank lines and reads each app. Also if i am wrong I stand corrected but no way to get spiel to constently read the screen when on a web or news article. I think a few more reading levels to the granulator will make this app work well.
ok thanks for the help.
glad to help
polkast is an app that runs on IOS and android it will let you see your files on your mac or PC. This app will allow you to download files from your pc and mac to view or change if its a document you can even streem. I have got it set up but I am still in the testing fase for this app. Note lose jaws when setting this program up on your computer because it will crash your jaws.
Oh, yes, NVDA is fine for this app while you set it up and log-in.
polkast does work with Jelly bean after you get it set up with your mac or windows computer. Its an excelent program if you need to stream files or move them around or download it to your tablit. I said I would report back and here I am. This app is for IOS as well.
This is for all your android users who are new or old, if you find a bug that is talkback related or wnat to request a new feature here is the link: http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free/issues/entry
I use mobile accessibility created by code factory for my every day android experience. It's an app with a collection of applications like phone, contacts, sms, email, web, apps (which is just a way of starting other apps outside ma.
ah its got a screen read attached to it but not that many gesters as talkback currently has. I have suggested to CF that they add a feature to continuesly read the screen from where your to the end of the screen and more features for the next release. Lets see where they go with moble accessibility and if they actually listen.
Hi,
Sorry to jump back in here with this issue, but I cant figure this out and it's driving me crazy. I've tried to access email in general on a brand new Android tablet at Best Buy Mobile, and the Samsung Galaxy S4, which my best friend recently got and was kind enough to let me play with her email, to see if I could read it, using Talk back. I can't figure it out with any Android device. The body and the subjects of messages just won't read for me. I wish there were a person who lived in Portland who used an Android, who could show me how to do this. People say it works, but I can't figure it out. Now that I've used another phone and a tablet, I know it's nothing to do with my phone. I just can't figure it out. I was considering buying a tablet, so I wouldn't have to lug my laptop to work and back with me every day to access my email. But looks like I'm stuck lugging the laptop for now at least. I've toyed switching back to my Nokia E73 Mode because I can read my email perfectly with that. I can do 200000 more things with my Galaxy S Relay than I ever could with my Mode, but if I can't access my email, that takes the value of the phone down for me. I get a lot of email and am on a few lists. I want to be able to keep up with it on my phone, without lugging my computer around and having to use my phone's wifi hot spot, to access my email on my laptop. I have web accessibility enabled and I enabled the web accessibility on the Tablet and the S4 as well. I tried downloading an email application, don't remember what it was called, but it was supposed to be great for people with screen readers. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with hotmail, and that's the main email account I use. Please, please, please help!!
Thanks,
Dawnielle
I am using aqua mail it works well, no web scripts needed. If you need a podcast on it just let me know I will do one.
also plese join the eyes-free mailing list so if one of us android users are not around, you can send a messege there and I garentee someone will reply.
Tried to join the Eyes Free list a while back, but I'm on the blind phone user list and I didn't know if I wanted that much traffic to my email inbox. I guess I could join with my gmail though, maybe and keep my regular email for my other lists. Thank you Starfly. I'll try that application.
Oh, you can set it to digest mode so it does not clutter you gmail or any email box. You will get it once a day, just keep in mind when you do this its going to be one long email.
Dawnielle, there is no need to apologize for asking your question here, if you do not know or if your not subscribed to the eyes-free mailing list then where do you go for help :). Well here, post on and I or others with an android device will chime in and help. So if you need a podcast on AquaMail just ask I can post a link from my drop box showing how to use it.
Okay now for another simple app review, blind locater uses your wifi or your GPS chip to lcoate where you and will speak the address and name of business. You can do a search for blind locater in the play store. Now for games: Crazy tenis is back but this time on android, lisen for the ball and when its in the middle of your ear phones or speakers tap the screen to hit the ball. There hier the level the faster the ball comes at you. its called: VGZ Smart Tennis. Here is another game: Random hero, your given a quiz before you start your quest to gage how your character fares in battery and wits. Search for it on the play store.
Now available: TalkBack v3.5.0 Beta 1 for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and above
This version of TalkBack is a beta release. Functionality is subject to change. This version may contain bugs. Please provide feedback via the Eyes-Free mailing list or by using the Eyes-Free issue tracker. If you need to return to a stable version, the most recent version compatible with all devices is TalkBack v3.4.0.
Direct link: https://eyes-free.googlecode.com/files/com.google.android.marvin.talkback-v3.5.0_b1_r101.apk
New in TalkBack v3.5.0 Beta 1:
On Android 4.3, labels for unlabeled images can be added, edited, and removed from the local context menu. Labels can be managed within TalkBack settings.
New tutorial lessons for context menus, reading granularities, and text editing
Bug fixes
I wish we could back port this to earlier versions, but we rely on new functionality in Android 4.3 to make the labeling feature possible.
Here's a quick walkthrough on how to add and manage labels.
To add a label:
Navigate to an item that is spoken as "image ## unlabeled" or "button ## unlabeled".
Open the local context menu with the up-then-right gesture, unless you've changed it from the default.
Select "Add label" from the menu, or select "Label control" first if your menu has multiple items.
A dialog will open and display the keyboard. Within the text field in the dialog, type the text you wish to use as the label for the item.
Select the "Ok" button.
Focusing that item again will cause TalkBack to speak your label.
Note: If there is no "Add label" option in the local context menu, the developer of the application has taken an uncommon approach to creating their user interface and you won't be able to provide your own label for that item.
To modify a label:
Navigate to an item that you've previously labeled.
Open the local context menu with the up-then-right gesture, unless you've changed it from the default.
Select "Edit label".
Make changes to the label text within the dialog that appears.
Select the "Ok" button.
You can also edit labels from within TalkBack settings, under "Manage custom labels". Labels are separated by the application containing the item you've labeled.
To remove a label:
Navigate to an item that you've previously labeled.
Open the local context menu with the up-then-right gesture, unless you've changed it from the default.
Select "Remove label".
Confirm the removal by selecting the "Ok" button in the dialog that appears.
Hope this helps.
This is fantastic. This feature will certainly make more aps usable and the one things that has separated iOS from Android in flexibility.
now for a book app that is from a mager player in the book indistry, Barns and Noble's Nook app is now been updated to work fully with talkback, I do not have an account with the Nook service so those who do try it out.
Talking goggles is here, just snap a picture and this app uses the same server that google goggles uses it will speak the image you took a picture of with the google now voice. This is fast if you have gotten a clear picture of the item it was tested on a galaxy S3 and I will test it on a galaxy S2 later on and report back.
here it is, this is for those who want an afordable easy to use home screen designed for the blind and visually impaired: equal eyes:
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
EqualEyes Accessibility 50%Off - screenshot
Description
EqualEyes is an intuitive, accessible and affordable suite of mini-applications that work seamlessly together and sit within a stunning interface.
Ideal for people with visual, cognitive and fine motor skill impairments, experiencing the natural signs of aging or who are new to digital technology.
Key Features
*Customisable Interface for different themes & colours
*Big buttons & simple icons
*Voice & tactile feedback
*Talkback compatible
*Works as a launcher or an app
*Advertisement free
Core Functionality
*Phone Calls, SMS, Phonebook, Call log, Status, Settings
*Everyday Tasks
Dictaphone, Weather, Clock, Jokes, Calculator, Reminder
EqualEyes FeelSafe Features
*Where am I?
Quickly lets you know your location when you're out and about.
*Light Detector
Tells you whether you are in a light or dark place.
*InfoBox
Provides quick access to information, shortcuts to apps and the tutorial system.
*Accessibility apps
App hub with a list of accessible third party apps
*Text recognition
The text recognition app based upon the Tesseract-OCR engine.
Feedback
Please let us know what you think about EqualEyes. you'll be helping us make EqualEyes even better. Drop us an email at contact@equaleyes.com or use our built-in feedback application.
A detailed user manual for Equal Eyes ( outdated ) is available for free at :
http://www.equaleyes.com/instructions/equaleyes.pdf
http://www.equaleyes.com/instructions/equaleyes.docgoogle play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.equaleyes&hl=en
Oh, talking goggles works fine with a galaxy S2 for those who want to give andorid a try but do not want to brake the bank or deal with android 4.0 iCS.
Okay this is more then just an app review, infact, its not a link for apps, its what I hear people ask for from android that IOS currently has in the form of applevis. "android accessible blog" link: http://accessibleandroid.wordpress.com/
Anna from that android show is the developer of this blog and maintains it as well. Go have a read, you just might be tempted to try a nexis7 second generation.
just speak: Here is an app in beta that just came out, its not designed just for blind users, it was designed for those who have problems with there hands. If you just want to talk to your device and have it tap on the screen, open apps, open the notification tray and quick settings. :). Its found in the play store by the name "just speak." Now a podcast to go with it from yours truly link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10145896/just%20speak%20it%20podcast.mp3
hi!
My terribly outdated, but beloved, Motorola Flipout, running Android 2.1, has kicked the bucket in a BIG way! So now I am getting an HTC Desire C runnin ICS. Would love any pointers on using ICS, and am hoping to be able to get it up and running as quickly as possible. Any assistance/pointers/things to avoid would be greatly appreciated.
Kate
ICS you need the latest talkback from the play store so update it when you get your phone, next, you need the eyes-free keyboard so you can have the vertual d-pad to move around where explore by touch does not read. Lastly, the eyes-free shell is a ome screen that is quite accessible will let you read out battery status, time and etc. Do to the web scripts included in ICS, fox news, FB skype and ETC will be accessible. NOt 4.1 and hier of android will give you better accessibility because of swipe gesers sorta like the Iphone and 4.3 adds graphic labeling, better web script handling seeings now its built in to the system and better editing when in edit fields.
Kate I can tell you your device has a jelly bean rom of 4.2.2 if your feeling brave and want to upgrade it via the custom rom community. Its a HTC device so rooting and changing a rom is a little harder then my sasmung device, a pare of eyes will be needed for such a task. "Thanks HTC" (:
I for got about a alsome launcher for those who are just dipping there toes into android or leaving gengerbred beind, this app is simple, straight forward and have a review on the last "that android show.".
Starfly, my phone has arrived! I've been using Mobile Accessibility, which makes the basic functions of my phone accessible... but what is this Eyes Free? Is there two separate aps? Eyes free shee or EyesFree Keyboard? pLease enlighten me!
Kate
PS: I seem to be having problems answering calls. Any advice?
Hi,
May I know if any of you guys has attempted to root your android device before? I am currently using A Samsung Galaxy Note II and I may want to root it in the future. If any of you have rooted your device or know how to do so, could you please tell me how it can be done?
Thanks a lot.
Okay, "eyes-free keyboard" is for android 2.2 and upto 4.0" Its a keyboard that allows for web navagation by a vertual d-pad. It will let you read by sentence, char and its been a while if it can do more I for got. The eyes-free shell is a older home screen that talks, it has the time, singal status battery status and allows for multiple pages of apps. It will let you create short cuts for your fave apps as well.
let me make it clear here, the eyes free keyboard is useless in 4.1 and above, so if any of you have a 4.1 phone do not install the eyes-free keyboard.
Now for rooting a samsung galaxy device, 1. go fine a dev called chain fire, he has a easy way to root your galaxy devices. When you have rooted your device, your going to need a custom recovery like "clock work mod", google searching will find one for you.
3. Now rom tool box pro or rom premium will do the easy work for you,, these apps will install the custom recovery, rom and the goole apps or Gapps for your device. When clock work mod install your rom and gapps your good to go the rom is installed.
2.
pre rec, 1. tell your app of choice like rom tool box pro or rom preium manager to whipe system and default cash along with delvic cash. This does a clean install of the rom making sure you do not get boot arrors. When this is all done your set, rom should be up and running. Things to note when runnning cyanagen mods after 4.2.2, 1. for what ever reason the devs have included the wrong talkback and when turning on accessibility at the start screen talkback crashes so sighted help is needed to get past the set-up screen until the cm team fixes this issue. 2. you need to replace the talkback with the latest beta, ask me later I will give it to you via drop box link. When this is done your good to go and you wil be rocking 4.3 android.
klyph for facebook is a simple clean interface that is an alturnitive to facebook. I do not take credit for this app beeing discovered, one of the eyes-free mailing list users suggested this app. klyph for facebook link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abewy.klyph_beta&hl=en
Hi Starfly,
Thanks a lot for your instructions. However, I attempted to do it myself after reading up on it early today but I apparently did not do my research properly.
After rooting, I face problems like the phone not being able to detect my Sim card and carrier and the phone keeps turning itself off. The only way to turn the phone back on again was to remove the battery and re-insert it again and then turn the phone on again. Seeing these problems, I downloaded the stock rom and flashed it. However, after flashing it, my phone couldn't start up. I read on XDA that this is quite common and I need to boot into recovery mode and clear cache and clear data. I have not done it yet as I couldn't get sighted help but I'll do it as soon as I can get help with it. Have you experienced this problems before when rooting?
Anyways, thank you very much for your instructions. I'll be sure to follow them when I next root my phone again after fixing the current problems.
Also, any advise that anybody can provide me will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
yes, if you do not clear the system cash, delvic cash defualt cash you will get arrors. I have had my phone where it would not boot and get stuck in a boot loop. As far as the sim card not beeing detected never had that issue. The Micro SD card, well the cm team puts it as your zero card, so your phone sees it as a secondary storage from what I can tell. The on board file manager does not see the external SD card so use a file manager like linda discover or android file manager. PS, make sure you have the correct rom for your phone, if not it will brick or do ill things to your phone.
Note to IOS users who are reading this board, some of us root our android devices because we want full control of the device such as over clocking. Just giving a heads up if this topic brings a ill taste of android to your mouths.
Hi Starfly, thanks for your help. I've managed to return my phone to stock ROM this morning and it's working fine now. However, I won't attempt to root it immediately now. I'll wait a little while more for Samsung to released the Android 4.3 update first. After that, I may root it again. Thanks for your help and I'll keep your instructions in mind when I next root my phone.
Also, I'd like to say that I do agree with Starfly on the previous post. In Android, you have more freedom to customize and change your phone through rooting. If it's successful, you get quite a number of improvements that can be done to your phone. You can choose not to root as well and stick with stock rom. The choice is yours and this does not, in any ways, show that Android is not a good OS just because someone faces problems from rooting and it is not related to how accessible android is for the blind.
Thanks.
I want to add here, "eyes-free list" is the apple this sight for android information, there is a lot of users and it can be helpful to join the mailing list. Lastly, I will quote a user named Drew Amocroee, on the list "its impossible" to brick your device to the point it can not be brought back to stock rom. I have temporarlly bricked my device but its been resorected several times now runs 4.3. So I am putting this out there to clear some more mis conseptions of android. many people have not touched android but I find its odd they have a expert appinion on its accessibility!. Hmm... Kettle calling the pot black here!.
I was google searching some resources for more accessible android apps and fore newbies who just have come into android. here is another: http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140303
So an app or home screen update review: "equal eyes" Note: I, Hily, suggest a newbie to try this app. It simplifies, checking signal status, battery status wyfi status. This home screen comes with apps built in sorta like moble accessibility but the dev actually listens to feedback. Okay, I digress when it comes to CF, you get a light detector, accessible calculator, the ability to add shortcuts to the home screen unlike moble accessibility and a recording app so much more. So go, check it out, there is a paid version but all the work that these devs have done its worth it. When I can I will probly pay for it come tax refun time, I do not mind buy a dev a broo or two if he or she put their time and honest to gosh effort into making an accessible app or home screen.
So its time again for a very useful app: shortcut maker, this app came from Access Anna "one of the host that android show.", shortcut maker will allow you to make shortcuts to your home screen. I currently have accessibility on my dock which is find in settings about 3 pages down.
on my galaxy s4 active, i use an app called zedge, which has wallpapers ringtones and notifications you can get for free. i am goiong to try out that k9 app now as i have a lot of trouble with the mail clients that came on my phone. does anyone know of a good color identification app for the android?
yes, color detecter
Color-ID works too and I find that it's easier to use compared to Color Detector. Not too sure about accuracy though. Hope this helps.
How about a better messaging app than the stock, which sucks, oh and does anyone know hwere to get a custom rom for lg g2?
Thanks.
Go Sms, I would not root that device, I have it and I can tell you that you can turn talkback on and off via the home button. Nothing wrong with the G2, its getting 4.4 soon. If you do not like an app, go to settings, application manager, find the app you want to freeze and open it, find diable app and double or single tap it. If you need any help with the G2 I can help you.
its disable app sorry, should have check my writing.
I now will add live journal, its quite accessible, you can post, edit your text before you send it and its straight forward. If you have 4.3 and above you can label the unlabeled buttons.
I wil now add some help for LG G2 users, first off go to menu on your home screen, double or single tap the screen, tap system settings and then tap swipe away. There is a checkbox, uncheck it the multy window view that comes up with a 3 finger swipe left will not appear ever again. This will now allow you to use firefox successfully when navigating the web. Also it will not get in the way of your home screens when you some how do a three finger swipe and the apps get saved to the multy window screen.
Okay, time to put a recording app up for all to try out, I do not take credit for finding this app, a eyes-free member is the one who found it. ASR recorder: google play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nll.asr&hl=en
Record sound directly to MP3 file on your device. FREE and without any limitations on the recording time! ASR - MP3 Sound Recorder
Now to add a main streem tv app here, "The CW app" works well but you need to side load the flash player before using this app. So how do you do this? 1. go either google search the flash player for android or come find me here. 2. It must either be downloaded on to your device or transferred via windows explorer to your SD card. 3. a lot of popular manufactures put a file manager in the rom on your phone called file manager or Samsung devices my files. Note: Nexis devices can used a file manager on the google play store to access your downloaded files or see your devices content. 5. Now open your file manager, find the flash "APK" and double or single tap it so you can open it.
now to finish this up: 6. a dialog will pop up saying "unnone file has been detected and blocked because its from a unnone source." there will be two buttons security settings and cancel. you want security settings so go ahead and open it, fine unnone sources and check it.
Now, tap back until you get to your file manager and then double or single tap the flash player app and then tap install. Your now ready to watch any flash based app on your tablit or phone.
Good morning, I was browsing the play store and ran across evernote, so I downloaded it, its free so I said what the heck. Well here are my first impressions of the app. Very useful if you have an apple device, android useful but you will have to poke and prod around to figure out which unlabeled buttons do a certain task not hard but annoying. If you have 4.3 I suggest you label the buttons before you start using the app. I could type, read back what I typed via the virtual keyboard and even change granularity so I could read by char, line and etc. At last, I had to uninstall this app because the unlabeled buttons got very annoying and sometimes I could not figure out what each button's task was able to do after pressing the button.
You know, something interesting I have wondered:
Talkback being open source, I wonder if they can do a labeling scheme something like WebVisum where the labels can be stored in a public repository so users can get to them? Even Apple now lets you label icons once you figure out what they do, so I imagine any open source alternative would let you, except with them there may be a way to connect up to a repository that would heartbeat now and again to get users the latest labels.
The difficult part comes into play when the identifier scheme for a label changes, I have seen this on iOS where a button could be labeled once but later that label disappeared. My opinion without having the source was, that the method used to associate labels relies on a scheme - any method has to - and that scheme changed within a particular application. Especially one that was transcoded. I'm guessing Android not having rules against transcoding could have a transcoded app supported by Windows Phone first (being this is from Microsoft) and transcoded to Android. Again, Apple officially doesn't like this, but Android has no such rule.
Transcoding has challenges when it comes to supporting native APIs like accessibility.
Anyway Starfly you may want to take this stuff up with your people on the Android Developers' Forums. They'll know what parts are relevant and what aren't: I'm admittedly shooting from the hip here, so .
the idea you brought up has been floated many times around the eyes-free list so far we have the ability to label buttons in 4.3. Sense I chose a device purposely running 4.2.2 out of the box, I know labeling buttons was out of the question. However, as soon as kitcat drops I will get it sometime this year. Its LG's flag ship phone so probly sooner then later. I will be fare and install it on my nexis7 label buttons then give it a try on 4.3 jelly bean.
Hi guys,
Android 4.4 came out. Any rumours or facts about what accessibility features are improved?
So far I have red that web views will be handled now in chrom, that means better web view support. I am currently sitting here with my nexis7 waiting for the update!. When I get it, I will report back with a podcast under the KitCat board.
Great to hear that Google is still continuing to improve Android accessibility. Thanks.
do you know how to get rid of those damn q slid things on the g2? they are crap, lol.
yes, along the top of your notification tray is a widget that says turn off Q slide. Just double tap it and you wil never see it again. Also did you turn off "slide aside?" Its a on off switch under the option under settings call "slide a side." When you uncheck the box you will never see the slide aside window.
So here is a alturnitive app for any one who wants a clean facebook interface, "friendcaster", I like this app because going along the top you have status, newsfeed, check in and more. This part of friendcast is in a simple interface that looks like a list. When you tap newsfeed Your timeline where you friends post is in a list that goes down your screen. I suggest this app for FB if you want a cluttered free FB interface.
Its that time again, a app review that will be in the works but this time its not just an app, its a keyboard that has been out of our reach until now!!. Swipe from dragon newans has now made their swipe keyboard accessible to us. So far its voice dictation I have tried on my wife kicks the stuffings out of googles stock android keyboard. Its responsive, feels snappy when typing and plenty of vibration feedback. Go take the trial for a spin, I did and now newans has a cold one they can pop on my behalf because I bought the keyboard.
now for another app review brought to you via the dev not me but another person:
Jonathan Chacón
Nov 1
Hello everybody,
My apologies for the off topic.
There is a new accessible app for Android in the Play store. It is Smart twitter.
This Twitter client can use environmental information to adapt the interface for a better user experience.
You can find it following this link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.technosite.twitter
It is the first version and, probably, there are some bugs. We need feedback to improve it.
Please, try it and post a review.
Regards
Jonathan Chacón Barbero
So I am not sure if this is posted here but an app that I find useful is talking goggles, it does image recognition using googles goggle's servers. It takes a picture and send it out and then speak the results when google kicks the results back to talking goggles. Its $.99 well wurth the price.
Now for another note taking app I use quite often: wordpad:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=blackcarbon.wordpad...ý
Rating: 4 - ý98 votes - ýFreeA quick and easy to use text editor with minimal interface. A minimal interface gives you more space to view and edit your documents. Great for taking notes
Okay giving android users a heds up, "CamFind" will be coming to android in the following months. The actual date is unnone but we will be getting it. I can not wait to see how this fares with my LG G2. As soon as its releste I will post a review on CamFind. It works well for IOS when I had the Iphone5.
coming soon!! to an android near you: cam find "
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Outside of TapTapSee this is the other app that android is sorely missing.
so android users its your turn to add to this board, do post apps you find accessible.
Hi all,
I'm not to sure if anyone have ask this before and sorry if this question has already been answered in this board. Can someone suggest a good eBook/Document reader to me? I have download several from the play store, I tried cool reader, adobe reader, FBReader and one or two more others. I could open the books with those but couldn't read the text in the book itself. So anybody knows of a accessible eBook/Document reader that can read documents and eBooks? Thanks.
pdf to text speach
Thanks for the suggestion.
no problem glad to help.
Its finally here!!!, its finally here!!, kindle from amazon is accessible so we now can read books from the kindle book store on your android devices with out bying a kindle fire HDX. I will have a play with this app later and report back on its accessibility.
Now As promised a review of the kindle app personal feelings a side I like !! it. When you go to sign-in your dropped into a web view, for JB users you wil explore the screen to where it says email, double tap and inter your email useds for amazon sign-in. The same goes for entering your password into the sign-in screen. KitCat users, your going to be dropped into a chrom web view, here you can swipe or explore but you again must enter your email and password to sign in. Now when your sign-in to the amazon app it has starting from the top, on device, books, collections, docs, news store, kindle store, about, settings and info. Now, here is how you put a book on your kindle app using your choice of a browser.
tap kindle store, if you have not chose your browser of choice as the default browser you will get the standered android system where you can choose a browser. Pick one and then either tap use once or use allways. After this is done you will be handed off to the browser, where you need to sign-in to the kindle book store. So assuming your signed-in you are dropped into amazons kindle books store where you can sort by price, category and search the store. So assuming you have pick a book you want to read, you will check out, by the book and it will be sent to your device wirelessly.
Now , some tips for talkback users so you can read by word, char, paragraph line and page. I would shrink the font sise to 1, narrow the margins and your good to go when you want to read word by word and etc. Just to let new talkback users know, the page gesters for talkback users works in this app, when you turn a page manually it makes a sound. To read the book with out touching the device just double tap on your screen and to stop reading just tap the screen once.
Starfly, as i'm not in the supported countries for Nook, any success with Nook? Also, what you think of the BLIO App?
the knok app is quite accessible. you can read continuous read and change to characters, sentence, paragraph,and change pages. posting via nexus5 :-kitcat.
Hi all,
Merry/happy Christmas to all and I'm sorry if this is not the right board to post this but I wasn't sure where else to post about this.
I know Android users would face this issue so I was wondering if it could be resolved by Google. I am talking about unlabelled buttons in Android. I mean, in Android 4.3, we can now give those unlabelled buttons a label. In this case, couldn't Google improve Talkback such as by adding a database of labels in such a way that all those unlabelled buttons would be labelled? Part of this problem is with the third-party programmers who developed the apps that we used but Google provided the SDK so wouldn't Google be able to give each and every buttons a general label? I do understand that programmers could come out with their own buttons and not stick to the ones offered by Google but even then, this unlabelled button issue may be much improved in my opinion. Also, Google could come up with a guideline or rule that every button should be labeled by the programmers who write the apps.
However, I must say that this issue has been somewhat resolved as more and more apps have lesser or no longer have unlabelled buttons. I know some apps like Skype and Facebook no longer have this issue and that they are fully accessible to us now but there are many apps out there that still has unlabelled buttons and strangely, some of this apps are from Google itself. I feel that with this unlabelled button issue fully resolved or at least kept down to a minimum, Android accessibility would be greatly improved.
Once again, sorry if this is the wrong board to post about this issue and I'm just posting what I think, feel and understand about this to the best of my knowledge. I may be wrong about certain things that I've mentioned above. I just want to see if anybody knows if Google could actually do anything about this, understand better about how this issue actually happens and if this issue can be fixed. Thanks and any knowledge that you guys can shared about this is appreciated.
I am not sure if unlabeled buttons will be fixed any time soon. However, you can give feedback to the developer of the app you want some buttons labeled.
Thanks for the advice. I do know that I could feedback to the developer of the apps themselves. However, I was thinking more of a universal fix for the majority if not all the apps in Android. Thanks anyway.
that is not happening, even IOS has unlabeled buttons in some apps. Its great we can label buttons for such instentss.
That's true.
I have heard many reviews that fire fox is accessible. However, I tried to download it onto my Galaxy S Relay recently and got no where. It simply wouldn't download the application. I guess the first question I have is if I was downloading the correct appplication? I tried to download the first one in the playstore. It says, "Fire fox by Mazilla." I figured it would be out of beta mode by now. Every time I tried to download it, it just sat there and did nothing. My phone also has had some issues doing updates to gmail and such, recently. Any idea why?
Also, I don't like at all how Google has chosen to reorganize the Playstore, as of late. I used to be able to press in the bottom lefthand corner and find a menu, which had my wishlist, my apps, etc. Now, there are only two options in that menu. Settings and help, or something like that. I liked being able to view my apps from that place and update them. Oh well, I guess it's the way of the future,blah.
Take Care and happy new year all,
Dawnielle
I'm not sure how to help you about Firefox but the things like my wishlist and my apps are now in the home of the play store. At least, I think it is the home of the play store. talkback should read something like "navigate up" or "Navigate home". In Android 4.3, talkback read it as "open application drawer". It's the first item in the play store; the item before the search edit box. Select that and it should show you the options like my apps and my wishlist that were previously found when you press the menu button [the capacitive button to the left of the home button, the bottom left one]. Well, I hope this helps. Oh, you could also try to get the .APK file for Firefox and install from that instead; that may work?
Anyway, I hope this helps you.
-Hongsen
you could run the beta firefox on the play store which is stable for every day use.
Thanks for your help, I found the wishlist and such again. I would never have thought of tapping the navigate up place in a billion years. I never knew what that was. I never would even have thought it was a menu. I'll try downloading the beta. Is the beta better or the non-beta version?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
No problem. Glad to help.
the beta gets firefox's teams updates faster then firefox on the play store. So I am clear here, "beta" means ready for prime time but bugs could be abound.
spell stack is out for IOS and android, its the same developer who develops stim stumper, its a word game with a twist. Its currently now on the IOS app store and google play.
Did they ever put Stem Stumper on Android? I hope so. I enjoyed that game when I did play it.
sure did and just over hauled it for jelly bean and kitcat.
Thanks, starfly, that makes sense about firefox. I do wish Aurifi were accessible on Android. My boyfriend has that game on his IPhone and I've spent quite a while playing it, recently. I evemailed the developer and asked them if they'd make it accessible for us, but I've never heard back. Their site is copyrighted 2010, so I don't even know that they update it anymore. Anyone know of a game like it on Android? Honestly, it's the only reason I am currently semi-using his Ipad, lol.
We played around with Google Hangouts tonight and my version of that application works so much better than it does on his Iphone. His has a mass of unlabled buttons when you make a call, etc. Talkback reads flawlessly. He's going to get an Android phone soon, but is debating between the Galaxy S4 and the Note3. He'd like the Nexus 5, but neither of us like the fact that you can't put internal memory in it. I myself have thought of switching from my Relay recently to a newer phone, since mine is running 4.1 and I don't know how to put a custom rom in it. I also feel much better about using a touch screen only phone. The Relay has been a wonderful stepping stome for me. I don't know that Samsung will give it anymore updates, either. Still, it does what I need it to do. I just miss my single tap option, which would be available in 4.2 and later. I loved that about Ice Cream Sandwich. I like smaller phones, rather than huge ones, as well. I've thought of trying the LG F3, as I really like the size of that screen, but that ships with 4.1 as well. Anyone have a good description of what the major differences are between 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3? I know KitKat is still being explored as to what the accessibility differences are for us. I know some things like in 4.3 you can label buttons, and in 4.2 they brought back the single tap option, but are their any others? Any real advantage to me getting a newer phone right now, in your opinion or would it be better to stick where I am until something else comes along?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
well some time soon, i should be back with Android. but first i have to cell this dam i phone, the phone i am going to get is the nexus 5.
I would run directly to the nexus5 because its got Kitcat, will get updates before any other skinned devices like the note III and if you have drop box you can just place your music in dropbox and streem it. Also, 32 gigs should be fine for any storage you have Dawnielle
. I have a 32 gig nexus5 and my storage is still above 20 gigs even with the 4.4.2 upgrade that was just released for kitcat. Now let me explain the diffrent jelly bean advances, 4.1, swiping, turning talkback on with two fingers at the set-up screen and braille support. Jelly Bean 4.2, the ability to turn off talkback and turn it back on when your on the lock screen, web scripts got better in 4.2. Jelly bean 4.3, the ability to label buttons, better cut, copy and paste support and again web scripts in proved. Kitcat 4.4 and 4.4.2, Web scripts are handled by chrom, Kitcat runs on low powered phones better then any other android and I for got to add when your in the dailer and you dial a business google will search for the name of it with in its data base. If I would someone looking for a phone, it would either be the nexus5, galaxy note III, samsung galaxy S5 when it comes out or any of the google addition phones on google play.
Oh, I for got the global and local context menus in 4.1 through 4.4 kitcat.
Hi,
How do you enable and/or disable talkback from the lock screen? How do you cut and paste and use the global and local context menus?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
do a swipe down and to the right gester, wait for a sound to be announced and talkback will start announcing directions "to navigate in a circle explore to the Icon you want and lift.". Now explore to the top left of your circle where suspend talkback will be announced, lift your finger and you will be promped to either double tap okay for suspend or cancel to get out of the dialog. Oh, there will be a checkbox you can check so you do not have to hear the suspend dialog everytime you invoke the suspend action. To turn talkback on just lock and unlock your device that is it. now for cut, copy and paste
Okay now to cut copy and paste, one find the text your want copied or cut, two, do a up and barely to the left gester really quickly, the same sound will be heard just like when you do the global gester to turn off talkback, explore to the curser menu and lift. Now you can either explore to select all or selection mode, pick one of those options and lift. If you pick selection mode, you can swipe to the left or right to select text. Then again do the up and to the right gester quickly "local context menu" and select cursur menu. Lift and then you will be given cut, copy pick the option you want. Now go find a fiel you want to paste it in and then with the local context cursur menu explore to paste and lift your finger. You just selected text, moved around and pasted it. Its easier then it sounds with practice.
stupid question but when I go to google play (assuming that's where all the apps are?) I can't figure out how to use it. I type in a queary and hit search but it never leaves the edit box. I've explord the screen but find nothing.
Tips?
Also wondering if android has any color recognition aps.
THX
Wow, Starfly, thank you very much!! I'll have to try all that out on my BFs' phone. He decided to go with T Mobile and got the Galaxy S 4 a couple of days ago. I also recently heard that at the commission here in Oregon, they have started teaching Android stuff. I'm wondering if I could go to the commission for help with Android. There are many things I figured out on my own when I got my Relay and no one at the commission knew anything about Android devices a year ago. It would be interesting to go there and see what they know. I've tried to join the Eye's free list, to no avale.
Now, Meow, I'm not sure about your color recognition question. I believe there are some, but the names of them are further back on this board. I could be wrong on that. And,to your Google Play question, I don't know, either. You need to go to the Google play store. There are play books, Play magazines, all kinds of things, but what you want for applications is the play store. It sounds like you're doing everything correctly to me. You want a button which says, "Search Google Play."
Now for one more question I have. Are there any ways at all to copy ringtones which i like from my phone, to my computer or another device? I really like several ringtones which came on my phone and whenever I get a new one, I'd like to keep them and have them for choices. I thought of simply trying to record them with Goldwave, but when I plugged headphones into my phone yesterday and listened to ringtones, they did not come through the headset. I was quite disappointed.
Thank you so much for all your help!!
Dawnielle
yes as long as there in your ring tone folder you can copy them. Yes there is two color identification apps one is free and there other is about 2 dollars. Just search for color Idinification on the play store. Yes, any help would be great so you can get the hang of the angle gesters. I offer a service but it is 50 dollars a month for phone support its after 5 p.m eastern time to 9 p.m.
Sweet, thanks, Starfly. I'll see what is available here first and if they don't know any more than I do, I will definitely take you up on your offer. The ringtones are in my ringtones folder, they seem to be under media storage on the phone itself. I can't access them on my computer though, grr!! I go into ringtones and there's nothing there, save for a hangouts ringtone.
Thanks,
Dawnielle
Hey is there a good ring tones app i have zech that does not work on my tap 3
I'll have to see if I can find a good ringtones application for you. I haven't been all that successful when using Zedge, myself.
I installed DroidFlip on my phone last night. I love it, but I find it maddening to play. I can't seem to get down just exactly how hard you're supposed to swing the device. The highest I've gotten, is six. Not too great, considering that I'm quite awesome at Bop-it and own three of them. I guess I could maybe try emailing the developers and asking them to make it so you can have swings sitll count, if they're a little harder or something.
I also, think I have found my phone which calls to me and says, "Pick me!!" It's the upcoming Xperia Z1 Compact from Sony. The only thing I am not happy with is it runs 4.3, not Kit Kat out of the box. However, would I still be fine with that, or should I just go with a Nexus? I like the fact that it's water and dustproof and has an SD slot. Plus, it's smaller, and is really fast. Sony has promised an upgrade to Kit kat in the first few weeks after its launch and I am elated to know that I can get the phone in a lime color, which I just might have to do!! I have a bright orange Sony laptop, and it would fit right in. What do you all think?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
as long as sony has promised a upgrade, not broken the core apps, phone, texting, calculator, contacts and the home screen that would be great. If any of these have been broken then it would be a no go for me. I would just run directly to the nexus5 and not look back. Again, the cool thing about android is you have choice and not everyone is going to want a nexus5.
okay can you set this Sony phone up by yourself out of the box just like Samsung and nexus devices. All google play devices? Keep this in mind as well, if not again it would be no go for me.
I'm not sure about your questions, Starfly. I never thoughtabout applications being broken. Sony is releasing a bigger phone with the same specs as the one I want, to T mobile in a few days. I'll check it out on Friday and let you know what I find. as to applications, I've never been able to figure out the calendar anyway and I never use the calculater on my phone, anyway. I used it all the time on my Nokia. I don't know. I guess I have just never thought to look at it and so use the calculater on my computer. Alternatively, I simply ask Google what math problems are, if I can't figure them out. I've tried to figure out the calendar, but have never gotten anywhere, so have given up and currently, I haven't had much of a need for a calendar anyway. My best friends' husband has a Sony phone. Maybe I could try his phone out soon and see what I think. I also plan to test the one at T Mobile soon. I may end up going with that phone, but I really do want the smaller one. It's a smaller phone, with all the specs of a bigger one. Sony's vission was to break the misconception that small phones are missing a lot of things. Here's a link for you to check it out, if you'd like to read an article on it.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z1-compact/specifications/?utm_source=sactive&utm_medium=blogs&utm_campaign=xperiaz1compact
Thank you for your thoughts on all of this. I am really interested in your opinion. As for setting it up myself, I don't know on that, either. Again, I will look at the T mobile one and see what I find.
Thanks,
Dawnielle
I am a stickler for accessible apps, android phones that will not let you set-up them out of the box, stay far away from those phones. Lastly, there is no reason to have an android phone that you can not turn off talkback and turn it on. Keep in mind stick with 4.3 or kitcat no lower.
I will go to T Mobile and check out the Sony phone and see what I think on Wednesday. And, in my case anyway, just because I can't figure out an application, doesn't mean said application is inaccessible. For me, I can't figure out the calendar app on my phone and I've never thought of using the calculater. However, it does not mean that I could not use them, if I got someone to help me with more gestures and such. That's why I wanna go to the commission and see if I can learn anything I don't know already with Talkback. I will definitely stick with 4.3, no lower.
Thank you,
Dawnielle
okay!!!, its time for a app review, cam find first spotted and used on iphone is now here,!!!. It recognized my tv, the color of my cat and more. Here is a podcast for you all who want to hear it!!. link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5u2mhqjcri74lg/camfind%20podcast.ogg
It puts google goggles in the trash can, read what it was able to see with my nexus5 camra in my prier post and podcast.
here is a link for a mp3 podcast
CamFind isn't working on my Nexus 7, 2013 model. Double tapping the shudder button does nothing. The camera does work (I tested it with other apps). Through the Eyes-Free list, I've realized I'm not the only one having this problem, and the others who are having it also have the Nexus 7 tablet.
I've installed but it crashes everytime I started it. I've tried to launch camfind several times and I was only successful only once but even then, it oly read the description before telling me "camfind has crashed".
yes brook but realize that the camera on your nexus7 2013 and 2012 will not be that great at all. Its a 5 mp camera and results are hit and miss. If its crashing honson, see if your security app is conflicting with it. mobile 360 has an issue with cam fine, ruey fortes who develops equal eyes just post the mobile 360 and cam find issue on the eyes-free list. I can not test it on a nexus7 because I gave my 2012 and do not have a 2013 nexus7. I have a nexs5 which has a 8 mp camera and a HTC1 that has a 13 mp camera.
Are there any downloadable keypad applications for keypads on phones? Just for fun, I tried out the new sony phone from T Mobile yesterday and the day before. I loved it. I liked it much better than Samsung phones. It didn't have as many bloatware applications and the enterphase was easy to use. The processor was like a dream and I loved the waterproofness of it. The internet read awesomely. However, the problem came when I tried to dial anything while I was on a call. With Talkback activated, buttons depressed and would not release for some time. This would not work on automated systems. I'd still like to get the Mini version of the phone, if I could figure out the phone keypad issue. Reading and replying to texts, worked well. Everything else I tested, worked wonderfully. Answering calls would take some getting used to, because they're answered with a two-finger swipe to the right somewhere near the bottom of the screen.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
yes there are dialer substitutes but for in call no not at this time. DW contacts has a dialer, call log and away to brake down your call log via missed, all, out going and incoming. Sounds like a great phone but the last to issues you mintion are a no go in my book. I guess after having a rooted s3, now a nexus5 soon to have my HTC1 running google stock sense free 4.4.2 I wil no longer except replacing core aps as exceptible.
oops I ment to say HTC1 running stock pure Kitcat no sense on board.
I realize that, Starfly; I didn't expect to get great results with it; but it's strange to me that the shudder button isn't even engaging the camera.
I would give feedback via the play store or email cam fine about this issue. Like I said, I can not test this because my nexus device is a nexus5 and it works beautifully.
Starfly, thanks for your advice.
no problem glad to help, now for my feedback on the new soney phone. This phone does have an accessible dialer, everything can be red via talkback including the home screen. Its got a excellent 21 mp camera for OCR and cam fine. The only thing I have not got to test was its browser and the in call screen. When its time for my jump I just may get this phone for testing purposes seeings how I have a nexis5 as my main driver for every day use. dawnielle this phone so far looks quite promising and if I get the chance to play with it more I will report back. lastly what I really like about it, its got a stock android feel to it even down to the back, home and recents buttons. There all soft keys and this phone runs jelly bean 4.3 right out of the gate. Acording to Dawnielle its getting kitcat very soon.
now for a app review: atrium, its a facebook app that is clutter free, quite accessible and light on your device resources. Now, I have not tested this under 4.3 but when I turn on my htc1 I will give it a spend for jelly bean users. Some times in the fb app talkback tends to skip past some text in people's post but here its clutter free talkback reads beautifully. Now with all app reviews must come the down side of this app. There are some unlabeled buttons that can be labled but when you do it seems like is one huge lable in the news feed. Tis allows you to post your status quickly from the news feed. Outside of that I so far have not found anything I do not like about this app.
I have emailed the devs of atrium and he will be working on accessibility in the next app. He is thinking about writing a accessible FB app for android.
also, after using this app, there is a drop down list that allows you to move to notifications, news, and any part of FB accessibility quickly. Talkback reads this list very well, another plus for this app.
Ok, all I want to do on my Nexus 7 is reduce the number of home screens to two and be able to put apps in folders. I installed Nova Launcher, but am unable to delete home screens and don't see a place to enter the number of home screens like was mentioned on the eyes-free list. While I'm starting to like Android the inability to do basic custimization is starting to anoy me.
okay, nova launcher, double tap the place where it gives you what page your on the home screen. Hold it for a second and lift. A context menu will come up and navigate to delete home screen. Now, under nova launcher settings there is a setting to reduce how many pages you have on the home screen. I hope that helps you, nova launcher is my home screen for all of my devices. If you want to know how to make folders with apps just ask me and I will answer you.
believe it or not its easier to make folders with nova launcher then it is with the Iphone. Heck even with the stock android home screen, it can not even touch nova launcher.
Okay, here is how to add apps into a folder via nova launcher on android. First off, double tap and hold a blank area of your screen "new users" it will say the number of the page you are on your launcher if its blank. Next, tap apps, explore down to add multiple apps and then double tap each app you want to put into a folder. Nex and the final step when your done choosing what apps you want in your new folder double tap make folder. A folder will be made with just folder as its name. Now open, find the edit field and rename your folder to what ever you want to have it renamed to and double tap back to close the folder and it will be renamed for you.
As much as I do like Nova Launcher, I'm having the same issue with deleting home screens, and the previous suggestions aren't working. When I double-tap and hold, I'm taken to a context menu, but "Delete" is never an option I have. I've also had no luck finding a place in Nova Settings to decrease the number of pages on the home screen. It's frustrating that something that should be simple, is unbelievably complicated.
Okay I stand corrected this must have changed in Kitcat, the app and folder suggest is correct but deleting home screen I will go ask the eyes-fre list.
Here is how to delete pages off your nova launcher home screen. you have two ways to get to nova launcher's settings, apps, more options nova launchers settings. You can just find a blank area on the home screen and double tap and hold. For new android users this is known as a long press. A menu will appear on the top right hand side of this menu is a unlabeled button that will take you to nova launchers settings. Now, tap "desktop, home screens and wall paper. Tap home screens and you will see how many home screen is currently present. Fine the page you want to delete, for this tutorial lets say home screen 6. Double tap, hold drag to the top of your screen right where your notification tray starts. It takes practice but when your done you should have less pages on your launcher then you did before. Oh, restart your. home screen or its easier to just restart the device. I am going to contact the devs to see if they will add a delete button for pages on the nova launcher's launcher.
Ugh, I was afraid this was the only way. I've been attempting this for weeks. I was able to do it successfully on an old Android phone, but it seems to be much harder on a tablet! The process of dragging to the exact right spot is much easier on a phone with a smaller screen, than it is on a tablet. I'm also going to email the developer to ask him to make a Delete button that's accessible to TalkBack users.
I am going back to the play store here in a second and fine the email for nova launchers devs.
Starfly, I'm very glad you liked the Sony phone. I love how it's glass on both sides!! when you tried it, did you get a chance to try making a phone call with it? If not, would you mind the next time you get to play with one, going to T Mobile and calling 611 or something from the phone in the store, to see if you have the same issue I did making a call and the phone depressing buttons and keeping them depressed? You have to make a call and then stay on the line, find the dial pad, activate it, and then press lots of buttons. They stayed depressed for several seconds at a time, with talkback on. I've emailed Sony about this problem, but thus far, have not heard back from them. I also tried to join the eyes free list from my gmail address, to no avail. I tried two of the Xperia ZS1 phones from T Mobile and they both had that issue. I really love that phone and still would love to get the Mini lime version of it, when it comes out soon. it is my dream phone, most definitely!! I agree with you too, in that it does feel very much like stock Android.
Take Care,
dawnielle
sure I have to go back tomorrow because my htc1 which is the third replacement tends to freeze, reset and sometimes hard reboot. It did this exact issue on the set-up screen. Its a beautiful phone but HTC sense I believe is the gilty party for such behavior. It all started when the phone got its 4.3 update. Just to be clear, stock android does not do this type of crap.
That makes sense. If you can find a way to get that phone to work, I'd love to know. I really like my phone too, but I'm on the third one, as well. Just thought a few of you may be interested, I heard today on This Week in Google, that the Nexus line is going away. Google is discontinuing it. They also signed some agreement with Samsung, in which Samsung is going to be getting rid of a lot of their bloatware or at least, some of it. Google apparently, didn't feel they were all-in when it came to making smart phones. They feel that other companies like Samsung, Motorola, and Sony, do a better job of competing in the smart phone market, which is extremely competitive. That's not where they want to be, so they're getting out of the cell phone market. I believe that this will make other companies give us more phones, which have less bloatware on them.
Motorola has also been purchased by Lenovo. These will most likely become the new Nexus phones, under the Motorola name, if that makes sense. Google still owns part of Motorola and Motorola phones and such are still going to be manufactured in the US, from what they said on the press release they read on the podcast.
Just thought I'd let you all know.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
well I did it lol!, my main phone is a nexus5 but sense I paid for apps when I owned a Iphone5 it seemed reasonable to give the Iphone5S a chance. So its now my secondary device and android is my first OS.
I like the nearby explorer gps app, espeak for speech and acapela, also txtfl and freeq and spellstack and stem stumper games. camfind is not working on my nexus7 2013 tablet.
cam fine seems to be having issues with the nexus7 2013, some s4's and a few other devices. I am not a programmer but please go report your issues to cam fine so this issue can be fixed for 2013 nexs7 users.
Hi guys,
I got a response back from Sony today about the Talkback issue I was having in calls. They said the phone I had
may have had a software glitch, even though I tried out two phones. They gave me an extensive guide in an attempt to fix it. The problem is, I went back to my relay, so can't try the steps they have told me to try. Starfly, did you get a chance to try out the phone in a call? My question is, what should I do now? I'm happy they got back to me, but don't have the phone anymore. Still, I'm elated at the detail of the email they wrote to me. Maybe I could give the Mini a try after all, when it comes out. What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
If they have an issue with talkback just do yourself afave, go to the nexus5 line and never look back.
I freely admit, sense I got my nexus5 I mae a promise to myself to never get a skinned device no matter how many fluffy clouds are floated my way. This is just for my personal life, its stock android or for get it.
Well time for a app review that helps set up a 35 dollar streaming device. Chrom cast is a streaming device that fits into your HDMI port on your TV. So what sets it apart from apple's apple TV? First off the device is easy to set-up, from a physical perspective. No need to turn on voice over, a blind person can down load the chrom cast app from Google play and set your chrome cast up while your love one is watching tv. When you open the chrome cast app on your device it has a simple walk through that has you naming your device, connecting it to the wyfi and when your done with that its time to casta way :). Now, set your tv at the HDMI port you install the chrome cast on. To est the app, open up you tube, find a video, start playing and then double tap the name of your Chrome Cast device. It will inform you its loading and walla the streem plays on your TV. You then can do what ever you want with your android or IOS device you please.
Interesting, Starfly. I wouldn't mind trying that out.
it works beautifully :).
I should say the set-up, management of the chrom cast device is done on your android or IOS device not on the dongle itself. So just picture a device that you litterly toss the video, audio stream at and it will stream it on to your tv.
Has anyone tried the new Moto-X phone? How did you find it? I might be getting a company phone soon, so am debating on getting an Android or trying out the IPhone.
Kate
I have not but people on the eyes-free list love the modo X phone, its the only two phone you can latterly put across the room and say "google now" then give it a command all with out ever touching the device. I am supposed to be able to do this with the nexus5 but its currently broke until you turn off talkback. Keep in mind its pure kitcat android and web views work quite wonderfully.
Hi all,
Is it just me or has the Gmail app become inaccessible with Talkback? I have noticed this for quite some time now. I used to be able to read the content of my emails and I was able to activate any links that were in the emails. Then, I started to have trouble activating the links and then, I couldn't even read the content of the email. The only thing I could actually read is the subject and the options such as archive, reply, more etc. The other email client that came with my phone is totally accessible though.
So, anyone else facing this issue or is it just me? I'm currently running Android 4.3.
Thanks.
I am afraid Hongsen that I am no help because I use aqua mail.
It's no problem. I have switched to the mail app that came with my phone. It's strange that a app from Google could actualy get inaccessible when it used to be accessible. Thanks anyway.
there are parts of gmail I do not like such as deleting multiple messeges and the ability to customize where your send save and email related buttons are located on the screen.
I've found the mail application on my phone to be inaccessible since I upgraded to 4.1 from ICS. It read my messages with ICS, as well as the reply, forward, etc. options. Now, I can only read the subjects of messages, hence why I switched to Aquamail. I mainly use Hotmail, but still, it went from reading everythihg to reading not much witht that, too. I too think it's stupid how applications can become accessible over time.
Hi again,
I have questions about a few applications. Does any one here use braille Back? I'm considering getting a braille display for my phone and would like to know what displays are supported with Braille back and how well the application works. I think it would be awesome to be able to write documets on my phone and see them in braille. Are there any document writing applications with spellcheckers that you guys know of? Would braille Back also allow me to read the contents of other applications, such as the Nearby Explorer application in braille?
Thanks,
Dawnielle
Hi,
I'm not sure of the exact braille displays that are supported by Brailleback but I've heard that it is quite a long list. I think there is a list of supported braille displays in the description for Brailleback in the Play store. Brailleback works well with my BrailleSense. Brailleback also offers a help option that can be activate by a keystroke of the braille keyboard of your braille display, assuming your braille display have a braille keyboard. The help page can also be found the settings of brailleback.
Brailleback allows you to read the contents of other applications. I'm not sure if it will work with Nearby Explorer since I have never used that before but I think it should work as it is able to work with most apps such as Whatsapp, Skype, music players, Firefox, facebook, etc.
Hope this helps.
Now for an app review: Accessible editor, just released to the play store. Description
"Accessible Editor" is an editor that was designed especially for blind and visually impaired people that use Android devices with Talkback.
It is intended to help visual impaired people to type for applications like SMS, emails, notepad and every other application eyes free. Users can also
use "Accessible Editor" to save memos and documents locally.
It is possible to work with "Accessible Editor" on every Android device, phones and tablets,
with both virtual and physical keyboard.
The editor was designed to operate in three different ways.
1. Pressing buttons.
2. Working with gestures.
3. Working with accelerate keys on external keyboard.
It is possible to hear the content of a document in three different speech engines depending on the language of the words.
All the documents can be saved locally or exported to other applications.
You can also import content from other applications to further edit the document.
"Accessible Editor" is designed to work with Talkback, so you don't need to learn a new environment.
There is a special consideration for enlarging fonts and good contrast.
General explanation for working with the editor
One recommended scenario for working with the Editor is done through the following steps:
First you should type the necessary content using either virtual or physical keyboard or using voice recognition.
Then you should hear the whole document. Thus, you may hear weather there were any mistakes in typing.
If there were any mistakes you should go back, word by word until you reach the word with the mistake.
When you get to the mistaken word you should activate the spell function to hear the word letter by letter and then "select" the word.
All these actions can be done either by buttons, gestures or accelerator keys and are explained in the help that comes with the Application.
When the word is selected, you should write the word again correctly. The new word will replace the old mistaken one.
You should repeat these actions until the document has no mistakes and can be exported to the application you want like email or SMS.
Major functions
Reading and navigation functions:
Most functions can be preformed either by simple gestures, physical keyboard or by “onscreen” buttons.
• Read and navigate to the next or previous word or sentence.
• Read current word or sentence.
• Read current document using the preferred speech engine for the language.
• Jump to end of document.
• Switch between Preview and edit mode when you wish to close the keyboard and navigate the document safely without editing the text.
User Interface Features:
• High contrast. White text on a dark background.
• Enlarge the font size to fit your needs.
• Hide / Show the buttons in order to use maximum screen area.
• Use the detailed help file
Text Composition, importing or exporting functions
• Enter Text via On Screen/ physical Keyboard or by voice.
• Import or export text from and to any Android application that supports text Sharing ( like SMS , Email , FB and so on)
• Open and save text files including association of any *.txt file with the accessible editor.
• Directly send SMS to Contact or phone number.
• Copy or paste any text from or to the editor using simple button in addition to the regular Talkback mechanism.
Note: The user interface is in English but text can be written in any language.
Permission requested:
• Internet browsing - This is requested for browsing to help page on Web.
• Send SMS - is used for sending SMS.
• Read contacts - is used for getting the right contact for sending SMS message.
• Read External Storage - This is needed for reading files from external storage and editing it.
This is demo version for the pro go to the following link.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=il.co.philosoft.editor
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This is a truly awesome app! If it's hard to find in the Play store, type "Accessible TalkBack Editor." Then it should be the first result.
Now for an app for artist who used to be able to see. Keep in mind this app is new, being tested so some bugs may appear. DrawBack Draw and Feel link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stereomatch.blind.draw.back.tactile
Use your finger to Draw. Use Menu - Feel to switch to feel mode. Save your drawing as an image. Load an image into the app.
When you draw, it will usually draw with a white pen or brush on black background. The device will vibrate whenever something is being drawn on screen. In Feel mode, you can move your fingers across the drawing. The device will vibrate when your fingers move across a white area. If you keep your fingers still there will be no vibration.
The vibration effect tries to mimic the vibration you feel in your finger as you swipe it across a textured surface. This happens when your fingerprint ridges stick and slip to the texture of the surface. With this app, the android device tries to mimic that vibration.
The app can be used as an aid for drawing - as users can use Feel mode to practice retracing over a drawing.
The app is designed to work in landscape mode. When you press Menu, it will appear on the left edge of the screen when the phone is held in Portrait mode.
Issue for Accessibility TalkBack users using Explore By Touch:
Because of an issue with Explore By Touch interfering with single-finger drawing on screen, it is advised that users either turn off Explore By Touch if possible. Or use this app on Android 4.2.2 and above, and turn on the Single Tap Mode in TalkBack settings.
If you are running without Single Tap Mode, or on Android versions lower than Android 4.2.2, then every drawing stroke will have a short straight line at the beginning of every stroke. In addition, you will not be able to draw very small strokes. This is because Explore By Touch forces touch events to not be delivered to the app until you move the finger far enough after first pressing down on the screen.
So TalkBack users should try to use Android 4.2.2 and above and turn on Single Tap Mode in TalkBack settings.
However if you just want to draw single dots on screen, that should be easy to do regardless of Explore By Touch being on and even if you don't have Single Tap Mode available on your device. This is because the first tap of every stroke is always drawn on screen without problem.
So even on Android 4.0.3 devices you should be able to tap on the screen to create single braille dots, which could later be felt.
Usage
The app is designed for Landscape mode. However, it maybe easier to use when held in Portrait mode. When you press the Menu button, the menu will thus appear on the left edge when the phone is held in Portrait mode.
Draw on screen with your finger. A thick white stroke will be drawn wherever your finger moves. The device will vibrate to indicate when drawing is actually taking place.
Then press Menu and switch to Feel mode. Swipe across the screen with your finger to feel white areas of the drawing. The device will vibrate whenever the path of your finger crosses a white area. There will be no vibration if you keep your finger still.
Use Menu - Save to save the image to the SD card. Use Menu - Folder to pick an image to show. NOTE: we use the open-source and FREE OI File Manager app. You will be taken to Google Play to download this free app when needed.
The image on screen will be retained and shown again when you restart the app. Use Menu - Clear to clear the screen to black.
You can even send external images to this app. From the Gallery app and other apps, you can use Share on an image file to send it to this app. The image will be scaled to fit within the screen area.
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Please send your suggestions to the developer e-mail address.
The vibration feature is still a work in progress. We have implemented a simple vibrate feature which can be improved in the next version.
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Now its time for an app every IPhone or other user who has not been sleeping under a rock for the past year. TapTapSee has finely come to android and after reformatting my device I finally can report back how useful it is on android. Its the same app IPhone and IDevices have come to depend on to Idinify everyday ojbects, food packages and etc. So go have a look in the play store on your device or online and download it. You get 15 pictures free then the app has a package in app purchase should you want to use it.
Yes I really should have read that last post sorry for the bla spelling mistakes. Any way, TapTapSee was able to read my computers log-in screen, I needed it to see if my mac's windows was loading. Its able to seefood packages like muffins. I will try 2 more idems with my nexus5 and report back.
Sorry if this question is ridiculous or stupid but I have personally never used TapTapSee myself. What are the differences between TapTapSee and Camfind? Both sounds pretty similar to me. Is TapTapSee more accurate or something?
Thanks.
Hongsen TapTapSee is made by the same people who make camfind but instead of giving you general answer like camfind does and search the web for place you can buy set items your taking a picture of TapTapSee gives you a thurro description.
I would give it a try you have 15 free pictures to play with untio you have to by more picture time.
Oh, ok. I see. Thanks. I'll go try it out soon.
Okay as most know code factory the makers of moble accessibility for android and windows phone have releest a long used TTS to android. ETI Eloquence found on the play store for 19.95 US dollars. Now here is what I have found using this TTS so far on my nexus5. One, the lag that most TTS engines commonly have on android is flat out eradicated. Having this TTs close to rapid speech is still understandable and lightening fast. Are there some issues?, yes, no way to get the TTS to read a singal digit at a time. The other voices like rocko are not found on this android port, its the voice your used to hearing from jaws. So if you have about 15 minutes, 20 dollars tax and all give this engine a spin. I have and its a keeper its now my nain TTS. I currently have acapela, vocalizer a hacked inport for android which I do not suggest trying because if something goes wrong you have no speech. To get speech back you have to switch to a working TTS and a pare of eye-balls will be needed unless you have memorized the android TTS screen like I have.
Just a heads up that Code Factory has released an update that fixed some of the issues in their first release. There are still some issues, but the fact they updated so quickly leads me to believe they're really listening to the feedback they're getting. Eloquence is much faster, much more responsive than other TTS engines I've used. It's now my primary TTS, and I have several Acapela voices that I'll use if I want to listen to a book or a large amount of text.
I am wondering if there is a accessible PDF reader for android. My phone is running android 4.1.2. If anybody knows that would be really nice to have as all of the ebooks i have are in PDF format. Thanks
yes its some where in this thread but here you go, "PDF to speech." I think Tipa Reader as well.
Okay its time for another app review that brings the moto X touchless controls to other jelly bean devices. Its call open mic and can be found here: link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix
Okay here is an update on Open mic, it works some of the time but still needs work. The Dev is aware of set issues is working on it in his spare time. This kid is still in high school so he does what he can between his own life and dev life.
Okay back with more information on open mic, if you leave the defaults intact and do not change the listening engine to "google now" this app seems to work at least 85 of 90% every time. Not do to the devs not fixing the issue still in google now and talkback running you need to be on your home screen or have the device locked if the feature is active.
Okay now to give some news update, Accessible SMS light, a new text messeging app which is in beta looks very promising. It is made buy the same group who made talkback accessible editer. Its very well integrated with its text editer app. When its released to the play store I will post more on set app.
Okay my android fans or those who just dipped their toes in the android waters, dice world first published on the Appple App store is now soon to come to android. See :Dice World on Android! We just moved it to run against our production servers. Will be sending to test volunteers over the next couple days. If all goes well we release next week! Let your Android friends know to get ready!
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Hello,
Thanks for all your help, I am glad to say that the Accessible SMS application is now on the play store.
For the lite version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=il.co.philosoft.accessibleSMS.lite
For the pro version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=il.co.philosoft.accessibleSMS
What’s the difference between pro and lite?
“Pick to speak� is working for only two weeks in the light version.
What do you get over a regular SMS application?
“Pick and Speak� – when ever you are in a conversation screen you can compose a message without touching the screen:
Lift the phone to your ear, after the beep speak your message and remove the phone from your ear.
Listen to the text you just spoke; now you can either add more to it just by repeating step 1 or pick the phone and say “Delete� to delete the message.
If you are pleased with the message you just need to pick the phone and say “send� and you are done.
Note: by default a message box pops up every time a SMS is received and the message is spoken, in this screen you can use “Pick and Speak� as well. If you wish you can change the popup message behavior in the setting menu, so the text will not be spoken or disable the popup screen entirely.
Editing and reading with Accessible Editor:
Every message you receive can be viewed in the Accessible Editor, witch means you can navigate by word, sentence spell and save the message to a text file.
Every message you compose can be easily edited within the Accessible Editor so you can use spell suggestions easily paste or load text files.
To go to the Accessible Editor just click “Accessible Editor� button next to every text box. To go back to the SMS application – use either “Cancel� or “OK� buttons that are located at the right top most line in the Accessible Editor.
You can use the free or Pro version of the Accessible Editor.
High contrast: we maintained the White on black theme used in the Accessible Editor.
More features:
Filter the message list by “Show unread messages only�.
Dial, Email or open the browser if you have phone number, Email address or URL in the message.
Want to customize “Pick and Speak�?
In the dedicated setting window you can define witch word will trigger any of the actions:�Send�, “Delete� or even modify the rest of the strings used in the application by your self. – try it.
Shmuel Naaman
coming soon "amazing audio recorder" When the dev posts this app to the google play store I will add more along with the description and link to download it.
Hmm.. how should I post this app: Dice World!!! is here: see link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saddlellc.diceworld
Dice World! Bringing the world together with dice games! Not just one dice game, but Four different games! Farkle, Yatzy, Balut.. and PIG! Challenge your friends or random opponents to any or all games!
•100% Talk Back Accessible!
*** Inducted into the 2014 AppleVis.com Hall Of Fame! ***
Featured on ABC News! - bit.ly/1g0pwQ3
Now available on DROID!
Four games to choose from:
- Farkle – An addictive fast paced game of risk taking.
- Yatzy - The classic strategic dice game everyone loves.
- Balut! – A true test of your skills. A very addictive and strategic game.
- Pig! - A very addicting (and frustrating) game!
You can play Dice World with anyone, anytime, anywhere around the world!
Play against:
- Friends
- Contacts
- Facebook friends
- Twitter followers
- Random opponents
- the possibilities are endless!
Key Features:
•Play multiple games against different opponents at the same time!
•Turn based game play. There is no need for both players to be online at the same time!
•Track from which countries around the world your opponents are playing!
•Superior stats - Wins, Losses, Ties, High Scores… it’s all recorded!
•Leaderboard – Are you good enough to make it onto the worldwide leader board? Represent your country!
•Chat with your friends during game play - multiple lingual support for chat text (even user names support all languages)!
•Player ranking - work your way up from a starting level of DiceJoke to the surprise highest level! Be the first in your country to accomplish this feat!
•Offline? No problem - play some practice games to hone your skills!
•Seamless integration with Push Notifications for lightning fast game play.
•Detailed help for each game to help new players get up to speed.
We are constantly improving this game. Our goal is simply to provide the best dice gaming experience available. Give it a try!!
We look forward to you joining us here in Dice World!
Wow, some really neat sounding applications have come to Android in the last few months!! I have a question. are there any applications which can be used to talk to Iphone users in other countries? I have a friend who lives in Australia and it would be nice to be able to text him without having to be on Skype or something. But is there anything like that, which is accessible? I've tried Google hangouts with a friend of mine here in the Us who has an Iphone and it didn't work all that well for him. That was the only one I could think of
Thanks,
Dawnielle.
the whats up app that fb bought has voice calling and you can chat your friend as well. Even FB's chat now has voice call built into the app as well. Skype comes to mind it works amazingly well on android. I think kick works well from what I heard on but do not quote me.
Thanks, Dan. I'll have to see if my friend will sign up for FB. It'd be nice to use that in a way, since I already have it. I do have Skype on my phone and it does work really, really well. Some of the other choices you mentioned sound neat, too.
Not sure if this already got posted but I love the Delight Game apps.
They're choose your own adventure type games and totally accessible.
There are different themes: wizard, detective, sci fi, superhero, and zombie.
My username on Dice World, is scorpiongggunit77 I am so happy, that game he came to
Android, it's about time
Okay, here is the link to amazing audio recorder link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stereomatch.amazing.audio.voice.recorder
This recorder has urned its name, the dev really did a lot of hard work with the blind community before posting it to the play store.
I want to add the person who makes accessible text editer and amazing audio recorder are still on the eyes-free list and interacting with the blind community.
sise, one nees to read set posts before posting, there are two devs whom I was talking about in my post above. glare at self.
Okay the Dev who maintains accessible text editer and accessible sms has broke silents. His team is going to start working on the bard app soon for android.
okay this is not a app but a place you can go and read about android apps if you are wondering how accessible they are from a blindness and low vision user. link http://inclusiveandroid.tk/
So to you yunger or old fokes out here, lift and Uber are now accessible on android. Both allow you to request a cab, track its progress and pay with out cash via pay pal, google walit or your credit card. I have now rode with both cab services and it is true they are cheeper then your tipical comurcial cab. You can rate drivers and I was told they can rate you when the trip is over. also there is a place in the app where you can file isues with the app or driver.
one more thing, their vehicles are clean, smoke and weed free the drivers semed to be nice all around.
Does anyone know how to get Skype to close? I can't get it to shut, unless I restart my Sony.
Thanks,
Dawnielle
I could be wrong here, but in the ap itself, on the bottom right hand corner of the screen, there's a button that says "More Options." There should be an option that says Quit Application.
Failing that, you can use your Settings, Aps, and close Skype from there.
Alternatively, you can get a Battery Saver/task killer, which isn't a bad idea anyway.
Kate
Thanks, Kate. I'll have to see if I can locate that button within Skype. I have tried to shut Skype by closing the application within recent apps, as well as closing out Skype itself It doesn't close, unless I restart my phone. I had this issue too, when I was using my Samsung Galaxy S Relay, as well as on my Galaxy Tab3.
Now, actually, it doesn't close, even if I restart the phone/tablet. I cannot find the button to close it on the screen, either. So, the only thing to do is to make myself invisible and/or uninstall the dang thing, to get it to log me out. Quite frustrating!!
Let me look into your issue softy5310
and get back to you.
I figured it out, for anyone else with this issue now or in the future, unless they fix it. You have to go to your recent apps place. in there, there should be a button which says Start task manager." Skype will show up in your running tasks. Click the button on the right of where you find Skype to end the task. Alternatively, click the button to end all tasks. This Is the only way I've found of getting Skype to stop running.
Take Care,
Dawnielle
Okay, here is a link that does relate to apps. link: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/accessibility/apps.html
This link will help developers easily make there apps accessible. Sense I am not a dev, I am not saying its very easy but it takes the excue as to why the are note making set apps accessible.
Okay, I now have a laptop at home so I will be updating this board as much as I can.
I'm back to android after a about 6 month IOS break. I love my razor m, and am not going back to IOS again. I wish I could get CM on it but it seems overly complicated at the moment, without sighted help which I don't have. Thoughts?
Hi Jessica, and welcome back to android. I would stay away from CM at this time until they fix the two finger hold to start accessibility. There is Omany rom, packman and other roms. If you want I can see if the razer M is getting 5.0 or Lollypop. I can not wait to get my hands on android 5.0 because the web view issue has been squashed.
So an update for kitcat users, google is working on web views so it appears. A email client called Blue mail uses these dreaded web views at first this email client was so so. Now after talkback's update and blue mail working on the web view it works well.
So lets turn our attention to a email app. Are you a IPhone user who is looking to try android? Do you already have a Android tablit or phone but hate that threaded email does not exist for talkback users. Well... those days are over!. Blue mail, its a fully featured threaded email client that is 100% accessible. A few people on the eyes-free list are to be thank for interacting with the developers. Go give it a spin. Search for blue mail in the play store online or on your android device.
Okay, lets cover the do nots for the eyes-free mailing list so your spared a tung lashing. Do not go on that list and wave your apple flag around, I can put
my butt on the line and say your going to get checked. In fact some will go as so far to rip the apple flag out of your hand and insert it into your rectom. So, before you join the eyes free list keep my free advice h
handy.
hi all,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I'm interested to know about the accessibility of some devices.
My friend will be getting a new phone early next year. He is thinking of getting a Sony Xperia. One of the question that he wanted to know is how accessible are the Xperia phones? He is currently using a Samsung Galaxy so he can use the home button to answer calls. Since the Xperia doesn't have any hardware home button, how would you answer calls? I know that in Android 4.4.2 for the Galaxy devices, there is a option to double-tap on the answer button to answer a call, does Sony devices have it? How accessible is the Sony keyboard, notification area and phone dialer? Finally, if he were to get a Sony Xperia, what should he take note of or be aware about?
Can anyone comment on the accessibility of devices by manufacturers such as HTC and LG? My friend and I got a chance to try out the HTC One M8 and it seemed accessible. We could use the keyboard to enter text and check notifications and access the quick settings toggles such wi-fi, bluetooth and mobile data from the notification center. Navigating around the device was fine too. What are the known things that are inaccessible on a HTC phone? Can anyone give their comments about how accessible are LG and HTC devices if they have ever used one or try them out?
Any comments, advice and suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks!
LG is very accessible, it took a page out of the Samsung camp. You can set triple click to turn on off talkback. Also the home screen can be red along with the keyboard from LG. I had a LG2 for a second and it was accessible. It appears other manufactures are following suit behind Samsung to make there skins accessible. Soney new phones are accessible as well. Thanks for that report about HTC m8, I will go check it out. I am do for a jump and getting a new phone will be my christsmas gift.
That's good to know. How about answering phone calls on a Sony? How would I go about doing that? Can aI set it in such a way that double-tapping the answer button will answer calls or must I do the sliding gesture?
The device that I tried out was the HTC One (m8). I used it for about ten minutes and I found it to be relatively accessible. Due to the time limitation, I couldn't try everything but the keyboard was accessible, the notification center was different from the ones on a Samsung phones because it has two tabs but it seemed accessible to me. The task switcher was something that I wasn't very familiar with because of the grid layout that HTC uses but I think it was relatively accessible (I can't really remember about that particular thing now).
Anyway, thanks a lot for the post. If possible, do continue to post more about this; I will be interested to hear more.
Thanks!
I will, I am most likely getting it this coming Friday.
Nice! It felt like a great device in hand. Maybe you could do a review or just comment about its accessibility? That will be great. I wish I had more time to try it out.
Are you a full time android user or is android your secondary OS? have you been wondering when KNFB is releasing the KNFB reader? Well I contacted the team and the target release is 2015. Fore those who belong to the eyes-free list, I have pasted the email I got from the KNFB team. I am waiting some what patiently for the KNFB reader app to come the play store. It will be awesome to see how it works with the nexus6' camera.
Ugh this topic is rather giganto. Anywhere I can find an Android gestures cheat sheet? sorry if already posted.
Yes, settings, accessibility, talkback and settings under talkback then scroll down to manage jesters and take the talkback tutorial please. Please keep in mind just because the jesters are set for default does not me you can not change them. Changing jesters: down left, "global context menu" explore by moving your finger in a circle". next "lift your finger up near the right top hand of the circle where talkback settings will be located. Third, take "two fingers" and swipe up to scroll the settings list, do this until you get to the very bottom items of talkbacks settings. Next if your a swiper here you can swipe left until you here manager jesters. Take your time here and read every jester setting. I hope this gets you started feel free to drop me messeges here on the zone if any other questions arise.
Wow thanks so much. I'll play around with both this weekend.
Keep in mind just because you can not change your jesters on IOS does not apply in android land. We have a experimental side tap jesters you might want to check out under manage jesters which is found under settings, accessibility, talkback, settings "talkback settings" scroll down with two not 3 fingers until you reach the bottom list of items. Now explore or swipe until you here "managr jesters." Now explore or swipe until you here side tap jesters.
I recommend the FM radio app on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, but if you're in Europe and you want it to work properly, you need to change your region to Europee by selecting settings, then region, then Europe. It is set to North America by default,, and the reason that is a problem is they don't use even frequency numbers over there.
This is the first app I've tried out of Telorion mode on my phone. I haven't done anything advanced on it apart from changing the settings, but I can change the stations.
Even though this isn't a Telorion app, the keypad supplied by Telorion is useful, because the main buttons you need are above the top row. The left goes in the direction of 88, the right goes up to 108, and if you tap the middle it tells you what frequency you are on.
What would your recommendations be for an easy to use, accessible, talking timer app? Currently I just use the Alarms app on my computer if my talking timer's battery is gone.
Today I took m phone to a football match and used the FM radio app to see if it would last the match. It used less than 15% of the battery despite the volume being loud and the app being used for nearly 2.5 hours.
Honestly I personally use google now to set alarms and timers. I invoke voice search and ask it to set a time or alarm. Your phone I have heard of it because Steve Nut from "our place" sells it. However, I amk not shore what android it runs. Either way google ow's voice search should do the trick. If not then type under the play store tali timer nd have a play. If you do please post here so othes no your findings. Welcome to android, as most know I love it.
It runs 4.4.4. It has an alarms app but the alarms app doesn't have timer capability. I'll let you know if I use that app and what I think of it.
I sort of tried what you said regarding Google's own apps. I couldn't find an alarms app so I wondered if I'd find a timer in the clocks app. I did, so I'vve been playing around with it. It takes a bit of getting used to,, but I have managed to set some timers. It ttells you how much time is left if you press the same area that tells you the frequency in the FM radio app.
A cool feature is being able to have multiple timers.
The worst thing is accidentally pressing a number too many times. The delete button isn't the easiest to find, though I did manage to delete numbers.
Adding 2 extra 0s turns wwseconds to minutes, and adding 2 more 0s turns the minutes to hours.
Today, for the first time, I tried using the timer while actually cooking something. I found it harder because I had to do things more quickly. I find that I start to use it more efficiently when I've been using it for a while.
It is easier to check how long is left than the Alarms app in Windows 8.1.
Senior under your app dror or where a list of your apps are located, find voice search. Next open voice search "google now" and tell your phone to set a timer or alarm. Under the clock app there Is stopwatch, timer and alarm as you have found out. Good luck with your jurney into android. Do not hesate to ask questions as you are learning android.
Okay it’s been a long, long time coming for android users who must use the accessibility services to interact with their device. Okay Google is now working, no need to triple click home button for LG "some devices" and Samsung devices or turn off talkback under accessibility just so you can use set hot frame. It now works perfectly. My friend on voxer alerted me to this fix but it did not sink in until later while I had some down time.
Okay lets review a app called baken reader. Baken Reader is an app for a service called "Read it". Read it gives you odd news around the net and some current news as well. I give this app a 4.9 very little buttons are not labled. It uses web views under lollipop it works well. KitKat users if you want to try this app please report back on this board your findings.
Hi all, so its time for another app review, its name is Speaker Phone X. What is it and why would you want it. Speaker Phone X allows you to "answer and hang up your phone by putting the device up to your face and moving it away to hang up the device." ?Answering and hanging up are paid features." It allows you to activate the speaker phone by moving the phone away from your face simmular to how the IPhone and some Samsung devices have this feature built into the OS. Where can you get it? See link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidm8.speakerphoneex&hl=en
A small app overview. Quick TTS allows you to access your TTS "speech settings" on the fly rather then having to navigate to android's system settings, accessibility and TTS. here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wa.smart.tts&hl=en.
Hi all, here is to app reviews. The stock camra app on lollipop and WRL News. Note: I am pointing out the photo galary on a nexus6 runnin lollipop.
Hi, all, after takin a video of the snow that isfollowing here in Raleigh, I wanted to listen to the video and show my wife. Well to my surprise after double tapping the phto roll under the google camra, I was able to se te pitcures and videos I took via their time stamps. I am not sure if any one has brought this up yt.
Now for a news app:
WRL News, a news app know to be accessible on the IPhone just got updated and under lollipop its is as good as its IPhone counter part. You can watch the morning nd after noon news, watch weather reports and moe. Evenshare hestores and videos to your facebook and other social media.
An now!!!, KNFB Reader is in its testing faze for android devices. I cot when of it from the blind bargons audio page when J J enterviewed Jim from KNFB Reader team. I am so going to grab this app when it drops on the play store.
I posted like ages ago about working out the timer in Android. Claria (formerly Telorian) has now addedtimer capability and I'm glad about that. I will be able to set a timer a lot quicker. It doesn't give you updates but you can find out how near to 0 your are by tapping the screen.
Senior
normally I am not for modified android phones but if Senior the phone is working for you great. Just one more neet thing about android, its flexibility and customizable enterface. Senior
you have time please write a review on your phone's enterface.
Okay, Amazing audio recorder an app developed on eyes-free is about to se some in paid plugins. At this time he is tossing ideas around over at eyes-free mailing list. One feature people have been wanting is background recording and it appears that just might be a free feature. Stay tuned, I will keep this board updated.
So the storm churns on and now talkback has a new beta update. Some would say so what!, why should I care. Well read on then make your disision. Talkback has new gesters and now its circle menus can be turned into stander android menus. You can use one finger to access both the local and global menus so where do you find the new gesters if you belong to the beta talkback testing. Manage gesters is exactly where you would go to set the new gesters up. Also talkback has more keyboard commands for keyboard users.
Oh, I left one emportant point here, talkback can be set to just swipe left to right rather then androids 360 swiping method.
Hi, just a quick heads up here, talkback has come out of beta and been updated with new jesters along with the option to use standard android menus in the local and global menus. Also, you can use your volume key to suspend talkback on the fly. Talkback now has a dim screan feature tha will dim your screen.
Now, team talk has hit the play store for those who want to use it on your android device. Its quite accessible and works well. All buttons are labeled and people sound clear.
I downloaded Amazing Audio Recorder a few days ago and it is a very easy to use app, even for people like me who are rubbish with touch screens.
And, I'm not here that often so if you need help leave me a private message. No, I have not left team android, I'll be here until something kills android off.
Hi all,
I am still here, too though I have found a way to finally get on the eyes-free list in the last year, so am here less often checking this board. I just wanted to let you know that Talkback now has a new update, if you don't have it, you might want it. It allows letters to be spoken phonetically, when typing on the on-screen keyboard, gives verbal feedback when Talkback is resumed from suspend, or suspended. It also adds better focus when reading with the gloabal context menu and the setting you have chosen, such as previous word, line, sentence, etc, stays up for longer and is not so easy to make disappear. Ther's also another feature that says usage hints will be spoken after a brief delay, if moving by linear navigation. I can't figure out what this means, though. I have checked the box and unchecked the box and I dont' notice a difference. Also, can someone please explain what the "Automatically scroll lists," setting is supposed to do? Again, this is one I have checked and unchecked a few times over the years and it makes no difference.
i'm still using my Sony Zperia Z2 and loving it!! Sony has fixed every bug I've reported to them and over the last um... almost year and a half I've had my Sony now, and that's been several bugs. So, I'm truly happy to report that Sony is doing a fabulous job keeping things working for thos of us who have Xperia devices, which aren't many of us, in comparison to Samsung. That alone, has me hooked on Sony. I'd much rather have a device which the developers work hard to keep things working correctly, than all the bling of Samsung's 2-finger, 3-finger and 4-finger gestures.
Oh and on a personal note, I have changed my name recently to a name I've always wanted to have, since I was nine years old. I am now Natalia, rather than Dawnielle.
Take care,
Natalia
KNFB reader has dropped on the play store so go have a play. Its almost spitting idnical from its IOS counter part.
So time to keep this board updated sense my time is split between android, IOS and windows 10. TapTapSee's great developers have finally fixed the app fore my android family. It was not sending the images to the server what so ever. A user would get image recognition error when taking pictures. so cheers to them and fixing a life changing app. Now, a sad note,, voice stream did not make it out of the beta testing faise. Google pulled from the play store and the devs gave up developing fore android. I am not sure why voice stream was pulled from the play store do to not following the devs of this app on twitter. Also,, There is an app called Navagon, check it out on the play store. Please keep adding to the board apps you find usable. Lastly, if you need help please drop me a line on here and I will get back to you as soon as I can to help. you.
Hi all, I'm still waiting for the Android 6.0 update to reach my phone. Just wanted to know, are there any new accessibility features in Android 6.0? I have read the new features of Android 6.0 such as the new permission model, native fingerprint support for Android, the Doze feature, etc, etc. But what I really want to know is that whether there are any new features for accessibility or any changes that made Android more accessible? Thanks. Hongsen
accessibility no its the same as it is in marshmallow. Nothing new, at this time, the talkback dev is very active on the eyes-free list.
Oh, ok. Good to know.
Thanks.
So devs who create apps fore the blind or in general stop!, pay careful attention!. The complaint I hear and read over, and over about android is there is no way to check fore accessibility issues in a pp unless you gather up set target user base. Well, google has recently just fix this issue, "yes its accessible via talkback!." see link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.auditor its been needed way back in foyo days and now its here.
What caller id do y'all use? I'm just looking for something simple, that seems impossible to find! something that'll announce who is calling, and keep announcing, til I pick up.
Call Announcer see below fore description
Description
Call Announcer provides an audible caller id for your Android phone. Utilizing your contact list and Google’s Text to Speech (TTS) capabilities, all incoming
calls are announced alone or over your current ring tone. Incoming SMS messages can also be announced and Read. All announcements are fully customizable.
Text messages can be announced over some Bluetooth devices. Try the free version to see if it works with your device.
see link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codeansoftware.callannouncer&hl=en
Dan Mathis
Okay, voice stream is finally dead to the play store and the information I am getting from eyes-free mailing list is he does not have the time nor the knologe enough to keep maintaining the android app. I hope that additute finds its way to the trash can soon. Lets just say talkback is about to get a web view over haul soon. More features are o nteh way, see blind bargons if you want to know more.
Oh okay, so here is the beta sign-up fore talkback: link, https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.google.android.marvin.talkback/join
NOw air on the side of cession, do not install on your daily drive if android is what you use. Its pretty stable but still has bugs but its a beta do take that in mind.
Dan Mathis Ps, if you do have an android get involved with the beta talkback. The new team is very serious about changing talkback fore the better. Even, I ate crow over this beta.
update, voice stream is getting up dates via android and talkback has a few new features wurth noting here. Talkback: "copy last utterance" copies last spoken words to the clip board. Talkback now reads the number of characters in password fields. It also has its audio ducking finally fixed and works well in YOU Tube. Lastly, talkback announces text that has been selected and does not jump out of fields you wanted to copy from like it used to do in the early days.
I've been using android since about March of this year on four different phones, so here are the apps that I like.
chomp SMS: does have adds on the top after a while, but nothing that makes it unusable. Also very customizable.
Nova Launcher: while i've played with a few different launchers, this is my favorite aside from the HTC stock launcher thingy. It's customizable, and easy to move and delete apps with. You can also hide apps with the prime version, as well as get a plug in that will show the amount of notifications for certain apps.
Kindle: because i read a lot. doesn't really work like the IOS app or the kindles themselves, but very easy to use.
Apple music: because i don't like anything else yet. It's pretty simple to use. It took a bit for me to adjust to, but i like it none the less.
Netflix and Hulu: for my payed movie/tv watching habits.
Tuva TV: for free stuff. Thi app is interesting in its accessaility. All i can say is to play with it.
Youtube facebook and twitter work okay, although its rare for me to use facebook or twitter.
Gmail works fine for me for my rare emails
Audiogame hub is a good gaming app.
Can't think of anymore. but i'll post more if i think of them. And ignore my horrible typing.
hello all,
i'm a new android user. i have it since august this year and love it even if i still miss my iphone from time to time. can anyone recommend any accessible dialer? the default dialer in my device which is huawei t8 dosen't work well.
i'm not sure if someone posted this link but there is a website for android users: inclusiveandroid.com
thanks
to post 491, i've never replaced a dialer, but i do know that there is a hangouts dialer in the playstore... not sure how it is though.
i have found two games that work fairly well. one is called landlord and the other is homeless. That's not their full names, but i will post links to them.
landlord is an interesting game where you buy real placed around the world, and get ingame money for whenever someone uses facebook or foursquare to check in to them. You try to own as much as you possibly can and you can bid on other properties that are up for auctions. its an interesting game, and i've been playing it for a while.
homeless is a little bit more difficult, but nothing that can't be used. It has five tabs at the bottom all labeled homeless, but if you play with it, you'll figure out what to do. In the game, you start out as a homeless person, and you have to beg, wash cars, work at bars and things like that to get enough money to do more things. you can also do criminal jobs like robbing kidnapping and things like that. at the same time, you have to keep your hunger and health up so that you don't die. you need the money you get from jobs to get a higher education, hplaces to live, transport, weapons and the like to do higher jobs. its a pretty fun game.
both apps use the google play games app
well, the hangouts dialer is an app that lets you make calls using google in lower price. i don't think it can work for me in israel i think it's for the us and canada.
DW dialer contacts, se link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dw.contacts&hl=en
Description
DW Contacts & Phone
Is a powerful (MUST HAVE) extension for your stock dialer, contacts and phone management application
It focuses on business functions. Improve the efficiency of your work.
KEY FEATURES
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+ Search contacts by any field
* Write notes to the call log
* Create and manage reminders for contacts
+ Speak caller ID
+ Show "Missed calls" ring time
* Unlimited call log
* Support VoIP: System SIP, Viber, Skype, Fring, GrooVe IP Lite, MobileVOIP, BT SmartTalk…
+ Share contacts (text,vcard) via SMS, email…
* Batch mode for mass delivery with SMS, MMS, emails on single and multi selection (contacts, groups, organizations, titles)
+ In call widget: extended incoming call view (show organization, group, notes, edit note in calling)
+ Call filter: blocking incoming calls on free definable date and time zones
+ Contact filtering: Based on the contact group, job title, company filtration contacts
+ Call Statistics: Show the duration of your call. When the end of the free talk time to be notified.
+ Contact details: Displays all the contact information together (sms, call log, call Statistics, events)
+ Manage your contacts according to the contact address
* Very flexible to configure the design of every view (sort order, fonts size, color, transparency)
+ Configurable contact list view, how it should show the list ( last name, first name, nickname, organization, title, number, notes…)
+ Support for layered groups, sub-groups (sub-group via Business/VIP = Business -> VIP)
+ Set ringtones on multi select (contacts, groups, organizations, titles)
* Contact event notification and contact event management (birthday, anniversary)
+ Dialer(phone) with T9-search - has many options to make it exactly to your wishes
+ Dialer and dialpad scalable and adjustable in size, background, color, font size can be changed
* Automatic redial
+ Dual SIM card dialing support (not supported by all devices, because there is no open API)
+ Quick dial manager: Supports up to 1000 speed dial numbers. Dialing 100th number by entering 100#
+ Backup and restore contacts to vCard, contains contact group
+ Most functions are accessible by using the *LONG PRESS* (tap and hold) on any item or use *MENU* key
+ Multi-language support (Thank all the enthusiastic user provides translation for DWC)
Zombies Run: pretty fun game also for iOS
pandora: Works pretty well for me.
Butcher house: an app that gives access to stories of a horror nature. Can be a
bit buggy
Darkness Radio: A podcast style app offering radio shows on different subjects
Antena pod: nice podcasts app
Hi all the following link in regards to its app "universal copy" will allow you to copy text out side of text fields. see link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.camel.corp.universalcopy&hl=en
description:
Sometimes you want to copy text from an app and you cannot use the default Android long press?
Universal Copy takes that pain away!
Activate the Universal Copy mode and select the text you want to copy, that's it!
Copy text from any application: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Tumblr, News Republic...
Easy. Simple. Totally free. No ad!
Now back with another app for the blind: Eye-D -for visually impaired: see description
Eye-D (Acronym for Eye-D), conceptualized as standalone solution to improve quality of life of visually impaired (VI) is a complete solution that assists VI’s in their daily life.
Eye-D helps visually impaired be location aware, explore and navigate to nearby places of interest, evaluate surroundings with their smartphone camera and read printed text. Eye-D will serve as the true companion for most of your daily assistance needs.
Trusted and supported by thousands of people across the globe Eye-D is determined to make visually impaired truly independent in all aspect and help them contribute to the society by propelling inclusion.
What’s under the hood and how it helps?
• Where Am I: Be it the busiest suburbs of Mumbai or the loneliest roads of Siberia, whether you are a common man or zombie, Eye-D will make sure that you are never lost. Tap on “Where Am I� and let the magic happen. You get to know your location with a list of landmarks nearby. Found any of the landmark interesting? Then why wait tap the preferred landmark and Eye-D guides you to it with walking directions (currently by opening google map navigation).
• Around Me: Stuck in an alien town? Calm down, fire the Eye-D app and select “Around Me�. Bingo!! You can now find ATM’s, Banks, Bus stops, Cinemas, Restaurants, Hospitals and Stores nearby at your fingertips. Select the desired category and navigate to the preferred place. To ensure that you never miss out a place we have provided a search area controller. So the next time you didn’t find a relevant place nearby try adjusting the set the search area radius to anything in the range of 500 to 5500 meters.
What? Still in that alien town? Come-on find the nearest bus stop and head out.
• See Object: I’m facing the gate… No the lemon tree…. No the bike, Easy pal!! Use the See Object mode in the Eye-D app to evaluate your surroundings. Click on this mode, take a picture and Eye-D app will tell you what’s in front. So the next time you are standing at the window use the See Object mode to check what’s happening on the other side. In case you missed the description the first time simply swipe right to hear again.
• Read Text: We designed this feature so that next time your visit a restaurant or want to get a novel for you friend you won’t have to ask anyone for help. Open read text mode, click a picture and Eye-D app will read the text in front you. You can swipe right to hear the text again in case you missed it the first time.
• Live Chat Support: Love the app? Have a suggestion for the team? Found a bug? Then use this mode to talk to us. We would love to hear from you.
Tips: Try sharing the images you receive on WhatsApp or those you clicked or the ones that your special one just sent with Eye-D. Eye-D will describe you its content.
Connect with us on social media
https://www.facebook.com/HelloEyeD/
https://twitter.com/HelloEyeD
here is the link for the above app link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.gingermind.eyed
Hi all, so the day has come, sure has! documentation users from the IOS camp have been asking for from android users. A user guide on how to get started with android is here. see link: http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/ANDROID.html
So its time, a new beta cycle has begin in the android camp regard talkback. If any of you who view this board wants to add your suggestions, bug fixes and is ready to stop bitching about how talkback is not like voice over please sign-up. You can find the link to sign-up in this thread. If not, then send me a private message and I'll send you the link.
Hi all, so if any of you have a ice cream sandwich up to Kit cat devices the next talkback release will be your last. Victor from the eyes-free team has announced on list that kit cat and below devices are being cut off at talkback exits its current beta cycle.
Hi android fans and curious IOS or fruity vell users. Here is the link to sign-up for talkback's beta program. see link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.google.android.marvin.talkback
One more thing I want to clear up in regards to the eyes-free group, in the past it used to be a free for all in regards to posting. Now, its become moderated do to the various off topic posts that have been cropping up on the list. Victor and his team are closely moderating the list for off topic subjects like IOS VS android. Subjects that have to do with IOS and nothing to do with android.
Hi, so I'm going to take this board a different direction some what. Keep posting apps you find on the play store for other androie users.
Talkback has a feature called custom actions. Custom actions allow a user to quickly perform actions. Example, dismissing a notification in 5.0 "lollipop" and hire, draw a jester up and right to activate the local context menu. Now swipe or explore by touching your screen and move until you hear custom actions. Double tap, when the custom action menu appears you should hear "dismiss notification". I'm going to paste a link for android Devs who are actively coding for android. see link: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/accessibility/AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction.html,
Starfly
Hi, so its been about two years sense "be-my eyes" has laucned on the IOS platform. Sense then I and others have advocate for "Be My Eyes" to come on the android platform. Well the wait will be over soon!, "Be My eyes will soon join other accessible apps that are now cross platform on both IOS and android. I want to stop and say thank you to those debs who developed for both platforms.
I love android, I used to have a samsung grand prime. Now that it finally
broke, I have the next one, samsung j3. and I want to cry. I wish I knew
how
to set it up all over again. I had someone set up my phone for me the first
time and it was perfect. now it sucks. I downloaded google text to speech
and
google keyboard because that is what I used on my other phone.
I can't get it to stop making noises everytime I move around on the
screne and I don't know how to set up short cuts on it. like I used to be
able to swipe left or right with three fingers, there would be my
notifications, volume, vibrate, speech rate, cursor, and then dark screen.
Any help would be appreciated
Hi, first off the screen-reader your referring to is called voice assist. Tap apps, system settings, accessibility and next vision. Now, at the very top of vision you will hear voice assist. Tap voice assist and check the box turn on!. Now you will be able to use three finger swipe left and right to change settings. note talkback at this time does not support 3 finger jesters. Now, to turn off talkback's earcons, perform a angle jester down-right. You will be placed into "the global context menu". When the global context menu appears, explore or swipe to talkback's settings. NOW, when talkback's settings appear you can swipe to a heading called "other feed back". Under other feed back you will find vibrating feedback and sound feedback. Turn off sound feed back and you should be set.
yeah I don't even see voice assist. and now that you mention it, it did show
up like that on my other phone. But doesn't show up like that on this phone.
good morning, see below link for your phone's manual link: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1022378/Samsung-Galaxy-J3-6.html?page=306
also, just because you have a galaxy device does not mean your going to get all of old sammy's flag ship features. My I suggest an A 7 galaxy device or look for a S7, S6 on sell.
thanks for the manual. and I figured as much, just was hoping for a bit more
help. my grand prime was amazing, wish they could sell those again. This one
isn't horrible, it's just different. I would have bought the seven and what not,
but unfortunately I'm a single mom and don't have that sort of money. I'm
jealous though, I really wanted one.
your welcome, if you want and can check out the J5 or J7 or the samsung galaxy A line.
ok... I feel like a fucking idiot. Sorry, I got the phone name wrong it,s the
samsung galaxy on five.
I could not get my hands on an accessible PDF file for the samsung galaxy on five. I have posted a question for your phone on the eyes-free google groups.
Sadly, after posting my question on eyes-free google groups the short answer is this; samsung galaxy on five does not have voice assist. It is lower specs then the J5 series. My I sugggest a nexus5X later on.
ugh, I guess it doesn't surprise me. I wish I had asked here before I got the
phone. I'll have to change up my phone, thanks.
Your welcome, seems how the zonebbs is mostly IPhone users, it would make sense why you were hesitant to ask. I want lie, I have a IPhone 7+, my first choose in moble computing will always be android.
I think I phone is cool. but android is just so customizeable. at least the good
ones lol. MY sansung grand prime was beautiful.
Hi, so as most know, soon a talkback beta will be pushed with new Earcons and a few other features. Also, now its been outed by victor, brailleback is getting an update I've known about for a while. I'll post back when brailleback is posted to the play store. I'll also post more on talkback's beta when victor pushes the next beta to the play store.
Dan Mathis
Audex
link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.delight.Audex&hl=en
Audex is Audible Access.
It provides audible feedback for many events such as:
• Clicking,
• Touching/Hovering,
• Swiping on the screen,
• Opening/closing the windows and menus,
• Scrolling,
• Performing the gestures,
• Starting/Finishing the gestures,
• Long pressing,
• Charger Plugging/Unplugging,
• Screen On/Off etc.
Different-different sounds are associated with every event out there.
This app can be used in conjunction with/without any screen reader such as:
• Google Talkback,
• Shine Plus,
• Samsung Voice Assistant etc.
This app can be very useful for screen reader users.
You can customize the sounds for every event along with toggling them.
App has 4 sound schemes bundled with it, 2 out of them are fully customizable.
There’s a ‘shared’ sound scheme which allows users to share the sound schemes with others on demand if required.
Audex is very responsive and very low on memory, so, no need to worry either.
Note for screen reader users:
For optimal experience, please turn off the sound feedback of your screen reader. (Don’t Worry, you’ll not regret it, it has many sounds, which are in fact better than talkback etc.).
To use Audex:
• Go to Settings,
• Then Accessibility,
• Then Audex,
• Click the button which is labeled as ‘off’,
• Click ‘OK’ on displayed warning/alert.
You are now ready to enjoy the Audible Access and Navigation throughout your device!
Many more features are on the way!
Hi, the same developer that created the app above this post is working on an extension that will add jesters to talkback.
Now, at C-sun when victor from google was demoing the next talkback beta with news sounds, well it has arrived. Go sign up or update your talkback if your apart of the beta program.
see link: https://www.inclusiveandroid.com/content/directory-forums-and-mailing-lists-cover-disability-and-android
I hve posted the link here but its quite a few post back.
SF
Dan Mathis
Well here goes again, Aipoly first appeared on the IOS platform has now landed on
android as well. see link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.aipoly.vision
Description
Aipoly Vision is an object and color recognizer that helps the blind, visually
impaired, and color blind understand their surroundings. Simply point your
phone at the object of interest and press any of the recognition buttons at the
bottom of the screen to turn on the artificial intelligence, which will
speak out loud what it sees.
Audex
link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.delight.Audex&hl=en
Audex
link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.delight.Audex&hl=en
So why SF did you paste Audex twice? Well, not only does the tool provide sound
schemes for voiceassistant and talkback it now has a smart labeling system that
labels buttons in the background for you. So if you open a app with buttons that
are not label Audex will label them for you. Is it one hundred full proof no but I can
say it works well.
Claria Vision recently went out of business. I have one of their phones. Obviously the software will not be worked on any more, so I have been looking for alternatives.
Synapptic has a wide range of phones and tablets. Their software can be installed to phones they don't sell. Another impressive option which seems impressive is Kapseys. Kapseys may be the better software for people who want to use GPS. Code Factory has simple menues and everything many people would want to do on a phone.
Code Factory also has a lovely habit of ignoring its user base and not keeping the
mobile accessibility screen reader updated. Example, if you don't have a physical
keyboard, i've found no way to read by reading levels.
Any news on the BrailleBack update? Also, I'm curious, is there a beta program like what TalkBack has that I can join for BrailleBack?
For some reason, Audex didn't work very well for me. It interfered with the swipe gestures on my phone so you can hear the Audex sounds but not TalkBack or Voice Assistant.
Yes brailleback does have a beta program, however brailleback has not seen a updated
yet.
Code Factory seems to be satisfied just making Nuance products available in different places. Kapsys and Synapptic are certainly being maintained.
last poster wrote "Code Factory seems to be satisfied just making Nuance
products available in different places" I so agree. Its a shame what CF has let
mobile accessibility turn out to be. IN my point of view mobile accesibility
accessibility has become stagnated.
My new Synapptic phone arrived today. One great thing about it is that it doesn't press a number or letter until you lift your finger. That's useful if you don't know where the numbers are. It wouldn't connect to my computer straight away. I had to go into Android mode and make it accept the connection. It takes some getting used to, and I don't think I will be as quick on it as I was with my brilliant Claria phone.
The music player is easy to use.
You can stop the screen rotating.
It could do with a few extra things, such as a timer. I don't think there is a part of the screen you can press for the date and time, but you can vocally request the time.
Perhaps more functionality will be added as time goes by. The software is updated regularly.
Thank you for posting the review, now I know what I can recommend to a older user who just
needs a simple phone.
Hi, an update for brailleback and one of its beta testers. At this time I'm not sure
where or when brailleback is being updated. My contact has sense left google.
Dan Mathis
SF
Just to add to what I wrote about Synapptic. The date and time are in the phone information menu. The time is something I want to find out easily. Luckily you can reorder the menus, so I've made it easier to find.
The screen may rotate in apps that require a keyboard, regardless of your settings.
I took my phone cycling and we were going up hills,, down hills, turning sharply, etc. Anyway when I finished, iI typed in my pin but the screen would not unlock even though it was correct. When this happens, activate Talkback, then hold the off button. Tap to shut down or restart. After restarting, you have to disable talkback. It's basically what I would call the phone equivalent of throwing a tantrum.. Iit is extremely annoying when that happens and you want to do something like phone a taxi. I hope it doesn't happen on all models.
The only thing I really need to master is typing bank card numbers using the Google screen when topping up my phone. I hope one day they can find a way to enable the Synapptic key pad on the call screen. Claria Vision did but they used an earlier version of Android.
Synapptic's over-the-phone customer support is great. The hold music is nice too.
In Android using Talkback, if there is a list of 20 items and only 10 are displayed, how do you get to the next 10, on a phone where the back button is to the right of the home button?
you can use the two finger swipe up, swipe down, swipe left or right. If you
want you can also swipe right and left or left and right in one fluid motion.
For those who have trouble answering calls this app might work. see Gesture Answer Call - Android link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xlsoft.longdaica.gestureanswercall&hl=en
Description
Gesture Answer Call changes the way you interact with your phone on call. All actions: Answer, turn on speaker… let your smart phone do it. App works fine
with android 4.x up to 6.x
Features:
- Answer incoming calls when raise the phone to my ear (this feature works best when placed phone in vertical state)
- Toggle speaker mode during a call when raise the phone back to my ear or place it face up on a surface.
- Silence incoming calls when place the phone face down on a surface.
- Mute the microphone when place the phone face down on a surface during a call.
- Shake to reject incoming calls or end calls.
- Answer incoming by voice command.
Of course, this smart app know your phone is in the pocket, or use cover.
NOTICE: If your phone used Android 5.x or higher, you need to allow this app access Notification. With Android 6.x, you need to allow all permissions:
Go to Setting, Application manager, Gesture Answer Call, Permission and turn on all on this.
Install and enjoy!
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I would be glad to test the app but I do not own a 6.0 android phone. All my phones that run android are 7.0 devices.
Thanks I'll give it a try.
How do you get Audex to switch off easilyh without speech if you're blind? It has stopped Talkback completely.
On a android phone, try holding down your power button until your device shuts down. Then power on your device. I'll get acashes' email and post it here for contact info.
see email for audex dev: akash.misc07@gmail.com>
Somebody who could see fixed the problem today, but it could not be done with speech, even using the usual restart procedures. The app started automatically each time.
Recently I have been checking out the television apps for the main UK commercial channels. ITV and Channel 4 are the most accessible. Channel 5 has unlabeled buttons. I am not sure whether Channel 5 has audio description but ITV and Channel 4 do. I haven't completely mastered the two accessible apps yet, but it is on my list.
Audible is my favourite app in terms of how easy it is to use. I particularly like the sleep timer, which I use when I want to divide a long chapter of 1.5 hours into 30 minute sections to listen to over 3 dayys.
I agree with the above poster, Audex starts up automatically as it is "switched on" in settings.
Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but there is this app I use for listening to audiobooks. It's called MortPlayer Audio Books
Here's a link to the Play Store
It supports file types such as M4B and mp3. It has options like playing an entire folder, certain audio presets (haven't really tried that out) and a sleep timer. There are the occasional unlabelled buttons such as in the "Go to Track Time" option where there are buttons to move to a specific time of the audiobook. When using the swipe gesture, the button before the number is the increment button while the button after the number is the decrement button. There is a set of controls for hours, minutes and seconds. Despite the unlabelled buttons in parts of the interface, it is still pretty accessible.
Audex was designed to boot when your device boots. If your not on the eyes free list, please use the email I pasted here to inform Acash of any issues. A dev can not fix what he or she does not know set issue or issues exist.
How can the developer not have known that it was stopping Android speaking? Doing some searching online lead me to some discussions about this where people basically said you should change various accessibility settings before running Audex and somebody said the same up thread. Well I shouldn't have to change any speech settings when running an app that is aimed at the visually impaired for that app to work.
I may contact the developer, but I am unwilling to try any future version of this app after my experience. I don't want anything on my phone that would cause me to lose my speech.
MortPlayer sounds like a good app. Knowing the length of a chapter - even if you have to navigate to the next chapter and do some calculations to get that anser - is useful. Do you hae to press the home button when the sleep timer expires to wake up the phone, or does the timer have an alarm that goes off instead?
did you set audex to 20 percent, did you just launch set app. The dev acash explicitly said some devices need audex to run at 20%. Any way, I'll leave your issue to the dev, i'm not the dev.
I am thinking about steering this board in a direction that new android users can reference, thoughts. Please post I'll for sure read.
SF
Dan Mathis
So android Orio has dropped, my nexus player has received it. If you have a nexus 5X, nexus 6P, pixal and pixal XL.
Dan Mathis
Hi
I left out the pixal C tablit, all should be able to upgrade to orio.
Just a reminder, google has now created a accessible help email with people waiting to answer users questions. Its currently in testin, probly by now it might be out of its beta phase ready for prime time.
Hi all
With in a week be-my-eyes is going cross platform. So how does it stack-up to its IOS counter part? Well being a beta test it works as well as the IOS counter part. Oreo and below seems to work smoothly with no crashes. Hats off to these devs finally.
Dan Mathis
HI all
be-my-eyes has not dropped on the play store. So go grab, install and use. I'm so happy to see this app on android.
Okay
Talk-back has now implemented the use of a finger print scanner to switch various settings in Oreo. The settings are as follows, navigation, audio ducking and verbosity. Just swipe up or down on a finger print scanner to change settings; new settings are in talk-back beta. More to add here, cursor menu is now edit menu, actions and edit menu can be both assigned to a jester. Web navigation is now extended via the android's web enter face, web apps now can be navigated by headings, links etc. Keep in mind talkback is in beta so some bugs will abound.
SF
correction
be-my-eyes has now dropped on the play store. So go grab, install and use. I'm so happy to see this app on android.
Okay an update
This board will be updated more sense I know longer own an apple IPhone of any kind. Will my trend of hanging out in android land before long, yes. If it comes to getting an IDevice I'll get a Ipad many.
So, phone suggestion
If your in the Market for an android phone, do not want to brake your bank I've got a phone for you. Moto G5 plus and G5S plus. Micro SD card, 64 GB storage, 4 GB ram and miro SD card can be murge with internal storage.
SF
I'm asking android users to email, tweet Microsoft in regards to seeing AI. Some of us eyes-free users have already contacted MS I'm hoping the more get involved hopefully the quicker seeing ai goes cross platform.
SF
Dan Mathis
Hi all
For those who are android users, the NFB connect has reached android. My next move is to email NFB and ask for news line to be ported.
Dan Mathis
HI all
NFB connect after my breef over view with it, is a app with educational nfb material and announcements. All post more on my attempt to have NFB news reader ported.
Visually impaired "app" is an app that will let a user set specific pre-shaking motions to trigger a task. A user can even have the app pause and resume playing of music by shaking his or her device left right or up and down. I've just started working with this app, so more will be posted later on.
Dan Mathis
Visually impaired while a neet idea has its quirks which caused me to remove it from my phone. The app does not seem to work all the time, even if I deactivate and activate app.
SF
I just baught the Moto g5plus and really love it :). Still learning things sense i haven’t
used android in over 3 years
Hello. I have tweeted microsoft twice about seeing AI and no reply. I heard they are
working on an android version. Got so fed up with IOS 11 I just bought a galaxy s8
last week and have had it since Friday and have not been able to put it down. Love
that phone. i actually enjoy using my phone again. Since IOS 11 came out I have
really disliked IOS
Have any of you tried using Google Assistant functionality on your Android devices? I have. It is quite easy to set up. You can set it so that it starts listening when you say "okay Google" regardless of what app you're in. It may not work fully when in VI operating systems such as Synapptic.
You can also set it to only recognise your voice, useful if you're on a train full of people saying "okay Google" when they want to know when the train will get to their destination.
I even managed to get Google Home to load an audio book in Audible, but I still had to press play.
Kapsys phones can be set up so that when you press the voice command button, you can say OK Google and it will do what you ask it to do. Great if you don't want Google listening to you all the time.
Hi
Yes, it is one of the first features I set-up on an android phone. I love who google home and home app on android seamlessly work together.
Dan Mathis
For those who want help with android see inclusive android: https://www.inclusiveandroid.com/, keep the link book marked after the zone goes. Also, see https://www.inclusiveandroid.com/ eyes free google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/eyes-free/join
Keep the link above as well.
Last, for those who this board helped it is and was an honor to keep this board alive, I hoped it proved educational. Last, we've come full circle, android is and will be finally a viable platform for the blind.
before I leave for good, FB Daniel Mathis is how you can find me, skype: starfly7