Blind Android Users Podcast

• We would be delighted if everyone could join us for our 4-year anniversary on Saturday 21 December.  Please join us at noon Eastern, 5 PM UK time and 9 AM Pacific so save the date!
• Android turned 17 this week.  It can now obtain a driving licence in the UK and apparate in the Wizarding World.

This week, John concludes our look at Samsung One UI settings, demonstrating what you’ll find in About phone.

Warren brings us a demo of Listen AI, another TTS reader.

Karene demonstrates a new AI-powered feature, which will attempt to describe videos while they’re playing.

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Don't forget to join us for our 4-year celebration on December 21st at 9 AM PST or 12 PM EST.

We discuss all the new features in the latest update to Seeing AI, but focus mostly on our first impressions of the video description feature.

John takes us through the "Tips and User Guide" portion of Samsung's One UI settings.

Warren demonstrates the reading app that calls itself “SpeakUp AI - Text to Speech”.

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This week has been a busy week for many companies, among them, Google who rolled out Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 for Pixel6-series through Pixel9-series.

This week, Qualcomm showcased the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite during its annual conference in Maui, HI, where it unveiled the new generation of the Qualcomm chip that would be powering most flagship phones next year.

The “Hermit” browser combines features of the traditional browsing features with the ability to create “Lite apps” and several customizations for those who like customization.

For the tip of the week, Warren shows you how to make sure your phone is taking full advantage of Google's "Find My Device" network.

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• We would be delighted if everyone could join us for our 4-year anniversary on Saturday 21 December.  Please join us at noon Eastern, 5 PM UK time and 9 AM Pacific so save the date!

This week, it’s all about Android 15 which dropped for eligible devices on 15 October.  The crew talk you through some of the key features and changes.

Warren brings us a demo of Simplenote.

Warren shows us how to archive an app instead of uninstalling it – a new feature of Android 15.

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• Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 200th episode.  The next big thing is our 4-year anniversary on Saturday 21 December.  We would be delighted if you could join us at noon Eastern, 5 PM UK time and 9 AM Pacific so save the date!

We are joined by Eric Scheibler, the developer of the GPS app WalkersGuide.

Warren demonstrates the email app Thunderbird, which many listeners will be familiar with from Windows.

Karene demonstrates improvements to Jieshuo’s AI features, which allow users to submit spoken questions to query screen content or the item in focus.

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This week, we are joined by our listeners for a party to celebrate our 200th episode!

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• Our 200th episode is in just a week, on Saturday 5 October 2024 at noon Eastern, 5 PM UK time and 9 AM Pacific.  We would be delighted if you could join us then so save the date! When the time comes, please join via the above link.

This week we continue our look at One UI settings on Samsung devices.  This time, John brings us a demonstration of software update settings.

We take a look at products released by Samsung and Xiaomi.

Warren unboxes the BlackView HERO 10.

Warren demonstrates the GPS app, WalkersGuide.

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• Our 200th episode is in just two weeks time - on Saturday 5 October 2024.  We would be delighted if you could join us then so save the date!
• John appeared on Double Tap recently to talk about Talkback 15.  Take a listen to his interview.

This week we continue our look at One UI settings on Samsung devices, in which John concludes his tour of accessibility settings.

John unboxes the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6.

Warren demonstrates the GPS app, Candle.

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Our 200th episode is coming up on October 5th, 2024 and we encourage you to set aside some time and join us to party for this great milestone!

We return to our journey through the One UI Settings and this week, we bring you Accessibility part 2 as we shine the light on the "Hearing Enhancements" and “Dexterity and Interaction” sections.

This episode’s spotlight is all about Android 15 QPR Beta1.2 and “Gemini Live” that is now available for Android devices.

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For this episode, Robert Malunda from Zimbabwe joins us to talk about his Android Journey.

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• Our 200th episode is on Saturday 5 October 2024.  We would be delighted if you could join us then so save the date!

This week it’s all about the release of Talkback 15, one of the most consequential Talkback releases in years.

John demonstrates the new, Gemini-powered AI image descriptions in Talkback 15.

Warren shows us how to import material into ElevenLabs Reader.

Kenny Hitt joins us to share his Android Journey.

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