Blind Android Users Podcast

Blind Android Users Podcast

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Blind Android Users Podcast episodes

  • Episode 165, One UI Part 14, Privacy Settings And Galaxy S24+ Unboxing
    Episode 165: Samsung One UI part 14 (Privacy settings) and unboxing the Samsung Galaxy S24+

    This week, we continue our look at One UI settings.

    Android basics

    We restart our exploration of Samsung’s One UI.  This week, John takes us through Privacy settings.

    Spotlight

    John unboxes his new Samsung Galaxy S24+.

    App of the week

    Warren demonstrates a search engine with a difference, Perplexity.

    Commentary

    In the next in our series on Commentary/Jieshuo, Karene shows us options when resuming speech feedback and browse by touch when these have previously been suspended.

    Tip of the week

    Ed talks through a problem Xiaomi users may have when entering 3-finger symbols on braille keyboards under HyperOS, and suggests a workaround.

    Staying in touch

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 164, 1st Quarter 2024 App Bonanza
    Episode 164: 1st Quarter 2024 App Bonanza

    This episode is all about apps. Thus, this is our very first App Bonanza” episode for the 2024 1st Quarter.

     

    In this Episode, we bring you the following apps:

     

    “Tasty, by BuzzFeed.” This is about food. Learn to cook tasty foods at home.

    Next up, “Telz, by Telz International Calls” makes it possible for those times that you want to make regular phone calls.

    In the heels of “Telz,” your next app is the “SMS Backup and Restore (free version) and Premium, by SyncTech Pty Ltd.

    Next up, it’s the “Skit, app manager (free version) and Premium version  by Pavel Rekun.”

    Our last app for this 1st Quarter 2024 “App Bonanza” is the popular e-Reader, “@Voice Aloud Reader, by Hyperionics Technology.’

     

    Staying in touch

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797

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    1 hr 26 min
  • episode 163, Samsung Unpacked for January 2024 and Asus Zenfone 10 Review
    Samsung Unpacked for January 2024 and Asus Zenfone 10 Review


    This week, we cover the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event, and review the Asus zenphone 10.

    Announcements

    ·       Our first app bonanza of 2024 will be on 27 January. Please do send in your app demos by 25 January at the latest.

    ·       For those of you on our Blind Android Users email list, groups.io is reverifying certain members for spam protection purposes and you may receive an email from them inviting you to take action.

    please do this before jan 28th.

    Spotlight

    It’s a double bill this week. Firstly, we look back at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event on 17 January including the newly announced AI features, covering what’s new in the S24 series. Then, John reviews his Zenfone 10.

    Staying in touch

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

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    2 hr
  • Episode 162, CES 2024 Android 14 QPR Beta 2.3 and Oukitel WP30 Pro unboxing
    Episode 162: CES2024, Oukitel WP30Pro unboxing, Android14QPR2.3 Beta and an Android Journey Story

     

    In this episode, we take a look at CES2024, Android14QPR2.3 beta, spotlighting on the Oukitel WP30Pro unboxing, and we close the episode with an “Android Journey” story.

     

    In the news:

     

    ·       We salute CES2024 and highlight Android14QPR2.3 beta.

    ·       Our first app bonanza of 2024 will be on 27 January. Please do send in your app demos!

     Spotlight

    Our friend, Hareth Alhamdani unboxes the Oukitel WP30 PRO, a rugged phone with a massive 11000mA battery; and along the way, talked about the “EarFun Air Pro 3 earbuds.”.

     

    My Android journey.

    Gary Melconian joins us to tell his Android journey story.


    Staying in touch

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 161, One UI Part 13, Security and More
    Episode 161: One UI part 13 (Security)

    In our first episode of 2024, we resume our look at One UI settings, turning to security.

    Announcements

    Our first app bonanza of 2024 will be on 27 January. Please do send in your app demos!

    email them to [email protected], latest by jan 26th 2024

    Android basics

    John takes up our examination of One UI settings, showing us what you can find in the security section.

    App of the week

    Warren gives us a demo of RScan, which we discussed in episode 159 with its developer, Rastislav Kish.

    Commentary

    Karene demonstrates Jieshuo’s relatively new scenario adaptive TTS configurations.

    Tip of the week

    John walks us through assigning gestures in the Nova Launcher.

    Staying in touch.

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 160, Reflections on the year 2023
    Episode 160: There we have it! Reflecting on 2023, and an unboxing of the Zenfone 10.

    This week, we discuss what was hot and what was not in 2023.  We touch on phones, artificial intelligence, our partners at Accessible Android and much more.

    Spotlight

    John unboxes the Asus Zenfone 10, a flagship likely to suit fans of smaller handsets.

    Staying in touch.

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 159, Conversation with Rastislav Kish From RScan
    Episode 159: Conversation with Rastislav Kish from RScan

    Welcome to episode 159.

    In this episode, we spotlight on Rastislav, a young blind developer from Slovakia, who talked to us at length about a neat little barcode reading app called “RScan.”

    Should you want to contact Rastislav, you may do so by sending him an email.


    App of the week

    In our “app of the week” segment, we feature a simple notetaking app called “Noto by Ali Albaali.”

     

    CSR Entry

    For this week’s episode, Kareen Kiwan brings us another neat feature of the CSR or Jeusho Screen reader.

     

    TIP OF THE WEEK

    For this episode’s “tip of the week,” we look at a Messages feature that makes it possible to auto-delete OTPs in 24 hours after receiving them.

    this feature is not available in some parts of the world as on 23-12-2023.

     

    Staying in touch.

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram group, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel and join our Club on Club house.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments, and questions phone number at: 307-202-9797.

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    1 hr 48 min
  • Episode 158, 3rd Anniversary Celebration of Blind Android Users Podcast
    Episode 158: Party Time!

    This week, we celebrate the 3-year anniversary of the Blind Android Users podcast! Join the co-hosts and guest listeners as we come together and discuss what phones we have, our likes and dislikes about Android and so much else!

    Staying in touch.

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram group, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 34 min
  • Episode 157, A big week in AI, and an interview with Saqib Shaikh from Microsoft
    Episode 157: Microsoft Seeing AI comes to Android!Announcements

    It’s the 3-year anniversary of the Blind Android Users podcast next week, we love you all so please come and join us live!. Look out for the links to join on our Telegram, Facebook and email channels.

    ANDROID BASICS

    It’s an AI episode this week.  We discuss the Google Gemini, and Be My Eyes rolls out the Be My Ai feature to many people running Android!

    Spotlight

    We were delighted to welcome Saqib Shaikh from Microsoft to showcase Seeing AI, one of the most anticipated apps to arrive on the Android operating system.

    Staying in touch. 

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram group, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel and join our Club on Club house.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 156, One UI Part 12, Lockscreen from system Settings
    Episode 156: (Samsung One UI Part12 (Lock screen Settings)

    Welcome to episode 156, the 12th entry in our “Samsung One UI) series.

     

    Announcements

    BAU Podcast celebrates 3 years. Do join us on virtually for the celebrations.

     

    ANDROID BASICS: ONE UI PART12 (Lock screen Settings)

    We continue our journey through the Samsung One UI and this week, it’s all about the “Lock screen Settings” as shown in the system Settings.


    IMAGE RECOGNITION WITH CSR

    Kareen Kiwan takes us through the “image Recognition” process of CSR (Commentary Screen Reader).

     

    TIP OF THE WEEK: Managing links in messaging apps

    For episode156 “Tip of the week,” Kareen and Warren bring you a “Dual tip of the week,” showing you how to manage those links in some of the messaging apps.

     

    ANDROID JOURNEY:

    Our friend, Amir Soleimani took us down the memory lane of his Android journey as he intimated us with how that journey began for him about a decade ago, going back to 2014 when it all began.


    Staying in touch.

    Make a donation Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram group, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel and join our Club on Club house.

    Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: 307-202-9797.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 47 min

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