Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode 125: It’s the 2nd quarter of the App Bonanza for 2023

Welcome to our 2nd episode for the year 2023.

 

Announcements:

In this episode, Austin Pinto thanks the new subscribers to our YouTube channel.

Doug Cameron unveils the “Hable Project,” where he also has a challenge for which you can register to participate.

Kareen Kiwan announces a giveaway of 10 lifetime codes for the Cash Reader.

 

Apps Bonanza

 

In the “App Bonanza” segment, we bring you 5 apps.

First up, we have the Factual Quiz2020, demonstrated by Judy Jones,

 

Warren Demonstrates “MediSafe Pill and Med Reminder,

 

John Dyer brings us “Samsung Sound Assistant,”

 

Potato Boy demonstrates “Habitica” and

 

Kareen Kiwan demonstrates the “Cash Reader” which has 10 lifetime codes for 10 lucky winners to be announced.

 Staying in touch.

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Episode 124: It’s all about the Play Store

This week, we start a new mini series on the Play Store.

Announcements

·        Austin wasn’t with us this week as he was at his brother’s wedding – congratulations brother Pinto!

·        If you’d like to donate to us, you can do so via PayPal or buying us a coffee.

Android basics

This week, we have the first in our new mini series on the Play Store. Warren gives us an overview of the Play Store, and we look in detail at the “Manage apps and device” section.

Commentary

Karene Kiwan brings us the next episode in our series on the Commentary Screen Reader.

Android journey

Harshid Trivedi joins us to tell his Android journey story.

Staying in touch

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Episode 123: Android Beta 1 and Telelight

This week, we look at Android 14 Beta 1 and talk to the developers of Telelight-Accessible Telegram.

Announcements

·        Google is conducting a research study on 25 April and is seeking users who navigate Youtube using the keyboard – note that screen reader users will not be selected. You can express an interest by filling out this form.

·        If you’d like to donate to us, you can do so via PayPal or buying us a coffee.

Android basics

We talk about what you can expect to find in Android 14 Beta 1, which dropped last week, and lament the lack of a new version of Talkback – a staple of previous Android developer builds and betas. You can enrol a qualifying Pixel device on this page.

Spotlight

We are delighted to be joined by the developers of Teleight-Accessible Telegram, which as the name suggests, is a Telegram client providing superior accessibility to the main Telegram app. You can also win a month’s subscription by following these instructions from the accessible Android site.

Tip of the week

Ed demonstrates the settings to control emergency alerts, in light of the upcoming roll-out of an emergency alerts system in the UK which will be tested on 23 April.

The sound for the emergency alert is taken from this government website

And is totally a copywrite of UK government.

Staying in touch

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Episode 122: Developer options

This week, we look at Developer options, often found in the system settings section in the Settings app.

Announcements

·        Google is conducting a research study on 25 April and is seeking users who navigate YouTube, search and discover using the keyboard – note that screen reader users will not be selected. You can express an interest by filling out this form.

·        If you’d like to donate to us, you can do so via PayPal or buying us a coffee.

Android basics

Austin shows us how to enable Developer options, and talks us through some of the most important settings.

to make it clear, you need to tap 7 times on build number or if you use talkback then 7 dubble taps.

You may like to check out our previous video on opting in and out of Android betas, which Austin refers to in this demonstration.

Commentary

Karene Kiwan brings us the next episode in our series on the Commentary Scree Reader.

in which she shows us tapping to move focus and passthrough modes.

To download csr, click this link.

Staying in touch

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Welcome to episode 121.

This week, we discuss about phone, and tips and support.

 

Announcements

We hit 900 subscribers on our YouTube channel

Our accessible android app has been downloaded more than 700 times.

Click here to download the app.

Android 13 QPR 3 beta 2 was released this Wednesday. Click here to read changes.

 

If you want to donate to us, you can do it 1 of 2 ways.

PayPal

Buy us a coffee

Android basics.

In this segment, we rap up the system settings by discussing the about phone, and tips and support segments.

 

CSR.

Kareen Kiwan shows us how to type when browsing by touch in CSR.

Click here to download CSR.

 

App of the week.

Our friend, Potato gives us an introduction of Samsung good lock app which can be download from this link

 

Tip of the week.

Fi shows us, how to play long messages on WhatsApp and move the seek front or back.

 

Staying in touch.

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Episode 120: It’s all about QPR

This week, we look at system settings in the Settings app.

Announcements

·        Accessible Android’s app has been downloaded over 500 times from the Play Store. Please do leave a review.  From the app, you can browse app and device reviews, as well as subscribe to the Blind Android Users podcast and email list.

·        If you’d like to donate to us, you can do so via PayPal or buying us a coffee.

Android basics

Warren takes us through the System section of the Settings app, where you can control language and input, gestures etc.

and we discuss it in details.

Tip of the week

Fi shows us a couple of things in the audio settings of the Zoom app, including how to turn on original sound.

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Episode 119: It’s all about QPR

This week, we discuss the latest Quarterly Platform Releases.

Announcements

·        Accessible Android’s app is now available in English. From here, you can browse app and device reviews, as well as subscribe to the Blind Android Users podcast and email list.

·        We thank another listener for an extremely generous donation. If you’d like to donate, you can do so via PayPal or buying us a coffee.

Spotlight

We look at the new features and bug fixes in the latest stable Quarterly Platform Release (QPR 2), and talk about Beta 1 of QPR 3 –sign up if you’re interested.

App of the week

Salih demonstrates our Accessible Android app.

Tip of the week

John shows us how to set a security pattern to unlock a phone.

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Blind android users podcast episode 118, meet the youngest developer to ever appear on BAU podcast, Uday Shankar and our reflection of android 14 developer preview 2.

 

This week we discuss android 14 developer preview 2 and chat with some guests.

 

Spotlight 1. Chat with Ravi Kumar and Uday Shankar from Eurotech company and the 3RDI app.

The app is still in closed beta phase, to join this beta testing, send your Gmail id to [email protected]

Please note limited applicants allowed.

To get the app from play store click on this link.

 

Spotlight 2. Android 14 developer 2.

We discuss changes and bugs in android 14 developer preview 2.

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/release-notes#:~:text=Android%2014%20Developer%20Preview%202%20includes%20several%20new%20features%20and,users%20experience%20non%2Ddismissable%20notifications

there are lots of flags in developer options which should become enabled in beta 1 coming to a pixel near you next month.

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Episode 117: It’s all about Mobile World Congress 2023

This week, we discuss MWC 2023

Announcements

·        Thank you so much for the significant donations we have received this week. These encourage us to keep going and also help us pay the website hosting bills!

If you want to donate, you can do so by using any of the 2 links.

Link 1.

Link 2.

·        Google have a couple of research studies: If you can attend Google’s California offices in person and have experience of using smart doorbells, register your interest via this form.

·        There’s another in-person study relating to Google Lookout. Please register your interest by filling out this Form.

the lookout study is for android only.

you will be compensated for your time.

Spotlight

We look at the announcements from Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023. We focus in particular on the Nokia G22 and the Honor Magic5 Pro.

Reference was made to.

xiaomi 13 pro

realmi 300 w charging phone

Question of the week

We answer a listener question relating to making fingerprint activation more reliable.

Android journey

Angela joins us this week and tells us her Android story.

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Episode 116: Catching up with Hema Natarajan from Bookshare to discuss the new Bookshare Reader.

 

We caught up with Hema Natarajan from Bookshare and talked about the just released “Bookshare Reader.”

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you live in the United States, have a LinkedIn account and use the mobile app, research study group from the “Accessibility User Research Collective” from the “Shepherd Center” would like you to participate in a research study intended for the accessibility of the LinkedIn mobile app.

Salih from our Turkish sister site updates us on what is going on with their site and the mobile app as we merge our efforts.

we request listeners to donate to update our app.

links for donating.

paypal

buy me a coffee.

 

SPOTLIGHT

Hema Natarajan from Bookshare gave us the scoop on what is going on with the “Bookshare Reader” and the features that would be coming to the app.

 

APP OF THE WEEK

For the “app of the week” for this episode, Warren demonstrates “Vivaldi,” a powerful Chrome alternative browser.

 

TALKBACK HIGHLIGHTS

John Dyer brings us another instalment from the “Talkback Highlights” series in the way of instalment 55.

 

TIP OF THE WEEK

For this week’s “tip of the week,” John demonstrates how you can assign different fingers to use in activating a routine or launch an app on a Samsung phone using the GoodLock app.

 

Staying in touch.

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