[access-uk] Re: Switching from iOS to Android
- From: Saqib Hussain <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 09:08:10 +0000
Thanks Steve. It's always better to learn another OS instead of
brushing it off before giving it a good run out.
On 05/11/2014, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Saqib,
>
> This is a very good analysis. Thank you.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Saqib Hussain
> Sent: 04 November 2014 09:51
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching from iOS to Android
>
> Hi. I grasped it in a couple of weeks despite my reservations about
> the platform as I had a bad experience with a tablet which was running
> an earlier version which was 4.0 and that was down to me not doing my
> research before purchasing the tablet which was cheap and cheap and
> chearful won't give you a good experience in any walk of life. I
> started out with the Samsung Tab 3 and I enjoyed the learning
> experience and I never at any point fell in to the trap of comparing
> it to IOS and this is the biggest mistake people make. When people
> start expecting an Android device to work like an IOS device then you
> may as well put down the device and go back to IOS as you will
> struggle to learn Android. I then moved on to the Google Nexus 7 2013
> and then felt confident enough to use an Android phone and I then
> invested in a Samsung Galaxy S4. I also have my iPhone 5S but I use it
> for apps like BllindSquare. Over in the US the NFB have a app called
> Near By explorer and I only wish the RNIB would get involved in such a
> project for VI Android users in the UK as they did with the Sendero
> Look Around app on the IOS platform. I like the large screen form
> factor and I also think obtaining such a device is far cheaper than
> purchasing the iPhone 6 Plus. I think the Youtube app works much
> better for me on Android as I struggle with it on IOS. Voiceover seems
> to have focus issues within the Youtube app. I've also discovered that
> dictation works much better for me on Android as I have far better
> results. I much prefer Samsung devices to any other device on the
> Android platform as it gives me the ability to invert colours and you
> can use triple tap of the home key to toggle Talkback on and off along
> with other accessibility features. Moving icons is easy and Talkback
> will announce the row and column that you are moving an icon to just
> like the iPhone. You don't have to pay an extra £70 to get an extra
> 16GB of storage as that's what apple will charge you as you can buy
> 16GB cards for around £10 if you shop around carefully. Android does
> work and is accessible enough for anyone and just like IOS! It may
> have bugs. The enphases is more on touch and explore rather than swipe
> and tap. I have found that this method is far quicker for locating
> items as swipe and tap reminds me of a blindman looking for something
> on a floor and eventually he will find it after covering the full area
> of a room.
>
> On 03/11/2014, Tony Sweeney <tonymsweeney@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> Could you please let us have that Talkback link to the tutorial?
>>
>> You would indeed need assist certainly in getting Talkback enabled,
>> IMHO.!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Tony Sweeney
>> On 02/11/2014 19:55, Steve Nutt wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> You don't need a sighted person to show you round the screen. That
>>> would defeat the point of accessibility. The Talkback tutorial is
>>> very good.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
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>>> *From:*access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Tony Sweeney
>>> *Sent:* 02 November 2014 19:38
>>> *To:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> *Subject:* [access-uk] Re: Switching from iOS to Android
>>>
>>> Hi Carol,
>>>
>>> See from the subject line that you may be already an IOS user so if so
>>> I'd imagine that you'd have no problem doing the jump.
>>>
>>> I very recently took the jump for the first time in to the tabblet
>>> world and bought an Android tablet through the good offices of Mo.
>>>
>>> He customised it for me including of course enabling talkback.
>>>
>>> You may need a sighted person showing you around the screen
>>>
>>> for a start but I'm sure someone could talk you through anyway.
>>>
>>> So far with a keyboard I have learnt the Recents in TuneIn, the
>>> internet radio being the main reason for buyintg the tablet whilst out
>>> and about.
>>>
>>> I have an IT trainer coming in a couple of weeks so am confident of
>>> getting there with the technology and of course there are a number of
>>> good podcasts available too.
>>>
>>> I'm finding it a bit of a challenge doing all of that swiping/tapping
>>> thing but practice and patience I guess will get us there.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Tony Sweeney
>>> On 02/11/2014 16:51, Carol.Pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:Carol.Pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's a very informative article, Steve. Thanks for posting.
>>>
>>> I do get tempted sometimes but feel that maybe the learning curve
>>> is a bit too much for me now. If you, or anyone else able, would
>>> like to conduct some lessons for newbies, I could be interested
>>> and get myself a reasonable, fairly inexpensive Android and give
>>> it a try!
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Carol P
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> *From:*Steve Nutt <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> *To:*access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ; 'BCAB Discussion List' <mailto:bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> *Sent:*Sunday, November 02, 2014 10:31 AM
>>>
>>> *Subject:*[access-uk] Switching from iOS to Android
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> For those who wanted more info about Android, this is a good
>>> article to read if you are on an iShiny and considering the
>>> jump.
>>>
>>> http://inclusiveandroid.com/?q=content/switching-ios-android
>>>
>>> All the best
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
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>>>
>>
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