I went to iPhone because at the time Android was accessible or be it in a limited fashion.
Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 08/07/2014 16:34, Ray Carette wrote:
I'm glad you folks find android to be accessible cause I know when I tried it a couple years ago, it was almost totally non[accessible. In fact, the only way to make it accessible wasto purchase mobile speak or something like that. Anyway, after all that, I switched to the iphone and I am not looking back. On 7/8/14, Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Yes, android is very accessible, I use it on a daily basis. Anyone who still says android is not blind friendly simply has not given it a chance. Does it work differently than IOS? Yes. Is it just as accessible? Yes. Original message:These days Android devices are quite accessible. For example, here is an unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S that was released on June 26. http://www.mysticaccesspodcast.com/audio/mp71samsungunboxing.mp3 Note: just to keep the message on topic, this tablet runs Nearby Explorer just fine.-- /Currently at Mystic Access Mostly Cloudy, 75.9°F(24.4°C) Wind:SSW (200°) at 16mph (14KT)/ /The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb./** ** **On 7/8/2014 10:29 AM, Carter Temm wrote:Not to mention their devices I'm not accessible eitherSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 8, 2014, at 6:51 AM, "Luke French" <nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:Hello all, I would have to say that Google is not friendly to blind people. The Google Chrome app is nearly impossible to use with the voice synthesizer. Their Google glass only works for the ride I sorry if you don't have a right eye.LukeOn Jul 8, 2014, at 1:53 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:I see this "why don't you use Google Maps" question so often, that I think I need to give my thoughts. I was originally planning to use Google Maps in BlindSquare, but their license explicitly says it is not allowed to be used in apps like this. I tried to contact Google, but it is very hard to get to contact with them, even I have some business channels there.So, as a built in map data source, I don't see Google Maps as an option. They don't have API to get street data in vector form which is often needed in apps like this. What they provide is map in graphical form which is not very useful).Yes, they have possibility to do route plan and search for POI, but for BlindSquare it is not enough (+there is this license issue).So, for this reason, Google Maps is provided only as 3rd party route planning and more detailed map data is coming from OpenStreetMap and Apple Maps.On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:02 AM, brandon armstrong <baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:hello all, I want to weigh in on what mike may said here. you love foursquare, my point here, please get google maps in the next version of this app, like we've been asking you to do sense 1.0 and call it a day. do you know, that we got a bypass here in my location, after the bypass opened, with in two days of that road opening, google maps starts telling me turn right on to state highway 9, where your app and some others keep telling me to continue on to 190. I'm sorry, but for almost real time updated map info google maps will be your best way to go verses tom tom and map quest. brandonTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htmAdditionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.--- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.comTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htmAdditionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
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