Hi David,
The seekbar is easy to get round.
Just focus Talkback onto the Seekbar, either by touch or by swiping to it, then
use the volume keys to adjust it. This is a regular Android feature that is
cool. It can be done with any slider.
All the best
Steve
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David Griffith
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Subject: [access-uk] The Wileyfox Swift Accessibility Bundle Part 3.
This is an update on the investigations I have been making into the potential
of this device to be a suitable Media Player for a Deaf blind person.
There are a number of clarifications I need to make in relation to what I have
posted previously.
1. In part 1 of these reviews I was a little concerned as to the rapidity of
battery drain when I first received the device. This has, am glad to say
settled down over the last couple of days. I suspect that the biggest factor in
this may have been the turning off of the vibrate feedback feature in Talkback
settings. As I was investigating the device I effectively had the device
vibrating consistently over several hours on Sunday. Since the vibrate feature
has been cancelled the device has seen a battery usage that is more
appropriate. When I picked up the device last night to experiment with its
potential for reading Mobi files it still had a battery level of 83% remaining.
So this seems much more reassuring.
2. In part 2 of my Review I criticised the Audible App for being significantly
quieter than other media apps on the device. I mentioned at the time I needed
to try more than one title for a fairer test. In fact I discovered that for
whatever reason the commencement of the book I was testing was simply
unsuitably quiet and as subsequent chaptors loaded the volume returned to
expected levels. I think I would cautiously report that if anything the
playback through Audible on the Swift is not only equivalent to that on my
iPhone SE but probably slightly surpasses it. I was certainly able to listen to
a book called Cockroaches last night, even without hearing aid assistance.
However one aspect of the Android Audible app is definitely not as easy as its
iOS manifestation. Using the seek bar to adjust the speed of narration was
difficult even for my sighted wife. In the end we only achieved the desired
level of speed adjustment by her placing my finger on the seek bar and my
tapping and dragging with feedback from her. I am not sure that if is due to an
Andoid or App fault but as I normally do not adjust narration speed, listening
to Audible consistently at 1.5, this one time use of sighted help has resolved
matters for me. Others may comment on how easy it is to learn to use the seek
bar. My big problem was that I could not consistently locate it with Talkback.
I am happy to report that no similar difficulties existed with any of the other
media apps I used so hopefully Audible will sort this with an update.
3. Music
I reported only briefly on Music. I have now installed the GoneMad
Music player and I have to say that my experience of this so far is excellent.
I had transferred a significant amount of music from my PC onto the SD card and
had expected that there would be some process of importation needed. Instead
all the Music I transferred was immediately available and visible on the Media
Player when I opened it. My experience of it so far is that it is completely
accessible and the volume output is absolutely great. You will not be straining
to hear with this app.
4. Locked Screen. It is inevitable that you will have to deal with locked
screens if you want to use this media device on the move. However I was
pleasantly surprised to hear that when I reviewed the locked screen that not
only the pllay pause, volume. skip forward and skip backward buttons for the
active media playing was available but also any other app you had playing in
the background
So there were pause and play button available not only for the Mobi eBook
Reading app I was testing but also the Audible App in the background. You can
even if you want start both playing at the same time though why you would want
to do this is perhaps not clear.
However what I thingk is the case is that you could load all your media
applications, Say Audible, Voicedream Reader, Music Player and so on and be
effectively be able to control all of them from the locked screen without
having to enter the device itself. I will continue to investigate the potential
of this feature. As far as I have noticed this is not as immediately available
on my iPone though it may be that I need to investigate this further as I may
have turned Control Centre off my Locked screen to make the sometimes
problematic process of answering calls easier.
5. Update on Earphones/Headphones. In my earlier review I mentioned I was using
the JVC Gumy folding on ear headphones with good results. Last night I
experimented with using the earpones which came with the Sandisk clip Talking
Mp3 Player. I am pleased to say that the volume feedback was even better than
with the gumy. If anybody knows how to source these earphones independently
from buying the Sandisk Clip I would be very interested to hear.
David Griffith
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