Tony,
Thank you. I will discuss the points you raised with him. They are
very valid. I think his constraint is the thought that he has to make
a huge jump from the qwerty keypad to a fully touch screen phone.
And as you pointed out, android 4.1.2 is outdated. But, as for me, I'm
kind of confused about the phone to settle for. First is the issue of
price: While the price of most phones sound quite inexpensive when
expressed in dollars, their naira equivalent can be a turn off for
someone concerned about their budget. Just so you know, a dollar is
about 160-165 naira (the Nigerian currency).
Then there is the issue of finding a high end phone/tab with a
built-in FM radio app. I have discovered that many of Samsung's
high-end phones don't have the FM radio app. For me in Nigeria where
data subscription costs so much, I just can't imagine life without the
FM radio app. My day is incomplete without some of my city's FM
stations!
I have looked up the Galaxy S5 on many online stores in Nigeria and
found out that the price ranges between 103,000 and 110,000 naira.
That's about 25,000 naira more than my monthly salary.
http://www.slot.ng/samsung-galaxy-s5-plus-free-powerbank/
The S4 is between 74,000 and 89,000 naira and is said to still be
running android 4.2. http://www.slot.ng/samsung-galaxy-s4/
Finally, my initial choice, the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, is the
cheapest at 59,000 naira, runs the android 4.3 and has the built-in FM
radio. However, I'm not sure the Grand 2 gets updated to 4.4.
I hope I can make a choice quickly because I'm tired of using this
android 2.3 phone.
Thank you.
On 6/28/14, Tony Hernandez <tonyhspeaks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Ayoola,
Android 4.1.2 is one of the versions on which Talkback works relatively
well, but frankly it's out of date. Later versions of android work
better with Talkback. Version 4.3, for instance gives the ability to
custom label buttons. You can also do text selection with later Android
versions. Your brother need not fear not only switching to Android but
also switching phone brands if he can't get a Nokia phone with the
latest Android. If Android were not very accessible, there would be much
fewer of us using it, so your brother doesn't need to worry that he will
not be able to use his phone accessibly on Android. Unless he has a need
that only the Symbion OS and his current screen reader can fill, he
should be able to switch without any problems. that being said, I found
Android 4.1.2 quite usable when I was running it.
If you have any specific questions about anything that your brother
needs to do and whether android can do the same thing, by all means feel
free to ask here. We're all happy to help out.
Tony
On 6/28/2014 8:48 AM, Ayoola Stephen Efunkoya wrote:
Hello friends,
No matter what you say or do, you just won't succeed at taking some
visually impaired persons' minds off the Nokia even though the Symbian
is long dead.
And so guys, I'm asking again a question I've asked before. Please
will Talkback work on Nokia's X series running Android 4.1.2 - Nokia
X, Nokia XL and Nokia X+?
I need to know because my brother wants to drop his Nokia C5 but has
refused to settle for any Samsung or other brands running Android.
Thank you guys.
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