[vi-android] Re: extreme new-be with my first 2 questions
- From: Quentin Christensen <quentin.christensen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 09:28:34 +1000
Hi Troy,
Welcome to the community!
As mentioned, the "discontinuation" of the Nexus line is mainly simply
a rebranding to "Silver". Nexus phones have traditionally been kept
the most up to date, usually for at least a couple of years or so
after they are released, and even once phones aren't updated anymore,
they definitely continue to work and the majority of apps do still
work even on older versions of Android. If and when you get to a
point where you really want a new version of Android than you can get
on your phone, you can usually root it and install a custom ROM and
the Nexus line have more of those available than pretty much any other
phone, so from that point of view you should be right with your new
purchase for quite some time to come.
Re finding out whether an app is accessible before you download it,
there isn't as much information in this area as would be ideal. One
thing you can do is search for "Talkback" or "accessible" and add that
to your search term, for instance "Accessible chess". There are a
couple of websites and blogs which mention some accessible apps though
not really a comprehensive list. One of the great things with Android
though is that even with paid apps you can download something and if
you find it isn't accessible (or you just don't like it or whatever)
then you can uninstall it. With paid apps, you get a 15 min window to
download and try the app once you've bought it, and during that time
on the app's page on the Play Store, instead of "Open" and "Uninstall"
buttons, you have "Open" and "Refund" - Refund not only removes the
app from your device, but also refunds you the money so there's no
risk (except with apps which have 500mb files to download and take
more than 15 mins to setup, which I've seen once or twice, though not
very often).
Regards
Quentin.
On 26 May 2014 09:11, Troy Burnham <troyburnham34@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I just ordered my first phone this past Friday from TalkingMp3Players.com
> and I haven't even gotten the phone yet but I already have a couple of
> questions.
>
> I joined this and one other Android list yesterday and one of the messages I
> saw after I joined seemed to indicate that Nexus phones may not be produced
> for much longer; maybe this is a stupid question but the Nexus phones that
> are still being used will still work even if no newer versions are made
> won't they? I just want to be sure since it's a Nexus phone that I bought.
>
> Regarding apps, is there any way to tell if they're going to be accessible
> before I download and install them, and what determines if an app is
> accessible? This may also be a strange question but not only have I never
> had any kind of cell phone of my own, I've also never had the chance to even
> handle one to see how it works.
>
> The phone I'm getting doesn't come with a contract of any kind, and I mainly
> want the phone for the apps but does anybody have any suggestions on what
> carrier I should try when I do get a contract? Keep in mind that I likely
> won't be making many calls or sending many texts, so other than maybe using
> some of the apps on the phone when I'm out I will need as low-cost of a
> contract that I can get, and I'd actually like to just go buy gift cards
> with money on them that I can load onto the phone if that's possible.
>
> I've been promised all the free tech support I'll need to get familiar with
> the phone when I get it, so this is all of my questions for now but I'm sure
> there will be many more later on.
>
> Troy
>
>
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