[vi-android] Re: suggestions for a newbie

  • From: Tony Hernandez <tonyhspeaks@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:00:26 -0400

Hi Caitlyn,
Firstly, I defer to Steve on the phone recommendations, as he is more in the know than most of us, though the Moto G works great out of the box with accessibility. My wife has it and I have had time to play with it and quite approve of its accessibility, but again, Steve is a better source of information in this regard, being co-host of the wonderful That Android Show podcast.
Secondly, my experience, having used both iOS and Android is that the biggest pain with Android accessibility is that writing email and editing and the like are lacking compared to iOS. Talkback has improved in leaps and bounds since 2012, though, and the accessibility people have been fairly quiet of late, which they usually are not, often asking for testing of beta versions of Talkback. Some of us think that this silence is an indicator of some major improvements to come fairly soon in Android accessibility.
Thirdly, I couldn't see a lightning bolt if it struck my optic nerve, but I use Android every day withno problems at all. Steve is also totally blind, as are many of us, and we find Talkback more than adequate.
Steve, being relatively ignorant of Samsung's offerings, I would like to know more. Would you mind elaborating a bit on what makes the S5 better with regard to accessibility than the Moto series? I might just be a convert coveter. 

Tony

On 6/10/2014 5:48 PM, Caitlyn wrote:

Hi David,

I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, so to speak.

I was asking about the best for a totally blind person as I really don’t know 
what kind of accessibility is on this platform.  some say it’s lagging behind 
the i phone, and others say it’s on par now.  As long as talk back or one of 
the other screen readers can give enough feedback so that I don’t need a pair 
of working eyes, weak or not, then life is good.
Cait

On Jun 10, 2014, at 2:16 PM, David Arocho <darocho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


 From all I have been able to glean from many sources, including this list,
one has to be clear about what goals and objectives one has for a smart
phone before you can decide whether to go for an android or an iPhone.  If
you want a consistent interface and a stable speech technology the n you
want to go for the I-phone.  If you are the kind that likes to get your
hands dirty, tinker with the internals, and to be on the cutting edge you
will probably choose an android.  The answer is not any different for a
totally blind person.

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