[access-uk] Re: Android
- From: "Mike Cassidy" <mike.cassidy137@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:54:00 -0000
Hi Steve,
Mine remains on 4.1.2 despite checking recent updates. I shall check with Voda!
Regards,
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 26 November 2013 12:07
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Android
Hi,
Yes, the Mini is better in that it is on 4.2. Still not on Kitkat yet though.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mike Cassidy
Sent: 25 November 2013 23:16
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Android
Hi Steve,
There seem to be fundamental differences between the S3 standard and the S3
mini; have you tried the mini?
Cheers,
Mike
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 25 November 2013 13:50
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Android
Hi Mike,
I have a Riitek Mini BT keyboard here and the S3 seems to work fine with it.
Maybe the Amazon Basics is just that, basic and is only an old version of
Bluetooth.
All the best
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mike Cassidy
Sent: 24 November 2013 23:32
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Android
Hi listers,
Quite so. It is worthwhile gathering as much info about the various devices.
Mention was made of the Galaxy S3 Mini: It does not seem to accept an otg
adapter and so cannot be used with a usb keyboard. Connected to an Amazon
Basics bluetooth keyboard it also seems not to function either.
Hth,
Mike
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Vanja Sudar
Sent: 24 November 2013 13:22
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Moto G
Just because you've tried couple of devices and they did not work you can't
claim that it "never" works. Is android accessibilitty perfect? Sure is not.
Should be a better/faster way to turn on access? Sure there should be. The 2
finger double tap works when setting up a new phone. Not sure what device you
used and the speach kept cutting out or didn't read what you wanted it to. With
android you have a choice of devices and though some might work better than
others and one might need to be careful which to choose, that's certainly not a
reason for android to not be considered as an option for a blind person. I
think rather than bashing android, more needs to be done to help people make
having an informed decision and help people choose a right android device.
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From: Saqib
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:20 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Moto G
I'm not really convinced with that mehtod of turning accessibility on. I tried
a friend/s Samsung S3 Mini from the setup screen and it didn't do anything. I
tried to get my daughter to turn Talkback on her S3 Mini and kept on getting a
error message about setting the right language when the phone was purchased
here in the UK. This is why people just don't trust the Android OS because it
doesn't do what it says on the tin I'm afraid. Another example is when I bought
a tablet and Talk back would read what I was touching and then it would cut out
and read nothing. I mean how bloody shabby is that. I'm honestly trying to give
Android the benefit of doubt put these incidents don't help a jot. Large
propotion of people turn to IOS because it's trusted and Voiceover is well
polished. Another words it does what it says on the tin. I would love to
promote Android as well as IOS but how can I recommend something that just
never works as it should!
> On 22 Nov 2013, at 11:04, "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Mo,
>
> Turn it on, wait for about 20 seconds, then put two fingers on the
> screen slightly apart. After about four secs it will come up talking. Job
> done.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
> Sent: 22 November 2013 09:31
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Moto G
>
> Hello.
>
> Its worth remembering that that price is for the 8GB version sim free.
> the 16GB version will set you back £160 sim free from phones 4 u.
> Steve, how do you launch the accessible setup on this handset? it
> would be fantastic if we can have full access to the device out of the box.
>
> all the best,
>
> Mo.
>
>> On 22/11/2013 08:53, Steve Nutt wrote:
>> Richard,
>>
>> The Moto G is already available in Phones4U at 119.00 with a 10
>> pounds top up or 135 pounds Sim-Free.
>>
>> We will hopefully be selling it from December, price to be announced,
> though
>> not quite that cheap. It will be sub-200 pounds though.
>>
>> This is a very worthy phone for the price, has 4.3 out of the box and
>> will have 4.4 Kitkat on it by January 2014.
>>
>> I am told by Someone who already owns it that it is accessible even
>> to the point of setting it up with no sight, so Motorola haven't
>> skinned it that much either. It is almost a pure Google phone.
>>
>> It is not 4G compatible, though for the price, this is to be expected.
>>
>> Well worth a look.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf
> Of
>> Richard King
>> Sent: 21 November 2013 11:21
>> To: access-uk
>> Subject: [access-uk] The Moto G
>>
>> I think that Android is definately worthy of consideration over Apple
>> at the moment, I have heard that Google are about to launch a new
>> handset since taking over Motorola Mobile, called the Moto G. And the
>> word is it will retail in the UK for £135, a fraction of the cost of
>> an iPhone. I have no idea of how good the phone is though, but will
>> be listening closely before upgrading from my iPhone 4s next year.
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