Hi again,
Having said that, if you buy a Fire Stick and plug it into your Samsung TV,
you'll get those features.
All the best
Steve
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billy inglis
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Accessibility Updates for Fire TV and Amazon Video
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hi Steve, this is fantastic, but how will we get this speech on Samsung tv's?,
Billy
On 03/02/2017 08:52, Steve Nutt wrote:
Hi all,
Sorry for cross posting, but this is potentially exciting, as it works on
other smart TVs as well.
All the best
Steve
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Sent: 03 February 2017 03:24
To: eyes-free@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Accessibility Updates for Fire TV and Amazon Video Customers
Taken from another list...
Accessibility Updates for Fire TV and Amazon Video Customers January 30, 2017
Thousands of Amazon customers are now using VoiceView on Fire tablets and
VoiceView on Fire TV. As we kick off a new year, I'm excited to highlight new
accessibility features for Fire TV, supporting our blind and low vision
customers. These features are being delivered over the coming months to all
existing Fire TV customers as a free, over-the-air update, starting with the
latest generation Fire TV and Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote. This
update brings many VoiceView features from our Fire tablets to Amazon Fire
TV, as well as several new capabilities:
. VoiceView menu for easy access to settings, including reading speed
(with rates from 0.66x to 4x), speech and sounds volume, punctuation level,
and ability to relaunch the tutorial.
. Settings to enable system-wide high contrast text (experimental) and
closed captions.
. Navigation of all content on the Fire TV screen by holding the Menu
button to enter "Review Mode." This also allows customers to navigate by word
and character so it's easier to find out how actors' names are spelled.
. Context-sensitive help available by pressing the remote's Menu
button, and automatic reading of program information, such as the rating and
duration, by pressing the Fast Forward and Rewind buttons.
A growing number of 3rd party apps are compatible with this VoiceView update,
including Netflix and Hulu. And developers can take advantage of new features
by providing "Orientation Text," "Usage Hints," and "Described By"
additions through the FireOS accessibility API.
Additionally, the Amazon Video app now includes screen reading capability on
many third-party devices. Blind and low vision customers can enjoy screen
reading capabilities when using Amazon Video on devices such as the Microsoft
Xbox One and One S, Sony PS4 game consoles, certain Roku streaming devices,
as well as many smart TVs and BluRay players, including certain TVs and
BluRay players from Hisense, LG, Samsung, and Sony.
We will continue to bring accessibility updates to our devices this year and
we welcome thoughts and suggestions at device-accessibility@xxxxxxxxxx.
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