[access-uk] Re: R: Enabling speech on an EE Kestrel Smartphone.
- From: Saqib <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 08:40:36 +0100
Hi. You can install programs from the computer by logging into the play store
website and this is a cool feature of android and your device doesn't have to
be connected to the computer try installing talk back that way and get a
sighted person to activate it.
> On 21 May 2014, at 21:40, "RMPortal" <robertmartin.portal@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Dear Ibrahim,
>
> I bought a Hua wei ascend y300 in January basically because it was cheap and
> recommended as good value by an Italian consumer magazine.
>
> The bad news. There was no way I could get it talking unaided because
> talkback was not installed. Once my daughter had done this for me it was
> also necessary to turn on "explore by touch" in Settings, accessibility,
> talkback, settings - explore by touch is one of the last of the settings).
> This means that the phone will tell you what's on the screen when you touch
> it, you have to open it with two taps.
>
> The better news. Since it's my first touch screen phone it has been quite
> challenging but I can now do most of what I want including using it for
> Skype and Audible. Kindle I have yet to master properly but I haven't had
> much time recently. Audible is considerably easier on the ap than on the
> internet and the speaker quality is surprisingly good. Memory is very
> limited but it takes an SD card and the 16 Gb I bought in London only cost
> about £12.
>
> Battery life is nothing special but I'm told that that might be to do with
> having Skype installed. It also takes a while to sort itself out sometimes
> (slow processor?). Mine has Android 4.1 installed without any prospect of it
> being updated apparently but as I said, it does the basics and a few extras
> and only cost £81 including post and packing so I'm not complaining.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Robert
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Per conto di
> Ibrahim Gucukoglu
> Inviato: mercoledì 21 maggio 2014 21.34
> A: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Oggetto: [access-uk] Enabling speech on an EE Kestrel Smartphone.
>
> Hi Everyone.
>
> For you Android experts, i have an EE Kestrel phone which was given to me as
> part of an upgrade offer, my interest mainly was in the price plan so they
> gave me the cheapest phone they had in their catalogue. I no very little
> about Android, however this phone is based on the Huawei Ascend G6 and has a
> proprietary interface. I have two questions, firstly can accessibility be
> enabled on this phone in the form of talkback, if so how, and secondly has
> anyone had experience of the Huawei interface, does it work with talkback
> well and is there anything I can do about it if not?
>
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>
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