Hi Sarah,
I use both, so I am not a switcher, but I will answer your questions as
honestly as I can below:-
What apps won't I be able to get on android (I do use Soundscape and
Seeingai)?
You will get neither of those on Android unfortunately, they are iOS only.
Envision AI, or Eye-D Pro are good alternatives on Android, but there is
nothing quite like SoundScape on Android.
How different really are the gestures?
The main differences are flicks up and down instead of the rota, and Android
doesn't have multi-fingered gestures, so there is no doing anything with
more than one finger to operate Talkback. This also means that one down
side of Android for you may be that you don't get the magic tap, that is
double tap with two fingers for global play/pause or answering the phone
etc. The up side for me though is you can do everything with one hand.
What will I gain from switching?
It depends on what you're looking to gain. You may not gain anything by
switching, depending on how comfortable you are with iOS. Both are so
accessible now, that I'd say it's a lifestyle, rather than an accessibility
choice, unless you are a Braille user, in which case, iOS is undoubtedly
better. What you might gain with Android though, is more choice of speech
synthesisers.
How long does it take to learn the new eivnornment?
How long is a piece of string?? It really depends on how patient you are,
and how much inclination you have to learn it.
You could start here:-
https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6151827?hl=en-GB
This will give you the scoop on Talkback.
http://www.inclusiveandroid.com
Will give you independent tutorials, not produced by Google.
I hope this helps.
All the best
Steve
