Hi Ian is that a braille note touch or just a touch because the touch with apps
is terrible.
Again I really love this pixel 3a it’s faster than my iphone eight and when
using envision it seems faster and I get a much better scanning experience.
Also I can read magazines in zinio and the kindle app is loads better than it
used to be.
Android has really come on for us in the past three years.
I am going to try high res on it if I can find a good app but this phone is a
real good one.
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Ian
McNamara
Sent: 28 October 2019 15:56
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching to android
This is indeed interesting information.
I have recently started a job and part of that will be to test with Android in
the future once I have been trained by the company and have got a suitable
device. I currently have a braille note touch however for work I would like
something more up to date with android on it. I have not decided as of yet
weather a phone or a tablet is my best option. I am sort of thinking tablet
because I already use an iPhone as my main phone and currently am not eager to
change from that. I also don’t really want to different phone numbers.
I don’t think that I would permanently switch from iPhone to android however I
am now curious about Android with the improved accessibility etc.
Best wishes.
Ian McNamara
On 28 Oct 2019, at 15:47, Sarah Stephenson-Hunter <sarahlstephenson@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:sarahlstephenson@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi Steve,
That’s a very honest and helpful response.
I’m glad it’s more of a lifestyle than accessibility choice as this is a good
place to be.
I’m not a braille user so that’s not an issue for me.
I think my main driver for contemplating is the cost of iPhones. I know there
are ways and means of getting them a bit cheaper but looking at new Android
phones there is a lot more flexibility of choice and cost options. I don’t
want this to get into an argument over which is better value for money, better
phone etc. but it is a consideration for me. I also like the way my partner
can easily use mp3’s as ringtones, text tones etc. without having the faff that
you have on IOS but that in itself isn’t a reason enough to switch.
I will perhaps look again at possible phones and weigh it up a bit more. Both
my partner and 16 year old son have had Huawei phones for a while now and have
been impressed with them so that’s where I’m starting.
Thanks as ever for your advice.
Sarah
From: <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Steve
Nutt
Sent: 28 October 2019 15:07
To: <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching to android
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>
https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6151827?hl=en-GB
This will give you the scoop on Talkback.
<http://www.inclusiveandroid.com/> http://www.inclusiveandroid.com
Will give you independent tutorials, not produced by Google.
I hope this helps.
All the best
Steve