hello everyone. i'm new. not just to this list, but to Androids and smartphones
as a whole. I waited to take the plunge for a long time but couldn't avoid it
any longer. it's been interesting so far, although a real learning curve for
me, as i've never really used a touch screen before.
I bought this Samsung Galaxy Express 3J120 from a local store. I have the book
on Android usage with Talkback produced by National Braille Press, and although
some things on my phone do seem to be different, it has been really helpful so
far. One thing that i can't seem to do though is turn off the auto-rotate
feature. My sighted girlfriend and i have looked in both display and
accessibility settings and in the online manual, and just can't find a bloody
thing. She has a Samsung Galaxy S6 (I think that's what it is) and the option
was there and easily locatable. What's going on? Have they gone crazy? I hate
that my phone does this, and I understadnd that many sighted people do as well
and would choose to have autorotate turned off, so it's not even really an
accessibility thing. Any ideas?
Also, I have to admit that I'm finding text and number entry to be rather
difficult. I know it's a learning thing and I've been told it could take many
weeks before I really get the hang of it. that's fine; I can deal with it. But,
any pointers would be appreciated, most definitely. The double tap thing in
Talkback definitely helps, but I still have to struggle for minutes to type in
a simple text message. I'm basically at the point of nearly resigning myself to
using voice commands for a lot of things.
Thanks in advance.
