Laz,
The Home button is near the bottom center of the screen. With VoiceView off, I
need only place and hold my finger on that button. There will be a little
tone, for lack of a better term, and then I speak to Alexa. Believe me, I have
been using touch screens for a number of years. One gets accustomed to where
certain things are. And, with VoiceView off I can fairly easily find the Home
button on my Fire tablet because I have done so so often with VoiceView on.
Again though, it doesn't really matter if, like me, you are blind. While I can
talk to Alexa with VoiceView off, it does not give me the access to the tablet
that VoiceView does.
David Justice :)
On Aug 21, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Laz <laz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You need to either see or somehow locate the home button to get the
Alexa prompt so you can speak the command. Alexa on the fire tablets
doesn't respond to voice commands any other way; you can say Alexa or
any other wake word as many times as you want and it'll just sit
there.
Laz
On 8/21/17, David Justice <dljustice739@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Laz,
I agree with the second part of your message about Alexa not enabling you to
do everything the Fire tablet can do. And if you can't see, then Voiceview
should be turned on. However, as long as the tablet is on and unlocked, you
can use Alexa without Voiceview being on. A minor point though, because,
while, with Voiceview not on, I can have Alexa open BARD Mobile, after that
I'll need Voiceview on to do pretty much anything within BARD Mobile. And
then there is that annoying thing about not knowing if the Fire tablet is on
or off or locked or unlocked if Voiceview is turned off. (Smile)
Lynn,
VoiceView is the means of access to the Fire tablets for those who can not
see. It is built into the Fire tablets so no dongle is needed. It will
have to be turned on the first time you turn on the tablet, but after that
it should come on each time you turn the tablet on.
Alexa is an add-on to the Fire tablet. It can do most of what Alexa can do
on the Echo, Echo dot, the Tap, the Fire TV things etc.. Not everything you
can do with Alexa on any one of these devices can be done on all the others
though. For example, I can have Alexa, on my Fire tablet, open up BARD
Mobile, I can not have my Tap or Fire TV stick open it up since BARD Mobile
is not available on them. Now while Alexa on the Fire tablet will open up
BARD Mobile, I then need VoiceView on so that I can do things within the
app. Regardless of which Alexa enabled device you have, you can have her
tell you things like what's the weather like, and so on.
In short, which is probably where I should have started, VoiceView is the
access, for blind persons, on the Fire Tablet, and Alexa is an add-on, or
say, additional assistant.
David Justice :)
On Aug 21, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Laz <laz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Since one needs to double tap and hold on the home button to bring up
Alexa you would need VoiceView turned on so you can easily locate the
home button. Besides Alexa can't do everything that a Fire tablet can
do.
Laz
On 8/21/17, Lynn White <lynnwhite360@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Does the Fire require Voiceview or can all features be accessed through
Alexa?
If Voiceview is required, do you need that Voiceview dongle that is
required
in Kindles? I have a Fire coming today and am quite excited.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 19, 2017, at 2:11 PM, William Brandes <williambrandes@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi James. What do I use my Fire tablet for? WOW. Where do I start?
Of course, I read Kindle books using the Kindle app.
I have purchased a few CD's that also are stored on the cloud and can
be easily downloaded to the Fire for listening.
But, for the most part, I listen to music that I have loaded on the
tablet, ripped CD's and the like.
I also have taken video. The audio is superb.
Alexa is alot of fun to use and it can do stuff like open apps on the
Fire, play radio stations and even read Kindle books.
I am currently trying a free month of Audible. Two free books is worth
the time to learn more about this feature. My latest blog post is on
Audible and my experience so far:
http://www.williambrandes.com/blog/?BlindAccess___So_You_Are_Thinking_of_Trying_Amazon_Audible_Audio_Books
I subscribe to the Columbus, Ohio newspaper through Amazon. It's a
steal for $6.99/month. The full paper, 7-days a week, no ads.
If you are a Prime subscriber (many would use this for free shipping)
there are also free videos you can watch including those with
descriptive audio!
I also started a subscription to netfliks and use the Netfliks app.
I use lots of installed apps and the selection has gotten wider since
I installed the Google Play Store on my Fire.
Some of my favorites?
The installed Email app.
The NLS Bard mobile app.
The NPR news app.
The BBC news app.
The Pandora music app.
The Twitter app.
The Facebook app which besides the standard stuff, allows you to
broadcast Facebook live with no storage memory limits.
The Sero blind resources app.
The OPERA and Firefox browser apps.
The ZOOM video/audio community discussion app.
The Dropbox app.
The SKYPE app.
The Ideal Currency Identifier app.
The Go to meeting/app.
And, I keep trying others often to find out how accessible they are.
So far, haven't paid a cent for any of them!
Lastly, I have found it often adventageous to connect my bluetooth
keyboard, speaker or headphones to my Fire for greater useability and
stellar private listening!
Stay well and welcome! ... William
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