I used talk back on 2.3 android Samsung duo i think with out installing ey On 10/3/12, Ketan Kothari <muktake...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I am now planning to buy a new phone (although my E72 is in good > health). The reason for my purchase is that I realize that the > learning curve with any touch screen phone is going to be much longer > than that with keyboard. I am totally blind and am looking at a > high-ended phone. I can choose between Android and Iphone. I would > like some advice on this topic from those who are using either > systems. I am aware that Iphone is fully or almost fully accessible > out of the box but I would like to have some more knowledge on > Android. > > Games on mobile phones are a totally neglected area for the blind > whereas that is one area that sighted people tend to enjoy. > > I hope the list will be abuzz with interesting discussion on the issue > since the more we discuss it will help many more friends. > > I look forward to good discussion. > > With regards, > > Ketan > > On 10/3/12, Prashant Ranjan Verma <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> I recently bought Samsung galaxy S3 android phone. You will know that >> along >> with iPhone it is touted as the best smart phone and the internet is full >> of >> comparisons. >> I chose to buy this instead of iPhone 5 because first in India iPhone 5 >> will >> arrive only in November or December and secondly the new Maps application >> is >> not likely to work in India until further few months on the iPhone. >> In addition to this I wanted to test book reading apps on android as a >> part >> of my professional work. >> >> With Talkback, eyes free keyboard and few other apps this phone has >> become >> accessible. Despite no physical keys it is possible to do everything on >> the >> phone although several things take much more time as compared to a phone >> with full keypad. The voice recognition feature is much improved and I am >> eagerly waiting for its Jelly bean update after which it will be possible >> to >> do more with voice. Even now I am able to search contacts and send sms >> with >> the voice recognition app. >> >> This phone is a delight for a person with low vision. The fantastic big >> screen with the option of increasing the font size to large or huge makes >> the screen readable. The digital magnifying apps are also wonderful. They >> convert this device into a good reading tool giving serious competition >> to >> the digital magnifiers which alone sell for 20 K and beyond. I won't >> recommend this to a totally blind person yet. It will be an unnecessary >> extra expenditure on a big screen. >> >> >> Time permitting I will write more on this. >> >> Prashant >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > -- > Ketan Kothari > Phone: [r] 24223281, > Cell: 9987550614 > MSN ID: muktake...@hotmail.com > Skype ID: Ketan3333 > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > >
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