Hi, You are correct about Siri. It does require a connection to the Apple site in order to resolve whatever it is you asked it to do. The most frustrating feature is the long silence followed by "I am sorry but I can not take any requests at this time, please try later". What this actually means is that there is no data connection to either the cell service or WiFi. It really grinds me when you are trying to make a call and you, after many delays, get this stupid message. (LOLLOLLOL) I am still looking for the information on the Windows based phones. Cy
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Jfw Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 2:37 PM To: 'Greg Nickel'; 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Subject: RE: UI for phones. This is fairly important to consider about the two options -- SERI, the Iphone voice command function, is not native on the phone -- it requires a functional data connection to work, from what I've been told by many users both blind and sighted. So if you spend any time away from areas where you have a data connection then it won't work in those instances. Talkback and the Android voice command functionality is native to the phone, so it doesn't have this problem. I've found navigation on my Galaxy S4 to be both straightforward and intuitive, but I have an extensive tech background, so my perspective on what is intuitive is skewed. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg > Nickel via Jfw > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 1:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: UI for phones. > > All, > > > > Regarding the topic of the user interphase of phones available to the > blind community, there are two aspects of this topic that I know to be > important to understand. > > > > 1. Voice command. > > 2. Navigation. > > > > Note: my experience has ben with the Iphone exclusively. > > > > Voice command: > > > > I am frequently frustrated in using the voice command of the Iphone > when compared to the same experience of my sighted companions using > the android based phones. > > > > In my experience the Iphone does poorly when driving it by voice. The > issues I have are that when speaking you cannot pause your speech as > the Iphone will assume your done and cut you off with its prompt > forcing you then to repeat the whole text or phone number over again. > I also notice that when comparing the voice command UI to the android > the Iphone is less accurate than the android. My android companions > can find locations and look up relevant topics quicker than can I with > my Iphone. > > > > Navigation: > > > > This seems to be where the Iphone exceeds the android. I have not > used the current version of the Iphone nor the current version of > android product however from what I know the Iphone is easier to > navigate for the blind user. > > > > Navigation is arguably the primary concern of the user since if you > can't get where you need to be the device is fundamentally useless. > However I have been very frustrated with the Iphone's lack of > functionality as it relates to voice command and thus I am very > interested to know if the android product has improved as it relates > to navigation of a blind user on the device's platform since the > latest update of the Iphone has actually made my device harder to use. > > > > Is there anyone who has experience with both UI's and can comment? > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the- > jdh.com/attachments/20141212/0ca62e59/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
