Hello, I used to use a qwerty keyboard on my phone. I recently moved to the Nexus4 and so have been working without a keyboard for a while. What I find is that although the Google keyboard is quite useful, I rarely end up typing at all. I tend to use the speech recognition capabilities of the phone almost exclusively. There is a voice-search button on the home screen that allows me to send text messages without typing, and the keyboard itself has a 'voice input' key that will transcribe your speech into the open text area. The caveat is that when actual typing is necessary, it is definitely slower for me than a physical keyboard.
Let us remember what Chairman Mao *did*: The murder of 78 million innocent people, excluding war casualties. Brian. -- Brian Sellden Enterprise Application Integration (m) 303.946.2294 (h) 303.972.0833 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arnþór Helgason Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:02 AM To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List Subject: Re: [MA] phone Suggestions, Please Maybe I am a little late for this discussion. When I bought my Samsung Galaxy SIII I decided to buy a bluetooth querty keyboard and use it while getting used to the touch screen. I still use it shen I am browsing or looking for something in the Playstore. I have mentioned before that I use mostly now MA as screenreader for Talkback as then I have a more easy access to all the possibilities of the phone and the software works as normally. But MA as a basic system also works well even there are some programs which do not function normally when MA is used instead of Talkback. One of the irritating thing with Talkback is the fact that you cannot use some additional characters like ü (German) and the Icelandic characters, á, é, í, ó, ý ú, when using the touch screen. Then you need the physical keyboard. MA has now brought forward an Icelandic touch screen keyboard with all the special character, but then the physical keyboard doesn't work. Let us remember what Chairman Mao said: "The ideas come from the masses". Therefore we should discuss new ways and progress. Arnthor Helgason [email protected] Þann 10.9.2013 22:59, skrifaði gary melconian: > Dusty can I contact you as well to chat, do you have skype . we can do it > that way as well. My skype contact is gary.melconian. Hope to connect with > you on skype. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dusty Tague > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:19 PM > To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List > Subject: Re: [MA] phone Suggestions, Please > > Claudia, > > touch screen phones are fairly easy to use. I use an sIII and it isn't > difficult at all. You just explore and use the guestures, different in > talkBack then mobile accessibility. Claudia, if you want to call me, we can > talk about it but the Nexis 4 would be a good choice, Note: the Nexis 5 is > due out soon if you wanted to hold off. > > > > On 9/10/2013 3:55 PM, Claudia wrote: >> Have you used the Nexus 4, and if so, how do you do this, given the fact >> that it doesn't have a keyboard? >> How do you text and dial? >> Thanks. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of gary >> melconian >> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:53 PM >> To: 'Mobile Accessibility Android Users List' >> Subject: RE: [MA] phone Suggestions, Please >> >> IF you are on t mobile. Do you want a pure touch screen or touch/ keyboard >> device. If you want the touch only solution which will be always up to date >> would be the nexus 4. If you wanta touch/keyboard phone then the Samsung >> relay which is stuck on version 4.1.2 of jelly bean but can be updated >> through a custom rom for the device. But that’s up to you. I have just >> ordered the nexus 4 and will use mobile accessibility since I will use >> mobile accessibility where I know that talkback has limitation and then vise >> versa. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Claudia >> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:39 PM >> To: 'Mobile Accessibility Android Users List' >> Subject: [MA] phone Suggestions, Please >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I am desperately seeking suggestions, for a new phone! I am currently using >> an Android phone, the Samsung Sidekick 4G, with TMobile, as my provider. >> >> After 20 months, I think the phone has finally had it. >> >> I did not damage it, drop it in water, etc., but my insurance coverage will >> allow me to replace the phone, but at a cost of $150. I don't think so! >> >> When I asked what compreble models they may have, with a Qwerty keyboard, a >> representative informed me that Most companies are pretty much phasing out >> those phones. >> >> More and more Androids are completely touch screen phones. >> >> Does anyone know of other Androids recently released that may suit my needs? >> I just need to be able to text and hear texts. >> >> >> >> I really don't want an Iphone, but it seems that more and more blind people >> are using them. >> >> >> >> Does anyone know whether the Blackbury q10 works for us or has speech? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Claudia >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ma_mailing mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_maili >> n >> g >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ma_mailing mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_maili >> n >> g >> > _______________________________________________ > ma_mailing mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailin > g > > _______________________________________________ > ma_mailing mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailin > g _______________________________________________ ma_mailing mailing list [email protected] http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing _______________________________________________ ma_mailing mailing list [email protected] http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing
