Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
Hi, Sagar, Since typing is an issue for most touch screen users, (and even I would never type, especially as much as you did in your message), I've got a question for you: Can you type with the same speed on both Android and I OS on screen keyboards? If yes, then on ANdroid do you use Google Keyboard, if not which other keyboard, please specify. Are you a low vision person or blind? It'd be amazing if I could type that much with ease, currently I only type in Whatsapp, that too using short forms wherever possible, and audios for even slightly long messages. Harbhajan, What is the Braille Keyboard, is there any Android equivalent of the I OS Braille Keyboard? Is the Braille keyboard being talked about similar to the M Braille app? On 12/31/14, Harbhajan harbhajan1...@gmail.com wrote: hello friends, though its a matter of choice, still ios is far better than any other OS in terms of accessibility and ease of interface. braille keyboard on ios 8 is really a cool feature to let you type flowlessly. regards harbhajan On 30-Dec-2014, at 8:07 pm, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there I can type very fast on the on-screen keyboard however dictation can be better at some situation. I didn't really count. Cheers. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:24 pm, Prabhu Kota kota.pra...@gmail.com wrote: sir, just asking with curiosity, how long did you take this to type in iphone? On 30/12/2014, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Sir, yes definitely because I have experimented with both of the operating systems. That's why I'm saying iOS is the best for accessibility. Definitely it's a personal preference but I'm still letting you guys know. I know nobody enquired here however Apple has good hardware and good access ability. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:12 pm, Shek Mohammad Ali shahid.se...@gmail.com wrote: I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services *Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here *Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System *Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
yes, at the end of the day accessibility should reach all sects of vi community be it android or i phone. rajesh parakh. - Original Message - From: Shek Mohammad Ali shahid.se...@gmail.com To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobilephonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. •Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. •Color Inversion: Google currently labels this as experimental and says it may affect device performance. In any case what it does is flip the entire device color scheme to the inverse. It works across the whole system UI and inside all applications. You can quickly turn this on in the quick settings by pulling down the notification bar with two fingers, then tapping on the icon. •Color Correction: We touched on this when the first L Preview dropped, though for whatever reason Google has since reduced the number of options from 6 to 3. In any case, there are options to change the display mode based on different types of color blindness: Deuteranomaly (red-green), Protanaomaly (red-green) and Tritanomaly (blue-yellow) Screenshots taken and shared in any of these display modes will not reflect the changes you've made, so anyone else
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. •Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. •Color Inversion: Google currently labels this as experimental and says it may affect device performance. In any case what it does is flip the entire device color scheme to the inverse. It works across the whole system UI and inside all applications. You can quickly turn this on in the quick settings by pulling down the notification bar with two fingers, then tapping on the icon. •Color Correction: We touched on this when the first L Preview dropped
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. •Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. •Color Inversion
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
Hello Sir, yes definitely because I have experimented with both of the operating systems. That's why I'm saying iOS is the best for accessibility. Definitely it's a personal preference but I'm still letting you guys know. I know nobody enquired here however Apple has good hardware and good access ability. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:12 pm, Shek Mohammad Ali shahid.se...@gmail.com wrote: I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
sir, just asking with curiosity, how long did you take this to type in iphone? On 30/12/2014, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Sir, yes definitely because I have experimented with both of the operating systems. That's why I'm saying iOS is the best for accessibility. Definitely it's a personal preference but I'm still letting you guys know. I know nobody enquired here however Apple has good hardware and good access ability. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:12 pm, Shek Mohammad Ali shahid.se...@gmail.com wrote: I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services *Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here *Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System *Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. *Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. *Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. *High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. *Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. *Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. *Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. *Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
Hey there I can type very fast on the on-screen keyboard however dictation can be better at some situation. I didn't really count. Cheers. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:24 pm, Prabhu Kota kota.pra...@gmail.com wrote: sir, just asking with curiosity, how long did you take this to type in iphone? On 30/12/2014, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Sir, yes definitely because I have experimented with both of the operating systems. That's why I'm saying iOS is the best for accessibility. Definitely it's a personal preference but I'm still letting you guys know. I know nobody enquired here however Apple has good hardware and good access ability. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:12 pm, Shek Mohammad Ali shahid.se...@gmail.com wrote: I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services *Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here *Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System *Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. *Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. *Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. *High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. *Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. *Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
hello friends, though its a matter of choice, still ios is far better than any other OS in terms of accessibility and ease of interface. braille keyboard on ios 8 is really a cool feature to let you type flowlessly. regards harbhajan On 30-Dec-2014, at 8:07 pm, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there I can type very fast on the on-screen keyboard however dictation can be better at some situation. I didn't really count. Cheers. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:24 pm, Prabhu Kota kota.pra...@gmail.com wrote: sir, just asking with curiosity, how long did you take this to type in iphone? On 30/12/2014, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Sir, yes definitely because I have experimented with both of the operating systems. That's why I'm saying iOS is the best for accessibility. Definitely it's a personal preference but I'm still letting you guys know. I know nobody enquired here however Apple has good hardware and good access ability. Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2014, at 10:12 pm, Shek Mohammad Ali shahid.se...@gmail.com wrote: I second your views. indeed there is no discussion here IOS VS android. it is better to stick to the thread rather redirecting. and this guy I've observed couple of times he pokes IOS in to any android related post. - Original Message - From: li...@srinivasu.org To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop We'll have you done any thorough study to justify this? Also it is a choice of every individual. By the way, I don't think there was any poll here asking which is the best. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C On 30-Dec-2014, at 18:25, jaan ali jaanalibal...@live.com wrote: I agree with him ios is best no matter if you are using a 4s or 5 ios is the best -Original Message- From: Sagar Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 3:28 PM To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phonesand Tabs. Subject: Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services *Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here *Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System *Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. *Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. *Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. *High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
Hi, Exactly, Lollipop has still not reached the Moto G second generation devices in India, only released in other foreign countries. Its over a month since the Lollipop update was first officially released, perhaps a month and a half. On 12/26/14, Anirban Mukherjee sparsha.anir...@gmail.com wrote: well, eagerly awaiting the Lolipop update. when is it likely to come in Moto G? greetings, Anirban Mukherjee On 12/26/14, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services *Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here *Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System *Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. *Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. *Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. *High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. *Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. *Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. *Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. *Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. *Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. *Color Inversion: Google currently labels this as experimental and says it may affect device performance. In any case what it does is flip the entire device color scheme to the inverse. It works across the whole system UI and inside all applications. You can quickly turn this on in the quick settings by pulling down the notification bar with two fingers, then tapping on the icon. *Color Correction: We touched on this when the first L Preview dropped, though for whatever reason Google has since reduced the number of options from 6 to 3. In any case, there are options to change the display mode based on different types of color blindness: Deuteranomaly (red-green), Protanaomaly
[Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. •Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. •Color Inversion: Google currently labels this as experimental and says it may affect device performance. In any case what it does is flip the entire device color scheme to the inverse. It works across the whole system UI and inside all applications. You can quickly turn this on in the quick settings by pulling down the notification bar with two fingers, then tapping on the icon. •Color Correction: We touched on this when the first L Preview dropped, though for whatever reason Google has since reduced the number of options from 6 to 3. In any case, there are options to change the display mode based on different types of color blindness: Deuteranomaly (red-green), Protanaomaly (red-green) and Tritanomaly (blue-yellow) Screenshots taken and shared in any of these display modes will not reflect the changes you've made, so anyone else will be able to view them without any color correction. As such we've tried to capture them on camera which you can see in the gallery below. No color correctionDeuteranomaly (red-green)Protanomaly (red-green)Tritanomaly (blue-yellow)Color inversion 1 / 5 No color correction So, that's a quick run through of everything Google will be including in Android 5.0 Lollipop. Your phone – either pre- or post-Lollipop update – may have more to offer, and that's even better news. But Google's doing a better job than it has before with Lollipop, that's for
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. •Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. •Color Inversion: Google currently labels this as experimental and says it may affect device performance. In any case what it does is flip the entire device color scheme to the inverse. It works across the whole system UI and inside all applications. You can quickly turn this on in the quick settings by pulling down the notification bar with two fingers, then tapping on the icon. •Color Correction: We touched on this when the first L Preview dropped, though for whatever reason Google has since reduced the number of options from 6 to 3. In any case, there are options to change the display mode based on different types of color blindness: Deuteranomaly (red-green), Protanaomaly (red-green) and Tritanomaly (blue-yellow) Screenshots taken and shared in any of these display modes will not reflect the changes you've made, so anyone else will be able to view them without any color correction. As such we've tried to capture them on camera which you can see in the gallery below. No color correctionDeuteranomaly (red-green)Protanomaly (red-green)Tritanomaly (blue-yellow)Color inversion 1 / 5
Re: [Mobile.AI] Fwd: Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
well, eagerly awaiting the Lolipop update. when is it likely to come in Moto G? greetings, Anirban Mukherjee On 12/26/14, Sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there android lollipop has nothing major, just better web views. Google doesn't care much about accessibility. iOS is best. Sent from my iPhone On 26 Dec 2014, at 18:19, Aziz Minat azizminat...@gmail.com wrote: Got from a whatsApp group. Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop Much of Lollipop's accessibility features are unchanged from KitKat, but there are a few new bits inside With Android 5.0 Lollipop comes a whole bunch of accessibility features for those who need to use them. While many have been carried across from previous versions of Android, there are some new things inside that will open things up to a new audience who perhaps struggled to use the platform before. This is just the base of what's going to be on Android devices from Lollipop and up. Device makers can build upon this as they desire. But, read on to see an overview of what's what in Android 5.0. A video walkthrough The features In one handy list, here's an overview of everything you'll find in the Lollipop accessibility menu. The old and the not so old. Services •Talkback: Google Talkback will give you verbal, audio, and vibration cues by acting as a built-in screen reader. It's perfect for the visually impaired and can be activated with ease from inside the accessibility menu. For more on Google Talkback check out our complete guide here •Switch Access: A new addition for Lollipop, it allows you to configure hard buttons to perform certain tasks to enable better navigation for the visually impaired and makes a pretty powerful tool when paired up with Talkback. System •Captions: Enables the system wide closed caption system for videos. Having been introduced in KitKat it's still possible some users haven't had chance to try it out yet. It allows videos to display captions based on the parameters decided upon here, and you can change the text size and color within set parameters. •Magnification Gestures: Magnifies the entire system UI. Activate by triple-tapping on the display inside any apps on the device, pan around using a two-finger drag and zoom in/out further using pinch-to-zoom. •Large Text: - If you just want the text bigger, everywhere, activate it here. You don't get to choose how much bigger it is, but it does exactly what it says it will. You can fine tune the text size further in the display options. •High Contrast Text: Instead of making text bigger, this will highlight items that are naturally more difficult to read for visually impaired people. White text (regardless of the background color it sits on top of) will be outlined in black and lighter colors such as grays are made black so they're easier to see. •Auto Rotate Screen: Duplicated from the Display menu. Sets the display to rotate to landscape mode whenever you need it to. However not all apps will work in landscape mode, sadly. •Speak Passwords: Exactly what it says it does. Use only if you really, really need to use it and please use it with caution even then. •Accessibility shortcut: This will allow you to quickly enable accessibility features, even while the device is locked. •Text to Speech: This allows you to choose the text-to-speech engine of your choice, where Google's is the default. Even then you've got languages galore to choose from and even the ability to pick male/female voices and the quality of sound you want to hear. Downloading a UK English female voice in high quality was around 280MB by example. •Touch and Hold Delays: For those with dexterity issues, how long you need to press and hold to complete actions could be an issue. This allows you to alter the duration required to three different settings. Display There are some new options for Lollipop designed to assist those with visual impairments related to color. •Color Inversion: Google currently labels this as experimental and says it may affect device performance. In any case what it does is flip the entire device color scheme to the inverse. It works across the whole system UI and inside all applications. You can quickly turn this on in the quick settings by pulling down the notification bar with two fingers, then tapping on the icon. •Color Correction: We touched on this when the first L Preview dropped, though for whatever reason Google has since reduced the number of options from 6 to 3. In any case, there are options to change the display mode based on different types of color blindness: Deuteranomaly (red-green), Protanaomaly (red-green) and Tritanomaly (blue-yellow) Screenshots taken and shared in any of these display modes will not reflect the changes you've made, so anyone else will be able to view them without any color correction. As such we've tried to capture them on camera which you can see in the gallery below. No
