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To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:57 PM Subject: Re: Tired of quality decline and considering switching to Droid I was going to speculate that we may start seeing 64 bit only features in iOS 8 such as the Alex voice. Just speculation. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 30/06/2014 03:10, Alex Hall wrote:
The 64-bit arcetechture isn't noticeable right now, but it is what allows for advances and more powerful apps. For instance, it is how Apple's new graphics engine is able to be so amazing, and it is, as I understand it, what will let the Alex voice work correctly on iOS. As iOS8 comes out and gets updated, you will start to see more that the A7 (that is, 64-bit) processors and beyond can do which older devices cannot.Scrolling works for me; sometimes, if a finger doesn't move enough to register or if I accidentally have one finger too close to the edge and it doesn't register, then yes, the gesture fails. I consider it just an artifact of the way the input system works, though, and I'd challenge anyone, sighted or not, to find a touch interpretation system meant to be used all the time that always works perfectly. I briefly tried Android, and those crazy corner gestures were hard to get right, for instance.The language switching is iOS seeing another language and switching to it. Maybe an email subject or Facebook post is written in that language, or maybe it's English but came from a foreign computer that tagged the string as another language even though it isn't. Either way, it's iOS doing its best to present foreign languages in their proper voices, since it assumes that this is better than presenting everything in English and letting you try to figure out what an English pronunciation of a language you speak is trying to say. I'd love there to be a toggle somewhere to turn this off, since, as you said, it can get annoying if languages are improperly tagged or detected, but it's not a bug per se. On Jun 29, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Eric Brinkman <eric.brinkm...@gmail.com> wrote:Alex, does the 64-bit processor offer much improvement that is noticeable from a user's perspective? As far as bugs go, scrolling seems to have become more erratic recently. When I swipe up with three fingers, sometimes it scrolls, but sometimes it just tells me what rows are being shown without scrolling. This can make it difficult to navigate large playlists, particularly in Spotify which I use more than the native music app at this point. Also, occasionally VO will randomly start speaking as though text were written in a different language. I used to think this was a Facebook bug, but it happened in Mail once last week while reading the subject of a message from Linked In. Jaws used to do this randomly on certain websites as well. For GPS I mainly use Seeing Eye at this point. I used to use Navigon and BlindSquare but prefer to have all functions in one app. I am looking forward to having Alex in IOS 8 though and am sure the voices on Droid screen-readers won't be as good. On 6/29/14, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote:If you're thinking about an Android option, go ahead and also consider the Samsung models. Samsung has made some nice accessibility additions to what's available on stock Android. You might want to check out some Android specific mailing lists first as well. You'll be getting the latest on Android. On 06/29/2014 08:24 PM, Joanne Chua wrote:Also, anything that using tracking mode, doesn't matter it is a pedometor, weather app, social media, or any kind of gps apps will sucks up the phone battory like a hawk. For those that insist on switching to Androy OS, just make sure that you get the phones/tabs that comes with google Androy stock. Whith means, at this stage, either the nexus 4/5, nexus tabs, or the motorola motor E or motor G. Other than that, you will have some accessibility problems. Just the matter of either the problems can be resolve, or some phones, the problems can't be resolve. Also, although the look of numbers of processor available on an androy phone, doesn't always tell the story of the processor itself. You can have a cheap octa core (8 core) processor on an androy phone, but running on the speed of the dual processor. On 30/06/2014, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote:I have found that if I force quit most of my apps on my iPhone 5, I still have 97 percent of battery power when I check my phone at about 1:00 p.m after leaving for work at 7:00. I leave the mail, weather, messages, find my iPhone and local newspaper apps open in the task manager. Everything else is closed. I don't use my iPhone for navigation, audio streaming, reading, music listening to music or other activities on my way to work. Kelly On 6/29/14, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:Yes, exactly. Android is a good OS, and plenty of blind people make itwork well for them, but switching just because your older phone is having batteryproblems makes little sense. Given all that iOS8 will bring, and givenall the programming announcements at WWDC this year, and the advances theiPhone5S brought with it that everyone else is now copying (fingerprintauthentication and 64-bit processors), I'm always amazed when people sayApple is declining,or not innovating, or in trouble. Wait for iOS8 andthe iPhone6 and see if Android still looks like a better option.On Jun 29, 2014, at 9:01 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:Hi Alex,You make a very good point about battery size in larger phones. Applehas been slow I adopting a larger screen size, but we all know that the iPhone6 will come in at least something like a 4.7 inch and maybe also a 5.5 inch version. In the past Apple has been accused of not innovating any more, but of course sticking a larger screen on a phone can hardly becalled innovation.Going bac to the issue of battery, the Galaxy S5 which has a 5.1 inch screen and is significantly larger than the iPhone 5S, has a 2800 MAH battery which is almost twice as big as that of the 5S. Yes, of coursethey get better battery life out of such a large battery and it's unfortunate that you will inevitably find articles comparing the iPhone 5Sbattery life with that of the Galaxy S5. Of course that would be like comparing 2 similar cars, one with a 20 Gallon tank and one with a 40Gallon tank, of course you will be able to go further with the car that has a 40 Gallon tank, but being able to put more fuel in it doesn't necessarily make it a better vehicle. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 2:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Tired of quality decline and considering switching to Droid I am having the same battery problems, also starting with iOS7. However, Apple ran a remote diagnostic on my phone when I called them, even though I didn't have Apple Care, and said that there is a hardware fault in mybattery somewhere which is causing problems with fast draining. As wassaid, the battery is now one and a half years old and I use it constantly, so I'm not too surprised. I, too, would take a long and hard look at Android before switching. Maybe rent a tablet for a couple weeks, or see what your carrier's return policyis. Facebook is not Apple's fault at all, and I'd be interested to seehowthe same app performs on Android. also, remember that the iPhone6 will very probably have a larger screen, which means a larger battery. Many Android devices can offer longer battery lives simply because they are already bigger than the iPhone and so can sport more raw power to use. Finally, if battery drain is all in iOS, then who's to say iOS8 won'tmake a huge jump in battery? Obviously, the choice is yours. The bottom line is that Android is very different and has its own set of challenges, bugs, and shortcomings you need to know about before you start relying on it full time. No company is perfect, and of course you know what Apple's problems are. Just be sure you aren't trading those issues for an even bigger set with Android. On Jun 29, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: Hi Eric, I doubt a top of the line Android phone will give you better battery life. I also would be interested to know what all these bugs in iOS 7 are and of course the fact that you are having issues with Facebook is not Apple's fault. As for dictation, I don't encounter the problems you have with SIRI putting in the word comma when I want it to put in the punctuation.According to what they said in the keynote dictation in iOS 8 will bemuchmore responsive and while there are some Android fanboys on this list,I would highly recommend that you find a way to try Android before you commit to a high-end Android phone on a 2-year contract. I can't diagnose your battery issue, but having poor cell coveragedefinitely will suck battery as the phone constantly tries to connectand communicate with the towers.My nephew works in a very remote rural area innorthern British Columbia and his is the same experience; however, ifheis in town with a good signal his battery is just fine. Then you alsohave to keep in mind that if you got your iPhone 5 when it was released that the battery is now one and a half years old and any rechargeable battery degrades with time. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 12:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Tired of quality decline and considering switching to Droid As someone who uses GPS and browses the web regularly, the battery life onmy iPhone 5 with the latest IOS has become completely unacceptable. Ihave read MacWorld's guide to improving battery life and followed theirsuggestions, but I am still lucky to have over 30% charge after a tripto NYC. If I don't put the phone into airplane mode while at work or bring a charger to the office, I will have 20% or less by the time I leave. And i don't even use my phone at work. There's just poor cell coverage in my office, but this wasn't a problem until recent months. I think it's due to the walls, as I am on Verizon and have no issues when outside. If I stay with IOS, I will buy a juicepack when I upgrade to the iPhone 6 this fall. But there are so manybugs in the latest IOS that I wonder whether I might be better off on Android. The dictation feature seems to have gotten less smart since IOS 7.1, often typing the word comma when I want a comma punctuation indicator. There are so many bugs with Facebook and VO that I could easily spend five paragraphs detailing them. Also, I really don't think I should need to buy a juice pack, as I didn't have much of an issue with the battery lifeprior to IOS 7. These issues are the result of Apple rushing productsout the door before they are ready, something that's been crippling the company ever since the IOS 6 Maps debacle. Had you asked me a year ago, I would've said I'll never switch to Droid, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone on this list knowwhat the situation is on Droid concerning GPS and accessibility? Thelasttime I heard, good screen-reading software was available but I wasn'tsureabout GPS. 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