Hello sir, Would you mind explaining a bit more about CSR? I didn’t get the context of the same in the below line that you have mentioned in your last reply: “But CSR does have this OCR capability of its own.”
Sent from my iPhone > On 17-Nov-2021, at 2:15 PM, Sandesh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Namaskar again! > > Google says this much about Talkback 12.1: > > TalkBack 12.1: > • Automatic captions for unlabeled images that contain text > • Window navigation > > It's natural that people may think this "Automatic captions for unlabeled > images" is OCR feature. > > But CSR does have this OCR capability of its own. > > You are right, Various phones from various manufacturers are there having > various additional features, even stock or pure Android phones lag behind. > > Vande Mataram > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 1:30 PM > Subject: RE: [AI] A useful addition to Talkback 12.1! > > > I don't think so. People who have not activated their select to speak are > able to use the OCR feature, especially on images and some unlabelled > buttons. Android OS being a part of open source regime, you never know which > phones have what additional features. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Sandesh > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 11:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] A useful addition to Talkback 12.1! > > Namaskar Vikas and all! > > There seems confusion here. > the feature you are talking is not talkback feature, rather it's Select to > Speak one. And now, it's part of Android Accessibility package. both Select > to Speak and Talkback are parts of Android Accessibility suite. > > In google's words, "Android Accessibility Suite is a collection of > accessibility apps that help you use your Android device eyes-free or with a > switch device. > > Android Accessibility Suite includes: > • Accessibility Menu: Use this large on-screen menu to lock your phone, > control volume and brightness, take screenshots, and more. > • Select to Speak: Select items on your screen and hear them read aloud. > • Switch Access: Interact with your Android device using one or more switches > or a keyboard instead of the touch screen - **newly added** Camera Switches > to navigate with facial gestures. > • TalkBack screen reader: Get spoken feedback, control your device with > gestures, and type with the on-screen braille keyboard". > > I hope, confusion is clear now. > > Still, I am pasting here relevant part of Google help article on using Select > to Speak for OCR purpose with it's URL: > > ============================== > Begins the portion of the Article > > > https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/7349565?hl=en > > Android Accessibility Help > > Use Select to Speak > > Some of these steps work only on Android 11.0 and up. > > You can select items on your screen and hear them read or described aloud > with Select to Speak for Android. > > Step 1: Turn on Select to Speak > 1.Open your device's Settings app . > 2.Tap Accessibility, then tap Select to Speak. •Note: If you don't see Select > to Speak, go to Google Play to download the latest version of Android > Accessibility Suite, then try these steps again. > > 3.Turn on Select to Speak shortcut. > 4.Optional: To change your shortcut, tap Select to Speak shortcut. > > Step 2: Use Select to Speak > > Hear descriptions of things on your screen 1.To start Select to Speak, use > your Select to Speak shortcut: 2-finger swipe up (3-finger swipe if TalkBack > is on), or tap the Accessibility button Accessibility. > 2.Tap an item on your screen, like text or an image. > 3.To hear multiple items, drag your finger across the screen. > 4.To hear everything, tap Play Play. •Tip: When the player is open, use the > buttons to pause or play, skip forward or backward, and to increase or > decrease speed. > > Point your camera at pictures or text > > You can point your camera at pictures or text to hear them read or described > aloud with OCR. > > This feature is available for Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, > French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, > Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, and Turkish. > 1.Tap the Google Camera app . > 2.Point the camera at an image or text. > 3.To start Select to Speak, use your Select to Speak shortcut: 2-finger swipe > up (3-finger swipe if TalkBack is on), or tap the Accessibility button > Accessibility. > 4.Drag your finger across the screen, highlighting the text you want to read. > > Read in the background > > You can do other things while Select to Speak is reading in the background. > For example, scroll down or switch to another app while Select to Speak reads. > > To let Select to Speak read in the background: > 1.Open your device's Settings app . > 2.Tap Accessibility, then tap Select to Speak. > 3.Tap Settings. > 4.At the top, turn on Read in background. > > Note: Select to Speak might not work with every mobile web browser. > > End of Article > ================= > > Regards > > Vande Mataram > > Sandesh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:53 PM > Subject: RE: [AI] A useful addition to Talkback 12.1! > > > Yes Satguru, it is a TalkBack feature, since I have Samsung phone and I have > yet to get this feature, I can't guide you more on this, but many people > have been using this feature. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Satguru Rathi > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] A useful addition to Talkback 12.1! > > ability to perform OCR through built-in > OCR without any third-party app??I first thought I've miss read it! I'm not > aware of any such feature on my phone! There is one addition related to this > though which is known as "Automatic captioning of unlabled images containing > text" but I can't find it anywhere in the talkback settings! but then may > be, it only pops up when there is an unlabled image with text. > > Hope to learn more on this. > > > Best, > > Satguru. > >> On 16-11-2021 02:22 pm, Vikas Kapoor wrote: >> But Samsung phone users are certainly missing one important feature to >> those of non-Samsung users, which is the ability to perform OCR through >> built-in OCR without any third-party app. We have no idea as to when >> Samsung is going to provide the same feature. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> On Behalf Of Satguru Rathi >> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:12 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AI] A useful addition to Talkback 12.1! >> >> Hi, >> >> >> Many of us using non Samsung phones have been admiring the touch and >> double tap to type feature of the Samsung keyboard on their phones for >> years! That changes with TB 12.1! You can now activate this feature on >> almost any android phone running the mentioned version of the TB. >> >> Steps: Open the TB settings from the TB menu (Swipe up then >> right),navigate to Advanced settings and then to "Typing Preference". >> You'll find two options: Hold finger to select key, then double tap >> and second, Hold finger to select key, then lift. The second one is >> activated by default. I've tried it on my Oneplus 8 running Oxygen >> 11.0.9.9 based on Android 11 and it is working fine. I prefer the >> standard method though, but that's the personal choice >> >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Best, >> >> Satguru. >> >> -- >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking >> of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its >> veracity; >> >> 2. 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