hello sir, hope your doing good! il clear your doubts accessibility gets better from jb 4.1. how ever, il suggest you to go for latest version which is KitKat.4.4.4 which means you will get great accessibility. just fyi im using ios and android. nexus5 as an android device and iPad as in ios device. cheers. if you want to ask anything else feel free to contact. bye for now. TakeCare!
Sent from my iPad > On 10 Jul 2014, at 12:21, Joel Vergis <joelforchris...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Mahesh, > Thanks for your suggestion, but I have some doubts. There are many > versions of android. Which version is most user friendly and which is > the latest version? > > Thank you > Joel > >> On 7/9/14, Mahesh S. Panicker <maheshspanic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey there Joel, >> Nice to have you here on this platform. >> To respond to your question, at the moment there are 2 practical >> options before us. One is Apple's IOS, and the other is Google's >> Android. IOS is quite accessible and it has an in built screen called >> Voiceover. Most of the Apple apps are accessible. But Apple has their >> own ways of getting things done, and there is not much customizability >> available for the user. Besides, the price of the latest version of >> the Apple iPhone is really huge. >> That's where Android comes in. There is an in built screen reader >> called TalkBack. There is far more customizability in Android. If you >> do not like one way of getting a task done on Android, there mostly is >> a possible option to get it done another way. However, in many >> respects, Android accessibility is not as developed as that of Apple, >> particularly on 3rd party apps where Google has been far more >> lackluster in demanding accessibility features. But Android is very >> much usable. I myself am using Android and there are many on this list >> who are doing it. Besides, an Android phone with a decent >> configuration is available from a price range starting from 7000. >> Both interfaces are touch based, and it would take a bit of getting >> used to, but it is very much possible. >> Best, >> >>> On 7/9/14, Joel Vergis <joelforchris...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Dear friends, >>> I am a visually challenged person with hearing impairment. I am >>> hailing from Kerala. I was using Nokia E63 with talx speech support. >>> But my mobile got damaged. I am planning to buy a new one. Since there >>> are different operating systems and different type of screen readers I >>> am confused about which one should I go for. So can any of you suggest >>> me which operating system is best accessible and which screen reader >>> supports it. >>> Expecting a quick response. >>> >>> Yours faithfully >>> Joel Vergis >>> >>> >>> >>> Search for previous postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mobile.accessindia mailing list >>> Mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> to post send mail to: mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in >>> >>> 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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