There is an app called Vlingo Virtual Assistant -- I'm not sure it will help but it might save your brother some frustration until someone comes up with something more accessible. I played with it on my phone a few months ago, but I can't remember much about it other than nice voice utility and big buttons.
Good luck! On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 11:04 AM, James Hadley <hop1ju...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The microphone "button" on all Android "keyboards" that I've seen are > too small for people with tremors or large fingers. > > My brother has tremors and was trying to use several of the Android > phones with the largest screens. > > Using Google Mobile's Voice Actions app, he could easily open gmail > and then "compose new message". > > But, to start using the voice input (which works well) he has to press > a tiny mic button, using either the QWERTY or Compact QWERTY input > method keyboard types. > > This stopped him cold every time. > > All that is needed is an Android keyboard with a really large mic > button. Everything else needed for people with tremors or large > fingers comes standard with Android phones, for example: Voice Actions > and voice input. > > Things we tried that didn't work: > - Eyes-Free Keyboard > - FlexT9 app (from nuance.com) > Both of these have the same issue as the QWERTY or Compact QWERTY > standard Android keyboards -- the mic buttons are too small. > > Suggestions? We'd happily give an award to anyone that makes a > keyboard to fix this! > > Cheers, > JH > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
