Hello, For me, an iOS device is like having the equivalent of both the best of Google and Apple in your pocket. Most of Google's services are on iOS, and in some instances, they run better on iOS than android. Both platforms are drawing near to each other on features I would say, but android is more refined and polished in my opinion. Android groups notifications so much better than iOS. Droid offers so much flexibility, while still giving you access to many of the same blindness apps. Android apps seem more uniform, with where buttons and controls are placed and such. Multi-tasking on android is so much better because you can truly get two apps running side by side. I guess that is called multi-window. Google continues to update and enhance accessibilwhy features. One huge benefit is that Google has web views and the screen reader as separate apps, which makes it so much easier to update when bugs are found. You often do not need to wait for an OS update.
On the other hand, at the moment iOS braille support is much more refined, although this will change very soon. IPhones are more premium than many android phones, but not others. They receive updates for longer. They tend to just work without lots of battery drain, and general instability. IOs has more useful accessibility features, although Google continues to enhance their access offerings. Continuity is huge, and Google cannot match it, not even with Chrome OS. The closest you will get is by using timething like pushbullet. The apple ecosystem of peripherals for an iPhone is huge. Apple support is, by far, class-leading. Google does not have a uniform accessibility team company-wide, so different Google products will implement accessibility in different ways. I only hope they work more closely together in future. Apple's commitment to inclusion is company-wide, and includes the accessibility and usability of all of their apps and services, from the very first unboxing, and supports accessibility for even their development platform and any diagnostic modes in their products. Finally, one that many may not care too much about... IPhones are unsurpassed in most benchmarks, and what Apple can do with their hardware when software is written and designed specifically for that hardware is quite impressive. I do miss android... Apple has many quirks, and still not as much flexibility. I cannot customize an iUS device the same as an Android device. I have widgets on one page of my home screen, but I cannot move them around, and app devs seem to not have as much control over what widgets can be on Android. Notifications drive me insane... I would, at the very least, love an option to clear notifications by app, even if they are not categorized that way. I miss my app drawer... This idea that all apps show up on install on a page without the ability to have them auto-sorted or anything is annoying. I hate not having file explorer access, particularly if I connect my device to the computer and want to transfer files. I switched to iOS mostly for philosophical reasons, and I do enjoy updates, stability, a connected ecosystem, and a commitment and willingness to do accessibility right. I very much miss my android though, and Apple adding a dvorak keyboard layout would go a long way to getting me feeling more comfortable with all that I am missing. I tried to be objective, giving my assessments of both platforms. I do not pretend to know all things, so if I am missing something or if I did not get something right, please let me know. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2017, at 3:19 PM, MamaPeach <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess because I started out using IOS, I just never could get used to using > Talk Back. It just seems nearly inpossible to accomplish anything with it. > With IOS, I am very proficient at using it. I don't know if I didn't have the > settings customized to work well with Talk Back or what, but I hated it and > totally gave up on using my Android phone and my tablet. > > -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Mann > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 12:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Convince me guys IOS or no IOS > > Out of curiosity, what did you dislike about TalkBack? I couldn't get the > angle gestures to work consistantly. On the other hand, I can use the rotor > even when I'm half asleep. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 20, 2017, at 12:12 PM, MamaPeach <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have used both and prefer IOS to android. Yes, they are more expensive, >> but so much easier to use. I loathe Talk Back, it is more frustrating for >> me. I tried using an Android tablet and an Android phone and hated both of >> them. It is IOS all the way for me. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Scott >> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 11:55 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Convince me guys IOS or no IOS >> >> IOS is definitely more accessible than Android, from wha I have >> read. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ryan Mann <[email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date sent: Sat, 20 May 2017 09:27:14 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Convince me guys IOS or no IOS >> >> I like the blindness apps that are available for IOS. BeSpecular >> and Be My Eyes are a couple examples. Money Reader is another >> example. It is really easy to use a Braille display with IOS. >> Just go into VoiceOver Settings, Braille then pair it. One thing >> that really annoys me about Android is that from what I >> understand, each phone is laid out differently because each >> manufacturer puts its junk on. An iPhone is an iPhone. Once you >> learn one, you can use any iPhone that you have your hands on. >> Usually, when I get a new iPhone, I am able to get it set up >> within an hour or less then go on about my business. What really >> annoys me about Android is that not every phone gets updates. >> That means that if I am one of the unlucky people who has a phone >> that won't get Android O, I just have to read on mailing lists >> about the kool features while I'm stuck on the earlier version. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 20, 2017, at 3:23 AM, Douglas Cameron >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hey guys. So, yeah yeah flack time…. I currently have a >> blackberry PRIV running android 6.0.1, love the phone yes! But >> here is my question. I just got myself a brand new shiny fast >> sleek MBP and the question of android or IOS is popping into my >> head. I have a good while before I can afford to afford to get a >> new device, but I want some input here. Other than the >> continuity features, please tell me what is so great about IOS >> today. Please don’t tell me that its got the best >> accessibility, because that is a fallacy since google is equal, >> but features, useful new tools, etc just something that would >> actually sway me more to looking seriously at IOS again. >> thanks >> Doug. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V >> iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >> please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than >> posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be >> reached at: [email protected]. 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