Regardless of how much Android accessibility evolves, it's still running on Android. That will always be the problem. As the Android market continues to fracture, there are more than a half dozen different active versions of the software and hardware longevity with that software is minimum, iOS will always have the advantage. I know far too many sighted people who have a variety of problems with their phones and their software that would keep me from every going the Android route, regardless of how much accessibility improves. Of course, there is the malware and security risks that plagues Android that seems to be under reported while the media likes to emphasize any slight issue with Apple. Open source may be preferred by some, but it opens up a serious can of worms from a personal security front that are hardly written about in the mainstream. Apple is Far more secure, and their software is consistent across devices and there is far more backwards compatibility than Android, especially for apps.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX Mountain Lion and LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On May 19, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > That is definitely not the case. Android is very accessible to blind and low > vision users. In my opinion, its a bit behind as far as accessibility goes > compared to IOS but, not by much. I would even venture to say, they might > even be on par in a year or so. I do prefer IOS at this point though. From > a blind perspective, its just more refined. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On May 19, 2013, at 8:04 AM, James Lockwood <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It has been a year or so since I attempted to use an android phone. Is it >> other peoples experience that the android software is relatively >> inaccessible to completely blind users? Is that still the case? >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
