On the Pop Tech Jam podcast this week Pedro Rasado, who has several tablets and phones,was talking about how much easiser IOS is to use...and he is sighted.
http://www.poptechjam.com/episode-48-yumblr-famous/#.UZ7c8JWBoRp On May 23, 7:38 pm, Nimit Kaur <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! Thank you for correcting me. No, I didn't mean to start the > thread in that direction. I was just answering one of the people's > question who asked if there is anything similar to voiceover in > android platform. Thank you. > > On 5/23/13, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Just as with the iPhone, you don't need sighted assistance to start Talk > > Back on an Android phone running Android 4.0 or later. With Android 4.1 > > or later, instead of the triple click home option to toggle VoiceOver > > on, you place two fingers on the screen and leave them there for a few > > beats to activate Talk Back. Since this is a iPhone list, it's probably > > best to take Android and Talk Back questions to another list. I just > > wanted to try to change the misconception that you needed sighted > > assistance to start Talk Back on your Android 4.0 or later phone. > > > On 05/23/2013 08:49 PM, Nimit Kaur wrote: > >> Hello! Yes, in the android phones, it is something called, talkback. > >> You have to go to settings, my devices, accessibility, and talk back > >> on and then hit ok. You will need sighted help. I don't know if > >> there is a tripple click home system, though. But yes, the > >> screenreader is called talkback. It is kind of like voiceover. It's > >> a little confusing to me, at least, don't know how other people feel. > >> I just like vo performance to be simpler. But of course, it is your > >> decision and you can use it with talkback and see if you like it or > >> not. I am afraid, I don't want to have to start this thread being in > >> to a talkback conversation as this is manily for iPhones, but I just > >> wanted to answer your question when you said equivalent to voiceover. > >> Thank you. > > >> On 5/23/13, Steve Sweeney <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Is there a good equivalent to Voiceover? > >>> Thx -Steve > > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >>> Behalf > >>> Of Ricardo Walker > >>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:42 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: OT, The Best Of Both Worlds, IOS/Droid. > > >>> Hi, > > >>> if you want to ease your way into Android, why not buy a tablet? For > >>> example, the nexus 7? Its relatively cheap, starting at $200, and you > >>> won't > >>> have any monthly recurring bills like with a phone. > > >>> hth > > >>> Ricardo Walker > >>> [email protected] > >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore > >>>www.appletothecore.info > > >>> On May 22, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Anthony Vece <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Hi Everyone; > > >>>> I am well submerged into the Ios6 platform. > >>>> I have been using it for almost 5 years come this October. > > >>>> Anyhow, I would like to get a phone that uses the android platform. > >>>> I want to ease my way into it. > > >>>> Any suggestions? > > >>>> Thanks in advance. > >>>> Anthony > > >>>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! > > >>>> -- > >>>> 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, visithttps://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, visithttps://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, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > > Christopher (CJ) > > chaltain at Gmail > > > -- > > 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, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > Important quotes that people need to read and understand: > “JUST BECAUSE A MAN LACKS THE USE OF HIS EYES DOESN’T MEAN HE LACKS > VISION!!" By STEVIE WONDER > > "Just BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE DOESN't MEAN YOU CAN'T HEAR AND THINK!!" > By STEVIE WONDER > > Nimit > > More ways to contact me: > [email protected] > [email protected] > > Have a nice day, night, evening depending on where you are in the > world! Thank you for reading my email. -- 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.
