Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: Accessibility still Trails Innovation

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra was released on January 31, 2024, and, as a flagship, represents the best of what Samsung has in store for users: Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 gen 3 chipset, 7 years of software updates, titanium frame (grade 2), fully flat and less reflective display, glass front and…

https://accessibleandroid.com/samsung-galaxy-s24-ultra-review-accessibility-still-trails-innovation/

Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 Review

As an avid user of true wireless earbuds, I recently upgraded to the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 in the stylish new Green color. Having used the FreeBuds Pro 1 for two years, I was eager to see how the latest model compared, especially in terms of design, comfort, and performance.…

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PiccyBot Review: AI is There to Describe Your Videos, too

The AI image recognition and description field is demonstrating AI’s strength in transforming the lives of blind people, particularly with the increasing number of services and apps utilizing AI image service models for the convenience of blind users. Recently, a new image description app was introduced called PiccyBot. The app…

https://accessibleandroid.com/piccybot-review-ai-is-there-to-describe-your-videos-too/

Scanner Radio – Police Scanner

Listen to live audio from over 8,000 fire and police scanners, NOAA weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, air traffic (ATC), and marine radios from around the world. Turn on notifications to receive alerts anytime a scanner has more than 2000 listeners (to find out about major events and breaking…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/scanner-radio-police-scanner/

Weather XL PRO

one of the best weather apps on the Play Store, recognized as one of the best for its accuracy, widget flexibility, and ease-of-use.

Details and Features

- Accurate and comprehensive weather forecasts for the next 10 days
- Hour-by-hour weather updates to help you plan your activities with precision
-…

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NetGuard – no-root firewall

NetGuard is an internet security app, which offers simple and advanced ways to restrict apps’ access to the internet.

Applications and addresses can individually be allowed or denied access to your Wi-Fi and/or mobile connection. Root permissions are not required.

Blocking access to the internet can help:

- reduce your…

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Birday – Birthday Manager

Birday is an open source app to remember birthdays and events without having to open Facebook, set alarms or rely on Google Calendar. This app was created to remember and manage events in a simple and effective way.

Details and Features

The app contains some basic personalization options and an…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/birday-birthday-manager/

Spotlighting Some Accessibility Misconceptions Among Android App Developers

A screen reader-friendly app is a description we use for an application that can be used by blind people because their screen reader can identify its buttons and controls, read the information it displays, and interact with its options and features. Another term we use is “accessible,” meaning an app…

https://accessibleandroid.com/spotlighting-some-accessibility-misconceptions-among-android-app-developers/

How to Use Telegram’s Message Scheduling Feature

Telegram, the popular messaging app, includes many useful features, one of them is message scheduling. This feature allows users to compose a message to be sent at a specified time and date.

Table of Contents

- What is the Schedule Messages Feature?
- How to Utilize the Feature
- Setting…

https://accessibleandroid.com/how-to-use-telegrams-message-scheduling-feature/

A quick look at the Accessibility Options of the Android operating system

Accessibility signifies that everyone, including individuals with disabilities, has equal and effective access to social, physical, and digital spaces, products, services, and information. This concept aims to remove various barriers and ensure the full participation of people with disabilities in social life. In line with this goal, the Android operating…

https://accessibleandroid.com/a-quick-look-at-the-accessibility-options-of-the-android-operating-system/

Winamp has made its debut on Android, offering local file playback, podcast browsing, and streaming of popular radio stations online. According to the app description, there are plans to consolidate streaming services into one app, but we couldn't find any details on that yet. While there’s still work to be done on accessibility, it’s exciting to see how it will grow and improve. Check it out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.winamp.release&hl=en_US

ElevenLabs Reader Alpha Impressions: Awesome Development, Although Not as Expected

As I mentioned a little while ago when discussing the ElevenLabs API, reading with the voices you save on your account makes the best of this API. Another difference and valuable option that Tech Freedom doesn’t have with its ElevenLabs voices implementation is these three settings: Similarity, variability, and style…

https://accessibleandroid.com/elevenlabs-reader-alpha-impressions-awesome-development-although-not-as-expected/

Lock Touch Function in Jieshuo Screen Reader

“Lock touch” is one of the functions offered by the Jieshuo screen reader. When enabled, the “Lock touch” function blocks all screen touches, including screen element touch exploration and activation, as well as onscreen gestures. This function might be useful in certain situations when the user doesn’t want any screen…

https://accessibleandroid.com/lock-touch-function-in-jieshuo-screen-reader/

Quick Announcement: ElevenLabs Reader Now Fully Accessible!

The ElevenLabs Reader app is, for many of those that are testing the app, one of the biggest Android releases we’ve seen lately.
While this is indeed true and really big, all the excitement was overshadowed, for us blind people, by the app’s inaccessibility in the form of totally unlabeled…

https://accessibleandroid.com/quick-announcement-elevenlabs-reader-now-fully-accessible/

Jieshuo’s Voice Assistant Feature and Spark Chatbot Support

AI chatbots are the new trend. Following this trend, the Jieshuo screen reader developer has added support for an online AI chatbot to the screen reader, allowing paid users to ask it questions and give prompts, either by using the voice assistant or by typing their messages. This post discusses…

https://accessibleandroid.com/jieshuos-voice-assistant-feature-and-spark-chatbot-support/

One Year of Accessible Android: Empowering the Blind Community Together

It’s a momentous occasion. On July 25th, 2023, AccessibleAndroid.com proudly emerged as a fully independent international English website. This journey wouldn’t have been possible without the remarkable support of our great community, and we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone with you!

Table of Contents

- The Core Foundation and Vision…

https://accessibleandroid.com/one-year-of-accessible-android-empowering-the-blind-community-together/

ThePhysical Keyboard Challenge: Evaluating the Experience of Using an Android Tablet with an External Keyboard

From the very first day I purchased my Samsung S9 FE tablet and Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard, I planned to write this article. I finally decided to take on the challenge of using my tablet with the keyboard for at least five days without picking up my laptop at all.…

https://accessibleandroid.com/the-physical-keyboard-challenge-evaluating-the-experience-of-using-an-android-tablet-with-an-external-keyboard/

Earpiece Mode in Jieshuo Screen Reader

Earpiece mode is a function in the Jieshuo screen reader that transfers the screen reader speech and sounds to the phone’s earpiece or the internal speaker used for calls. The feature may be helpful in certain situations when the user doesn’t want the audio to come out of the loudspeaker,…

https://accessibleandroid.com/earpiece-mode-in-jieshuo-screen-reader/

Brave Browser

Browse faster on Brave Browser. Get a lightning fast, safe and private web browser with AI, Adblock, and VPN.

Details

Loved by over 65 million users, Brave has AI assistant Brave Leo, Firewall + VPN, Brave Search, and night mode.

NEW App Features

- Brave Leo: AI assistant
- Firewall…

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Screen Reader Basics That Both Blind and Sighted Should Know

A screen reader is a software, specifically an accessibility service, that enables blind users to read, identify, and interact with onscreen elements on their computers and mobile devices. Although screen readers may cater to other users’ needs, their main user base, and the one that Accessible Android is built for,…

https://accessibleandroid.com/screen-reader-basics-that-both-blind-and-sighted-should-know/

A quick accessibility review of the new Lenovo Tab Plus

An 11.5 inch display, a lot of memory, the latest Android with 4 years of updates and speakers from JBL; the new Lenovo Tab Plus promises a lot of features for less than 300 Euro. Interesting enough for me to test the accessibility of this upper entry level device.

Table…

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