[Blindtlk] What weird things does iOS 8 do to you?

Wed Oct 15 02:45:27 UTC 2014

Hi all! 
My sister let me play on her Android tablet. I wasn't so impressed with Talk Back. I'm much happier with my iPhone 5 and still get a lot of use from my iPhone 4s as a tablet of sorts. The Kindle app is awesome!!! I have heard of a phone called a Ray phone that claims that it's made for the blind but I don't know the extent of that claim. The demo wasn't great and I have never tried it myself. 
Kendra 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 14, 2014, at 6:13 PM, Judy Jones via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Most definitely!!  I use the TalkBack feature all the time, and now have downloaded and use Eloquence.  It's like having Jaws on my phone.
> 
> There is a great resource put together by blind individuals and programmers using Android:
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> www.inclusiveandroid.tk
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> A wonderful resource that helped me when I first became an Android user is the e-mail list
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> eyes-free at googlegroups
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> I have experienced four devices, all of which work very well with accessibility.  Each device has its minor pluses and minuses, but those can be equalized through downloading an app you like.
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> You are welcome to write me off list if you have any other questions.
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> Judy
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> -----Original Message----- From: Serena Nickell via blindtlk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 6:42 PM
> To: Scott Spaulding ; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] What weird things does iOS 8 do to you?
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> I've considered it.  Will Android work for someone who is totally blind though?  If so what are some good recommendations?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 6:24 PM, Scott Spaulding via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Considered it, but couldn't find one with decent magnification like the iPhone has.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 7:11 PM, Judy Jones via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anyone considered the jump to Android?  I did it from the iPhone and haven't looked back.
>>> 
>>> Judy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Kendra Schafer via blindtlk
>>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 9:51 PM
>>> To: Larry Wayland ; Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] What weird things does iOS 8 do to you?
>>> 
>>> Hi all!
>>> What type of iPhones do you have? I have an iPhone 4s and got an iPhone 5 a week and a half ago. My iPhone 4s is now a fancy iPod touch since its retirement as a phone. I have found that my iPhone 4s has a prossesser that is to slow to run IOS 8 very well. I can't browse anything on it any more without banging my head on the wall even with the latest bug fixes. Voice over still crashes at times. I mostly use it for reading books, multitasking while I use my iPhone 5 and small tasks. I still watch sports on it with my friends while my iPhone 5 is charging. My iPhone 5 is my mane technical device. Speaking of my iPhone 5, I have found that IOS 8 works a lot better on it. Voice over doesn't crash nearly as much as it still does on my iPhone 4s. SIRI works better than it does on my other iPhone. I can type better as well. My iPhone 5 is also a lot faster than my iPhone 4s. I have noticed that on my iPhone 5, while I'm in the middle of a text, it sometimes takes me back to the preavius screen and I have to go back to my text to finish it. Another bug is that when you dial a phone number, the number keys seem to hold down after I stop touching them. I also have found my iPhone 5 playing music at randem. I find that last one the most annoying!!!
>>> Kendra
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Oct 13, 2014, at 6:59 PM, Larry Wayland via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> When I try to answer a call mine starts playing music.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alana
>>>> Leonhardy via blindtlk
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 9:19 PM
>>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] What weird things does iOS 8 do to you?
>>>> 
>>>> It's started changing settings without my permission. It's turned
>>>> autocorrect off three times now. I guess it wants me to learn to spell.
>>>> 
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