[BlindTlk] [BlTlk] youtube off this phone for cause!

[Jude DaShiell]

Both the set top box or satellite box and the tv have to have voice
guideance for voice guideance to work.


--
 Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
 "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo.
 Please use in that order."
 Ed Howdershelt 1940.

On Sun, 18 Aug 2024, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk wrote:

> I have voice guideance on the tv, but the directv satellite box doesn't
> know anything about accessibility and was put in before 2010.  That box
> needs to be replaced and that may happen eventually.
>
>
> --
>  Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
>  "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo.
>  Please use in that order."
>  Ed Howdershelt 1940.
>
> On Sun, 18 Aug 2024, Judy Jones wrote:
>
> > Hi, Jude,
> >
> > I use Youtube all the time from my Samsung device. We have the premium, and use it for everything from watch movies, to downloading music. I also have some insanely long playlists that I add to.
> >
> > For news, when we watch live, I like to participate in the live chat, and also like interacting in comments sections.
> >
> > When I've had visual questions, I get answers right away from the commenters.
> >
> > Granted, they are lax on the described videos, but I frankly don't miss them, as I've spent most of my life without it. However, described video is nice when you can get it, but not a must-have for me. There's too much I like to do.
> >
> > Regarding your tv, does your tv have voice guidance? If it is turned on, then the code should be read aloud to you.
> >
> > We have an LG tv, and I was able to sign into it using the app.
> >
> > I apologize in advance if I'm missing the issue for you.
> >
> > Oh yes, is your phone Android or Apple? What brand TV do you have?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Judy
> > sent from the HIMS Android braille tablet
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024 12:21 PM
> > To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > CC: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> > Subject: [BlindTlk] youtube off this phone for cause!
> >
> > The app keeps on getting worse. Latest instance is the app keeps trying to
> > log into my tv. First the tv is off but even if it weren't off, how is a
> > blind person supposed to read the code youtube sends to the tv screen? I
> > have other ways to listen to videos with spoken content but I will not
> > have that app on any of my apple and android devices any longer. Many
> > videos haven't even got spoken content and the turkeys want money for all
> > of that!  Well, my name is not Stevey Wunder! Anyone with similar problems
> > needs to remove youtube and let the developers know they messed up.
> >
>
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