[Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

[Baracco, Andrew W]

How can something on your head cause a pain in your behind? LOL!
Andy


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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny Keller
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:09 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

There are bugs on the iPhone 4S such as SIRI deciding to stop working
and having to reset the phone at least twice a day.

there is also the bug that voiceover gets drowned out when you have to
push a number for the menus on phone things like press one for etc.  You
can use a bluetooth or headset for that, but I don't like to have
anything on my head, so it's a pain in the behind.

Sometimes, when just using the touch screen itself, if you are on the
contacts screen and you press contacts, it will flip to a blank screen.


things like that irritate me, and if I wanted a phone that didn't have
the capacity for SIRI working correctly, I would've just gotten the
iPhone 4 and not have had to spend the extra money, especially with the
bug in voiceover that gets drowned out by the speaker phone.

I called Apple Accessibility about both issues and they said they were
bugs and that they couldn't do anything about it.

therefore, I have an upgrade available, and am seriously considering an
android phone.  Though the Galaxy S3 turned out to be way ore
complicated than it was worth.

Jenny
On Aug 13, 2012, at 5:28 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:

> Hey Jenny,
> 
> I'm writing you back as I think my comments will be useful to others.
> 
> I've been playing with various Android phones recently, and they are 
> slowly catching up with the iPhone, in terms of blindness usability.
> 
> There are a few good reasons to go with an android phone, but you 
> should be aware of wha you're getting.
> 
> If you could tell us more about what you find frustrating about the 
> iPhone, we can help you figure out if Android will be a better 
> solution.
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 05:12:39PM -0500, Jenny Keller wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I am getting very frustrated with my iPhone 4S and looked at the
Galaxy 3s last week.  
>> 
>> I found it to be more of a pain than it was worth.  
>> 
>> I want an android that is at least Ice Cream Sandwich.  Any
suggestions, and I would appreciate it if you would give me reasons and
good points and even bad about the phone you suggest.
>> 
>> Please write me off list as to keep traffic down.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Jenny
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