[Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

Jim Barbour jbar at barcore.com
Fri Aug 17 16:10:52 UTC 2012 

That's probably about right. Worse, many phones That could run jellybean won't because the carriers won't push i jellybean out to their phones.

So, you have to be very aware of what you're buying.

Jim

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 17, 2012, at 11:36 AM, "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov> wrote:

> I understand that only 2% of available Android phones currently run
> Jellybean.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Barbour
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 8:14 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone
> 
> So, we've moved far away from the original question which was
> recomendations for an android phone.
> 
> I said some of this earlier, but I'll repeat it and add more here.
> 
> First, I highly recommend trying to make the iPhone work for you.  I
> believe it really is the best option out there.
> 
> Next, if you really want to try out an android phone, look for one
> that hsi running Jelly Bean.  The Jelly Bean version of talkBack now
> has the "explore by touch" technology built into the phone, which
> makes for a much nicer user experience for blind users.
> 
> As to which phone to get, I can recommend the "droid 4" phone, which
> runs on Verizon.  For other carriers, you'll need to ask around.  Some
> things you'll care about are...
> 
>  * Does the phone have a physical keyboard, D-pad, joystick etc?  How
>    do they feel in your hand?
>    NOTE: you don't have to have these controls to use an android
>    phone running Jelly Bean, but it really will help.
>  * Does the phone run Jelly Bean?
>  * How is the phone's battery life?
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:03:37AM -0400, Julie Phillipson wrote:
>> hay you can get ear buds that have different size covers for small,
> medium
>> and large and they block out noise around you.  I get them for 10
> bucks at
>> drug store.com.  They are like the old style ear bud that goes into
> the ear
>> not just sit at the opening of the ear.  Those other kind of buds hurt
> my
>> ears too.
>> 
>> Julie Phillipson
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Keller"
> <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android
> phone
>> 
>> 
>>> I have very small ear connals, and very small ears that make it hard
> to
>>> find a bluetooth headset that fits properly that doesn't cost a
> fortune.
>>> 
>>> I have one that sort of works, but it causes pain after wearing it
> for any
>>> long periods of time.
>>> 
>>> Also, our bus terminal is in a fowl neighborhood and some of the
> people
>>> who ride the bus are not the kind of people you'd want to let know
> that
>>> you have an iPhone 4S.
>>> 
>>> Love the joke though.
>>> 
>>> Jenny
>>> On Aug 15, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How can something on your head cause a pain in your behind? LOL!
>>>> Andy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [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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