[Electronics-talk] thinking of switching to an Android

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-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nishi via Electronics-talk
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:02 AM
To: Sharonda Greenlaw; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] thinking of switching to an Android

Hey,
Thanks a lot for that list address. i am sure, it will help us a lot since
we r new users.
regards,
nishi.

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> On 18-Dec-2014, at 8:25 pm, Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My husband has a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and I like it a lot. I 
> actually used to be an Android user a few years ago. I am too excited 
> that Eloquence is available on that platform now. There is a learning 
> curve with it, just as you probably had the same when getting an 
> iPhone. Here is a great list that would get you pointed in the right 
> direction with great folks and great answers.
> 
> vi-android-request at freelists.org
> Put subscribe in the subject line.
> 
> HTH,
> Sharonda
> 
> On 12/18/14, Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I tried, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I would say to spend a few 
>> hours with your mates and see what you think. They say that the built 
>> in voice is kind of slow so a lot of people get the eloquence voice 
>> which is the same as the jaws voice and they say that it is much
snappier. Have fun.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer via Electronics-talk
>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 5:21 AM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] thinking of switching to an Android
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I've been a longtime Iphone user. My husband recently got a Galaxy 5s 
>> phone and I discovered that it talks. I'm thinking of switching to an 
>> Android phone and want to know what others think. Does it read apps well?
>> 
>> So far, it seems to read texts and the home screen. I had some 
>> trouble using Facebook but don't know if that was due to a poorly 
>> designed app, or me not knowing what I was doing.
>> 
>> I'd be curious to know if others on the list have had experiences 
>> with the speech output feature of the Galaxy 5s and what those 
>> experiences have been.
>> 
>> Thanks much
>> 
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