Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode 293, headphones: wired or wireless?

Announcements
Don’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026. It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials next week.
Now, with a heavy heart, the podcast crew sends its condolences to the family of our friend, titan in the blind community – Rui Fontes who passed away last week.

Android basics
This week, we discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release Beta 7.

Spotlight
The crew discusses something most of us use, and that’s headphones. But wireless or wired? That’s the question.

App of the week
Warren demonstrates an SMS organiser, SavvySMS

Staying in touch
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Episode 292, Times gone by

Announcements
Don’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026. It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials during the week before.

Android basics
We continue our series looking back at Android features which are no more. We discuss Active Edge, Now on Tap and the Google Assistant.

App of the week
Warren demonstrates an app which lets you share files between Mac and Android, Bytez.

Staying in touch
Make a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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EPISODE 291: TALK FORWARD – AN ANDROID SCREEN READER

Welcome to Episode 291, where we are joined by the developer of a new Android Screen Reader called “Talk Forward.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our 3rd quarter Open-listener/Developer Session comes up on July 25, at 9 A.M. Pacific time.
We also remember Austin the co-founder of BAU as his passing clocked two years on June 24, 2026.

ANDROID BASICS
In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, Google surprised us by dropping Android17 QPR1 Beta6, a week after Beta 5 dropped on June 23rd.

SPOTLIGHT
For this week, Yannick PLASSIARD, one of our former co-hosts joins us to talk about “Talk Forward,” a new Android Screen Reader.

UNBOXING
The unboxing for this episode focuses on the review of both the “M02 Smart Glasses” and the “Brite AI” App from Brighten Ai Technologies, whose developer we featured on Episode 286.

Staying in touch
Make a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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EPISODE 290: GREAT ANDROID FEATURES THAT FELL BY THE WAYSIDE PART I

Welcome to Episode 290, where we embark on a mini series of the Great Android Features that fell by the wayside.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Developer of “Declutter,” and app that features as the “app of the week for this episode has given us some promo codes as a giveaway to the lucky listeners.
Just shoot us an email to:
contactus@blindandroidusers.com to be entered for the giveaway.

ANDROID BASICS
In the Android Basics, we look at some of the great innovations of Android that have fallen by the wayside and rebranded as something different.

SPOTLIGHT
The spotlight is on the fixes that came along with Android17QPR1 Beta5.

App of the week
For this week’s “App of the week,” the focus is on ”Declutter,” an app that helps declutter your phone’s storage and in the same breath, keeping the Play URL, in the event that you decide to install the app again.

ANDROID JOURNEY
For the “Android Journey” story, Konnie Ellis takes us down those memory lanes of her Android Journey Story.

Staying in touch
Make a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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EPISODE 289: ANDROID17 PUBLIC RELEASE

Welcome to Episode 289, dedicated to Android17 Public Release.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Developer of “ReadAloud AI” whom we had as guest on episode 288 has given us some promo codes as a giveaway to the lucky listeners.
Just shoot us an email to:
contactus@blindandroidusers.com to be entered for the giveaway.

SPOTLIGHT
Your faithful crew discuss the Android17 Public release as we look into some of the history, pointing out some of the pain points and the improvements over the years to where it currently stands.

App of the week
For this week’s “App of the week,” we take a look at an app from “NQM Innovation Lab”called “Universal Installer,” an app that takes away the guess work of figuring out what app to use in sideloading APKs.

Staying in touch
Make a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

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