Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode 295: SAMSUNG 2026 SUMMER UNPACKED

Welcome to Episode 295 where we look back on Samsung’s 2026 Summer unpacked event.

SPOTLIGHT
The 2026 Samsung Summer Unpacked is our focus for this week as we look back on the pricing structure, trade-in, new battery technology and the devices that were unveiled a couple weeks ago.

APP OF THE WEEK
This week’s “app of the week” is “unboxr,” an app intended for the unarchiving of compressed folders and files.

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Episode 294: 2026 3RD QUARTER OPEN-LISTENER/DEVELOPER SESSION

Welcome to Episode 294 where we celebrate the 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer Session, alongside with the celebration of Accessible Android for turning 3.

Announcements
BAU celebrates the 3rd anniversary of our sister site, Accessible Android for turning 3 today, July 2025.
We sincerely thank all of you for your support in making Accessible Android what it is today.

SPOTLIGHT
In the spotlight, is the 2026 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer session.
The following developers gave an overview of their apps:
“BookFusion Voice,” “ReadAloud AI,” “Talk Forward Screen Reader” and "Tiflopad" (an app in the early access) needing sign-ups from folks by shooting the Dev an email to be added to the testers at:
tiflopad@silv.is

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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

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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.

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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.

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