Episode 249: MEET TALKBACK16.1Welcome to Episode 249, where we meet Talkback 16.1.ANNOUNCEMENTS: The death of Nova LauncherFor those of you lovers of the Nova Launcher, it seems that the sweet journey has come to an end as the developer announces the end of the road for this beloved Launcher.ANDROID BASICS: Talkback 16.1With the announcement of Android Accessibility Suite 16.1, we meet Talkback 16.1 with notable changes to typing and touch responsiveness, focus delay, customizable virtual Braille keyboard, etc.TALKBACK HIGHLIGHT: Adjusting Focus Delay in Talkback16.1For this episode’s “Talkback Highlight,” we show you how to adjust the Focus Delay, one of the features of Talkback16.1TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we continue exploring the new features of Pixel10-series as our friend Joe Hodge demos the “Help Me Edit,” found in the Pixel Camera.Staying in touchMake 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 248, The State of Translation Apps in 2025
Episode 248: The State of Translation apps in 2025Welcome to Episode 248, discussing the state of Translation apps in 2025.ANDROID BASICS: The state of Translation apps in 2025With AI changing the landscape in technology, we discuss the state of Translation apps in 2025 as to what their role is in this evolution.SPOTLIGHT: Samsung unveils new devices The Samsung Tablets were usually unveiled in October, but this year, Samsung moved it to the month of September.In Google land, the “Pixel Feature-drop” (QPR1 stable) dropped including the September security patch, where Google addresses some 120+ issues, including some serious issues affecting Qualcomm, Media tech and ARM-powered devices.TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we continue exploring the new features of the Pixel 10 series as we demo the “Take a Message” feature.I dubbed this as, “bring back my retro Answering Machine.”Staying in touchMake 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 147, A Big Welcome to Soundscape for Android
Episode 247: A BIG WELCOME TO SOUNDSCAPE FOR ANDROIDWelcome to Episode 247, where we salute the folks from the “Scottish Tech Army,” the great folks behind “Soundscape for Android.”SPOTLIGHTIn this week’s spotlight, are Kirsty Macintosh, Dave Craig and Tunde Ojelabe of the “Scottish Tech Army” group that brought “Soundscape to Android.”These wonderful folks intimated us to the development of the app from a pure voluntary effort.We’re thankful for their work and commend them for such a heroic undertaking to something that even the original developer of the app claimed it wasn’t’ doable for Android.PIXEL 10 PRO XL UNBOXINGIn the “Unboxing segment,” we’re delighted to unbox the Pixel 10 Pro XL.TIP OF THE WEEKIn our “Tip of the week,” we feature one of the new features that came with the Pixel 10 series—The Scene Description feature, found in the Pixel Camera.Staying in touchMake 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 246, Made by Google 2025
Episode 246: MADE BY GOOGLE 2025Welcome to Episode 246, the “Made By Google 2025” Episode.ANDROID BASICSAug. 20, 2025 was a very busy day for Google as they pushed out the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 as well as the 3rd iteration of the “Android Canary.”SpotlightThis week, the Spotlight is on the “Made By Google 2025” event where Google unveiled the Pixel 10-series, including the Pixel Watch 4 and the Pixel Bud A-Series in the way of the Pixel Buds 2A.APP OF THE WEEKKeeping in step with the “Made By Google 2025,” this week’s “App of the week” is a “made By Google” app in the way of the “Google Password Manager” stand-alone App to quickly get to the in-built Google Password Manager.Staying in touchMake 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 245, Color Detection Apps: Do We Need Them in 2025?
Episode 245: COLOR-DETECTION APPS, DO WE NEED THEM IN 2025?Welcome to Episode 245 where we take a look at Color-detection aps.ANDROID BASICSDo we still need these COLOR-DETECTION APPS in 2025 with all the AI?SpotlightThis week, the Spotlight is on the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 with some 24 bug-fixes and a crucial fix for those who use Voice-dictation.APP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “app of the week,” we bring you an e-book reading app, simply called, “SayIt.”TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we highlight a new feature of the Google “Messages app” called “Protection and Safety.”Staying in touchMake 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
At Blind Android Users, we strive to make using Android as easy as possible for every blind person who's starting the Android journey.We bridge the dividing gap that stands between blind people, both new to Android and those familiar with the platform, on the use of the platform and revealing what makes the OS the platform to be on!The Blind Android Users Podcast believes that, no blind person should be struggling with their Android device, thus, we have determine to embark on a mission of understanding Android from a blindness perspective as easy as a child's play! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.