Archive: Android Insight
2025
Facilitators: Ava and Hershey
Topics: Talking about what new devices are coming out and when; During the upgrade for the talkback: when I triple tap with three fingers it is scrolling the whole page; It is scrolling down before it reads the next line; Triple tap with 2 fingers. It is a Samsung issue and a Gmail issue. First, try the Samsung email and not the Gmail; Make sure message tread is off. Metta Ray ban glasses are friendly and accessible with android. Google Help. Samsung email and is still having the issue. Triple tap double finger to continuous read, Have the voice reader on the phone , to read messages. Use the reading mode On Samsung, you can assign a hotkey for the reading mode. At voice is another text to speech and speech central Resources: Blind and visually impaired android users group on Facebook Blind& vision impaired android users on Facebook - Hershi is admin here ). Having trouble with Alexa plus and using air fryer: You will have to turn off the Alexa plus and then you can use your devices and turn it back on when finished Read out loud feature on an Alcatel phone KAIOS. Testimonial for Talkback and Samsung Flip phone , whilst traveling internationally,and and the love of Talkback and the small form factor of a flip phone. Found it to work just as well as the iPhone. TCL Android TV will have Gemini at the end of the year. Are there other voices to use on the android? Yes, there is. Vocalizer voices, Acapella, Speech synthesis by Google. Instructions on how to find settings and accessibility #Samsung phones have it on the top corner of notification and #Pixel, go to the quick settings by swiping down twice with two fingers on the notifications. What does it mean when talkback is saying that it is in list and out of list? Explanation of list You can turn list announcements off.
Facilitators: Ava and Harshid
Topics: How do you turn on Talkback?; Pixel 9: hold the volumes up and down or hold the power button and ask Gemini to turn on talkback; Can you tell Gemini to turn off Talkback? Yes you can; Echoe show 8: does it come with Alexa plus?; May not come enabled with Alexa plus.; You can disable it and enable it With BARD and ACB Media you have to disable it; What is the benefit of the Alexa plus It is the same as Gemini AI And others in the ai world., Chat GPT; Is Live transcript the same between Samsung and Pixel devices?; Google made Live transcription first, but Samsung also have great tools for similar hearing loss tools. Including captioning.; Remember to send your feedback to: g.co/disabilitysupport this way, you have a ticket and can get your issues resolved.; Where can you go to practice gestures or tutorials; Access the Talkback menu Touch the Screen with to navigate to talkback settings where you can find the tutorial.3 fingers; Another way is to tap with 4 fingers. This turns on the tutorial. If you double tap the 4 fingers, you will go to the tutorial to learn to talk back, while one tap will give you a sketch pad to practice gestures to learn what those gestures do.; Quick setting use to be next to Notifications; The quick way to get to Quick settings is to swipe down with 3 fingers to get to notifications and swipe down with 2 fingers to get to quick settings; Meta and Gemini AI to compose a letter cross platform and Android .ChromeBook; Using Dark Mode; Gemini Live; Is there a list of Talkback basic settings?; We give you a rundown of what to expect from a new phone and as well as, how to work with talkback in reference to Voiceover and how it may be similar and different.; The talkback menu is one area of talkback and it offers you the talkback settings and also, you can customize it to your liking. Example of using the triple finger one tap to get to the Talkback menu; How to update Talkback; Has anyone used aCo pilot?; It's from the Microsoft end, and some features are useful to the folks that have vision loss.; ? The name of the app today is Link to Window, it was Link to PC yesterday, please just keep the same name please. Has anyone connected their phone to the PC? What is Co-pilot vision ? Microsoft ‘s probable version of having the camera looking at things to leverage the co pilot ai.; Gemini Live is a camera. You can talk to it and have it describe items and things to you. If you have a Pixel : the G-keyboard is the one; The clipboard is the best. It is very flexible and can capture email addresses and also separate out information to make it more useful when pasting, also has a number row.
Facilitators: Ava and Harshid
Topic: Lets talk about Gemini; What is Gemini; Can be used to write a letter or paper; You can use Gemini Live on your phone; Volume how to raise it? Can say speak louder or say a command to speak louder; Let it talk and use the volume keys; Under sounds settings you can turn up the volume; Gemini is not as responsive, It does not give the audible sound all the time to let you know it is ready; It does not readd the whole message; Update was pushed to all of the Samsung devices from Android 14 to Android 15. Gemini is now is in place of the Google Assistant; Go to the settings and adjust the sensitivity; Clear the data and retrain your voice model; Go into settings and make sure it is giving you the whole messages; Co polit is Microsoft version of AI; Back to basics question: Can we define some of these terms: Gemini – A Assistant from Google; Bixby is an assistant from Samsung; What is talkback, is a screen reader like JAWS, NVDA; Can you load this on a computer?; Only on a Chromebook. You can add the Gemini APP; Question: Will Gemini will be used on the microphone on the Chrome browser? All this is backed in the cloud; IPhone or Android? It is about personal preference; More information about the Pixel phones; Low vision – Read out loud, reading mode, select to speak; You can use the accessibility shortcuts The shortcuts are helpful and can use them with talkback; Accessibility shortcuts are based on the accessibility settings such as, Pixel vs Samsung. You can have a floating button, gesture , and a docked button; Google lens is a powerful tool to use; There are many different magnifications APPS to use; Contact Disability Support, g.co/disabilitysupport; BigFont is a low vision APP that does multiple things; With the Quick Tap feature on the Pixel phone, what do you use it for? You can go under settings and to the quick tap setting to customize it; To use it on the Samsung phone, Download Good lock from the Galaxy store; The badges are smaller with when they pushed Android 15; Want to make the tile tray pages bigger; The badges are smaller.
Facilitators: Ava and Harshid
Topics: If I get an Android and switch from Apple, which of my subscription would transfer?; There are some APPS that are on both the Android and Apple and you can use on Android; The Apple only APPS will work, like OKO for example; Apple Music and Apple Tv are cross platform; How do you like Gemini; Will it switch to Hey Gemini from Hey Google?; For a while you will be able to say both; Most of the features are working but some will stop; It does calendar and weather Now with Gemini you can edit pictures; You can go in and setup a routine for news and weather; They are working on things like composing a simple email; If you are using google messages, there is a Gemini button in the corner you can invoke; With the home speaker you can still use Hey G when controlling your home; Google is starting to use matter enable devices; At this time, we are running Android 16 beta 4; By May 1UI 7 should be out for most; What has been everyone’s experience with hyperlinks?; On Android 15, you need to be aware of your storage? They are requiring the base phone to have 32 gab; Links Now you can just double tap, so you do not have to listen for the click; 15.2 is the latest version of Talkback- you can just double tap on the link using one finger, If not then, you can one finger double tap and hold Or use 3 fingers and swipe up to actions and one finger swipe to find the action needed; Using zoom and teams on their phone receiving through email; Fastest way is to double tap and hold and then copy link must use google calendar when doing this; Go to the assistance and create an event and drop the link in the event Instructions for doing it on the computer; Custom actions in talkback- you may want to add it as a gesture; How can I block or stop ads or notifications, Go under notifications (using a Samsung 9A plus); How to delete an APP without going into settings?; Easiest way is to tap and hold the APP and swipe to uninstall APP; If you are in the APP draw ( on an Samsung) swipe up to uninstall; A Center wants to purchase an Android phone, which would you suggest?; Different suggestions are given; Has anyone have the switch to hey gemini from hey google; How will the new tariffs affect the Amazon products?; Information on dictation; When you are dictating, how to do all caps?; Use the google voice with the Samsung Keyboard
Facilitators: Ava and Harshid
Topics: What are the equivalent terms for the software used on the Android?; Talkback and magnifier; Gemini and the google assistant; If you are a low vision user, you may want to use select to speak Galaxy Store for Talkback on Samsung phones, Play store is the equivalent to the Apple Store; Can you suggest some place to go to find out more about android?, This call is where you can get some of your answers; Go to YouTube and you can find our past shows Ibug android insight+subscribe@groups.io for the mailing list; Samsung has great screens for low vision Pixel Go to any blind organization in your community such as ACB or NFB; Depending on how much you are wanting to spend as to what your needs are, Your cell phone carrier; Go to YouTube; Does Android have to follow any accessibility codes?; Google has made suggestions; Developers have been open to suggestions; How to ask a question on the list?; Send a email to the ibugandriodinsights@groups.io; Are Be my eyes and seeing ai eye on android?; Yes, both are on the android platform; Google lookout assisted vision is on Android only; Envision is on both platforms; Be my AI; Does Meta work on android?, Yes, it does; Does the meta have support for auditable; Airia can be used with the meta; What are the new updates happening with Amazon; Connecting echo with ring doorbell; Amazon plus with AI; Re[report states that the amazon plus will be pushed to the echo devices by March 31; Everything from the 3 gen and up; Ring camera Do you use the ring camera through your show for video or do you just use it for the audio; There is a lag in the video; What is the verbal command; Amazon device name and say answer front door; With the google doorbell, you can set it for people recognition; More information about doorbells and cameras; Will the new Amazon device support the matter devices; That does matter mean?; One matter device can talk to another one; If your Wi-Fi go down will your matter device still work, Yes, it will; In sending a message, someone sends you a link. Before in talkback; With the RCS having issues with links; More information on how to access links in messages and google messages; If you are on a webpage how to copy a link
Facilitators: Ava and Harshid
Hershi introduces visitor David Schleppenbach, CEO, Tactile Engineering;
The device is called Cadence tablet.. Tactile device that will help with learning braille. Can help with working on sensitivity. Demonstrated it with braille. Website: https://www.tactile-engineering.com/ Tactile-engineering.com; The device is compatible with most screen readers. It is the size of a mobile screen; How it works? It is meant to have its host device. It connects by Bluetooth or USBC cable. If you want to connect more than one device, you just have to connect only one and the second one will connect; The cost? Mainly, they have provided it through the states agencies and outside funding; Price is approximately $5000, Commercial price; What vendors are selling?; They work directly with the Governor and Legislators; They also work with Easter Seal, the Lighthouse, and other groups; Does this device read maps? Yes, it can; General Question – Google Maps- unable to enlarge the street names on google maps; Samsung A51; Use the triple tap for Magnification to magnify the whole screen; Triple tap with 3 fingers With android 15 you can have a floating tool bar for the magnification ICON; Go to settings go to accessibility, Go to vision enhancement, You can set the magnifications settings and shortcuts; Another map is WAZE. It is own by Google; The one plus 13 has a 7 year update for android; One plus has some of the best processing software; Samsung S25 Ultra is an end to end screen with gorilla glass; What is the x size of the Cadance tablet? It is the same size of a typical iPhone or Samsung phone. It fits in your pocket; They are adding the find my device it. They are working on it this year.
Next meeting: Wednesday March 19, 2025
Facilitators: Ava and Harshid
Introductions:
Topics: Does anybody use any other web browser on their phone besides Chrome? Firefox -with Firefox you can use dark reader; Dark reader is a browser extension that you can put it in dark mode; Samsung Internet- color inversion, works well with Able to share links; Firefox works well across all platforms as well as chrome; Firefox will sync across all devices; Microsoft Edge with the immersive reader Edge works on more pages; The read out loud feature is built into edge; Edge works with Talkback; There are some differences in how you do certain features; Most works fine With Chrome, it syncs across devices; You can download reader mode and set gestures for it; You can use the tutorial to practice gestures How to turn Talkback on and off? Hold down the volume down and up key, When you turn Talkback off, if you are using the hide screen, it will turn the screen back on; For the first time use, hold the volume keys down for 3 seconds; With Samsung, Bixby will turn talkback on or off, It will do it on the phone, tablet, and watch Pixel hold the volume keys down for 1 to 2 seconds.
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Samsung has a alternative to use, Press the volume up and the power button; Gemini is available on all phones, Google assistance will not turn on Samsung talkback but will turn on google talkback; Google assistance will turn on either talkback with the watch, the command is 3 taps on the button to turn on. If you are a talkback user already, when you setup the watch for the first time, it will take the settings from your phone; You can turn off spoken feedback with turning speech off, but leaving talkback on.
Where does everybody sit on which device they prefer? Windows, Mac, Android Discussion about devices preference.
Samsung user: have you ever use Dex with talkback?
What is Dex? It gives you a windows base to cast from phone to tv or computer Discussion about Dex and PC link
Discussion about turning off hearing aids Samsung Accessibility and hearing Pixel hearing mode.
Talkback commands Google manage website that have the talkback command Can use the list on the phone under talkback Example of tutorial using 4 finger single tap 9APlus Samsung Tablet – how to set the shortcut for the talkback www.google.com/accessibility Next Meeting: February 19, 2025
2024
Facilitators: Ava and Harshey
Introductions:
Talking about the smart glasses
Gemini Studio (AI Studio)
The XR Google Glasses vs Metta Ray ban glasses
Discussion on Metta Glasses Vision Pro- It has cameras all around it.
Android 15 is out and 16 is in Beta Galaxy S25 will be out in January
What is the echo vision glasses?
Has anyone had a chance to work with the Lady A with the Talking Books (BARDS) You do have to be specific with commands , Going forward and backwards works well
Adding books to the wish list makes it easier
Google Home preview
Search 9 to 5 Google : https://9to5google.com/
The lates edition of the Amazon FireTV- everytime a commercial comes on it counts down the time
Restart the TV
Google Streamer : Google store streamer options
VoiceViewon the Kendal is not good
Pixel has updated its OS With the 7pro you get 2 extra years One plus gives 7 years update
Media Tech
Issues with Facebook and Talkback
Focus is jumping around
How is a problem report responded to by Facebook
Talkback Updates
The granularity
Automatic descriptions
Links
Gemini is returning some features that were taken from the Assistant
Navigating the screen on a Pixel
Next Meeting: January 15, 2025
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Facilitatores: Ava and Hershi
Show notes coming soon
Facilitatores: Ava and Hershi
Introductions
Topics: BARD with Alexa – It is still in testing, Questions on BARDS on the Alexa device
Text messages about updating messages to google messages;
In a recent message update. . it broke the select to speak. The Google messages have the RCS. Has anyone heard of this?
If you go to the search, it has unread and other categories,
https://sinch.com/blog/what-is-rcs-messaging/
Searching for a person- can you still do that- yes, you can
More description about RCS
https://support.google.com/messages/answer/9487020?hl=en
What is the difference SMS and MMS?
Flip to hush is found under the Sounds settings
What does RCS stand for
https://support.google.com/messages/answer/94 87020?hl=en
Are they going to force google messages- it will happen by December 1, All the carriers are making google messages the default
Steps on how to change the Notification sounds for messages;
Information about Samsung email APP; Discussion on email APPS
Conference call – trouble with connecting with Zoom using Talkback
In Zoom make sure that all of your permission is granted.
Talkback is freezing up the phone.
(discussion on a older device )
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Facilitators: Ava & Harshid
Facilitators: Ava & Harshid
Facilitators: Ava & Harshid
Topics:
Keyboard for Samsung;
Suggestion for keyboards: Logitech Mini, Logitech 585, Logitech 480;
Braille Keyboards: Haybal one braille keyboard, Orbit writer;
Samsung Galaxy S20 not playing media: sometimes the volume maybe real low, try raising the volume up;
Check volume settings;
Galaxy buds are jumping off bluetooth connection;
Pixil playing when you exit out;
Talkback going through text messages;
How to grab a link embedded in a text message;
Containers: discussion about containers and how they are used;
Talkback changes language when you swipe.
Facilitators: Ava & Harshid
Topics:
How to mute Talkback on the Pixel;
Galaxy Fold and gestures;
Information about the new Samsung Galaxy 2024
No SD card;
Galaxy podcast on Alexa;
Choose a podcast skill under skills on the Alexa App With 1UI6 having an issue with open app screen;
Samsung Cloud: Is it free or paid? What does it backup?
Does anyone have experience using the Samsung Dex Braille on Android?
Using the voice commands of Talkback;
What is Voice Access?
Small screen vs large screen cell phones;
Talk about Android features