Episode 206: TalkBack 15.1 is Here

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Episode 206, Big Changes in TalkBack 15.1 and Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1

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Episode 206: TalkBack 15.1 is Here

Android Basics

We discuss all that's new in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1.

Spotlight

TalkBack 15.1 has arrived, and we share everything new we have discovered so far.

App of the Week

Warren demonstrates Startpage, a web browser focused on privacy.

TalkBack Highlights

John shows us the new ways of activating links as of TalkBack 15.1.

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 206, Big Changes in TalkBack 15.1 and Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1

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Episode 206: TalkBack 15.1 is Here

Android Basics

We discuss all that's new in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1.

Spotlight

TalkBack 15.1 has arrived, and we share everything new we have discovered so far.

App of the Week

Warren demonstrates Startpage, a web browser focused on privacy.

TalkBack Highlights

John shows us the new ways of activating links as of TalkBack 15.1.

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 222, MWC 2025 and March Pixel Feature Drop 1:32:50

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Episode 222: MWC2025 AND MARCH2025 PIXEL DROP Android Basics Welcome to Episode222. In this segment, Google dropped both the March Pixel Feature-drop for Pixel phones and the Watches. SPOTLIGHT In the spotlight segment, we highlight what took place at the MWC2025 week, where Samsung dropped a trio of phones— A26, A36 and A56 . We also mentioned in passing phones from the likes of Honor , Xiaomi and ZTE . HARDWARE DEMO Our friend and listener of the podcast Aaron Spears shows us how to install a Ruki screen protector. TIP OF THE WEEK: In this week’s “tip of the week,” we highlight the “Read Mode” of the “ Aggregator News RSS Reader .” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 221, OnePlus 13 Review and New RHVoice Languages 1:35:51

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Episode 221: OnePlus 13 Review and New Voices for RHVoice TTS Android Basics Welcome to Episode 221. In this episode, Olga, the Dev of “ RHVoice ” informs us of what’s going on with the new voices for Armenian and Finish languages. Google dropped a little patch for Android 16 Beta 2 , bringing it to Android16Beta2.1 with the following fixes: Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented devices from entering Doze mode. (Issue #396603519) Fixed issues that caused some animations to appear choppy while configuring live wallpapers. (Issue #397659072) Fixed an issue that sometimes caused devices to reboot unexpectedly. (Issue #396541565) Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, and performance. During the same week, Google and Qualcomm team up to extend support for future SnapDragon 7 and 8 powered phones by 8 years. SPOTLIGHT In the spotlight segment, John gives us a review of the OnePlus 13 . The app mentioned to correct the bluetooth issue can be found here . 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 220, Shopping with Innosearch AI and TalkBack 15.2 1:18:10

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Episode 220, shopping with innosearch AI Android basics Talkback 15.2 has been released. Braille displays which use the HID protocol are now supported via Bluetooth, such as the most recent releases from Humanware. Spotlight We are joined by Patrick Long from Innosearch AI, a shopping site which aims to make the experience of shopping from major retailers more accessible. App of the week Warren brings us a demonstration of the game Project Dark . Commentary Karene shows us the touch locking feature in Jieshuo. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 219, The State of Audio Recorders in 2025 1:12:58

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Episode 219: THE STATE OF AUDIO RECORDERS IN 2025 Welcome to Episode 219. In this episode, we continue on our journey of essential app categories in 2025 and this week, we focus on Audio Recorders. Android Basics Keeping in line with the subject matter of this episode, we discussed the following recorders: ASR Recorder , Easy Recorder , HiQ MP3 Recorder , Dolby On , Advanced Recorder , Parrot Voice Recorder , AudioLab Audio Editor/Recorder , etc. SPOTLIGHT In the spotlight segment, we take a look at the 2nd beta of Android16 as well as mentioning the very first security patch for the S25-series since its unveiling last month APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “app of the week,” we demonstrate a magnifying app in the way of “ Magnifier .” 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.e.g., On this award-winning show, we dive deep into the psyches of the world's cereal killers. Does Snap make Crackle Pop? And is Tony really that grrreat after all? All this, and more, from Cereal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 218, The State of Text Editors in 2025 1:21:41

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Episode 218, The state of text editors in 2025 Android basics We continue our look at app categories we examined a few years ago, to see what has change as apps come and go, or simply get updated. This week, it’s the turn of text editors. We discuss the pros and cons of Google Keep - Notes and Lists , UpNote , Simple Text Editor , Microsoft Word , Google Docs , Simplenote and Joplin . Unboxing Warren unboxes the HMD Vibe . 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 217, 1st Open Listener Session of 2015 and Galaxy S25 Ultra Unboxing 1:29:20

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Episode 217, First open listener session of 2025 We’re delighted to be joined by our listeners to discuss a range of topics related to Android. Unboxing John unboxes the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra . 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 216, Android 16 Beta and Galaxy S25 Series Devices 1:32:31

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Episode 216: Android16Beta1&Samsung S25-Series Unpack Event Welcome to Episode216. In this episode, we salute the 1st Android16Beta and welcoming the Samsung S25-series of phones. ANNOUNCEMENTS We update you as to what’s going on with Ed’s family and wish Katie a belated birthday. Android Basics Keeping in line with the subject matter of this episode, this segment focuses on the 1st Beta of Android16Beta1, where interested users can enrol using this page . https://www.google.com/android/beta We discussed the highlights of this Beta and below is the URL to read up some mode about the “Advanced Protection Mode” by Mishall Rahman of Android Authority . SPOTLIGHT Samsung dropped the S25-Series of phones during its “Samsung unpack” event on Feb. 22nd. Your faithful crew digs into what this means, highlighting some of the aspects we love or don’t quite care about. APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “APP of the week,” we demo the “ Perplexity Assistant ” from the Devs of the “Perplexity Search Engine.” 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 215, eBook Readers Part 1: Blind-Centric Readers 1:26:27

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Episode 215: E-BOOK READERS PART1 (BLIND-CENTRIC READERS) Welcome to Episode215, our very first episode of revisiting categories from the past 3 years. In this episode, we’re starting off with E-Book Readers and for this week, we focus on blind-centric readers. Android Basics Keeping in line with the subject matter of this episode, this segment focuses on the 3 apps listed above— Dolphin Easy Reader , Legere Reader and Tech-Freedom . UNBOXING John unboxes his brand spanking new OnePlus 13. APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “APP of the week,” we demo an e-Book Reader called “ Colibrio ” from a Swedish developer. CSR ENTRY Kareen brings us another feature of the Commentary Screen reader in which you can now touch and hold to access the "inquire by voice" function. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 214, CES 2025 and The OnePlus 13 and 13R 1:14:42

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Episode 214, CES 2025 and The OnePlus 13 and 13R Android Basics We discuss the latest beta releases from Samsung and Google. One UI 7.0 Beta 3 and Android 15 QPR 2 Beta 2.1 . Spotlight 1 We let you know what Android related news caught our attention at CES 2025 . Spotlight 2 We give you the details from the OnePlus winter Event and share our thoughts on the new OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R . 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 213, Battery Life vs Performance 1:00:08

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Episode 213: BATTERY VERSUS PERFORMANCE Welcome to Episode213, our very first episode for the year 2025. Android Basics In this episode, we deliberate on Battery versus Performance. In other words, which one is better? Is it better to have a phone with a great performance, or is it better to have one that has great battery with a mid-of-the road performance? APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “APP of the week,” we demo a file-management app called “ File Manager ” by a developer called “ File Manager Plus .”." Staying in touch Make a donation via PayPal , Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list , join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter , subscribe to our YouTube and rumble 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 212, Our Favorite Apps and Phones of 2024 1:41:44

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Episode 212, Our Favorite Android Apps and Phones of 2024 We get together with some of our listeners and discuss our favorite apps and phones of the year. Here is Kareen's Article explaining the differences between PiccyBot and Seeing AI Video Descriptions. Please add to this thread on Samsung Members to help us put an end to this talkBack fragmentation nonsense. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 211, 4th Anniversary Celebrasion 1:41:50

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Episode 211, 4th Anniversary Celebrasion Episode211 is a very special episode for us as we observe our 4th year in existence and we want to sincerely thank those that were able to join us in observing this milestone. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 210, A 2nd Visit with the Tech Freedom Crew 1:26:01

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Episode 210: 2nd visit with Tech-Freedom Welcome to Episode210. ANNOUNCEMENTS We would like to remind you that next week, Dec. 21, is our 4th anniversary celebration of the existence of Blind Android Users . We encourage all our readers and listeners to join us in celebrating this monumental milestone. Spotlight We are joined by the crew of “ Tech-Freedom ” (their second appearance on our podcast) to talk about the changes that came down earlier this month and what that means for users of the app. TIP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “Tip of the week,” we highlight some exciting development in the way of Google’s Gemini 2.0, in which an exciting feature called " Stream Real Google AI Studio ." This feature has something we’ve been dreaming of, that is, giving us the ability to use the camera on both our phones and on the computer. Staying in touch Make a donation via PayPal , Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list , join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter , subscribe to our YouTube and rumble 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 209, Samsung One UI 7 Beta and Google Extends OS Support 1:41:27

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Episode 209, Samsung One UI 7 Beta Announcements The countdown is on to our 4- year anniversary celebration! We will be recording on 21 December at 12PM Eastern or 9AM Pacific and you are invited to take part. We’ll be posting a link on our usual channels closer to the time. Android Basics We discuss the December feature drop for qualifying Google Pixels, and the announcement that some phones will get upgrades for longer than previously thought. You can read about these features at this Link . Spotlight We talk about Samsung’s One UI 7 Beta 1 which you can install on qualifying Samsung phones. App of the week Warren demonstrates the Aggregator news RSS reader. Commentary Karene demonstrates the OCR functions and settings of the Jieshuo screen reader. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 208, The Role of AI in the Life of a Blind Person 1:27:57

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