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Good after noon or what have you!, I know this type of bard of posted under accessible device and should have been posted here but here goes. what apps do you android user Recommend? Post on and please keep this board growing! I am soon to bee a new android user and I am excited but nurvis on the other hand.

I have posted this elsewhere, but figured I woudl post this here.

K9 mail is the best email program I know of, and is completely accessible.

I use Workout Trainer and Cardio Trainer for workout aps, and they both work reasonably well. They both take some playing with but I love them both.

I just got a converter program, I believe simply called Converter, by a developer called Asif. I found it accessible too.

I've heard good things about Ringo Pro for ringtones and the like, but some of the reviews I have seen are less than favorable.

Kate

thank you and keep on posting as I will tomorrow when I get my android phone! I am so excited and nurvis at the same time.

there is one called hey tell that one works real good

What does Hey Tell do?

it is like a push to talk app!!!! it is great i like it alot it works for i phone as well

well it is a push to talk app it works with the android as well as the iphone

Took a look at it and it didn't impress me, but that's just me. LOL

Yes, you can only communicate with other HeyTel users. I set it up on my iPod and set my HeyTel user to myself in Contacts. Don't really know how it works or what handle I am supposed to use, I never got an acccount login.
I do know several fellow Coasties - particularly people in their 20s or late teens - who do use it.
So someone perhaps could briefly explain how the system works: How is one going to use it without a username? I have no handle to give anybody else.

you can use your phone number ore email that is how you let ppl know who you are i think it is cool

Kai, THANK YOU! I have only had my phone two weeks and do love it, but could always get more info about accessible aps

ringo pro is indeed a good app if your ability to customize ring tones for contacts is inaccessible or is more limiting than you like. The only thing I haven't been able to test is how a contact that has a ring tone set through one of the various ring tone app packs out there works with ringo pro. It does take getting used to, but if you can guaranty that it doesn't interfere with other ring packs or you only use ring tones that aren't part of any ring tone pack, then it is well worth the price.

I would like to add shake fore time is very excessible you need to launch the program, then return to your home screen. After that just shake your time and allix will tell you the time.

sorry if I'm out dated lol. but do android phones talk out of the box or do you all have to download soft ware. if so, what software do you use. I have boost mobile so I'm thinking about getting the samsung galaxy.

You will need to download talk back, spiel or Moble accessibility. One of those three will do fore you. Oh, I suggest you download eye's free shell as well. also here is a link that really helped me a long the way and still does. http://www.androidaccess.net/

I decided not to get Ringo Pro because of all the bad reviews on Google Market, so I got an ap called Who Is It? lite. It's great! It even has, right in its menus, how to keep it from repeating the tones, which is awesome.

so far I am not sure but skype seems not accessible at all. Last night I logged in with skype but it did not read my contacts at all. Also netflix is not accessible at this time I hope this is fixed soon.

I heart radeo is accessible I give it 4 out of 5 *

I love my android too. Tune in so rules! I never knew that it had so many options. Also, i have a game called Paper toss and touch bowling. I am totally blind and I am surprised to see how it works. But you have to just play with things. Sometimes it takes a little bit of doing. I have a airhorn that I love to play tricks on people with and all sorts of things. Go android!

hmm never knew paper toss was accessible, still trying to figure out skype. So its a pain in the butt.

Hey don't feel bad, I can't figure out skype either. After the sign in box it doesn't seem to do anything.

Its odd it was given a 4* rating on the accessible android app news sight.

i don't know y they gave it that it does not work if you cant make calls on it what good is it

shoot you can not even see your contacts that is odd.

Hulu+ works you can see the movies, watch them. Heck you can even search fore something like knight rider. I give this app a 4 out of 5 *. Some buttons are not labled but outside of that I love it. Netflix, I give a 0 out of 1 fore accessibility. You can log in, wants that is done its hell to know where you are after that I hope they fix this issue. I already contacted them about it.

netflix is not supported on all devices yet! so I hope this could bee the reason why I was running into trouble.

Hi, all I have gotten skype to work but the chat feature will have to bee managed by another app. However, skype is choppy on 4g or if your signal is close to 3g.

I also found a app you can shake your phone and it will answer and hang up the call. Its call shake, I love it.

Well the game stim stumper that is on the I devices was just added to the android market and so fare I want to by the game!. Here is whuy, it very accessible the text is read out to you using your screenreader. Yes you have to use the touch screen to play the game but its easy wants you get the hang of it most of the game takes place top middle left, right and toward the bottom of your phones or tablet screen. On the top of your screen you have the pause button if any other buttons are there I am not sure. I suggest you go try the lite version of this game before you by it if you have not played it yet.
Fore a video app crack is a jule! it lets you watch streeming TV shows, movies and it is accessible.
Fore those how have a Live journal account the android app works with your screen reader too, so here are some apps I have found so .
Oh, there is a favorate app of mine that will let you answer your calls by shaking your phone! its called shake it. In the android market its 1.99 fore the app. All you need to do is: 1. go to your apps find the app and launge it. 2. move your track ball, track pad or arrow over to start. Then just hit your home key when you get a call just shake your phone. :)

Thanks man, I love new aps! Yay for new aps!

The royal princess your very welcome! just go find some free apps on the market and try them and post it here please :). I am going to try slacker radeo and let you all know if it can bee used or not. As fore skype! it now works, you can call people, chat with them and I did not get the chance to ketch a incoming call but the except or reject buttons were read out too.

If anyone would like to hear reviews of Android apps, you can check out the podcasts up on:
http://www.blindtechsupport.net
The site is always growing, and if you would like anything specific covered, we will do our best to fulfil your requests. We also value your feedback and will do all we can to answer any questions that you have.

I really hope this might be of some use to you all.

Oh, for an update on shake it,! it also lets you hang up a call! I love it. Slacker radeo is sofare not accessible, you can not see the app's windows.

how about skipe can we use it and does it work good

yes you can use skype! I can scroll through my contacts, send skype chats. Now answering a incoming call I will see if I can to night by testing it with my friend tylor to see if it lets me answer the skype call.

Thanks for the advice!
I have tried a couple GPS aps like Sendero Lookaround, which is a decent $5 ap but is a horrid battery drain, and Around Me (which I like much better).

I am still trying to find accessible workout and fitness aps... my luck has not held, though :(
Kate

Oh, I have successuflly used skype chatting, video calling and audeo. Answer is very do able for us as well. Just doing a update for skype.

Hey is anyone else on here having trouble with the new updated facebook app? I couldn't find out how to work it so I took the update off. Now I can't even log into my account. Help please

So far we can set our status, use the tabs and up load photos and videos. Some use friend cast, hoot sweet for FB. To chat AIM+ can bee used as well.

Well I have the status with the FB share button. I have no idea how to use the button. Does anyone else have that phone? And if you do can you tell me how to use the button?

I have an app called music download. It's where I get all my music at. It's very accessible, and I love it. You have to have good connection for it to work properly though.

nice!! find Keeana! I had know idea this existed. Think I will give it a try on my phone.

There are also a lot of cool trivia apps that are very accessible. I use them all the time and they're very fun. They're called things like pop music trivia, R&B music trivia, and hip hop millionaire. If you like those kinds of things check them out. Promise you'll love them.

smile!!! I will, glad to see you liking your phone.

cool posts guys fuck the iphone its all about the android jkjkjk any way here is some good apps you got im+ you have menny messaging things on here like windos live, skipe, fb, it is a cool app and score mobile this app gives you scores for nfl,mlb,mba

I have to point to this person's post if you have some app questions outside of what other's have said here, Wraith "hats off to you." Some of the apps you have posted are now on my phone such as google goggles and etc. :)

I love your post scorpian! lol, go android!!

Android rocks!

There was a program recomminded not to get bleeo, well holds true to android too. We can log in but wants your done, that is it.

here is a app i like it is called hi q recorder the free one allows you to record up to 10 mins where is the one that you pay for it is how much as you want

I here that is alsome app to record with. it records in MP3

I just downloaded a program called Vlingo Virtual Assistant. It's great! You can use it as a voice command, and it works if you want to dictate a text and don't want to use your keyboard. I have Android 2.1 so the speech recognizer isn't available on my phone, so this is awesome!

Darwen reader is a third party book reading app that intagrates with bookshare seemlessly; it will let you log-in and download books directly from bookshare's servers. Also, it will let you import books from your computer as a text file or dazy file.

Yup I have vlingo too and I love mine. You can send texts, find questions, write email, launch aps and all sorts of things.

Hello everyone. I am farely new to android and have a few questions. I am running Mobile Accessability. Would I still be able to run another programs such as Eyes-Free Shell? How would I be able to get it? How do you guys go about downloading apps? MA doesn't seem to work when I hit the enter key on the apps option. Thank you very much in advance. This is a great board. Keep it going

I have to ask, what MA do you have, Moble accessibility light? if you have that version of MA "moble accessibility" it does not come with the screenreader include and is provided by A T and T for free. If you Answered "yes" to having the paid or demo MA then here is what needs to be check out before proceeding on with your dayly android life. 1. MA "moble accessibility" Needs to bee check under Accessibility, under apps, settings for android or "settings", accessibility and check MA along with the check box for Accessibility. 2. See if MA's keyboard is set as your system wide keyboard. To do this you need to stay in the settings where accessibility is found or "the android settings, commonly known as phone settings" language and keyboard then scroll down to MA's keyboard and check the check box. 3. Finally you can leave the settings and go back to your home screen MA will bee your screenreader. Eye's free shell can bee downloaded in two ways; from the market on your phone found in MA's app tray or you can go to "googles" android market and sign-in and push the app to your phone that away. if your note sure how to install apps via the android market place on your computer here is how you do it. 1. Go to https://market.android.com/?utm_source=en-us-ha&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=android%20market search for

cut me off, any way "go to this URL" to search for eye's free shell. https://market.android.com/?utm_source=en-us-ha&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=android%20market

Okay wants you find the eye's free shell on the android app store, press enter on install then there will bee a install button after you tab twice, press enter oninstall to have it pushed to your phone. You need to bee logged in to the Android market place or into your Gmail so google knows its your account. Give it a second to bee pushed to your phone, installed and press the home button on your phone and you will bee given a selection of home screens, slect eye's free shell and your good to go using that particular home screen.

I just got a samsung galaxy nexus with ice cream sandwich... I think a bit of the "reviews" will need to be updated as I think that some of the apps may no longer be as easy to operate with talkback in "touch exploration" mode; i.e. zyllaphone or synthesizer.

Personally, I have played around with a few launcher screens and actually prefer the 1 that comes stock out of the box. However, I highly recommend removing all the icons from the desktop and starting with a fresh clean desktop. Arrange it how u want from that point. (I actually had a sighted friend flick away all the desktop apps before turning back on talks). There is also a setting burried deep in the settings screen under apps (I think); that tells the phone not to add apps that you just installed to the desktop. This makes a lot of difference in my oppinion.

Shake Answer is what i'm using to answer the phone by shaking. It's free.

I also like around me, Talking Location and Walkie Talkie. These are gps apps for different types of things.

I use weather notifier (that adds weather updates to your notifications).

Bluetooth Keyboard JP is agreat free app to pair a bluetooth keyboard to your phone.

I haven't found an onscreen keyboard i like yet; any suggestions?

also, please,! please, add to this web sight of accessible android apps. http://www.androidaccess.net its hosted by J J medof the same person who hosts blind bargons

series/xm radio is accessible, a lot of the buttons are not labeled, however, when you find the button that brings up the type of music you want, from there its straight forward and works well.

Slap that ass is a bobpit game where you have a whip and your whipping ladies asses. The faster you whip them, the wetter they get. Also we have an app called porn sounds, yappers! you guessed it! each title makes a different arotic sound or saying. These apps can be found on the google play store.

I just updated to icecream sandwhich 4.0 and have been using only explore by touch on my nexus s 4g. I'm noticing that everything works awesome except for web accessibility. Should I enable a virtual d-pad like eyes-free keyboard when using the browser?

from what I read on the eye's free list yes

Hi All. I have a droid and I absolutely love it. I have a few issues right now though. First, I uninstalled play store because I thought it was taking up room in my phone and obviously, that wasn't very smart. Hahaha. How do I reinstall it? Second, it says I have insuficient space when I try to download certain aps, but I can't move any more apps onto my SD card and I'm not sure why I don't have enough space on my phone. Anyone have these experiences or possible ways to deal with them?
Thanks, Sam

One, it would help to know what phone you have, 2. Here is my absulute fave thing that gets done by cariers "blote ware" that crap that gets put on your phone by your carier that will never get used like a game or games, 3. what sise is your sd car, you could always up the storage on your phone if you get a micro SD card 32 gigs if you can at this time. I hope this helps, and look for the APK file for the play store on google. Make sure you have allow unknown sorces turned on so you can side load apps. I hope this helps and send me a messege on here if you need any more help.

coming soon firefox moble to an android near you! currently its in testing faze it shows promise. If your intrested go to firefox's nightly builds and check it out.

So to update this board with app news, firefox, yappers! is finally working on the accessibility part for the browser on the Android and to be fare IOS as well. Both platforms can be used by a blind individual. Now back to android, its still in beta testing, for those who have an android device, go to this link and download the APK file for your android phone or tablit. http://nightly.mozilla.org/ Note: it does not support explore by touch yet but its beeing worked on at this time. I am currently testing it and it holds a lot of promise for us blind android users.

Another app I have on my phone that is very accessible, "scanner radeo". This will let you listen to the police radeo bands, and your local weather radeo, its very accessible and I love it.

YouTube is another app that is very accessible on the android platform, you can search, play and pause videos like your sighted counter parts, there is a few unlabled buttons with this cork its still quite useable and fun to watch videos with.

This is another app for those who use twitter a lot and are not running icecream sandwidge it will let you choose your browser & the you can start useing twica. As my last word in the sintence above stated the app is called twica its quite accessible. Those who use twitter, who are on twitter more then I am and who are blind android users, post here nad tell us what you think of the app. I use twitter for news mainly and this app serves my purpose quite well.

PC monitor will in able you to monitor your computers or computers while on the go when running arrons or out and about on the town. You need the program installed on your mac, linix, or windows computer before this program can be used. It allows you to see your harddrives, the contents of your folders, how hot your CPU or CPUS if you have core or quad core machines. This app can do a lot for you when your in a pinch and need help. Lastly: you can kill system tasks that are running in the back ground, restart your computer, shut it down, receive notifications if something is going on with your computer and a few more helpful tips.

This app is for android IOS and windows7 moble.

Smart answer call will let you answer your android phone with out touching a button on the screen. There are about 5 two 6 check boxes and one drop down list on the screen. The drop down list is for speaker phone and what you want it to do: 1. none, 2. answer auto maticly with speaker phone on and 3. turn phone vertically to turn speaker phone on. The top second check box allows you to answer your phone by lifting it up to your face for a second and the phone is answered. I will do more research on this app when I get home from work. Note: the check boxes are not labeled in Jengerbred, not sure how it is in ICS because I do not have an ICS phone.

More on "smart answer call", this app actually works like a charm, if you hold your phone to your face for a few seconds it will answer the call. If you set the phone down and sorta shake the phone while its laying flat in your hand it will hang up. Now for another app, MP3 pro download. This app is quite accessible, it allows you to download music directly to your phone free of charge.

Hello Android fans, I'm also joining your list as an android baby today.

I just bought an android phone which is HTC one V and that's an ice cream sandwitch.

At present I'm struggling with this new touch phone since this is my very first experience on a touch screen. So mind, I'm gona ask plenty of questions hereafter.

1. configuration recommendations.

2. free android aps and source.

3. Whether we need a blutooth keyboard? or I can learn this one?

Please clear my doubts and feed android breast milk for this newly born android baby. lol.

Hope I'll learn and post some of my opinions soon.

welcome android baby lol

One, you need the eyes-free keyboard when navagating in web scripts for some apps, 2. make sure you have explore by touch enabled under settings, accessibility its close to the bottom of the screen. Lastly here is a great resource to check out for apps, podcast and more. http://www.androidaccess.net
J J medof runs the access android podcast and that android show can be found on android access as well. Also Roj, welcome to the world of android, I hope you grow to love it.

Now for an update on one of my five apps "Google goggles". Recently Google has added a feature called continuous scan, this allows you to point your camera at a bottle, can of soda or any idem "no pets, humans" it will compare the image on the server and come back with some results. I have found this feature to be quick handy when your looking in your pantry and trying to figure out something to eat. Also, Google Goggles will do OCR for a block of text on a page, so if you need to read something small, Google Goggles will be quite helpful in this area of becoming more independent. Lastly, Google goggles will help with bar code scans when you need something to scan a bar code.

Oh, no you do not need a blue tooth keyboard if you have IceCream Sandwidge on your phone all ready, however, I am about to get my hands on a MyTouch 4G slider, to see how it feels to have a keyboard when using android.

Darwin Wallet is a money reader for android, when the app is opened, it loads your country's currency will use your video camera to identify the bills in your Wallet. When Darwin Wallet recognizes the bill your camera is pointing at, it will read allowed what bill your camera is pointing too.

Hello Dan. Sorry to bother you again with what might be a stupid question. I have just started to mess around with my phone. I hadn't had time to due so because I was really busy with school. I just downloaded eyes-free shell for my phone. How ever, I am not sure if I did some thing wrong or what. When I tap the screen, I just get a few options which are surch, voicemail, signal, time, battery, aplications, and location. It also says something like boom or zoom. Can't really make it out. When I choose the app option, it does not seem to be accessable. Do you think I downloaded a wrong version? Thanks very much in advance.

Sorry its not boom nor zoom. It says home. I still can't access app though. I can only view the main menu

You spot on with eye's-free shell, howeverl, I would do a wild circle around your screen until you here applications. A small jester seems to only bring up battery signal and time. On your screen, I was told your icons are square looking shaped items, if I am wrong someone correct me please. Wants you find your apps, you can jump from one app to another using letter by letter navagation. Also you will like this one, you can add different pages to your home screen and name them as well. I love this, you can have a games page, music page, internet page, radio page and etc.

crap I ment your spot on and I ment too type however, bla. Correcting my post before there posted goes a long way. (: Also, I do not mind helping any android user, that is why I am here, if no one helps new users of android how are they to learn.

Now for the app of the day!!!:, Robin, she is a vertual voice assistant "a serie" rival for android. She comes aquipt with heather Ocapela and is independant of the TTS engine settings of android. She can tell you a joke or 2, find you a parking place, near by retail outlet and more. All you need to do is wave your hand at the edge of your ear peace where one of the sensers are and she will respond even when minimized. So far I have had some success with this app. Keep in mind she is in beta and will be getting better all the time.

One more item to bring to light, spiel 2.0. Spiel is a flexible, scriptible screen reader for android, it just got an update for android 4.0 which takes advantage of the touch by explore feature of IceCream Sandwige. For those who are intrested, its a free screen reader as well.

I'm not sure how the icons are shaped. I am able to find the apps icon by touching the screen in the middle where I think number 5 would be. then I slide my finger downwards as if finding number 8. The icons are set up in rows of 3. I am able to find the apps, but they don't seem to be accessable. When I choose one, I can't hear anything. I need to go back to the main menu. How do you create pages? Thanks very much for your help.

Dreamer, to create pages on your screen, 1. tap menu, 2. arrow down to insert menu left or right, 3. press enter on your keyboard or select it with your slecter if you have a trackpad, 4. now keep in mind where ever you have selected to have the new home screen either left or right, you will have to navagate to that screen, 5. tap your menu key again, arrow down to rename menu and press enter. "here is where you have to rename your home screen to what ever you want to call it". 6. Wants the home screen is named to what ever you want to call it, now here comes the fun part. Now tap your menu key, press enter on edit menu, then slowly move your finger around your screen so you can get an idea of where you want your first app to be placed. You will hear unnone, as you move around on the screen. 7. When you have figured out where you want the app, lift up your finger and a context sensitivity menu will appear. 8. In this context sensitivity menu is the following: application, bookmarts, contact, Direct dial, direct messege, eyes-free widget, mail label, none, settings. 9. to add an application to your screen navagate to the application tab, press enter on applications, arrow through the list of applications on your phone and find the one you want then press enter. 10. Wants you have pressed enter on your phone, the application you have selected will appear on your home screen and you can repeat the same process over and over again.

Alright Dan. I'm going to try it. I'll keep you poested. Going back to the applications question. I downloaded a few apps from the google market. This are WalkyTalky, goggles, and Darwin Wallet. Haven't been successfull in using any of them. Not sure what I am doing wrong. For example, I try to use Darwin Wallet and can't get it to identify any bill. Help would be greatly appreciated.

First off what is your phone's camra mega pixals, you need at least 5 or more to do object recognition. The same goes for OCR with google goggles.

It has an 8 mega pixal camra. Its the droid 3.

then your fine for OCR

Hello fokes,

I've come to disturb y'all again with my doubts.

As I've mentioned with my earlier post, I bought an HTC one V. I've activated talkback and I can brows through all the applications fine.
But now, since I'm unable to type, I can't make use of any applications.

Dusty aka cowboy tried giving me suggestions. But I still dono how to activate the eyes-free keyboard with my android.

I can see keyboard and language option there in settings. But, there's no any option I can see for changing the keyboard to eyes-free.
I can see google input methods or standard or phone.

So kindly guide me please. I have also installed eyes-free keyboard once again. lol.

For your information, this is an ICS and touch.

Raaj.

The way you change your keyboard in ICS, is not the same for 2.2 or 2.3 gingerbred. Access Anna explained it on the eye's free list, let me see what she said. I currently am running gingerbred.

Raahj here you go, something to help you. Access Anna says" Selecting an input method is very different in ICS. My phone is on the charger in the other room, so I'm working from memory here. Go to Settings/Language
and Input. Find the keyboard you want to use and touch to check it. Then explore up to where it says something like Default Keyboard. Touch that to open
it; then touch your keyboard of choice. Changing the language works the same way.
- Show quoted text"

Ok ok. happy news to everyone. I've started enjoying my android. I was about to spin around my head and throw it inside bay of bengal while I was struggling to find how to type on that.

Now, I think I'm quiet comfortable typing. even though I'm unable to type with the same speed as on my computer. lol.

now now, c'mon guys, keep on sending me suggestion about accessible applications. to me via email please.

i've installed around me, heytell and skype so far.

Again, thanks for your kind suggestions and encouragements. Mainly to dusty. who was going on guiding me for a long.

Raaj.

Zolo is accessible too, its like a walky talky app sorta like haytel but in real time nad you can have channels setup.

also check this page out as well: http://www.androidaccess.net