Blind Android Users Podcast
192 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago -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!
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Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 41, Get that Human Assistant!
September 19, 2021 06:28 - 1 hour - 214 MBEpisode 41: Human assistance apps and Talkback This week, it’s all about human assistance apps with Talkback. Announcements · People in Aira locations have the chance to win 30 minutes of free Aira if you listen to the end of the show, please listen for the magic word and email in. · If you have registered to post articles on the website, please do complete your profile by entering your full name so we know who you are. · We have a new Q&A section on the website, so do please contribute...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 40, It's text editing time!
September 12, 2021 05:12 - 2 hours - 228 MBEpisode 40: Text editors and Talkback This week, it’s all about text editors with Talkback. This episode is presented by: Edward, Austin, Warren, Doug Announcements · For short segments of this episode, please visit this playlist · We have crossed 20,000 plays for the podcast, thank you so much for your support! · We are delighted that we have a second sponsor for the podcast, Gravity Forms. If you have a Wordpress site, then Gravity Forms offers a hugely powerful set of tools for cr...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 39, Don't touch the dial and chat with Voxmate
September 05, 2021 14:13 - 1 hour - 239 MBEpisode 39: Radio apps with Talkback This week, it’s all about radio streaming Apps with Talkback. This episode is presented by: Edward, Warren, Doug Announcements · We have crossed 19500 plays in less than 9 months of starting the podcast, all thanks to our listeners. · This week we got our first sponsor which is updraft+ which is a backup plugin for your wordpress site, you can check them out by visiting Updraft+ · We are delighted that many users have register to post guides on t...
blind android users podcast episode 38, Video Streaming services, which one is yours
August 29, 2021 05:44 - 1 hour - 204 MBBlind Android Users Podcast Episode 38: video streaming with Talkback Thanks for joining us for episode 38. This week we delve into the world of TV streaming episodes with Talkback. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen · Doug Cameron In this episode, we cover… Announcements · For short segments of this episodes please visit this play list · We are delighted that many users have register to post guides on the website, please do so ...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 37, life's hit when you stay fit
August 22, 2021 07:11 - 2 hours - 226 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 37 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen · Ana Garza In this episode, we cover… Announcements · For short segments on this episode, please visit this playlist on Youtube · Users can now register to post guides on the website! Note that your guide will need to be approved by one of the team member before it goes live. · Many users are subscribing to the podcast via podsite.io · However, we suggest ...
Blind Android Users Podcast episode 36, Getting to your destination with a GPS app and Sunu Band to help detect obstacles
August 15, 2021 12:50 - 2 hours - 213 MBThank you for joining us on episode thirty-six. This episode is presented by: • Warren Carr • Austin Pinto • Mariam Mohsen • Doug Cameron In this episode. Announcements. • For short segments of this episode, and extra demos on gps apps, please visit • Austin tells listeners that we have crossed 16700 plays. • Now there are 2 ways to give feedback, email us or submit feedback on our website • We talk about Samsung Unpack 2021 and give you our thoughts. • We talk about what is new ...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 35, envision what color is it?
August 08, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 249 MBThanks for joining us on this episode. This episode is presented by: · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen · In this episode, we cover… Announcements · For short segments of this episode please visit this playlist · We have relaunched our website by modifying it and making it more accessible, please visit our website and give feedback. · We have launched a newsletter which you can subscribe to from our website. · Doug has helped us modify and rebuild our website. · If you n...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 34, You've got email and is your phone water resistant?
August 02, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 243 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 34 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen · Doug Cameron · Ana Garza In this episode, we cover… Announcements · For short segments of this episode please visit this playlist · Continue to check out our Youtube channel for extra content, including comprehensive demos of the apps we talk about during the “In focus” session this week. · We have launched a newsletter which you can subscribe to from ou...
Blind Android Users Podcast episode 33, lets socialize and chat with developer of Audible Vision
July 25, 2021 05:26 - 1 hour - 228 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 33 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen In this episode, we cover… Announcements ·for short segments of this episode, please visit this youtube playlist · We have a lot of extra content on Youtube this week: Austin demonstrates how to pair your Android Phone with your windows 10 or windows 11 pc using the ‘your phone app’, Warren demonstrates in detail various OCR apps covered in episode 29, and Dou...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 32, Audio Book Players and shining the light on BRLTTY with Dave Mielke
July 18, 2021 09:21 - 2 hours - 226 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 32 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen, and our new co-host · Doug Cameron In this episode, we cover… Announcements · For short segments of this show please visit this Youtube playlist · We have reached 13,500 plays across all the episodes. Thanks for listening, it makes the whole endeavour worthwhile! · Doug is doing a wonderful job of giving our website a much-needed overhaul. However, this doe...
blind android users podcast episode 31, print baby print, and a chat with Shane from Super sense
July 11, 2021 00:30 - 1 hour - 170 MBThanks for joining us on show thirty-one, This episode was presented by. • Warren Carr • Austin Pinto In this episode. Announcements and news ·We are rebuilding the blind android users’ website. from 9th July to ninth august, the site may be down or may change how it looks. But listening to our content remains unchanged. one plus throttles and confirms that they were throttling over three hundred popular apps to get good benchmark scores and save battery on flagship phones like the ...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 30, July 4th special, Podcast clients and Pramit from Louie Voice Control
July 04, 2021 02:10 - 1 hour - 217 MBBlind android users crew wishes all our US listeners , a happy 4th july. Thank you for joining us on Episode 30 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen In this episode, we cover… Announcements · We are introducing a “quick tips” section in the podcast. If you have an Android, Talkback or Commentary tip, please Email us and we will feature it on the podcast. Android basics Our sixth app category is podcast apps. Your co-hosts like Pocke...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 29 Battle of the OCR Packages and interview with Scot Adams and Zoe Ortiz from lookout
June 27, 2021 04:33 - 1 hour - 187 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 29. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto In this episode, we cover… Announcements · We have a much more user friendly Youtube URL. You can find us at https://www.youtube.com/blindandroidusers · Do subscribe to the channel and enable notifications as we post extra content which won’t fit on the podcast! Android basics Our fifth app category is OCR (Optical Character Recognition) apps, which enable us to read printe...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 28, its all about audio recorders and interview with Brian Kemler, Product Manager for Talkback.
June 20, 2021 06:10 - 1 hour - 207 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 28. This episode is presented by: · Branden Hennis · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen In this episode, we cover… Announcements · This weekend marks the 6-month anniversary of the Blind Android users Podcast – the first episode was published on 19 December 2020. · The podcast has now passed 10,500 plays! · Warren highlights changes to the Play Store UI which users may start experiencing. Android basics Our fourth app category is audio ...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 27, Rave that TTS Engine!
June 13, 2021 08:55 - 1 hour - 203 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 27. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen Ø And our guest, Alina Heiburger. In this episode, we cover… Announcements · We Thank Top Tech Titbits for continuing to be a friend of the show. · Austin reflects on the recent One plus event, which saw the launch of the OnePlus Nord CE 5G. An information to our listeners, recently, some security bugs are found in samsung stock apps including nocks An And...
blind android users podcast episode 26, its all about lowvision, csr, uno barcode reader and much more
June 06, 2021 05:20 - 1 hour - 237 MBWelcome and Thanks for joining us on episode 26. This episode is presented by: · Carrie from live accessible · Pete Torking · Hendrik Lubbe · Yannick Plassiard · Mariam Mohsen · Warren Carr. · Austin Pinto. Announcements. Austin thanks all the listeners for taking us to 9000 plays in 160 days. Android Basic, its all about low vision listeners. In this section Carrie and Pete discuss the various problems and improvements to low vision technology over the years. Apps and videos di...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 25, MileStoen Celebration with Listeners
May 30, 2021 07:35 - 1 hour - 209 MBThanks for joining us on this milestone episode. This episode is presented by. · Edward Green. · Mariam Mohsen · Warren Carr. · Austin Pinto. In this episode, we have lots of fun with our listeners. we tell you how we got started with the podcast and discuss a lot of things like Android Vs iOS, Talkback Vs CSR and much more. Listen in and join the fun. We thank our listeners for being with us in these 25 episodes and hope you encourage us in the future. We also would like to thank ...
blind android users podcast episode 24, lets read with ebook readers and more
May 23, 2021 16:42 - 1 hour - 211 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 24. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto In this episode, we cover… Announcements · We Thank Top Tech Titbits for featuring part 1 of our Clubhousedemonstration in their newsletter. · We have had almost 8,000 podcast plays with over 1,000 last week, and now have reached over 150 members in our Telegram group. Thank you for your support! · Do subscribe to our Youtubechannel, and, hit that notification bell. This is ...
blind android users podcast bonus episode 1, comments on Google IO Keynote and what is new in android 12 beta 1
May 19, 2021 01:46 - 33 minutes - 76.3 MBThanks for joining us on this special episode talking about Google IO and what is new in android 12 beta 1. This episode is presented by: · Warren Carr. · Austin Pinto. In this episode, We first comment on the keynote and various AI projects launched. We then do a detailed demo on what is new in android 12 beta 1. We will discuss about it more in our upcoming episodes. To enroll your supported devices for getting the betas go to this link. www.google.com/android/beta if you have pr...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 23 intro to essential apps, and much more with Live Accessible
May 16, 2021 05:56 - 1 hour - 151 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 23. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto And we are joined by our special guest, Carrie Morales. In this episode, we cover… Announcements · We now have a Blind Android Users Club on Clubhouse. · This week sees Google IO taking place from 18-20 May, you can register Here. · We have almost reached 7,000 podcast plays! Android basics We are evolving our Android Basics section to talk about must-have apps for blind ...
Blind Android Users Podcast episode 22, It's All about Browsers and the Notorious Web View!
May 09, 2021 04:57 - 1 hour - 228 MBThank you for joining us on episode twenty-two. This episode is presented by. · Ed Green. · Austin Pinto · Warran Carr. In this episode we cover. Anouncements. · We would like to wish our listeners an incredibly happy Eid al-Fitr. · We appeared on a live stream with live accessible. do blind people use android? · We discussed about Indian government pressurizing WhatsApp to remove the deadline of May 15 to accept privacy policy. Android basics. This week we delved into web views ...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 21 its all about notifications and Muslim Pro
May 03, 2021 13:15 - 1 hour - 178 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 21. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Yannick Plassiard In this episode, we cover… Announcements · Austin advises listeners that they can now subscribe to the podcast directly from the Blind Android Users website. · One of the co-hosts is now a year older! · Austin alerts listeners about the spreading flubot malware and WhatsApp pink malware and gives some tips on staying safe. Android basics On this episod...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 20 your personal assistant and much more
April 25, 2021 08:22 - 1 hour - 169 MBWelcome to the milestone party. Thank you for joining us on Episode 20. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Yannick Plassiard · Ana Garza In this episode, we cover… Announcements · The team’s appearance on RNIB Connect Radio’s Tech Talk show is now available as a podcast. · Warren discusses the latest Android 12 Developer Preview and advises that the first public beta will be coming to a Google Pixel 3 or above device near you in the not to dist...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 19, It is all about Cameras and Chromecast
April 18, 2021 06:09 - 1 hour - 178 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 19 This episode is presented by: · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto In this episode, we cover… Announcements · It is great to see so many people subscribing to the podcast via the podcast.io site. However, there are accessibility issues listening to us via this method, so you may prefer to listen through your podcatcher at choice or by visiting our Website as blindandroidusers.podsite.io is our backup site. · Austin has now finished the mammoth task of sp...
blind android users podcast episode 18, lets learn editing
April 11, 2021 05:53 - 1 hour - 229 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 18 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen. In this episode, we cover… Announcements · The podcast now features in the Top Tech Titbits Blind and Visually Impaired Podcast Directory. · We bid a fond farewell to LG who announced at the start of the week that they were withdrawing from the smartphone market and look back on some of the innovations that they brought us over the years. Android basics Thi...
blind android users podcast episode 17 lets have some fun with android keyboards and tasker
April 04, 2021 14:16 - 1 hour - 221 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 17 from the blind android Users Podcast team, we would like to wish our listeners a very happy Easter This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen · Yannick Plassiard. And with our special guest, Ana Garza. In this episode, we cover… Announcements · Austin gives our YouTube subscribers a heads up that they may see a lot of notifications in the next week or two as we restructure our content to hopefully ma...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 16, Dialers and CSR
March 28, 2021 11:39 - 1 hour - 172 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 16. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen. And with our special guest, Yannick Plassiard. In this episode, we cover… Announcements · We want to wish our Bangladeshi listeners an incredibly happy 50th Independence Day. · We also want to wish all the listeners who celebrate the festival of Holi. · And for our listeners who do not know this is why Holi is celebrated · There are two new guides on the ...
blind android users podcast episode 15, manage your files, battery and chat with GoneMAD music player
March 21, 2021 10:45 - 1 hour - 160 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 15 This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen. And with our special guest, Kyle Hunsberger. In this episode, we cover… Announcements Austin announces the launch of our YouTube channel. Here you will be able to find all the episodes from the podcast. Android basics We talk about file management on Android, including the best File Management apps. Warren and Mariam disagree about Files by Google, and Warr...
Blind Android Users Episode 14, getting to know system settings
March 14, 2021 06:42 - 1 hour - 146 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 14. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto · Mariam Mohsen. In this episode, we cover… Announcements Austin updates us on: · Top Tech Titbits now has a directory of email lists including Blind Android Users. Remember you can subscribe to our email list by sending us an email · Blind Android users has a fully featured Website including a page of articles and guides. Help us build the page by submitting your own. And...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 13, every Android phone has a launcher!
March 07, 2021 14:41 - 1 hour - 145 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 13. This episode is presented by: · Ed Green · Warren Carr · Austin Pinto And with our special guest, Rushikesh Kamewar. In this episode, we cover… Announcements Lots of news this week. Austin updates us on: · Warren appeared on an episode of Applevis in a debate on which operating system was better – Android or iOS. We all know the answer obviously! but check out the show Ed will appear on an upcoming episode of Life After Blindness podcast in...
Android Basics revisited & enlightened by Zen UI
February 28, 2021 14:21 - 1 hour - 144 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 12. This episode is presented by: • Edward Green • Austin Pinto • Warren Carr • Pete Torkington and with our special guests, Pierre Aubry. In this episode, we cover… Announcements Lot’s of news this week. Austin updates us on: • Top Tech Tidbits mentioned us in their newsletter for the third week in a row! Top Tech Tidbits is your one stop solution for all technology news for visually impaired people. You can visit them on the below link and don’...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 11 Android with a prospective of a low vision user
February 23, 2021 10:14 - 1 hour - 144 MBThank you for joining us on Episode 11. In this episode, we touched a little bit more on Android 12, especially on the fact that, the two-finger hold-down to enable accessibility upon booting up the phone has been removed, leaving only the two-volume key hold-down. This is a review of android 12 after using for 2 days. We were also delighted to report that Eloquence still works on the Android 12 Developer Preview 1 and all the apps that I, Warren has on my phone, including KNFB reader, su...
blind android users episode 10. lets welcome android 12
February 19, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWelcome to a special edition of the Blind Android Users Podcast. This episode, takes a quick look at the just released Android 12 Developer preview that debuted today, Feb. 18, 2021. The Mongolian Minister himself--Austin Pinto played a key role in getting the factory images flashed to my Pixel 3A. we first explained the steps to install, and then did a detailed demo to show you some of the changes if any. For those who are interested in flashing the Developer Preview 1 onto their system...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 9 Its All About Supersense
February 14, 2021 11:39 - 1 hour - 162 MBWelcome to episode 9. In Episode 9, we took the time to send a mega shout out to the folks at "Top Tech Tidbits" for mentioning us in their newsletter which you could subscribe to navigating to their site at: https://toptechtidbits.com WE are then joined by Shane Lo from the “Mediate Lab” group team where we discussed the “Supersense app” and its capabilities including his experience with the app as well as talking about the "Super LIDAR," an app from "mediate lab" that is only available ...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 8 Its Lazarillo time
February 08, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 145 MBWelcome to Episode 8 of the Blind Android Users podcast. In this episode, we caught up with Rene Espinoza from the Lazarillo group. Mr. Espinoza took us on a journey of the app, discussing what's happening and the things that are yet to come. Our own Austin Pinto, showcased a short demonstration of the app in India and the app actually performed wonderfully. Lazarillo is definitely one of those GPS dedicated for the use of the blind and it is free from the asking from the following Play ...
blind android users episode7 Prometheus news feed, classic e reader, android core apps &lg v50 review
January 30, 2021 05:17 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIn this episode, we are privileged to talk with Bartolomei Robert Daniel, the developer of both the "Prometheus News feed" and the "Classic EReader." Robert took us through the history behind the development of the newsfeed app and also talked about the plans he has for both the EReader and the newsfeed app in terms of TTS Engine selection and implementation. "Prometheus Newsfeed" can be found at the following Play URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bart.newsfeeds&hl=e...
blind android users podcast episode number 6 romming your devices terminology explained
January 22, 2021 19:17 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis is the first show of the segment on romming your device. In this show, our Mongolian baptism minister Mr. Austin Pinto gives us an overview of the terms and links from where to download the required files for custom romming and gives us an overview on how to rom your device. The process will be demonstrated in the next episode of this segment. Each term explained is marked with a chapter marker for ease of use. News discussed. This is not recent news but was discussed to explain th...
blind android users podcast number 5. alternatives to WhatsApp
January 16, 2021 00:30 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBIn episode 5, we start off by talking about the just announced Samsung Galaxy S21, discussing what Samsung has done in removing the SDCard slot and following Apple's lead and not including the wall charging brick. We also talked about Facebook's walking back what it said about sharing data of users of its popular WhatsApp Messenger. That story has an update and can be read at: https://www.androidauthority.com/whatsapp-privacy-delay-1193458/ We then moved to the main section of the episod...
blind android users podcast show 4 Android setup part2 &Indoor Navigation With Clew From Paul Ruvolo
January 07, 2021 11:51 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBWelcome to Episode 4 of the blind android users podcast. In this episode, we continue the "Android setup" process we started last time. Warren continued showing you how to setup your android phone from where he left off. We next had a chat with a special guest, Professor Paul Ruvolo from Massachusetts, the developer of the "Clew" app. "Clew aims to change our world when it comes to indoor navigation. For the time being, however, "Clew" is only available for the iPhone at the following U...
Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 3 New Year's special--Setting up an Android Device and much more
December 31, 2020 07:31 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBWelcome to our third episode of the "Blind Android Users" Podcast. This week, we began the episode with and app "of the week," where Warren demonstrates the totally rewritten "Shuttle Music" player written in Kotlin. The app is located at the following Play URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplecityapps.shuttle Next, in our segment of the "my Android Story," we are joined by our friend Jacob from South Africa who treated us to his Android journey. From Jacob's And...
a Christmas gift from GoodMaps
December 24, 2020 06:51 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBWelcome to episode 2 of the “Blind Android Users” podcast. In this special episode, we welcome Mike Mae and J.J. Meadow from “GoodMaps” where we talked about the app called “Explore.” This is an app that was first released on iOS back in September and we are pleased that it has now arrived on Android at the following Play URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmaps.explore Warren demonstrated the app shortly thereafter the interview. Enjoy this app from the good folks at...
Introduction--The Android Journey
December 19, 2020 05:44 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBWelcome to our very first episode of the "Blind Android Users" podcast. In this episode, we simply introduce ourselves and talk about our Android journeys. Both Austin, Denis and myself, Warren, simply reflects on our first experiences with the Android platform and the phones that we started the journey with. Denis lays out the case for keyboard accessibility and general accessibility across the board. He mentions "Aquamail," an email client used by many blind folks because of its access...