Blind Android Users Podcast

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At Blind Android Users, we strive to make using Android as easy as possible for every blind person who's starting the Android journey.We bridge the dividing gap that stands between blind people, both new to Android and those familiar with the platform, on the use of the platform and revealing what makes the OS the platform to be on!The Blind Android Users Podcast believes that, no blind person should be struggling with their Android device, thus, we have determine to embark on a mission of understanding Android from a blindness perspective as easy as a child's play! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 25, 20261 hr 27 min

Episode 307, Meet the Developer of RealTime AI Cam

EPISODE 307: MEET THE DEV OF REALTIME AI CAM Welcome to Episode 307. ANNOUNCEMENTS We have some codes for “ Lexo Keyboard ” as a giveaway for lucky listeners. Our 4th Quarter Open-listener/Developer episode is this weekend, Saturday Oct. 31 at 9AM Pacific time. Mark your calendars and join us for the Episode. ANDROID BASICS Google pushed out Android17QPR3Beta2 for qualifying Pixel phones and Samsung ramps up its roll-out of the One UI 9 to its qualifying phones. SPOTLIGHT For this week’s “Spotlight,” our focus is on the “ RealTime AI Cam ” where we meet its Developer, Matt macosko. TALKBACK HIGHLIGHTS Google continued the roll-out of Talkback17.1 as more and more folks get the update which includes the “Guided Vision” and some other features. Our sister site, Accessible Android , features an article, spotlighting the 3 main features of this release. 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.

October 17, 20261 hr 4 min

Episode 306, Meet the Developer of Lexo Keyboard

Episode 306, Lexo Announcements Join our final quarterly listener and developer session for 2026 on 31 October at 4 PM GMT and 9AM Pacific, links to follow. Spotlight We’re joined by the developer of Lexo , Ben Solwitz. App of the week Listener Riz brings us a demonstration of Nested Folder Notes . Please do submit app contributions and we’ll be glad to include them. 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.

October 10, 20261 hr 21 min

Episode 305, Should the Phone Price Hike Take a Hike?

EPISODE 305: SHOULD THE PHONE PRICE HIKE TAKE A HIKE? Welcome to Episode 305. ANNOUNCEMENTS We edge towards our 4th Quarter open-listener/Developer session as we have 21 more days to get to October 31 when listeners and developers come together. Mark that on your calendar. ANDROID BASICS The qualifying Honor phones get a test of the upgrade to Android17 and alongside with that, we highlight some of those changes. SPOTLIGHT This week’s focus is on the rise of phone prices, thus, giving the episode its title above. Your faithful crew discusses these price hikes. APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “App of the week,” our friend Aaron Hewitt introduces us to his app, “ Shortcut Menu ,” an app intended for the switching of Screen Readers on the fly. He also mentioned an app one could choose to use in grabbing the ADB command using “ ADB AppControl .” 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.

October 3, 20261 hr 27 min

Episode 304, Bringing Sight Buddy Home

Episode 304, Bringing Sight Buddy home Announcements Jieshuo has 20% off until 5 October, find out how to subscribe . Join our final quarterly listener and developer session for 2026 on 31 October, timings and links to follow. Android basics We discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 3 Beta 1 . Spotlight We’re joined by Tommy Makela, developer of the Sight Buddy app – an AI assistant. App of the week Warren demonstrates the keyboard app Voice Cursor . 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.

September 26, 20261 hr 8 min

Episode 303, ProxVision: Who is it For?

EPISODE 303: ProxVision: Who is it for? Welcome to Episode 303. SPOTLIGHT In this week’s episode, we caught up with the Developer of ProxVision (from proxmaq ), where we discuss what “ ProxVision ” is and its impact is an app intended for the blind for use in addressing the day-to-day chores of life as folks living with visual loss. APP OF THE WEEK With the rise of “Rambler” from Google wherein, voice-dictation has taken on a new form, more and more developers have jumped onto this trend, via creative methods of bringing similar experience to those using phones that are not Google 11-series. Thus, for this week’s “app of the week,” we meet “ Lexo Offline AI Voice Keyboard ” a keyboard that works offline. 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.

September 19, 20261 hr 7 min

Episode 302, What's New with ToBe Said TTS Engine

EPISODE 302: WHAT’S NEW WITH ToBeSaid TTS ENGINE Welcome to Episode 302. SPOTLIGHT In this week’s episode, our spotlight is on the “What’s New” of the ToBeSaid TTS Engine as it expands to both Windows and the Apple Platform. Lookman intimates us with the changes on Android , as more and more languages are added and concluded with the expansion of the app on both Windows ( Via the Microsoft Store ), where both the free and Pro versions are found on the App Store. 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.

September 12, 20261 hr 8 min

Episode 301, Meet the Developer of BookFusion Voice

EPISODE 301: MEET DEVS OF BOOKFUSION VOICE Welcome to Episode 301. SPOTLIGHT In this week’s episode, our spotlight is on BookFusion Voice TTS , where Duane Campbell from the “ Fusion ” group intimates us with both the Systemwide BookFusion TTS and the BookFusion Epub and PDF reader . APP OF THE WEEK For the app of the week, our focus is on an app from the UK by our friend Tommi Mäkelä in the way of “ Sight Buddy .” FOCUS DELAY FROM JIESHUO (AKA CSR) Kareen brings us another entry from the Jieshuo features, where she demonstrates the “Focus Delay” feature, something similar to what we find in Talkback. 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.

September 5, 20261 hr 4 min

Episode 300, Meett the Developer of Blind Accessibility Keyboard

Episode 300, Blind Accessibility Keyboard Android basics We discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 2 Beta 4 . Spotlight We’re joined by Philip Heyse, developer of the Blind Accessibility Keyboard . Subscribe to the mailing list and visit the website . 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.

August 29, 20261 hr 17 min

Episode 299, Talking with the Dev of Smart Eyes Pro

EPISODE 299: MEET DEVS OF SMART EYES PRO Welcome to Episode 299. SPOTLIGHT In this week’s episode, our spotlight is on “ Smart Eyes Pro ,” where we caught up with Sameh Gamal, one of the Devs of behind the app. PIXEL WATCH 5 UNBOXING We take the wraps off the just released Pixel Watch 5 by doing a quick unboxing and giving it a quick comparison to the Pixel Watch 4. TIP OF THE WEEK We highlight one of the features of the Pixel 11 called (Magic Capture” as John demonstrates the feature on the Pixel 11 camera . 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.

August 22, 20261 hr 31 min

Episode 298, Pixel 11 Series Dual Unboxing and First Impressions

Episode 298, the new Pixels? Unboxing This week, John and Warren undertake the annual unboxing of their new Pixels and the crew discusses how they compare to the previous series and other phones. App of the week Warren brings us a demonstration of Murmur: Voice to Text Offline – an app which will transcribe audio you import or record and which works fully offline. 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.