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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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.

August 16, 20261 hr 30 min

Episode 297, Made by Google 2026 and Beyond

Episode 297: MADE BY GOOGLE2026 AND BEYOND SPOTLIGHT In our spotlight for this week, we discuss the just concluded Made by Google 2026 event of hardware devices .” Alongside all of that, we highlight John’s impressions of the Galaxy ZFold 8 and we conclude this episode with the unboxing of the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 by our friend, Nermin Hasic. 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 9, 20261 hr 6 min

Episode 296, AI Powered vs Traditional TTS Engines

Episode 296: AI-POWERED VERSUS TRADITIONAL TTS ENGINES Welcome to Episode 296 where we discuss the subject matter of AI-powered versus Traditional TTS Engines. We’ve seen a rise of both Screen Readers and TTS engines for the Android OS, partly based on the ease of developing apps using AI. Thus, this week, we focus on the merits and demerits of both the AI-powered TTS Engines. 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 1, 20261 hr 3 min

Episode 295, Samsung Unpacked (July 2026)

Episode 295: SAMSUNG 2026 SUMMER UNPACKED Welcome to Episode 295 where we look back on Samsung’s 2026 Summer unpacked event. SPOTLIGHT The 2026 Samsung Summer Unpacked is our focus for this week as we look back on the pricing structure, trade-in, new battery technology and the devices that were unveiled a couple weeks ago. APP OF THE WEEK This week’s “app of the week” is “ unboxr ,” an app intended for the unarchiving of compressed folders and files. 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.

July 25, 202653 min

Episode 294, 2026 3rd Quarter Open Listener and Developer Session

Episode 294: 2026 3RD QUARTER OPEN-LISTENER/DEVELOPER SESSION Welcome to Episode 294 where we celebrate the 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer Session, alongside with the celebration of Accessible Android for turning 3. Announcements BAU celebrates the 3rd anniversary of our sister site, Accessible Android for turning 3 today, July 2025. We sincerely thank all of you for your support in making Accessible Android what it is today. SPOTLIGHT In the spotlight, is the 2026 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer session. The following developers gave an overview of their apps: “ BookFusion Voice ,” “ ReadAloud AI ,” “ Talk Forward Screen Reader ” and "Tiflopad" (an app in the early access) needing sign-ups from folks by shooting the Dev an email to be added to the testers at: tiflopad@silv.is 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.

July 18, 20261 hr 26 min

Episode 293, Headphones: Wired or Wireless?

Episode 293, headphones: wired or wireless? Announcements Don’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026. It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials next week. Now, with a heavy heart, the podcast crew sends its condolences to the family of our friend, titan in the blind community – Rui Fontes who passed away last week. Android basics This week, we discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release Beta 7 . Spotlight The crew discusses something most of us use, and that’s headphones. But wireless or wired? That’s the question. App of the week Warren demonstrates an SMS organiser, SavvySMS 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.

July 11, 202633 min

Episode 292, Great Android Features that Fell by the Wayside (Part 2)

Episode 292, Times gone by Announcements Don’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026. It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials during the week before. Android basics We continue our series looking back at Android features which are no more. We discuss Active Edge, Now on Tap and the Google Assistant. App of the week Warren demonstrates an app which lets you share files between Mac and Android, Bytez . 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.

July 5, 20262 hr 2 min

Episode 291, TalkForward: A New Android Screen Reader

EPISODE 291: TALK FORWARD – AN ANDROID SCREEN READER Welcome to Episode 291, where we are joined by the developer of a new Android Screen Reader called “ Talk Forward .” ANNOUNCEMENTS Our 3rd quarter Open-listener/Developer Session comes up on July 25, at 9 A.M. Pacific time. We also remember Austin the co-founder of BAU as his passing clocked two years on June 24, 2026. ANDROID BASICS In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, Google surprised us by dropping Android17 QPR1 Beta6 , a week after Beta 5 dropped on June 23rd. SPOTLIGHT For this week, Yannick PLASSIARD, one of our former co-hosts joins us to talk about “ Talk Forward ,” a new Android Screen Reader. UNBOXING The unboxing for this episode focuses on the review of both the “ M02 Smart Glasses ” and the “ Brite AI ” App from Brighten Ai Technologies , whose developer we featured on Episode 286. 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.

June 27, 20261 hr 21 min

Episode 290, Great Android Features that Fell by the Wayside (Part1)

EPISODE 290: GREAT ANDROID FEATURES THAT FELL BY THE WAYSIDE PART I Welcome to Episode 290, where we embark on a mini series of the Great Android Features that fell by the wayside. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Developer of “ Declutter ,” and app that features as the “app of the week for this episode has given us some promo codes as a giveaway to the lucky listeners. Just shoot us an email to: contactus@blindandroidusers.com to be entered for the giveaway. ANDROID BASICS In the Android Basics, we look at some of the great innovations of Android that have fallen by the wayside and rebranded as something different. SPOTLIGHT The spotlight is on the fixes that came along with Android17QPR1 Beta5 . App of the week For this week’s “App of the week,” the focus is on ” Declutter ,” an app that helps declutter your phone’s storage and in the same breath, keeping the Play URL, in the event that you decide to install the app again. ANDROID JOURNEY For the “Android Journey” story, Konnie Ellis takes us down those memory lanes of her Android Journey Story. 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.

June 20, 202658 min

Episode 289, Android 17 Released

EPISODE 289: ANDROID17 PUBLIC RELEASE Welcome to Episode 289, dedicated to Android17 Public Release. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Developer of “ ReadAloud AI ” whom we had as guest on episode 288 has given us some promo codes as a giveaway to the lucky listeners. Just shoot us an email to: contactus@blindandroidusers.com to be entered for the giveaway. SPOTLIGHT Your faithful crew discuss the Android17 Public release as we look into some of the history, pointing out some of the pain points and the improvements over the years to where it currently stands. App of the week For this week’s “App of the week,” we take a look at an app from “ NQM Innovation Lab ”called “ Universal Installer ,” an app that takes away the guess work of figuring out what app to use in sideloading APKs. 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.