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Mobile Accessibility is a suite of applications from the well-known company Codefactory designed to provide accessibility to devices running the Android operating system for blind and visually impaired users. It should be noted right away that this is an unusual technical solution, since it is not limited to a certain program that works behind the scenes, […]

Android is a mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel. It was originally developed by the company of the same name, which was later bought by Google Inc., from which its active promotion began. Now it is being developed by a separate division of the Open Handset Alliance. You can learn more about the history of versions […]

Enabling Accessibility Devices with Android 4.0 On devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above, accessibility can be enabled from the initial setup screen. After turning on the device for the first time, draw a closed rectangle with your finger, starting from the upper left corner of the touch screen: draw a straight line from […]

Many Android OS users have physical disabilities, and as a result, their principles of interaction with devices may differ from generally accepted ones. This category includes, in particular, persons with visual impairments, mobility or the elderly, whose physical limitations do not allow them to properly use the touch screen or perceive the information displayed on […]

The Kindle Fire is a family of Android tablets that are tightly integrated with various Amazon.com services. The platform edition that works in them is significantly different from most other Android tablets, as it does not use the Google infrastructure, instead offering alternative services directly from Amazon. More information about the background of this situation can […]

In early 2009, information appeared that the Internet giant “Google” was developing software for mobile phones running on the Andoid operating system, with the help of which blind users, or users with partial or significant loss of vision. Representatives of the company say that it is impossible to completely make all the functions of this system […]