Recommendations for Dusya

Recommendations for the settings of the assistant Dusya, for non-visual work using talk back. Current Version 1.4.3 Disable all types of activation and activate using the “dusya start” shortcut, or hang the dusya start application on the desktop gesture How to do this, you can listen to Oleg’s podcast on the apex launcher: https://yadi.sk/d/zj3mmTWIcEmFk People […]

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Assistant Dusya – How to Instructions and List of Shortcuts

1. Calls: Call back call [contact name] 2. Message: Send a message Write [contact name] SMS, Read the last five posts read all new messages 3. Navigation: Where I am, let’s go to the street [name], get directions to street [name], went to the address [city name], street [name], change your work address, let’s go […]

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How to Create Scripts for the Voice Assistant Dusya TTS

3 days, 4 days, 5 days – you can do it through a template like “$ Number (days | days | day)” This is described in the example. In the template, you need to write the phrase that you will pronounce. Dusya will compare your phrase with a template. For example, “good morning *” would […]

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Ideal Settings for Spiel Screen Reader

Spiel is the most highly configurable screen reader for the Android operating system. However, it does not have official user documentation, which often makes it difficult for beginners to master all its features. Many menu items are accompanied by special prompts, but, as practice shows, they are also not always enough to explain certain settings. Below we […]

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An Honest Review of Spiel, a Screen Reader for Android

Spiel is an open source screen reader for the Android operating system that runs on a variety of ARM and X86 mobile devices. The name “Spiel” is pronounced roughly like “Spill” and is translated from English as “chatter,” idle talk. The program is distributed on a non-commercial basis under the terms of the free Apache 2.0 license . […]

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Overview of Mobile Accessibility for Android

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, […]

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How to download OpenStreetMap maps

In this practical article, we will consider services that help download maps from the OpenStreetMap online service for subsequent conversion to other cartographic formats to use them offline without an Internet connection. It is summer now, and for many, this is the main time to travel. Therefore, it’s time to get navigators, or put special […]

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The Basics of Android Accessibility

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 […]

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Prelaunch Preparation for working with the Android OS

So, let’s try to understand the steps that need to be taken to launch and initially configure the accessibility tools of the Android operating system, as well as get acquainted with those platform features that may be unusual for inexperienced users of mobile devices. User authorization Modern trends in the development of the industry of […]

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