Zorro After turning on TalkBack, you can also use Explore by touch, which reads screen elements when you move your finger over them. Faster movements are considered gestures. Explore by touch can only be used with TalkBack. The system prompts you to activate this feature the first time you turn on TalkBack. If you do […]
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How to Synchronize Folders between your Smartphone and PC using Total Commander
Set up and decided to share info. There is a plugin for total commander, (LAN (Windows network) Plugin) which allows you to go from your smartphone to shared folders on your computer. we take here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.tcplugins.LAN&hl=ru or install directly from total by running the item “add plugins, download from site “, click ok and select” […]
How to fully Backup for OSMAND on your Android Device
Found here a way to save only the settings of any application installed on android, then they can be transferred to another device, or just recover from a flash drive. For those who were waiting for when they would make OSMAND the ability to import export only settings is dedicated: so, the goal is to […]
A Quick Guide to Using Android Phones for the Blind
In order for sighted assistants to work, it is necessary to disable the talkback on the phone. (Talbek) is a program that sounds the interface of the phone itself. To turn off the sound program, you need to go to the menu, settings, special features, and talkback, and turn it off. According to the analogy, […]
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 . […]
Review of Just Speak, the Android Voice Assistant
Just Speak is an Android operating system accessibility service that provides voice control of the device. The product is distributed free of charge and is the development of the Eyes-Free Project, that is, the official accessibility team that deals with the accessibility of the Android OS, including the TalkBack voice screen reader and the BrailleBack tactile screen […]
Additional specialized software for the blind on Android OS. Part 1
In addition to existing screen readers, blind users of the Android operating system may be interested in other software designed to solve some additional tasks. Below is a list of the most interesting programs of this kind, specially designed for users with disabilities. The list does not claim to be complete and can be supplemented, but, […]
Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000: Curved Keyboard for Use with Tablets
Recently, I have received quite a lot of products from the Microsoft Hardware division. For example, we recently reviewed the Microsoft Touch Mouse. Today we will focus on an interesting keyboard model. In general, this division has created a large number of interesting products in its history. For example, until fate forced me to switch […]
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 […]
Development for the Android platform: Installing and Configuring the Environment
In order to prepare a development environment for Android, you need four components: Java SE Development Kit (JDK for short). Eclipse Integrated Development Environment – Eclipse IDE. Development kit for the Android platform – Android Software Developer’s Kit (abbreviated as Android SDK or simply SDK). The Android Developer Tools (ADT for short) is a dedicated […]