Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode 263, The 5 year anniversaryWe’re joined by listeners and developers for our 5 year anniversary.  Thanks so much for your support, and here’s to the next 5 years!Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode262: Meet the Dev of ScribeMeWelcome to Episode262 where we meet the developer of the ScribeMe app.In addition to meeting the Developer of the “ScribeMe” app, we also discuss the updated Android Accessibility Suite 16.2.SPOTLIGHT 1:Mark Morad of the ScribeMe app gives us insight into the background of the app.SPOTLIGHT 2:In our Spotlight 2, we discuss some of the new features of Talkback 16.2 that debuted with the release of Android Accessibility 16.2.TIP OF THE WEEKFor this Episode’s “Tip of the week,” we take a look at the “Notification Organizer” that dropped alongside with the December 2025 Pixel feature-drop.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 261, Music players – online vs offlineannouncementsWe’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time.Android basicsWe discuss the state of music players in 2025, including the merits of online vs offline playback.  Apps we cover include Powermp Music Player, GoneMad Music Player, VLC Media Player, Shuttle Music Player, Spotify and BubbleUpNP.  We also touch on the capability of other app categories to play music such as file managers and browsers.SpotlightWe discuss various developments from Google, including the Quarterly Platform Release 2, December security patch and latest disability-related features.  Also, the public beta of Eloquence was released by Code Factory this week.  Don’t worry if you can’t join immediately, while it’s a public beta numbers may be limited.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 260: THE STATE OF SHIPPING TRACKERS IN 2025Welcome to Episode 260 where we discuss the need or the lack thereof shipping trackers.This is the shopping season and lots of folks are shopping for stuff for themselves or for family.Does one need a third-party shipping tracker or is it enough to track the items direct from the merchandise store?APP OF THE WEEK:For this week’s “app of the week,” we spotlight the “Readify,” an e-Reading app.JIESHUO (CSR)Kareen brings us another entry from the Jieshuo (CSR) Screen reader in the way of excluding apps from using volume key shortcuts.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 259, camerasannouncementsWe’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time.Android basicsWe return to our occasional series on app categories, and this week your crew discuss different camera options.App of the weekWarren demonstrates the Tropical Hurricane Tracker app.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 258, It’s all about EloquenceannouncementsWe’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time.SpotlightWe are joined by Eduard Sanchez from Code Factory to talk about the much anticipated return to Android of Eloquence.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 257, InnoSearch AIannouncementsWe’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time.SpotlightWe catch up with Patrick Long on what’s new at InnoSearch AI, including their Android appApp of the weekWarren demonstrates Sora by Open AI, which lets you generate videos from text.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode256: MEET BLIND SHELL CLASSIC3 WITH AIWelcome to Episode256 where we chat with Diane from the Blindshell group. The Blind Shell group has a new phone in the way of the “Blind Shell Classic3” and this time, it has tapped into AI.APP OF THE WEEK:For this week’s “app of the week,” we spotlight the “Innosearch,” an app intended to make online shopping easier for blind folks.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode255: 2025 4th-Quarter Open-listener SessionWelcome to Episode255, the 2025 4th-quarter “Open-listener and Developers Session.Meet some of your Developers and listeners as we interact with these Developers who talked about their projects.Following the segment that features the Developers and their projects, we have the “Q” and “A” segment, where listeners asked their questions. Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 254, setting up an Android phoneAndroid basicsThis week, John presents a beginner’s guide to setting up an Android phone for the first time.SpotlightWe discuss Quarterly Platform Release 2 Beta 3, and new initiatives from Google to protect you from scams.App of the weekJacob Kruger demonstrates Umsizi Reader, which offers support for many South African languages.Tip of the weekWarren shows us how to prioritise messages in the Google Messages app by pinning them to the top of the conversations list.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 253: MEET Pixel Watch4Welcome to Episode 253, featuring the Pixel Watch 4.ANNOUNCEMENTS:Our 3rd “open-listener session” FOR 2025 is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.Mark that down on your calendar and join us for this great session.ANDROID BASICS: October Security PatchRead what the October 2025 Pixel security patch has at this URL.SPOTLIGHT: Unboxing the Pixel Watch 4The Pixel Watch 4 finally reaches us and we unbox and discussed the watch.TIP OF THE WEEK: Scanning text with GBoardFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we take a look at the scanning feature of Google’s GBoard.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 252: MEET INDIGO NAVWelcome to Episode 252, featuring the Indigo NavANNOUNCEMENTS:Our 3rd “open-listener session” FOR 2025 is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.Mark that down on your calendar and join us for this great session.ANDROID BASICS: Google preps Gemini for the Home DevicesGoogle took to its blog to announce Gemini support for its hardware devices, going back as far as 2015.The announcement also mentioned some new hardware from Google.SPOTLIGHT: METE INDIGO NAVWe caught up with Mike May from the development team of the “Indigo Nav” where we talk about the history of the app, what its current state is and the expected features.GALAXY TAB-S11 UNBOXINGJohn got bitten by the Samsung bug and unboxes the Galaxy Tab S11.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 251: QUALCOMM SNAPDROGON 8 ELITE GEN 5Welcome to Episode 251, where our focus is on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.SPOTLIGHT: NEW QUALCOMM CHIPSIn keeping with its tradition, Qualcomm just wrapped up its annual chip summit in Maui, HI, where it showcased its newest Snapdragon chips.Alongside this, we also took a look at Xiaomi’s new phones, the Xiaomi 17-series of phones and the Xiaomi 15T.APP OF THE WEEK: HUXECourtesy of some 3 x-Google engineers, this week’s “app Of the Week” is “Huxe.”TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we continue exploring the new features of Pixel10-series as our friend, Joe Hodge brings us another feature of the Pixel phone called “Daily Listen.”Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 250: ONE UI8AND ACCESSIBILITYWelcome to Episode 250, where we meet One UI 8.SPOTLIGHT: One UI 8 Samsung rolled out One UI 8 to the S25-series of phones, however, this rollout Breaks Accessibility for those who like using their phones with the “Hide-Screen” feature enabled.With this on, gestures and other related functions are basically broken.For Pixel users and those enrolled to the QPR program, Google rolled out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2.APP OF THE WEEK: JOPLINOur friend , Riz, demonstrates an open-source note-taking app called “Joplin.”TALKBACK HIGHLIGHT: Customizing Braille keyboard gesturesFor this episode’s “Talkback Highlights,” John shows you how to customize your Talkback Braille keyboard gestures.JIESHUO: SUSPENDING GESTURESKareen takes you on a journey of suspending all Jieshuo gestures to increase your typing experience.TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we continue exploring the new features of the Pixel 10 series as we meet “Magic Cue.”Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 249: MEET TALKBACK16.1Welcome to Episode 249, where we meet Talkback 16.1.ANNOUNCEMENTS: The death of Nova LauncherFor those of you lovers of the Nova Launcher, it seems that the sweet journey has come to an end as the developer announces the end of the road for this beloved Launcher.ANDROID BASICS: Talkback 16.1With the announcement of Android Accessibility Suite 16.1, we meet Talkback 16.1 with notable changes to typing and touch responsiveness, focus delay, customizable virtual Braille keyboard, etc.TALKBACK HIGHLIGHT: Adjusting Focus Delay in Talkback16.1For this episode’s “Talkback Highlight,” we show you how to adjust the Focus Delay, one of the features of Talkback16.1TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we continue exploring the new features of Pixel10-series as our friend Joe Hodge demos the “Help Me Edit,” found in the Pixel Camera.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 248: The State of Translation apps in 2025Welcome to Episode 248, discussing the state of Translation apps in 2025.ANDROID BASICS: The state of Translation apps in 2025With AI changing the landscape in technology, we discuss the state of Translation apps in 2025 as to what their role is in this evolution.SPOTLIGHT: Samsung unveils new devices The Samsung Tablets were usually unveiled in October, but this year, Samsung moved it to the month of September.In Google land, the “Pixel Feature-drop” (QPR1 stable) dropped including the September security patch, where Google addresses some 120+ issues, including some serious issues affecting Qualcomm, Media tech and ARM-powered devices.TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we continue exploring the new features of the Pixel 10 series as we demo the “Take a Message” feature.I dubbed this as, “bring back my retro Answering Machine.”Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 247: A BIG WELCOME TO SOUNDSCAPE FOR ANDROIDWelcome to Episode 247, where we salute the folks from the “Scottish Tech Army,” the great folks behind “Soundscape for Android.”SPOTLIGHTIn this week’s spotlight, are Kirsty Macintosh, Dave Craig and Tunde Ojelabe of the “Scottish Tech Army” group that brought “Soundscape to Android.”These wonderful folks intimated us to the development of the app from a pure voluntary effort.We’re thankful for their work and commend them for such a heroic undertaking to something that even the original developer of the app claimed it wasn’t’ doable for Android.PIXEL 10 PRO XL UNBOXINGIn the “Unboxing segment,” we’re delighted to unbox the Pixel 10 Pro XL.TIP OF THE WEEKIn our “Tip of the week,” we feature one of the new features that came with the Pixel 10 series—The Scene Description feature, found in the Pixel Camera.Staying in touchMake 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.

  Episode 246: MADE BY GOOGLE 2025Welcome to Episode 246, the “Made By Google 2025” Episode.ANDROID BASICSAug. 20, 2025 was a very busy day for Google as they pushed out the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 as well as the 3rd iteration of the “Android Canary.”SpotlightThis week, the Spotlight is on the “Made By Google 2025” event where Google unveiled the Pixel 10-series, including the Pixel Watch 4 and the Pixel Bud A-Series in the way of the Pixel Buds 2A.APP OF THE WEEKKeeping in step with the “Made By Google 2025,” this week’s “App of the week” is a “made By Google” app in the way of the “Google Password Manager” stand-alone App to quickly get to the in-built Google Password Manager.Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 245: COLOR-DETECTION APPS, DO WE NEED THEM IN 2025?Welcome to Episode 245 where we take a look at Color-detection aps.ANDROID BASICSDo we still need these COLOR-DETECTION APPS in 2025 with all the AI?SpotlightThis week, the Spotlight is on the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 with some 24 bug-fixes and a crucial fix for those who use Voice-dictation.APP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “app of the week,” we bring you an e-book reading app, simply called, “SayIt.”TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” we highlight a new feature of the Google “Messages app” called “Protection and Safety.”Staying in touchMake 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.

Episode 244: What’s New with “ReVision Fitness”Welcome to Episode 243 where the focus is on “ReVision Fitness.”SpotlightThis week, our friend Tyler Merren from “ReVision Fitness” joins us to talk about the new happenings with “ReVision Fitness” and updates us about an upcoming event.APP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “app of the week,” we bring you a long-awaited “Soundscape” app adapted for Android by the “Scottish Tech Army.”TIP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “Tip of the week,” John shows you how to customize the “Recent Apps” screen on your Samsung Galaxy phone.Staying in touchMake 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.