{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63e9d2d002ceee00117badba/6a5bfb5c461a6a4190a87373?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 293, Headphones: Wired or Wireless?","description":"<h1>Episode 293, headphones: wired or wireless?</h1><p><br></p><h2>Announcements</h2><p>Don’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026.&nbsp; It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials next week.</p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><h2>Android basics</h2><p>This week, we discuss what’s new in Android 17 <a href=\"https://developer.android.com/about/versions/17/qpr1/release-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Quarterly Platform Release Beta 7</a>.</p><p><br></p><h2>Spotlight</h2><p>The crew discusses something most of us use, and that’s headphones.&nbsp; But wireless or wired? That’s the question.</p><p><br></p><h2>App of the week</h2><p>Warren demonstrates an SMS organiser, <a href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.savvysms.app\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SavvySMS</a></p><p><br></p><h2>Staying in touch</h2><p><a href=\"https://www.paypal.me/blindandroidusers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Make a donation via PayPal</a>, <a href=\"mailto:contactus@blindandroidusers.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Email us</a> your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our <a href=\"mailto:blindandroidusers+subscribe@groups.io\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Email list</a>, join our <a href=\"https://t.me/joinchat/k62VQqtUNWAxMThh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Telegram</a> and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/686947596105844/?ref=share_group_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> groups, subscribe to our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvEM-SmpwElNALldhp8hG1g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a> channel.</p><p>Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"BlindAndroid Users"}