Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode 300, Blind Accessibility KeyboardAndroid basicsWe discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 2 Beta 4.SpotlightWe’re joined by Philip Heyse, developer of the Blind Accessibility Keyboard.  Subscribe to the mailing list and visit the website.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.

EPISODE 299: MEET DEVS OF SMART EYES PROWelcome to Episode 299.SPOTLIGHTIn this week’s episode, our spotlight is on “Smart Eyes Pro,” where we caught up with Sameh Gamal, one of the Devs of behind the app.PIXEL WATCH 5 UNBOXINGWe take the wraps off the just released Pixel Watch 5 by doing a quick unboxing and giving it a quick comparison to the Pixel Watch 4.TIP OF THE WEEKWe highlight one of the features of the Pixel 11 called (Magic Capture” as John demonstrates the feature on the Pixel 11 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.

Episode 298, the new Pixels?UnboxingThis week, John and Warren undertake the annual unboxing of their new Pixels and the crew discusses how they compare to the previous series and other phones.App of the weekWarren brings us a demonstration of Murmur: Voice to Text Offline – an app which will transcribe audio you import or record and which works fully offline.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.

Episode 297: MADE BY GOOGLE2026 AND BEYONDSPOTLIGHTIn our spotlight for this week,  we discuss the just concluded Made by Google 2026 event of hardware devices.”Alongside all of that, we highlight John’s impressions of the Galaxy ZFold 8 and we conclude this episode with the unboxing of the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 by our friend, Nermin Hasic.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.

Episode 296: AI-POWERED VERSUS TRADITIONAL TTS ENGINESWelcome to Episode 296 where we discuss the subject matter of AI-powered versus Traditional TTS Engines.We’ve seen a rise of both Screen Readers and TTS engines for the Android OS, partly based on the ease of developing apps using AI.Thus, this week, we focus on the merits and demerits of both the AI-powered TTS Engines.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.

Episode 295: SAMSUNG 2026 SUMMER UNPACKEDWelcome to Episode 295 where we look back on Samsung’s 2026 Summer unpacked event.SPOTLIGHTThe 2026 Samsung Summer Unpacked is our focus for this week as we look back on the pricing structure, trade-in, new battery technology and the devices that were unveiled a couple weeks ago.APP OF THE WEEKThis week’s “app of the week” is “unboxr,” an app intended for the unarchiving of compressed folders and files.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.

Episode 294: 2026 3RD QUARTER OPEN-LISTENER/DEVELOPER SESSIONWelcome to Episode 294 where we celebrate the 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer Session, alongside with the celebration of Accessible Android for turning 3.AnnouncementsBAU celebrates the 3rd anniversary of our sister site, Accessible Android for turning 3 today, July 2025.We sincerely thank all of you for your support in making Accessible Android what it is today.SPOTLIGHTIn the spotlight, is the 2026 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer session.The following developers gave an overview of their apps:“BookFusion Voice,” “ReadAloud AI,” “Talk Forward Screen Reader” and "Tiflopad" (an app in the early access) needing sign-ups from folks by shooting the Dev an email to be added to the testers at:tiflopad@silv.isStaying 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.

Episode 293, headphones: wired or wireless?AnnouncementsDon’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026.  It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials next week.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.Android basicsThis week, we discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release Beta 7.SpotlightThe crew discusses something most of us use, and that’s headphones.  But wireless or wired? That’s the question.App of the weekWarren demonstrates an SMS organiser, SavvySMSStaying 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.

Episode 292, Times gone byAnnouncementsDon’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026.  It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials during the week before.Android basicsWe continue our series looking back at Android features which are no more.  We discuss Active Edge, Now on Tap and the Google Assistant.App of the weekWarren demonstrates an app which lets you share files between Mac and Android, Bytez.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.