Blind Android Users Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.