EPISODE 303: ProxVision: Who is it for?Welcome to Episode 303.SPOTLIGHTIn this week’s episode, we caught up with the Developer of ProxVision (from proxmaq), where we discuss what “ProxVision” is and its impact is an app intended for the blind for use in addressing the day-to-day chores of life as folks living with visual loss.APP OF THE WEEKWith the rise of “Rambler” from Google wherein, voice-dictation has taken on a new form, more and more developers have jumped onto this trend, via creative methods of bringing similar experience to those using phones that are not Google 11-series. Thus, for this week’s “app of the week,” we meet “Lexo Offline AI Voice Keyboard” a keyboard that works 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 302: WHAT’S NEW WITH ToBeSaid TTS ENGINEWelcome to Episode 302.SPOTLIGHTIn this week’s episode, our spotlight is on the “What’s New” of the ToBeSaid TTS Engine as it expands to both Windows and the Apple Platform. Lookman intimates us with the changes on Android, as more and more languages are added and concluded with the expansion of the app on both Windows (Via the Microsoft Store),  where both the free and Pro versions are found on the App Store.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 301: MEET DEVS OF BOOKFUSION VOICEWelcome to Episode 301.SPOTLIGHTIn this week’s episode, our spotlight is on BookFusion Voice TTS, where Duane Campbell from the “Fusion” group intimates us with both the Systemwide BookFusion TTS and the BookFusion Epub and PDF reader.APP OF THE WEEKFor the app of the week, our focus is on an app from the UK by our friend Tommi Mäkelä in the way of “Sight Buddy.”FOCUS DELAY FROM JIESHUO (AKA CSR)Kareen brings us another entry from the Jieshuo features, where she demonstrates the “Focus Delay” feature, something similar to what we find in Talkback.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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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:[email protected] 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.