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The Android Crew is your source for the latest updates and reviews with hands-on demos, broken down in to accessible bytes. Join Android enthusiast Nelson Régo and The Android Crew with an entertaining look at technology. We takes the fragmentation out of Android to make it accessible for everyone. Check out coolblindtech.com for all the best news and reviews for your favorite assistive tech.
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The next generation of Amazon's best-selling Fire tablet ever - now thinner, lighter, and with longer battery life and an improved display. According to Amazon, it is more durable than the latest iPad.CBT initializes VoiceView and goes through the setup of Amazon's newest Fire 7 Tablet.The accessibility features allows you to magnify the screen and…
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CBT takes a look at the Google Home Mini with updated touch controls. Shortly after launching the Mini, Google disabled all touch controls due to an issue with the touch control on the top of the device constantly being triggered even when not touched.Google recently added some touch controls back to it’s Mini speaker. Here's what you can do: To pl…
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CBT gives you our first impressions of the Google Pixel 2 XL. Find out how this maybe the best of 2017.Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XLThe Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL both use Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processors with 4GB RAM. (You can also choose between 64GB and 128GB options.) They have the same camera, processor, and speaker specs. They have 12.2-megapixel rear…
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CBT gives you the first impressions of the new Essential Phone.The Essential Phone’ has a stunning edge-to-edge Full Display and is a large-screen device that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand.Essential PH-1 featuresMaterials Titanium body Ceramic back Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover glassDimensions Height: 141.5mm Width: 71.1mm Thickness: 7.…
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The over the air update for the Android O developer preview has arrived, and there are some very interesting new features for those of us who use TalkBack.Listen to this podcast to find out what accessibility improvements are on the way.If you are considering installing the developer preview of Android O, make sure that you backup your device befor…
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In a previous podcast, James Oates showed us the features available on a Google Home voice activated speaker. Now he gives us a live demonstration of those features in action. After listening to this podcast, you should have a good understanding of what the Google Home can do.توسط CBT
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Version numbers are not always what they are cracked to be. Windows 10, for example, has kept the version at 10.0, with only incremental build numbers which are prefixed by the month and year. Google is a little different. Talkback has undergone major evolution even in minor releases. Yet in the last few ones from 5.0 up to now, the changes to Talk…
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Google is offering some users the opportunity to get a sneak preview of Android Nougat 7.1.2. To take advantage of this offer, you must enroll in the Android Beta program and have an eligible device.To enroll, just visit android.com/beta and provide your Google sign in credentials.The following devices are eligible at this time. Pixel PixelXL Nexus…
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Google released the Google Home, which is a voice activated speaker that can control your smart home devices, play your music, answer your questions about almost anything, stream the news from sources you select, and so much more.In this episode, James Oates tells us how to setup the Google Home, and walks us through the Google Home app on his Pixe…
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In this episode, we look at the TalkBack settings on a Google Pixel running Android Nougat 7.1.1. James Oates gives a brief overview of accessibility settings while primarily focusing on the settings for TalkcBack 5.1. He also shows us Moves, which are specialized gestures for Android that can be toggled on or off, depending on your preferences.Alt…
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In this episode, James Oates shows off a new accessibility feature which allows anyone using an Android phone running Nougat 7.1 or higher. If you open the camera app, and you have Talkback 5.1 or higher running, Talkback will automatically give feedback concerning how many people are in the frame, if the faces are centered, and what percentage of …
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In this episode, James Oates gets out of his comfort zone, and tries out his first ever Android phone. He describes the Pixel, shows us how to start TalkBack, navigates through the TalkBack tutorial, and shows us how to setup the phone.توسط CBT
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Amazon’s virtual assistant was first introduced on the Echo, as well as the Echo dot. It only made sense that Alexa would eventually expand onto the rest of Amazon’s devices. If you own any of the new fire tablets including the fifth generation—or the hd tablets, you have access to Alexa, including her skills!In this podcast, Leo demonstrates sever…
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In this episode, James Oates reviews the new Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation). He describes the configuration, and tells the lay-out of the physical buttons, and what they do. If you need help setting up your new Echo device, listen to this podcast from Leonid Prazdnik of Cool Blind Tech. James then talks about Amazon’s new unlimited music subscrip…
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The amazon's Fire tablet has a lot of content to offer via its app store including games, apps and more. The problem is that not all apps that are on other app stores make it to amazon's ecosystem. Fortunately, since FireOS is based on Android, it's possible to get the Google Play Store onto your Fire tablet. In this Podcast, Leo demonstrates how t…
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The Amazon Echo is amazon’s Wi-Fi voice controlled speaker. Using just your voice, you can ask the Echo to do a number of things such as play your music library, check the weather, give you news updates, and much more! Additionally, third-party skills allow the Echo to expand its capabilities. In this podcast, Leo covers setting up the echo for the…
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No doubt the word phablet has entered every day vocabulary among the general population. The larger screen allows not only for more precise on-screen navigation, but also provides an opportunity for more content and video to be viewed. On some phablets, such as Samsung's Galaxy Note 5, a stylus is included which can detect not only precise finger m…
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With the recent release of KNFB Reader for Android, we can now see how text recognition and accuracy can differ among various smartphones. Does iOS still have an edge over recognition quality? What are some of the shortcomings of the Android app? Taking the same document, we run it through the camera of a Galaxy Note 5 and an iPhone 6s, which offer…
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If you are a fan of Android, you might be aware of how different the typing experience on most keyboard solutions can be for the platform. Samsung, LG, and even Google all design specific keyboards which differ in the way they present key layouts or even speak some of the names for keys.For some, typing on Android might also seem slower than on riv…
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In this podcast, Yannick gives us an introduction to the new Samsung Galaxy S6, and its own screen reader named Galaxy Talkback. Feel free to send Yannick any comments or suggestions below or via twitter at @YPlassiard.CBT would like to thank our loyal listeners for listening to this podcast by inviting you to join our Community and possibly join t…
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The Nexus Root Toolkit is a very useful utility which can help you easily root your Google Nexus device. Despite its name however, this utility has much more to offer. It can lock or relock your bootloader, help you flash custom and stock roms, perform a backup and restore of your device among many other things. In this podcast, we walk you through…
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Greg, Leo and Cory welcome a new crew member, Dan Mathis to the show to discuss what's new and up-coming with the world of Google and the latest from Google IO.First up was the newest version of Android, Internally Code Named: Macadamia Nut Cookie, which is focusing on polish and qualityIt was announced that Android M should be available for Q3 201…
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When you improve your app's accessibility, you improve your product for everyone, including the billion people worldwide who live with a disability. This talk will introduce you to Android accessibility services and show how they make your app work in new ways for a wide range of users. You will learn some accessibility best practices, and get intr…
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Let's talk about rooting Android devices. While previously we have discussed flashing a Nexus back to factory settings for tinkerers out there, we have not yet touched upon how most Galaxy devices are rooted. This podcast is applicable to non-newer Samsung's, anything S5 and below. For most of Samsung's flagships, the guide applies, although some m…
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In this podcast Hugo demonstrates some of the accessibility features of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.Samsung has developed their own version of TalkBack similar to Google TalkBack allowing you to navigate the screen with their own customized interface. Dark screen allows you to dim the screen.Turning the Accessibility shortcut on, enables you to long…
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For our second show, Greg Lopez, Leo Prazdnik, Tomi Geczy and Cory Martin meet to discuss the latest happenings in the world of Android. The crew kicks off the show with a discussion on Google’s TalkBack user survey and it’s results in the form of the Talkback 4.2 beta. Here’s some links to other items which were discussed:Microsoft reveals plans t…
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In this podcast Leonid demonstrates a simple way to flash a stock Android rom on to a Google Nexus device.The factory images can be downloaded here.The following tools were used to flash the image:Download the 7-zip utility to extract the compressed image here.The ADB and Fastboot tools are used to flash the image on the Nexus device.Download the M…
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Brandon Cross gives a short introduction to Podcast Addict which is a podcast aggregator app for the Android operating system. He gives a brief overview of how easy it is to add a podcast via search engine.If you enjoyed this podcast and think this app might be something you will like, you can download it from the Google PlayStore.More from develop…
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For our first show, the Android Crew, Greg Lopez, Tomi Geczy, Brandon Cross and Cory Martin all meet to hash out the latest Android happenings, starting with new hardware announced at Mobile World Congress.The crew starts out with the Samsung Galaxy S6 by discussing the pros and cons of the drastic new design.Here are a few links to some of the ite…
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