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Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 116, Catching up with the folks behind the Bookshare mobile Read
Episode 116: Catching up with Hema Natarajan from Bookshare to discuss the new Bookshare Reader.
We caught up with Hema Natarajan from Bookshare and talked about the just released “Bookshare Reader.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you live in the United States, have a LinkedIn account and use the mobile app, research study group from the “Accessibility User Research Collective” from the “Shepherd Center” would like you to participate in a research study intended for the accessibility of the LinkedIn mobile app. https://accessibilityuserresearchcollective.org/
Salih from our Turkish sister site updates us on what is going on with their site and the mobile app as we merge our efforts.
https://erisilebilirandroid.com/en/
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SPOTLIGHT
Hema Natarajan from Bookshare gave us the scoop on what is going on with the “Bookshare Reader” and the features that would be coming to the app.
To install the app, click on.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.bookshare.mobilereader
to watch our demo, click on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKfqj9bMtz4&t=22s
APP OF THE WEEK
For the “app of the week” for this episode, Warren demonstrates “Vivaldi,” a powerful Chrome alternative browser.
To install this app, click on.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser
TALKBACK HIGHLIGHTS
John Dyer brings us another instalment from the “Talkback Highlights” series in the way of instalment 55.
TIP OF THE WEEK
For this week’s “tip of the week,” John demonstrates how you can assign different fingers to use in activating a routine or launch an app on a Samsung phone using the GoodLock app.
To install this app on Samsung phones only, click on.
https://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.app.routineplus
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timeline:
00:00 opening intro
05:08 Announcements, Linked In Survey (60$)
06:09 Blind Android Users Podcast partners with Accessibleandroid.org (Turkish Announcement)
06:56 CHAP= Blind Android Users Podcast partners with Accessibleandroid.org (English Announcement)
07:39 Donation request to update the erisilebilirandroid app.
10:03 Spotlight Interview with Hema Natarajan from Bookshare Mobile reader
57:22 APP of the week, Demo of Vivaldi Browser
78:32 Highlights of talkback, demo of voice commands
103:48 Fingerprint Routines on Samsung Galaxy phones
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