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What is your preferred phone or mobile operating system and why? (self.Blind)
submitted by 1millionbucks
fastfinge 3 points 7y ago
IOS. It leads in access, by far. And Apple just keeps on improving it, while android is still playing catch-up.
thatsnotgneiss 2 points 7y ago
Pretty much this.
The consistency is a huge thing for me. Apple is designing for a handful of phone models while Android is on hundreds of models. It's much harder to plan accessibility under those conditions. That being said, Windows is catching up in that arena.
The consistency is a huge thing for me. Apple is designing for a handful of phone models while Android is on hundreds of models. It's much harder to plan accessibility under those conditions. That being said, Windows is catching up in that arena.
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
I didn't think Microsoft made a Windows 10 phone yet? I agree that the Windows 10 screen reader is pretty good. Not as good as NVDA, but still pretty good. But I didn't think it was even out on Windows Mobile. Now a Windows phone that could run NVDA...then we'd really have something!
impablomations 2 points 7y ago
There is a pre release version of w10 mobile that you can get, but I'm waiting until the full release before I upgrade my phone.
thatsnotgneiss 1 points 7y ago
I have done all development and got to use a pre-Release version. The higher end phones should be able to run NVDA or JAWS if they follow with how they have tablets configured.
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
That's really interesting! I was under the impression that Microsoft was requiring tablets to only run apps from the Microsoft App Store, written with the new Microsoft development framework and Metro interface. NVDA won't ever qualify to be in the Microsoft App store I don't think, for a bunch of technical reasons. But if Microsoft is really making a phone that can download and run standard Windows apps, that's absolutely huge news!
impablomations 1 points 7y ago
I have a Windows phone and love it.
Large, bright icons are great. I use Cortana a fair bit to read/dictate texts. Pretty decent accessibility options.
I've heard good things about the Iphone, but I'm not a fan of their walled garden approach and anyways, Iphone is way out of my price range.
On a basic phone package an Iphone would be around £35-£40 per month with most providers. I bought my Nokia 635 outright for £60 and only pay £12 per month for unlimited text/calls/data.
Large, bright icons are great. I use Cortana a fair bit to read/dictate texts. Pretty decent accessibility options.
I've heard good things about the Iphone, but I'm not a fan of their walled garden approach and anyways, Iphone is way out of my price range.
On a basic phone package an Iphone would be around £35-£40 per month with most providers. I bought my Nokia 635 outright for £60 and only pay £12 per month for unlimited text/calls/data.
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