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I hate TalkBack. How long does it take to get used to it? (self.Blind)
submitted by BabyBaphomet_
So, I've just started going to my local blind center for training. Cane training looks like a lot of fun, I'm super pumped about bump dots, love the idea of brailling my whole house...but they also want to teach me TalkBack.
I tried it a bit last night and I absolutely hate it. Even at a low volume it hurts my ears with headphones in. And theres not a chance in hell I'm gonna use my phone broadcasting everything I'm doing through the speakers.
Will I get over it? Right now I use select to speak. I can see stuff with my phone very close to my face, but reading small text that can't be magnified is impossible. It works for me for now. My vision gets significantly worse every year so I want to be ready for when I do actually need TalkBack to use my phone at all.
I tried it a bit last night and I absolutely hate it. Even at a low volume it hurts my ears with headphones in. And theres not a chance in hell I'm gonna use my phone broadcasting everything I'm doing through the speakers.
Will I get over it? Right now I use select to speak. I can see stuff with my phone very close to my face, but reading small text that can't be magnified is impossible. It works for me for now. My vision gets significantly worse every year so I want to be ready for when I do actually need TalkBack to use my phone at all.
theaggravatedjew 2 points 3y ago
What specifically do you hate about it? Sometimes it’s just a frustration that you have to adapt to in terms of gesture changes in the way the phone operates.
Do you hate synthesized speech in general, for example with screen readers like JAWS, nvda, or windows narrator? If that’s the case Like others have said here, adjusting the speech rate, or tone and voice packs can help alot. The default voice isn’t great.
You also just sort of acquire an ear for synthesized speech in general over time, but as you learn what I like to call the “shut up” gesture is nice to know which is just covering near the front facing camera.
If you have zoom features enabled they sometimes don’t play nicely with talkback.
Android is so fragmented, with many versions, and several phone options so it is harder to know what your experience is like without getting hands on with your phone.
Samsung is able to run talkback or voice assitant, which in my opinion has better granular controls for things like navigated by character, words, etc. Pure android phones like the pixel tend to offer a better talkback experience than most by LG,Motorola, and other brands.
I’d highly recommend setting the volume up and down button to turn off the screen reader, so you can practice and then switch back to the method you currently use to navigate the phone when you get annoyed with the learning curve.
Do you hate synthesized speech in general, for example with screen readers like JAWS, nvda, or windows narrator? If that’s the case Like others have said here, adjusting the speech rate, or tone and voice packs can help alot. The default voice isn’t great.
You also just sort of acquire an ear for synthesized speech in general over time, but as you learn what I like to call the “shut up” gesture is nice to know which is just covering near the front facing camera.
If you have zoom features enabled they sometimes don’t play nicely with talkback.
Android is so fragmented, with many versions, and several phone options so it is harder to know what your experience is like without getting hands on with your phone.
Samsung is able to run talkback or voice assitant, which in my opinion has better granular controls for things like navigated by character, words, etc. Pure android phones like the pixel tend to offer a better talkback experience than most by LG,Motorola, and other brands.
I’d highly recommend setting the volume up and down button to turn off the screen reader, so you can practice and then switch back to the method you currently use to navigate the phone when you get annoyed with the learning curve.
KillerLag 2 points 3y ago
Consider getting Aftershokz headphones. They are bone conduction headphones, so your ears are still open to the environment, but you can still hear the input from your phone.
BlueRock956 2 points 3y ago
Get Voice Over on IOS-iPhone. And try different voices.
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