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Full History - 2022 - 06 - 23 - ID#viv8na
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What phone do you use? Does it have accessibility settings you find useful? Is there another model you think would be more helpful? (self.Blind)
submitted by ParksDontBsuspicious
cyborgspleadthefifth 4 points 1y ago
My wife has an android phone and just uses TalkBack for everything
bradley22 3 points 1y ago
I use an iPhone 13 with VoiceOver. All iPhones have VoiceOver built-in so no model is better than the other in that case.
B91bull 2 points 1y ago
iPhone 11 here I use voiceover and don’t have any problems.
r_1235 2 points 1y ago
I have been using Android devices for last 7 or more years. Have used IPhones here and there, for a day or 2, but went back to Androids for 1 or the other reasons. Chief among them being that as a student, I simply couldn't aford one.

Currently using Redmi Note 8Pro, with MiUi 12.5 and latest talkback. It won't beat IPhones in accessibility, but it gets the job done for me.

The only thing I am currently missing is Talkback's multi-finger gestures. For that, I am thinking of installing Pixel Experience Custom rom on this device. Anyone with that experience, do let me know if multi-finger gestures work with Pixel Experience custom roms.
Wolfocorn20 2 points 1y ago
I use a samsung a52 with talkback and it works perfect for me.
Gotta say none is better than the other it all coms down to what you prefer to work with.
It is true that most blind folks use apple but when asked for recomandations i always just take them to the nearest electronics store and ask if we can test a few devices to see what options they have.
Even had an emploiy walk over and ask me if i can show him how to use talkback and voiceover so that he'd be better prepaird to help blind and vi people .
BodachanS 2 points 1y ago
I use a Google pixel 6 and all the built in accessibility features.

Magnification
Screen reader
Colour inversion
And accessibility menu and the hovering short cuts
DHamlinMusic 2 points 1y ago
Yep, Pixel 6 here as well, just great overall.
Mariano-CWB 2 points 1y ago
I use a Samsung cell phone. Galaxy M51.
I use Jieshuo app as a screen reader. It Works very well! I don't need any other accessibility settings.
I use the Softbraille keyboard as a virtual keyboard. And Eloquence as voice synthesis.
Marconius 1 points 1y ago
I have an iPhone SE 2 and use VoiceOver for everything on it. No complaints other than when developers break something in app updates that screws up accessibility overall. I regularly do software testing with three different iPhones, a Pixel 3, and a Samsung S10, and I still strongly prefer the iPhone, specifically TouchID models because FaceID is damned annoying.
NTCarver0 1 points 1y ago
I use a Google Pixel 5 with the TalkBack screen reader. Previously, I used various models of iPhone. HTH.
CosmicBunny97 1 points 1y ago
I use an iPhone 12 Pro with VoiceOver. In the past, I've used iPhones and a Samsung S8 (I'm not including the Samsung S4 I tried using for a few months because I hated that thing), all with magnification/zoom features, bold and enlarged text, and dark mode when it was introduced.
Blind_Insider 1 points 1y ago
I use iPhone With VoiceOver, For Me Is The Best CellPhone and Screenreader
SiriuslyGranger 1 points 1y ago
I use a iphone 13 myself. I use voice over as most blind people do.

You can’t outdo an apple iphone can you? Heh! Okay enough said.
LilacRose32 1 points 1y ago
I’ve got an iPhone and really like voiceover.

I find my Samsun work phone with talk back difficult in comparison. However that might just be issues with switching between them
ChipsAhoiMcCoy 0 points 1y ago
The iPhone is simply the best in terms of accessibility features. Not only does it have the best taptic engine out of any phone on the planet right now, which makes using voiceover very immersive and kind of fun to use, but you got a vast selection of high-quality voices from code factory baked into the operating system that sounds very very good in my experience. Also, if you plan on using the Seeing AI app, and you have an iPhone model that has the LiDAR sensor, it is so far ahead of other phones it’s almost laughable I personally found a Seeing AI barely usable on a phone without a LiDAR sensor compared to one that has a LiDAR sensor and those of you who have you tried both will know exactly what I’m talking about. If you don’t know what a LiDAR sensor is, it basically allows for devices to sense depth. Meaning instead of your camera just simply seeing pixels it can actually map something in three dimensions and tell how far and how close it is allowing you to get a much much much sharper image for Seeing AI to use and also allowing it to read far more texts than just text on paper or handwritten text I would strongly advise trying out an iPhone to see how those features are specifically a model that has the LiDAR sensor before trying any other phone because you probably won’t have to look back
CloudyBeep 1 points 1y ago
The voices you're referring to are actually owned by Nuance. Code Factory resells them for use with NVDA.
NTCarver0 1 points 1y ago
I vigorously disagree. I have been using a Google Pixel 5 for a year, and I have heard that the Pixel 6 is an even better choice. TalkBack is finally receiving much-needed TLC, including out-of-the-box braille support in Android 13. Vocalizer is available via an app from Code Factory, and though the voices are paid, they are not overly expensive. Android is certainly not a panacea for inaccessibility, however neither is iOS. however, I find Android to be on par with Apple in many ways.
DHamlinMusic 2 points 1y ago
Yeah, like sure a handful of years back iOS was the best without a doubt, but at this point it's really just a matter of preference.
ChipsAhoiMcCoy 1 points 1y ago
What is your basis for thinking that though? There were several examples I gave us to wire the other one is superior and I would be curious to learn about the android features
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