I have not worked with Android phones yet, but with an Acer tablet. 
Hopefully you have Android version 4.1 or higher on that phone (the latest 
version is 4.4, but that's not on very many of the older devices yet).  If 
you go to Settings, Accessibility (on a second page of options), TalkBack, 
Settings, you can bring up a tutorial that takes you through some of the 
gestures.  There is another screen about managing gestures, which shows a 
few more gestures that weren't in the tutorial.  One of the problems with 
Google is a lack of documentation about how their accessibility features are 
supposed to work.  For texting, you may want to get an external Bluetooth 
keyboard.  But there are many complaints about editing on Android with 
TalkBack, regardless of what keyboard is used.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: John Miller
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 10:26 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: OT cell phone question

I have the home button and just now figured out how to set that to answer
calls and power to hang up. I'm at a 100% complete loss on how to do
anything else though. I have t-mobile. I guess this is like the galaxy s3
and s4 except more geared toward the entry level user. I hope with helping
my in-laws move all weekend to graduate to entry level user by the middle of
next month. At least I can answer it now but still can't text or anything
else. As bad as my old phone was, I'm thinking upgrading was a mistake.
Maybe by next year I won't feel that way.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: OT cell phone question


> Hi John, I'm not familiar with the phone you have, but if you could get a
> Galaxy S3, or an S4, they have a physical home button wich you can set to
> answer calls, wich makes it much easier.  Most phones can be set to use
> the power button to hang up.  If you are with Verizon, you can download
> Mobile Accessibility, for free wich makes things much easier for first
> time touch screen users.  I used it when I had my Stratisphere, wich ran
> 2.3, wich was not as accessible, and it made the phone much easier to
> use. I was able to set my up volume button to answer calls and the power
> to hang up!
>
> 73 and hope this helps:
> John
>
> John Jacques
> Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
> "Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"