I couldn't have said it better myself. I remember last year, when I was showing someone at work (an iOS user), how to use an Android device because he needed to learn it as part of a bonus objective, it became obvious to me that the person needed to use a lighter touch when working with the Android device. I'm personally glad I learned Android before iOS, as I believe it is easier than it probably would have been, had I tried learning Android after having used the iOS device first. 

Cheers,
Angela

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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ana G
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Amazon's Fire Phone/accessibility Features

The Kindle Fire HDX runs modified Android and modified Android accessibility services. Most likely, the Fire phone is the same experience.

I'm an Android user, and I have a Fire HDX. While the two are similar, they're not identical. The most obvious differences are in the way text selection is handled, but there are other bits and pieces.

I think one of the important unacknowledged differences between Android and iOS is the way we need to touch the screen. Android requires lighter and faster contact than iOS, and people who try touching one type of device as if it were the other have frustrating experiences. While the HDX uses Android gestures, it was probably tested by iOS users because the contact with the screen is very iOS-like in that movements are heavier and slower than for regular Android.

Also, though the HDX is usable and accessible over all, I find it buggy. 
My biggest frustration is that it's sometimes hard to focus on controls whether you swipe or explore through the screen.

Just some observations.


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