Albert,


I started using Android because I thought I'd be getting some work that 
required an Android device. This was a long, long time ago, when Android 
accessibility was new. I hated the OS for the first month. Then it 
clicked for me, and I've loved it ever since.


I've used an iPhone though not recently and never as my primary device. 
Initially, iOS had a better and more polished experienced. Now the two 
systems are mostly comparable. I think Android braille and text editing 
features could use some improvement, but I'm still able to get work done 
on the go when I need to.


For me, the primary difference between Android and iOS is that iOS 
involves more steps and more gestures. Some people like this. The extra 
steps keep mistakes down to a minimum, and the extra gestures allow for 
more precise control of X, Y, and Z. I find the extra steps and extra 
gestures annoying an cumbersome. Now that I know the logic of Android, I 
can zip through tasks pretty quickly. People used to the iPhone tend to 
struggle with Android, which seems a little too spare.


If you're an iPhone user and you're basically happy with it, there's no 
need to change.


Why are you exploring other options? In other words, what is it that 
you'd like to be different?


Ciao



On 10/22/2017 3:22 PM, albert Cutolo wrote:
> Good evening,
>
> If I may ask,  What prompted you too choose the  Android  phone, rather then the Iphone?  I'm asking, because I'm trying to decide from those who use android phones, what the differences are between those two systems.
>
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Android [was] I have a new phone and I was wondering if there was any android users on the list? I have a galaxy j3 mission. can I have help with it please? thanks
>
> You can find information to help you get started with android and talkback from the following sources:
>
> 1. Google's official help for Android accessibility:
>
> https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en
>
> 2. The Inclusive Android site, which posts app reviews and walkthroughs.
> Though material seems to be old, it's still relevant as 90% of what is posted still works now:
>
> http://www.InclusiveAndroid.com
>
> 3. My book on National Braille Press, which is for getting start with
> Android:
>
> http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/ANDROID.html
>
> 4. My reference volume on National Braille Press, which is mostly commands with very brief explanations:
>
> http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/AND-COMMAND.html
>
> 5. There are also a couple of discussion lists.
>
>
> * Eyes-Free on Google Groups, which is very high-traffic:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?nomobile=true#!forum/eyes-free
>
> * VI-Android on Freelists. I'm not on this list, so I don't have any direct experience with it and may be confusing it for a different list.
> Anyway, my understanding is that it's relatively low-traffic and on-topic:
> https://www.freelists.org/list/vi-android
>
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