iBUG Android Insight

Facilitators: Michael and Hershi Topics:  Google Messages;  Email Filtering;   Keyboard & Settings;    Smart Speakers; Streaming Apps;   Notification Settings;  Dictation Shortcut Breakthrough; Industry News & Milestones

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Facilitators: Ava and Hershi Topics:  Musician's Corner: A deep dive into accessible guitar tuners for Android. While iOS has the popular "Talking Tuner," Android users are encouraged to explore Guitar-Tuner and use "accessibility" as a primary search keyword to find compatible tools. The Great Message Migration: A critical update for Samsung users—Samsung Messages is going...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Topics: Smart Home Troubleshooting; 2. Transitioning to Talk-Back (Screen Reader); 3. Mobile Accessibility Tools; 4. Hardware Insights

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Topics:  How to copy and paste from emails;  Release of new 1080 models;  Customize Google keyboard to double tap for repetitive keystrokes using talkback?;  Copy screen or phrase;  Pinning something to clipboard;  Updated Gamini; New skills in updated Alexa; Gemini app;  Google Assistant; Learning Jaws;  Watching Olympics with audio description; Pixel acting funny;  Y...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Topics: iBUG announced a continued $50 gift card giveaway for 2026 to encourage participation on the mailing list and during live calls;  Pixel 9 and 10 Pro user; discussed battery health and iPad Pro; Past gift card winner; Uses the Wolfner Library for audiobooks; Samsung A15 and S9 Plus tablet;  Apple user learning Android on a Pixel 6a to help a friend;  Pixel 7 Pro...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Show Notes coming soon.

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Topics:  Android accessibility features, including TalkBack, screen readers, and magnification apps; The group discussed technical support for mobile devices; troubleshooting issues like Do Not Disturb (DND) and Google Play notifications; provided guidance on casting content to TVs (e.g., Samsung TV and Google Streamer); Tips on using screen reader gestures across plat...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Topics:  Samsung Z fold issue with zoom;   Where did the controls go? Go to APP settings and make sure all the permissions are set. Turn on everything; Use 1 finger and double tap in the middle of the screen;  Cannot swipe to left or right;  Check to make sure you are not in driving mode;   Alexa APP on the phone will not set an alarm or timer, check permissions;  Ear...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshi Topics:   Brief  discussion about the session at the ACBT State conference- talked about Gemini and how live worked and gave a remark back.  Issue with using Gemini; Sometimes it does not respond/understand me when using the wake command;   Uses the side button  to talk with Gemini With the upgrade,  I had to go back and set the prompt  to have the beep;   Go into the...

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Facilitators: Ava and Harshey Topics: Talking about what new devices are coming out and when; During the upgrade for the talkback: when I triple tap with three fingers it is scrolling the whole page;  It is scrolling down before it reads the next line; Triple tap with 2 fingers.  It is a Samsung issue and a Gmail issue. First, try the Samsung email and not the Gmail; Make sure message tread is off...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshid Topics:   How do you turn on Talkback?;   Pixel 9: hold the volumes up and down or hold the power button and ask Gemini to turn on talkback;  Can you tell Gemini to turn off Talkback? Yes you can;  Echoe show 8: does it come with Alexa plus?;  May not come enabled with Alexa plus.;   You can disable it  and enable it With BARD and ACB Media you have to disable it;  Wh...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshid Topic:  Lets talk about Gemini;  What is Gemini; Can be used to  write a letter or paper; You can use Gemini Live on your phone;   Volume how to raise  it?  Can say speak louder or say a command to speak louder;  Let it talk and use the volume keys;  Under sounds settings you can turn up the volume;   Gemini is not as responsive,  It does not give the audible sound al...

Facilitators: Ava and HarshidTopics: If I get an Android and switch from Apple, which of my subscription would transfer?; There are some APPS that are on both the Android and Apple and you can use on Android; The Apple only APPS will work, like OKO for example; Apple Music and Apple Tv are cross platform; How do you like Gemini; Will it switch to Hey Gemini from Hey Google?; For a while you will b...

Facilitators: Ava and HarshidTopics: What are the equivalent terms for the software used on the Android?; Talkback and magnifier; Gemini and the google assistant; If you are a low vision user, you may want to use select to speak Galaxy Store for Talkback on Samsung phones, Play store is the equivalent to the Apple Store; Can you suggest some place to go to find out more about android?, This call i...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshid Hershi introduces visitor David Schleppenbach, CEO, Tactile Engineering;  The device is called Cadence tablet.. Tactile device that will help with learning braille. Can help with working on sensitivity. Demonstrated it with braille. Website: https://www.tactile-engineering.com/ Tactile-engineering.com;  The device is compatible with most screen readers. It is the size...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshid Introductions: Topics:   Does anybody use any other web browser on their phone besides Chrome? Firefox -with Firefox you can use dark reader; Dark reader is a browser extension that you can put it in dark mode;  Samsung Internet- color inversion, works well with Able to share links; Firefox works well across all platforms as well as chrome; Firefox will sync across al...

Facilitators: Ava and Harshey Introductions Talking about the smart glasses Gemini Studio (AI Studio) The XR Google Glasses vs Metta Ray ban glasses Discussion on Metta Glasses Vision Pro- It has cameras all around it. Android 15 is out and 16 is in Beta Galaxy S25 will be out in January What is the echo vision glasses? Has anyone had a chance to work with the Lady A with the Talking Books (BARDS)...

Facilitatores: Ava and Hershi Show notes coming soon.

Facilitatores: Ava and Hershi Introductions Topics:  BARD with Alexa – It is still in testing, Questions on BARDS on the Alexa device https://www.njstatelib.org/news/amazons-alexa-and-bard/https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/login/NLShttps://www.amazon.com/Library-of-Congress-BARD-Mobile/dp/B016760320?dplnkId=16c9e091-5e4e-4a8d-9607-4a422f87a2b4 ; Text messages about updating messages to google me...

Facilitators: Ava & Harshid

Facilitators: Ava & Harshid

Facilitators: Ava & Harshid

Facilitators: Ava & Harshid