Episode 123: Android Beta 1 and Telelight

This week, we look at Android 14 Beta 1 and talk to the developers of Telelight-Accessible Telegram.

Announcements

·        Google is conducting a research study on 25 April and is seeking users who navigate Youtube using the keyboard – note that screen reader users will not be selected. You can express an interest by filling out this form.

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Android basics

We talk about what you can expect to find in Android 14 Beta 1, which dropped last week, and lament the lack of a new version of Talkback – a staple of previous Android developer builds and betas. You can enrol a qualifying Pixel device on this page.

Spotlight

We are delighted to be joined by the developers of Teleight-Accessible Telegram, which as the name suggests, is a Telegram client providing superior accessibility to the main Telegram app. You can also win a month’s subscription by following these instructions from the accessible Android site.

Tip of the week

Ed demonstrates the settings to control emergency alerts, in light of the upcoming roll-out of an emergency alerts system in the UK which will be tested on 23 April.

The sound for the emergency alert is taken from this government website

And is totally a copywrite of UK government.

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