Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 38: video streaming with Talkback

Thanks for joining us for episode 38.

This week we delve into the world of TV streaming episodes with Talkback.

This episode is presented by:

· Ed Green

· Warren Carr

· Austin Pinto

· Mariam Mohsen

· Doug Cameron

In this episode, we cover…

Announcements

· For short segments of this episodes please visit this play list

· We are delighted that many users have  register to post guides on the website, please do so if you would like to submit content to us!

· We have posted a number of How To guides to support this process, including how to register and log in and use the contributor panel to post to the site along with rules for posting.

· We also have posted the first guide on talkback highlights part 1.

· We also have posted a guide for our sighted friends to help them stop talkback if started by mistake

· Blind Android Users podcast co-host Ana Garza has released a new bookon using Android from a blindness perspective, do check it out.

Android basics

Our 14th app category is TV streaming apps and how well they work with Talkback. Your co-hosts conclude that all the popular streaming apps are accessible with Talkback and Commentary. This includes Netflix, Disney+and Amazon Prime Video, as well as videos on Youtube and Facebook.

Ed mentions the Freeview app as a gateway to free-to-air TV (note that it will prompt you to install the apps from the various channel providers to actually play content), but expresses his preference for Sky Go as a Sky subscriber. In passing, Ed also mentions Pluto TV.

Spotlight

This week, it’s all about unboxing and new devices. John Dyer unboxes the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, and Ed provides a surreptitious in-store demo of the Sony Xperia 1 III.

Talkback Highlights

Warren continues his series taking us through Talkback highlights.

Tip of the week

Ed provides a demo of reading an article in Google Assistant in order to avoid having to navigate ads in browsers such as Google Chrome.

My Android journey

This week, we are joined by Hamid Vasheghani Farahani from Iran who brings us his Android journey.

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