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Contributed by John J. Herzog I am a Samsung epic user. My phone has the Touchwiz UI, and in my opinion, it's pretty accessible with Android 2.1, the only noticeable exception being the call log. This is not the case for http://technocursedteacher.blogspot.com /2011/03/how-do-i-work-around-accessibility.html">the Epic running Android 2.2, which has a number of accessibility issues and which I discuss in another post. Here I describe how to work with the call log in Touchwiz devices running Android 2.1. In the epic running 2.1, the initial screen of the call log does not speak with either Talkback or Spiel. As you navigate up and down the list of calls, you hear a click each time you move the arrow keys, but nothing is spoken. This is not a show stopper, though, because you can press enter on the keypad to get a list of details that you can navigate through accessibly. So if I go into the call log and hit the down arrow a couple of times, I don't hear anything. But whe...

Contributed by Chris Gilland cgilland1@carolina.rr.com If you are a Motoblur user, one of the things you notice is that the Contacts manager isn't as accessible for you as it is for vanilla android users. Where accessibility is especially broken is in the new contact screen. This post gives you information about how to add or edit a contact in Motoblur as well as how to do some basic contact management. I don't know how much variation there is in Motoblur, so I don't know how much your mileage will vary. But we tested this information on two Moto blur phones, one running Android 2.1 and another running 2.2, and we found that Both brought up the same screens and responded in the same way. The only differences were minor changes of terminology (e.g., the "add new contact" option in 2.1 is simply called "new" in 2.2, and the given/family name fields of 2.1 are the first/last name fields of 2.2). Getting Familiar with the Contacts Manager in Motoblur When yo...

Contributed by J.J. Meddaugh http://www.ATGuys.com Many of you, like me, were using Nokia phones previous to experimenting with Android. One of the tasks I wished to accomplish early was to import my contacts, as I certainly did not want to reenter these. If you're in this situation, here is some information on how I accomplished this. Exporting Contacts from the Nokia First, I exported my contacts from my Nokia phone. On my N82, I did the following: 1. Opened my list of contacts on the phone. 2. Pressed button 1 for the Options menu, arrowed down to Mark/Unmark, and pressed OK. 3. Selected Mark All and pressed OK. 4. Returned to my list of contacts, pressed button 1, selected Copy, and pressed OK. 5. Selected To Memory Card and pressed OK. The contacts are copied to the memory card on the phone. Note that if your phone has internal memory, you may need to adjust this step slightly. Copying contacts to the Computer and Preparing them for Android Next, I connected my phone to my co...

As users begin to feel comfortable with their phones, one of their first major tasks is to add contacts, a list of names, phone numbers, and email addresses to their devices. Contacts can be added from electronic business cards via email attachments, brought in from VCF files stored on the phone's SD card, or imported from the computer via the Google cloud, which refers to the online address book associated with a Gmail account. At this time, adding the sender of an email to contacts is not accessible in K-9 Mail. The information in this post covers working with electronic business cards (VCards), using VCF files stored on the phone's SD card, and importing contacts from the Google cloud. For information on adding individual contacts from the Call Log, the text messenger, and the contacts app or on managing and using contacts in general, refer to the previous post. Users coming to Android from Nokia may be interested in J.J. Meddaugh's post on http://technocursedteacher.blo...

As users begin to feel comfortable with their phones, one of their first major tasks is to add contacts, a list of names, phone numbers, and email addresses to their devices. Contacts can be added from the Call Log, the text messenger, or the contacts app. At this time, adding the sender of an email to contacts is not accessible in K-9 Mail. The information in this post covers adding individual contacts from the Call Log, the text messenger, and the contacts app; it also covers a few basic management tasks. For information on working with electronic business cards (VCards), on using VCF files stored on the phone's SD card, or on importing contacts from the Google cloud, refer to the next post. Users coming to Android from Nokia may be interested in J.J. Meddaugh's post on http://technocursedteacher.blogspot.com /2011/02/how-do-i-move-contacts-from-my-nokia-to.html">transferring contacts from Nokia to Android. Users working with the Motorola Motoblur UI may find more he...

On February 6, Apps4Android announced the release of two new products. One is a set of carrier specific accessibility app installers (AAIs) for Android users living in and out of the United States. The other is a set of new voices in a wide range of languages. The following has been excerpted from the announcement. To read the complete press release in html, click here. To read a Word version of the release, click here. The apps can be found on the Android Market by searching for Apps4Android. Apps4Android’s AAIs: Apps4Android’s AAIs are carrier-specific applications designed to make it easy and intuitive for wireless carrier retail store personnel, help desk professionals, and subscribers to identify, download, and install "no-cost-to-the-subscriber" suites of third-party applications designed to enhance the accessibility of Android smart devices. Apps4Android’s AAIs identify the accessibility applications not currently installed on an Android smart device. They then walk t...