![]() Apps of his favourite media channels render him with his daily dose of current affairs which hard copies of the same cannot provide. Note-taking apps like Simplenote replace the traditional but inaccessible method of writing down on paper whenever he needs to jot down something on the go. Cab-hiring mobile services such as Uber become crucial in enabling his independent travel due to his inability to drive. In addition, contrary to popular belief, an average tech-savvy visually impaired individual would use mobile apps even more than his sighted counterpart. When it comes to my communications requirements, I check Whatsapp, Facebook, Messenger and Skype from time to time, but that other Talkback user could always be a lover of IMO, Viber and WeChat instead. Personally speaking, the simple-minded UI of Google Play Music serves my audio listening needs, but that other Talkback user is free to choose from GoneMAD Music Player, Pulsar, Music Folder Player or a range of multimedia players available out there. I might enjoy the snappy performance of the Chrome browser, but there is no imposition preventing that other Talkback user from using Firefox or Lightning web browser. But just like the sighted humans differ in opinion and preference and enjoy options, so do the blind humans, and that is the case with mobile apps also. ![]() Let me think… Pretty much all, I guess? Right. So, do the vision-impaired use third party apps, and if so, which ones? Well, that is a hard question. But are visually impaired people just able to make basic phone calls, send and receive SMS, and probably use Whatsapp as well on a rudimentary Smartphone, or can they truly partake in this global shift? More specifically, can Google Talkback users utilize the various kinds of smart devices Android fuels, the millions of diverse apps on the Play Store, and the essentials to the cutting-edge of the mobile world? ![]() ![]() Android has the lion’s share when it comes to the Smartphone user base, and the statistical facts that there exist more than 2 billion devices powered by Android and close to 3 million apps for the platform testifies that. In a century where the Smartphone is taking every aspect of our lives by storm, where Android, a mobile OS, has overtaken Windows, a Desktop OS, in terms of Internet usage, where mobile apps amount to a $50 billion market worldwide, it is inevitable that everyone must eventually catch on to this rapid digital transition. Before reading on, please read Part 1 of the How I Access Android series. ![]()
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