Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode277 SEEING WITH SOUND (vOICe)

Welcome to episode 277.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Coming up on April 25, 2026 is our 2nd “open-listener/Developer” session.
Mark your calendars to join us at 9AM Pacific time.

ANDROID 17 BETA 3
Google dropped beta 3 of Android 17 on Thursday, March 26 and with that, the version has reached platform stability.
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/the-third-beta-of-android-17.html

SPOTLIGHT
This week, we caught up with the Developer of “seeing with Sound” AKA “The vOICe for Android).
Get to know the history of the app as Peter Meijer intimates us with its history and both Jacob and Pranav illustrate their experiences and usage scenarios.

APP OF THE WEEK
For this week’s “app of the week,” we demonstrate “AudiFlo,” an e-Book reading app with a difference.

STAYING IN TOUCH
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Episode 276, sideloading

Announcements
Save the date: our second quarterly listener and developer session will take place on 25 April, we’ll circulate joining details nearer the time.

Android basics
This week, it’s all about sideloading. What is it, and should you do it.

App of the week
Jacob Kruger demonstrates The vOICe for Android, a visual assistance app with a difference in that it uses soundscapes to describe camera images. It’s also worth reading Jacob’s setup tips.

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Episode275 THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE OS AND SECURITY PATCH UPDATES

Welcome to episode 275.

ANDROID BASICS
This week, we focus on the important roles of both the “OS” (Operating System) and Security patch updates.

Your faithful crew lays out the important role that each of these updates brings to the table.
Let us know whether you agree with our take on the subject matter or not.

APP OF THE WEEK
For the “App of the week,” we take a look at a brand-new TTS engine with a promising prospects.
The TTS engine in question, is the “ToBe Said” TTS.

Staying in touch
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Episode 274, the Pixel March feature drop and Mobile World Congress

Android basics
We discuss what’s new in the Pixel March feature drop.

Spotlight
We focus on the Mobile World Congress, which took place in Barcelona from 2-5 March.

App of the week
Snehashish Mahato brings us a demo of the AI assistant app, ScribeMe whose developer we featured a few weeks ago.

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Episode273 Galaxy S26-Series Unpack

Welcome to episode 273.


ANDROID BASICS
Google dropped the 2nd beta of Android 17 in some 13 days after the first beta.
Release Notes explain what’s new and the fixes found in this release.


SPOTLIGHT
In the Spotlight for this week is the Samsung Galaxy S26-series unpack, where Samsung unveiled the trio of phones in the way of the S26, S26+ and the S26Ultra.

We also gave a general overview of the history of the S-Series to the current iteration of the series.

Staying in touch
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