Blind Android Users Podcast

Episode 297: MADE BY GOOGLE2026 AND BEYOND

SPOTLIGHT
In our spotlight for this week, we discuss the just concluded Made by Google 2026 event of hardware devices.”
Alongside all of that, we highlight John’s impressions of the Galaxy ZFold 8 and we conclude this episode with the unboxing of the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 by our friend, Nermin Hasic.

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Episode 296: AI-POWERED VERSUS TRADITIONAL TTS ENGINES

Welcome to Episode 296 where we discuss the subject matter of AI-powered versus Traditional TTS Engines.

We’ve seen a rise of both Screen Readers and TTS engines for the Android OS, partly based on the ease of developing apps using AI.
Thus, this week, we focus on the merits and demerits of both the AI-powered TTS Engines.

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Episode 295: SAMSUNG 2026 SUMMER UNPACKED

Welcome to Episode 295 where we look back on Samsung’s 2026 Summer unpacked event.

SPOTLIGHT
The 2026 Samsung Summer Unpacked is our focus for this week as we look back on the pricing structure, trade-in, new battery technology and the devices that were unveiled a couple weeks ago.

APP OF THE WEEK
This week’s “app of the week” is “unboxr,” an app intended for the unarchiving of compressed folders and files.

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Episode 294: 2026 3RD QUARTER OPEN-LISTENER/DEVELOPER SESSION

Welcome to Episode 294 where we celebrate the 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer Session, alongside with the celebration of Accessible Android for turning 3.

Announcements
BAU celebrates the 3rd anniversary of our sister site, Accessible Android for turning 3 today, July 2025.
We sincerely thank all of you for your support in making Accessible Android what it is today.

SPOTLIGHT
In the spotlight, is the 2026 3rd Quarter Open-listener/Developer session.
The following developers gave an overview of their apps:
“BookFusion Voice,” “ReadAloud AI,” “Talk Forward Screen Reader” and "Tiflopad" (an app in the early access) needing sign-ups from folks by shooting the Dev an email to be added to the testers at:
tiflopad@silv.is

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Episode 293, headphones: wired or wireless?

Announcements
Don’t forget to join us for our third listener and developer session of 2026. It’s at noon Eastern on 25 July and we’ll send the link out on socials next week.
Now, with a heavy heart, the podcast crew sends its condolences to the family of our friend, titan in the blind community – Rui Fontes who passed away last week.

Android basics
This week, we discuss what’s new in Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release Beta 7.

Spotlight
The crew discusses something most of us use, and that’s headphones. But wireless or wired? That’s the question.

App of the week
Warren demonstrates an SMS organiser, SavvySMS

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