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 23<h1>Android Version Guide</h1>
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 38While the experience is largely the same on most Android phones, each new version of Android
 39starting with version 1.6 has added new accessibility features. This is a guide to which
 40features were introduced in each version, which might be helpful in deciding whether to purchase
 41a phone with a particular Android version.
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 44<h2>Android 1.6 "Donut"</h2>
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 46<ul>
 47<li>First version to support Accessibility. Comes with Pico TTS engine.
 48<li>Some talking apps can use alternative speech engines if you install
 49    TTS Extended, but Loquendo voices are not compatible.
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 52<h2>Android 2.1 "Eclair"</h2>
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 55<li>Some talking apps can use the Loquendo TTS engine.
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 58<h2>Android 2.2 "Froyo"</h2>
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 61<li>Fixed bug that could cause an application to suddenly stop talking.
 62<li>Support for alternative TTS engines is built-in. All talking apps
 63    can use Pico, Espeak, Loquendo, or other speech engines.
 64<li>Accessibility Settings adds a new option, Power button ends call,
 65    so that you don't need to find an End Call button on the touch screen
 66    to hang up.
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 69<h2>Android 2.3 "Gingerbread"</h2>
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 72<li>No major changes to Accessibility in this version.
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 75<h2>Android 3.1 "Honeycomb"</h2>
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 78<li>Only available on tablet devices.
 79<li>Web accessibility can be enabled in Accessibility settings.
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 82<h2>Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"</h2>
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 84<ul>
 85<li>Enable Accessibility on brand-new devices by drawing a rectangle at the
 86    initial set-up screen.
 87<li>"Explore by touch" feature. Use touch gestures to explore and interact
 88     with on-screen content on devices without physical buttons.
 89<li>TalkBack includes KickBack and SoundBack functionality.
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