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This is just a tiny list of some of the accessible apps 40to save you time. Please send information about more apps! 41 42<div class="note"><span class="n">Please note: </span>We have tested the 43applications listed below with TalkBack, one of the official Google 44accessibility services. Users of alternative screenreaders such as Spiel 45may encounter different behavior.</div> 46</p> 47 48<h3>Application Categories</h3> 49<li><a href="#dm">Device Management</a></li> 50<li><a href="#em">E-Mail</a></li> 51<li><a href="#en">Entertainment</a></li> 52<li><a href="#mv">Music and Video</a></li> 53<li><a href="#nl">Navigation and Location Services</a></li> 54<li><a href="#ps">Phone and SMS</a></li> 55<li><a href="#pr">Productivity</a></li> 56<li><a href="#sh">Shopping</a></li> 57<li><a href="#so">Social</a></li> 58<li><a href="#to">Tools</a></li> 59<li><a href="#we">Web</a></li> 60 61<h3 id="dm">Device Management</h3> 62<p>Please note that as of October 2010, the default camera application does 63not work with TalkBack. There is an alternative that we've listed below. There 64may be others out there - if you find one, 65<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/">let us know!</a></p> 66<ul> 67<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller"> 68 Advanced Task Manager</a></strong> by ReChild - force quit or 69 uninstall apps.</li> 70<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.IQBS.android.appInstaller"> 71 App Installer</a></strong> by Gregory House - save and install apps 72 to/from your SD card.</li> 73<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noclicklabs.camera">Camera Magic</a> 74 </strong> by NoClick Labs - good accessible basic 75 camera app.</li> 76<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dropbox.android">Dropbox</a> 77 </strong> by Dropbox, Inc. - easy file sharing, backup, 78 and syncing between devices. 79<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.marvin.shell"> 80 Eyes-Free Shell</a></strong> by Eyes-Free Project - an eyes-free 81 touch-screen home screen replacement.</li> 82<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch"> 83 Gesture Search</a></strong> by Google Inc. - find a contact, bookmark, 84 application, or a music track by drawing on the screen. Please note that the 85 help page in the app is a web view and therefore inaccessible with TalkBack. 86 However, you can find find the same information on the <a 87 href="http://gesturesearch.googlelabs.com/index.html">Gesture Search 88 website</a>. 89<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fede.launcher">LauncherPro</a> 90 </strong> by Federico Carnales - a home screen 91 alternative that is accessible with TalkBack. However, there are 5 unlabeled 92 buttons at the bottom of the screen. They are: Phone, Contacts, All 93 Applications, Messaging, and Browser.</li> 94<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adw.launcher">ADW.Launcher</a> 95 </strong> by AnderWeb- a home screen alternative that 96 is accessible with TalkBack. However, there are 5 unlabeled buttons at the 97 bottom of the screen. They are: Previous Screen, Phone, All Applications, 98 Browser, and Next Screen.</li> 99<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock">NoLock</a> 100 </strong> by BoD - gives you an option to turn on or off the 101 slide-to-unlock screen.</li> 102<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.marvin.rocklock">Rock Lock</a> 103 </strong> by Eyes-Free Project - an eyes-free touch-screen 104 music player, can optionally be used as a lock screen.</li> 105<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.futonredemption.taskmanager"> 106 Task Manager</a></strong> by Futon Redemption - force quit and manage 107 apps.</li> 108</ul> 109 110<h3 id="em">E-Mail</h3> 111<p>As of October 2010, the Google GMail client does not work with TalkBack. 112However, there is an alternative that we've listed below. There may be others 113out there - if you find one, 114<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/">let us know!</a></p> 115<ul> 116<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsck.k9">K-9 Mail</a> 117 </strong> by K-9 Dog Walkers - an accessible e-mail program, 118 based on the built-in Android E-Mail program. It's a complete and 119 full-featured mail program.</li> 120</ul> 121 122<h3 id="en">Entertainment</h3> 123<ul> 124<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.techfort.audiobooks">AudioBooks</a> 125 </strong> by TechFort - listen to LibriVox's library of 126 audiobooks. Requires Wi-Fi or data connection.</li> 127<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.imdb.mobile">IMDB</a></strong> 128 by IMDb - mobile interface to the Internet Movie 129 Database</li> 130<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.marvin.androidsays">mem</a> 131 </strong> by Eyes-Free Project - a memory game.</li> 132<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bamnetworks.mobile.android.gameday"> 133 MLB.com At Bat 2010</a></strong> by MLB Advanced Media, L.P. - for 134 major league baseball fans. Listen to games, view scores, and more.</li> 135<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.npr.android.news">NPR News</a> 136 </strong> by NPR - listen to radio streams from National 137 Public Radio in the USA.</li> 138<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.theonion.onn">Onion News Network</a> 139 </strong> by The Onion - the entire Onion News 140 Network archives.</li> 141<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.marvin.randroid">Randroid: 142 Random xkcd</a></strong> by Eyes-Free Project - a talking 143 random xkcd comic viewer.</li> 144<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.stitcher.app">Stitcher</a></strong> 145 by Stitcher, Inc. - subscribe and listen to 146 podcasts.</li> 147</ul> 148 149<h3 id="mv">Music and Video</h3> 150<ul> 151<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mp3">Amazon MP3</a></strong> 152 by Amazon.com - search for music, preview, and 153 purchase music on your phone. It's easier if you set up an Amazon.com account 154 from your desktop computer first.</li> 155<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=as.adamsmith.etherealdialpad">Ethereal 156 Dialpad (synthesizer)</a></strong> by Adam Smith - touch 157 synthesizer. Move your finger over the touchscreen to create music.</li> 158<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=fm.last.android">Last.fm</a></strong> by 159 Last.fm Ltd. - The Last.fm mobile app.</li> 160<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.luckyhercules.pianoman">Piano Man</a> 161 </strong> by Lucky Hercules - a touch-screen piano.</li> 162<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ringdroid">Ringdroid</a></strong> by 163 Ringdroid Team - create ringtones from your 164 music.</li> 165<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.marvin.rocklock">Rock Lock</a> 166 </strong> by Eyes-Free Project - an eyes-free touch-screen 167 music player, can optionally be used as a lock screen.</li> 168<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=tunein.player">TuneIn Radio</a></strong> 169 by RadioTime Inc. - find and listen to 170 real-time streaming radio from all over the world. Over 40,000 channels.</li> 171<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=tv.ustream.player">Ustream Viewer</a> 172 </strong> by Ustream.tv, Inc. - watch streaming 173 video.</li> 174</ul> 175 176<h3 id="nl">Navigation and Location Services</h3> 177<ul> 178<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps">Google 179 Maps</a></strong> by Google Inc. - including getting driving, 180 walking, or public transportation directions.</li> 181<li><strong> 182 <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.intersectionexplorer"> 183 Intersection Explorer</a></strong> by Google Inc. - explore a 184 neighborhood on your phone before going outside. You can use touch to move 185 around a virtual map and hear the names of streets and intersections. It also 186 gives you compass directions as you explore so you can build a mental map of 187 a neighborhood. 188<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.marvin.compass">Talking 189 Compass</a></strong> by Eyes-Free Project - tells you what 190 direction you're facing if your device has an internal compass.</li> 191<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.googlecode.eyesfree.walkytalky">Walky 192 Talky</a></strong> by Eyes-Free Project - speaks turn-by-turn 193 walking directions as well as the addresses of nearby locations as you pass 194 them.</li> 195<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ulocate">WHERE</a></strong> by WHERE 196 Inc. - gives local places, weather, and 197 news.</li> 198</ul> 199 200<h3 id="ps">Phone and SMS</h3> 201<p>As of October 2010, the default Android phone and contacts app is fully 202usable with TalkBack. However, some devices have different contacts 203applications developed by the manufacturer or carrier, and these apps may not 204be as accessible. There are alternatives available on Market, one of which 205we've listed below. There may be others out there - if you find one, 206<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/">let us know!</a> Also, 207keep in mind that your contacts on Android sync with your contacts in the 208GMail web interface, so you can also use a web browser to edit your 209contacts.</p> 210<ul> 211<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=kz.mek.aContacts">AContacts</a></strong> 212 by Yermek Zhumagulov - a contacts manager.</li> 213<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bumptech.bumpga">Bump</a></strong> 214 by Bump Technologies, Inc. - share contact 215 information, photos, and apps by bumping phones with another Bump user.</li> 216<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handcent.nextsms">Handcent SMS</a> 217 </strong> by handcent_admin - an alternative SMS app 218 with lots of features.</li> 219<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.marvin.talkingdialer">Talking 220 Dialer</a></strong> by Eyes-Free Project - an accessible 221 touch-screen dialer, so you don't have to open your keyboard.</li> 222<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice"> 223 Google Voice</a></strong> by Google Inc. - lets you access Google Voice 224 for voicemail or to use Google Voice for all phone calls. Mostly accessible 225 but with some issues. You need to sign up for Google Voice from your desktop 226 computer first.</li> 227</ul> 228 229<h3 id="pr">Productivity</h3> 230<p>The default Android Calendar is fully accessible as of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). On phones 231with earlier versions of Android, the default Android Calendar is not fully usable with 232TalkBack. The agenda view is somewhat accessible, and you can get notifications 233on your phone. The weekly and monthly views are not accessible. Adding or 234editing calendar entries on your phone is possible but a little tricky.</p> 235<p>It works better to create calendar entries from your desktop computer and 236then sync it to your device using Google Calendar. You can also try using the 237<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/m">mobile version of Google 238Calendar</a> on the web.</p> 239<ul> 240<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.greenbeansoft.CheckmarkCalendarLite"> 241 Checkmark Calendar</a></strong> by GrennbeanSoft - Full featured calendar app. Allows you to view 242 events by day, week, or month.</li> 243<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.demo.notepad3">Notes</a> 244 </strong> by Yuli - notepad with extensive features including 245 labels and backup/export.</li> 246<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.notepad">OI Notepad</a> 247 </strong> by OpenIntents- to take notes and organize 248 them.</li> 249<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=iode.olz">OpenLoopz</a></strong> by Iode 250 Software - GTD-style task manager.</li> 251<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=net.jimblackler.quickcalendar">Quick 252 Calendar</a></strong> by Jim Blackler - Places your upcoming calendar appointments in the 253 notifications bar.</li> 254</ul> 255 256<h3 id="sh">Shopping</h3> 257<ul> 258<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mShop.android">Amazon.com</a> 259 </strong> by Amazon Mobile - search for products and 260 purchase them from your Android device. The app is accessible but 261 unfortunately the detailed description for each product is an inaccessible 262 Web View. It's easier if you set up an Amazon.com account from your desktop 263 computer first.</li> 264<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mp3">Amazon MP3</a></strong> 265 by Amazon.com - search for music, preview, and 266 purchase music on your phone. It's easier if you set up an Amazon.com account 267 from your desktop computer first.</li> 268</ul> 269 270<h3 id="so">Social</h3> 271<p>Please note that as of October 2010, the Android Twitter app is only 272partially usable with TalkBack. However, there is an alternative that we've 273listed below. There may be others out there - if you find one, 274<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/">let us know!</a></p> 275<ul> 276<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.facebook.katana">Facebook</a> 277 </strong> by Facebook - the official Facebook app. If the 278 home screen doesn't read, just click once to go to your news feed. 279<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joelapenna.foursquared">Foursquare 280 </a></strong> by foursquare - a social app to tell your 281 friends where you're hanging out. 282<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seesmic">Seesmic</a></strong> by 283 Seesmic - a Twitter and Google Buzz client. 284 See <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/msg/621c8130ef10476a"> 285 this review on the Eyes-Free list</a> for more information.</li> 286<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.swift_app.app">Swift App for Twitter 287 </a></strong> by Sebastian Delmont - a Twitter 288 client. 289</ul> 290 291<h3 id="to">Tools</h3> 292<p>As of October 2010, the default Android alarm clock is fully usable with 293TalkBack.</p> 294<ul> 295<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.angrydoughnuts.android.alarmclock"> 296 Alarm Klock</a></strong> by Craig G - an alarm clock app. Note that in 297 the app title, "clock" is spelled with a k.</li> 298<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.calculator.calculators">Calculator 299 </a> by Pop Game Team - A basic calculator.</strong></li> 300<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.radioactiveyak.earthquake"> 301 Earthquake!</a></strong> by Reto Meier - lists the last 24 hours of 302 earthquakes, enables you to set your own notifications.</li> 303<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.finance"> 304 Finance</a></strong> by Google Inc. - Streaming real-time quotes. 305 Synchronizes with your Google Finance portfolios.</li> 306<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.financial.calculator">Financial 307 Calculators</a> by BiShiNews</strong> - A collection of commonly used financial calculators.</li> 308<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.gmote.client.android">Gmote 2.0</a> 309 </strong> by Marc Stogaitis & Mimi Sun - turn your 310 phone into a remote control for your computer.</li> 311<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.twilightfantasy.grandfatherclock"> 312 Grandfather Clock</a></strong> by Thomas Pongrac - chimes on the 313 hour</li> 314<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.cohortor.gstrings.tyd">Tuner - 315 gstrings</a></strong> by cohortor.org - an instrument 316 tuner</li> 317<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.scannerradio">Scanner Radio</a> 318 </strong> by Gordon Edwards - Listen to police, 319 fire scanners.</li> 320<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=vOICe.vOICe">The vOICe for Android</a> 321 </strong> by Peter Meijer - camera, color 322 identifier, and augmented reality.</li> 323<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.citc.ud">Urban Dictionary</a> 324 </strong> by Tim Clark - look up the definition of 325 slang terms and phrases.</li> 326<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.weather.Weather">The Weather Channel 327 </a></strong> by The Weather Channel - a 328 full-featured weather app.</li> 329</ul> 330 331<h3 id="we">Web</h3> 332<p><p>As of October 2010, the default Android web browser does not work with 333TalkBack. However, there is an alternative that we've listed below. There may 334be others out there - if you find one, 335<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/">let us know!</a></p> 336<ul> 337<li><strong><a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ideal.webaccess">IDEAL Web Reader</a> 338 </strong> by IDEAL Group, Inc. Android Development 339 Team - an accessible gesture-based browser. See 340<a href="http://apps4android.org/ideal_web_reader_news_release.htm">the release 341notes</a> for more information.</li> 342</ul> 343 344<div class="nav"> 345 <div class="nav_back"> 346 <a href="tips.html">Previous: Tips and Tricks</a> 347 </div> 348 <div class="nav_up"> 349 <a href="index.html">Up: Android Accessibility</a> 350 </div> 351 <div class="nav_next"> 352 <a href="versions.html">Next: Android Version Guide</a> 353 </div> 354</div> 355 356</div> 357</body> 358</html>