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  23. <h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
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  34. <h3>Questions about what accessible Android phones can do:</h3>
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  38.   <li><i>Which Android phones are accessible?</i>
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  39.   See <a href="phones.html">Choosing a Phone</a>.
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  41.   <li><i>Are there commands to read the whole screen or spell text
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  42.   one character at a time?</i> Currently, no.</li>
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  44.   <li><i>Is Email accessible?</i> The Gmail app is accessible, and the Email
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  45.   app is accessible as of Android 4.0. In previous versions, the built-in email
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  46.   app is not accessible, but there's an accessible email app you can download.
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  47.   See <a href="apps.html">Apps</a>.</li>
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  49.   <li><i>Is the web browser accessible?</i> Yes, as of Android 4.0. In previous
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  50.   versions, the built-in web browser is not accessible, but there's an
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  51.   accessible web browser you can download. See <a href="apps.html">Apps</a>.
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  54.   <li><i>Is Android available in multiple languages?</i> Yes,
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  55.   the system already works in many languages, you can change it in the
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  56.   Settings. Each speech engine has support for a different set of
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  57.   languages for text-to-speech as well, but they're controlled
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  58.   independently of the system language.</li>
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  60.   <li><i>Is Android accessible if I don't have a physical
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  61.   keyboard?</i> Yes, as of Android 4.0. Previous versions can be made mostly
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  62.   accessible by installing and using the Eyes-Free Keyboard's virtual
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  63.   directional pad and talking keyboard, but some things (like menus and alert
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  64.   dialogs) will still be quite difficult or impossible to access.
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  67.   <li><i>What about low-vision users?</i> There are some partial
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  68.   solutions, but Android does not have what is commonly known as a
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  69.   screen zoomer. Android 4.0 adds universal support for large font
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  70.   sizes.</li>
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  72.   <li><i>Does Android support braille?</i> Not yet.</li>
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  76. <h3>Questions about how to use Android accessibility:</h3>
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  80.   <li><i>How can I make it stop talking?</i> TalkBack uses the
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  81.   proximity sensor as a way to halt speech. Wave your hand slowly over
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  82.   the top of the phone, where you'd put your ear if you were on a
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  83.   phone call. It takes some practice to figure out the exact gesture
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  84.   for your phone, but once you learn it, it's easy and reliable.</li>
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  86.   <li><i>How can I safely restart TalkBack or Spiel without losing
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  87.   the ability to enable it again?</i>  Don't turn off
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  88.   Accessibility; when you turn it back on, it may not start
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  89.   TalkBack. Instead, turn off TalkBack and then click the screen in the
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  90.   same place turn it on again. Alternatively, you can reboot your device
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  91.   (turn it off and then on again). Your accessibility services will
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  95.   <li><i>How do I get my contacts onto the phone?</i> Android automatically
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  96.   syncs with your Google contacts. If you already use Gmail, you use
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  97.   Google contacts. If not, you can easily import your address book from
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  98.   Outlook, Thunderbird, and many other email programs into Gmail.
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  100.   <li><i>How do I check the date, time, and battery status?</i>
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  101.   The battery status is available in Settings under About Phone.
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  102.   All of these are also available from the Eyes-Free Shell, or you can
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  103.   download many other apps for status information.
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  108. If you have questions, the best resource is to join and post messages
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  109. to the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free/">eyes-free
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