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The Android Crew is your source for the latest updates and reviews with hands-on demos, broken down in to accessible bytes. Join Android enthusiast Nelson Régo and The Android Crew with an entertaining look at technology. We takes the fragmentation out of Android to make it accessible for everyone. Check out
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Turning On VoiceView and Setting Up Fire 7 Tablet 7th Generation from 2018-01-15T20:30:33
The next generation of Amazon's best-selling Fire tablet ever - now thinner, lighter, and with longer battery life and an improved display. According to Amazon, it is more durable than the latest i...
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Google Home Mini for the First Time from 2017-12-30T22:51:24
CBT takes a look at the Google Home Mini with updated touch controls. Shortly after launching the Mini, Google disabled all touch controls due to an issue with the touch control on the top of the ...
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Google Pixel 2 XL Unboxing Day from 2017-12-26T14:50:23
CBT gives you our first impressions of the Google Pixel 2 XL. Find out how this maybe the best of 2017. Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XLThe Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL both use Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processors...
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Essential PH-1, A Premium Phone Without the Premium Price from 2017-12-02T21:53:27
CBT gives you the first impressions of the new Essential Phone. The Essential Phone’ has a stunning edge-to-edge Full Display and is a large-screen device that fits comfortably in the palm of you...
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Android O: New Accessibility Features in TalkBack 6.0.0. from 2017-05-26T19:37:08
The over the air update for the Android O developer preview has arrived, and there are some very interesting new features for those of us who use TalkBack. Listen to this podcast to find out what a...
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A Demonstration of the Google Home Voice Activated Speaker from 2017-04-07T13:58:39
In a previous podcast, James Oates showed us the features available on a Google Home voice activated speaker. Now he gives us a live demonstration of those features in action. After listening to th...
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TalkBack 5.2 Gets Major Changes in Beta Release from 2017-03-27T09:43:54
Version numbers are not always what they are cracked to be. Windows 10, for example, has kept the version at 10.0, withonly incremental build numbers which are prefixed by the month and year.Google...
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How to Back up a Pixel Phone and Enroll it in the Android Beta Program from 2017-03-18T07:42:19
Google is offering some users the opportunity to get a sneak preview of Android Nougat 7.1.2. To take advantage of this offer, you must enroll in the Android Beta program and have an eligible devic...
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Taking a Look at the Features Available on the Google Home Voice Activated Speaker. from 2017-02-26T17:06:24
Google released the Google Home, which is a voice activated speaker that can control your smart home devices, play your music, answer your questions about almost anything, stream the news from sour...
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Reviewing TalkBack Settings in Android Nougat on a Google Pixel Phone. from 2017-02-14T17:40:36
In this episode, we look at the TalkBack settings on a Google Pixel running Android Nougat 7.1.1. James Oates gives a brief overview of accessibility settings while primarily focusing on the settin...
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Accessible Way to Take a Selfie Using TalkBack and Android Nougat 7.1. from 2017-02-05T02:05:20
In this episode, James Oates shows off a new accessibility feature which allows anyone using an Android phone running Nougat 7.1 or higher. If you open the camera app, and you have Talkback 5.1 or ...
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Unboxing and Setting Up the Google Pixel Using TalkBack. from 2017-01-23T13:31:01
In this episode, James Oates gets out of his comfort zone, and tries out his first ever Android phone. He describes the Pixel, shows us how to start TalkBack, navigates through the TalkBack tutoria...
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Alexa is on Fire! from 2017-01-21T17:20:17
Amazon’s virtual assistant was first introduced on the Echo, as well as the Echo dot. It only made sense that Alexa would eventually expand onto the rest of Amazon’s devices. If you own any of the ...
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A Review of the New Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation) and Amazon’s Unlimited Music from 2016-10-25T13:20:44
In this episode, James Oates reviews the new Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation). He describes the configuration, and tells the lay-out of the physical buttons, and what they do. If you need help sett...
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It’s time to Play with fire: Install the Play Store on the Amazon Fire Tablet from 2016-09-26T22:25:03
The amazon's Fire tablet has a lot of content to offer via its app store including games, apps and more. The problem is that not all apps that are on other app stores make it to amazon's ecosystem....
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Introducing the Amazon Echo from 2016-08-02T04:36:54
The Amazon Echo is amazon’s Wi-Fi voice controlled speaker. Using just your voice, you can ask the Echo to do a number of things such as play your music library, check the weather, give you news up...
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Using Samsung’s S-pen with Talkback: a case for the phablet from 2015-11-26T21:16:24
No doubt the word phablet has entered every day vocabulary among the general population. The larger screen allows not only for more precise on-screen navigation, but also provides an opportunity fo...
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KNFB Reader, compared on both Android and iOS from 2015-11-10T16:10:14
With the recent release of KNFB Reader for Android, we can now see how text recognition and accuracy can differ among various smartphones. Does iOS still have an edge over recognition quality? What...
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A Keyboard Worth Typing on for Android, Designed with Accessibility in mind from 2015-07-21T13:06:41
If you are a fan of Android, you might be aware of how different the typing experience on most keyboard solutions can be for the platform. Samsung, LG, and even Google all design specific keyboards...
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Galaxy Talkback on the new Samsung Galaxy S6 from 2015-06-25T23:07:37
In this podcast, Yannick gives us an introduction to the new Samsung Galaxy S6, and its own screen reader named Galaxy Talkback. Feel free to send Yannick any comments or suggestions below or via t...
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Exploring the roots of Nexus Root Toolkit from 2015-06-23T15:05:08
The Nexus Root Toolkit is a very useful utility which can help you easily root your Google Nexus device. Despite its name however, this utility has much more to offer. It can lock or relock your bo...
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Googlicious: Macadamia Moment from 2015-06-16T14:45:45
Greg, Leo and Cory welcome a new crew member, Dan Mathis to the show to discuss what's new and up-coming with the world of Google and the latest from Google IO. First up was the newest version of ...
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Google I/O 2015–Improve your Android app’s accessibility from 2015-06-07T18:22:55
When you improve your app's accessibility, you improve your product for everyone, including the billion people worldwide who live with a disability. This talk will introduce you to Android accessib...
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Rooting Galaxy devices is not complicated, but will forever void warranties from 2015-05-23T14:10:13
Let's talk about rooting Android devices. While previously we have discussed flashing a Nexus back to factory settings for tinkerers out there, we have not yet touched upon how most Galaxy devices ...
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Samsung S6 Edge Is Reinventing Accessibility For Android Users from 2015-05-02T17:16:23
In this podcast Hugo demonstrates some of the accessibility features of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Samsung has developed their own version of TalkBack similar to Google TalkBack allowing you to n...
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The Android Crew: Want A Side of Droid With That? from 2015-05-01T01:34:34
For our second show, Greg Lopez, Leo Prazdnik, Tomi Geczy and Cory Martin meet to discuss the latest happenings in the world of Android. The crew kicks off the show with a discussion on Google’s ...
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How To Flash Your Android from 2015-04-11T03:40:29
In this podcast Leonid demonstrates a simple way to flash a stock Android rom on to a Google Nexus device. The factory images can be downloaded here.The following tools were used to flash the ima...
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Podcast Addict for Android: A quick introduction from 2015-04-08T17:13:45
Brandon Cross gives a short introduction to Podcast Addict which is a podcast aggregator app for the Android operating system. He gives a brief overview of how easy it is to add a podcast via searc...
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The Android Crew Premiere–Metal Bodies and Virtual Magnets from 2015-03-20T20:57:59
For our first show, the Android Crew, Greg Lopez, Tomi Geczy, Brandon Cross and Cory Martin all meet to hash out the latest Android happenings, starting with new hardware announced at Mobile World ...
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