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Android user switches from iPhone after replicating one-finger swipes in TalkBack
Original: I'm shopping for an # Android phone now that I figured out how to make Talkback understand 1 finger swipes like Apple do
A blind assistive-tech user says they are shopping for an Android phone after working out how to make Google's TalkBack screen reader support one-finger swipes similar to Apple's VoiceOver gestures. They already own an old Pixel 4A but are locked out of it by Factory Reset Protection, which they describe as hugely annoying, prompting the search for a new device.
Why now: The topic resonates with blind and low-vision users comparing Android and iPhone accessibility and debating Google's anti-theft lockout features.
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- I'm shopping for an # Android phone now that I figured out how to make Talkback understand 1 finger swipes like Apple does. I have an old Pixel 4A from someone else but I am fully locked outa that phone because of Factory Reset Protection (FRP), which is hugely annoying. What… · WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 2
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