Did you know you can install Android apps from your computer? Head to play.google.com, search for the app you want, and hit the install button. As long as you're signed into your Google account, the app will install straight to your Android device — no phone needed.
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Need a quick way to toggle TalkBack on or off? Just hold the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time. You'll hear a sound and a message confirming TalkBack has turned off. Do the same to turn it back on.
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Today's tip comes from Mervin Keck in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.
Don't love the default Google TTS on Android? You have options right in the Play Store.
In the paid category, Eloquence and Vocalizer are both reasonably priced and worth a look. Just search their names in the Play Store to find them.
For a free option, try TG Speechbox. It isn't the most natural-sounding synth, but it is very responsive — more so than Google TTS.
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You can restart your iPhone without touching a single button. Just say "Hey Siri, restart my iPhone." Siri will ask you to confirm, then say "Yes" and
your phone will reboot. Works on iOS 16 and later.
Handy when your screen isn't responding or your hands are full.
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Need to quickly pause or resume media on your phone? Both iOS and Android have you covered with a simple two-finger double tap. On iOS with VoiceOver,
this is called the magic tap and works globally no matter what app you're in. On Android with newer versions of TalkBack, the same gesture does the job for media playback.
One gesture, two platforms.
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Ever wonder what window or application is currently active? Both JAWS and NVDA use the same shortcut: Insert + T. Your screen reader will announce the title of the active window. If you're using NVDA, press it twice to have it spelled out, or three times to copy it to your clipboard.
Useful when you have several windows open and need a quick check on where you are.
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Want JAWS to read the seconds along with the time? Press Ctrl + Insert + F12 and JAWS will announce the time down to the second. On laptop layout, use
Ctrl + Caps Lock + F12 instead.
Handy when you need to time something precisely or sync up with someone on a call.
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Did you know NVDA has a quick way to read whatever is on your clipboard? This comes in handy more than you'd think.
Maybe you copied a chunk of text and want to double-check it before pasting into an email. Or you grabbed a link and aren't sure if you got the right one.
Press NVDA key + C.
NVDA will read your clipboard contents out loud. One shortcut, instant confirmation.
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“Did you know you can customize VoiceOver gestures on your iPhone to work the way you do? Head to Settings, then Accessibility, then VoiceOver, then Commands. From there you can reassign any gesture to a command that feels more natural for you. Give it a try and make VoiceOver work for you! #BITSTips #VoiceOver #iOS #BlindTech #AssistiveTechnology”

“Use two fingers to double tap and hold on an unlabeled element in iOS while using VoiceOver. This lets you add a custom label to that element for future reference. #BITSTips #VoiceOver #iOS #BlindTech #AssistiveTechnology”