Lyons9h ago
Gary

My dad is partially sighted with poor motor control. He likes audiobooks but every player I tried had tiny buttons and too many screens.

I’ve now made this one. Two screens, big controls, high contrast.

When I want to send him a new book, I just text him a link — he taps it and the book appears in his library.

It always comes back to the last book he was playing, ready to play again.

The settings are configurable via a link too.

This is very much made for my exact specific needs with him, but it’s open source and free if it helps anyone else.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/easy-audiobook/id6761441597

https://github.com/griches/EasyAudioBook

#iOS
#Accessibility
#Audiobooks
#OpenSource
#AI

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Show threadGreg Ray13h ago
@gary_bbgames I've had exactly this issue with my mother. I've ended up with a smart speaker as our solution. It's fine, except that it involves bloody Amazon and stupid Alexa.
Show threadGary13h ago
@Greg_Ray that did us for a bit but he’s started to struggle talking with it now. He’s too slow and it interprets his pause as him finishing, and then he gets annoyed with it and it all just falls apart. I’m not sure how long this will carry on working, but it’s the only thing he gets any enjoyment from now.
Show threadlps8h ago
@gary_bbgames brilliant!! What a cool thing to do for your Dad:)
Show threadScott Wilson7h ago
@gary_bbgames I love learning about technology that helps people!
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕6h ago
@gary_bbgames Amazing! We need more things like this.
Show threadpoleguy looking for lost tools6h ago

@gary_bbgames I'm fully sighted with better than average motor control. This is absolutely the only right way to design an app. Bravo!

I don't do iOS and soon with google going all authoritarian on the ability to load apps on android, I may be moving off that too. But you've posted the source code, so I can port it to wherever I end up. You rock!

Show threadHans Hafner1h ago
@gary_bbgames very good, congratulations and thank you! I know this will come in handy someday soon here...