Wyze
Michael starts this episode out explaining about pricing for the Wyze scale, and explains that if you visit the show’s show notes you can see the unboxing of the scale him and Nicholas did.
Wyze Scale Unboxing
Michael explains the setting up of the Wyze scale, including the fact that when you order the scale the process is to set an account up. If you don’t then you can set the account up when you download the app. However if you set an account up with Wyze while ordering, log into that account.
Unboxing of the Wyze Scale with Nicholas
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hi:
I don’t have screen shots, however tried emailing the dev email on
your google play store entry, and as you know I can’t email that
address.
I have however provided more information that i hope can help your
the team sees the problem.
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hi:
So i sent the below message to your support chat, and a friend
suggested i email the email on your android app as the chat rep wanted
me to take a screenshot and circle the buttons that had problems. As a
completely blind user, i am unable to do this. However i can share
some findings in follow-up to the message i sent earlier today.
—Original Message—
i have ordered and received your Scale product.
For the most part, I’m frustrated with the app, but happy with the product.
As a completely blind user, i’m disappointed to see that a majority of
your buttons in the app are unlabeled.
Does your android team have any plans to label these buttons?
A blind user only hears “Unlabeled button”, when browsing through the app.
However the tabs across the bottom are labeled.
I’ve included a few resources for your android team below to help
improve the experience for talkback users.
Make apps more accessible | Android Developers
Buttons – Material Components for Android
I do like that i can accessibly get my weight, however getting any
other details is a guess and check as not having labels for these
buttons prevents me from being able to browse thru the additional
information provided.
In addition, i can’t seem to find the section that I can connect my
data to google fit threw; again going back to the unlabeled buttons.
Please advise as to future plans for labeling these buttons.
—Findings—
One of the unlabeled buttons on the screen is the one directly before
I see the name of my scale, Michael’s Scale.
When tapping this button that reads ” unlabeled button” i am taken to
a screen that allows me to “Edit Devices”, and “Edit Rules” with a
“Done” button that is labeled correctly.
all 3 buttons on this screen in fact have correct labels to them so I
know what they do.
Another example is if i tap on Michael’s Scale (that is labeled thanks
to my wife helping with setup), i see a unlabeled button at the top
of the screen, the name of my scale, and another unlabeled button
directly after that.
if i tap on that button i see:
“Add member”, the 2 members i have, and add a member button that has a label.
The second unlabeled button after the name of my scale takes me to a
screen with scale settings, share, user, units, and to authorise 3rd
party apps.
This screen has an unlabeled button at the top that takes me back,
however the talkback says ” unlabeled button”.
That’s just a few of the accessibility hurdles i face on android while
using your app.
Thanks for helping with making this app accessible to all users.
best
Michael
We talk about Michael’s understanding of how the audio switching feature in Android 11 works, and Michael explains that his understanding could be incorrect as he doesn’t use this service.
The way he understands it though is that you should be able to switch the location that audio is playing from within your notifications bar.
Michael follows this up with his favorite feature so far on android 11; the ability to see conversation notifications at the top of your notifications.
We also mentioned that a back button does appear in settings, so you can tap on back vs navigate up.
The last item that we mentioned in the messages beta is that you can react to messages for other android users who are on android with you. Michael explains what happens if someone is on an older version of messages and the fact you can remind yourself of messages.
ARM
Damashe is asked about what his thoughts are on the roommered ARM chips from apple.
He also tells us why he won’t be trying the first version of the computers with new chips in them, and why he is excited about them.
Podcasting
After a brief mention of what’s coming next episode with some thanking of others for feedback, Michael shares his current mic setup.
Michael also mentions how you want a backup recording while recording, and if you’re a jaws user, you should make sure your soundcard is set to one that doesn’t change. DOn’t set a default sound card as this may change when you plug in your Mic.
Damashe shares his audio setup as well, including a tip for voiceover users.
Wrapping this section up, Michael mentions that you don’t want to record with the tool connecting you and your host if possible; and to record locally for a cleaner sound.
Zoom
Damashe wants to give some of his basic thoughts about zoom with additional information being provided by Michael.
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