List Of App Recommendations For Blind And Partially SightedAndroidUsers

Often I get asked what apps I use or which ones I would recommend.    After just switching from my Samsung Galaxy S4 to the OnePlus +1 Android Phone, I was forced to ask myself what apps do I want to install on the new phone and which ones I could do without.

I used a great application called App List Backup By Email.  This app allows you to create a list of apps to install on a device.  You can select some or all apps and you can send it as either a clickable list with links or as a data file that the program itself will read and use to simplify the process.  The advantage of using this app is that It has made it rather easy for me to share with you the apps that I chose.

As a partially sighted mostly blind person who uses mainly Talkback and the high contrast Dark Material CyanogenMod12 theme.  The below apps should also be mostly or fully usable by any sighted or partially sighted android user.  Hopefully you find this list interesting and find a few useful apps to add to your devices.

Also, if you are looking for more great apps, don’t forget to check out the directory of apps at the Inclusive Android Site and feel free to post lists of your own app recommendations or links to lists of your favourite apps below.

This article could also be titled “What’s On Jeff’s Phone”, so here is what’s on Jeff’s Phone:

  1. @Voice Aloud Reader
  2. AMagnify
  3. Acapela TTS Voices
  4. AccessNote
  5. Accessible Dialer
  6. Accessible Memory Pro
  7. Accessible Reader
  8. Accessible Weather
  9. AccuRadio
  10. Adobe Acrobat
  11. Agent
  12. AllAccess
  13. Android System WebView
  14. AroundMe
  15. Audible
  16. Auto TTS
  17. Back Camera Selfie
  18. BeyondPod
  19. BeyondPod Unlock Key
  20. Bionic Bikini (Part 1)
  21. Black Background
  22. Blind Accessibility Keyboard
  23. BlueMail
  24. Business Calendar Pro
  25. Business Tasks
  26. CBC News
  27. CBC Radio
  28. Canadian Weather
  29. Chrome
  30. Chromecast
  31. Cloud Print
  32. Commandr for Google Now
  33. DO Button
  34. DS audio
  35. DS file
  36. DS finder
  37. DS note
  38. DS photo
  39. DS video
  40. DVBeep Pro
  41. DW Contacts & Phone
  42. DW Number to location zh-CN
  43. Darwin Reader
  44. Detective’s Choice (Volume 1)
  45. Device Manager
  46. Direct to Player
  47. DroidFlip
  48. Dropbox
  49. Dropsync
  50. Dropsync Pro Key
  51. EN_DVBeep
  52. ENbr_DVBeep
  53. ETI-Eloquence TTS
  54. Episode
  55. Facebook
  56. FeedMe
  57. Firefox
  58. Flixster
  59. Foursquare
  60. Genius
  61. GetThere
  62. Ghost Commander
  63. Ghost Commander – Dropbox plugin
  64. Ghost Commander – Google Drive plugin
  65. Ghost Commander – SFTP plugin
  66. Ghost Commander – Samba plugin
  67. Ghost Commander – WebDAV plugin
  68. Ghost commander – Box plugin
  69. Godville
  70. Goggles
  71. GoneMAD Music Player
  72. GoneMAD Music Player Unlocker
  73. Google Handwriting Input
  74. Google PDF Viewer
  75. Google Text-to-speech Engine
  76. Google+
  77. Groupon
  78. Groups
  79. Hangouts
  80. Hangouts Dialer
  81. Haystack TV
  82. IF
  83. IVONA Kendra US English beta
  84. IVONA Text-to-Speech HQ
  85. Inclusive Android (Beta)
  86. Instagram
  87. Instapaper
  88. Intersection Explorer
  89. JumpInSauceRS
  90. Keep
  91. LampShade
  92. Legend of the Blue Dragon
  93. LinkedIn
  94. Listen Audiobook Player
  95. MX Player Pro
  96. MediaHouse
  97. Messenger
  98. Music Folder Player Full
  99. My Maps
  100. NFC Tools
  101. Nearby Explorer
  102. Netflix
  103. Newsy
  104. Nicholas’ Dark Material
  105. Nova Launcher
  106. Nova Launcher Prime
  107. Office Mobile
  108. OneDrive
  109. Pandora
  110. Paragon_UMS
  111. Pdf to Speech Pro
  112. Photos
  113. Pirates and Traders
  114. Plumble
  115. Pontes Dice
  116. Pontes GameZone
  117. Power Clean
  118. PrintBot
  119. PrintBot Pro
  120. Psy High
  121. QuizUp
  122. RSS Reader
  123. RapiTap!
  124. Voice Dream Reader (Beta)
  125. Robots
  126. Root Checker Basic
  127. Shades
  128. Shazam
  129. Shine Plus
  130. Simcountry
  131. Skype
  132. Smart Rotator
  133. Songza
  134. SoundCloud
  135. Spotify
  136. StealthFly
  137. Stones
  138. Superhero’s Choice (Volume 1)
  139. Swarm
  140. Swype + Dragon
  141. TV Remote 2
  142. TalkBack
  143. TapTapSee
  144. Tasker
  145. TeslaUnread
  146. Total Commander
  147. TotalBox plugin for Total Commander
  148. TotalCmd-FTP (File Transfers)
  149. TotalCmd-LAN (Windows shares)
  150. TotalCmd-SFTP
  151. TotalCmd-WebDAV (WEB Folders)
  152. TotalCmd-Wifi Transfer
  153. Totalcmd-Drive
  154. Totalcmd-Windows Live OneDrive
  155. Touchless Notifications Pro
  156. Transdrone
  157. TransitTimes
  158. Translate
  159. Trivia Crack
  160. Tweetings
  161. VGZMortalMaze
  162. VGZSmartTennis
  163. Vocalizer Voices
  164. Voice Cam
  165. Voxer
  166. Walk helper for blind
  167. WalkyTalky
  168. Weather Timeline
  169. Witch Saga Volume 1
  170. Word
  171. YouTube
  172. Zombie High (Volume 1)
  173. hue
  174. iBlink Radio
  175. iPrint&Scan
  176. myTuner Pro
  177. rad.io

Once again, don’t forget to check out the directory of apps at the Inclusive Android Site and feel free to post lists of your own app recommendations or links to lists of your favourite apps below.

By Jeffrey

Developer, teacher, techie, Twit Jeffrey Is A Firm believer in the 3 Ts to happiness: 1) Tools 2) Toys 3) Tech. Interests: IT, mobile devices, assistive/adaptive technology, accessibility and inclusive technology.

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