Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 65, special app access, default apps and more

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Episode 65: Apps settings continued, managing default apps and special app access.
This week, we continue our look at the Apps settings in Android with Talkback.
Announcements
• This week our friends in Turkey launched their Android resource aimed at Turkish speakers.
Do check them out.
http://erisilebilirandroid.com/
We are making a change because of which, it will be easier to watch short segments of our podcast directly from our website, this may cause a delay in publishing audio podcast and the podcast will first be uploaded on Youtube.
• We are now a partner of Top Tech Titbits.
https://www.toptechtidbits.com/
• Continue to check out our Youtube channel for extra content, including comprehensive demos of the apps we talk about.
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• For short segments of this episode please check out this playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iI0uwraRqrCX545TpgvIsci8rXPvllY
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• one plus working with google to give us a cleaner oxygen os
https://www.androidcentral.com/oneplus-light-clean-oxygenos-13-stock-android
• Oppo demos 240 W smartphone charging at MWC
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/oppo-demos-240-w-smartphone-charging-takes-a-phone-to-full-in-9-minutes/
• Samsung found to be limiting performance of its smartphones, they say they will release an update to fix it
https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-throttling-smartphone-apps-gos_id138807https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-throttling-smartphone-apps-gos_id138807
• Google Opinion rewards app becomes more accessible
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks&hl=en_IN&gl=US
• Google play pass launches in India
https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/other-tech-news/google-play-pass-launched-in-india-how-to-subscribe-indian-price-and-other-details-articleshow.html#:~:text=Originally%20launched%20in%20September%202019,advertisements%20on%20in%2Dapp%20purchases.
Android basics
This week, we continue OUR TOUR OF THE Apps settings in the Android Settings app. Warren demonstrates how to set default apps, and Ed talks about special app access.
Spotlight.
This week our friend Joseph Hodge demos Samsung deX.
Highlights from Talkback
Warren brings to us, instalment 27 of talkback highlights.
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timeline
00:00:00 introduction
00:02:42 anouncement
00:04:06 biggest MWC in a long time
00:04:23 Opo Demos 240w smartphone charging
00:05:40 OnePlus working with Google for a cleaner Oxygen OS
00:06:26 samsung throtels 10000 apps, will push update to fix
00:07:43 google Rewards app becomes more accessible
00:08:18 google Play Pass Launches in India
00:10:34 demo, setting and managing default apps
00:28:34 special app access
00:39:35 spotlite, demo of Samsung DeX by Joseph Hodge
00:52:15 highlites from talkback episode 28

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