IDEAL Group (Apps4Android) Mobile Apps (2010-2024)

2023-2024

Developing Accessible Audio Tour Apps for 22 Museums

Objective:

To make outdoor museum exhibits come alive with human-narrated audio tours. The mobile apps (iOS and Android) will be accessible to individuals with print disabilities. The tour apps are being designed to function in outdoor spaces that do not have internet/Wi-Fi connectivity or are not in range of wireless carrier services.

Project Partners:

  • CRIS Radio
  • Each of 22 museums

Funding Agency:

  • The White House American Rescue Plan

2017-2022

Developed an audio tour app of various exhibits at Fort Griswold

Objective:

To make Revolutionary War history come alive with a human-narrated audio tour of various exhibits at Fort Griswold through a smart phone mobile app. The app would also make accessible for individuals of most abilities and ages audio recordings of historic documents that emphasizes research conducted on Connecticut’s Revolutionary War’s forgotten voices of indigenous people, African Americans, women, and war widows.

About:

A key goal of this project is to educate and make available generally unknown information about the roles of indigenous people, African Americans, women, and war widows in the Revolutionary War at Fort Griswold (New London, Conn.) and associated sites for both in-person and virtual visitors. The project leverages state-of-the-art audio production technology with new smartphone mobile app technology to create an accessible and appealing educational experience for individuals of varied abilities.

The new mobile technology developed for this project leverages the CRISAccess Audio Tour mobile app by adding the ability to provide visitors of most ages and abilities with access to new research and additional information about the site and associated areas in an easy-to-use and appealing manner. The project will focus on both in-person enhanced educational experiences for visitors at Fort Griswold as well as a virtual online experience made available on the Fort Griswold and CRIS Radio webpage – and our partners’ webpages if so desired — that includes the audio tour of Fort Griswold, the original historic documents, transcripts of those documents, and audio recordings.

Funding Agency:

  • National Park Service

Project Partners:

  • Connecticut Dept. of Education
  • Central Connecticut State University
  • Connecticut Historical Society
  • University of Connecticut
  • CRIS Radio
  • Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Developed Smart Home Helper

This was the first android-based fully accessible Smart Home Helper (SHH) app. SHH is a free Android app (available on the Google Play Store) that enables individuals who are nonverbal and individuals with speech disorders such as stuttering, apraxia, and dysarthria to issue verbal commands to voice-activated smart home devices, using Android’s Text-to-Speech engine. SHH enables its users to issue smart home commands, in any one of 63 languages/dialects. Smart home voice commands can easily be created, organized, and shared with other users of the app.

User Documentation:

Funding Agencies:

  • National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
  • Administration for Community Living
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Project Partners:

  • Georgia Tech
  • LiveWell Rehabilitation Research Center for Information and Communications Technology Access (ICT) Access
  • Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies

Developed Speech2RTT® Communicator

This was the first telecommunications app for Android smartphones that enables people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and non-verbal to communicate with anyone, including people who can hear and speak, using their Android smartphone. Speech2RTT works across all wireless networks. It transcribes and then streams the text of what is being said, in real-time, between individuals. If a user cannot speak, or opts not to speak, they can type what they want to say, in real-time. Speech2RTT is available on Google Play and accommodates transcribing any one of 68 languages for users in 94 countries. Communications are 100% private. No live communications assistants (CAs) are involved… and no limits are imposed on the length of a communication.

Funding Agencies:

  • National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
  • Administration for Community Living
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Benefits:

  • Enables people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and non-verbal to communicate with anyone – using their Android smart phone;
  • Works over all cellular networks;
  • Transcribes speech to text, in real-time, in 68 languages;
  • Communications are 100% private. No communications assistants (CAs) are involved;
  • No limits are imposed on the length of communications;
  • Offered at no cost;
  • Offers 24×7 availability with absolutely no waiting time;
  • Enables users to communicate “on the go” since it is a mobile app;
  • Fast communications: less than 300 ms latency streaming from one device to another; and,
  • No voice-training is needed, even with accents.

Compatible Languages:

Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Zulu.

Project Partner:

LiveWell Rehabilitation Research Center for Information and Communications Technology Access (ICT) Access

2016

Developed and released four, mobile, assistive technology applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Please see each app for details.

  1. CRIS Radio: Released on October 2, 2016
    Funded by CRIS Radio, Inc.
  2. IDEAL MathWriter: Released on September 27, 2016
    Funded by the Jacobs Family Trust
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  3. IDEAL Access 4 RAZ: Released on August 20, 2016
    Funded by RAZ Mobility
  4. EZ Access to Federal Register: Released on May 15, 2016
    Funded by the General Services Administration

2015

Developed and released four, mobile, assistive technology applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Please see each app for details.

  1. IDEAL Self-Voicing News Feed Reader: Released on September 15, 2015
    Funded by the Jacobs Family Trust
  2. Easy Access for Khan: Released on May 10, 2015
    Funded by the Jacobs Family Trust
  3. Trump Presidential Documents: Released on May 9, 2015
    Funded by the Jacobs Family Trust
  4. Meme Maker: Released on March 3, 2015
    Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.

2014

Developed and released five, mobile, assistive technology applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Please see each app for details.

  1. EasyAccess for Android: Released on September 13, 2014
    Funded by Google, Inc.
  2. Document Knowledge Miner: Released August 19, 2014
    Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.
  3. IDEAL Voter Information Guide Beta: Released on June 10, 2014
    Funded by: The Information Technology Innovation Foundation and U.S. Election Assistance Commission
    This was the first Android-based mobile app to help make election information accessible for voters with disabilities. It was called the IDEAL Voter Information Guide.

  4. Easy Access to Khan: Released on April 15, 2014
    Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.
  5. GuideDroid GPS: Released on January 16, 2014
    Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.

2013

Developed IDEAL 10-Band, High Definition, Voice Equalizer with Bone Conduction Technology

Project Partners:

  • MaxVirtual
  • 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show
  • Eureka Park – 2013 CES

Objective:

Develop and pair a graphics equalizer with powerful bone conduction technology to enable individuals with conductive hearing loss to hear more clearly. Note: Conductive Hearing Loss is due to problems with the ear canal, ear drum, or middle ear and its tiny bones.

Additional Information:

Funding Organization:

  • The Jacobs Family Trust

Developed and Released Nine Mobile, Assistive Technology, Applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Please see each app for details.

  1. IDEAL Web Reader V4.0 Beta: Released on December 13, 2013
    Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
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  2. Sound Recorder – ASR: Released on July 30, 2013
    Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
  3. ASHA DAISY Reader: Released on July 28, 2013
    Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.
  4. IDEAL Web Math K-8 Released on July 26, 2013
    Funded by Discovery Education
    https://apkcombo.com/es/ideal-web-math-k-8/in.co.accessiblenews.ideal.webmath/
  5. IDEAL Web Math General Math: Released on July 26, 2013
    Funded by Discovery Education
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onelifeks.webmathproject&hl=en_US&gl=US
  6. IDEAL Web Math for Everyone: Released on July 25, 2013
    Funded by Discovery Education
  7. IDEAL Web Math Plots/Geometry: Released on July 25, 2013
    Funded by Discovery Education
    https://iplliveaction.com/download-ideal-web-math-plots-geometry-for-pc-windows/
  8. IDEAL Web Math Trig/Calculus: Released on July 24, 2013
    Funded by Discovery Education
    https://apkpure.com/ideal-web-math-trig-calculus/in.co.accessiblenews.ideal.webmathtrigcalc
  9. IDEAL ePub Creator: Released on May 15, 2013
    Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
    https://ideal-epub-creator-pro.soft112.com/

2012

Developed and Released 13 Mobile, Assistive Technology, Applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Please see each app for details.

1. IDEAL Group Reader: Released on September 16, 2012
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
IDEAL Group Reader Reading eBooks using High-Quality Text-To-Speech Voices in 21 Languages!

2. IDEAL Currency Identifier: Released on September 4, 2012
Funded by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
This was the first android-based fully accessible U.S. Currency Identifier. It was developed for the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing

3. IDEAL MP3 Player: Released on August 29, 2012
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
https://apkfab.com/ideal-mp3-audio-ebook-player/in.co.accessiblenews.gestureplayer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ideal.currencyid&hl=en_US&gl=US

4. IDEAL Ask Eindroid II: Released on August 27, 2012
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
https://www.happymodapkdescargar.com/ideal-ask-eindroid-ii-mod/in.co.accessiblenews.ideal.askeindroid/original.html
Video
Description: Wish your smartphone was smart? Smart enough to answer questions about stocks, sports, the news, math, and more with no more effort from you than simply speaking to it? With Eindroid, it is! Just ask Eindroid a question, and it will tell you the answer! No typing required! Eindroid -Your smartphone just got smarter!

5. Ask Eindroid: Released on January 1, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
Description: Wish your smartphone was smart? Smart enough to answer questions about stocks, sports, the news, math, and more with no more effort from you than simply speaking to it? With Eindroid, it is! Just ask Eindroid a question, and it will tell you the answer! No typing required! Eindroid -Your smartphone just got smarter!
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6. IDEAL Equation Finder: Released on August 27, 2012
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
https://apptopia.com/google-play/app/in.co.accessiblenews.ideal.eqsquest/intelligence

7. IDEAL Knowledgebase: Released on August 27, 2012
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.

8. IDEAL WebMath Algebra: Released on August 27, 2012
Funded by Discovery Education
http://apps4android.org/igr-examples/ideal_webmath_algebra.htm

9. PhlashCut: Released on August 10, 2012
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
https://www.9apps.com/hi/android-apps/PhlashCut/

10. IDEAL Accessible YoutubeViewer: Released on June 15, 2012
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
https://apkpure.com/ideal-accessible-youtubeviewer/in.co.accessiblenews.ideal.youtubeviewer

11. Sprint ID Packs: Released on June 10, 2012
Funded by Sprint
This was the first accessibility-themed ID pack for a U.S. wireless carrier, Sprint. Sprint’s ID pack installs all the applications necessary to operate a smartphone without the need to see or read what is being displayed on the screen. It does so through the use of spoken auditory and vibrational feedback. This ID Pack included some very unique IDEAL Group accessibility apps, as follows:

12. IDEAL Web Access Pack: Released on May 10, 2012
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
http://cn.androlib.com/android.application.com-ideal-webaccess-jwBwq.aspx
Description: IDEAL Web Reader – A self-voicing browser for Android. Also comes with a plug-in that adds self-voicing capabilities to WebView for accessibility outside of IDEAL Web Reader.

13. IDEAL Talking Tags: Released on February 14, 2012
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
https://nfc-forum.org/product-showcase/ideal-talking-tags/

2011

Developed 27 Mobile, Assistive Technology, Applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Please see each app for details.

1. IDEAL Web Reader
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
This was the first fully-accessible browser for Android smart phones (IDEAL Web Reader) in support of users who are blind.
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2. IDEAL Accessible App Installer

Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.
https://ideal-accessible-app-installer.en.uptodown.com/android

3. docPort Beta

Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.

4. NewsPort

Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.

5. Vista Center

Funded by Google

6. Best Voices – SVOX Sampler

Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.
https://www.similarplay.com/ideal_group_inc_android_development_team/best_voices_svox_sampler/apps/com.ideal.voicescollection
Description: Best Voices for Android languages include Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, European Spanish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Mexican Spanish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, UK English, and US English.

7. IDEAL Access 4 AT&T
Funded by AT&T
Description: This IDEAL Apps4Android Accessibility Application Installer (AAI) is customized for subscribers of AT&T® in the United States.

8. IDEAL Access 4 Sprint
Funded by Sprint
This IDEAL Apps4Android Accessibility Application Installer (AAI) is customized for subscribers of Sprint® in the United States.

9. IDEAL Access 4 T-Mobile
Funded by T-Mobile
This IDEAL Apps4Android Accessibility Application Installer (AAI) is customized for subscribers of T-Mobile® in the United States, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Poland.

10. IDEAL Access 4 Verizon
Funded by Verizon
This IDEAL Apps4Android Accessibility Application Installer (AAI) is customized for subscribers of Verizon® in the United States.

11. IDEAL Access 4 Vodaphone
Funded by Vodafone
This IDEAL Apps4Android Accessibility Application Installer (AAI) is customized for subscribers of Vodaphone® in Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, and Romania.

12. IDEAL Access 4 Other Carriers
Funded by IDEAL Group, Inc.
Description: This IDEAL Apps4Android Accessibility Application Installer (AAI) is customized for subscribers of China Mobile® in China, KT® in Korea, Telefónica®, O2®, Atento®, Terra®, and Movistar®in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, El Salvador, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Slovakia, the Netherlands and the UK, Bouygues Telecom®/Orange® in France, Rogers® in Canada, Boost Mobile®, Virgin Mobile®, MetroPCS®, and nTelos® in the United States, Optus® in Australia, DOCOMO®, SoftBank®, and au by KDDI® in Japan, Singtel® in Singapore, , and all other Android smart device carrier’s in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, and Thailand.
IDEAL Apps4Android’s AAIs are carrier-specific applications designed to make it easier and more intuitive for wireless carrier retail store personnel, help desk professionals, and wireless subscribers to identify, download, install, sample, and purchase (if the app is a paid app) applications that enhance the accessibility of Android smart devices. All current accessibility applications delivered by this AAI are at “no-cost-to-the-user.” In the near future IDEAL Apps4Android’s AAIs will include previews of, and the ability to purchase, paid Android accessibility applications.

13. InftyReader’s Beta, Speech-Driven, Version of InftyEditor
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
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14. Samsung Tab Serving as a Notetaker with a Braille Keyboard!

Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
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15. Apps4Android’s Text-to-Speech based Audio Description Application for You Tube Videos

Funded by Google
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16. TeleDroid Medical Application

Funded by private investors
This was the first first fully accessible tele-medicine app (TeleDroid) for Android smart phones in support of users who are blind, have low vision, or are elderly. This app was never released because it was acquired by a major healthcare company before it was released.

17. NFC TecTiles
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
This was the first first fully accessible “Talking NFC Tags” (IDEAL Talking Tags) for Android smart phones in support of users who are blind, have low vision, or are elderly. This technology was acquired by Samsung, renamed to Samsung TecTiles NFC Tags and re-released a year later in July, 2012.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Samsung+TecTiles&docid=608048721012850805&mid=A8B4A82A57C3122CD7D9A8B4A82A57C3122CD7D9&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

18. IDEAL Talking Tags Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhOWyLujGxg

19. Apps4Android’s Tactile, Virtual Keyboard, Screen Protectors
This was the first (and only to this day) tactile screen protectors designed to give a tactile “feel” to onscreen mobile device keyboards.
Funded by: Google

  • Video: This video was dedicated to Alan Viverette, one incredibly dedicated and talented Google accessibility engineer. Thank you, Alan, for all the great work you have done with TalkBack… especially modifying the layout of the keyboard in support of using tactile virtual keyboard screen protectors on any and all Android devices!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg8uSajkgGg

20. Apps4Android’s Speech-Enabled Enhancement to CoolReader

Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
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21. IDEAL Group Reader

This was the first Android-based, open source, fully-accessible, eBook Reader

Funding Agencies/Organizations:

  • Ohio Board of Regents
  • Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

Project Partner:

  • The Ohio State University Dept. of Integrated Systems Engineering

Videos:

IDEAL Group Reader Beta Reading an eBook in a Single English Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wJr8XfgKE

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Czech ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEoxQ4vI4g

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Danish ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwP3bcg56VU

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Dutch ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQADtKlzgK8

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Finnish ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4sJkusM_M

IDEAL Group Reader reading a French ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3HsYnDKYiA

IDEAL Group Reader reading a German ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_LOhV87I3s

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Greek ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDZgEdZQbZI

IDEAL Group Reader Reading a Human Narrated ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wJr8XfgKE

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Hungarian ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLq32z0rVc

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Japanese ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQ4MGOZJXY

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Korean ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uMMcrZKYJo

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Mandarin ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53crQVLkX2M

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Mandarin ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=391EGYfB1N8

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Norwegian ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljZvouiBK0

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Polish ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMC4g4MYEvU

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Portuguese ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYfWIOhETd0

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Russian ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4HwISzSy84

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Spanish ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJt_M_Sk8K0

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Swedish ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGbDvsn-1Q

IDEAL Group Reader reading a Thai ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEPhM4DFzAM

IDEAL Group Reader reading an Arabic ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW0Qbt8bFlM

IDEAL Group Reader reading an English ePub3 eBook with embedded video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvXQQZ-etSQ

IDEAL Group Reader reading an English ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxH5EJu6vQI

IDEAL Group Reader reading an Italian ePub3 eBook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBqDTlOiwi8

22.  IDEAL Web Reader II Beta

Funding Agencies/Organizations:

  • Ohio Board of Regents;
  • Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission;

This was the first fully-accessible browser for Android smart phones (IDEAL Web Reader) in support of users who are blind.

Additional Information:

Funding Agencies/Organizations:

  • Ohio Board of Regents;
  • Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission;

Project Partner:

  • The Ohio State University Dept. of Integrated Systems Engineering

23. IDEAL Self-Voicing YouTube Viewer:

An accessible YouTube viewer that enables users to browse, listen to, and view organized collections of entertainment content through the use of high-quality text-to-speech voices.
http://apps4android.org/self-voicing_apps/fully-accessible-you-tube-viewer.htm

24. IDEAL Barcode Maker/Reader (IDEAL Item Identifier)

A barcode-reading app that enables Android users to take a picture of standard UPC and QR codes. It reads the product description if a UPC is scanned; reads the embedded string for a QR code. It also enables users to create their own talking barcodes. It does this by enabling users to record a sound file and email the barcode to themselves. When printed and scanned using the phone that was used to create the recording, the recording plays.
http://mobileathena.uoa.gr/index.php/en/all-software-categories-en/object-recognition/ideal-item-identifier-detail

25. IDEAL Magnifier

Turns your Android device into a portable video magnifier. Comes with color filter options for grayscale, invert colors, etc. Image is real time – no lag. Volume +/- for zoom in/out; Search button for LED light; Menu button to bring up the color filter options.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9upm-zSUM

26. IDEAL AndroidVox Browser (IDEAL Web Reader):
A fully accessible browser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkgC53d-MIQ

27. IDEAL ePub Creator:

A utility for converting .doc, .docx and .pdf documents to ePubs, which can then be read using IDEAL ePub Reader.
https://ideal-epub-creator-pro.soft112.com/
News Release
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120109006634/en/Apps4Android-Expands-Mobile-Offerings-with-the-Launch-of-Five-Free-Accessibility-Sprint-ID-Packs
Installations instructions after being acquired by T-Mobile
https://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/device/re-install-a-sprint-id-pack-on-your-phone.html

2010

Developed 24 mobile applications

Funding Agencies/Organizations: Many. Please see each app for details.

Chandroid: /b/rowser: Released on December 30, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
https://download.cnet.com/Chandroid/3000-2356_4-75331077.html
Video

IDEAL Text Enlarger: Released on December 19, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
This was the first fully accessible text enlarger app for Android smart phones in support of users who have low vision. IDEAL Text Enlarger made the text in most of your Android smartphone’s applications larger than usual. Text enlargement was not a normally supported feature in Android. We had to do a few non-standard bits of Android programming magic to make it work. As a result, it might not be 100% compatible with all applications.
News Release:
http://apps4android.org/press-releases/122010_text-enlarger.htm

Chandroid Animated ImageViewer: Released on December 3, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
http://cn.androlib.com/android.application.com-onymous-chanimageviewer-BwEn.aspx

Better Voices for Cupcake: Released on December 1, 2010
These were the first high-quality voices for Android devices. These innovative voices enabled user’s talking applications to sound better in English (US & UK), Italian, German, French, and Spanish.
Funded by Google
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Description: Do you wish the Text-To-Speech on your Android phone sounded better and less robotic? We have repackaged the newer, better sounding female Donut voices so they will work on your Cupcake phone. This will make all of your talking applications sound better in English (US & UK), Italian, German, French, and Spanish!

Talking Caller ID: Released on November 1, 2010
This was the first talking caller ID app Android smart phones.
Funded by Google
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Description: Talking Caller ID will speak the caller ID info. We had initially planned to sell this app, but we decided that we should reward our loyal SMSpeaker customers for their support and feedback! This relies on functionality from SMSpeaker. Note: Talking Caller ID has now been upgraded to uses Google’s Donut Text-To-Speech (TTS) library for higher quality speech.

Speaking Pad: Released on October 1, 2010
Funded by Google
Description: A talking notepad for Android. This notepad will speak what you type. This application uses the TTS (Text-To-Speech) library for Android.

Sound /b/oard (Make your own): Released on September 10, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
http://cn.androlib.com/android.application.com-onymous-sbwidgets-jqAx.aspx

SMSpeaker: Released on August 25, 2010
Funded by Google
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Description: Ever wish your phone could read your SMS messages out to you? Then SMSpeaker is for you! Note: SMSpeaker has now been upgraded to uses Google’s Donut Text-To-Speech (TTS) library for higher quality speech.

Image Viewer with Animation: Released on July 10, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
Description: Want animated gifs to animate? Want a simple, straightforward image viewer that offers multi-touch zoom gestures on newer devices (Droid, Nexus, etc)? Then get IDEAL’s Image Viewer today! We support GIF, JPG, and PNG formats. Sample animated GIFs available on our website.

Onymous App Installer: Released on July 5, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.

IDEAL AD Movie Viewer: Released on July 1, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
This was the first audio-described movie viewer (IDEAL AD Movie Viewer) for Android smart phones in support of users who are blind.

Celeb Voicemail: Sound /b/oard: Released on June 15, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
http://cn.androlib.com/android.application.com-onymous-sbaddon-celebvoicemail-jzBC.aspx

Tim & Eric 1: Sound /b/oard: Released on June 15, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
http://cn.androlib.com/android.application.com-onymous-sbaddon-timeric1-qAFm.aspx

IDEAL AndroidVox browser: Released on June 11, 2010
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120109006634/en/Apps4Android-Expands-Mobile-Offerings-with-the-Launch-of-Five-Free-Accessibility-Sprint-ID-Packs

Tha Icon: Released on June 10, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.

Tim & Eric 2: Sound /b/oard: Released on May 15, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.

Chandroid: ChanSelector: Released on May 10, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-onymous-chanselector-itwi.aspx

IDEAL Magnifier Chinese Version 放大镜: Released on May 1, 2010
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
Description: IDEAL Video Magnifier is An Android smartphone-based handheld magnification application. It was designed for individuals with low vision who need support reading documents.

IDEAL Magnifier: Released on April 10, 2010
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
This was the first fully accessible smart phone-based handheld video magnifier (IDEAL Magnifier) for Android in support of users who have low vision.

Icon Packs: Released on March 8, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.

IDEAL Item Identifier: Released on March 3, 2010
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
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Description: IDEAL Item Identifier is barcode-reading software that enables Android smartphone users to take a picture of standard UPC and QR codes and then hear a description of the item read out loud using Google’s TTS voices.

Game Over: Sound /b/oard: Released on February 15, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.

IDEAL Accessible K9 E-Mail/K-9 Mail: Released on February 10, 2010
Funded by the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
This was the first fully accessible email app for Android smart phones in support of users who are blind. This accessible K9 email app used Google’s Talkback as well as other screen readers. This is based on the K9 E-Mail application and was, later, integrated into the existing app.

iAugComm: Released on January 12, 2010
Funded by Apps4Android, Inc.
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http://apps4android.org/press-releases/071610_iAugComm.htm
This was the first Augmentative Alternative Communications (AAC) app developed for Android smart phones. AAC apps/devices help a person communicate, when they cannot rely on speech. There are many reasons why a person may not be able to communicate using speech. They may have a developmental disability which has affected the development of speech. They may have an acquired disorder that has affected the person’s ability to speak. Many people with different communication difficulties, speech impediments, and disorders can benefit from AAC.

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