Questions About Google Pixel Accessibility and Switching from iPhone

Unless you don't use the application, you need not worry about it. The What'sapp has something to do with transfer to android on the settings tab. Don't know what and when this is to be used but that might be a concern if you are switching

As I get closer and closer to eligibility for an upgrade, I find myself torn. I've been looking at a lot of reviews on the pixel 10 as well as the Pixel 10 Pro, and even comparisons to the Pixel 9 series. As it stands right now, I can get the 10 or 10 pro in a couple of months, or I can wait until the 11 series is released.

By the way, I read that review by Rachel H. It was a good read I thought.
I've checked out some YouTube videos regarding the Pixel 10 versus the 10 Pro, and from what I have learned, seems like the Pixel 10 is not a bad device on its own. Sure, the Pro has a few extra goodies, but the 10 is not bad for what is being offered.
Thoughts?

Tough decision man. There will always be something new about to come out, something up and coming that will supposably blow everything we currently have out of the water, at least if you listen to all the tech companies. I would go for what will best meet your needs now, not hold out for something that might or might not have improvements in the areas that really matter.
I am however, quite sure you will enjoy the switch to Android. I'm happy with my Galaxy, but when it actually does come time for my next phone, it will be tough to decide whether I stick with Samsung or go with a Pixel.

, I hope it comes in either Purple or Pink (considering Purple is my power color.)

The Galaxy S26 Ultra I hear will come in Purple, but I do not wish to get an Ultra myself.

Purple two is my favorite color. Or at least it was when I could see.

Right now I am leaning towards the Pixel 10, over the Pro. From the reviews, they both seem to have equivalent battery life, with the non-Pro version having a slightly larger battery than the Pro version. Go figure. And the overall experience is the same. They both have a decent screen, not that screen display matters much to me, But both have 120 refresh rate, and they are almost identical in terms of build quality. I guess were the Pro shines is better camera software, and better zoom in wide angle capabilities.
None of which I could care about.
I guess we will see what happens in the next few months. I believe I have until March before I can upgrade, possibly February though. We shall see...

Despite knowing the pixel 10 and 10 pro were out, I still got the pixel 9A. It's almost everything we need, while spending half of what a pixel 10 costs. The only downsides are a slightly worse cellular modem and less ram. You don't get as much in terms of device AI, and in the 10 series you get pixel snap and a faster chip, but especially for my first full-time android experience, it is incredible. Plus, it has a bigger battery than every single pixel 9 and 10 series, except for the 10 pro xl which costs $1000. And yes, it does have slightly worse cameras than all of those phones, but again, we don't need almost all of that camera hardware. However, that's purely my subjective experience.

I have no issues with the proverbial budget models. In fact, I'm using one right now. An iPhone SE 2022. I've been using budget iPhones for the last five years, and if I were to stick with iPhone, I would likely get a 17E, slated to come out in a few months.
For a while I had my eyes on the Moto G stylus 2025. Brand new, it was $400. I think I can get it now for like 200 Ish. Looking at the reviews, it's a pretty solid device for a budget phone. I also really liked the stylist note taking features of that particular model. I just do not know how accessible the stylist features are with talkback or other screen readers. I cannot seem to find any reviews or videos whatsoever on that particular Interest.

Black Friday deal, actually the xl was cheaper for me than even the 10 pro. People saying the 9A or regular 10 would be sufficient are probably right. The pro just has better cameras and better laser autofocus, similar but not quite the same as the iPhone pro lidar. I do notice it with OCR, guided frame etc but if you aren't a hard core camera person the extra money probably isn't worth it. Compared to my iphone SE 3 talkback is a bit laggier when swiping but less laggy exploring by touch ... although keep in mind the different screen sizes there, that may be the main reason. I use a Hims braille display a lot with my Pixel and it's fine. The cursor sometimes jumps around a little but not when I'm writing, only when I press a cursor routing key. Annoying, not as annoying as writing on a braille Display on iOS a few years ago, iOS wins that one now but for me not by enough to want it as my main phone. Were I doing a lot of professional work on my phone that might be different. The talkback image descriptions are really handy and I mapped the "describe image" function to a four finger single tap. No need to ask siri to take a screenshot to ask chatgpt to tell me something, no need to open a share sheet for be my eyes or whatever other thing. I find focus jumps around a little sometimes but usually when scrolling and usually only a little. Whenever I pull out my baby iPhone I'm reminded how easy it is to open an app with braille screen input and how much I like that bsi command mode, if you only care about efficient braille navvigation you'll save a little time sticking with iPhone but for me it's not wirth it.

So, I have absolutely no experience with the new stuff they did with Braille. Sounds like they kinda wanted to mimick the stuff you could do with a Braille Notetaker, but I jumped ship shortly before iOS 26 came out. As for BSI, I tried out command mode in iOS 18, but didn't find it nearly as useful as it first sounded. And as for apps, I never used BSI on the home screen to find stuff. Perhaps I was missing out on something great, but never really felt natural for me to do it that way. I knew it was possible, just didn't utilize it. Only used BSI for text entry, so for me, I'm not missing anything after having made the switch to Android. And, I find the Talkback Braille keyboard accuracy to be much better than BSI was for me on the iPhone. Maybe others will have a difference of opinion, but that's what I have experienced.

I think the braille keyboard responsiveness is down to the phone more than anything. My new pixel is a little oversensitive right now though I'm still waiting for a case, I need to give it a few more days to cook before saying anything too serious. I do find connection stability with paired displays - both my humanware eReader and bigger qBraille mind you - is more stable on android. I go to connect the paired display and maybe have to lock and unlock my phone but that's it, it's ready to use. iOS wants me to do more fiddling, we even have a voiceover gesture for dis and reconnecting displays now. That said I do feel like iOS braille gives me more options, particularly that find function on the internet. I don't need it but it is nice.

While I admire all of you who are capable of using a braille display, I sadly am not. Neuropathy in my fingertips, means I don't do very well with regular print braille. Large print, like you might find on playing cards, and certain elevator controls, I do well with however.
Go figure...

With that said, BSI command mode on iOS is pretty cool, but I seldomly use it. I prefer one handed navigation as often as I can get away with it.

Just a few more months now, and I'll finally be able to upgrade to an Android device. While I have had my eye on a Pixel for some time now, I'm starting to lean towards Samsung models. There are some pretty sweet sales going on right now too, both in the Pixel and Samsung market.

I find braille display support, well, in how it works, is better on android. It will consistently connect with my android, and I don't need to do really any fiddling. I do miss braille screen input when opening apps, but I counter that with the apps list, which apple does not have. I prefer talkback braille keyboard, purely because of how you're supposed to hold the phone. I prefer holding the phone from the short edges, and your fingers line up like an enlarged braille cell. I also tested image descriptions, both online and offline on android. Offline image descriptions, apple has that squared away. However, since apple does not have a built in online image description service, that hands-down goes to android. Samsung devices would be nice, that might be something worth considering for my next phone, which probably won't be for a while. I like either pixel or samsung because they promise many more years of security updates than any other company like motorola, xiaomi, onePlus, red me, poco, etc.