Android Accessibility Suite

Android Accessibility Suite is a collection of accessibility apps that help you use your Android device eyes-free or with a switch device.

Android Accessibility Suite includes:

• Accessibility Menu: Use this large on-screen menu to lock your phone, control volume and brightness, take screenshots, and more.

• Select to Speak: Select something on your screen or point your camera at an image to hear text spoken.

• Switch Access: Interact with your Android device using one or more switches or a keyboard instead of the touch screen.

• TalkBack screen reader: Get spoken, audible, and vibration feedback as you use your device.

NEW IN ANDROID ACCESSIBILITY SUITE 8.1

Important: This update to Android Accessibility Suite requires Android 6 or later. Learn how to check your Android version: https://support.google.com/android/answer/7680439

Version 8.1 updates:

• Improved TalkBack usage hints for local context menu.

• Improved Select to Speak design for devices with narrow screens.

• Improved Select to Speak support for Dark theme on devices running Android 10.

• Removed TalkBack settings for "Explore by touch," "Automatically scroll lists," "Shake to start continuous reading," "Enhanced focus," "Dim screen," and "Tap on side of device" gestures.

• Other fixes and improvements.

Learn more about using Android Accessibility Suite and other Android accessibility options: http://g.co/help/androidaccessibility.

To get started:

1. Open your device's Settings app.

2. Select Accessibility.

3. Select Accessibility Menu, Select to Speak, Switch Access, or TalkBack.

Permissions Notice

• Phone: Android Accessibility Suite observes the phone state so it can adapt announcements to your call status.

• Accessibility Service: Because this app is an accessibility service, it can observe your actions, retrieve window content, and observe text that you type.