Voice Access

Google LLC

About this app

Voice Access helps anyone who has difficulty manipulating a touch screen (e.g. due to paralysis, tremor, or temporary injury) use their Android device by voice.

Voice Access provides many voice commands for:
- Basic navigation (e.g. "go back", "go home", "open Gmail")
- Controlling the current screen (e.g. "tap next", "scroll down")
- Text editing and dictation (e.g. "type hello", "replace coffee with tea")

You can also say "Help" any time to see a short list of commands.

Voice Access includes a tutorial which introduces the most common voice commands (starting Voice Access, tapping, scrolling, basic text editing, and getting help).

You can use the Google Assistant to start Voice Access by saying "Hey Google, Voice Access". To do this, you’ll need to enable "Hey Google" detection. You can also tap either the Voice Access notification or a blue Voice Access button and start talking.

To pause Voice Access temporarily, just say "stop listening". To disable Voice Access completely, go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Access and turn off the switch.

For additional support, see Voice Access help.

This app uses the AccessibilityService API to help users with motor impairments. It uses the API to collect information about the controls on the screen and activate them based on the user’s spoken instructions.

Ratings and reviews

It was working great for an alternative to malfunctioning gboard's voice to text till today's constant error, "couldn't type text" & it won't type anything now. Plus, the activation button is Fixed stationary right in the middle of the screen, blocking me from touching the whole center, right side of my screen. That placement wasn't thought through very well. 🤔 It should be discreet along the bottom menu bar, but leave it to Google. 😒 Do they have at least 1 app/device that functions properly?

This app used to be great. I spoke, it converted speech to text in any app I was in, simple. No commands needed. Perfect for when driving & need to send urgent message. It was 99% accurate, too. Last time it didn't work. I started calling out commands & found I have to shout, normal volume didn't work, "type" be4 it'll do anything. I also have to start immediately or it stops. If I pause it stops. Accuracy is at best 75%. The last update broke this app.

I'm just going to go ahead and admit that I'm not in any way fluent with technology and such. I know enough to get myself into a mess on a computer. However, I do know and understand enough about safe guards, firewalls, and software & malware etc.ware lol, to understand that when an entire levels of that security gets removed, then it's time to start looking for another platform to use my device on. Bypassing the physical keyboard and switching it to voice commands, that's dangerous

What’s new

Enjoy major text editing updates for improved voice typing accuracy. Phone call audio privacy has been enhanced, and lock screen and password entry is improved. Tablets now have larger grid and label scaling. We’ve clarified phone call activation settings and reduced extra prompts as a result of customer feedback.