Android Accessibility Suite

Google LLC

About this app

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 items on your screen and hear them read aloud.
• Switch Access: Interact with your Android device using one or more switches or a keyboard instead of the touchscreen - You can also use Camera Switches to navigate with facial gestures.
• TalkBack screen reader: Get spoken feedback, control your device with gestures, and type with the on-screen braille keyboard.

To get started:
1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Select Accessibility.
3. Select Accessibility Menu, Select to Speak, Switch Access, or TalkBack.
• For TalkBack, you can also press and hold both volume keys.

Android Accessibility Suite requires Android 6 (Android M) or later. To use TalkBack for Wear, you'll need Wear OS 3.0 or later.

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.

Ratings and reviews

Too complicated Coming from an iPhone I used their voice feature to help me read my college text. This voice feature isn't fluid. It only seems to read one page at a time then stops. I read the gesture instructions for speed control I cant slow the speed down. Too fast. Then when I slow it down it's way to slow. I cant fine-tune. I stopped using it and is still in search of a comparable Apple comparison substitute.

I think it is not smart enough to be on a smart phone. If the intention is ease of access, it's a failure! Figuring out how to turn it OFF was a frustrating and aggravating experience! I made it to Google Play and tried to UINinstall the thing, but could NOT. I guess it's "necessary" . I truly don't need it, and if I ever do need a screen reader, it will not be this one! The AI voice is monotone and abrasive. I could have screamed!

My phone updated to have this feature and I have no need for it. I accidentally turned it on while trying to take a screenshot on my phone. It was a horrible and annoying experience to try and get into my phone settings to turn it off. Im sure it's fine for those with a hearing/vision need but not for someone who has neither aliment. Not to mention it tried going into other apps, including my Amazon cart, and the double click feature wasn't responding to my frantic back spacing. TERRIBLE!!

What's new

TalkBack 13.1
• New gesture for typing
• Spell check
• Volume control changes
• Container navigation
• Braille support in more languages
• USB connection to braille displays

Switch Access
• Support for a new Switch Access app