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.
• 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, or TalkBack.
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.
• Notifications: When you allow this permission, TalkBack can notify you about updates.
TalkBack 15.0
• Detailed image descriptions with generative AI
• More verbosity options for symbols and punctuation
• New text editing shortcuts for braille
TalkBack on Wear OS 15.0
• Bug fixes
TalkBack 15.0
• Detailed image descriptions with generative AI
• More verbosity options for symbols and punctuation
• New text editing shortcuts for braille
TalkBack on Wear OS 15.0
• Bug fixes
TalkBack 12.1:
• Automatic captions for unlabeled images that contain text
• Window navigation
• Now available on Wear OS
Switch Access 12.1:
• Camera Switches
• Shortcuts
• Point Scan direction toggles
TalkBack 12.1:
• Automatic captions for unlabeled images that contain text
• Window navigation
• Now available on Wear OS
Switch Access 12.1:
• Camera Switches
• Shortcuts
• Point Scan direction toggles
TalkBack 9.1:
• Local and global context menus unified in a single TalkBack menu
• New gestures on some devices
• Reading controls to quickly change settings you use often
• Voice commands
• Braille keyboard available in Spanish and Arabic
• Updated tutorial
Other:
• Customizable Switch Access context menu
TalkBack 9.1:
• Local and global context menus unified in a single TalkBack menu
• New gestures on some devices
• Reading controls to quickly change settings you use often
• Voice commands
• Braille keyboard available in Spanish and Arabic
• Updated tutorial
Other:
• Customizable Switch Access context menu
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 several TalkBack settings.
• Other fixes and improvements.
Read more in the app description.
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 several TalkBack settings.
• Other fixes and improvements.
Read more in the app description.
New in Accessibility Menu:
• Change volume and brightness
• Turn on Large buttons setting
New in TalkBack:
• Screen search
• Read from top and Read from next automatically continue to next screen
• During continuous reading, scan screen by navigation settings
Read more in the app description.
WHAT'S NEW
Below are a few of the new features in version 7.2. Read the app description above for more details.
Select to Speak:
• Point the camera at images or text
• Multi-task while reading
TalkBack:
• In continuous reading mode, swipe to fast-forward or rewind
• Improved navigation by "Controls"
Switch Access:
• Improved text editing
• Redesigned menus
• Performance improvements
What's new in Android Accessibility Suite 6.2:
•New name: We renamed the TalkBack app \"Android Accessibility Suite.\" Android Accessibility Suite includes the TalkBack screen reader, Switch Access & Select to Speak.
•TalkBack: Focus management, Android TV improvements.
•Switch Access: New settings, improved spoken feedback for use without looking at the screen.
What's new in TalkBack 6.1• Switch between installed TTS languages• More navigation options for native apps• Assign text editing control to a gesture• Android 8.0+: Change settings with fingerprint sensor (TalkBack Settings > Selector)• Android 8.0+: Speak passwords is a TalkBack setting• TalkBack is silent during calls until you touch screen• Other fixes & improvements
What's new in TalkBack 5.2• New Speech Verbosity setting for spoken feedback• New earcons• Hear feedback when you turn magnification on/off or zoom in/out• Hear character count in password fields in Chrome (56+)• Shorter delay before usage hints• Other fixes and improvementsNew service: Select to Speak lets you tap items to hear them read aloud. Go to Accessibility > Select to Speak.
What's new in TalkBack 5.2• New Speech Verbosity setting for spoken feedback• New earcons• Hear feedback when you turn magnification on/off or zoom in/out• Hear character count in password fields in Chrome (56+)• Shorter delay before usage hints• Other fixes and improvementsNew service: Select to Speak lets you tap items to hear them read aloud. Go to Accessibility > Select to Speak.
What's new in TalkBack 5.2• New Speech Verbosity setting for spoken feedback• New earcons• Hear feedback when you turn magnification on/off or zoom in/out• Hear character count in password fields in Chrome (56+)• Shorter delay before usage hints• Other fixes and improvementsNew service: Select to Speak lets you tap items to hear them read aloud. Go to Accessibility > Select to Speak.
