{ "id": "caac2f60-cbbf-4152-8b16-4582971a80e8", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:19:40.218596Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:30:32.71683Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "a189d4720f486c3b68ec0261395609fed17b61b5", "title": "Android accessibility overview - Android Accessibility Help", "llm_title": "", "authors": "", "file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_size": 63438, "plain_text": "Android accessibility overview - Android Accessibility Help\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 17:34:37 UTC\r\nYou can customize your Android device with accessibility settings and apps.\r\nContent\r\nUse a screen reader with TalkBack\r\nChange your display\r\nInteraction controls to control your device\r\nUse a braille display\r\nUse Pixel's Magnifier\r\nCaptions\r\nAudio\r\nExplore Android accessibility apps and services\r\nDesign and develop more accessible apps\r\nGet more help\r\nHardware assistive technology\r\nUse a screen reader with TalkBack\r\nTo interact with your device with touch and spoken feedback, you can turn on the TalkBack screen reader.\r\nTalkBack describes your actions and tells you about alerts and notifications.\r\nYou can use even the TalkBack braille keyboard. This lets you enter 6-dot braille on your screen. TalkBack braille\r\nkeyboard is available in Unified English Braille, Spanish, and Arabic.\r\nChange your display\r\nDisplay size and font size: To change the size of items on your screen, adjust the display size or font size.\r\nMagnification: To temporarily zoom or magnify your screen, use magnification.\r\nContrast and color options: To adjust contrast or colors, you can use:\r\nColor correction\r\nColor inversion\r\nDark theme\r\nOutline text\r\nTo use outline text, your device must run Android 16 and up. To make text easier to read on\r\ndevices that run Android 15 and below, use high-contrast text.\r\nSelect to Speak: If you want spoken feedback at certain times, you can turn on Select to Speak. Select\r\nitems on your screen, or point your camera at something to hear it read or described aloud.\r\nInteraction controls to control your device\r\nhttps://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en\u0026ref_topic=6007234\u0026sjid=9936713164149272548-NA\r\nPage 1 of 3\n\nLookout uses computer vision to give people who can’t see or have low vision information about things\r\naround them.\r\nVoice Access lets you control your device with your voice. You can use your voice to open apps, move\r\naround, and write text messages.\r\nSwitch Access lets you interact with your Android device with one or more switches instead of the\r\ntouchscreen. You can use a switch or keyboard to control your device.\r\nAction Blocks let you use customizable buttons for daily actions on your Android home screen.\r\nTime to take action lets you choose how long the messages should stay on your screen that ask you to take\r\naction.\r\nUse a braille display\r\nImportant: You no longer need BrailleBack to connect to a braille display.\r\nWith the TalkBack braille keyboard, you can use 6 fingers on your screen to enter 6-dot braille. This is available in\r\nUnified English Braille, Spanish, and Arabic.\r\nUse Pixel's Magnifier\r\nImportant:\r\nYou need to get the Magnifier app from the Google Play Store.\r\nThe Magnifier app is only available on Pixel 5 and later phones.\r\nMagnifier lets you use your phone to read fine text or get a close view of craft projects. With the Magnifier app,\r\nyou can also take photos and zoom in on things far away.\r\nYou can use Magnifier to view far-off things like street signs. Or view the stage at a concert or event. Learn more\r\nabout Pixel's Magnifier.\r\nFind text with Voice Search\r\nCaptions\r\nYou can choose caption preferences such as language, text, and style for your device.\r\nLive Caption automatically puts words on your screen for people talking on your device.\r\nLive Transcribe turns talking and sounds into words on your screen as they happen.\r\nSound Notifications help you know what happens in your home, like when a smoke alarm beeps or a\r\ndoorbell rings.\r\nReal-time text (RTT) lets you use text to talk on phone calls.\r\nAudio\r\nSound Amplifier lets you use wired or wirelessly with Bluetooth headphones. It helps hear sounds around\r\nyou or from your phone loud and clear in your environment or on your Android device.\r\nhttps://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en\u0026ref_topic=6007234\u0026sjid=9936713164149272548-NA\r\nPage 2 of 3\n\nHearing aid support lets you pair hearing aids with your Android device to hear better.\r\nThe “Audio description” toggle on Android TV and Android phones (Android 13 and up) plays audio\r\ndescriptions of on-screen visuals for videos that you play. You can find the “Audio description” toggle in\r\nthe Accessibility settings for your Android TV or Android phone. Audio description availability may vary\r\nby video and provider.\r\nExplore Android accessibility apps \u0026 services\r\nDownload Android Accessibility Suite. It includes the Accessibility Menu, Select to Speak, Switch Access,\r\nand TalkBack. It works on Android 9 and later phones.\r\nReview Android device settings for more ways to customize your device. Open your device's Settings app,\r\nthen choose Accessibility.\r\nCheck Google Play for accessibility apps and services for Android.\r\nDesign \u0026 develop more accessible apps\r\nIf you make apps, Accessibility Scanner can help you. It shows ways to make your app better for users. You can\r\nalso refer to Android Accessibility developer resources.\r\nGet more help\r\nFor more Accessibility help, contact the Disability Support team.\r\nHardware assistive technology\r\nFor more information on assistive devices that have been tested with the product, check Hardware assistive\r\ntechnology.\r\nSource: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en\u0026ref_topic=6007234\u0026sjid=9936713164149272548-NA\r\nhttps://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en\u0026ref_topic=6007234\u0026sjid=9936713164149272548-NA\r\nPage 3 of 3", "extraction_quality": 1, "language": "EN", "sources": [ "MITRE" ], "references": [ "https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en\u0026ref_topic=6007234\u0026sjid=9936713164149272548-NA" ], "report_names": [ "6006564?hl=en\u0026ref_topic=6007234\u0026sjid=9936713164149272548-NA" ], "threat_actors": [ { "id": "75108fc1-7f6a-450e-b024-10284f3f62bb", "created_at": "2024-11-01T02:00:52.756877Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:05.273746Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "Play", "aliases": null, "source_name": "MITRE:Play", "tools": [ "Nltest", "AdFind", "PsExec", "Wevtutil", "Cobalt Strike", "Playcrypt", "Mimikatz" ], "source_id": "MITRE", "reports": null } ], "ts_created_at": 1775434780, "ts_updated_at": 1775791832, "ts_creation_date": 0, "ts_modification_date": 0, "files": { "pdf": "https://archive.orkl.eu/a189d4720f486c3b68ec0261395609fed17b61b5.pdf", "text": "https://archive.orkl.eu/a189d4720f486c3b68ec0261395609fed17b61b5.txt", "img": "https://archive.orkl.eu/a189d4720f486c3b68ec0261395609fed17b61b5.jpg" } }