(More) Android Accessibility Features
As promised, here are some more Android Accessibility features!
Changing Text and Display Settings
This section covers how to adjust the look of your screen like changing the font size, color themes, display size, as well as removing animations.
- Do you find small text hard to read? Try increasing the font size.
- Do you find certain color contrasts hard to read? Try using the high contrast text setting.
- Are certain colors hard to distinguish from one another? Try using the color correction or color inversion settings.
- Do animations distract you? Turn them off.
For more information, including other settings and examples of how to use them, check out the Android Accessibility Article on Changing Text & Display Setting
Screen Magnification
Screen magnification allows a user to zoom in (and then out) on items on their screen. You can choose to magnify the entire screen, or just a specific section of the screen. You can even set the magnification settings to magnify your text, and follow along as you type!
Android Accessibility Article, Magnification Settings
Select to Speak
Think of Select to Speak like a selective screen reader, allowing you to select certain items on your screen and have them read aloud or hear an audible description of the item. You can even use your phone’s camera and have text read aloud or descriptions given something off screen (e.g., you can hear a description of a flyer and have its text read aloud).
Android Accessibility Article, Select to Speak
Interpreter Mode
Interpreter Mode is amazing (and works with your Android phone, Google home speakers, and other devices!). This feature allows you to speak in one language, have it translated, and read aloud, in another language. Allowing you to have a conversation with someone who does not speak the same language as you, or allowing you to understand instructions that are given in a language you don’t speak!
Android Accessibility Article, Translate Conversations with Interpreter Mode