You don’t have a disability to benefit from some helpful accessibility features on Android. If you’re someone with visual or hearing impairments, making your smartphone more accessible is important.
The good news is that Android devices offer a number of features and settings to enhance your experience. Whether you struggle with reading small text or need help with sound recognition, these tips will help you personalize your smartphone to fit your unique needs and make it even more user-friendly.
8 accessibility tips for Android users
Settings may vary, depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer
2. Hear what’s on your screen
If you’re someone with a visual impairment, your smartphone can read what’s on your screen aloud to you, so you can use your device without looking at the screen. Note: Allowing Talkback to have full control of your phone is appropriate for apps that help you with accessibility needs but not for most apps.
To turn on TalkBack on your Android:
- Open your Settings app
- Select Accessibility
- Select TalkBack
- Toggle on Use TalkBack and press Allow
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To connect to your hearing devices on your Android:
- Open your Settings app
- Tap Accessibility and select Hearing aids
- Tap Continue
- Select Pair new device
- Choose your hearing aid from the list of available devices. Make sure hearing aids are in pairing mode
If you have more than one hearing aid, wait for the first hearing aid to connect, and then tap the other hearing aid in the list of available devices. After both are paired, the status displays a message like “Active, left and right.”
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To use invert colors on an Android:
- Open your Settings app
- Select Accessibility
- Select Visibility enhancements
- Tap Color inversion
- Toggle on Use color inversion
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To set this up on an Android:
- Open your Phone app
- Tap three vertical dots on the top right, and select Settings
- Select Answering and ending calls
- Toggle on Press volume up to answer calls
- Toggle on Press Power key to end
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Kurt’s key takeaways
My goal is to always help you find ways to make tech easier and more understandable in your everyday lives. These accessibility tips are sure to enhance your ability to navigate your smartphone, including adjusting text size, utilizing voiceover and sound-recognition features, connecting to hearing devices, enabling real-time captions and adding accessibility shortcuts.