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Accessibility features on Android

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Accessibility features on Android

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- [Instructor] To access accessibility features and services on Android, you first need to go to settings, scroll down to accessibility and here you will have all the options related to services and features. Accessibility services are background tasks that aid users with disabilities to interact with the interface. Most devices come with some default accessibility services installed. But if not, it can be installed from the Play Store. A few examples is the select to speak which once you click on this button, you'll be able to select an area and it will start speaking the text. - [Female Voice] When select to speak is on, you can tap specific items on your screen to hear them. - [Instructor] Another example is TalkBack which is the default screen reader on Android. - [Female Voice] TalkBack, on switch, settings in list. TalkBack off. - [Instructor] Another service is screen magnification. This allows you to magnify the screen by doing a triple-tap gesture. Switch access is another…

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