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Apps like Google Talkback are in the 1 to 5 billion bucket. A billion people are not proactively downloading an accessibility app. Pre-installed apps definitely count in the install numbers.

Tools that are useful for those with visual disabilities can also be useful for those without visual disabilities. We used to use the eyes-free group as a testing ground for experimental new tools (in the vein of Select to Speak) that didn't require looking at your phone. It's also been used as a feedback channel for TalkBack, which is a more traditional "visual disability"-focused screen reader.

Smartphones are quite accessible these days. Android has Talkback (text to speech) and support for Braille devices, and I imagine that iOS has something similar.

Accessibility can read text.

Go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Direct access -> Toggle on -> Toggle "Voice Assistant" on. You can trigger this Voice Assistant by pressing Power key and Volume up as the page describes. Then you click areas on the screen for it to read the text and whatever else is there. It'll also read titles and some elements when they're loaded on the screen. You then turn it off by pressing the same key combo again.

If you leave it on, you have to double click buttons to trigger them instead of single click.

EDIT: If you were reading about "Select to Speak", you need to install Google TalkBack. It's not pre-installed on our phones but it is on many others. Then you'll find "Select to Speak" in Accessibility under Services. It gives you an icon that you can click, then select what area of the screen you want it to read.

Not this app. You can just enable TalkBack for that. You will have to learn using your phone with TalkBack though, for example swiping is only possible with two fingers etc. That's because it's actually made for blind (/nearly-blind) people. But TalkBack reads any text on any app (except for images, of course).

You can use whatever emulator and download the talkback APK and install it.

Or if it's a full-fledged emulator and you have Google Play up and running, grab it off there.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback&hl=en

This is googles screen reader program for android. It has a ton of helpful features for various levels of visual impairment.

I've enabled "Switch Access" on my stock Pixel 4 and Pixel 6a. That option was missing from my Nexus 5 with LineageOS 17.1, but I was able to add it by installing Android Accessibility Suite:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

I use this one and love it. You can touch and slide your finger across whatvyou want read to you or just let it read the whole page

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

>disappointment lol. It isn't there.

ummm it definitely is there in my phone

According to this post you might be able to get this enabled by installing Accessibility Suite, although I definitely haven't installed this...

So what you are saying is you vented your ideas which obviously opposed to those of Google because else you wouldn't have. Got no response after your MP claiming he got it really high up, and just decided ok because you got no response?

What did you write because apparently you are ok with no response.

Look at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback I cannot find the word disability.

Personal opinion, the original idea of accessibility services might have been about people with disabilities, but they were very much aware that those services could be of use in other circumstances if you read different pages on their sites.

I think Google got inconsequentially strict because those services got abused to do nefarious things. And that damaged their name. Easy solution probably would have been to block all third party access to those services

If changing frequency with AutoInput is a problem, than I can come up with a lot of other similar things. Want to turn on wifi at night, nope. Switch of GPS, nope. Will people stand up for the logically similar things or just for those that they use?

You mentioned Android. Is it a Samsung or Google device, or something else? Depending on the model, some have better accessibility features than others (also how new).

If he doesn't already have the Google Accessibility Suite pre-installed, it can be added manually.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

If he isn't familiar with the system, he will likely need training.

Does he use the Android accessibility suite? ( Talk Back Screen Reader ). If so, does Audible not work well with Talk Back? If it's a general problem with finding the App if you set up Voice Access on his phone or tablet he should be able to start the App by saying "Open Audible" ( see Voice Access ). And then use Talk Back to control the Audible app.

All the best,

Padraig

I don't have a Samsung android. Google or Android one phones have to meet strict requirements set by Google to be certified as such.

It is a requirement that all builds of android 9.0 have accessibility settings and easy access to those settings when enabled. This is something that is built in to android, by Google and is in aosp aka android open source code.

I think you just don't know where to look for them.

When you open the app drawer scroll down to the settings app. Then scroll down near the bottom and look for accessibility. To make the phone easier to use enable the Accessibility button.

Open play store and check to see if you can install this app or if it is already installed.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

Talkback is available for Android 4.0 and above, and I believe it is suppose to be built into into the system. However, because other companies can modify Android, I don't believe it is a guarantee they will always have it built-in.

If the Android phone can access the Google Play store, it can download it. You just need to check if it is compatible. Not sure if it is fully compatible with every Android phone.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback&hl=en

That is one of the big differences between Apple and Android. Apple can very tighly control their hardware and what goes into the phone, while Android doesn't. Some android phones use much cheaper components or low powered compoents.

It sounds like you've enabled TalkBalk by accident

Description explains it.

Settings -> Accessibility -> Talkback

See here for Android documentation regarding this subject.

Android does implement some form of narration, using Google TalkBack (this is present by default on most phones and available as an option in the accessibility section of your phone settings). You can easily see how it works by enabling the service on your phone.

There is also a service for connecting to Braille displays over Bluetooth, called BrailleBack.

Check out the options beneath Settings > Accessibility. Android has a few different features to increase font size and contrast and to magnify things on screen. A few apps I find useful: * TalkBack, if she'd like to use a screen reader - help docs * SuperVision, for magnification * KNFB Reader, for OCR * Go Read and BARD Mobile, for e-books. * Netflix, which now has a great selection of content with audio descriptions

どうもありがとうございました。
仮想アンドロイド環境のおかげで、一応当初の目的を実現することができました。

せっかくなので私のやった手順を書いておきます。、

http://www.bluestacks.com/
まず、Bluestacksという初心者向きの仮想アンドロイドソフトをPC内にインストールしました。

次に、Bluestacks内にできた仮想アンドロイド環境に、

Google TalkBack
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback&hl=ja

N2 TTS
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.kddilabs.n2tts&hl=ja

Amazon Kindle
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.kindle&hl=ja

をインストールして、
仮想アンドロイドの設定画面にて、トークバック機能みたいなやつをオンにして、
仮想アンドロイド環境内でAmazon Kindleアプリを開いて書籍を開いたら読み上げてくれました。

Amazon Kindle以外にもGoogle Play Booksも音声読み上げに対応しているようでした。
まだ使い方には慣れないですが、どちらにも電子書籍内のテキストを通して読み上げてくれる機能があるみたいなので、
私のやりたかったことはひとまずこれで実現できそうです。情報を提供して頂いた皆様どうもありがとうございました。

No offense taken!

~built-in screen reader
you mean TalkBack part of the Android Accessibility Suite? have you tired installing these?
https://apkpure.com/android-accessibility-suite/com.google.android.marvin.talkback
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/talkback/
just make sure to disable internet before first Launch (Hold down on the app > hit info (circle with "i" in the middle) > go to "Mobile data & Wi-Fi" > select which permissions you want to block or allow.)

~turn-by-turn directions
you mean AndroidAuto or Google maps? aka GPS navigation.
there are a few, here are the ones a have installed in no order or recommendations: Here we go, OSMfocus, Magic earth, Gmaps WV, Sygic , Maps.ME, OSMand~. here is a dump from a search
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/nfk408/google_maps_alternative/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/mzzpkf/magic_earth_vs_google_maps_privacy_and_features/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/m4p1bs/map_recommendation_mapycz/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/nluzac/help_a_noob_switch_to_calyxos/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/m3k4dl/osmand_address_finding_is_terrible_copy_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/n4ilwm/sygic_and_voice_guidance_what_tts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalyxOS/comments/l2d9db/osmand_and_calyx/

~speech-to-text functionality
will look in to this.

there is an issue About not including a TTS engine // https://gitlab.com/CalyxOS/calyxos/-/issues/355, until they do just install one you like.

Well if that's a deal breaker for you I guess you will have to stick to stock Samsung OS.

I've found this Galaxy Mobile Accessibility - Universal Switch article and as expected it's not available for download in Play Store.

For those interested there is Android Accessibility Suite in Play Store & Android Accessibility Help - Switch Access

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

This app will read it to you

See what Android Accessibility Suite includes in Play store.

Those are not included in LineageOS.

Not sure if Fire does it differently, but you can have some extra useful buttons with Android Accessibility Suite.

> ...what process would you have to go through to get TalkBack etc. into the image?...

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ > {your device} > Installation: install LineageOS + Open GApps which includes GoogleTTS then get Android Accessibility Suite in Play Store,

LineageOS does not include GApps. See https://wiki.lineageos.org/gapps.html

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