TalkBack is a pre-installed screen reader service provided by Google for Android devices. It describes the results of actions such as launching an app, and events and notifications using spoken feedback. It works neatly with other Android Accessibility tools such as Explore by Touch, which allows you to touch your device’s screen and hear what’s under your finger.
We at Interactive Accessibility have put together a few short videos that demonstrate the setup and use of TalkBack 4.2 on a Nexus 7 Tablet. As future versions of TalkBack are released we will update the videos.
The TalkBack Settings video will show you how to set up TalkBack.
The TalkBack Demo video will show you how each feature works.
The features covered are:
- Activating TalkBack
- Speech Volume
- Pitch Changes
- Proximity sensor
- Bluetooth setting for hearing aids
- Sound feedback
- Explore by touch
- Gestures
- Enhanced Web Accessibility Option