What’s new in Android accessibility
summary
Android P adds concrete accessibility features: Sound Amplifier uses a four‑stage dynamics processor to boost conversation on headphones; an Accessibility Menu exposes screenshots, lock, assistant and large touch targets for one‑hand use; Lookout (Play Store, Pixel US launch) runs on‑device ML to label objects, barcodes and text for blind users; Select to Speak adds OCR in camera; new APIs (pane title, heading, screen‑reader focusable) and settings (Adjust Vibration, Remove Animation, faster volume‑key shortcut) land. Testing tools include ATF, Play Pre‑Launch and Accessibility Scanner (3.5M suggestions); Voice Access exits beta; core services consolidate into Android Accessibility Suite.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:38Sound Amplifier
- 11:33Lookout
- 17:29Select to Speak
- 24:02Accessibility Testing
- 24:49Manual Testing
- 25:32ATF
- 26:20Play Prelaunch Report
- 27:08Play Prelaunch Report Example
- 27:47Accessibility Scanner
- 28:52Summary
- 29:50What is user research
- 30:07Why user research
- 31:03When to use user research
- 32:13How Android uses user research
- 32:53Research questions
- 33:31Conclusion
- 34:34Announcements
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