What's new in Android Accessibility

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Release notes style summary: announces concrete changes and measurable reach. TalkBack 9.1 adds a dozen customizable multi‑finger gestures, a two‑finger double‑tap media control, unified TalkBack menu and new reading controls (three‑finger swipes) and becomes default on Samsung. Low‑vision features include an extra dim setting, window magnifier and bold text. Captioning and audio tools expand: Live Caption, Live Transcribe now supports ~80 languages and offline work is planned, Sound Notifications learns custom sounds, and Sound Amplifier adds Bluetooth; Android 12 exposes an always‑on accessibility button.

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2. 5:08New Magnifier
3. 6:13Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population
4. 10:50Sound Amplifier

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