Accessibility

Android is made for you.

An Asian-American man stands at a kitchen counter holding his Android phone, listening to a screen reader verbalising a recipe.

A Black woman lies on a blanket in the grass with her German Shepherd service dog while holding her Android in her hand.

A multi-ethnic mother sits in her manual wheelchair in the kitchen with her daughter with Down's Syndrome. The mother and daughter smile while looking at the mother's Android smart phone.

Discover what your device can do for you.

With Android’s accessibility features – designed by and for people with disabilities – you can engage with your world, your way. Use these helpful tools to have conversations, get work done, be entertained, tick off daily tasks and so much more.¹

Vision
Audio
Mobility

An Asian-American man stands at a kitchen counter holding his Android smart phone up to his ear.

Vision features

Explore your world with vision tools.

Explore the visual accessibility tools and features that Android has to offer, including bolded text or high-contrast mode and audio notification cues.

Explore vision tools

Person with a cochlear implant holds an Android phone in front of them.

Audio features

Amplify what matters with audio features.

Get instant notifications about things happening around you, hone in on important sounds, caption calls in real time and more.

Explore audio tools

A white person with wavy brown hair sits in their motorised wheelchair with a robot arm attachment holding an Android phone. A Black woman crouches next to them and smiles up at the Android phone.

Mobility features

Use your phone with mobility tools.

Communicate with others by using facial gestures. Move freely around your phone just by talking out loud. Our mobility tools make it easier to access everyday tasks.

Explore mobility tools

Participation & support.

Accessibility user testing.

Help us make our accessibility features even better by participating in user testing and providing helpful feedback.

Help Centre.

Learn more about how to enable accessibility settings or talk to someone from our Disability support team at the Help Centre.

Get support

Stories from real people.

There are some remarkable people with disabilities out there using technology for their passions and communities. Discover how they are redefining what’s possible with Android.

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