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This listing is a compilation of both questions asked in-site and questions related to accessibility themes gathered from different sources (stackoverflow, UX Stack Exchange).

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How to check if Talkback is active in JellyBean

Stackoverflow

This question asked how to know if Android Talkback is active; that worked until Jelly Bean.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • talkback
  • android-4.1-jelly-bean

AccessibilityService setServiceInfo method's changes don't seem to take effect outside onServiceConnected

Stackoverflow

Quoting the docs for setServiceInfo

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • accessibilityservice

Looking for Accessibility App Example that announce the keyboard keys as iOS do [duplicate]

This question already has an answer here:

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • keyboard-events

How can you tell if a user has TalkBack turned on?

I want to know if a user of the app currently has the narrator/TalkBack accessibility feature turned on.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • talkback

Android Accessibility Service doesn't restart after crash

Stackoverflow

If my Android Accessibility Service crashes, the service is not restarted by the system until the phone restarts.Is this known? Do I have a method of restarting it if the system dosen't?

Tags: 
  • android
  • service
  • crash
  • accessibility

AccessibilityService running or not check not working

I had written a code to check if my AccessibilityService is running or not and based on the result, the text in text view must change to ON/OFF.

This was my code:

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility

Accessibility does not read the keyboard buttons

I have activated the TalkBack (Accessibility). And I'm navigating for a Screen that is displayed a keyboard in order to write a number in my app.

Tags: 
  • android
  • keyboard
  • accessibility

How i can override Accessibility className for android.widget.TextView

Stackoverflow

I want to "talkback" anounces standart TextView as button.
i tried to use this way

Tags: 
  • java
  • android
  • accessibility

Getting lot of ANR using Accessibility service in android

Stackoverflow

i am getting ANR from reports

Tags: 
  • android
  • google-play
  • accessibility
  • android-anr-dialog

how to add Additional information to the android ui element

I'd like to add to android widget more detailed description I.E I need an alternative to the HTML attribute aria-describedby for android.

Tags: 
  • java
  • android
  • accessibility

How to change Android talkback instructions for double tap and long press

Stackoverflow

I have a view that has a long press action handler. I use the content description to set the message Talkback speaks when the view gets focus.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • talkback
  • android-a11y

event.getSource() returns null Accessibility in android

Stackoverflow

I try to fill a EditText field by using a accessibility service like DashLane or some other apps which are using accessibility service.

Tags: 
  • android
  • android-activity
  • accessibility
  • accessibility-api

How to set accessibility to circles drawn using Canvas?

I have a custom view where in I'm drawing 6 circles using canvas in Android.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility

How to setContentDescription to a RecylerView item

I'm changing my ListView to use a RecylerView and I would like to add a content description for each item.

Tags: 
  • android
  • recyclerview
  • accessibility
  • android-view
  • android-accessibility

Traverse AccessibilityNodeInfos in AccessibilityService

I currently retrieve the root node of the active window with getRootInActiveWindow(). Afterwards, I perform a breadth first search to get a list of all nodes.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • accessibilityservice
  • android-accessibility

accessibility android Skip nav links are not working

I have added skip to main content links on header in my web app. It works as expected in Windows and MacOS. It even works as expected in IPhone.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • talkback

Android accessibility identify heading

Stackoverflow

I have the latest version of Talkback and its announcing "My Top level Text Heading". Android native behaviour is adding "Heading" for my top level elements.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility
  • heading
  • android-accessibility

Android accessibility for edittext with prefiled text

I have a field for a code which always starts with the same four letters, so those are prefilled.

Tags: 
  • android
  • accessibility

Android accessibility: Modify or extend TalkBack local context menu

Is it possible to programmatically modify the local context menu that TalkBack shows when my own app is in front, by default upon swipe up and right gesture?

Tags: 
  • android
  • contextmenu
  • accessibility
  • local
  • talkback

Set dialog to read whole dialog content while showing if accessibility is ON

When I open my dialog( which docent have any title), I want system to read whole content of the dialog

Below is the xml(sample_dialog.xml) i am rendering in my dialog

Tags: 
  • android
  • dialog
  • accessibility