Accessibility

Android devices support a number of accessibility features besides the ones listed here. For more information, refer to the Android Accessibility Overview. You may check your accessibility settings under Accessibility page on your device’s settings screen.

Enable visual features

Set text display size

Android allows you to specify a preferred text size. The app’s support for font sizes means that its user interface will automatically scale fonts according to your settings. To increase or decrease the app’s font size:

  1. Go to your device’s settings screen.

  2. Tap Accessibility (or search for it if the menu item does not display).

  3. Tap Display > Font Size.

  4. Adjust the slider to your preferred setting.

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Invert colors

Your device settings include an option to invert colors.

  1. Go to your device’s settings screen.

  2. Tap Accessibility > Visibility enhancements.

  3. Tap Color inversion.

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Enable night mode

Night Mode adjusts your display brightness to improve readability in low light conditions. Night mode also reduces eye strain and extends your battery life:

  1. Go to your device’s settings screen.

  2. Tap Display.

  3. Select Dark mode.

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Display brightness

Set your display’s brightness to enhance readability as needed.

  1. Go to your device’s settings screen.

  2. Tap Display.

  3. Disable or enable Adaptive brightness.

  4. Move the brightness slider to your preferred level.

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Enable audio features

Use talkback

The app supports Talkback, the Android built-in screen reader. If this feature is available on your device:

  1. Go to your device’s settings screen.

  2. Tap Accessibility (or search for it if the menu item does not display).

  3. Tap Talkback.

  4. Enable the feature.

Use other text-to-speech readers

Your device may provide other screen readers or text-to-speech features. You may have to open your settings app and search for your device’s audio features.

Here’s an example from one device:

  1. Go to your device’s settings screen.

  2. Tap Accessibility (or search for it if the menu item does not display).

  3. Tap Text-to-Speech Output.

  4. Configure the setting as need. For example, you can select a preferred text-to-speech engine, the language, speech rate, and pitch.

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Use gesture features

The app supports the standard TalkBack gestures as described in Google’s documentation.